A former employer of mine used to sometimes send us to volunteer at a cafe for the homeless during times when we were orherwise not engaged.

I did it a few times. An eye opener the first couple of times, but it starts to wear thin on the patience when you realise that some of them are assholes

But one thing that is evident, is that many of them are in the position they're in as a result of some quite often severe mental health issues.

They usually had case workers present keeping tabs on most of them...