Camden,NJ. The poorest city in the US

Camden,New Jersey has the highest murder rate in the country,and the highest crime rate per capita. the criminals and drug deals operate in the open and the police department is understaffed. some residents are working hard to get their city back on track.

[@r.k.d.6111]

Why does the U.S. government care more about other countries when there's places like this here??

[@Batman-wv5ng]

Rob Dickerson They don't care about other country's They destroy them .

[@chetgravatt9562]

We can't send in the troops to clean out the scum and criminals here as we can in other places.

[@fireart3077]

Because American wealth is depends in these poor countries. They have to give some to get more.

[@antinorest]

Because in that way the government distracts people of their own national problems and create the public opinion required to launch an invasion on the foreign country, with the aim of taking its resources by force if necessary. That´s what they´ve been doing with Venezuela, a country under economic sabotage by the US and the UE, who don´t even let insuline get into the country, despite the UN resolutions condemning the illegal economical sanctions, according to the WTO. THE US AND EUROPE ARE TWO ROGUE MULTINATIONAL STATES. Got it?

[@alishadawn6636]

Rob Dickerson why should we care about that place

[@csfb.c.f.c5416]

Bless this blind kid well done cop your doing a great job.

[@dachi5469]

yes, much respect

[@ChenkoTheDog]

c s f b.c.f.c BS3 Playa

[@csfb.c.f.c5416]

Matt S what you on about

[@fourtycents]

c s f b.c.f.c why they be so broke and poor. Why can't they just open a small business make money. Sell shoes they love shoes.

[@ChenkoTheDog]

c s f b.c.f.c you know exactly what I'm on about you imbecile

[@inkedskindeep9941]

Just because you're poor doesnt mean you have to shoot people. Im pretty damn poor & killing people is the last thing i want to do.

[@Batman-wv5ng]

Inked Skin Deep You are probably white.

[@inkedskindeep9941]

@@Batman-wv5ng and? Race has nothing to do with murdering people.

[@sullivansongz]

not all poor people shoot others but a majority of those who shoot people are poor....ya dig?

[@inkedskindeep9941]

@@sullivansongz ya man, i dig. Just look at chicago. Im sure most of those murderers arent ballin out of control.

[@martinezm8934]

@@inkedskindeep9941 fr it is mainly poor people

[@riphaven]

camden, the only city that makes newark look good.

[@robertpreskop4425]

Chester PA also makes Newark NJ look good.

[@prospect4954]

I live here your spot on 😂

[@josephmancuso4013]

riphaven you think camden makes Newark looks good? Have you been to Jersey City lately? Jersey City near exchange place is all money. All those new high rise towers there all big money. Wall street executives live there. 800 thousand dollar condos there. Jersey City beat them all. And they keep building more and more there. BIG MONEY!!!!!!!!

[@Jm-zg7bl]

Detroit, Okland, Flint

[@dirtyweapons3459]

@@josephmancuso4013 jersey city is no where close to this kind of gentrification

[@cardigan3000]

imagine living in a place so shitty even philadelphia looks like a good place to move to

[@ed7519]

And Philadelphia is REALLY SHIT.

[@jorge1944]

Hey, Philly is on the rise. There's been lots of revitalization and wealthier mellenials moving back into the city over the past 5 years or so.

[@trevorrovert3103]

cardigan3000 I know this was a year ago, but since when was Philly ever considered a bad place to live? I could go on and on about that city.

[@blunew467]

At least Philadelphia isn't as awful or overrated as Los Angeles or Atlanta

[@valimback5109]

Philadelphia doesn't get much better

[@rusticterry]

You can be poor but still keep your neighborhood clean and be nonviolent - no morals, no values to teach the young.

[@CliqueOverAnything]

Tom johnson not true. I've worked security in section 8 homes and the white ppl don't give a eff about their own apt complex. Dog shit on ground, garbage outside, breaking rules set by management.

[@dominic5520]

When you got nothin,you got nothin to lose.

[@PFC_50_Grand]

Tom johnson exactly. Bro g poor is no excuse for being filthy 💯

[@YoTeezy]

True I'm from Africa we are poor but we strong and no crime at list my part.

[@keonmorris3167]

this is nonsense....when you mix extreme poverty and population density THIS IS WHAT YOU GET cant compare inner city poverty to some rural bubble fuck poverty and where neighbors cant even see each others houses to a city with density.

[@raindrop3558]

This is what happens when you don’t teach children how to be good people. Poverty is a secondary issue, lack of morality is what really ails the people of Camden.

[@anibalalvarado3rd]

Yeah you're right, they make Camden sound so bad. But it's not at all, people keep to themselves

[@TheDrSinclair]

How the fuck is poverty a "secondary issue" dumby?

[@van-um2kf]

Not really people are just born broke like me at one point in my life

[@HelloWorld-kq3jt]

Shauwn Hines It’s dummy you idiot.

[@HelloWorld-kq3jt]

Matt Or visa versa

[@michealsmalls3284]

So sad, I'm heart broken. I'm a 40 year old man that's spent 10 years in a sc prison. I've seen some things but wow. Brothers we have to take more pride in our lives, our women, especially our children. We're our own worst enemy, not the law.......

[@Batman-wv5ng]

Micheal Smalls Am glad you woke up.

[@Chris_Eatz]

Preach

[@kellynorvell5714]

THANK YOU Mr. Smalls for posting your comment. It takes a real man to stand up and speak to other men! God bless.

[@nknighton70]

@Regina Buttons I don't think it has to do with race. It's a cultural issue. A culture of blaming your problems on others instead of being dynamic. A culture of music that promotes violence. A culture of no father in the home. The man society loves to hate, Bill Cosby, worked tirelessly to fight against this culture and promoted family values and education. He even paid for the PA system that Martin Luther King Jr used to give his "I Have a Dream" speech. He succeeded in not only helping black people but he also promoted tolerance and change among the whites. You can say what you want about him, personally I don't believe everything I see on TV, but he did do those good things for which he will not get recognition for.

[@colddeadhand7414]

I have found that the common theme whether it be young black men in gangs in the black community or young white men who end up shooting into a crowd of people there is one common denominator. Most of these young men have no father to be found. If you look at the rise in gangs or mass shootings it started after the destruction of the nuclear family. Prior to the civil rights movement the black family was completely intact but afterwards came the "war on poverty" it gave incentives to women to get free housing, food stamps and all kinds of public assistance but the only caveat was to not have a man in the house. Black women essentially married the state and now we have generations on welfare. Couple that with the feminist movement pushing for no fault divorce (divorce rates went up 300% after NFD was implemented) and it basically gave women and incentive to divorce their husbands based on the premise of "I'm just not happy anymore " and she could get the children 90% of the time meaning child support and alimony giving her the benefits of having a husband without having to be with him. Couple that with the barrage of bullshit that the media and Hollywood throw at society about putting the strong single mothers up on a pedestal and you have a recipe for disaster. The statistics of children raised by single mothers are heartbreaking. More likely to go to prison, more likely to drop out of school, more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol, more likely to join a gang, more likely to commit suicide, more likely to suffer from depression, more likely to have violent tendencies, more likely to become a single mother for the daughters. The list goes on and on. If we want to fix society, we need to fix the family. Children need balance. Women, you are the gatekeepers of sex, meaning unless you are raped it doesn't happen. You have an obligation to your future children to give them the best chance at success. The single most important job you have as a mother is to provide a good father for your children. It is detrimental to their wellbeing if you don't. Men, you have to be more selective in the women you choose. If she is an easy woman then she will not be a good mother for your future children. A lot of the time we as men spend a lot of time learning how to attract a woman vs spending a lot of time learning what kind of woman to attract. We are now seeing the chickens coming home to roost with all of these examples in the prison system, drug rehabilitation centers, gang members, and these young men who are told in society how bad they are just for being men and are the cause of all of societies problems and low and behold they finally snap and end up shooting up a crowd of people. These young men are angry because they have resentment for their fathers not being their whether it be through the family courts keeping them from their children or through a woman who chose the father of her children very poorly. It's not poverty, it's not movies or video games, and it's not guns that are the problem. It's the lack of the father in the home and the lack of morality and empathy being instilled at an early age.

