Yeah I am very much aware of that and that issue raises a very important question.....

What if it's someone who is severely mentally handicapped? This raises the question even further of where to draw the line to determine that in the first place.

What I am thinking is that if the problems with the shelters are addressed properly like sanitation, safety where people aren't stealing from one another then it may be that more folks are willing to stay in them. At the very least that would be a move in the right direction.

Another one issue is that many of those parks are places where one isn't supposed to be spending the night legally so that's something to consider. They are public parks that are designed for all to be able to enjoy them but they are much less desirable as such places when there are homeless folks occupying them.

I'm of the opinion that there is little to be done now to change that but that that needs to change in a way that's best for everyone all around.