Why, then has something that has been with the human race for centuries suddenly started to cause so much controversy?
Government encourages people not to give to beggars, but what else are they supposed to do?
Homeless people only resort to begging as they have no choice not to. The government are not supporting them, employers refuse to give them work, so what are they to do? Sit around with no food and no water, basically waiting to die?
Are homeless people not members of the human race just like us, or is that a figment of my imagination?
Some people think that beggars are fakes just trying to make a bit of extra money, but what many people do not realize is that not every beggar is a fake and there are lots of homeless people genuinely seeking for help.
Would you sit in the rain and beg if there was another way of making money?
Some people refuse to give money to the homeless as they say it will only be spent on drink and drugs. We all know that some people who sleep rough on the streets do have drink and drug related problems, but so do many people who are not homeless and surely this is even more reason to help them so that they can become clean off the drugs and live a decent life?
You might be thinking to yourself why do homeless people become homeless if they do not like the lifestyle and have no option but to beg? But the truth is that a lot of homeless people did not choose to live as they do, often personal circumstances drive a person from their homes and lives, and lead a person onto the streets.
The London research center estimated there to be more than 100,000 single homeless people in London.
Seeing as there are so many, it confuses me why the government are not doing anything about it, as they are the people complaining that homeless people and beggars are driving tourists away from London and its heritage.
I do not understand that if they feel so strongly about this, why are they not doing anything to deal with it?
Surely they could build more accommodation specifically for homeless people, which would solve all the problems. Homeless people would be off the streets and in a safe warm environment, and the government’s worries that tourists are being driven away by harassing beggars and the homeless and the amount of money the government are loosing through it would no longer exist.
What do you think? Are the homeless really money grabbing scoundrels or are they simply genuine people seeking for help to try to build their lives back up again?
