The tone of your post also makes you sound like another entitled Vancouver princess who turns up her nose at any man (or woman for that matter) who doesn't have a corner office in a downtown highrise or buys all his clothes at Holt Renfew.
Sure, you don't openly mock those who you deem beneath you, but that isn't really the style for women and girls. If you ever read the book "Queen Bees and Wannabees," which was the basis for the film "Mean Girls," your preferred method for marginalising people is ostracization. You ignore people and make it seem as if they don't exist.
I think its also worth noting that many panhandlers are very aggressive these days. I wonder if the guys you're talking about just got fed up one day and told one of them off. Maybe you caught the tail end of it and thought they were the instigators.
Anyways, my point is that people like you don't have such clean hands when it comes to treating people poorly either. You just do it in a different way that's all.

Scared insecure little boys looking for a bump to get them through their day.

Everyone has a right to personal health and safety, especially vulnerable homeless people.

RE: Ok, But... It's the 'princess' who wrote this confession. I have no responsibility whatsoever to prove myself to you, but it seems like you're dying to be acknowledged, so here you are: You have absolutely no idea who I am, or what I'm about. I myself come from a place of privilege- before you make an argument about this, I provide solely for myself. ( I've been at times homeless and incredibly grateful for all that I was given in my youth.) I could care less who shops where and who wears what- How sad that you think that way. I have wonderful relationships in my life at all ends of the spectrum as far as lifestyle goes, and as a woman who works in mental health, I am in no position to judge anyone for what they've got in their wallets or their shopping bags, this is about abusive behavior for personal amusement ( and no, the COUNTLESS interactions I've witnessed are unprovoked, usually accompanied by friends, LAUGHING. this is my field, I CAN tell the difference) I live in an area where I do get approached by panhandlers, who've occasionally been aggressive if I've got nothing to give, but usually are completely kind. That notion has literally NOTHING to do with my statement- you also don't know their lives now do you. Don't try and peg me with a non-conformist complex you're assuming I have- yes, there's all kinds of people from all walks of life who can be assholes (sound familiar to you?) I'm referring to the people I myself have seen, and NO ONE ELSE because how would that be fair? (some of these jerks have been my own acquaintances ) who happen to be the men on their way into or out of fancy cars, who wear nice shoes, who have the newest technology in their hands. To reiterate, I am calling out exactly what I have seen, and in a lot of these cases, have been followed by an attempt to approach me. If we're going to play the guessing game, I'm going to go ahead and assume you yourself have recognized this behavior, perhaps participated in it, and it's triggering you. But of course, that's just an assumption judging purely on your snap reaction to attack my character and completely ignoring the point I'm trying to make. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect- and If you feel the need to assume I'm a princess for being self-assured & speaking out for those who can't, I'm sorry, for whatever made you the ignorant person you are.

Sounds like the first response completely missed the point there...

Spiritually speaking, picking on the poor is as fast as way to find Hell as I can imagine.

One panhandle....very healthy looking man in his early 20s, called me heartless as I walked by. That hurt because I'm a single mother in my 40s that is not fit or healthy and poorer than poor. He's the one that was heartless. (I had $5.00 to my name...)

Good Lord, that is not "aggressive." Jeez, I think we need a war or something so that people can learn what "belligerent" and "aggressive" really mean.

The trick for those of you not from the City is _don't make eye contact_ with the panhandler. How many times have you ever needed to interact with someone _sitting on the ground_ at a busy intersection, or a disheveled person with a paper cup? I bet never. So don't make eye contact, just keep walking. If you make eye contact, they are not stupid, they know that is half the battle, because they have your attention...

Just say sorry I'm a single mom! They'll get it. They're not savages. They've just fallen on hard times due to mental health or drug issues.

I'm not sure how this conversation became about panhandlers, and if they are aggressive or not, the people who are being harassed are those who aren't well enough to even ask for money, these people who are so very clearly sick or on drugs, who are being taunted for simply suffering. Jerky panhandlers are not the crowd I am referring to, that being said I think it's wonderful that this confession is opening a discussion about how people should be treated.