NIMAN wrote: » Where are these people's family/relaties? Had this guy who died not got any family? If he had, they should be ashamed of themselves,
Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: » This is the problem: everyone thinks someone else should be repsonsible for solving things. In a lot of cases the family are the ones that put them on the street in the first place.
Packrat wrote: » Homelessness will never end, no, just as poverty, joblessness (by choice or misfortune) etc will never end. Some people just cannot cope with life as well as the rest of us. It's unfortunate, and it's good that as a society we catch as many who fall as we do. NO society in the world EVER has managed to pick up and carry all the ones who fall, and it's an absolute fallacy to think that one ever can. We are absolutely the most privileged and pampered humans who have EVER lived, living in the most ordered, legislated, policed, and supported societies of all time. Yet we cannot catch everyone who falls. We never will. This is no excuse however to stop trying, impossible though our goal undoubtedly is.
NIMAN wrote: » Had this guy who died not got any family? If he had, they should be ashamed of themselves,
bluemartin wrote: » Most people on the streets have families but for one reason or another the homeless person has fallen out with them or in some instances the families are not even aware they loved ones are on the streets. The causes of homelessness are multifaceted and it is not always down to drink and drugs, mental issues play a huge role as does relationship breakdown. remember many people could be as little as one pay cheque away from homelessnesn.
Sclosages wrote: » Guess what - I'm homeless from tomorrow. I will have no option but to beg and sleep in undergrounds. I will possibly die. **** happens, you make your decisions, you **** up your life, you die. Natural selection.
bluemartin wrote: » You need to present yourself to your local coucil housing office in the morning, they all have homeless units where you will be assessed and directed towards emergency accommodation. i dont know where you are based but do find out also talk to your local SVDP for help and support.
Venus In Furs wrote: » Severe mental illness can cause people to *choose* to be homeless. Remember that poor man who was burned to death in the Phoenix Park while sleeping rough? He had a house and money. I don't always agree with the "society doesn't care" stuff, particularly seeing as people who say it are also part of society.
Sclosages wrote: » I'm in London. My sister recorded a track to raise money for the Simon Community. Clearly, me being on the streets is going to be a relief to everyone. I won't have broadband or a phone. I won't be able to tell the truth.
KKkitty wrote: » Whatever the reasons for a person to be without a permanent roof over their heads are why is more not being done about it.
Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: » But if the reason is, say, drugs related, can you really blame them? The ones that I can't understand are "normal" people who have fallen on hard times who end up on the streets or in homeless shelters. I would hope that if one of my friends or family fell on hard times that they would not be afraid to ask me for some help - be it financial, or a roof over their head. Vice versa, I know that if I were in trouble there are a handful of friends I could turn to. I think the deterioration of social ties these days is really sad.