[@TheUnown4]

fuckin fallout 4 shit right there

[@robmcmuffin8453]

lol...i was thinking the same..as the video rolled on, i was hearing diamond city radio

[@lolekbolek2702]

not yet...but its coming....

[@bryant7542]

Literally looks like the Commonwealth holy shit

[@whodat855]

demolition that shit

[@thisislaflaretv5250]

said like a good white all American Christian 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@weirdshibainu]

how is it that people are so poor, but can still afford drugs?

[@nuevatierra2453]

good point. I make decent wages and can't afford no drugs. most Who do drugs daily I believe get large amounts of food stamp money and sell them

[@staciejones6423]

Because they will do anything to get them

[@larrymcjones]

Because it's the only thing they spend their money on and they'll do absolutely anything to get that money

[@wabblum99]

Because they have to rob steal and beg to support their habit

[@nuevatierra2453]

Because drug addicts don't give a shit about anyone but themselves!

[@TheCurls1]

Dont do drugs,respect your fellow humans regardless of colour please god bless🙏🏻. These comments are really sad.

[@-KillaWatt-]

Bless that officer for being in that young man's life.

[@christinetheresa7416]

Heartbreaking to see George blinded by a stray bullet. And he's so forgiving and moving on with his life, it's hard to believe he can still smile.

[@rover9300]

F in the chat for this mans eye sight. Hopefully he’ll get it beck

[@thebrotherhoodofsleep9857]

Going to Philly, I drove through Camden. But Cherry Hill came first and the contrast between the two cities is hard to believe.

[@magihypnotisthannibalbey1755]

I know right! I live in Camden now, it's a crap hole. I use to live in Maple Shade and Lindenwold, loved it til my people over ran it followed by Mexicans. The problem is the government, Dems., & Repubs., have Cointel- program to styme the Asiatics Self Determination nation wide. Agent Provocatours amongst us hold us back, planned Drug dens to blanket the city, corrupt cops at one point, corrupt legal system, strangle hold on business owners by way of high license etc, taxes...need I go on! We gotta clean house on all politicians local, state and federal. And focus on true rights to Self Determination being recognized for Asiatics in America and we as a whole we rise as the number 1 country in the world again. Peace from the Magi in the East.🙏

[@carlosgrajales44]

Hannibal Bey why white people thinks every latino(a) is mexican there's no much mexicans living in NJ most of them are colombians puerto ricans dominicans but not mexicans, I REALLY HATE WHEN YOU PPL CALL EVERY LATINO MEXICAN , don't you ppl know how big is the american continent ? F****CK, the problem in cities like this is not the lantino ppl, it's the black ppl , the white man brought them here as slaves now their paying the price , by the way mexaicans and most of latinos are hard working ppl

[@psmith85channel5]

It's actually not that bad in about 60% of the area of the city, and there are only about 5-10 non-gang/drug murders per year, compared to 100-200+ (300-400 total) in Philadelphia. Been getting better in last 5-10 years

[@longdirtytoenails1076]

The Brotherhood of Sleep Also the distance between the two.

[@omegaman6616]

The Brotherhood of Sleep Well Pennsauken is in between them and you can see the gradual shift. Cherry Hill is upper middle class. Pennsauken is middle class. And Camden is poverty. But now it looks alot better then it used to.

[@janisent6197]

how about we give some help to south jersey instead of helping the rich in north jersey so much?

[@dankhank8569]

Trenton does not care about South Jersey

[@evice]

Especially since South Jersey seems to make more money for the state than North Jersey.

[@zai359]

Fr

[@zhalosupercell2486]

Why does the south suck so much? The south in America is basically the stupid and incest part of the country a lot of poor countries are i the south

[@Patrick.Weightman]

LMAOOOOO this dude really just called Philly a "glimmering symbol of wealth and prosperity." Get a load of this guy.

[@caseyshort8475]

I mean...compared to Camden...

[@daboul8357]

@@caseyshort8475 u obviously dont even kno wat ur talkin about

[@nicholegallo1664]

Thurnis Haley I’m cracking the fuck uppp

[@caseyshort8475]

Reek Dollaz www.cityrating.com/crime-statistics/new-jersey/camden.html www.neighborhoodscout.com/nj/camden/crime I’ll just drop these here.

[@touggie2000]

@@caseyshort8475 camden is small. Not as much opportunity as Philly, if that what your stats are implying.

[@willpowers4762]

All the whites have fled long ago. When any community is majority black this is the predictable result. Is there any majority black community in America that is clean, safe, prosperous and pleasant to live in ?

[@martinezm8934]

@@Batman-wv5ng truth

[@undertaker11ism]

DJ FX lol barely pg especially with temple hills, suitland and oxen hill nearby

[@christinakiki75]

but are there also blacks who have normal jobs?

[@maleeksmith7485]

Atl

[@maleeksmith7485]

Atlanta

[@Patriikc]

I'm not racist but it's always cities with a lot of black that are dangerous

[@fadderbarn3659]

Why are the most Black people in this city you think?

[@Patriikc]

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[@Patriikc]

Leobardo I wasn't trying to offend anyone.

[@paulieheydrich9772]

***** 5000+black on black murders ,let me guess white man owns the gun manufacturing

[@policechase6464]

+MrDrakula Looks like a city the drug war destroyed. he campaigned in 1968 and the drug war started in 1971. With a poor city around a rich area, the city was doomed. The dealers made so much money from the richer outside residence and the war against the dealers destroyed entire city, even till this day. End the drug war.

[@Kehwanna]

I have been to Camden loads of time, and from my experience I can say that as long as there is good people there, there is hope for that city. There a plenty of real, good-hearted, active in the community, and smart individuals there that want the best the community and abhor the violence that hinders the lives there; if anything is going to really change Camden for the better, it's the good people of Camden.

[@brooklynzoo81]

2018 still the same. Same as Detroit.

[@brooklynzoo81]

Royal _17K bitch like in every major city, that's how.

[@wastedtalent2117]

Bkz81 ...Detroit is the worst city in America... sell it to Canada already

[@delanetv757]

@Robert Wiley you have a small ass mind. You say blacks like we are all the same. For your info, Blacks built this country, and are Obviously trend setters in this generation. From politics to sports even fashion. Stop fooling yourself.

[@tunedtfin917]

@@wastedtalent2117 Detroit is not the worst city its St Louis after that Paterson NJ

[@tunedtfin917]

@scrap Your the idiot Because STL has a worse crime rate overall and don’t get me started on east STL do ya research kid

[@Phearsum]

"The deadliest form of violence IS poverty." - Ghandi

[@IanRLewis]

10 minute drive to Philadelphia with thousands of jobs available. People don't want to work, they would rather sell dope and collect welfare. I'm not rich but I guarantee my neighbors and I would never let out streets get that disgusting. Our streets are perfect and lawns kept up daily and we actually go to work for a living. Instead of sitting on the couch get off your ass and clean the place up. These people have no morals or self respect and it has been that way for over 50 years. If someone cleaned it up for them they would trash it the same day. I remember painting the brand new section 8 homes that were being built for the blacks in Chicago. They stole our equipment while we were working, robbed construction workers, and trashed the brand new homes before anyone could even move in. Pathetic. The homes were for them, why would they destroy them?

[@wastedtalent2117]

Ian ..good question.. I worked for a housing authority in Florida and when we poured concrete for new sidewalks,as soon as we left for the day they would write and leave footprints all over the sidewalks.. then when we put in new front and bk doors they would trash the doors within weeks.. like wtf? we are trying to fix shit up for u and u destroy it?? pointless

[@stellarsky1]

Because animals don't operate on logic. They do what feels good.

