I might have overstated it a bit. I'd estimate that ~7 bleeding homeless people have approached and interacted with me over 10 years that I lived there. Some n

I might have overstated it a bit. I'd estimate that ~7 bleeding homeless people have approached and interacted with me over 10 years that I lived there. Some not so terrible (lots of scabs and kind of meth-vibe of "I've been scratching my skin for the last week"), a couple noticeably bad (wearing wrapped hospital-looking badges on the head and concerning-looking open wound on arm). I've probably SEEN, from a greater distance, I don't know... 100 homeless people in pretty desperate-looking situations. I don't know. It's the worst in SF I've seen in any city, but I haven't spend a ton of time in LA's skid row. In India, I saw a lot of limbless and child beggars, including a pair of kids who were intentionally whipping themselves for donations [0], but I've felt more "afraid" in US than in India, where it's more "this is sad." [0] - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/driven-by-necessity-where-every-lash-brings-money/articleshow/64791513.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/driven-by-n...