DENVER IN DECAY / DOCUMENTARY FILM 4K

A once clean, proud city finds itself in the shadow of violent unrest and a homeless crisis. Source data for Denver in Decay can be found here:
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[@stoneymcneal2458]

If this documentary is accurate, and Denver is in decline, then you can thank my fellow Californians as they have moved to Colorado in large numbers. With their arrival, Californians have brought with them all the dysfunction we here in California have come to expect from life in this once great state.

[@oakeysmokey]

lame dude

[@stoneymcneal2458]

@@oakeysmokey Why is my comment “lame” dude?

[@montanagal6958]

They are certainly special.

[@gyroscopejones9217]

Well, Coloradians are fleeing Denver, and doing the same thing the Californians are doing here, but with smaller bank accounts. Just read the comments, our "proud, Denver natives" abandoned us and are really no better than the people they are throwing stones at.

[@taxthesocialist2602]

Americans need to STOP moving. Moving is obviously NOT the solution and is not solving any issues!

[@louismunos3981]

My homelessness ended when I sot out help for my alcoholism and changed my way of life physical and spiritual. Thank you Denver rescue mission new life program god bless you all

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Thank you for sharing your story Louis and thank you Denver Rescue Mission for helping you off the street. Best of luck to you.

[@centexan]

The real sad thing is that this all happened so quickly. And not just in Denver.

[@kathycaldwell7126]

It was the non-stated “welcome wagon” that cities and municipalities sent out.

[@doodlertoon]

@@kathycaldwell7126 , Punkin, you just proved publicly, and beyond any shadow of doubt, #YourParentsFailed .

[@StarkeyatRingo]

IT WAS PLANNED. I know how they did this . So too, do others, who were aware of what they were setting in motion - we are their "conspiracy theorist's. IT IS ALL THE TRUTH. YOu all have much to fear, for the future they've set up for you, is beyond your worse scifi movie they gave you to prepare your mind. The mind must be prepared, and all things can make sense with programming and drugs.

[@doodlertoon]

Oh, but I am,@@sydvicious2378 , just as sure as your "parents" made a terrible and regretted mistake. In fact, I have been a Colorado resident for over forty-one years, now. And, I can tell you, for a fact, because I have actually travelled, and am not in a political cult, this shit is going o. In every town. And, 99.9% of our homeless are Caucasians, who decided that oxycodone was a toy. You know, just like your mom. How about you take your racist hate, your little red Fascist cap,, and your antiChristian bigotry, elsewhere. How about you try being a solution, instead of the chalky, loud-mouthed problem. In short, try being the man your "daddy" could never manage. Try putting that bottle down, and watching less Alex Jones. Do get well soon, Regret. You really don't have to inspire a cringe, every time you enter a room. #You ParentsFailed #JustSayNoTDrugs #KuKuxKucks www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline #MAGArdGoHome

[@vicgodsucks1157]

@@sydvicious2378 What she said is B.S.!! Republican party wants illegal immigrants for cheap, slave wages!!

[@anthonynicholson5523]

Born in Englewood Colorado in 1975. Every year after around 1993, it has been falling and since the 2000's its become unlivable. Moved out of state in 2020. Nothing is affordable and crime is rampant. Ill never go back.

[@tedfritsch3340]

Looks like Homelessness has become an industry in itself.

[@reggiefleming7712]

No it's not a homeless problem. It's the meth and heroine/fetenal

[@maryanna8066]

It has. POVERTY PIMPING.

[@markjohnson7508]

For gvt officials . We all suffer and pay. The middle class is hurt the most

[@markjohnson7508]

@@reggiefleming7712and that dependency is fed by the other dependency exasercreated by the government programs that the young lazy use. Its a circle of death. Instead of literally making people get to work by making them reliant on themselves is literally the only way. Its called hard love

[@markjohnson7508]

13:50. Your the problem u darn Democrat fool

[@kathyrobitaille1461]

I am a native of Denver, Colorado, 5 generations. It is awful here now. Realestate prices are through the roof. I have been priced out of my own home town. Traffic is horrible. There really is no help for residence, people with mental illness and homeless. There are homeless camps everywhere and they contaminate the ground. Rent is unaffordable, for a tiny box. The tech world has taken over and it has ruined this wonderful state. Don't move here if you are thinking of it. It's not worth it. Especially if you are a person with a soul, who cares about humanity and the environment. Denver does not have enough water for the growing population or space for everyone. This is a corporate run and owned state hand it has beened ruined.

[@gyroscopejones9217]

Big tech is anti-human. They want to create a new world, a 3d world, and entrap humanity there. One product is Zuckerberg's "metaverse"

[@citizenquasar2182]

Don't feed them and the homeless will go away in search of food. It is that simple.

[@silvrx-pz3ce]

I agree it's expensive to live here now

[@Robbnnswan]

It isn't tech companies, it's drugs. Round up all homeless and lock them up for a week. Those in withdrawal, put them in a prison with an addiction center in it. Release anyone who isn't in withdrawal. Those will be few.

[@crechio4205]

Don't try and blame "corporations" for this.....blame LIBERAL POLICIES for all of this !!!!

[@Bifstak]

I miss second grade field trips, being able have lunch in Civic Center park after a museum visit.

[@stixnfeet7818]

U still in 2nd grade ?

[@ieiazelsimone5087]

This is extremely sad. It’s not just Denver going through this either.

[@aaronbrill1756]

The guy that said, “homelessness ends with a house“ is wrong. Homelessness ends with personal accountability and assistance. If you just give a drug addict or mentally unstable person a house they will just remain a drug addict or mentally unstable person and destroy the house. It’s the “teach a man to fish…“ analogy 100%

[@MountainTimeMedia]

thank you and absolutely agree as attested by Paul Scudo in the film. Need to do more than move them around and provide temporary housing without addressing the real issue of addiction.

[@johnbeldock9364]

WAY TO GO!!! This is the most rational spot-on comment I have read yet.

[@Captain-Cosmo]

So says no one who was ever homeless. I became homeless for two because a system designed to help the rich forced me out of my home so that rich developers could get even richer.

[@patrickmurphy3759]

I used to go fix up appartments that my friend bought to rent out, some people just are just unfit to take care of anything of value, some things you just can't give away they have to be earned.

