Homelessness and related ‘virtue signaling’ are frustrating

Re “Growing hostility to the homeless a shame” (Sept. 24): In my experience, very few are hostile to the homeless. But many are frustrated by the homeless. When a society allows for the mentally ill, the drug addicts, the derelicts and those who simply want to live on our public streets for the past 40 years, it becomes tiresome.

The author of this essay has failed to look at this social issue in totality. He fails to mention the drain on public resources and the danger to society.

— Daniel Smiechowski, Bay Ho

Is anyone else tired of people calling for society to “help the homeless, help the undocumented immigrants,” etc.?

Do it yourself: Take one or some of them into your home and provide them shelter, food, etc. Don’t ask a nameless “them” to do it. Do more than march or shout.

Otherwise, it’s just virtue signaling without any personal sacrifice, and nothing changes.

— Steven Golbus, Bay Park