There should be two designations for two very different kinds of individuals when discussing this subject: 1) there are "homeless" people who are desperately trying to get into a basic indoor living situation so that they can start to work towards being permanently housed and secure, and who are working at surviving thru the daily grind until they can make that happen, and 2)there are "vagrants", who are perfectly content to live in squalor and filth as long as they don't have to work, and so they can spend every dollar that they are able to scrape together (generally by theft) on meth, heroin, and booze. There are a LOT of these kinds of "vagrants" around this city (and every other city around the country), and they don't deserve your sympathy or your help. Sometimes, it's hard to tell the difference between the two, until you have spent some time on the streets yourself, as I have. "Homeless" people are generally quite harmless and humble and grateful for aid. "Vagrants" are the ones that ruin bathrooms, camp out in the middle of sidewalks, and leave needles and garbage everywhere. They are the real problem, and it won't be solved with hearts and flowers.
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