[@billyoung8118]

I have a homeless relative that we supported (let live in our house for free) for 10 years. He lived with his mom until she died (he was 28 at that time). My only rule: no illegal drugs on my property anywhere inside or out. Caught him dozens of times, gave him "final warnings" many times. He did everything in his power to absolutely ignore that rule. Finally had enough after the police were called to my house to pick him up. He tried to break in to a house down the street from us, and was caught on video doing it. He denied it even though video evidence was clear. He hasn't been back since. I don't feel even a tiny bit bad for him. We gave him every opportunity. He went through countless treatment programs. The truth is he simply does not want to stop doing drugs. His body, his choice. My house, my choice.

[@lspringerjones]

"Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue" ~ Washington Irving

[@MountainTimeMedia]

On behalf of Mountain Time Media and all those supporters and participants in the making of Denver in Decay, we sincerely thank you for your continued interest in this film. As you are all too aware, not only has the homeless problem in the Denver metro area gotten worse, it has seemingly spread like a cancer to most other suburbs along the front range. In addition, Colorado is now has the distinction of being first in the nation in auto thefts, fourth highest increase in the US for all violent crimes, and ranks at the top of fentanyl deaths for our youth. If you believe enough is enough, please share link to our channel and Denver in Decay so others can take action to make change to keep our state safer for everyone. Stay safe out there.

[@titan_o7]

I’ve been in Denver for over half of my life. I remember when downtown used to feel professional and civil, full of people with purpose and admiration. Now, after the population increase and a number of other things, not a single thread of that exists for 50 miles in either direction. Right now, I type this as I sit at CU Denver’s campus. It’s sad. Sad to see a city I once enjoyed living in and wasn’t frightened to walk down the street turn into something resembling LA or Chicago.

[@sinkiller112]

Living in the Denver metro as a life long resident of DC metro. I gotta say, with all the good things I heard about Denver and CO, it's looking alot like major cities on the coasts. Not good.

[@deloresiles3416]

Ethan Miller, I know exactly how you feel. Denver has truly changed, I too felt safe walking downtown, especially enjoyed the 16th street mall…it was safe then. I came back to Denver in 2017 and I couldn’t believe my eyes. All of that destruction happened with the legalization of marijuana when every undesirable and their mother migrated here. Smh

[@hmcdonnell23]

I lived and worked in the Denver area from 1978-2002. The downtown area was bustling. Professionals, upscale shopping, and safe. I haven’t been back to the downtown area since so this is an interesting eye opener.

[@xcen1]

@@hmcdonnell23 Was denver , and colorado always democrat?

[@hmcdonnell23]

@@xcen1 Going back to the 1960s yes however, when I lived there democratic mayors were fairly moderate in the Denver area. The two most recent governors have been democrat. I was there last year, but didn’t go to the downtown area. I have friends who live there, but they no longer venture into downtown because of safety and filth. It’s not just Denver. We use to live in Portland and Seattle and it was getting bad there. Homeless encampments all over the downtown area. We got tired of it all so we’ve lived in the Boise area for almost 10 years now and it’s quite laid back in comparison. Kind of boring actually, but we'll take that any day.

[@kobayashi.official]

What really makes me sick is the long line of names at the end of all the people in charge and in power that refused to participate and explain/defend themselves. Cowards and con artists.

[@deep-fried-zombie699]

You mean Democrats

[@raymondhanks9826]

the federal funds were never spent on the homeless, local leadership (politicians) created a big money pot and then drew from it, with no accounting of it, A bunch of very smart people conveniently all of a sudden got dumb, simple as that, period.

[@soniajulie6465]

that's why they LOVE the HOMELESS and all the programs that keep these NON-PROFITS in BUSINESS !!!

[@unclelarry9138]

But they keep getting voted back in.

[@karancarnwright4312]

That's whats wrong with this country now the demon crate an half of the Republicans !these criminals r getting richer and the poor live on the streets!! Keep voting for the demoncrats this proves u can't fix stupid!!

[@rodentfeeder6261]

I am a Colorado native, born in 1952. Colorado and the Denver metro area, were to me, absolutely the best place in the USA to live. I met my wife in 1986 while she was on vacation from out of state. She loved Colorado so much she moved there six months later. We have met several people like her, who after visiting Colorado, quit their jobs, packed up the wife and kids and made Colorado their home. I watched Denver decline over the years, starting with the election of Federico Pena. We stuck it out for 31 years, hoping for a change, which never came. We gave up and left, which was the saddest day of our lives. After watching this KZbin video, we realize we made the right choice. At least we have our fond memories of how beautiful Colorado once was.

[@lynnm1186]

You're right, Pena was the start of the decline.

[@5thman677]

SoCal used to be the best place to live too. Look at it now. And New York, and SF, and Chicago, etc etc etc

[@oracleoracle2655]

@@5thman677 So true. I have relatives that lived in Southern California for years, was a great place. Now the entire state is a craphole, and Colorado will follow suit some day soon.

[@jene.9630]

Rodent Feeder, Colorado native as well. Liberalism/leftism poisons and destroys everything it touches. We are making exit Colorado plans now too, hoping to be out of here in the next 3 years.

[@tubadude905]

I've been here 31 years and never thought I'd leave. Tomorrow we close on some land in northern Idaho and will relocate there when I retire in a couple of years. Yes I love Colorado, but can't stand the politics and as an avid fly fisherman, can't stand the crowded waters that I used to enjoy. After watching this I drove up to the State Capital this morning and the area is an absolute shithole as described in this video. Its a crying shame, and 100% preventable. A travesty.

[@albinorhino8732]

I'm from Longmont born in '71. My family is still in the area. I HATE what these people have done to my beloved home! My family tells me constantly how bad it's become. I live in the deep South now and couldn't imagine moving back to a mess like that.

[@loneyhearts]

I was homeless in Denver. I worked and never could afford an apartment. I did not drink alcohol or do drugs. I work a minimum wage job and lived in shelters and on the streets. Worked to keep clean to keep a job. I began college while homeless. Took me a long time to get my Associates Degree. I know how I became homeless. I wish I could share my story. But not many want to hear it. We need to not just change the mindset of the homeless, but to change the mindset of the people in general.

