r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Garey_Coleman • 10d ago

Where are the homeless supposed to go?

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?

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u/Macleo142114 9d ago

Exactly my point! Housing programs, and staying with family is not the same as living on the street. They're not effected by homeless encampment pogroms (maybe not the right word...yet) were seeing these days. All I can witness to is my experience and what I've seen, and to say that there are vast numbers of homeless people that are NOT eather addicted or mentally ill is straight bullshit. Living in subsidized housing or with family is still living indoors.

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u/Maximum-Extent-4821 9d ago

It's not though, because you ran to drug dens and shit. You have no idea because you are literally living a different situation.

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u/Macleo142114 9d ago

You've obviously never been homeless

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u/bikinibeard 9d ago

I have and same; never saw anyone who wasn’t trying to get and stay high unless they were severely mentally ill, to ill to even think about drugs.