It seems to me that cities/towns/municipalities need to set aside space where the homeless can park rather than on sidewalks. The trash and messiness is horrible, but we havè to accept that the homeless exist, always have, always will. Their numbers are growing.
And yes, they need toilets, showers and trashcans, access to water. All humans do.
Most of these people are sick, and most want to keep to themselves. Our society is changing for the worse and will only get worse. Like it or not, that’s the way it is.
“cities/towns/municipalities need to set aside space where the homeless can park rather than on sidewalks”
They do and they don’t want to stay in those spaces because of the rules against drug and alcohol use. Also, the opportunities to either beg or steal are limited.
Vagrants want vagrant in places where stupid people give them money or where they can steal or find and do drugs.
This is why they should be forcibly housed and medicated in state institutions. The vagrant population would drop over time as being locked up attracts fewer to the lifestyle.
If a drug possession charge got you an automatic 6 months at the funny farm instead of released without charges, there’d be a whole lot less of it.
AREN’T DRUGS WONDERFUL???