Violence Against Homeless People Is On The Rise

[damnedifIknow]

"Violence against homeless people has been increasing recently, according to a new report.

Earlier this year, a survey of 250 homeless people living in South Florida conducted by the Task Force For Ending Homelessness found that more than 4 in 10 women (44 percent) and 3 in 10 men (34 percent) have been victims of violent attacks since living on the streets. “I have heard more reports of assaults in the last six months than I ever have,” the group’s CEO, Lorraine Wilby, told the Orlando Sentinel, noting that most were not random acts of violence, but robberies of what small possessions people carried with them.

But even those numbers likely lowball reality, because many homeless people don’t divulge the attacks. Often times, “we don’t hear about attacks because people are afraid of retaliation,” said Lilly Gallardo, director of social services at the Salvation Army."

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/09/10/2592991/homeless-violence-increasing/

Disgusting..

[LuvNewcastle]

1. I wonder who the people are who commit these murders.

Statistically speaking, who are the usual culprits behind these murders? I would say that most of the murderers are probably men, but are they usually teen-agers doing it for kicks? Other homeless people? Cops? I can't imagine hurting someone who is already so unfortunate, but I'm guessing there's probably a 'type' of person who usually carries out these killings. There are probably even serial killers who kill them for some specific twisted reasons.