To have said no to this man?

[marymarkle]

I was in St Pancras Station and a man came up to me begging for money for a fare to a hospital. He said he was going there to get treatment for his leg and pulled up his trouser leg to show the most horrific leg ulcer that had eaten away part of his leg.

He was probably in his thirties, maybe even younger. I did not give him any money as I thought (maybe wrongly) that the leg ulcer was probably caused by injecting drugs and that any money I gave him was more likely to be spent on drugs.

But I keep thinking about him and wondering if I did the right thing?

I know. But if I give money I want it to be a small help, rather than making things worse.

There is a guy in a town near me who's wife has gone into labour unexpectedly in the next town every week for the last ten years. Guinness should get their arses up here seriously because he's either married to an elephant, got hundreds of children or he's a liar.
He only ever needs £5 towards a taxi.

Meanwhile his deterioration over that ten years due to his drug use is very apparent.