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I think one of the most saddening things I've ever seen, which this thread reminds me of, was a naked woman outside what used to be the Woolworths in Camberwell. She was stark naked, not even any shoes, in her mid 40s at a guess and quite probably had just done a runner from the Maudsley a psychiatric hospital up the road.
She was clearly distressed, the anguish and desperation obvious in her face, as she looked around at her fellow 'normal' human beings who were utterly polarised by her predicament and either staring with eyes on stalks or making an effort to not look and quickly walking past at a safe distance. Many were even crossing the road to avoid her. I wanted to try and help but realised that an enormous male oaf approaching her may not be the best tactic. Fortunately two women had come out of a nearby pharmacy and were trying to calm her down. One of them attempting to put a coat over her as she fought it off and started sobbing.
With the efforts of these two ladies my faith was almost restored. Until a white van drove past, tooted several times loudly, with two grinning morons hanging out of the windows like apes shouting "ello darlin!" "waaahheyyyyy!!". I couldn't help but wonder who would have been better off in the psychiatric hospital.