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It is not a matter of "refusing shelter" it is a matter of refusing the strings that come with the Shelter. Like the story says most shelters have a litany of
by syshum 8y ago
It is not a matter of "refusing shelter" it is a matter of refusing the strings that come with the Shelter.
Like the story says most shelters have a litany of rules that most reasonable people would find objectionable. Some even require you to attend religious services, or preform some other act.
Then you have the one that refuse pets (homeless people will not and should not have to give up their pets)
then you have a Single Sex only shelters where couples would be split
Then you have the fact that in many cities there is an extreme lack of Men's shelters as most of the funding goes to Women and Children shelters.
I could probably list a dozen or more other facts more than "the damn homeless just refuse help"
- twblalock 8y ago> I could probably list a dozen or more other facts more than "the damn homeless just refuse help" I never said that. It is an unfair misrepresentation of my argument.
- syshum 8y agoApologizes if that is not what you meant, I have been following this issue for many years and I have encountered a large number of people that shift the blame on to homeless themselves because they believe the current programs that are out there should be more than enough to solve the problem is the homeless would just "accept the help"
- debatem1 8y agoText is an imperfect medium etc, but for what it's worth this is what I read in your statement above as well.
- XaoDaoCaoCao 8y agoMy review of a Salvation Army shelter I stayed in https://goo.gl/maps/TpjnpVLgQPp https://goo.gl/maps/TpjnpVLgQPp There are good programs but man, it's become fucking business.