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#3 There is a well-known group of "homeless" people here who beg around my small town. Aggressive towards mainly little old ladies leaving church, a bank, or dr
by dghughes 3y ago
#3 There is a well-known group of "homeless" people here who beg around my small town. Aggressive towards mainly little old ladies leaving church, a bank, or drug store. The all sit on blue milk crates and have signs claiming no food, no home etc. but you see them being dropped off and picked up by a car each day. They beg while browsing the Web on your mobile phone isn't convincing of their plight. And you see them in local clubs too living it up with piles of cash.
Supposedly homeless but I guess some could be and just a temp sharing of a room or couch in a rundown apartment. They continually smash things in it like the sink and walls, doors, etc (I know this because I know someone who knows the company who maintains the building). Laws prevent eviction if it's cold outside.
I'd say many people would be all for homes to assist homeless rather than parks and sidewalks covered in tents. But I'd say they everyone doesn't because they feel we are all being conned. Which prevents the majority of homeless from getting help.
>Section 8 has strict rules about guests and inspections and income paperwork every year.
Sounds good but I've seen how many people who live on the street have become wise to gaming the system. It's a skill they learn to survive so I can't imagine a clueless civil servant here knowing how to spot that. One woman I knew was frighteningly good at it. She had six kids from five or six different men most dead from drugs, she continually stole from stores, but always got sympathy when she turned on the tears. She had a full-time job for most of the time government housing since she had kids. I just checked court records and see she was pregnant yet again by some scumbag two years before she died.
- mikem170 3y agoYou just listed some bad andecdotes. A half empty glass. What about contrary data? What about all the people living paycheck to paycheck who just lost their job? What about people fleeing a bad domestic situation? What about the single mom living with her two kids in a car? What about the divorcees paying child support who can only afford to live in their car? What about people struggling with disabilities and no support network? What about the person in the section 8 apartment nearby doesn't bother anybody? Realistically there are all kinds of homeless people out there. Some can be easily helped. Some can handle the responsibilities imposed by the modern world. Some can't. Demonizing them all isn't fair.