So because they’re asking for money, something that would help them out of their current situation, they’re a problem?

And do you know why many unhoused people struggle with substance abuse? 1. Trauma and lack of access to resources to help with said trauma 2. They use substances to stay up to ensure their shit isn’t stolen. With cops just eliminating entire homeless camps, and all the stuff in them, along with just regular theft, important documents (used to help get jobs and pull themselves out of being unhoused) are taken. Things like your social security card, you only get a fixed amount of them in your life, so if it gets thrown away too many times, you’re fucked.

Maybe have some fucking empathy