Public Insensitivity? Or is Enough Enough?

[Buddahaid]

The problem is separating the truly needy from the professionals. I don't like feeding someones habit and some people are simply incapable of doing anything else but panhandle. Like Steve said you can help yourself with available services if you can help yourself at all. I've talked to a street person for years who gets a monthly stipend, has a place to stay (but won't use it because of the rules), and she just can't pull anything together because she doesn't want to, and therefore will remain a free, but broken spirit living off society.

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

because she doesn't want to, and therefore will remain a free, but broken spirit living off society.

And that ofc is a issue, that some people are chosing not to pull themselves out of their situations that they are in.
Although ofc we must be careful to come to quick conclusions in some or a lot of these situations. (I don't doubt that what you say is true ofc, Buddahaid) i am more talking about in general, that we as a collective seem to judge or put down immediately that which we don't relate to or sympathize with.