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Thank you for your comments and your perseverance. We would listen to your story if you are willing to share. Best of luck to you.

[@2ndChanceAtLife]

I would read your story, too.

[@bmoore-cd2zk]

This breaks my heart. But people need to remember that the current state of the city is by design. Government officials are given nice salaries and political power, not based on how nice things are in Denver, but on the average citizens fear of where things are headed.

[@312KINGFISHER]

So find out where all that money collected went. Appropriated for some of their other pet projects no doubt.... like their own bank accounts.

[@walkerasaurus6048]

Not hard to do mr lazy. Likely not what you expected or assumed. www.cpr.org/2018/10/22/where-does-all-the-marijuana-money-go-colorados-pot-taxes-explained/

[@TheZodiacRipper]

Probably hired some friends and relatives and paid them very well for nothing.

[@marykyle6611]

A year later- One thing I have learned because our noses are rubbed in it constantly- is that it way more than a homeless problem. Homelessness is a SYMPTOM of a broken government.

[@asparceproton1]

I appreciate you guys making this powerful film. Three years after the "Summer of Love" the violent riots have subsided, but the homeless problem has just gotten worse and worse. Now there's a new mayor with a new plan to combat this issue, but it sounds like a lot more of the same. A whole new generation of grifters will get rich off of keeping up this sham going, and the people will keep voting for it. I'm sad to be leaving this city in a worse state than I found it.

[@MountainTimeMedia]

We certainly appreciate the comments and you taking the time to watch this film. It only has more impact when more people watch it.

[@ScoutMotto2011]

Denver is the next Seattle from the looks of things.

[@slundgr]

Have you seen Seattle is Dying? Denver is well on its way.

[@ScoutMotto2011]

@@slundgr I have. If I moved to Seattle, I might lose my will to live.

[@slundgr]

@@ScoutMotto2011 I hear you. One of the things that resonates with me from Seattle is Dying is the police officer that said they don't have a homeless problem, they have a drug problem. And they have legalized pot, just like Denver.

[@doglover2269]

@@slundgr I saw it and quite sobering. I see the 'handwriting on the wall' for Denver. The Denver City Council is run by a bunch of lunatic leftists who are pushing to legalize 'safe spaces' for heroin injection sites and homeless tent encampments in all outdoor public spaces, this includes all city and mountain parks owned by the city of Denver.

[@slundgr]

@@doglover2269 You are exactly right, and the same crap is happening in Aurora with the lunatic leftists on the Aurora city council. Look at Emerge Colorado and their proud alumnae who are on the city council for Denver and Aurora. The Secretary of State s a graduate of Emerge Colorado. They are very scary. co.emergeamerica.org/alumnae/in-office/

[@mariekatherine5238]

I ended up homeless after being kicked out of my rented room and let go from my job due to Covid lockdown. The room was part of my job compensation. Everyone was given five days to get out, us and our stuff. There were no vacancies at storage places, no rental trucks, no hotels. I have no family, and nobody willing or able to take in an unrelated person. I stuffed what I could in my car and lived in it for six weeks, not a good situation for a woman alone in a big city. There was nothing available through social services unless you had a minor child. I was not and have never been an addict, an alcoholic, or mentally ill. I ended up staying awake by night and moving around, taking catnaps by day, for safety reasons. I saved up gas in cans, enough to get to my ex-bro-in-law’s hunting cabin, 750 or so miles away, and took off by night, driving in mostly secondary and tertiary roads to avoid getting stopped at state borders. It took me six nights. I’ve fixed the place up, winterized it, and have been here ever since. Being homeless in Covid meant there were no public restrooms, no place to shower, almost no places to eat. Let me emphasize, I am not and have never been a drug user, alcoholic, or mentally ill. I have never even smoked cigarettes or drank alcohol.

[@dynmicpara]

You are a MORAL STOIC HEROINE. I salute you! Your testimony is important: UNSTRUCTURED FREE MASONIC 1787 AMERIKAN LIFE IS UNWORKABLE BS. Read our answer above--and below: The RIGHTS-DIGNITY-HOUSING t-shirt guy says the ANSWER: "Homelessness ends with a house". Amerikans are BS snobs who want everyone to be Type A personality stoics and EARN THEIR OWN HOUSE (aka Horatio Alger Myth) and do not want to just SOLVE THE FUCCCKING PROBLEM like the Finns do--which is to JUMP-START EVERY HOMELESS PERSON with a HOUSE aka a base of shelter so they can be clean & publicly presentable; THEN INSIST ON these weak Type B personalities to get rid of their drug addiction and get at least a part-time job. The money costs of wasted pull-yourself-up-by-your-boot-straps, band aid "voluntary" programs are the same as the cost of a house; so let's stop being a snob and supply the house and make the 1st good faith move. See the Jimmy Dore video on the Finnish program--THAT WORKS. If they refuse, they go to prison because choosing to live unemployed and homeless is a CRIME. ALL homeless people taking advantage of urbanized life and not have to overcome TBATE nature by "Little House on the Prairie" homesteader moral stoical skills are CRIMINALS who should be given a rock-solid option to start with a HOME and go from there--or go to a disciplinary "boot camp" prison cell--not live this Free Masonic 1787 American individual "freedom" experiment of SOCIETY NOT HAVING A STRUCTURE which has epically failed and must end. All rioters must be KILL-STOPPED aka SHOT DEAD on the spot. Period. None of this arrest, press charges, trial & imprisonment Free Masonic lawyer racket chachacha. You riot--vandalize, burn, loot, assault others, YOU DIE, right then & there. So all the nihilist hedonist WOKETARDS and their hang-ups about life will not be allowed to have their dangerous public baby tantrums--they can get a house and clean-up their life if they have the wherewithal to be trusted with internal discipline or go to a boot camp prison and have external discipline applied to spur them to acquire their own self-control. The NEXT GENERATION must gain Life Skills Training (LST) 3x hours each day in high school followed by 2x years of National Service (NS) in a societally important functional corps of choice; military, police, firefighting, peace, conservation, science, spy, space etc.to acquire moral stoical character Dr. Jordan Peterson got from a rural setting hunting/fishing with his father. REMEMBER, THE SATANIST THEOSOPHIST PEDO-ILLUMINATI DO NOT WANT STRONG PEOPLE--they want WEAK SHEEPLE they can PARASITE FROM and then MURDER. The individual "freedoms" and "democracy" they dangle in front of the populace are POISONS TO DESTROY THEM embedding immoral criminality and hedonistic or stoical degeneracy as "rights"--when they are really crimes. John 3:16 Semper Airborne! James Bond is REAL.

