In the Union

In the Union | November 8, 2010

Val, Bethany, and I were studying in the union one night when we heard a homeless man raising his voice at some other students who were studying. We noticed in the middle of the conversation. He was saying something like “don’t ignore me!” and kept harrassing them for money. It was really scary because one of the students got up to get help since the situation started looking dangerous, and the man said he was going to wait for him so he could “get him.” Long story short, the man left and everything was fine, but it made me wonder…

Was he stuck in a cycle of homelessness? Will he just get in more trouble now and go to jail and not be able to get out of the cycle because of the way our society is set up? Some people may say, “oh it’s his fault because he is addicted to drugs,” but is it his fault?