[cjk2]

The barista doesn’t want homeless people in the toilet because inevitably crack paraphernalia goes in there too.

Better to have shit on the street than crack paraphernalia in your business toilet.

As a data point, yesterday I was walking watching two guys smoking crack outside Costa in Covent Garden, London.

Alas it works to the lowest common denominator. A better solution would be government investment in mental health and housing but most of the world works on “fuck you I’ve got mine”

[__s]

Have a friend who's a barista. Had a dispute at work where they wanted her to clean the blood all over the bathroom after someone had bled all over the place (she didn't think that should fall under her job description)

[giantg2]

Without the right PPE and training, there's a strong case they shouldn't be made to do it.

[dsego]

Of course, but even with help there are folks who are just way too confrontational and difficult to deal with. So they get kicked out of shelters and even healthcare professionals hesitate to deal with them.

[giantg2]

'but most of the world works on “fuck you I’ve got mine”'

I think this is an oversimplification and misrepresentation. I certainly see it in some additudes (my wife's opinion of aome of our neighbors, unfortunately), but there are some others. I more often see the additudes that come from responsibility. Like you mentioned about not giving money but food instead. Most government housing comes with some sort of requirements currently. I think many people just want assurances that the money is helping people and that they aren't being taken advantage of.