There's nothing about that article that surprises me, or that would surprise anyone who's been in a psychiatric unit, in rehab, a halfway house, a homeless shelter or anywhere else that people whom society hates have to live or spend time.
I have never done illegal drugs or abused prescription drugs. I'd probably already be dead if I had. People can dislike me as much as they want for saying that I'm smart; a stupid person couldn't have survived.
If I were talking to another homeless person about that article, we wouldn't be able to help laughing a little bit. It wouldn't be because we were happy that those people died; it's because everyone who's been homeless knows how many criminals, idiots, or both, work in social services. We know that people who work in these places scream at the clients every day, lie, steal, or are totally useless. The grievance process is a joke. There's almost never anything you can do about it.
The article says that the deceased were found by the residents whom they, the deceased, were supposed to be helping, and that it's not known how traumatized the residents are. Probably, there's some trauma, depending on the person. There will probably be some relapses. It is also, no question, one of the funniest stories they'll ever tell to anyone about their drug problems. Maybe you have to know what it's like to have people let you down over and over, when you're supposedly the problem, to appreciate the humor.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman, May 26, 2017 @ 3:09 a.m.
