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"I hope they rot in prison."  Can that really happen? A person goes to prison for a crime, they get free room and board, three hot meals a day, a place to sleep, a roof over their heads, access to libraries, schooling, a job, exercise, they have it made. They do not have to work for any of that. I think I need this explained to me. After moving to a big city, from a rinky dink whole in the earth town, I have had my eyes opened. There are so many homeless people here, they are at every street corner asking for whatever you can spare. They sleep in doors ways, alley ways, under cars and bridges, not to mention where they use the bathroom, they offer their bodies for money, people of all ages, sex and race. It's insane! There are also homeless shelters and churches all around, doing the best they can to meet the daily needs of as many of these people as they can. I understand that there are programs for people and they need to make a choice, I get that not all of these people are criminals, druggies, prostitutes.. Some of them are kids, younger than my sweet Boog, out there selling their bodies, doing unmentionable things for food, a place to stay, attention. This could go all political, sure, let's talk about choices, let's talk about money, insurance, excuses, we could talk about it all, but in my humble opinion, it comes down to people. Relationships. Love. Respect. Honor. We know that some of these people on the street are Vets, and we hear how we need to show respect to them for fighting for our freedom, we have a day set aside every year to honor them, but are we taking care of them? Are we really showing them real love or just the handing out of a few bucks here and there when we feel bad? Are we in a "do as I say, not as I do" world? Are we going to follow the crowd, or step out and be the unique individual we were created to be?

So, the people that are sitting in these prisons and jails, why do they get the privileges that they do? Why are the homeless they ones that are actually rotting away? 

There are numerous, large empty buildings in the city, why can't we open them up to homeless people, give them responsibilities, build a community where they are safe, healthy and taken care of? We do that for our prisoners, why can't we do it for our homeless?  

I ranted, showing my humanness, I love people. I hate seeing people hurting, I hate not being able to fix it. I will find an in, I will work hard. I will love generously. I will be the change I want to see. Or maybe I will go back to watching Dexter and eating donuts.