Do you think there is a way to stop homeless people begging.?

Question

Do you think that they should be treated like animals and moved on, arrested and charged for harrasing people.
And if there was a project from the government that took these people and presented them with a training scheme in the arts and media, with an oppotunity to support themselves, would you give the thumbs up to this??

Answer 1

Yes but the problem is that many homeless people are marginally mentally ill, not enough to be in an institution and are let go to fend for themselves. They may not be capable of completing a training scheme. But you plan sounds like a winner and it would be nice if that could be a possibility. They are people not animals.

Answer 2

Consider that the United States is a land of limitless opportunity, you would wonder why there are even homeless and beggars. Having lived many years on this earth and having gotten myself in trouble many times..I must say that fate accounts for perhaps 10% of what happens to us and the rest (90%) is under our direct control. Many of the homeless have drug problems, so the question would be if the drugs caused the homelessness or if the homelessness caused the drug problem. The homeless situation exploded several decades ago when someone won a court case that limited the government's power to keep the homeless off the street and locked up in mental institutions (I'm sure you're seem a homeless guy talking to the sky). Many of these people are mental cases. What you seek is a utopia, the history of government helping the poor is dismal when compared to the success that many churches have had. Christ once said that the poor will always be among us, but that is not to say that they should not be helped. I don't believe the answer lies with government, so I must disagree with your training scheme.

Answer 3

No I do not think homeless people should be treated badly.
There are many reasons why people become homeless,kids escaping abusive home lives people with alcohol or drug related illnesses.Mental health problems etc.
The homeless need support from the Government, dealing with their health issues and providing shelter if they want it.
Training schemes may help once the priority needs have been met.
It is easy to sneer at those less fortunate but who knows what is around the corner for any of us?

Answer 4

Most homeless people are victims of circumstances. I've got to say though, I never give money to beggars. Half of these people believe it or not hope to get arrested to get shelter and a meal. The thing is that if you charge these people what are they going to pay with?

The government is wholly inadequate with dealing with this problem as they are most things.

If you move them on they only become someone else's problem and the people that do this have the NIMBY attitude.

I think what the solution could be is to build shelters that provide work for people, liaise with local employers who will then pay the homeless shelter that would then save that money that each individual had earned until they've got a proper job, and then pay the money as deposit for a place to live. It would save them from spending the money on alcohol/drugs.

Answer 5

If you were homeless, would you not beg ?
I am sure most of these people would rather have a home and a family to go to, but due to circumstances that we hopefully will never have to go through, they find themselves on the streets.
They could have gone through physical or sexual abuse, they could have been thrown out by their families for something we regard as trivial. they could have been depressed due to money or family worries and just walked out. We will never know. They are still someones brother, son, sister, daughter , husband or wife. Who are we to judge them or "treat them like animals", like you suggested. I pass by these people on the street and my heart goes out to them. Instead of arresting them, we need to speak to them. Find out why they are there, and get our government to get their arses in gear and do something about this. No one should have to live like that today. There are people coming over here from other countries and they are given houses and jobs - I think this is a disgrace when our own people are living on the streets.
I am quite sure if they were offered housing and a job they would jump at the chance, and I bet you would be surprised at the amount of skilled workers that were among them.
You never know what is around the corner for yourself, try to be a little less eager to judge .

Answer 6

I support the idea of homeless reformation programs; however, the idea jeopardizes America's capitalistic lifestyle. For instance-my city remedies the situation by either arresting the poor people or picking them up and dropping them off in another county. This is a pathetic solution for a serious problem-all so my area can boast that there are no homeless here. Shouldn't tax dollars already be going to causes like this? If not, maybe the U.S. can set up communes or reservations for people trying to get their lives back on track. It does nothing for a person's self-esteem or confidence levels if we know he/she needs assistance, yet we do nothing but barely acknowledge it.

Answer 7

I never give money to beggars. There are organisations to help the homeless, and I give to them. The only thing I will do is buy them sandwiches and drinks (non alcoholic) if they are hungry.

Begging can be quite lucrative, and some unscrupulous people earn a good wage from it and live very comfortably. The only way to stop them is not to give them money.

In India begging is organised on a large scale with hierarchies. Children are deliberately maimed so that they can earn more, and they only get to keep a very small percentage of their earnings. The rest is passed on up the hierarchy, and most ends up in the pockets of the rich.

A little boy came up to me on the streets in India asking for money. I bought him some food instead, and then saw him take the food to a man (possibly his father?). He was hit because he did not have money to give to the man. Only food.

Answer 8

Yes I would, I never give to those who ask but always give to the ones who are sitting down minding their own business, in fact I've sometimes knelt down and had a chat with some of them. I do help with the local homeless at Christmas and yes there are some who choose that life only there are some who don't I've been told things which are the truth and my heart goes out to them and as the saying goes 'unless you've walked in someone else's shoes don't judge' how true.

Answer 9

Yes I would support it. And no one should be treated like an animal. If you see someone in need then reach your hand out to them in friendship. Don't have the mind set that you're better than them. Some of them were once where you are now or even better off than you. Some of us are only one outstanding electric bill away from being homeless too. So just remember, that could be you or a friend or family member out there.

Note: By the way, no one chooses to be homeless. That's just stupid. What happens if a business man who makes boatloads of money invests in the wrong company? He ends up losing it all. Did he chose to be homeless. Some can bounce back and get back on their own feet, but it isn't easy. That's when they need to get a little help from the government and from people like us.

Answer 10

People are homeless for various reasons, debt, divorce, drug abuse, drink and sexual abuse. In many circumstances you can link a number of these reasons together.

Why would anyone want to treat these people like animals when, unfortunately, they have happened to stumble a long the way in life through no fault of their own?

It amazes me that we can find homes for those that enter this country illegally and women that decide to have a handful of kids that she (nor her partner can look after properly) but we can't (or simply won't) home the people that actually are just as in need......though many would rather just persecute.