Beggars, homeless, street drinkers & drug users in Sheffield!

[lottiecass]

On 28/12/2019 at 01:40, Longcol said:

And we'd see an increase in shoplifting, burglary, mugging etc. There are no easy answers - especially as services to support vulnerable people have been slashed thanks to the "austerity" regime.

 

In 20 odd years of working for homeless charities I never met anyone who "chose" to live on the streets - unless they'd been assaulted, robbed, raped etc in homeless hostels or suffered similar abuse in other housing / family settings - and couldn't see any better choices for themselves.

Glad you put chose in inverted commas because if you have spent 20 odd years working for the homeless you should have learned that some don't want the restrictions of hostels etc. 

[kidley]

On 28/12/2019 at 01:40, Longcol said:

And we'd see an increase in shoplifting, burglary, mugging etc. There are no easy answers - especially as services to support vulnerable people have been slashed thanks to the "austerity" regime.

 

In 20 odd years of working for homeless charities I never met anyone who "chose" to live on the streets - unless they'd been assaulted, robbed, raped etc in homeless hostels or suffered similar abuse in other housing / family settings - and couldn't see any better choices for themselves.

My Bold

C&P

Some homeless people in Sheffield have told a council they are better off begging on the streets than being placed in accommodation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47374336

 

this and my experience puts doubt on your claim  

[Longcol]

1 hour ago, kidley said:

My Bold

C&P

Some homeless people in Sheffield have told a council they are better off begging on the streets than being placed in accommodation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47374336

 

this and my experience puts doubt on your claim  

So how does being in temporary housing / a hostel stop them begging? They don't get locked up all day.

 

Pretty poor disjointed story from the BBC. For example, what does "better off" in the first paragraph mean?

[The Joker]

On 28/12/2019 at 07:48, prince al said:

I certainly wouldn’t encourage the homeless to drink and smoke, as I am sure this would disrupt the working and middle class recreational  consumption of cocaine.

I wouldn't cast Michael Gove as being merely middle-class.

 

Then again, now the Tories are allegedly the party of the Working Class, perhaps Mr Gove will spend the rest of this parliament slumming it out with the rest of us on the poverty line.

 

 

On 29/12/2019 at 00:07, catmiss said:

Heard a radio programme today featuring a man awarded in the New Years honours for his work with homelessness in Manchester..

It wasn't "Sir" Iain Duncan Smith, was it?

 

He's certainly been honoured for his contribution to homelessness 🙄

Edited January 1, 2020 by The Joker

[WarPig]

Sheffield town centre was an awful dump of a place to walk through today. The beggars were everywhere, most smelling strongly of cannabis. A few clearly on spice. Shouting and swearing aloud. What a dump of a city centre we now have. 

[lazarus]

24 minutes ago, WarPig said:

Sheffield town centre was an awful dump of a place to walk through today. The beggars were everywhere, most smelling strongly of cannabis. A few clearly on spice. Shouting and swearing aloud. What a dump of a city centre we now have. 

To many do-gooders feeling sorry for them, begging is the easy option for them, the women who sits outside a shop on Pinstone Street tries to look pitiful with a borrowed dog?

[lottiecass]

6 hours ago, The Joker said:

I wouldn't cast Michael Gove as being merely middle-class.

 

Then again, now the Tories are allegedly the party of the Working Class, perhaps Mr Gove will spend the rest of this parliament slumming it out with the rest of us on the poverty line.

 

 

It wasn't "Sir" Iain Duncan Smith, was it?

 

He's certainly been honoured for his contribution to homelessness 🙄

They will be able to join the champagne socialists for a p up then. 

[Mister Gee]

3 hours ago, WarPig said:

Sheffield town centre was an awful dump of a place to walk through today. The beggars were everywhere, most smelling strongly of cannabis. A few clearly on spice. Shouting and swearing aloud. What a dump of a city centre we now have. 

It’s no worse than any other big city. I went to Manchester before Christmas and was shocked by the level of homeless people in the city centre. Get used to it, it will not improve under this government.

Edited January 1, 2020 by Mister Gee

[airscrew]

It seems like if you're a beggar then laws don't apply and smoking cannabis and taking spice is allowed. They used to just sit there with their paper cups or their hats but now they walk around asking for money and can get quite aggressive when you say no. I have reported this many times to the council and police but nothing gets done. 

[Guest makapaka]

3 hours ago, WarPig said:

Sheffield town centre was an awful dump of a place to walk through today. The beggars were everywhere, most smelling strongly of cannabis. A few clearly on spice. Shouting and swearing aloud. What a dump of a city centre we now have. 

It’s a problem for most cities and we are by no means the worst.

 

try walking to/from Manchester Piccadilly on a night.

 

its like a scene from threads.