I don’t know what it’s like in your city. But where I live, Detroit, all the homeless people are suddenly wearing yellow, reflective vests.
Yes, I know what they’re for. So they don’t get hit by cars. But why ALL of them (and I do mean all of them)? Who gave them to them all? It obviously must be some concerted effort, no? And my real question: did the police have something to do it? And is it a conspiracy (yikes!) of sorts?
And I also just have to ask: are they doing it in your city too (ditto for all the questions)?
I’ve not seen this in my area and haven’t seen anything online about it, but I would certainly be willing to donate money to a program to give safety gear to homeless people. It sounds like a great idea.
@jnglmassiv Do you live in Detroit? BTW I live on the west side, and do all my business on that side. I rarely ever go to the east side, except to see my gastroenterologist.
I’m not sure how that relates to this question. The Yellow Vest protests in France was/is a grassroots protest against rising costs of living, sparked primarily by rising fuel prices - by law, all car drivers have to carry a yellow vest in their car for accident/breakdown use (along with a bunch of other stuff).
I saw a pair of homeless people yesterday, for the first time in months. I don’t go to areas where I’m likely to be accosted, so just seeing them is unusual.
I was waiting in my car and watched them for 10 minutes or so. It appeared they were arguing over an old grocery cart, and one ended up getting punched in the face 3-4 times. I guess that resolved the issue because they wandered off together.
Simply: there is a yellow vest movement in Detroit whose stated goal is to represent oppressed people. It’s no stretch to assume that that would include the homeless.
On a kind of related point, in the village where I lived until three years ago we hosted about 50 asylum seekers in the village bomb shelter. During the day the inhabitants were expected to leave the shelter and go (on foot) about two kilometers to a larger neighboring town for various organised activities. To do this, they had to walk along a winding secondary road with little shoulder and no sidewalk. I would pass them in the dusk/early evening making the return trip in very low light. It is a wonder they didn’t get hit by a car.
I suggested to the charity that looked after them that we give them reflective gear or flashlights, but got nothing for my suggestion but a blank look
