Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or…
There should be more empathy and care for those who are homeless and have nowhere safe to go especially homeless veterans and sometimes these are public spaces like parks. It is also fair to mention that it can be very easy for any one of us to end up homeless due to our fragile economy. It can happen to any one of us "normal" people. Hence, being homeless and needing a safe place to go does not make you a criminal. Homeless people were once just normal people and they should be seen as an equal in our society. It doesn't mean they can just do whatever they want, but they aren't committing a crime for having very basic human needs. What if it were you or a loved one? Put yourself in that person's position. How would you feel if you were hungry and tired and just needed a place to sleep and somewhere to go and someone labeled you as a criminal for just being human? We can do better than that and have some compassion while also setting boundaries. An example would be the government providing resources and funding to help those people have a life again. We don't know a person's specific situation as to why they would deny certain shelters. It doesn't mean they don't want shelter. It means they could be in danger or under some kind of threat as to why they denied that location (ex. Homeless women/children are more at risk for abuse/sexual assault in shelters that don't have enough funding or space)
Ask questions rather than just assume they don't want whats been offered to them.
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