Video goes viral after Daniel Ayala rants at panhandler he's helped when she drives up in 2013 Fiat Justin Prochaska 6:29 AM, Oct 6, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - An Oklahoma man will do things differently the next time he decides to give money to a person on the street.
Daniel Ayala is now a viral sensation, for the reaction he had when the panhandler he gave money to on the street, drove past him in a 2013 Fiat!
When Ayala saw the 78-year-old woman, he confronted her and told her he would never give her money again. Ayala also threatened to smash the car’s windows if he saw it again.
A passerby happened to see the confrontation, recorded it and uploaded it to YouTube. It has gotten hundreds of thousands of views in just a few days. The elderly panhandler says the car belongs to her son.
An Oklahoma City station caught up with the woman’s family. They say their mother has a panhandling permit so she is not doing anything illegal.
The director of the Homeless Alliance in the area says this type of thing happens more frequently than you would believe. He says instead of giving a homeless person or panhandler money, you can give them warm food, vouchers about local homeless shelters or a bus ticket to get them there.