A week ago I passed through there and I was appalled at all the garbage tossed all over the square and the number of homeless people who have made it their home. Look at how many times Sanitation moved Ninja Man and the next day he back underneath the treasury building. I note Mr. Simpson mentioning above that “we need to provide for the homeless”. I do believe that there has been a valiant effort to rehabilitate the homeless and reintegrate them into society but many of them are now comfortable with their lifestyles. I remember having spoken to a homeless man who was once an architect. Many May have remembered him because he used to sketch all his drafts on dismantled cardboard boxes in town. He told me after his loss everything in his divorce he had no where to turn but the streets and he realised life was easier - no bills to pay, no one to be responsible for but himself. He ate when food came, showered when the mood hit and didn’t trouble a soul. When that conversation ended I said to myself that man had a sense of peace about his aura. He was contented with the path he had chosen. It’s one thing to say do more but there are many like him who do not wish to be part of society any longer. There is a homeless shelter in the heart of bridgetown, they can get meals, clean clothes, shoes, hair cuts, shower, sleep - but they are RULES and some of them simply do not want to adhere to them. If government has to make a hard & fast decision to move all those homeless people from Independence Square someone would shout human rights violations etc etc etc. It is a no win situation. #thechasefiles #coreyworrell #homelessness #vagrants #independencesquare #somehappyonthestreets #ninjaman #treasurybuilding https://www.instagram.com/p/CV6FI30J_enrm3Mks08A4YRrWib3pIeryK09Gs0/?utm_medium=tumblr
