[xyzzyz]

Homeless people steal stuff mostly not for their own consumption, but to sell it.

[compiler-guy]

Which would make this a gang problem, rather than a homeless problem.

[atdrummond]

No? Plenty of them do it as independent freelancers and fence it at less than reputable locations throughout the Tenderloin.

[gnu8]

Of course they are stealing things for their own consumption. They are merely choosing to steal a particular thing that is easy to steal and easy to convert to cash, which they can then use to purchase the diverse things they need to survive.

[Eleison23]

Do we now? Please tell me other ways homeless people are dishonest criminals in your eyes.