I have had people walk up to me like that in
Walmart parking lot with a note saying they were deaf and selling a pen. I gave them a few bucks I had in my wallet and handed them the pen back. I don't need the pen but obviously they need the money. If you are willing to go out in public and beg for money you are obviously in great need.
I know you are going to have some people come along that say all those grifters are actually rich and drive BMW's from fleecing people for money and begging but I don't believe that for a minute.
They may take drugs or be an alcoholic and that is why they need the money but I think anybody that has to beg for a living is in a way worse off position than I am and if I actually have the cash on me I will give them some. But the problem is I am real bad about using my debit card for everything and not having any money on me.
If I were sitting down to eat and someone approached me and I didn't have any cash I would offer them a check for a few dollars. I would not just give them ONE BUCK though unless that is all I had. I would not take the pen from them tough so they could sell it to someone else.
I also give money to homeless people sitting on the corner of the street with a sign begging for food, work and money. IF I HAVE ANY. I feel bad if I see them and don't have any cash. I will usually give them $5. No more though. They can walk across the street to McD's and get a combo meal for $5.
And as for eating or not eating at CiCi's... I had my DH take me there while we were in Orlando last week and I was surprised when it rang up and cost us $20 for 2 of us to eat there. I thought it was suppose to be dirt cheap but it wasn't. The buffet was $7 each and the damn drinks were $2.50 each. I was like
I remember the first time I ever ate at a CiCi's pizza back in my home state of Texas about 25 years ago it only cost $2.99 per person to eat the buffet.
HOWEVER if you have a CiCi's near you, you can get a 15 inch large Pizza to go for $5.99 and the pizza they make you to go is way better than the crap they put on the buffet. The Pizza you get to go has more sauce, more Cheese and more toppings on it. It was actually very good Pizza. I don't eat meat 364 days of the year but when we eat at CiCi's Pizza I will eat their Sausage Pizza. I love it. But otherwise I never eat meat. I don't know why I make an exception there but I do. Anyway this was actually not even about eating at CiCi's. I got a little sidetracked.
YES I WOULD give them money.
But. I have seen this thing before. I have also seen people hand out notes in English saying they do not speak English. My wife can speak 4 languages so there is a good chance she can speak to them. 
But, I shake my head no. We donate money elsewhere and they can get help there. Anyway, it's in very poor taste that they do this.