[@maureenw7678]

Salai Niccolo Africa? Which part of it? Do you even know Africa is not a country? Despite our history with colonialism we are doing quite well for ourselves actually. Literacy is quite high and 90% plus of us are multilingual. You wouldn't even make it as a cobbler here.

[@ligerangry3676]

stellarsky1 you're talking about blacks.....?

[@ligerangry3676]

Satisfaction Garaunteed blacks would do that ....i mean black neighborhoods?

[@josephpearson7164]

It is not a wealth vs. poverty issue. It is an immorality vs. morality issue.

[@katjohnson4213]

You nailed it...

[@Anonymous-vb8nw]

My liberal teachers always told me it was my fault and that of my ancestors. Are you sure you're not crazy? Perhaps your taxes are not high enough. I know mine aren't even though I work my ass off to support my family and possibly two or three unknown "families".

[@MichaelGrey11]

Shut the fuck up

[@horrorcinemaclub]

Only people who’ve never been in real poverty, say this type of shit. Live it first before you talk about it.

[@kman-mi7su]

Exactly, you'd think a priest would know that.

[@josephjoestar8480]

The scariest part about it is living there. As someone who lives there occasionally we have people knocking on our door every week and we have to pretend like no one is home. We even have to wear headphones just to watch TV. But because of lockdown it is getting a bit better because people aren't our as much. Also whenever we leave the house in the car hookers, and gang bangers knock on our window of the car. The hookers sexually harass my 14 year old little brother. If you think that is a lot that's only a small fraction. I dont wanna get into the rest because my comment will get deleted and most of it is personal.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

Wow. I feel bad for people who actually live in the bad areas of any city 🌃, especially Camden.

[@mlitt1996]

Wow, Nj is one of the most expensive states to live in! Seriously, housing costs and taxes here are a killer! I am getting out of here as soon as I can!!

[@itcouldntgetanybetter8066]

+ Markea Littles New Jersey use to be one of the cheapest places to live, which is why everyone was breaking their necks to move there. Now , I agree one of the most expensive and the worst place to live.

[@Savadorason1]

+Paul Basta -Guess what's gonna happen in NJ & America if Trump, along with Christi wins?! Some of what they say is good, but they're MAINLY out for the wealthy & corporations. Christi alone would swallow any potential gains blue collar workers would make. & Especially if you're not exactly umm, white.

[@itcouldntgetanybetter8066]

Savadorason1 I could not have expressed it better. Christi has always been for the wealthy and trump is a known racist. He's only pretending not to be to encourage the gullible and win the presidency.

[@Savadorason1]

+The Essence Of Beauty -Trump plays on the gullible racists. Everybody already knows how Trump is but Most people outside of New Jersey don't know just how rotten Christi is. He wanted to take away all NJ workers unused sick & vacation times, resulting in making workers quit or retire earlier than they wanted so they could save their funds from him. Give more tax breaks to the wealthy, etc. I could take up multiple paragraphs about him alone & most of it bad. People who voted him in DO now regret it. If Trump wins, Christi waddles in too & brings more of his NJ $$$ wrecking qualities to the entire country. But the rich will be ok.

[@jim5727]

+Savadorason1 christi is a damn dallas fan! just to make things worse

[@suddenrushsarge]

Keep shipping the jobs overseas, and this will be YOUR city next.

[@suddenrushsarge]

Thanks "Tips" The sky is blue, btw.

[@hapiestar7164]

+Say No More Actually it isn't. Cities like this were generally fine while there was industry providing lots of stable and decent paying jobs. You didn't need a college degree to just be 2nd class. Eventually, however, globalization started to take its effect on the economy and jobs started moving overseas. Conservative presidents/congresses like Nixon, Reagan, and Bush/s didn't want to push industry to continue developing, so there was no reason for the factories to stay and the issue became exasperated. Lack of stable income left many of these cities largely jobless. Jobless becomes poor. Decent people who feel screwed over and forced into poverty become angry. Angry poor people leads to... well... this shit. Many cities however just became abandoned, like Detroit. There are other influences, but jobs moving overseas was a major part, if not the most important factor, in the decline of midsize towns/cities that relied on industry. Consolidation of businesses/corporations was also a factor to be fair. Consolidation of businesses led to consolidation in jobs. Jobs became concentrated in certain economical hubs. Now we have the issue where millennials can't afford housing remotely close to their job (which often is in a city like L.A., San Fran) because of inflated housing prices, while Detroit is selling houses for a dollar.

[@lorendgovea9549]

Really?! I used to work at a Lab with a bunch of doctors and Nurses that came here from Africa and decided to become somebody! The Black Americans are the ones that refuse to do something with their lives. And then blame the system, their parents, the country, their color, etc etc!!!

[@jessecrossman5538]

True for some places but most of the turds in this video don't wan't to work an honest job. After the jobs are back in the US, entitlements need to be scaled back tremendously. No more EBT and section 8 unless you get a job, marry your baby-momma, and raise your family like a man.

[@MelancoliaI]

"After the jobs are back in the US" You act like that's gonna happen.

[@christinarobles6080]

Damn I remember seeing gorge in school before he got shot and remember thinking how his entire life just changed simply by being outside . Simply being a kid . I grew up with his cousin and I remember this story touching so many

[@kuerpotino8401]

Damn bro I’m sorry

[@jjorbita]

I think this would be a wonderful opportunity to pause for a moment and give thanks for the great contributions of the Black community to our society. Their peaceful and generous nature make them ideal neighbors, lending testimony to their exceptional family values and parenting skills unrivaled by any other culture. Their commitment to academic excellence enriches our schools and serves as an example to all who hope to achieve prominence as a people. Real estate values are fueled by the mix of African Americans into an area due to their caring and respectful nature of these communities, an example of all they have achieved through their enthusiasm for self improvement by hard work and a self-reliant can-do nature. Without their industrious and creative drive, we would be poorer as a nation.

[@rustyshackleford9115]

LMAO!

[@tomlaskowski6191]

jes jorbita couldn't of put it better myself 😂

[@bautistafreeman2037]

Damn, and you guys are gonna act like we just woke up like this one day. It’s disgusting to address the fruit of the tree and disregard the roots that grew it. Rot in hell.

[@JimBob-oy9bs]

jes jorbita 🥇

[@jumobeats9002]

yes... the same people who built this "great" nation on their backs for free, you forgot to add that part

[@shyboy1819]

only 16% white yet you don't want us to judge based on skin colour ... well it's not obvious?

[@shyboy1819]

+Vectorsumio wow even proves even more .

[@sameionsteele9882]

well when there's poverty what do you expect

[@TheYTListener]

Golden ratio was disturbed.. So was the prosperity

[@SaZooCaballero]

Say it, or shut up coward

[@rexstevenson3239]

that's actually because of the trade deals and embargoes

[@raygivens9437]

you can't help people that won't help themselves, being poor does not make it ok to not clean up your own yard and cut the grass , in the hood they will wash a junky car but won't clean up their neighborhood

[@colsomemiah6095]

Not everybody. A college grad (Rutgers)I know who lives there has a pristine little house and started a neighborhood cleanup over block. Debilitating illness can't afford to move but owns a dollhouse.

[@enlightenedg3843]

Hard to cut your lawn knowing at anytime you could be hit by a stray.

[@joeydoherty368]

@@colsomemiah6095 That’s good to hear. Hopefully there will be more like that in the future.

[@Jake-nq8kp]

Imagine this city without police

[@belikemike23d74]

God damn... poor kid can't help but feel bad for him. Amazing the fact that his spirit still seems happy. God bless that boy

[@brucericciardi5614]

Ladies and gentlemen a picture paints a thousand words. Being born a raised in Camden back in the sixties,i could explain what occurred to this once beautiful city. But I would considered a racist if a did.. Sorry your going to have to figure this one out for yourself. !!!!!!

