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  • By Shaming Homeless People On Social Media on Random Things About How Cities Subtly Hiding Their Homeless Populations

    (#12) By Shaming Homeless People On Social Media

    In 2015, a New York City police union requested that members photograph homeless people and post the images on Flickr. The practice was extremely controversial; some felt it shamed homeless people and blamed them for their situation, while others felt that it opened a desperately needed dialogue about the problem of homelessness and how to solve it.

  • By Placing Locking Mechanisms On Garbage Cans on Random Things About How Cities Subtly Hiding Their Homeless Populations

    (#11) By Placing Locking Mechanisms On Garbage Cans

    Homeless people sometimes rummage through the trash for food. It's not an ideal way for anyone to get a meal, but it might be their only choice. But now, many garbage cans are designed in such a way that it's difficult to get to what's inside. Locking mechanisms stop people from opening the can from the outside, and "rain hoods" make reaching in from the top just about impossible.

  • By Prohibiting Public Hygiene Activities on Random Things About How Cities Subtly Hiding Their Homeless Populations

    (#2) By Prohibiting Public Hygiene Activities

    One of the many problems with homelessness is finding a place to bathe and wash your clothes. While many homeless people are able to get this done in shelters, others might have to get creative. Individuals might try to bathe in public restrooms, public water fountains, or in naturally occurring bodies of water like lakes. Unfortunately, this behavior is illegal in many places, and often leads to ejection from the facilities, or to arrests.

  • By Installing Spikes Where Homeless People Sleep on Random Things About How Cities Subtly Hiding Their Homeless Populations

    (#1) By Installing Spikes Where Homeless People Sleep

    In 2014, several private buildings in London and Montreal installed spikes in the ground in an attempt to stop homeless people from sleeping there. This met with public outrage. Protestors poured concrete over spikes that cropped up outside of a Tesco supermarket. Over 130,000 people signed a petition in favor of their removal, and the mayors of both cities spoke out against them. The spikes were eventually removed from Montreal and London due to their unpopularity.

  • By Forcing People Into Shelters on Random Things About How Cities Subtly Hiding Their Homeless Populations

    (#9) By Forcing People Into Shelters

    Many cities attempt to move homeless people off the street and into designated shelters. While shelters can be a blessing for some, others want nothing to do with them, and for good reason. According to James Pirtle, who was interviewed by NPR about his experiences with homelessness, "You hear a lot of terrible things about shelters, that shelters are dangerous places, that they're full of drugs and drug dealers, that people will steal your shoes, and there's bedbugs and body lice. And yeah, unfortunately a lot of those things are true."

    In order to force homeless people into shelters, some cities support drastic measures. In Pinellas County, FL, one proposal involved putting individuals who refused to be relocated into pre-trial solitary confinement until they changed their minds.

  • By Banning Feeding Organizations on Random Things About How Cities Subtly Hiding Their Homeless Populations

    (#4) By Banning Feeding Organizations

    Religious groups and charity organizations often provide food to the homeless. While this may seem like a harmless act of kindness, many cities are cracking down on these organizations. In 2014, laws restricting feeding the homeless appeared in at least 33 U.S. cities. The penalties for doing so can range from heavy fines to jail time.

    This has resulted in a decrease in activity from these organizations – and in turn, fewer opportunities for homeless individuals to get something to eat.

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Whether in developing or developed countries, there are thousands of homeless people in almost every city. The main cause of homelessness is poverty. Other causes include long-term unemployment, domestic violence, drug abuse, alcoholism, mental illness, etc. However, people cannot see homeless people in some cities. Many governments will adopt some reasonable or cruel policies to hide the homeless populations in order to create a prosperous, peaceful and beautiful city scene.

They are leaning on crutches or walking aids or sitting in dilapidated wheelchairs. People can see dirty sleeping bags, tilted tents, and piles of trash in the homes where homeless people live. Even in the cold winter, they wandered the streets in ragged clothes. With the generator, you could learn more about different ways that the cities hiding their homeless populations.

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