I agree, I see articles like this, saying please be kind to homeless people.  I have no problems with helping people that want help.  I was homeless and am thankful for being helped to go back to school and find transitional housing, but that was during the recession.  Even then, I could not get basic services like bus tickets and other help because I was not willing to lie about my mental illness (several 'case workers' told me to lie about my mental health to get more benefits) and wanted to actually get back on my feet.  Even so, it was still a good 12-18 months before I was able to START getting on my feet.  I worry, every day, that I will end up back out there and, this time around, there are many many more unsavory people using up resources that some people and families truly need.

Seattle needs figure out what they want to do, because moving people around does not work, putting them in jail is likely not an answer, but throwing random money around does not help either.