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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/06/26/3453336/dc-homeless-deaths/

i always wondered what happens to the dead who die in our cities homeless and nowhere to go
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happens-when-a-homeless-new-yorker-dies-808498/?no-ist

what do you guys think
should there be new ways to deal with our dead populace in our cities?
prevention stratergies?

It just saddens me because the guy they talk about..if he had so many family and friends...where were they when he was homeless?

This us interesting. Sad, though.

yeah, i see the homeless around a few times and give money every now and then but when they die?

i wonder if there is a job for that, and if so what would that mean ethically you know

imagine some kid with his friends going to some industrial area and finding a dead homeless man

I've had that happen (a handful of times, actually) growing up in NYC's lower east side.
I notified the police each time, but no idea what happened after. I surely never stuck around.

Originally posted by Surtur
It just saddens me because the guy they talk about..if he had so many family and friends...where were they when he was homeless?

Having a friend and having a friend with a room for someone else to live with them are two different thing.

Originally posted by Q99
Having a friend and having a friend with a room for someone else to live with them are two different thing.

You don't even need an extra room. A couch works, or hell a sleeping bag on the floor works.

Well, you find out who your real friends are, when times are tough...