but then those “undesirsbles” can be directed to help.
You think the reason they are undesirable is because they need help? They WANT to be undesirable. They reject society and choose to make bad decisions. You can’t help people like that.
Comment on Grocery stores should have food banks
Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months agoI get that, but then those “undesirsbles” can be directed to help. At first yea, lots of grimy people could show up. With time as those people get help, you’ll see less and less. Change takes time. This change would be like removing a dsm. A crazy surge of water, but then it calms to be the beautiful river it can be :)
ByteWizard@lemm.ee 9 months ago
spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
The people who utilize food banks are not the addicted population you are most likely imagining. It’s everyday people who have a home, but not enough money left over for adequate sustenance.
Go volunteer at a soup kitchen wherever you live. You’ll see a lot more people who look closer to you than to the people you are describing, I guarantee it.
There will always be the exception of course, but most people who need and will use food banks are not parading themselves out on the streets flaunting their homelessness.
folkrav@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That’s a whole lot of assumptions based on… not much, I suppose? Last I checked, most people using food banks are on disability, social security, single parents, or just low-income people.
You can’t help people if you don’t inform yourself before forming an opinion either.
Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
Ok? Then they won’t get help. Others will.
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How Christian.
cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
One benefit of colocating the food bank with the grocery store is that shoppers could make direct contributions to the food bank. Instead of those questionable ‘donate $1 to such and such’ prompts at payment, one could purchase an extra can of food and discreetly drop it off after checkout. Seeing the beneficiaries in person is confidence the grocery store isn’t just making a money grab.
Since most of us have to buy groceries, it would also provide shoppers a convenient opportunity to practice compassion. Sometimes a bad day can be turned around by doing something good.