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Persuasive Essay On Homelessness

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Once a week, at night, one will come in at work. Someone that is homeless, and has a mental illness or a disability. We may have to call security to have them come remove this person from our store, or we just ask for them to leave. They do not always fully leave, though. I have had multiple occasions where this happens at work. One night in particular, this guy walks in and we think he is talking to his friend, but no one else was there. We thought that was odd, but we don’t judge. He comes in and buys a side of anchovies, grabs two forks, then proceeds to sit down on our bench in the store. Just to be clear, this is not a restaurant; patrons cannot sit and eat in our store. He pats the spot next to him thinking that his “friend” is sitting next to him, and that they are going to share the anchovies he just purchased. Not only was he talking to someone that was not really there, he just did not appear to be all there to start with. At that point, my in-charge supervisor then proceeds to ask him to leave the store for eating the anchovies, because we are a service only facility, not a restaurant. As the man gets …show more content…

This act makes sure they will get fair and just treatment when it comes to getting somewhere to stay. The Fair Housing Act for protection of people with disabilities “has concentrated on two major areas” (U.S. Department). Although, there are many more areas that this act covers concerning the disabled. But one of the major areas is “ insuring that zoning and other regulations concerning land use are not employed to hinder the residential choices of these individuals…The second area is insuring that newly constructed multifamily housing is built in accordance with the Fair Housing Act accessibility requirements...”(U.S. Department). Without the act there would be many more people on the streets. However, not everyone knows about this act, so it isn’t always adhered

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