Vicious Rants of an Angry Yellow Man

Some hospitals in LA are being accused of dumping homeless patients back on skidrow after they are discharged from the hospital. There is now a push for laws that will levy heavy fines for the hospitals and jail time for people who actually dump the people on the street. It is of course hard to see people being dumped on the streets but to just single out hospitals and the drivers (who are just doing what they are told to do) is unfair. It also points out the problem of our society where there is always a cry for rights to certain things but no plan as to how to pay for these things.

First of all those patients would not be dumped on the streets if they actually had a home before they came to the hospital. Sometimes they are dumped by the police in the ER after they are found to be unconscious from drinking or drug abuse on the streets. So while a hospital may seem insensitive to put someone back out on the street after they are treated, it should not be blamed for this problem in the first place. Politicians are trying to pass laws that would punish the hospitals but yet they are the ones who have not solved the homeless problems. I say city hall has more responsiblity than a hospital for this situation. Hospitals already are forced by law not to turn anyone away even if they can never get paid for providing the medical care. Is is reasonable that they paid for shelter also after treating the patient?