[@TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg]

ignorance in the USA is very common nobody give a f unless you have pockets of cash to give them. This country will destroy itself just matter of time. I hope you are safe now

[@dynmicpara]

@@TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg Explain how nihilism causes people to only live for today by getting as much money as they can. Nihilism = no intellectual interest in anything--much less their details. '

[@doctorcrafts]

Stopped at state borders?

[@incognitonegress3453]

@@doctorcrafts sounds like a plot 2 a movie. 😱

[@YOUR_MOTHER_WENT_TO_COLLEGE]

This goes to show how small the world really is, my first trip to Denver was in May 2020. I was out there visiting my girl for 3 weeks(she's a Colorado native of 20+ years) and I left on the 25th if I remember correctly, I didn't hear or see anything about all this stuff going on. She lives very close to the downtown Denver area, but we spent all our time seeing the rest of Colorado. I fell in love instantly with the scenery, wild animals on the public roads, nature, the endless trails and hikes we went on. I didn't realize how much of an outdoors guy I really was, I'm very active but never done half of the things in my home state that I did in Colorado. I was in shock and kinda taken back by how majority of the people there were so polite and friendly. It's like every third person would say "Good Morning/ Afternoon/Evening" when they'd walk by you. That rarely to never happens in my home state, I was planning on opening a business near the downtown area in 2021. But family emergencies stop me from pulling the trigger, now that I saw this documentary and been reading a lot of these comments. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise for me not to be out there at that given time, since then I've visited 11 times after my initial visit. And the experiences/visits always get better every time I go back, I know there's no such thing as a perfect city or state but from where I grew up and was raised around. Colorado was definitely a nice slice heaven in my eyes. Not gonna lie, still debating on moving out there. But not in the Denver area, somewhere with land to be as self sustaining as possible.

[@TheJbh147]

Look into brighton or co springs. Lots of growth and not much of the insanity you see in denver. For reference, I'm in adams county. I can't see myself leaving the beautiful state but I'm never moving to denver.

[@YOUR_MOTHER_WENT_TO_COLLEGE]

@@TheJbh147 First off thank you so much for taking the to share that helpful information with me, you know I’ve commented on Colorado before on other KZbin channel’s that talked about the best, worst, cheapest and expensive towns, cities and states to live in. So when Colorado came up on that channel I commented that I’d ideally like to move out there and have experienced different main cities and parts of the state and not once did I get any helpful or useful advice. It was mostly comments saying it’s crazy expensive good luck trying to find something or stay in your state or go somewhere else because everyone is moving to Colorado so aside from eye gouging home pricing soaring through the roof, it’s becoming over populated with all these unwanted transplants that are ruining their home state. Which I can totally relate because those are some of my main issues with my home state, I mean I can afford to live here very comfortably it’s the rude and self entitled transplants in public and crazy traffic 20 hours a day. I mean not much is open between 1am and 5am to avoid serious bumper to bumper traffic, whether it’s on the road/streets or freeways/highways. So I don’t blame the natives there, I’d say each state should have a screening test on who should’ve able to come in and have to stay out.

[@TheJbh147]

@@YOUR_MOTHER_WENT_TO_COLLEGE it's literally the plague of locust that ravage a once beautiful place then leave a barren wasteland when they've sucked everything out of it. It sucks and I don't see it getting better in the near future. But if denver spirals enough, the troglodytes there just might realize that dems are just enablers to the things they want gone. It's just a matter of actually reaching that revelation point haha. What type of city would you want to live in most?

[@YOUR_MOTHER_WENT_TO_COLLEGE]

@@TheJbh147 Ideally something more to the west because that’s where it’s the most sunniest and I am very spoiled with my perfect weather right now.LOL But I know and have been there enough times throughout the years that it snows everywhere and that bipolar weather as well, so I have become open and tolerant of that.LOL But like I mentioned before, somewhere I can hopefully buy acres for being self sustaining/off the grid, farming, raising small farm animals, crowing crops and the main reason is I wanna open and have a dog sanctuary for all types of dogs and hopefully grows into a farm and wild animals sanctuary from everything to abused, old, retired race animals, nowhere else to go, unwanted, well you the idea. And I’d also be very open to a nice fixed upper renovation house, instead of building from scratch or already complete. So I can have a great foundation to work with and build up my way from there. But that also reflects on where I plan to open my business out there as well, I honestly don’t wanna travel or commute too far from my new residence. So being I’m coming from a very busy city now, I’d love to be in a place where the properties are nicely spaced out. So I don’t have to worry about my neighbors complaining about my domestic, farm or wild animals or my loud vehicles as well.

[@darrylsanchez6199]

I am a Colorado native and moved to Denver in 1983. I worked downtown for over 20 years. I also lived at 300 E 17th when the building was brand new. Denver at that time was so amazing. I loved every moment and it was such a friendly city. Now you couldn't pay me enough to go downtown. We need fresh blood in the city government who cares about what happens to our city. Everyone needs to be replaced with people who take pride in Denver.

[@kayceeyou]

With Denver, all the elected officials are virtue signaling. Whatever gets them bonus points with the activists is what matters.

[@EUROPAMusicOfficialChannel]

The sad part is that this cannot be fixed. Homelessness happens because of poverty. When the ultra rich are not involved in the community that makes them rich, this is what happens. I am almost 40 and until 2 years ago, I have made minimum wage for my whole life. I even worked for major pharmaceutical companies and they refused to pay me. The lack of pay overall among citizens in this city is why poverty continues to grow. The more poverty, the more homeless. The more homeless, the less safe things will continue to be. Nobody will fix it because the only people who have the power to fix it turn a blind eye and they are letting the whole city decline.

