Big-hearted Billy Connolly gives ten pounds to homeless man

BIG-HEARTED Billy Connolly showed his generous streak in Scotlands Capital earlier this week, taking the time while shopping to give a tramp £10.

James Crawford, 38, was begging outside Sainsburys on busy Rose Street in the centre of Edinburgh on Tuesday, when the Big Yin emerged from inside and gave him a ten pound note.

Connolly, who was sporting his trademark beard with a black jacket, then stopped to chat, saying that he hoped James would soon be able to find somewhere to stay.

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[weestuburns]

Gonnae gee me some o yer smack pal.

[Boyd89]

I have a hard deal believing this guy bought basic food materials. His eyes are rolling back in his head.

I'm not being hard-hearted about addicts. I'm saying it's almost inevitable what ehy do with the cash.

Buckfast. or the likes.

[katoness]

@searcherboy Yeah I may have been a bit quick to judge Connolly, but then again so are u quick to judge. On the other hand what the fuck should u care? Its not like u know him, ha. I've worked in homeless shelters and been out on the streets supporting the homeless. Would you like to see my cv? Connolly aint helping here, the majority of people who are on the streets are alcoholics and drug addicts. He just gave another homeless person a quick fix. Now carry on insluting peps u dont even know.

[searcherboy]

@katoness Tell us all what you're doing for the homeless. Wanker.

[katoness]

@Zephyesa well all a verim banker does is sit on his arse put out his hand and us idiots give him a million quid!! He probably does smack and is an alcoholic!! Put that cunt isn't on the streets. Somehow I see a way out of this. What a fucking cruel world!!

[Zephyesa]

@katoness ten pounds is probably the most a beggar deserves, I mean all they are doing is sitting there on there lazy arse with their hand out, 10 pounds from anyone is good value for just doing that, yeah yeah call me a mean prick whatever, I lived on the street too, and if someone had given me 10 pounds I wouldn't have dared complain about where it came from

[VamLoveAndKisses]

There is this one homeless guy in my town who sometimes sits at my bus stop called Tommy. When I see him I go and have a chat and I buy him something to eat from the newsagents opposite. He's told me before that he used to be a smack addict, and I've said that I wont give him money because I will never know for certain what he'll spend it on. But he is always so grateful for a sandwich and a chat, he's never even asked me for money.

[ickleoli]

He didn't say 'take the ten pounds and get somewhere to stay'. He said he hopes he gets somewhere to stay and gets back on his feet. And i doubt the ten was the nice part for the homeless guy. It'll be the chat with Connolly that he'll remember. Most people try to pretend homeless people aren't there. Billy stopped for a chat. That's why he's a nice guy.

[peacefrog1916]

a tenner? ffs

[turksmikey]

somewhere to stay for a tenner ! greedy twat

[katoness]

Ten pound the mean fucker. Thats like a penny to Connolly.

[MrPoupard]

I'm a nurse. I don;t earn a lot. About 3 years ago. I gave a tenner to a guy sitting in the rain on the pavement not far from the ATM machine I'd just used. I chatted to him and he was like this guy - seemed decent, down on his luck. I told him to go and get a jacket or s'thing from the charity shop and he scooted off. A few months later s'one told me a tenner is a bag of smack or whatever. I felt stupid. I still see the guy in exactly the same place working the same scam.