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Originally Posted by Glice
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After having just read this, I have to say it's indeed quite disturbing. Disgusting even. It's such a strong attack on the Tories that I even googled the political stance of The Independent to check, but it seems to be one of the better newspapers of the UK.
Working at an emergency shelter myself I've often seen how desperate these people can be, especially women and then especially when they're pregnant and/or have young children with them. Putting those out on the streets is a huge embarassment for any civilised society.
That's not even mentioning that the people you'll find in emergency shelters/crisis centres usually tend to be a lot more than "just homeless". More often than not it involves cases of domestic violence, child abuse, human trafficking, psychiatric illness and what not. You cannot have these people depend on volunteers alone, that's just ridiculous. They need professional help.