Last night 60 Minutes did a piece on "100,000 Homes: Housing the
Homeless Saves Money?"
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-homes-housing-homeless-saves-money/
The story was done well. It takes place in Nashville, TN.
They did a great job of explaining the complexities of homelessness.
My favorite part though, had to be Anderson Cooper's (The
Reporter) response after the story.
Anderson Cooper himself was interviewed as a follow up.
Here is a quote from that interview. Anderson Cooper was talking
about a homeless man in front of where he lives.
“Before the story, it really annoyed me,” says Cooper “I just ignored him. I just pretended he wasn't there. And after the story, I was like, ‘This is ridiculous. This is my issue. Me pretending not to see this person is insane and offensive.’"
After the assignment, Cooper decided to approach the homeless man, ask his name, and engage him in conversation. Now, he regularly greets the man and talks with him.
“Anytime you stop and talk to somebody and you learn about them, you start to walk in their shoes a little bit and you see things through a different lens,” said Cooper.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/anderson-cooper-how-i-see-homeless-people-now/
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