[@brucericciardi5614]

Still the same !!! never changed !!!

[@AcesizOfficial]

Bruce Ricciardi you fuhk

[@VeinsInHand]

Bruce Ricciardi That's because you ARE racist. Your first port of call is to blame race on the situation - therefore you ARE a racist. Do you blame white people for the demise of areas of Salford or Norris Green in Liverpool? Do you blame white people for the downfall of areas like Middlesbrough or Telford? No - it's OK when white people live in a poor area - not their fault - but if it's blacks then somehow their fault and you look down on all black people because of those ones. Even the ones in Beverly Hills - racist !!!!

[@tickyul]

Bruce Ricciardi We all know, the unspoken is obvious in this situation.

[@w19ely85]

Hailung Tian Such a racist person, yet you've created a Drake plays list on KZbin. Are you confused?

[@kibblewibble1]

Lived 5 minutes away from there most of my life, and for a little while in a "suburb" of Camden. Used to work in City Hall in the mid 90's, and I have to tell you that Camden has been a desolate shithole for many, many years now. Saw the mayor at the time throwing parties with $700 bottles of wine, during a time when he was claiming the city was flat broke. Its been ruled by Democrats for a long time, and when I say ruled, I mean ruled. The party set up shop and sucked the city dry, and when it was a dried up husk, blamed everyone else for the lack of blood to drink, while it ran freely in the streets. The story of Camden is as tragic as it is disgusting, and the corruption of the Democrats is at the heart of its downfall.

[@face2158]

I’m 35 years old from south Philly and moved to south jersey in the late 90s , I live in Camden County right outside the city of Camden back in the early 2000s I used to go out to north Camden and cop dope and coke. I know so many that have died. The city of Camden is a sad place... By the Grace of GOD I have 8 years clean. But Now in 2020 I have to say the police have built relationships with the community and things have gotten better in that reguard but there is still tons of work that needs to be done.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I’m close to your age and am 2 and a half years older than you. I was born in 1983

[@michaeledens1271]

Graduate high school and don't get knocked up before doing so. There are many other steps you can take to prevent generational poverty. Or, just blame your condition on racism and stay where you're at. You do have a choice. There are plenty of black folks that follow these steps and do just fine in life, regardless of what happened to their ancestors.

[@charliegone1652]

My cousin used to live in this shithole. She said she moved out with her husband after 4 years to Texas and says that it's 200 times better.

[@jurzyjohner432]

God Bless that Police Officer we need more like him and this world will be a better place.

[@tretre7989]

I have mad respect for officers like him and ppl who try to make a difference in violent poor places

[@LLJR]

Keep voting Democrat and keep the borders open and this is the United States in 20 years

[@rocker66666666]

Poor kid. I actually cried. I hope he gets his sight back

[@hanni6022]

Camden the poorest city in New Jersey - one of the richest state in the country - how ironic

[@basilramel9007]

Sad i know. Moorestown is only 6miles or less from Camden...check out Cherry hill,and Voorhees. Crazy right. Moorestown is one of the most expensive places to live,up there with Hollywood..go figure?

[@annad7516]

BLACKS BLACKS BLACKS BLACKS BLACKS BLACKS BLACKS BLACKS

[@tomsawyer5397]

This is what happens when education cuts and lost of jobs and lack of opportunities meet.

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

Never seen a black dominated city that prospers.

[@Alanaboo912]

Tom Sawyer this is what happens when black people move in.

[@dalindr]

Tom Sawyer this is what happens when nobody pays taxes to support education, sanitation and police.

[@MrBiggie7979]

Tom Sawyer Or when ppl don’t want to go to the school that IS there AND THEN ask for a job acting like an uneducated fool- While kids were smoking and cutting school I went the other way to better myself knowing it wasn’t going to be handed to me, never mind EXPECTING it. All races went through their shit- up the individual to walk the road by yourself and make a path in life. Blacks & whites have all done it. The ones that didn’t most likely had a choice and/or chance and didn’t do it!! Now that is what we all call life.

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

This what happens when Democrats run your state..

[@Evil_We_Are]

"Staggering poverty surrounded by staggering wealth" This is the anthem of America and its never going to change.

[@1337Pwn4g3]

This is what happens with extreme capitalism overlaid with racism. Children in third world countries do the manufacturing for American companies that moved out of Camden, leaving an economic hole behind them. It's the same story across the midwest and much of urban America. Why pay an American a living wage when you can move your business to the third world and pay your worker 1 dollar a day? What do you expect from a country where businessmen are deified? If you look at Camden and don't question our economic system, you are the problem. I swear Americans must be the most close-minded people in the world with regard to their economy. The government is there for the people, not the businesses. The government, although a tool abused by the private sector, is the only thing a citizen has to defend himself against the business vultures that circle endlessly. But if you can't see that, then there really is no hope.

[@1337Pwn4g3]

*****

[@Leo.407]

What garbage, the government is the 'only' thing protecting you from business vultures?! LOL.....if the government wouldn't levy so much tax and regulations the jobs would still be here....man, you need to learn economics before you start commenting as if you've got all the answers.

[@1337Pwn4g3]

Sugar Leo

[@TheScottyGunn]

Camden used to be thriving. Back in the 1930's and 40's it was THE place to shop and go visit. Years of Progressive leadership destroyed it just like Detroit. I had the pleasure to work there for four years both at day, and later at night. I saw a lot of bad things happen. I finally had to quit, I was just tired of all the stress of constantly watching my front, sides and back nonstop. To say it is dangerous is honestly an understatement.

[@mjpeter3964]

Excellent post, 1337! Your summation is right on point.

[@SaraBower0376]

camden is the city where the dream died.

[@travo2112]

+Vusumuzi Mathumo-Githendu Hey watch ur mouth around the lady homie....

[@jmccann2001]

+Sara Bower Teamwork makes the dream work! Nyah Nyah Nyah Nyah Nyah GIMME YO' MONEY!!!

[@tabletalk33]

+Sara Bower The Camden problem is only a matter of degree. The problem is EVERYWHERE in the US, and that problenm is the STATE. Murray Rothbard:The State is mankind's greatest earthly enemy, and a "gang of thieves writ large."This is because of the nature of the STATE:Murray Rothbard defined the state as: "that institution which possesses one or both (almost always both) of the following properties: (1) it acquires its income by the physical coercion known as "taxation"; and (2) it asserts and usually obtains a coerced monopoly of the provision of defense service (police and courts) over a given territorial area." Therefore, as Walter Block writes: "If it moves, privatize it. If it doesn't move, privatize it."

[@jmccann2001]

tabletalk33 Privatize it, yeah. Because the profit motive fixes everything. Riiiiiight! smh

[@tabletalk33]

Jeeves McDoogle Has "government" done any better? Look at the results, and they are actually much worse than what you see in this sanitized video. My God, Camden looks and feels like a WAR ZONE! You write as if "profit" were a dirty word. There is nothing wrong with the "profit motive." You don't seem to realize that without it, we would all STARVE TO DEATH. Your thinking reflects the "Anti-Capitlistic Mentality" of which Ludwig von Mises wrote. Camden's problem is really fairly simple: NOT ENOUGH CAPITALISM. Every way that blacks turn, they are blocked from improvin, educating themselves properly, starting new business. The welfare state has ruined them by addicting them to their food stamps and welfare checks. They are PERMANENTLY disabled psychologically into a state of LEARNED HELPLESSNESS AND HATING OF WHITE PEOPLE. A little "profit motive" would work wonders in Camden! Good God, even the average drug pusher has a better grasp of basic economics than the average person in this welfare/warfare state.

