Out of gas in Murray KY on way to AZ
A guy was at Walmart trying to raise money for gas and food in a class C so some others helped out and I topped off tank. Hoping he makes it to Phoenix.
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rockhillmanor wrote:IndyCamp wrote:
This is always a touchy subject.
It sounds like many of you live in the suburbs or rural areas, where you don't encounter "real" homeless people.
We spend a lot of time in a big city, and it is easy to see who is really homeless and who is just standing at an exit ramp with a sign.
Don't assume we don't know what a homeless person is.
I'm originally from Chicago. And in regards to the really homeless albeit almost all druggies
I lived in San Antonio. Does that mean I know what it is like to be Tim Duncan?
Anyway, the stats do not say that "almost all" are "druggies."
Many shelters today have become institutionalized and are severely overcrowded.
Regardless, the rate of mental illness among the homeless population FAR exceeds that of the general population. Telling many of them to "go seek out the available resources" is often no different than me telling you to rebuild an engine by reading a comic book.
I am truly saddened by the lack of empathy in this country. I'm not saying anyone needs to give money to every guy standing at an intersection, but to constantly read and hear that most homeless people are druggies and fail to get help because they don't want to follow the rules, is just sad to me.
"There but for the grace of God, go I."
"What would Jesus do?"
And I'm an atheist. Go figure.
