any estimates on how many homeless sleep rough within walking distance of this pic?
Janet, I ate my avatar
I know you get slagged but I admire your persistence,
dav
I hear a Capuchin monk yesterday (Who run a day care centre for feeding the homeless), describe how the numbers of homeless children they have to accommodate, for a planned visit by Santa has risen for 200 last year to over 600 this year….. wtf is wrong with this country???
Brother Barnabas
and does Santa wear a blushirt?
no he fupping doesn’t
PointofOrder
You ask what is wrong with this country, but as someone who works in the area of homelessness, I ask what is wrong with all the Eastern European countries that so many of these people are from. That is the hot potato, that is the reason our homeless figures are rising year-on-year. Some people (usually single men) actually travel here in the knowledge that they will be homeless on arrival. Do they not have any homeless services in eastern Europe? It’s a genuine question.
Brother Barnabas
“that is the reason our homeless figures are rising year-on-year”
how does that explain rising number of homeless children? are you saying these are new arrivals with kids?
I Never Comment Anymore
Facts not in evidence
dav
Christ I hope the homeless don’t get sight of the hatred/contempt you feel for them
PointofOrder
It’s because of unreasonable comments like yours that we can’t explore the issue fully. People jumping up & down when ‘uncomfortable’ realities are brought up.
dav
Uncomfortable realties = victim blaming and deflection of our states’ failure to act.
Ironball_McGinty
So what’s your solution? It’s fairly safe to assume you’ve had plenty of time to formulate one?
Clampers Outside
I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with the discussion here, just coming on to say that this… “uncomfortable realities = victim blaming” is bullpoo.
If uncomfortable realities were ALL seen as victim blaming, as such a silly remark does, then nothing could ever be discussed to fix ANY issues.
If you have issue with what he said, take issue with whether said and please don’t respond to it with ridiculous “x = y” nonsensical commentary that serve no purpose in any discussion.
Thanks, mini-rant over. have a nice day :)
Clampers Outside
Damned autocorrect!
…what was said… not ‘whether’
PointofOrder
What do you propose?
Verbatim
I propose admiring the lovely photo
Verbatim
I thought we were meant to be admiring the lovely photo?
any estimates on how many homeless sleep rough within walking distance of this pic?
I know you get slagged but I admire your persistence,
I hear a Capuchin monk yesterday (Who run a day care centre for feeding the homeless), describe how the numbers of homeless children they have to accommodate, for a planned visit by Santa has risen for 200 last year to over 600 this year….. wtf is wrong with this country???
and does Santa wear a blushirt?
no he fupping doesn’t
You ask what is wrong with this country, but as someone who works in the area of homelessness, I ask what is wrong with all the Eastern European countries that so many of these people are from. That is the hot potato, that is the reason our homeless figures are rising year-on-year. Some people (usually single men) actually travel here in the knowledge that they will be homeless on arrival. Do they not have any homeless services in eastern Europe? It’s a genuine question.
“that is the reason our homeless figures are rising year-on-year”
how does that explain rising number of homeless children? are you saying these are new arrivals with kids?
Facts not in evidence
Christ I hope the homeless don’t get sight of the hatred/contempt you feel for them
It’s because of unreasonable comments like yours that we can’t explore the issue fully. People jumping up & down when ‘uncomfortable’ realities are brought up.
Uncomfortable realties = victim blaming and deflection of our states’ failure to act.
So what’s your solution? It’s fairly safe to assume you’ve had plenty of time to formulate one?
I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with the discussion here, just coming on to say that this… “uncomfortable realities = victim blaming” is bullpoo.
If uncomfortable realities were ALL seen as victim blaming, as such a silly remark does, then nothing could ever be discussed to fix ANY issues.
If you have issue with what he said, take issue with whether said and please don’t respond to it with ridiculous “x = y” nonsensical commentary that serve no purpose in any discussion.
Thanks, mini-rant over. have a nice day :)
Damned autocorrect!
…what was said… not ‘whether’
What do you propose?
I propose admiring the lovely photo
I thought we were meant to be admiring the lovely photo?