I decided to look up some articles on hunger and homelessness and the actions being taken in regards to them. As I was searching I came across two articles about the actions being taken that DO NOT prevent hunger and homelessness. These two articles left an impression on me. One of the articles was about two police officers that thought it was okay to have a contest to see how many homeless signs they could take away from the homeless. That to me was beyond disrespectful, this brought into mind the flaws in our system. If the authority does not talk the initiative to help and instead make fun of those going through hard times then what example do they leave for the community. In addition to disrespecting the homeless and taking away a sign that is not in any way illegal and is a form of freedom of speech, their sanction for such actions was a three day suspension with no pay. Many citizens in the community were in disagreement of the sanction because they felt that the sanction was not valid for the actions that were done by the police officers. The other article that I found was about bills and different actions taking place in larger cities that are banning any help being provided to those who are hungry and homeless. This to me brought me much anger. Why is our society continuing these awful patterns and yet they want hunger and homelessness to end? There is a lack of government support in regards to hunger and homelessness. Actions need to be taken.
Links to articles: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/27/police-officers-collect-homeless-signs_n_4865959.html?utm_hp_ref=homelessness