Reply #69: They are full of it. If most of the homeless were mentally ill then our national shame is greater

[TheKentuckian]

What kind of logic is we have millions of mentally ill folks so we safely and humanely store them in the streets.

Of course the argument is false but making it just makes matters worse.

I think the lame and disgusting case is an effort to dehumanize, essentially "they are fucked up and so they don't matter".

God forbid this man be seen as equal in value to ourselves, our brothers, fathers, uncles, nephews, sons, or friends because allowing that connection would mean taking responsibility for the people we throw away and destroy for the profit of a few.