Homelessness: Discuss!

[Moogled]

Originally Posted by BC564

Every individual case of homelessness is just that....some are similiar....some arent even close....some make a bad choice and some are dealt it....but either way we arent going to do anything here except argue over each others individual opinions which really....we are all right.....no buddy's opinion is better then anyone elses......some are harsh...some are more sympathetic.....some deal with it and some avoid and ignore it....we could pick pretty much any topic and argue over it because we will all have a different opinion on it....and it will get heated and then it all starts.....

I dont know what the answer is for homelessness.....but from most of the homelessness that I have seen....somewhere along their life path....a bad decision was made and it all spirals out of control from there.....can they make it back?...Im sure some can....but Im also sure some dont want to....not saying they chose to be homeless...but some chose not to work...and sorry...homeless comes with that...

Part of that reason is because there are:

1. Ignorants that think they know about the topic.

2. Mildly informed people that have preconceptions about the topic.

3. Not necessarily educated people that work in the "industry," but have done sufficient research to understand many dimensions of the topic.

Unfortunately, a large part of well-meaning, mature adults fit into the 2nd category. Most have not bothered to go beyond their personal experiences and what the media broadasts. Furthermore, they can only make superficially accurate assumptions based on the aforementioned items.

I mean, man, when you read scholarly journals as well and statistical results regarding deviance and social reintegration, you'll lose alot of preconceptions that you might have had prior.

It's not about blaming fault on those that don't spend hours reading peer reviewed journal articles, but that's just the fact of the matter when it comes to analyzing what most people know in regards to things we see everyday.