One should be merciful and kind to the lees fortunate among us. People fall victims of circumstances, and are incapacitated through no faults of theirs. Anyone could become a beggar if things go tragically wrong. One therefore feels that one must not be rash in dealing with beggars and misfit in our society.
In spite of this perspective, the increase of beggars and misfit now roaming about in all our streets gives a great cause for alarm. Is this a good and healthy situation? Does it speak well about us, about our ability to care for others? A writer in a newspaper has argued that these people should be left to roam about and go wherever they choose without being confined or constrained in any way.
It is true and well knows that beggars, who roam about our streets, need their liberty like any one of us. But while taking this liberal view. One must not forget that beggars are also a risk, a great risk, to healthy normal people. Many of the madmen who roam our streets are psychologically unstable. Some have unpredictable tendencies towards violence. Without cause or provocation, some can hit and injure or maim an innocent person.
Despite the dangers of violence many lunatics and sick imbeciles are really too much of depressing or ugly sights to be put on show. Hospitals and homes are the right places for the sick
“Sure” I ask is it not better for these people to be taken care of somewhere? Everyone has got his freedom constrained in one way of the other. To be kind to people may sometime mean being momentarily harsh begging an insecure way of living. Many of these beggars have no food, shelter or clothing at night.
The government of this nation must save us from this embarrassing situation by curbing their free movement in our street and public places.

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