Putting water out encourages more to come over.
Sort of like putting out catfood on your front porch each day to feed the starving strays.
ColdWater? Are you sure you are on the correct side of this discussion?! ;)
This guy was jailed for setting water out. My friend gave water to a family that he came across in the middle of the desert.
I originaly thought that setting water out is wrong, while giving water directly to someone in need is okay, and then alerting the authorities. I guess that because you KNOW these folks are doing something illegal, and you are helping them do that illegal activity, it is not okay. (With the water just set out alone.)
At our church we give out gift cards to fast-food places. Cash is too obvious of a thing to be used to help the folks that drop by as it can be used for poor choices, or illegal things. We used to give out cards to the grocery stores until someone pointed out that they could buy wine and cigarettes with them. (Back in college I would make up small packages for the homeless with cheap socks, gloves, a hat and a pack of Marlboro’s!)
And I’m not going to be the one to bring up the fact that they could sell their $5 Wendy’s gift card for $4 and go buy drugs with it!