Picking Up Hitchhikers - Does Gender Matter To You?

[Burdzthewurd]

I used to see quite a few sketchy older guys pulling the thumb back when I lived at Umass, but not so much around where I live now in suburban western Mass. I had never seen anyone around my age (22) looking for a ride either. I picked up a girl in her mid-20's (so she said) who had obviously been beat up by her bf (bruises all over her face) downtown. I won't get into details with her backstory (she lives at a homeless shelter), but thankfully I only had to drive her about 10 minutes before getting to the shelter, and was thankful she didn't pull a gun on me or anything (she left her pocketbook on the floor so was probably ok).

I'd probably admit that though I consider myself a decent human being, I can't see myself picking one up unless she had clearly been abused and was younger than mid-40's or so (and not a prostitute). So does gender/age matter to you if you were to pick one up?