Am I a bad person?

[Stormrage]

You are not a bad person.

I had the same problem with my older brother last year.. Now he is doing OK. Except the job he found is not egzactly legal

 

[Sharwood]

Why didn't you just sell his organs? Give him an internet connection in a tubfull of ice, and just sell him piecemeal.

Dude, that goes beyond even my limits, and I said I'd kill the guy.

 

[RomeoTheCat]

doesn't he has any family?

Yes. But they realise he is a bum and have turned their back on him.

 

[RomeoTheCat]

Why didn't you just sell his organs? Give him an internet connection in a tubfull of ice, and just sell him piecemeal.

This is why I love CFC.

Chopping him into little bits now...

 

[Rik Meleet]

No, you're not a bad person.

But, what might have been better is to charge him for living in your house, your food, your cigarettes etc. so he would be forced to get a job. And you'd have a good, objective clear reason (for him) to kick him out - not paying.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

He probably got kicked out of his girlfriend's house for the same reasons, so nah you did the right thing.

 

[IglooDame]

This is why I love CFC.

Chopping him into little bits now...

Don't knock it till you've tried it.

You're a good person for giving him a second chance in the first place. Opening your home to someone - anyone - shouldn't be done lightly. We might criticize your technique a little (I personally would have given him a deadline as soon as it became apparent that he wasn't exactly wearing out shoes looking for a job), but don't let that detract from the overall answer to your question.

 

[El_Machinae]

This is why I love CFC.

Chopping him into little bits now...

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2007/05/india_transplants_prices

A kidney can go for $3000, that's almost a year's rent if you give him a 'friends discount' on his rental fee.

 

[warpus]

I got fed up & kicked him out. He had no place to go but I could not stand it any longer.

So now he is homeless.
I feel bad for kicking him to the curb but jeeze...
I can't really care about someone that does not care about himself.

No, you're a good person for taking him in for as long as you did.

 

[AngryPinkMoose]

No your not a bad person. Like everyone is saying you should have kicked him out sooner!!

 

[Squonk]

You are not a bad person. He should have tried to get a job. I hope he has somewhere to stay at, though.

 

[Neonanocyborgasm]

This guy I know has not had a job for as long as I have known him. He was living with his girlfriend for about 10 years.

His girlfriend finally kicked him out & he didn't have a place to stay so I put him up in the guest bedroom I have here.

I was thinking I was going to help a friend out until he got on his feet & started to make it on his own.

So every day I saw the same thing...
I wake up & go to work & he gets on my computer to play games. I get home from work & he is playing games on my computer.

He eats the pizza I buy & smokes the cigarettes I buy and uses the water & electricity I pay for.

And he does nothing toward getting a job.

I got fed up & kicked him out. He had no place to go but I could not stand it any longer.

So now he is homeless.
I feel bad for kicking him to the curb but jeeze...
I can't really care about someone that does not care about himself.

Consider yourself wise for taking far less than 10 years to figure out that this guy is a moocher and lazy bum.

 

[JollyRoger]

So in 6 months, you failed to put yourself in a position where you could offer him a job? You are a very, very bad person.

 

[BasketCase]

So now he is homeless.
I feel bad for kicking him to the curb but jeeze...
I can't really care about someone that does not care about himself.

That's probably the best thing you could have done to help him.

Thank your lucky stars it was joblessness instead of alcoholism......

 

[aelf]

Maybe he'd been guarding your house and throwing out burglars at night. Did you check with him first?

 

[RomeoTheCat]

Maybe he'd been guarding your house and throwing out burglars at night. Did you check with him first?

My girlfriend is well armed & well versed in the art of zombie defense.
We don't need him to protect the apartment.

 

[aelf]

My girlfriend is well armed & well versed in the art of zombie defense.
We don't need him to protect the apartment.

But you still weren't guarded against ninjas.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Or pirates.

 

[azzaman333]

This guy I know has not had a job for as long as I have known him. He was living with his girlfriend for about 10 years.

His girlfriend finally kicked him out & he didn't have a place to stay so I put him up in the guest bedroom I have here.

I was thinking I was going to help a friend out until he got on his feet & started to make it on his own.

So every day I saw the same thing...
I wake up & go to work & he gets on my computer to play games. I get home from work & he is playing games on my computer.

He eats the pizza I buy & smokes the cigarettes I buy and uses the water & electricity I pay for.

And he does nothing toward getting a job.

I got fed up & kicked him out. He had no place to go but I could not stand it any longer.

So now he is homeless.
I feel bad for kicking him to the curb but jeeze...
I can't really care about someone that does not care about himself.

tl;dr

But yes, you're a bad person.

 

[Mathilda]

And what I'm wondering is whether this story is true or whether it's about welfare in general and who we should support and how long and on what terms.