Sad story, but i don't blame the people who walked by at all. Like others have said, used needles, the risk of TB, scabies...
These people, as sad as it may be, live on the streets and are usually sick in more than one way. Most homeless people I have dealt with were drunk arrogant *******s, and while I hate to lump them into one corner, i'm sorry.
I'm not talking about working-homless who have families and just can't afford to get a place, as I volunteer with In From the Cold several times. I'm talking about the true non-working homless bums. Most have mental illness whichs makes them extremely unpredictable and potentially violent. So even if you do want to be a good samaritan, the risks are just too high for most people. I'm sure you'd regret the decision all your life when you got poked with his HIV infected needle that you didn't see in his jacket pocket. I'm all for helping people out, I am, but I just don't know. This situation is a little different because he was in a cross-walk etc. I understand that.
Slam me all you want, but thats the truth.
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