Trust my wife worked with kids from the spectrum to runaways. She has stories for days about how the system is and the issues that come with trying to help the youth (especially doing the right thing). I get your frustrations as these youngins can be a pain in the damn ass, but these kids need more Judge Wapner than Robocop.
Fair but understanding.
Instead of "FOR GOOD" which been used as overkill to a misguided teen that used to be us...the old heads.
I don't believe in that for good shyt.
The way I operate is I help others to the best of my ability, and in that I help them help themselves, I'm not religious but God helps those who help them self and if you aren't willing to help yourself there no amount of help someone can give you. You have to carry the load. And you gotta do it the right way.
I told the kids yesterday that I think the best thing they did was run and get help, but there is a way that's more safe for them to do so. There was at least 7 cop cars and all white cops ready to lynch some nikkas.
But they weren't being bad, and of the 3 officers I spoke to that were cacs (they all were cacs), they were professional and serious about it with me. Saying "yeah those kids can't go back home, it's pretty bad there."
I know you've been through some stuff before and I came through on that and I'd do it again. I take care of people, my people, until they prove that they don't want it (rejecting assistance).
My only professional complaint that I received was from a cac. He's been homeless for like 20 years. I met him, I did my job and helped him. Months later, I get another client, guess who it is....I help him again...probably not even a full year later, guess who's back.
I straight up asked him "what can I do for you?"
"I need assistance".
"Well are you just looking for a place to stay tonight or are you trying to get clean and secure for a while?"
"Are you gonna help me or not?"
"I can't help you if you don't tell me what you want or need. This is our 3rd time doing the same thing. So what we've done twice isn't working."
"Then fukk you!!!!"
He files a complaint. It gets reviewed. No action filed.
Probably 4-5 months later now he's in hospital care because he was using some drug while living in the streets and got sick, his damn kidneys shut down and he nearly died and now needs dialysis 3x a week. But of course that's my fault....