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No Park Wants the Homeless or their Dogs
Honestly, When was the last time one of you was "harassed" by a homeless person? It is upsetting that people can make such comments without educating themselves first. It is understood that over 60% of the homeless population has a mental illness- which has largely been proven by scientific, evidence-based research, is genetic. If you can consider a child living life with cystic fibrosis, they are as much a victim of illness as a homeless adult living with schizophrenia, addiction, or bipolar disorder. These illnesses prohibit these individuals to live a normal life, get a normal job, utilize the resources that many of them are unaware of. Homeless people are rarely violent and dangerous parts of the community, though are scrunitized as being so. I personally have not seen homeless people in my community being harassed by police, though I would not doubt it happens more often than in necessary. Going back to the original article- It is honestly almost funny that a police officer would write a ticket for a homeless person with a dog off the leash. Does the officer really think that person is going to pay the ticket or change his/her behavior? What was the intention there? Maybe if members of our communities educated themselves about the homeless and cared enough to change the situation, homeless people would have to opportunity to become people who were responsible members of society.— April 3, 2011 1:15 p.m.