[@cloakofanonymity]

I have no money. Live check to check. One check away from being homeless. But I don't shoot people and blame others for my situation ( well, maybe my ex- because of her I ain't got 💩)

[@BrianaNicoleEsq]

You should all be cognizant of the fact that this is a 5 minute video specifically designed to highlight the poverty and criminal activity in Camden, and as such, the individuals shown in this video are not representative of the entire community, but merely show exactly what was intended. While yes, politics, poverty, society norms and drugs have been a long standing issue here in Camden (as most of you suggested), contrary to popular belief Camden does a lot more than produce "uneducated animals" as someone in another video suggested. I would know firsthand. I was born and raised in Camden and still reside here, yet, I have a Bachelor's degree and am currently in Law School pursuing my Juris Doctorate to become an attorney... so, no. We don't all "live off of the government", we aren't all "rappers", and we certainly aren't all "thugs". Show less REPLY

[@FelFree]

Briana Nicole ... Beautifully said ... There is no reply to this thats why you didn't get one (excluding mine). People tend to harp on negativity . If a man lives a perfect life and commits one flaw, he will be remembered for the flaw rather than the efforts sacrificed to be as perfect as possible . Thats just human nature . At the same time the purpose of this video was to address the negativity so it seems more negative than positive . Hopefully adressing the negative will bring awareness of it to promote a positive change or outcome . However only focusing only on the bad will have adverse effects so I appreciate you inference by self example ... You go girl LOL . That in and of itself is the best argument to the video's negative perspective . ( from a Camden resident Pollock) Love and Respect Peace and God Bless ~1~

[@dawnpratt846]

Love , that you're setting the record straight 👏👏👏👏

[@trevorgardiner8200]

So when you qualify are you planning to stay in Camden or take flight mmmm l wonder

[@chrisdaniels407]

Briana Nicole An anomaly apparently. Good for you, though. But even the sun shines on a dog’s ass.

[@Mario-su1jz]

We know you aren’t all rappers. I can’t think of one good rapper out of Camden.

[@Texas_Cruiser]

I'm a city boy and it's sad and pathetic that the youth take pride in their city because of the negative light and glorify it as if it is really something to be proud of. Yes we have one of the highest percentages per capita of people on welfare, murder rates, drop out rates, teen pregnancy rates, etc....meanwhile they're yelling yeah this is our hood and flaunting it like it's cool. That's a big part of the problem....ego and the mentality as a whole that living that lifestyle, being in that environment, and having street cred makes you "the man" but that's what breeds more problems. A vicious cycle of what is for the most part fatherless homes with lack of discipline and lack of support from the community as a whole.

[@Texas_Cruiser]

I emphasize "whole" because this is a problem all over the country....not just big cities. Sometimes it's worse in the smaller towns!

[@martinezm8934]

@@Texas_Cruiser na it's mainly big cities

[@markrigsby2107]

50 years ago ,that hood was White!

[@187mrsmith]

Reminds me of New Jersey Drive this the one place that actually makes Newark NJ look good sad to say 😥😥

[@vaquera9368]

I grew up in Camden and left in 1987. I moved to Florida and then to California. It’s very said what has become of it.

[@xSaviorx]

The comment section made me lose even more faith in humanity.

[@shawklan27]

Same

[@dushyantx]

Why do all poorest towns have usually black people? Immigrants from so many other countries come work hard and do so much better than these people even though they have less liberties such as social security number etc.

[@newyorkgaming5283]

You know, not all people in the poor class are bad, and they're not all criminals. I've been in a school in a poor neighborhood and the students there were good kids. Now, I go to a school in a rich neighborhood, and the kids think they're cool for throwing water bottles over a fence. I am middle class, and these are my experiences with those types of kids.

[@barriomanchester481]

The boy broke my heart dam Dawg

[@uxbz4]

This city needs a way out. 200 jobs instead of cops will do more for this place. It disappoints me to see comments blaming the citizens. How on earth is it their fault? Society is very twisted.

[@andyb1336]

In a society where you can get a college grade financial education on your laptop how the hell are these people so shit at making money? Your smartphones have virtually ALL OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE on them, and instead of taking advantage of all this free information you choose to bitch and moan.

[@TheJerzeyrebelz]

Andy B there are actually people out there who dont have laptops and smartphones, they're called poor people, how tf could you be so stupid?

[@AeonProjectz]

JER$EY REBELZ and there are fucking idiots who spent their own minimum wage paychecks on the latest smartphones and swag. Just cause your poor doesn't mean your broke.

[@andyb1336]

JER$EY REBELZ Library membership is like what $5? I'm pretty sure anyone can afford that, and they have a computer there for you to use. Someone who really wants to learn will.

[@drowsy_mouse8406]

Andy B you do realize some people don't even have food water or shelter in these places. their priority is finding food to eat and a place to stay that day not going to the library. 5 dollars might be what they have all day. very few jobs away from drugs and crime exist there

[@andyb1336]

Drowsy_ Mouse Bullshit, it'snot THAT bad. I mean it's shitty, but poverty isn't Africa bad in the US.

[@westphillybull360]

Camden is a scary place. and Im from West Philly!

[@izzyseamon656]

i’m from around 25 min away from camden but our town was rated one of the best towns in south jersey. it’s amazing how much of a difference there is in so little distance. i find learning about this type of stuff is interesting but it makes me so sad at the same time. i wish i could help☹️

[@kirkNJ]

I was in Camden today for a conference at the American Water company headquarters. The building is quite impressive and the waterfront is very attractive. I hope it stimulates revitalization for the rest of Camden.

[@brandonyu9602]

Sureeeee, im sure brian williams really went there

[@RockstarFlipper]

Because he's not in the video riding around?

[@atmanson1]

Lol...

[@mikophilo348]

I get it, Lying' Brian.

[@briank8697]

Miko Philo Fake news brian

[@JohnCorleone23]

Brandon Yu yeah, I he was under heavy gunfire... didn't you see it?! I 😂😂😂

[@skateforgirl1212]

Every city you see like this (Detroit, Baltimore, DC, most of LA now) is and has been run by Democrats for many years. Democrats tax people more money to give gov't assistance to others and people start to cling to welfare and gov't assistance and laziness rises. Unemployment increases and tax revenue drops so then they tax the businesses more. Businesses can't afford to be in these areas so they pull out and you get a city that once was blooming and beautiful now looks like an apocalypse. These mayors call for less police due to a supposed racism and that's another huge factor that drives businesses away. Think about it, if you were to start a business, would you look for a place in a low crime neighborhood or a high crime neighborhood. Do us all a favor and stop voting for Democrats.

[@wilber504]

The soda tax - coming to a city near you, soon. Good ideas spread quickly.

[@mre1004]

DC has rapidly improved over the years. We have 1,000 people moving here every month.

