It seems that these days, vagrancy is tolerated more than it has been in the past. The library can only call the police, if they are disturbing the peace in some way, which does happen sometimes. They sit and sleep in the soft chairs and never read a book. This is a public library, so they have a right to be there, all day if they wish. She tells me about vagrants who come into the library, especially when it is rainy or cold. I have a friend who works in a library in the downtown part of a small city. Unless you are living their life, how do you know what goes on in it? People love to assume things and to negatively judge people, most of those same people probably would not dare live a day in the people they judge lives. Also, not everyone that is homeless drinks, does drugs, or have committed a crime. If I were in their shoes, I would probably want to drink, to forget about my troubles for a while. I know that they may use it for something they do not need, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I actually try to give money to homeless people here and there, when I have the extra money to do so. Last time I checked it is not a criminal act to live on the streets and to ask for help. They are just trying to make it through this life, like the rest of us. If they are harming others and/or engaging in criminal misconduct, then by all means, let the law step in and lock them up and do whatever else is fitting of their crimes, but other than the one’s who harm others and/or engage in crimes, let them be. Homeless people are just like the rest of us, just live differently, some of them are friendly and stay out of trouble, while others are mean and cause trouble there are good people and not so good people in and from and are going to every walk of life. Yes, some do have drug and alcohol problems, but who doesn’t have some type of problem? Just because someone lives on the streets and does not work does not make them criminals and/or a burden or useless to society. Enough with putting all or most homeless people in the vagrant category. I think homeless people have been stereotyped for long enough. Lets just love and help one another, instead of judging each other.
It is important for us all to be productive and help each other, but who is to say that homeless people are not productive and do not help others? There are plenty of productive people who are homeless and unproductive people who are not. Jesus lived a beautiful, honorable, inspiring life, but would have probably been labeled a vagrant by societies standards. I am all for people living a better life, but who is to say that having a job and a house and a car is a better life? That may be considered better to some, but not to everyone. Also, many employer’s want people with previous experience, but they do not take into account that some people do not have experience because no one will give them the chance, therefore they can not gain experience. The ironic part of this is that people would not have such a huge gap in their employment if an employer would take a chance on them.
If there is a reason for your unemployment, like a mental or physical illness, many employer’s seem to think that these people would be more of a liability than an asset to their company, without giving them even one chance. Employer’s get suspicious and are less likely to hire you when you have more than a few months of unemployment. It is difficult to find a job once you have been out of work for a while.
I have several family members that are mentally ill and if the government and my family were not helping them out right now, they would probably have no choice but to be on the streets, or at least live in a shelter. The homeless that are mentally and/or physically ill should be getting help from the government first and foremost, because they need the most help. But there are so many people needing help, and so many places without the resources to help everyone, a lot of people are probably playing a waiting game.
Some homeless people, also known as vagrants, do try to get help from government agencies and missionaries in order to start a new life.
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