Outrage. Frustration. Fear. Those are some of the words residents used in 2019 to describe the growing
homelessness problem across the United States. There were numerous cases of
harassment, rampant drug use and disturbing
displays of mental illness that shined a light on the harsh reality that America's once-containable homeless problem had morphed into a modern-day crisis.
In Los Angeles,
Heidi Van Tassell said a homeless man pulled her out of her car, dragged her into the middle of the street and dumped a bucket of feces on her head.