Blog post #4...My three answers from "The Untouchables" reading

Questions and answers:

#1 According to Kozol, what are the prevailing attitudes toward the homeless?

Response: That they are scum, that they are no better then the rats on the street. they have no place in cities and they need to be 'taken care of'.

#3 In paragraph 38, Kozol says that we are afraid of homeless children. What are we afraid of?
Response: 
 They are afraid that they carry diseases, that they are afraid to touch them, they are afraid of the people they might become.

#5 Has your perception of the homeless changed as a result of this reading?

Response: I believe that most homeless around my town, are homeless because they have mental issues. I feel very bad that there are homeless people that aren't being helped and that are being looked at as hopeless and helpless. Although, some homeless i have talked to are homeless because they want to be, Which is a weird concept, why would they want to be out in the cold or blazing heat looking for food? some have said its because they wont accept social security, they don't want to be around people and that they are afraid of the government.