[@settings3638]

Erik Schroeher Most of LA now? Shows you don't know what you're talking about, LA used to be way way worse

[@felixthecat2786]

Excuse me, but all these cities got STUCK with democrats because Republicans REFUSE to fix the larger issue at hand! Did you not hear what the news report said about the history of Camden?? Where are all of those factory jobs now? The manufacturing jobs? Where are the stores?? All of these are being outsourced to slave, sweatshop labor in fucking Asia thanks to zero market regulation Republican policies. Republicans LOVE outsourcing, they love tax cuts for the wealthy and for big corporations (couldn't give a flying fuck about local businesses). I have NEVER heard anything from any Republican about bringing jobs back to the US. These people in Camden need something to do. They fall into these get rich schemes like selling drugs because there are NO JOBS in these areas. They drink, fuck, and do drugs in the open because they don't know what to fucking do with themselves. That's how ghettos work. There's fucking nothing for these people to do either, so it's easy for these young men to get caught up in gangs or to be threatened by them. When you are surrounded by gangs, you don't really have a choice. You either join the gang or you become their victim. The only way that blind kid avoided that fate was by simply leaving that area. These people don't even have food service/retail jobs anymore, that's how bad places like Camden are. I was born and raised in the post industrial northeast. I know just how fucking bad these places are and what happens to them the second the factories leave. People leave as soon as they are able and have the money to get out of there and then it becomes a den for the worst human beings of society. For the unfortunate working class who end up trapped (because they could not get out when they had the opportunity) they become the victims. They can't sell their houses because no one on earth is going to buy them. They can't find decent jobs in their areas, many of them can't find decent cars. You're asking people who can't afford dinner to buy a can of paint and fix up a house that NO ONE in their right mind would EVER want to buy. Would you buy a house there if it looked really nice? I sure as hell wouldn't! Republicans REFUSED to fix these issues, so Democrats have been trying to fix these problems with issues that CANNOT work. I call it patch and pray. It's like when your roads or bridges need to be rebuilt, but there's no money left to do it. So they patch the road and pray that it will stay together for another year. The Democrats are left with these flimsy approaches to sweeping social issues which were created by Republicans. There is no way that any Democratic plan is going to work. Camden NJ has no hope because it has no industry. Many former industrial cities are facing this issue. I lived in an dead factory town and I see how hard every mayor (Republican or Democrat) tries to fix up the downtown center in vain. There is nothing you can do to fix a lack of industry. Local businesses can't save these towns because no one has a need or the money to shop at these local businesses. You need an industry to come back and revive the city. It's not going to happen as long as Republicans and Americans keep supporting the extreme outsourcing that is propping up Asia right now. China had a gigantic industrial leap for the last 25 years that is now winding down. Guess why? Because these factories (many of them are even foreign owned!) are outsourcing labor in Vietnam....Oh the irony! Look at the bigger picture here. How much trickle down wealth do you get? Personally, I've never received anything from these corporations. All they ever seem to do is TAKE more of my money and leave me with less than I had before. They find ways to keep taking even more profits from every man, women, and child in this country and are now creeping toward our hard earned tax dollars. You will now have to pay every wealthy CEO money, so that he doesn't have to pay taxes. As stated by the CEOs themselves, they will not use ANY of this money to hire new employees. They cut down part time hours to 12 and full time to 30! 30 hours used to be part time! They only hire part timers because they don't want to pay any kind of benefits. Since this has become the new normal, they will never hire part time above 20 hours for any incentive whatsoever. I'm a working class person and I've been desperately trying to do anything to move upward in life. I'm going to graduate school, I majored in accounting, I've applied to hundreds upon hundreds of entry level office jobs. I've fixed up my resume. I've had friends who work in white collar jobs try to give me advice, fix my resume, etc...I've come to the conclusion that there is some kind of outside force that is preventing the upward mobility of most young people in my generation. They don't want us to move upward. We are a servant generation. We are here to make you coffee and sandwiches until the Baby Boomers die off and positions open up again. Unfortunately, we all know that these positions will simply be handed off to the next generation (your lazy, iphone, youtube obsessed children who couldn't even screw a bottle cap on by themselves). Again, my generation will remain your servants and their servants for the rest of our natural born days. Sometimes I think it's the vengeance of your generation against ours. Generation X always hated us because they thought we had a better childhood. The bitter older children of divorce who hated their step/half siblings are now getting their revenge. All joking aside here, there is something fundamentally screwed up about the generational power dynamics going on in America. My generation unfortunately became the causalities of industrial decay. I've accepted my lot in life as a permanent retail servant and will try to do my best to make as much money as I can off of it. You become more accepting the older you get. I get the vibe that these people in Camden NJ just couldn't give a fuck anymore. A younger version of me would have condemned their behavior, but this is what the United States has dissolved into. We created this mess and we refuse to do anything to resolve. The American people blatantly refuse to fix any problems in their own country.

[@firefighterslife8762]

Shut the fuck up with you bias conservative bullshit

[@cowsmilkification]

Keep voting Democrat and you get staggering poverty every damn time.

[@coryredmond5358]

I think this started happening on Reagan's watch pal.

[@jkglisson1]

I lived there many years ago. One Sunday morning we got tired of seeing prostitutes "working" in the park behind our house. We called 911. We then listened on the police scanner as the police laughed about our call. No police ever responded. We moved out of Camden and later out of NJ.

[@ottosecond3818]

africa in our midst.

[@arkybaldknobber8062]

pray for Ebola

[@1940limited]

We know what the problem is with Camden: No jobs! All the industry has moved out. Philadelphia has more than its fair share of poverty as well.

[@davetaylor2449]

Jobs have never been in abundance. That is why people say they are looking for work. Now how could you expect companies to provide jobs in areas like this where the people in the area are to lazy to work, and would rather hold you at gunpoint for their money. The white workers who would come into this area to fill the jobs, would be robbed daily, by these lazy inhabitants, so I guess I see your point if there were jobs in the area the inhabitants would have a more affluent people to rob thereby, stimulating the economy. Point well taken.

[@1940limited]

It's certainly seem to be a no win situation for everybody. Keeping these people impoverished helps the democrats stay in business. They love it.

[@1940limited]

***** Why can't these people get together, form crime watch groups and clean up the litter all around their dilapidated neighborhoods? If they're mostly unemployed, they have the time to do something constructive in their community that doesn't even cost anything and would probably get cooperation and assistance from local government. They're too busy pimping their women, looting, vandalizing, break dancing in the street, pedaling drugs and blaming it all on the cops and white supremacy. Then the liberals come up with all these deep-rooted, psychological explanations for why they do what they do. It's never their fault.

[@dorianedwards8522]

In 1960 about 25% of the jobs available in Camden were well paying unskilled jobs, primarily in manufacturing. By 1970 the number had dropped to 19%, by 1980 it was 9%, and by the end of the 80's the number had dropped to 3%. Every other job required some skill set that required the applicant to read and write. With most children reading at about a 3rd grade level by the time they left school at 16, this was the main cause of the decline of the city. It all really goes back to non-existent fathers. That is the root of all this misery. Men spreading their seed indiscriminately and then heading somewhere else and doing it again.

[@eaubert1]

"Straight outa Camden …."

[@jasonkessler7321]

HAHA.

[@womblowbobble1139]

Etienne Aubert straight outta gunchester

[@odeezy6069]

I am

[@lllltyiu]

I am straight outta Camden

[@robertd6513]

In 1959 I was born in Camden. It was beautiful. Evening walks to the local ice cream store, riding my bike around the block, unsupervised. From kindergarten to fourth grade I used to walk 7 blocks to Dudley Elementary School. Once an Italian & Polish area it slowly moved to a Puerto Rican /Black area around 1969. That's when we moved to Cherry Hill. And Camden slowly sank into what it is today. So sad.

[@colsomemiah6095]

THANK YOU; I ELABORAED ON WHAT YOU ARE SAYING' IT WAS NOT THE WAY ITS DEPICTED-NOR WERE THE PEOPLE LOSERS.

[@tommyduke9403]

Worst part the crime rubs off into neighboring cities n towns like Bellmawr n Blackwood. Shits sad

[@giovannipanganiban3980]

It's not the poverty, is just how immature and lazy this people are !!

[@nasheedtv704]

giovanni panganiban shutcho ass up u dont kno shit about camden I'm from here yall niggas need stop talking shit

[@gwynlordofgettingparriedby2296]

jayfrm ebb You must have a 5th grade education like most people in camden. Stop being fking sensitive and get a job.

[@stone5578]

no jobs there you fucking goofball

[@MzHoneyBunnTV]

No it's how crooked the politicians has been... NJ Taxes are too high for Camden to be this poor. People always look at the ppl that has 0 control over the missing millions that never get spent on EVERYTHING these councilman Claim to improve, just for votes. No one wants to live in a trash bag or dumpster. This why ppl like me had to relocate because every city in NJ is not like this. Question Trenton on why Cherry Hill & Camden High Schools had 2 different educational bugets... Write RCA & Others ask them why they closed down factories, which kept ppl off of WELFARE. WHO WANTS TO SEE A CHILD GET SHOT? Ask the police why those dirty cops got fired for planting drugs on innocent ppl, causing a lot of ppl to be released from jail, prison & cases dismissed. Please call Cooper & Lourdes hospitals & ask why majority of their staff don't reside in the city.