[@slundgr]

Where is the accountability? Governor Polis, Mayor Hancock, Denver City Council, Denver's Chief of Police and the Colorado State Legislature own this! When police don't enforce the law, for whatever reason, and arrest the lawbreakers, you end up with what Denver has become. No excuses. Quit using COVID as an excuse.

[@slundgr]

Mary KE I never said a word about masks and I’m very well aware of the lawsuits about homeless. The camping ban was ruled constitutional. There are laws against drug possession , drug use to n public, defecating in public, urinating in public and vagrancy. There are also laws about rioting, inciting to riot, vandalism, defacing public property, assault and many other acts committed by the rioters that were not enforced

[@Elizabetty333]

If this was a tweet, I’d retweet it!

[@mikemcgee5950]

The voters People vote for all of this. The most dangerous person in America is an uninformed voter

[@slundgr]

@@mikemcgee5950 That’s idealistic. I’ve lived here since 1984. Colorado has had one Republican governor. No Republican has even run for mayor or city council in Denver in that time.

[@mikemcgee5950]

@@slundgr The democrats have been getting progressively worse over the years San Francisco Seattle Portland same thing progressively worse over the years

[@DavidBrown-qi9vy]

Lived in Denver for over 53 years. Left last year. For years, we could think of nowhere better, and loved the city. No longer.

[@slundgr]

May I ask to where you moved? This is the first year I've considered moving, and I've been here 36 years

[@DavidBrown-qi9vy]

@@slundgr Charleston, SC

[@slundgr]

@@DavidBrown-qi9vy Was it a positive move? My son was talking with me this morning and saying maybe I should consider moving back to Oklahoma and looking at living in a retirement community and getting away from all of this.

[@MezzaMorta357]

I moved to Houston 4 years ago because I seen the downfall slowly getting worse. Best decision of my life with zero regrets! I just feel sad for Denver as a born and raised native. It used to be beautiful and a place you would want to raise a family, not anymore.

[@DavidBrown-qi9vy]

@@slundgr It was a very positive move. Southern hospitality, strong values, a sense of history and incredible food. Love and feel sad for Denver. Not missing the Denver of today, but the Denver that was and could've been. Beat wishes.

[@oliverbassett6601]

My son was offered a job in Denver , he was ready to move there. I made him sit through this. He decided not to go, thanks for the warning.

[@gyroscopejones9217]

Single young men, especially from outside the city, are routinely targetted with free cocaine and often make dangerous new friends here. I've personally seen it happen. You were wise. He would have had a big target on him.

[@rigobryant8050]

every big city has its issues, its not that bad really

[@adventuremanintheclouds8968]

I live here and came to say that 2 years later, the homeless problem is worse than ever. Everywhere you look, there's encampments on the street, crazy people in the road, increased violence, and downtown is sketchy to visit. We went there for a few hours to grab dinner and left with a keyed car for no reason. It's all a money funneling scam. Denver proper used to be a beautiful, clean, upbeat, positive place to visit. Now it's a sketchy place to go, if you dare.

[@NunYa953]

"homelessness ends with a house"? It's that very thinking that drives this problem. Like many, I was a drug addict. Born and raised in Fort Collins. Excellent grades. Normal middle class upbringing. Went to college. Had good jobs. It was my poor choices and that alone that made me homeless. Slept in a truck with no heat at Johnson's Corner through a cold winter smoking crack. My attitude changed when I realized what I had become. When I stopped feeling sorry for myself amazing things happened for me. In less than 10 years time I got on my feet, then started a business. I'm now wealthy. I employ 30 people. And I did it ALL without a government program. Homelessness ends when YOU make the decision you are going to do whatever it takes to better yourself. Alot of my success now is driven by my determination to NEVER go back to that.

[@walkerasaurus6048]

@11:15 The director of the office of hope disagrees with you. So does the data. However, we have a series of Mayors who sold out to real-estate developers. Like Jamie in the film she is one of those develoers. They will not build budget housing projects. A city could control that through zoning and rent control making sure there is enough housing that folks can afford in a city that focuses its industry on low paying hospitality Jobs. But as it is, they let the developers go hog wild building a city for rich people who do not live here and sending our own out on the streets.

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Thank you for sharing your story, very inspiring. I have to agree with you, as Paul Scudo from Step Denver states, "it starts with accountability".

[@retrospecative2454]

Not everyone is a winner like you. Some people dont come from middle class. deal with unimaginable trauma especially vets. yes you are right in wanting to change it starts with you but its not always that black or white

[@NunYa953]

@@retrospecative2454 Horseshit. Stop making excuses.

[@sBaum]

very true.. its all about YOU folks.. its hard to accept your the couse of all your problems.. but once realized amazing things can happen

[@nitedreamer23]

Patronize that poor woman's bookshop if you can. She's got a big heart. You can tell. It's at the corner of Colfax & Grant.

[@scottlewis9607]

It's a great bookshop!

[@poco01x]

When I came to Denver in 81, it was a fun clean, vibrant city. We left in 99 as it was going downhill. Now, friends and family say don't return for a visit. After seeing this I understand why. Heartbreaking.

[@clot1770]

Denver is like skid row now. I haven't lived in Denver since 2009 and my mind is blown seeing this footage. I had no idea my hometown had gone to ruin!

[@ctfrogg3]

The only reason you weren't able to get comment from the "powers that be" is they failed and can't defend themselves.

[@jodybundrant9386]

Have no idea what you meant?

[@ctfrogg3]

@@jodybundrant9386 Suggest you watch the documentary then you'll be enlightened on who didn't give comment prior to being released.

[@kevinjensen1891]

I would argue that they didn't fail at their purpose, to make money. "Never let a crisis go to waste." They were very successful in getting money.

[@a.wanderer5006]

They must have not been very persistent or been from Denver and known people. I was a journalist in Denver, it's not that hard to get official comments compared to other places.

[@luke144]

I'm so so glad I moved. I grew up in Denver. I love Denver. It's a trash city now. I got assaulted for being "white". I'm disabled. That was the last straw. I lived in Colorado still but I have no desire to go downtown. Ever again. Many Christmases we're spent there. Trashy hateful people with "hate has no home here" yard signs. I was a Democrat most of my life. Never again!!

