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"Over the past year, over two million men, women, and children were homeless in America". (NLCHP) Homeless people face an intense struggle just to stay alive despite the fact that society turns its head from the problem. The government makes laws that discriminate against homeless people, which make it, illegal for them to survive. The mistreatment of homeless people is an issue that is often ignored in our community. When you see a homeless person on the streets how do you react? Do you turn your head and ignore them? Do you feel frightened and avoid the situation all together? Or do you see these people as human beings and treat them in that way? Homeless people are "subjected to alienation and discrimination by mainstream society". (NLCHP) Most alienation and discrimination comes from the lack of education about homeless people. Which seems to be a roccurring theme in our history we are scared or bothered by what we do not understand. There are numerous untrue myths abou!t homeless people. Many people believe that homeless people "commit more violent crimes than housed people." (NLCHP) The reality is that homeless people actually commit less violent crimes than people with homes do. Dr. Pamela Fischer, of John Hopkins Univ
(Jim) These rules make it illegal to sleep in the United States. " (Constitution) Making it illegal for homeless people to ask for money limits their right of free speech. (Anonymous) Another homeless man said, "People blow us off like we're not humans. Homeless children are often denied their right to attend public schools because of residency requirements. " (Rick) Many homeless people hide in the mountains because they Hopper 5 do not want to face the exploitation. It all starts with the attitudes of the people in the community. She!lter availability is a more difficult obstacle to overcome. ersity, studied arrest records in Baltimore and discovered that even though homeless people were more likely to commit non-violent and non-destructive crimes, they were less likely to commit violent crimes against people. A study done in Chicago discovered that "39% of homeless peo!ple interviewed had worked for some time during the previous month". The National Law Center on Homele!ssness and Poverty released a report about Hopper 4 homeless children attending school.
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