BuzzFeed Video went out into the streets to talk to real homeless people to try and debunk the stigma of the homeless population. There are many negative connotations when it comes to the homeless population, making the issue gain little traction amongst society. Some of the ones that are mentioned in the video include laziness, mental issues, drug abuse, etc. However these negative stereotypes don't make homeless people any less human. To me this video is not necessarily promoting hanging out with homeless people but I think it's more showing that these people are worth the time and money to help and we should want to help them. Many people, namely Republicans, feel that the homeless people shouldn't be helped because it was their fault that they fell into those circumstances. But for many homelessness came as a shock. People don't choose to be homeless there are many factors that can happen that lead them down that path. Today we had a discussion in my mock trial class about this video and I thought the perspectives were very interesting. My teacher claimed that we should still be afraid of homeless people because there are a large percentage who suffer from drug dependency and mental illnesses. However many students combatted saying that you can't make assumptions about a group of people and that just because some do have those problems that doesn't mean they aren't good people who shouldn't be helped. In fact that should give even more reason as to why we should help them. Without the proper resources and support these people will continue to live in the cycle of homelessness. It is our duty as people to help those in need. Wouldn't you want someone to help you if you were in this situation?
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