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CrazyEyeJoe · 3767 days ago · link · · parent · post: Let's Discuss Whether You, Personally, Agree or Disagree That This Article presents Valid Techniques to Handle Pandhandling
With the dehumanizing tone in that paragraph, I think you brought that upon yourself. Having mental issues, which is the statistic you cited, is not the same as being a cartoon character loon with imaginary birds flying around your head. It certainly doesn't mean that you're incapable of rational thought. "Mental health problems" is a pretty vague term. It could be anything from mild depression to raging schizophrenia. Correct me if I'm wrong, but to me it sounds like you're saying that if you give a homeless person money, they most likely won't even understand what's happening, due to their raging insanity. Forgive me if I think the implied next thought is "So why bother?"