Where are the homeless supposed to go?

[u/Garey_Coleman]

Cities have been cracking down on homeless people so they can’t have encampments or stay on sidewalks. At the same time usually the shelters are full. So those who are unable to get into a shelter, where are they supposed to go?

[u/Warmbly85]

Most of the time shelters have capacity it’s just you can’t drink smoke do drugs or fight in them.

That alone accounts for a decent chunk of the homeless sleeping on the street.

Almost every city has a program that will get you off the streets and into an apartment in almost no time but again they come with stipulations a lot of homeless people find impossible.

About 20% of homeless honestly need medical and psychiatric intervention it’s just we don’t really have long term care options.

Most homeless people aren’t on the streets and aren’t homeless for more than 6 months. We do a pretty good job of giving that type of homeless help because it’s normally standard functioning adults who just had some bad luck and can navigate the assistance programs on their own.

We definitely need to help that other group more I just don’t know how you do it without state funded psychiatric hospitals and massive amounts of oversight on those facilities

[u/HealthyEducator6735 → u/Warmbly85]

This should be the top comment.

I'm a cop in Florida and the amount of resources available to them is plenty.

Whenever I asked them why they choose to be out here, they say it's easy.

They refuse services and when the begging doesn't work, they turn to committing crimes (mostly thefts) but also robberies and burglaries as well, which is more severe and puts random victims'lives in danger for no reason other than getting some money for liquor or drugs.

I know people say it's a mental issue, but unfortunately we can't force people to mentally change.

The majority of homeless that become homeless due to bad luck and want to bounce back have had great success. The ones that refuse to help themselves are the ones you see outside everyday.

[u/Frequent-Ad2981 → u/Warmbly85]

This is the truth. 

[u/Ok-Chest-7932 → u/Warmbly85]

Yep. Half the "homeless" in my city aren't even technically homeless, they just don't want to go home because begging is way more effective in the city. The rest would have welcome spots in homeless shelters, they just don't take them because drug use isn't allowed, and again they're too far from the city centre for begging. The local council is super left wing and genuinely cares, having put a ton of money into what is on the whole a very effective shelter program, there's just a part of the problem you don't solve by caring.