Noticable reduction in homeless and tents in DC, what about libaries and metro?

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Yes, they do. I know a woman in her 70s who can't afford an apt any more. She would rather live in her car with her cat than live in a a high rise apt bldg without her car. She's "managing" on a $1200 monthly security check and help from those of us who know her. She has schizophrenia and does not want to take meds. She used to be a vet tech.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Yes, they do. I know a woman in her 70s who can't afford an apt any more. She would rather live in her car with her cat than live in a a high rise apt bldg without her car. She's "managing" on a $1200 monthly security check and help from those of us who know her. She has schizophrenia and does not want to take meds. She used to be a vet tech.

By high rise apt bldg, I mean apts for the indigent elderly.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

What's your solution? Please share.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

What's your solution? Please share.

It costs $480,000 to have the military in DC per day. It costs $160,000 to house all of the DC homeless per day. If we can pay to kick them around, we can pay to house them.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

What's your solution? Please share.

It costs $480,000 to have the military in DC per day. It costs $160,000 to house all of the DC homeless per day. If we can pay to kick them around, we can pay to house them.

160,000 per day just for DC homeless? Now add up the cost to house all the homeless in this country.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

/\/\ /\ Speaking of eagerness to claim moral superiority...

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

What's your solution? Please share.

It costs $480,000 to have the military in DC per day. It costs $160,000 to house all of the DC homeless per day. If we can pay to kick them around, we can pay to house them.

160,000 per day just for DC homeless? Now add up the cost to house all the homeless in this country.

Well, thankfully, Trump didn't occupy the rest of the country yet. He occupied DC and that's what we are talking about here. The city I live in. It would be nice if you'd stick to the subject at hand.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

/\/\ /\ Speaking of eagerness to claim moral superiority...

A person extending compassion will always hold moral superiority over a person doling out cruelty. This is not rocket science. Sorry you're confused.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

/\/\ /\ Speaking of eagerness to claim moral superiority...

A person extending compassion will always hold moral superiority over a person doling out cruelty. This is not rocket science. Sorry you're confused.

An obviously ignorant troll who makes up lies is not showing intelligence, much less compassion.

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well they didn't get the homeless guy who smeared excrement all over a Wisconsin Ave building door just this past Sunday. I don't like Trump but they can come get that guy.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

Exactly. But the PP is very eager to claim moral superiority so she can feel better about herself (or himself) and not have to find a solution to a problem or have compassion.

/\/\ /\ Speaking of eagerness to claim moral superiority...

A person extending compassion will always hold moral superiority over a person doling out cruelty. This is not rocket science. Sorry you're confused.

An obviously ignorant troll who makes up lies is not showing intelligence, much less compassion.

What lies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:well they didn't get the homeless guy who smeared excrement all over a Wisconsin Ave building door just this past Sunday. I don't like Trump but they can come get that guy.

And take him where? I mean I'm all for housing these people and institutionalizing them if they need to be monitored, but Trump isn't doing that.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the homeless people i encounter are elderly and often struggling mentally as well.

They need a safe place to live longterm and healthcare. So many with abscesses on their feet and missing teeth from lack of health and dental care.

Trump doesn’t care about them, Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself. He just wants to push them further away from the White House and couldn’t care less if they died. He’d probably be happy if they did.

Have they lived their lives in a way that leads to a long, healthy life?

Such an astonishingly dumb, privileged, moronic question. Doesn't even deserve a response.

Not at all. Drug use is a choice before it becomes an addiction. Many homeless choose that lifestyle even when offered rehab, housing, and food.

I hate to use the word "privileged" but this post personfies the word. You have no idea what it's like to not grow up in a world where drugs and crime are a part of life. It takes a lot to make someone who they are -- it took a lot ot make you so successful and safe (and smug). You were not born that way -- you were raised that way. So were a lot of people who grow up to be drug addicts. And don't forget people who are mentally ill through no fault of their own. You are a despicable person, PP. Show me one religion -- ONE -- that endorses cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate or suffering. You suck.

What you're saying is untrue about me. You're making up a description of me based on nothing meaningful or true. I certainly do not ebdorse cruelty and judgment on those less fortunate. I've spent my life working with children and teens with special needs and helping their families find needed supports. I have several family members with significant addiction-related difficulties (including legal ramifications) and mental health issues. Nonetheless, it's a fact that many people living on the streets have made choices that keep them there. They began using alcohol and/or drugs and then refuse meds, assistance, and shelters. That doesn't mean we give up on them. It also doesn't mean we should just leave them there year after year.

No one "chooses" to be a homeless person.

this is untrue. It's simply illogical to assume that every person who ends up in these circumstances is intrinsically a good person who had never wronged anyone or done anything wrong and is always a victim. Yes, many indeed are, and it's their stories that make media attention. But it's statistically impossible that all good people are poor and homeless and the only evil or bad people out there who had wronged others are those who pay their own living. They are HUMAN. There are bad and good humans among the poor and among the rich.

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Anonymous wrote:well they didn't get the homeless guy who smeared excrement all over a Wisconsin Ave building door just this past Sunday. I don't like Trump but they can come get that guy.

And take him where? I mean I'm all for housing these people and institutionalizing them if they need to be monitored, but Trump isn't doing that.

To the place that compassionate and generous Democrats in the DC area made available for all the homeless individuals.