[@squish2913]

I couldn't agree more, i left for the western slope and couldn't be happier, i still travel to Denver for work and i look forward to seeing denver in my rear view mirror and coming home to a sleepy community thats much more affordable

[@josephkramer932]

I am glad you saw the light. Most Democrats do not know that democracy means direct voting on issues. On the other side of the isle, McCain, A SENATOR, did not know what it means to have a republic. lol The Democrat party is all about ruling from the top down now and they don't even have a real message.

[@whytfdoesnooneloveme]

the thing is, REAL democrats are awesome. the "demon"c"rats" are false and disgusting.

[@butthole_glory6939]

lol @ "assaulted for being white". luke if you need a shoulder to cry on i am also white and let you cry on my shoulder. god bless you little fella

[@mnrichards100]

Vote blue and it’s the people you screw. Always. Hard to sympathize with a Democrat. You get what you vote for.

[@kkdkqwljfdlkkl]

I lived in Denver for over 50 years. I left the U.S. and moved to S. America three years ago. People told me I was crazy but after watching this I don't think so. I can't believe how fast Denver has declined. I'm amazed Denver voted to let the "homeless" live in the city.

[@EUROPAMusicOfficialChannel]

It's hard to believe isn't it? All the bleeding hearts thought this would help the homeless. All it did was increase illicit drug sales on Denver's streets. Now, it's so common to have gangs selling drugs, the police can't keep up with it. They won't even arrest drug dealers. As long as there aren't bodies in the street, the police ignore all of this.

[@really5453]

Where else are they supposed to go?

[@kkdkqwljfdlkkl]

@@really5453 your house

[@mariaesposito274]

​@@kkdkqwljfdlkkl We all do that, ! Do you? Let's hear it!!

[@brendac7588]

The City of Denver’s Road Home must be paved in gold after all the donations and endless lip service. By now they should have all the homeless in a three state area off the streets. Would someone please comment as to exactly what they have managed to accomplish? Geez. It is sickening. They should ALL be ashamed of themselves.

[@mysticpaths7751]

The managers and caseworkers are keeping the donations for their selves

[@Donovan9009]

This documentary will go unnoticed in the Denver media. It's a shame!

[@samuelsmith3738]

I was directed here from a Facebook ad.

[@samuelsmith3738]

Maybe share to your facebook.

[@HeavensSatans]

You know Kyle over at 9news won't dare show it, if hes sober enough to even understand it.

[@keanumaikekais2202]

Theyll show it and Kyle Clark will trash on it

[@jdtown6585]

When all else fails, blame the media. Victim mentality.

[@schatzeeone6230]

I take issue with the map showing “protest-related violence”. The “riot” in Fargo ND lasted about an hour before police completely restored order. Of those arrested, 70% were from the Minneapolis area, not ND residents at all. By noon the next day, the streets were clean and the graffiti was scrubbed away. They tried again by bussing people from Minneapolis to other ND cities, but were greeted by parking lots full of citizens waiting for them. They left pretty quickly. Other states may have cowered from this nonsense, but we don’t play that here in rural USA. You will be respectful of other people and their property or you will get the hell out.

[@mikemcgee5950]

The same thing happened in Detroit people from out of state tried to start a riot the police shut it down

[@jeffreyhahler3022]

@@mikemcgee5950 and in St. Louis in 2014 but no police shut down.

[@chrispatriot]

AMEN BROTHER!! I'm from Hill City, SD and these cancerous westerners and New Yorkers have started to take over Rapid City, SD now and it's an absolute shame just how PATHETIC these individuals are... The Liberal Ideology is soooo cancerous!

[@FrankHeuvelman]

Big mouth from a small soul.

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

Congrats my only complaint is that you need to teach rest of US.

[@brandonlara5375]

I've lived in this state my whole life and to see the abject failure of our city and state is just heartbreaking. Downtown has become a place to stay away from rather than a destination to visit. San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles the list goes on and on. We don't see anyone in government making a true effort to address the issue in a way that is in any way impactful. I am in no way saying that I have all the answers but if what you're doing for the last 9-10 years hasn't worked then we need to try something else, cause trying to solve problems with the methods that don't work is just insanity.

[@jongallardo8006]

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[@raybo632]

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[@stephenbishop355]

When addressing individuals w h o only respond to violence, decay, and disorganization ghrn the only way to deal with the likes of those is to what...........met them where they congregate, meet them with their own tactics of violence, because they are not ready to fight for nothing, we need to put our dividing lines down, race, religion, sex, creed, color, then they will continue to lead us down this path of the wicked

[@stephenbishop355]

24 min accountability

[@showmeanedge]

The issue is that nobody has the stomach to do what we used to do with the homeless - chase them away after roughing them up a bit or imprison them. That's the old way so it's not in vogue, but it kept things clean and orderly.

[@danadams6477]

I don't know to what extent of weight or validatedity this holds but I have heard that much of the problem stems with city officials being afraid of holding anyone who is homeless or who partakes in a riot(s) accountable because it may infringe on their civil liberties, and would have to face the ACLU in court. Has anyone else heard this?

[@raybo632]

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[@buildertrash4102]

A nationwide problem.

[@stormyweather9917]

Yes, blue cities run by DEMOCRATS. ​@@buildertrash4102

[@JasonSighn]

Amazing video! Denver is trashed.

[@OceanDriveSpeeder]

As a Denver Native IE: Ashley, Gove, GWHS & CUDC we moved to Larimer County a few years ago. White flight, sorry it is what it is, I hated to do it, but we had to move on. The place was going down the drain.

[@tweetspie]

Our country is trashed.

[@OceanDriveSpeeder]

@Chris Price This is all Hickenlooper & Polis's fault,

[@chief5981]

@The Metalhead the rural areas are stuck with stagnant wages while housing, vehicles, and food are all going way up. America’s nearing an edge l, broski

[@nighthawwwk]

A shithole city

[@JimBo-ho8qw]

Denver's Road Home aka Democrat slush fund.

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

Not to mention the stupid, insane needles for addicts program that enables them to toss diseased needles all over DNC RUN hell hole cities.

[@colinj5291]

*Democrap

[@wtywatoad]

When the Comptroller for the State of California performed an audit on the taxpayer funded Proposition 2, he founded out that up to 60% of the funds went to “administrative costs.”

