Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 26, 1988

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Elmont: Excuse me, sir, you got any spare.... Man: I do, and I want to give it to you, but would it be right? Elmont: Say what? Man: How do I know you're not scamming me? How do I know you won't spend it on drugs or worse? In wanting to help, I could, ironically, only make things worse! Elmont: Oh....yeah, see what you mean. Well, what if I don't give you a choice, y'know, threaten you? Man: Good. I like that. Then I'm the victim, not you! Elmont: Okay, give me your money or I'll...damn! I don't seem to be armed! Man: That's okay. I have no way of knowing that.