[@danielf2018]

And you just proved his point

[@tinadailey1297]

being poor doesn't mean being violent, people would rather make excuses why their lives are in the toilet than do something about it, get a job , ride the bus to work , I don't give a damn if it's just burger King or Mickey D's, it's still a paycheck, get your GED, get a job , help yourselves live a better life, !

[@carnivalwrestler]

I think of other east coast cities like Bridgeport, Connecticut. I remember the late 1950's when it was booming with companies like General Electric, and Remington Arms, etc. Not any more. When the jobs go, the crime rate (esp violent crime) soars. Gee, I wonder if there's a connection? (hint: sarcasm).

[@ShaunJW1]

Its a black area, enough said...

[@ShaunJW1]

***** Yes

[@ShaunJW1]

***** But don't think the same :)

[@sandystevens9352]

***** Well for starters we created electricity the stop light, telephones, air-conditioning, the steam train engine and many more. And that these are FACTS don't take my word for it just go to black inventions.com and you will see! Don't believe the lies and propaganda of the white man it was your ancestors who said he speaks in a fourth tounge and is a dam liar......My people are the GREATEST at what ever we do what ever we lay our hands on we master it! Whether it be singing,dancing,boxing,sports, hell we invented rock n roll jazz and blues all these are proven well know FACTS! U need to do some proper research and studying instead of believing in your oppressor OK👍 once again get it right mongoloid man

[@sandystevens9352]

***** My ancestors were master stone masons who laid the foundation of this evil racist society who do u think built the pyramids in south america??? It was the OLMECS and like ive stated before we were here long before you gentile heathens migrated from east Asia...U really need to do some more research before you make yourself look like a un-learned fool.....wait its to late for that lol

[@sandystevens9352]

***** Don't you use electronic devices on a daily ? I'm pretty sure you also use the stop light when you drive and the air-conditioning when you get hot lol Now I'm hateful moron for bringing out FACTS! If im a moron then prove what I said to be wrong

[@jvolstad]

I wonder what the High School graduation rate is.

[@mattd7200]

jvolstad 0.00000000001

[@joeydoherty368]

I agree that people shouldn’t be so quick to blame the poor, but when you say people are dying in Camden like it’s going through a pandemic that’s kind of disingenuous. People are being murdered in Camden and that’s something that can’t be fixed without personal responsibility.

[@nobullshiit5682]

black people are so resourceful when they have little to nothing and their love for each other shines the most

[@markuscwatson]

The U.S. is a fucking mess. Hello from Canada!

[@anthonybanks5855]

But so many people want to come here lol

[@jaysee2805]

Mark Watson look at Vancouver you Patrick looking fuck

[@johnv9594]

Mark Watson Canada is a liberal hell hole. Hello from America!

[@Realwessharpe]

Dallas V Not all of it. Alberta is often simply called "Texas- but cold."

[@ed7519]

Yes Mark, but Trudeau is destroying Canada, you just won't see the full effect in your lifetime. Democrats and liberals are destroying our cities and states. Vote them out.

[@thepaystation]

I grew up in the slums of brazil, this isn't anything compared to it

[@contra241]

thepaystation the people from Camden NJ are lazy and get far more opportunities than anybody from Brazil

[@christorpher84]

***** its amazing every culture that comes to this country has a hard time and then they find there way up the ladder but the blacks are used by the white commie libs further to there ideology which always fails and then they blame racism for the blacks problems

[@Clikki]

I never understand why there are dilapidated buildingd. aren't the owners responsible for the upkeep? can't they be forced to keep their property up to code? can't the city bulldoze them?

[@vanessagalarza1632]

Bludder Pubbles if no one is renting or occupying them, then it might now even be worth it for the landlords to fix them. Too much repair costs for low rent prices (high crime area). It’s probably not worth it to them to fix it

[@face2158]

All I have to say is keep voting 🗳 Democratic! Keep thinking People like Joe Biden are gonna change anything. When are youse gonna learn? Dems haven’t done shit for ppl of Camden and they never will. They continually use you and prey on your emotions. Try something new, vote differently.

[@Zagg777]

Failure is an option. For a place like Camden, it's not an option, it's permanent reality.

[@tabletalk33]

+Zagg777 The STATE is the problem. Murray Rothbard:The State is mankind's greatest earthly enemy, and a "gang of thieves writ large."This is because of the nature of the STATE:Murray Rothbard defined the state as: "that institution which possesses one or both (almost always both) of the following properties: (1) it acquires its income by the physical coercion known as "taxation"; and (2) it asserts and usually obtains a coerced monopoly of the provision of defense service (police and courts) over a given territorial area." Therefore, as Walter Block writes: "If it moves, privatize it. If it doesn't move, privatize it."

[@Zagg777]

+tabletalk33 In current conditions, transnational corporations are about as much a threat to liberty as the state is.

[@tabletalk33]

Zagg777 That is all included in the criminal enterprise known as the STATE. THey are part of a international web of ORGANIZED CRIME without borders. However, another distinction is important to note. These crooks needs the facade of "government" to give them the illusion of legitimacy. Without it, they would lose the support of the people and they would collapse. In the final analysis, as Ludwig von Mises wrote, "All government is public opinion."

[@deyronbailey151]

Zagg777 I live Camden u can still make something out of it it is a lot of gangs bloods mostly

[@Zagg777]

Deyron Bailey I hope that you can. I'm all in favor of taking back formerly white cities and neighborhoods. But once the blacks take over, the outlook isn't brilliant.

[@why-mope]

It's not the poor, it's a certain minority that belongs in the jungle

[@sugarontop214]

and you belong back in the caves with the neanderthals

[@miamiSincar]

blacks

[@mattm5941]

I’m only about 30 seconds into this video, never seen anything about this city before and I’m betting it’s a mostly black city

[@Ozama1221]

Matt M 50% Hispanic/Puerto Rican and 50% black

[@dawnpratt846]

no mostly hispanic and poor whites I mean there are blacks there also .

[@utah2nyc250]

Matt M naw Hispanic the same crap both are useless

[@Batman-wv5ng]

Matt M Absolutely yes.

[@nikolemacon8310]

All races are in this city. Im from Camden.

[@davidlafleche1142]

I have a question for you "poor" people: How much reading do you do?

[@mrburgermaster]

Little to none. Most have no skills of value.

[@davidlafleche1142]

Well, God gave them the same intelligence as everyone else. "Poor" people have talents, just like "rich" people (Matthew 25:15, KJV). But the "poor" are sinning against God when they refuse to find out what their talent is, and use it for God's glory.

[@scabbywabby5921]

How about blame your elected officials. Stop electing people that promise to GIVE YOU FREE STUFF cause that's what it looks like when the government takes care of you. They need jobs and security not government hand outs

[@dawnpratt846]

what these poor people don't understand is you get nothing for free . It does come with a cost and this is what free looks like .

[@DalV]

Just because you’re poor doesn’t mean you have to be ghetto.

[@johnandrews3547]

Obsolete farm equipment scattered from hell 2 breakfast. On a late July night 94 degrees with 80 percent humidity, the sounds of gunfire can be heard in this wonderful place.

[@grzegorz16100]

We have to send more jobs to China and Pakistan!