[@dondressel452]

Yea a lot of talk and no results Typical democrat bullshit

[@Shinuchiha_99]

It’s gonna be the next Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia etc.. in the next 5 years.. murder rate already has spiked at an all time high since the early 2000’s.. like 30 percent or some shit..

[@muffs55mercury61]

This happened to my hometown of Phoenix. No riots or stuff like that, just unchecked overgrowth. I left there 32 years ago for the country life and have no regrets. The high cost of Californication has destroyed Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas and so many other cities. Tennessee decided the best way to combat homelessness was to make it a serious crime. It is now a felony to be homeless there (lets see how that stands up in court)

[@nickoshana2246]

A "Real" Solution ???????

[@timmcdowell6362]

I Went to Denver. I felt like I was in a Twilight Show. No one ever says hi, hold a door, or even acknowledges other humans when out in public.

[@rogergraham8450]

Really happy that I left this cesspool.

[@Uromastyxfanatics]

Homeless everywhere, I go to school in Denver and it is not safe. people digging out of trash, yelling, high on mystery drugs and aggressive, its fucking sickening

[@obsoletevalues6209]

My wife is a Denver native, and we both graduated from Denver area high schools. We watched Denver commit suicide, assisted by Democrat politicians. Between 2010 and 2019 I worked with people who had moved to Colorado from California and Illinois, because of how expensive it was the live there. When they moved to Colorado, they kept voting for people exactly like the people who destroyed their home states. My wife and I moved to Wyoming a few years ago. And yes, there are two people I worked with that moved to Wyoming from California, and yes, they will be voting for people like the ones who destroyed their home state. IMHO, people who are Democrats are incapable of connecting the dots between "cause" and "effect."

[@drnstjhn]

so red states dont have these problems?

[@raybo632]

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[@doodlertoon]

#YourParentsFailed

[@g10s]

Addiction is not only ruining the individual's life but the life of a city. That is a chronic issue in many of the large city's where drugs have become accepted.

[@davida9878]

62 year Denver native. I have watched slime like Hickenlooper, Polis and Hancock slowly turn Denver into Cali-rado. Sickening, slimy politicians.

[@robertsmith6068]

when hickenlooper ran for Denver mayor I thought well at least he's a businessman and not a wanna be career pol, turns out he is a career parasite. I think I even voted for him that one time. Glad we left denver but it sure was great for the time until the left took over.

[@chief5981]

Calirado.. that makes me want to puke

[@robertsmith6068]

@@chief5981 no more than me.

[@jdtown6585]

Go ahead and leave then. Mississippi or Kansas are lame and calling your name.

[@MrBobbo18]

Conservative from the suburban areas and mountains hate the liberal city. Leave or help.

[@Zekespeaks]

The guy who said "homelessness ends with a house" is an idiot. Homelessness begins to end with accountability for each and every person - PERIOD!

[@richardbartolo2890]

I agree with that 100 %. I grew up in New York City, When I got priced out and could no longer afford to live there I didn't pitch a tent and blame it on every one but myself, I found a less expensive state to live in and I moved there. This way I didn't have to live in a tent on the sidewalk like a hobo.

[@Corinthians-kjv]

@@richardbartolo2890 New York sucks!

[@jonathanchester5916]

bullshit. this ok coral attitude - be strong or die crap - is the reason the US is mired in misery with homeless people all over the place. How about a little humanity and a little something called society and not the me, me, me insanity that got you here?

[@QULT45]

I just watched this for the first time and WOW. Because as a lifelong Denver resident. It's only gotten much worse. I promise you, you will hear from me again. I am fully committing to a new project that will visually show how much worse it's gotten. From a daily, street level view. Stay tuned.

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Thank you for your comments QULT45. Curious as to what your project is and best of luck with it.

[@serialshagster6651]

19:59 That faceplant is a metaphorical representation of the "Denver's Road Home" program and how it ended homelessness! We need to not allow our leaders to steal money and get away with it... Enough is enough of the same old thing!!! Those politicians stole all that money for over ten years and then gave everyone the finger! Just more of the same old thing. One can only hope that the rich can one day be on the street homeless with every door being slammed in their face! The leaders aren't arresting people because they are afraid people will hold them accountable for their own transgressions...

[@briankaufman1952]

"I have zero tolerance for unlawful behavior..." ~Jared Polis. I am pleased to see that he removed the big shoes and red rubber nose for the press conference.

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

Well said.

[@julielocke4953]

But he forgot to put on his big boy pants and react and take action. Oh wait, he doesn’t have any.

[@Afurthyclays]

Julie Locke Nope. Just a diaper, unfortunately.

[@wtywatoad]

Pure, fallacious, lip service.

[@Little.R]

Your comments are useless. Do something about it.

[@bulgariandragon13]

The scene of that poor veteran scrubbing the monument... I am not even american, but my heart tore to pieces.

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Jay is a true patriot and the disrespect that has been shown and that went unchecked by State leaders is disgusting.

[@dalekooper5465]

Unfortunately most Americans don't give a shit.

[@BironelStudiosPress]

Why does one feel emotional about the vandalism of a monument but not about homeless Americans? Americans are more important than the material symbols of America. Solve homelessness, not by incarcerating them, but by housing them.

[@Deno2100]

@@BironelStudiosPress Right, a disproportionate number of the names on that monument, had they lived would have been homeless. Getting distracted by the simpleton scrubbing the monument misses the whole point, or any point in the video. You think those dead veterans would give one **** about that monument? Or would they care that they died so that 40% of Americans could live in corporate feudalist society? These people are too low brained. They can watch a video 50 minutes long and miss every useful piece of information. "OH NO! not the monument!" FML

[@marchellochiovelli7259]

@@dalekooper5465 Oh we give a shit but if we take a stand and fight, we get arrested and then have to deal with lawyers and the cost white the actual rioters get a hand smack and let out. I blame weak and poor leadership.

