Every day we see on the news the plight of the homeless. First of all, the true homeless are those that have suffered a misfortune not of their own making. This may be a fire, flood or an eviction by reason of financial difficulty. They deserve sympathy.
Those that choose not to comply with the norms of a civilized society, do not. If you suffer from mental illness there is help.
Unfortunately most do not seek help. Shelter and sustenance should be supplied to these individuals in the form of residences or hospitals that the governments have chosen to close.
Those that choose to be homeless to pursue a lifestyle of non-compliance so they can partake of illicit drugs and be a nuisance in general do not deserve sympathy.
Supplying cheap housing is not the answer. A lot of these people have no interest in maintaining a certain level of decency in these facilities. Most of these people came from somewhere else.
It's kind of strange that most of these homeless camps are in the warmer climes of the country. Wonder why that is?
The other strange thing is if they are so broke and poor, how do they afford the tents, sleeping bags , camp stoves and related equipment?
They seem to move this stuff around in shopping buggies which cannot be purchased. One gets tired of stepping around them at doors asking for "spare change."
When told to get a job, you get sworn at and insulted.
Their "tent camps" are a collection of junk, garbage, dragged in paraphernalia, needles and related filth. If some remote area was offered for them to set up camp, they would not go there.
There seems to be no answer to this or those in authority just do not care. Just hand out the checks and look the other way.
George Getty
Prince George
