Theft (mail, bikes, rifling through cars), public intoxication, and dumping tons of garbage and debris in our parks are crimes. The vast majority of homeless people commit crimes. Making excuses and turning a blind eye to the facts only serves to enable thier behavior and lifestyle perpetuating thier substance dependency issues. Until society has the fortitude to label thier behavior as unacceptable (illegal) and discourage it there will always be less impetus for them to seek help and change.