Homeless people

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Kevin

tld, I'd never be in that sort of position. I'm not the person some of these folks are.

We'll i (rather my family) never thought i'd be in "that sort of position" either. no one KNOWS theyre gonna end up homeless. just like you said, people can come to this country with nothing and fair OK... but conversely, people who are economically comfortable can fall flat on their @sses and go to nothing. it's less likely, but it does happen.

Originally Posted by Kevin

As for pride? I don't really care about their situation. Their problems are not my problems.

well lucky you - youre financially comfortable enough that you can distance yourself from the unpleasantries of the less fortunate. god forbid that they ruin your appetite by asking for change and smelling less than desirable.

how can you judge then? seriously, you dont know the backstory - you just know what is front and center. all im sayin is that there's a LOT going on behind the vans that pick them up and drop them off in the city. i know in some parts of DC, the city will sweep homeless into vans, drop them off in some random ass place, give them $10 and bounce. doesn't that suck?

and im sure if these people had a network to fall back on (and im not talking about going to public assistance or having to ask for help from the government, but a real safety net - family, friends, mentors, counselors) then it could be another reason to stay off the streets.