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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/59306211
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How dare you be homeless in this extremely unnecessary hostile system that tries to make you fail and die with every breath you take, you fucking scum
I was going to make a snide joke about how we’re wasting tax money to pay the salary of a person so they could make other people’s lives more miserable… but then I remember we pay for entire police agencies. The previous feels like an inconsequential par for course in comparison…
Jesus fucking christ… what assholes spent money to be this cruel and pathetic?
*are continuing to spend money, the bench has to be locked and unlocked every day.
So it’s like a subscription bench?
Would be a shame if someone were to break the lock…
Weapons free zone?
Anti-homeless architecture is fine as long as they’re actually providing them a place to sleep.
What are the odds a place this hostile to homeless people has more than free bus tickets out of state?
Most places have more support options than you think. The problem is often lack of knowledge of these programs, or unwillingness to follow the rules of them.
Back when I was following my local city subreddit every few months there would be a “I’m about to be homeless what do I do” post. They were provided with all the city and county resources and every single time the OP would try those and get absolutely no help. The system was either full, out of resources, or the OP wasn’t poor enough since federal poverty guidelines haven’t been updated in forever.
There’s virtually no help and what’s there is at its breaking point
The problem is often lack of knowledge of these programs
You think homeless people don’t know about homeless programs?
Talking to a housing coordinator a few months ago, she said the problem was that there were no beds available and all she could offer was to put people on years-long waitlists.
My wife worked in addiction counseling, so she dealt with a lot of homeless people.
No, many people are unaware of all of the help that’s available for those who need it. A large part of her day to day was connecting people with the non-addiction related support services they were unaware of.
“Support services” are not housing. And, yes, there are a lot of “support services” out there, the support largely being someone to talk to as part of society’s employment system for white women.
yeah this seems a bit naive. like deflect in your head so you don’t feel bad naive.
Just World Fallacy in action.
I posit that this is not anti-homeless. It’s anti-human. Why wouldn’t a party goer be able to sit at 2am after the party? And early riser at 6am? Someone that missed the last bus taking a nap? Someone else with mobility problems? This arbitrary line makes life worse for anyone passing by.
Honestly I’m sick to death of this country acting like it’s the 30s and no one has any business being out at night. There’s businesses open 24/7! Let the night people have a life too!
*with a good place to sleep.
Given the state of a lot of homeless shelters, you’re probably better off taking your chances on the street.
At least they have alcohol
