VANCOUVER, WA - A man confronted a known panhandler in Vancouver, Washington after he saw the panhandler get into a newer Toyota pickup truck, KOIN reports.
According to the news outlet, Jimmy Severs is employed as a tattoo artist across the street from the panhandler's usual post.
Severs says that he became outraged when he saw the man get into the truck.
Its shit like this that just pisses me off sitting in front of a church begging for money with a sign but drives a brand new 2014 toyota Tacoma.... fuck lazy ass fucking people ive worked my ass off for what i have
"Just to see somebody sitting out with a 2014, 2015 Toyota Tacoma holding a sign -- just imagine how much money that guy has made in the months of sitting there, that I've personally seen him sitting there," Severs told KOIN.
Severs posted a video to Facebook where it has been shared more than 1,000 times and has more than 99,000 views.
KOIN says that they spoke with the man in the video after he showed up to the same corner where he is known to panhandle on Wednesday.
They report that the man left when they approached him, said he was going home, and he wasn't doing to ask for money anymore because he doesn't need it. The news outlet also reports that the man wouldn't comment on the truck he was driving.
Severs says that the experience should serve as a lesson to others.
"Don't give them money. Give them something they need, if they need money for food and clothes, give them food and clothes."
According to police in Vancouver, panhandling is only illegal if someone is aggressively begging or obstructing traffic.