[Josy]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Well I am one who has done that,because although this is an attack on someone, which is the issue, the person also happens to be homeless.
Had he not been homeless then this thread as to his attack would likely not even need to exist as to him.
They themseleves who attacked him made reference to him being homeless and not working by saying get a job.

It is all well and good to condemn the act of the assault and those who did it. however as I myself do on most things you also look at the bigger picture too.

Surely the right thing to do is not to accept that this should be something that should be in nay shape or form accepted because there have always been homeless people.

However being homeless is a very relevant part of this issue since the guy was homeless and clearly it seems his attackers knew he was too by saying get a job.

So,I feel it is correct to look at what may be the best solution to ending such attacks, so I look for how to do that.
One thing I don't believe helps in any shape or form is to actually preside over having even more homeless people at the mercy of these mindless attackers.

How is there more homeless recently on the streets,there you have to look at the big picture again and this Govt,I am sorry for repeating myself, has by its social policies crerated more homeless thorugh benefit reform and the bedroon tax.
2 things which are indeed very relevant to homeless people and maybe even this victim.

So while I 100% agree, the people and the issues are the atatckers and the homeless victim.
To comment on that with no expansion for what may be in some part of the reasons behind such an attack would mean that apart from 2 lines of condemning the atatck and the atatckers and hoping the victim is okay after it.
There would with the fullest respect be nothing else to say and this would have been a very dead thread in effect.

Govts are there and elected to, govern and protect the people of this country.
Clearly as in the case of several other govts, this one does nothing to address same.
In fact it is adding to their numbers which is my point and one which I stand by 100%.

This attack was completely wrong and criminal but unless you start to reduce the numbers of homeless or ensure they can be as as safe as they can be, then such attacks are likely to increase against these vulnerable people.
The people with the 'real' power to address that and force a difference is the Govt. of the day so to make reference to that govt. is in my opinion perfectly relevant,with the fullest and due respect.

I completely understand the point you and others are making with the homeless issue Joey I just don't see it as something connected with this incident.

I know the man attacked was homeless but like I said previously I honestly think it was a case of him being in the wrong place at the wrong time and that these girls would have picked on anyone because they were filled with drink and as stated in the article doing a pub crawl so they were basically walking up and down streets going from pub to pub he was just the unfortunate one that was along the path they were on not to mention the fact that this particular pub crawl has been known in previous years for causing a lot of anti social behaviour anyway.

In reply to your comment that they specifically knew he was homeless, I'm guessing it was due to where he was, what he was wearing and the fact he actually asked them for spare change?

The police are responsible for putting a stop to behaviour like this or at the very least finding the people responsible and punishing them accordingly.