Isang mayor, nagpanggap na isang pulubi at natulog sa kalsada para malaman kung bakit nga ba ayaw ng mga pulubi sa shelter!

To understand the situation of his people, Mayor Ben McAdams thought of an odd but brilliant plan on how to connect with street dwellers and make sure that local government unit will provide exactly what they deserve.

And so for the next 3 days and 2 nights, the mayor will find himself disguised as a homeless person, literally sleeping on the streets.

By the end of the undercover mission, he understood how and what type of help these homeless people need

He stated, “I did not do this for show or publicity purposes but it is for the purpose of conducting field trips and understanding the life of street people.”

And according to Good Times, here are the things that McAdams learned about the culture of his people.

“Rule number 1, do not take your shoes off.”

Wrote Good Times, “He said that you would have your shoes stolen if you take off your shoes when you go to sleep.”

“Rule number 2, Do not go to the toilet during the night.”

“His friend did not elaborate much about this rule but Ben assumed that it might have something to do with sexual violence” Good Times added.

During the first night, Ben described the situation as: “Sleeping on the streets made me vulnerable. I absolutely did not feel safe at all.”

He also found out why instead of resting on government shelters, these people still prefer to sleep in the open.

“Ironically, it was during his brief stay at the shelter did he saw many people trading and abused drugs. For the whole night, the smell of drugs filled the entire room where he slept in.

“Other than drug abuse, fights frequently broke out as well.”

Realizing that safety, food and shelter is the main problem of the environment, the mayor came up with a shaped solution.

“Ben stated that his first task would be to move homeless families out of the shelters’ harsh environment and to reduce the lawlessness terror in these shelters.

“Ben also decided to build 3 more new shelters and relocate local liquor store away from the shelters’ area, build courtyard for the homeless to keep them off from drug traders and other long-term reforms” Good Times stated.

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