Southend Homeless
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:cry: Not sure if I'm in the right place, but do you think Shrimpers would be prepared to highlight the plight of the rough sleepers of Southend by, maybe, inviting the occasional one to be their mascot for the day.
What are you defining as homeless? Is it the beggars that harass passerby’s so they can get money for their next fix, or just get extra money to top off their benefits? Also why would they want to be a mascot?:cry: Not sure if I'm in the right place, but do you think Shrimpers would be prepared to highlight the plight of the rough sleepers of Southend by, maybe, inviting the occasional one to be their mascot for the day.
Thank you. how to I get in touch with the club.
Not to tar all homeless people with the same brush but the vast majority of the homeless people in Southend are not particularly nice people.
What are you defining as homeless? Is it the beggars that harass passerby’s so they can get money for their next fix, or just get extra money to top off their benefits? Also why would they want to be a mascot?
Your involvement in the homeless was never in doubt Barmers,the only surprise was that it took to the 11th post to mention it.:stunned:As someone who used to help run a hostel for homeless people, I find your remarks insensitive and way OTT.
As someone who used to help run a hostel for homeless people, I find your remarks insensitive and way OTT.
:cry: Not sure if I'm in the right place, but do you think Shrimpers would be prepared to highlight the plight of the rough sleepers of Southend by, maybe, inviting the occasional one to be their mascot for the day.
Then let your wife or daughter walk 30 paces in front of you down Southend High street and you'll know what the rest of us do.
It is a no go area for the elderly and just 2 weeks at 20:00 hours on a Friday night with people about, myself and a friend had to step in when a group of around 5 men and a couple of women tried to force class A on 2 lads of about 15 who were clearly saying NO.
Yes there always have been genuine people with problems who are homeless but the new breed of muggers need to be dealt with, and run out of town before the death of our once great High Street.
The only homeless people that are going to be spending the little money they have on drugs are addicts, and addicts aren't going to be sharing their supply. These sound a lot more like a group of clubbers who have gone out early for pre-drinking (if you mistook them for homeless people they were probably going to the rock night at Chameleon because people deliberately dress shabbily there). I've had clubbers offer me drugs on nights out before and had to say no a couple of times before they'd go away. Either that or they were drug dealers going around in a weirdly large pack, but drug dealers typically make enough cash to not be homeless.
Come and spend a few hours at the taxi rank by WHS and watch the beggars. Tell me how they all have new I-phones. Then go into Sainsbury’s and ask security why the toilets are shut, then go into Bet Fred and ask them why you need a key and why is the light blue in there. Most of these people are not homeless trust me on that as they have got in taxis before to take them home.The only homeless people that are going to be spending the little money they have on drugs are addicts, and addicts aren't going to be sharing their supply. These sound a lot more like a group of clubbers who have gone out early for pre-drinking (if you mistook them for homeless people they were probably going to the rock night at Chameleon because people deliberately dress shabbily there). I've had clubbers offer me drugs on nights out before and had to say no a couple of times before they'd go away. Either that or they were drug dealers going around in a weirdly large pack, but drug dealers typically make enough cash to not be homeless.
So... :off topic:Come and spend a few hours at the taxi rank by WHS and watch the beggars. Tell me how they all have new I-phones. Then go into Sainsbury’s and ask security why the toilets are shut, then go into Bet Fred and ask them why you need a key and why is the light blue in there. Most of these people are not homeless trust me on that as they have got in taxis before to take them home.
So these are the people that are begging then jacking up in and around the High Street.So... :off topic:
The only homeless people that are going to be spending the little money they have on drugs are addicts, and addicts aren't going to be sharing their supply. These sound a lot more like a group of clubbers who have gone out early for pre-drinking (if you mistook them for homeless people they were probably going to the rock night at Chameleon because people deliberately dress shabbily there). I've had clubbers offer me drugs on nights out before and had to say no a couple of times before they'd go away. Either that or they were drug dealers going around in a weirdly large pack, but drug dealers typically make enough cash to not be homeless.