gavra: “We are discussing Halachos of Tzedaka,”
what does the following statement have to do with halacha?
“first of all, if u can afford to smoke, then you can not have the chutzpah to go round collecting.”
Doesnt sound like that to me. And again, like I said before, by your logic we should never give ANYONE off the streets even $1 since every needs a background check.
And the other thing mentioned of investigating has nothing to do with specifically an ani who smokes it does not automatically disqualify someone- so even on a halachic basis this is a very problematic statement.
Also, there is a difference between saying show compassion to others by not 100% withholding a $1…. and throwing ones money away. Also to view a person with an addiction as not being worthy of sympathy is problematic as well as far as middos go. I got this last part from the vibe of the comment.