#13 (or Jaywin) I will not pretend to know you or your situation with the homeless. But I WILL judge what you write. So do NOT try to pretend you know me or what I do in my daily basis to help the homeless. Because I can assure you, you have absolutely no idea.

LOLOL @ #15!!!!!!!!!!!

#1: I don't know how it is in other countries, but I have a very low level of sympathy for homeless people in my country (the UK), as the welfare system in place here is so extensive and catch-all that the only people who live this homeless lifestyle must be those who are choosing to do so, or who are mentally ill (who I do reserve sympathy for).

#22 speaks the truth. People are usually homeless for a reason: Laziness and/or bad decisions.

#15 = win

"today i had to bathe in a coffee shop restroom, because i had not bathed in so long, the smell coming off of me made an employee throw up." FML we dont know the situation of the homeless person and the reason that thier homeless, we just know they had to stoop that low to get clean, which sucks for them. sucks you had to clean up the vomit, but at least you have a home to wash yourself in later.

you dont become homeless by making good decisions. one of my friends used to be homeless for a year a while back and he fully admits that it was his fault and all the homeless people he met were in some way responsible for being homeless. i dont know why people are giving you props for letting him bathe thats disgusting and unprofessional if i saw that i would never ever set foot in your shop again

#22 and 26, you guys are SO way off, it's comical and shameful. Your statements are pure prejudice against the homeless with absolutely no data to back it up. Homelessness as a result of laziness? Please. No one chooses to be homeless. If it really was an issue of laziness, one night on the street would straighten someone out. Here are some facts so that you can educate yourself: http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/homeless.shtml 44 percent did paid work during the past month. (Clearly they're not lazy if they are working) 66 percent of the homeless have problems with alcohol, drug abuse, or mental illness. (These are diseases NOT choices. Pick up a biology or psychology textbook and learn something). Battered women who live in poverty are often forced to choose between abusive relationships and homelessness. In a study of 777 homeless parents (the majority of whom were mothers) in ten U.S. cities, 22% said they had left their last place of residence because of domestic violence (Homes for the Homeless, 1998) Approximately 16% of the single adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness (U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2005) Approximately 200,000 individuals with schizophrenia or manic-depressive illness are homeless, constituting one-third of the approximately 600,000 homeless population (total homeless population statistic based on data from Department of Health and Human Services). Ok, that's enough. THINK before you speak next time.

#25, I agree with you. OP, this is just grimy, I feel sorry for you. And #19, how do you know he/she doesn't own the coffee shop?

asttro_boy: It's just as I figured, you don't do a damn thing to help. You think all homeless people are victims when in reality that's not the case. You're wishing homelessness upon me, why? I've heard many homeless say they're homeless because they made a bad a decision. You see? They put themselves in this position. How is one supposed to find sympathy in that? I'm all for helping people who WANT to be helped and who are actively trying to get themselves back on their feet but I've yet to find a homeless person who is actually doing that.