Lambano
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Technically, "homelessness" is not the crime. Instead, they will arrest people for trespassing, loitering, public urination, public intoxication, panhandling, disturbing the peace,... Anything to discourage them from hanging around and bothering people. That's bad for business.Thank you, many posts reassure me. The documentary gave the impression that it was purely being homeless that was a crime.
We have a mixture of issues with homelessness, and yes, some of them can be linked to criminal activity. Many of the local churches where I love support the homeless, there are many charities that will endeavour to provide for them in some way.
Rita
In my home state, there's a city where it is a crime to sit down in public in order to make it impossible for the homeless to rest/sleep anywhere.
What the... I've never heard that one before.
I've seen studies that show up to 80% of the chronic homeless in the US have some combination of mental illness and substance abuse problems, which inevitably lead to conflicts with residents as well as real crime such as theft, vandalism, assault, and narcotics possession.
Our city has a Rescue Mission that renovated an old hotel, which they use as a homeless shelter. They also provide Christian counseling services. My church provides financial support and occasionally provides volunteer teams for various service projects. The Rescue Mission works for those who don't have serious mental illness or drug problems, but I don't know what to do for the hard-cases.
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