Originally Posted by erdehoff

2. The large population of panhandlers. I know the city and an army of nonprofit groups are working hard to help them, but it's still both sad and disconcerting. Also sort of scary late at night when waiting for the bus, which I do every night after work. (Note that I'm not saying I hate homeless people -- it just sickens me that so many people have nowhere to go or are mentally ill and can't get help, and the problem here seems severe to me.)