Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : So i meet with a church group a few times a month and each meeting there is a different public speaker that talks and answers questions before we break up into small groups for prayer and discussion about the points the Speaker makes.  


This week cops came in and talked about public saftey and whatnot, but their discussion was completely derailed because all of these ladies wouldn't shut the fuck up about the homeless population and mentioning how they fear for their safety and their childrens saftey if they are just anywhere near a homeless person in a public setting. And they kept asking the cops if it was legal to call 911 on a homeless person asleep at a park because "It scares me that they are spending so much time at a park where children play and I fear that they might attempt to kidnap my children or follow me home" 




Anyway, we broke up into small groups and talked about the homeless most of the time. I was biting my tongue the whole time because I am sort of an "imposter" in the group. Like I am not a religious person/never been baptized or anything, and I'm not even sure where I stand on God and all, but I like to keep an open mind, and i have met some awesome friends though this meeting so i keep attending. But ot got to the point where I just couldn't keep it in any longer. Some woman said something along the lines of "You always need to be so careful anywhere you go. There are so many terrible and sick disgusting men in this world. The rec center is the worst, but certainly never let your kids go to any trailer parks even if you are having a mommy and me play date. Like if you find out your friend lives in a trailer it would be best to never go to her house. Trailer parks are just disgusting. And the rec center is even worse because theres creepy old men there and the homeless go there to shower and shave since its cheap, and they spend all of their time in the hot tubs and just wait for the perfect time to abduct a child!" 



And I shit you not. There was numerous stories about how the homeless were so scary and its just best if you never make eye contact and just bassically pretend they don't even exist.... 



This is where I lost my shit. I interjected and let them know that I have spent so much time with the homeless population, and that I,myself, have actually panhandled/begged for money as well as lived out of my car when i was a young teen. I told them some personal stories and tired to show them that not ALL homeless people are looking for an easy way to support a drinking/drug habit, and I even encouraged them that it is totally possible to talk to a homeless person and not magically get abducted. But i certainly let them know that the gross judgement they were making was not only sickning, but also extremely non-christian. 



They immediately changed the topic but i could still sense the tension, so AITA for sharing my opinion/experience when I was so pissed off that a group of women could be so judgemental? 