I would strongly advise against pretending to be blind in real life.
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #34
Published: c. August, 2001?
Cover Date: October, 2001
“Meltdown”
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: John Romita Jr.
Inker: Scott Hanna
Letterer: Richard Starkings and Comicraft’s Wes Abbott
Colorist: Dan Kemp and Avalon Studios
In any other story, Spidey stealing from someone who initially seemed to be a blind homeless guy would be really weird and out of character, but JMS managed to make the situation feel so desperate that I could totally buy him doing it.