Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely what you’d expect

Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by bluefirebrand on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:43PM (#31562193)

> it's easy to dehumanize when you're walking by and afraid of who is the 1-in-100 that's dangerous

I don't blame people for keeping their distance. "only 1 in 100 is dangerous" is very cold comfort when you encounter hundreds every week.

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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by savant_penguin on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:48PM (#31562254)

Even if you only meet 7/day or 50 in a week that's 1-0.99^50 ≈ 0.4

Forty percent chance of a dangerous encounter/week is too much imho

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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by AussieWog93 on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:57PM (#31562360)

That maths equates meeting someone who is dangerous with putting yourself in danger.

You probably walk past rapists, pedophiles and murderers all the time without putting yourself at any serious risk.

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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by Zircom on Monday May 30, 2022 @04:33PM (#31563360)

Yeah but those people are functional members of society and act relatively rational when compared to untreated severely mentally ill homeless people. Even if you happen to walk by a rapist/murderer/pedo, they're not likely to do anything in broad daylight on a public sidewalk to random passerbys with tons of other people around. The same cannot be said for some homeless.

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