The ones who can't use a toilet are a handful, and will never get off the streets.
Most homeless I have known whom are homeless just want a piece of land, with a outhouse, and maybe some fire pits so they can cook.
They want a piece of land where cops don't ticket, or get harassed.
Homelessness is just going to get worse. It's time to open up available federal, state, and local land, to free camping.
I've given up on housing. It's too expensive, and comes with too many rules.
Most of these guys just want to pitch a tent, and live the rest of their short lives out with a bit of false dignity.
And the drug use?
I once heard a homeless guy say, if you had to crawl into Scothbroom, after a day of being harassed by cops, and looking for food; you might want a stiff drink too. Let's not forget about the amount of self-medicating going on either.
(I know it's easy to throw your hands up, and lump all of them together. They are all very different. There are some professional beggars out there too. I've noticed a lot of foreigners working sympathy beg. Foreigners with jobs. Every American homeless person I know would never think about begging if they had a roof over their heads.)
Most homeless I have known whom are homeless just want a piece of land, with a outhouse, and maybe some fire pits so they can cook.
They want a piece of land where cops don't ticket, or get harassed.
Homelessness is just going to get worse. It's time to open up available federal, state, and local land, to free camping.
I've given up on housing. It's too expensive, and comes with too many rules.
Most of these guys just want to pitch a tent, and live the rest of their short lives out with a bit of false dignity.
And the drug use?
I once heard a homeless guy say, if you had to crawl into Scothbroom, after a day of being harassed by cops, and looking for food; you might want a stiff drink too. Let's not forget about the amount of self-medicating going on either.
(I know it's easy to throw your hands up, and lump all of them together. They are all very different. There are some professional beggars out there too. I've noticed a lot of foreigners working sympathy beg. Foreigners with jobs. Every American homeless person I know would never think about begging if they had a roof over their heads.)