[Kaslin]

What a sad, yet still nice story.

[nevergore]

Mercy and compassion by the community for a criminal in the last moments of his life.......proper response.....

[silverleaf]

Thank you.

[Texas Eagle]

How far away is Cumberland from D.C. where the locals have trillions of dollars sent to them every year to deal with such things as homelessness and blanketlessness?

[silverleaf]

I just sent a contribution.
https://www.urmcumberland.org/about-us

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Sort of repetitive in places, though.

[PGR88]

“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? And when did we see You sick or in prison and come to You?’

“The King will answer, ‘Truly I say to you, as you have done it for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you have done it for Me.’

[webheart]

Long ass story. The reasons for homelessness are not that many. Number one is drugs. Number two is mental health issues because of drugs. Number 3 is poverty caused by spending all their money on drugs. Then there is alcohol. Basically drugs. The War on Drugs has been a failure and it is way past the time to try something else.

[cyclotic]

There’s a homeless guy in central Maryland that I see very frequently. He has a broken neck or something and cannot seem to raise his head so from behind he looks headless.

I see him just walking along the side of the road about every other time I’m out and about. I’ve stopped and tried to offer his a bottle of water or something and he kind of snarls.

I’ve never seen him begging or doing anything but walking along.

I used to know another couple guys like that. They just lived their life doing their thing and didn’t just stand on the road begging for their next fix.

[Albion Wilde]

Pastor Ziler asked McCain to go to Adams Funeral Home a half-mile down North Front Street from the mission to make his own funeral arrangements. McCain told the funeral director he only wanted two things: that blanket on his feet and for "The Keeper of the Stars" to play at his service, a nod to the faith and friends he found at the end of his life.

Tracy Byrd - The Keeper of the Stars

[Albion Wilde]

In the red part of the state.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland PING!

[Bigg Red]

Tears here. God bless these angels of mercy.

Breaks my heart when I see homeless. I know that so many of them could benefit from being in a mental institution because they are just not capable of making good decisions for themselves.