Coincidentally, anti-homeless laws are not the only effort in place by cities and states to reduce the homeless problem. The federal government has offered some aid for areas attempting to deal with growing homeless population. Some areas with larger financial districts end up prioritizing business and property-owner rights over individual public rights. The homeless presence subtracts from the overall feel of the neighborhood. This negative feeling could subtract from business which forces the business to act within their power and design buildings that will discourage loitering as well as panhandling. Hostile architecture is the term which refers to the adoption of architecture that discourages certain behaviors from civilians such as loitering
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The media has come to the defense of the homeless population. The Guardian wrote an article that address the drastic measures that some cities and businesses have taken to discourage homeless occupation. When explaining the controversial issue, reporter Leah Borromeo writes, “The urban landscape has turned into a victim-blaming battleground for the haves and the have-nots.” Society has become very polar on the issue. It’s easy to oversimplify homelessness, blaming it on laziness and drug addiction. Some within the community protest against harsh city ordinances by placing mattresses on top of the spikes outside of buildings or found in parks. Some have even gone the extra mile to include food. This kind of behavior reflects the potential for understanding within the community. Homelessness in the United States was once dominated by elderly citizens. Many would become mentally ill and be abandoned by family, left alone to wander aimlessly through the streets. During the Great Depression, there was the creation of Social Security which ensured a retirement fund for those who work throughout their lifetime. This kind of public works successfully reduced the senior citizens within the homeless population. Theoretically it should be possible for the state to create a program to successfully and and prevent homelessness within the United
The media has come to the defense of the homeless population. The Guardian wrote an article that address the drastic measures that some cities and businesses have taken to discourage homeless occupation. When explaining the controversial issue, reporter Leah Borromeo writes, “The urban landscape has turned into a victim-blaming battleground for the haves and the have-nots.” Society has become very polar on the issue. It’s easy to oversimplify homelessness, blaming it on laziness and drug addiction. Some within the community protest against harsh city ordinances by placing mattresses on top of the spikes outside of buildings or found in parks. Some have even gone the extra mile to include food. This kind of behavior reflects the potential for understanding within the community. Homelessness in the United States was once dominated by elderly citizens. Many would become mentally ill and be abandoned by family, left alone to wander aimlessly through the streets. During the Great Depression, there was the creation of Social Security which ensured a retirement fund for those who work throughout their lifetime. This kind of public works successfully reduced the senior citizens within the homeless population. Theoretically it should be possible for the state to create a program to successfully and and prevent homelessness within the United