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Originally Posted by spuzzum
There is always a choice. The sheer amount of charities available to them, and the social safety net each individual gets based on the tax we all pay. It's their choice to blow the safety net on drugs or booze and forego a home living on the streets. I don't really care the reason whether it's mental or an addiction, the programs, beds, and places are all there for them to use. Anyways, what Sean Avery did is embarrassing. That's the real reason we're commenting on this story.
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There isn't a choice if they're an undiagnosed schizophrenic. There isn't a choice if they have cognitive issues which don't let them discern reality from fantasy.
The vast majority of the homeless population has some form of mental illness and your complete lack or regard, empathy, or just the need to be right about this subject is mind blowing.