[onewhippedpuppy]

My empathy stops when they go from homeless to criminals. My wife used to be the accountant at the Methodist church downtown, homeless people used to come into the church, ask for money and be offered other areas of help, yell at the receptionist, and then run off into the church to find stuff to steal. They had to lock down the offices to search the church. In addition, car break-ins were common in the parking lot.