[@tabletalk33]

+Gregory May The STATE is the problem. Murray Rothbard:The State is mankind's greatest earthly enemy, and a "gang of thieves writ large."This is because of the nature of the STATE:Murray Rothbard defined the state as: "that institution which possesses one or both (almost always both) of the following properties: (1) it acquires its income by the physical coercion known as "taxation"; and (2) it asserts and usually obtains a coerced monopoly of the provision of defense service (police and courts) over a given territorial area." Therefore, as Walter Block writes: "If it moves, privatize it. If it doesn't move, privatize it."

[@grzegorz16100]

tabletalk33 How is that copy and paste thing relevant to my comment?!

[@jaabab]

+Gregory May nobody is sure wat you meant by that ? China is world power and Pakistan is an Islamic terrorist state...Did ur statement feel relevant to your IQ ?

[@grzegorz16100]

j Wow. How stupid are you?! You must be the dumbest person on the planet.

[@jaabab]

how come....?

[@ClarksonsinUSA]

The neighbors, make the neighborhood......

[@thomeees5819]

Afro Prepper excuses being poor doesn't force you to shoot up the block.

[@afroprepper485]

thomas singleton Actually it does - because when you're trying to make money BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY because there is no LEGITIMATE economy - ILLEGITIMATE economies can only be ENFORCE through violence. What is a drug dealer going to call the police and say, "Hey they stole my shipment!" NO - They're going to say - "LET'S RIDE ON THESE MOTHERFUCKERS" and then it becomes a cycle. You killed my brother, you killed my cousin, you killed my best friend - (it becomes personal) ONTOP of all the other kills that will transpire just out of the nature of the drug trade. I want his block - I'M GONNA TAKE IT! Motherfuckers who DON'T understand human nature give a desperate situation who sit comfortably in the suburbs behind a $2000 laptop MacBook really need to SHUT THE FUCK UP, because they speak on that which they don't know and then try to over simplify the problem. Stupid thing is that THOSE IN POWER have done a great and successful job of even convincing the people who are poor that it's their fault that they are poor and the children who eventually grow up as adults in the shit are merely just victims that are only cared about up until they enter adulthood, then IT'S ALL THEIR FAULT as to why they are poor, not the deindustrialization of America or job discrimination - suddenly it's they don't want to work the manufacturing jobs THAT DON'T EXIST!

[@thomeees5819]

Afro Prepper lol do you not get my point no one is forcing them but themselves duh!

[@afroprepper485]

Throw 3 people in a cell with only enough food and water for 1 person, and come back in 5 days, and then tell me how many people you see still standing. You're a fucking moron.

[@celiajarvis3168]

Worldwide problem. Ignorance begets ignorance. Civility begins at home and must be reinforced at school. You can demolish and build new housing, new city and in less than a year it would be trashed. I've seen it happened.

[@sledgehammer7567]

I usually don't have much good to say about cops but this cop seems like a real decent human being. You don't get asked to be a strangers god father for being a prick. In other words, he must have made a real positive impact in the kid's life as well as his family's. It's really good to see that.

[@RCdada609]

I'm Indian so i could care less about how these cities look. I'm use to living in shitholes all my life having lived in both south jersey and india. been to Camden many times. But what makes these US slums so bad is the insane crime rate! Every fucking day i get out the house to go to work, all i can think of is, am i going to make it safe to work today? and they call this the greatest country in the world? oh please more like the worst. Camden may be the worst, but rest of south jersey pretty bad too. and across the bay? philly? yeah center city is nice and rich, but also home to a huge amount of homeless. but the rest of philly outside of center city isn't to good either. i wouldn't look at philly like its heaven. politicians in the US are even criminals. rapist is now the president, what kind of behavior do you expect from citizens when their own politicians are criminals? On top of that, police do nothing about violent criminals. they spend their whole day harassing homeless, drugs and non violent crimes. corruption has killed the US.

[@erosthespacesoldier1712]

25 years and only worse... tell me how public assistance makes things better?

[@LouiesLight]

It's a place that's rarely talked about which is weird. It was the murder capital of the world and it was worse than Detroit and Chicago

[@face2158]

Murder capitol yet the smallest city on a few miles radius

[@Lilcyclop]

Needs a sprinkle of whiteness...

[@dawnpratt846]

White doesn't make it right , they're the ones that own the boats , and planes how do you think the drugs get into us don't speak " STUPID "

[@johnpratt6583]

Dawn Pratt say it again dawn

[@johnpratt6583]

Dawn Pratt we share the last name

[@DxModel219]

No way... white's abandoned this place. You need Mexicans and Asians to move in first.

[@ryanreagan4134]

BlakeBiundo don't need a Sprinkle of s***

[@rickbar123]

I see Free Trade and NAFTA are working out well. Can't wait to see what the TPP brings.

[@JohnnyBGood11]

+rich b Obama says it's great for America.

[@rickbar123]

JohnnyBGood11 Just another democrat business class president working hand in hand with every con in DC.

[@SuperSonofsam]

+JohnnyBGood11 Well johnny ,President Obama wasn't the one who got this bullshit started ! It is the republican party who helped to engineer the outsoucing of MILLIONS OF AMERICAN JOBS !!!!! They gave corporate america SUBSIDIES & TAX CUTS TO OUTCOURCE MILLIONS OF AMERICAN JOBS ! Those jobs went to 3rd world countries where the labor is dirt cheap and there are no benefits for the worker & no eviromental responsibilities,for them ! Those manufacturing jobs that once called camden home DISAPPEARED ! Povery and crime go's hand in hand ,can't work,WILL STEAL ,ROBB AND KILL !!!!!!!!!!! THE REPUBLIKLANS ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS AND THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN !!!!!!!!!! Working class fools who swallowed that southern strategy are being hurt too but they are too ignorant to know ,that they bare a large part of the blame ,because they keep proudly voting for the rotten son of bitches ,that are screwing them too !!!!!!!

[@JohnnyBGood11]

+SuperSonofsam NAFTA was signed in by Clinton and Bill Clinton got rid of Glass Steagall for his banker buddies and then Bush then Obama kept the bankers from going to jail...Ross Perot was right you hear that large sucking sound it's our jobs going to China thanks to NAFTA...You know what is sweet you think the Democruds are going to save us all. Be sure to vote for Hitlary she gets our people killed and could care less.

[@rickbar123]

JohnnyBGood11 Oh yea, it was just the dems !!! Fuck you. The fucking cons and the business class is behind all of it.

[@trublood6985]

I live in the rural south, I own 9 guns ranging from 22s to 50 cal. I have a deep well, a stocked pond, some livestock and chickens and I grow most of my own food. I'm off the grid with solar power. My property is secured with various means. I go to work each day, earn a living, pay taxes and abide by the law. When the time comes (and it will come), my family and some close friends and I will be ready for the shit that will pour out of these failed cities.

[@TheLaLasProductions]

+Tru Blood nobody in these cities want to hurt you, you imbecile.

[@TheLaLasProductions]

Tru Blood you are sorely mislead if you truly think that thats how things work in the hood.

[@trublood6985]

TheLaLa This vid, the Baltimore vids and Ferguson vids show how things work in the "hood" when the shit goes south. Good luck, you're the one who's going to be sore.

[@TheLaLasProductions]

Tru Blood yes, they do show how things "go down". and nowhere in those videos did gangs of black people attack innocent white people. there were mostly protests of black and white people together, against police brutality, and some smaller groups of uneducated youth that went too far. youre basing your perceptions off of these videos of riots youve seen, im telling you how things are in real life, everyday in inner city neighborhoods. the same people that are brainwashing you to fear the hood, are the same people that are brainwashing the hood to fear you. but all in all.. most people just want to live in peace.

[@chiefryback7906]

Do you really need a lot of money to keep your house clean and take pride in it? Or to decide who you let in? This is more about culture and values, not just economics.

[@rezinrussell1689]

In 1950 the Caucasian population of Camden was 85.9%, by 2010, the Caucasian population was 17.6%.

[@arkybaldknobber8062]

come on say it....... ha,ha,ha,ha,ha......