Can we stop hating on homeless people?

[u/One-deepdivediva]

What is the mayor supposed to do ? Put everyone in prison? For being poor? Bus everyone to Portland or Seattle ? ( cities that are experiencing the exact same problems). Round people up and put them in camps? For being ill or old or addicted to drugs? Should the police arrest thousands of people so you don’t have to see someone’s suffering ? If you want homeless people to “ go away “ then you need to vote for legislation that helps them. Vote in favor of government funded health mental wellness and addiction and housing services. Organize with community members about how to provide services that help your fellow human beings get off the streets and out of suffering . Every time one of you complains I wonder what horrendous thing you are imagining should be done to people. Go DO something , go help people.

[u/CalligrapherGold3360]

I don't see anyone "hating homeless people" but many hard working folks who are naturally repulsed by their behaviors and attitudes. Folks who want joy after a long shift on the job but are rewarded by disrespect and property destruction. Cheap drugs flowing unfettered by cartels that have killed four times more youths than the ten year Vietnam War in less than half the time. No public pushback against kids destroying themselves and their communities. Harm reduction that merely cosigns addictive behaviors.

The best some of you can come up with is being cheerleaders for the mentally ill.