The Cookout

[Deleted member 1946]

 

[Sapphire]

If you have worked in the field or spent enough time around groups that help the homeless you will learn that in America, most of these people want to be homeless. A lot of them have drug addictions they do not want to give up or they are just mentally ill. They will take some food and money but they just wanna go back to their tents or their bridge and live their life that way. It is sad. The ones that don't want to be homeless are usually off the streets in about a month.

I think if they are out there long enough, they just can't break the habit like people going to prison for so long can't function in the real world anymore and many say they would rather go back to prison.

 

[The Honorable]

If you have worked in the field or spent enough time around groups that help the homeless you will learn that in America, most of these people want to be homeless. A lot of them have drug addictions they do not want to give up or they are just mentally ill. They will take some food and money but they just wanna go back to their tents or their bridge and live their life that way. It is sad. The ones that don't want to be homeless are usually off the streets in about a month.

I think if they are out there long enough, they just can't break the habit like people going to prison for so long can't function in the real world anymore and many say they would rather go back to prison.

It is because a lot don’t want to return to a capitalist system. Homelessness is freedom and a lot of socialist systems give an out with lofty safety nets hence why re-education and rehabilitation works.

 

[Sapphire]

It is because a lot don’t want to return to a capitalist system. Homelessness is freedom and a lot of socialist systems give an out with lofty safety nets hence why re-education and rehabilitation works.

You are right. I have seen man on the street interviews where they say they want true freedom. If they were to pick themselves back up, they would likely end up in the welfare trap and be stuck. Like if they push too hard, they end up with less. So many people end up here it is sad.

 

[Georgiacarolina]

If you have worked in the field or spent enough time around groups that help the homeless you will learn that in America, most of these people want to be homeless. A lot of them have drug addictions they do not want to give up or they are just mentally ill. They will take some food and money but they just wanna go back to their tents or their bridge and live their life that way. It is sad. The ones that don't want to be homeless are usually off the streets in about a month.

I think if they are out there long enough, they just can't break the habit like people going to prison for so long can't function in the real world anymore and many say they would rather go back to prison.

I’ve always wondered how people deal with the stigma after a while. How do you explain to peers that you spent the past 5 years in the street while they were living normal lives and achieving normal goals?

 

[Sapphire]

I’ve always wondered how people deal with the stigma after a while. How do you explain to peers that you spent the past 5 years in the street while they were living normal lives and achieving normal goals?

I think the people that are long term on the street struggle to ever get back from it or they just don't want to so I don't think the talk comes up often. My father's friend has a brother that has been living on the streets for 10+ years at this point. People help him when he needs a ride to the hospital and stuff but when they offer him help like a place to stay, he just refuses it. Could be pride in his case, I really don't know. He isn't on drugs or anything like that. I met him once and he doesn't seem to have mental problems either. Likely just hates the system.

 

[Bahni.Klyde.Reacts]

Solid reporting!

 

[The Honorable]

I’ve always wondered how people deal with the stigma after a while. How do you explain to peers that you spent the past 5 years in the street while they were living normal lives and achieving normal goals?

I would feel that honesty would be the best policy in that case.