A false dichotomy and a stupid question.
Not all persons lying on the street are victims.
I can think of cases when I would choose one or the other without a second thought.
That's where real human beings are at their best. Not with slogans or bleeding hearts, but with rational thinking and a sense of judgement.
The only thing stupid is that I never said Homeless.
If you saw a person lying on the street dressed in a suit with blood on his head would you walk on by or would you get HIM help?