[@YOUR_MOTHER_WENT_TO_COLLEGE]

This documentary was crazy and so insightful, very well done good sir!👍👏👏👏

[@raybo632]

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[@juanitahuisentruit1989]

My parents moved to Denver Colorado in 1969 I married a Colorado native and we bought our first home in 1976, Denver and all the surrounding areas have just gone so far down hill. It makes you want to cry but all you have to do is look at all the blue states and citys and see they are all in the same boat. I was a Democrat but I had to switch parties I couldn't ignore what has happened all across this Country

[@gyroscopejones9217]

All interstate corridors and port cities are like this. Research Kentucky's interstate highway drug trafficking corridor. It all correlates to "where the spice flows"

[@rigobryant8050]

red states are going through the same lol

[@martinmaddox5315]

I was with a friend at a seminar in Atlanta, Georgia about 20;years ago. My friend was about a 5’8” tall man. we were walking back to the hotel from lunch when we were approached by a 6’4” man who kept getting in our face, first asking for money, then telling me “ I know you have money bastard, give me some” , finally I told him to f-- off and get the hell out of my face or I was going to knock his head off, he left my friend visibly upset, and he said I can’t believe you said that. I told him that the man would probably would have attacked us if I hadn’t responded exactly as I did. I no longer live in the Atlanta area!

[@rocketsmall4547]

can confirm from the time getting off the airport. theres hobos asking for money. walking out airport. hobos asking for money on the street. in the hotel. at gas station.this was aboot 20 yea ago. it gotten worst. some of these homeless are crazy. not very safe downtown atl. 0/10 would not recommend

[@frsantariga]

Like the police Sargent said "you are on your own". So arm-up citizens.

[@paullucero3568]

Downtown is so disgusting now it's a shame! I don't feel comfortable taking my son downtown because of all the open drug use, It's like watching intervention in person. Being from Denver, I am in disbelief how deteriorated the city and state as a whole have become!

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Thanks Paul for your comment and observations. Be safe out there.

[@michaelbandeko3519]

I worked private security in Metro Denver. We had the contracts with the City and County of Denver to clean this up before it took root. We cleaned out crack houses and the like and moved the citizens on that tried to camp out on city and state property. We also had contracts with a lot of downtown businesses to keep their properties secure. Then Mayor Webb was elected and we were told we were not allowed to move these people out anymore. After dark the Capital region became a hell hole. Not fit for human habitation.

[@TheZodiacRipper]

Like that time in Sierra Leone I believe it was where rebels had seized control over gold mines and communities making elections impossible so they hired a private army that drove the rebels away and after the first election the new president decided that the private army had to go and guess what happened?

[@terrellprice8013]

I was born, raised and educated in the third world state of Mississippi. For years I experienced discouraging remarks about Mississippi, but never anything like the coverage of the uncivilized human behavior of the homeless in CO. The leadership of the Governor of CO and the major of Denver is pathetic at best. Why would any young person sacrifice their lives by defending this country when right before my eyes the country is unraveling and being invaded by mindless thugs and boneless politicians. The millions who died to keep this country free may have died in vain. I am a 80 year old man who never stuck my hand out palms up to anyone for anything. My dignity, self respect and character determines my value as a human being and I can look into a mirror and know I have earned my way in life particularly since both of my parents died in my early teens. I hope God saves America from itself and the government teaches citizens my basic equalization, C=C, choices equal consequences.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

You never went through the depression either

[@novaguy509]

Well stated Terrell. The world is turning upside down.

[@johnbryan5608]

How’s that working out for you?

[@areguapiri]

When was the last time an American soldier died protecting the freedom of mainland Americans?

[@stanpressley8136]

You should thank GOD for Mississippi!!!

[@karenblaise858]

Where did the millions go?

[@teamenemy.]

The demonrats stole it...

[@stormysmom222]

As a law abiding citizen, I know damn well the criminals has the upper hand. There are no consequences for bad behavior.

[@taroman7100]

RIGHT we dont punish people anymore for bad things. I would take my mafia attitude out on these jackasses--no mercy and politicians as well. You were sent to do a job not to enrichen yourself.

[@dianejensen3420]

100% right Elizabeth!! And we as law abiding tax payers pay for it. My husband and I are leaving next year - they don't need our Republican tax dollars in this state anymore...

[@gelatinskeleton8745]

You’re right. Our jails and prisons aren’t filled.

[@gelatinskeleton8745]

@@taroman7100 you clearly are a poorly educated clown.

[@gelatinskeleton8745]

@@dianejensen3420 no, we don’t need your trash money. See ya.

[@JD-ku6vd]

We lived in a town just north of Denver for a number of years. We saw the gradual change and deterioration of much of the Front Range during that time. Colorado had historically been somewhat conservative with an economic emphasis on agriculture, but that began to change with the arrival of Californians fleeing that overpriced state and tech companies moving into the area. Then more Democrats were elected to state and national offices. The next thing we knew beggars were sitting outside our small town’s pizza parlor harassing residents and that was just the beginning. The marijuana laws were changed, and it was Katie bar the door. The cost of living skyrocketed, homeless encampments sprung up almost overnight, and tthe stench of today’s enhanced pot was everywhere. Politically we had been socially conscious baby boomers, but this front row seat on the outcome of liberal socialist policies was an eye opener we hadn’t foreseen. When it came time to retire, we left. The fabulous views of the Rockies cannot be appreciated when the air reeks of human waste. Denver is now a cesspool. You might want to keep that in mind as I do now when I go into the voting booth.

[@adobo1976]

I knew a lot of conservatives who liked to smoke weed too. I don't see how pot is behind any of this.

[@robertmahler8966]

“It’s coming to the suburbs if we don’t stop it”. Wrong. It’s already in the suburbs and has become progressively worse in just the last couple of months.

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Sad but true statement. thank you for sharing

[@chief5981]

Now the schools are telling the kids about all that privilege they are born with

[@whytfdoesnooneloveme]

especially in lakewood. lakewood is a dump, easily the worst denver suburb

[@alexvagias5295]

I have a homeless person (a friend) staying at my house, now. I have had others spend a night or two, as well. I spend a lot if time asking them questions and listening. Most are drug addicts with deep emotional problems. Virtually, all of them come from dysfunctional families. That's the problem. We have too many people with no parenting skills that are birthing children.

[@hopeful6157]

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[@silentm999]

People much smarter than me believe that we would spend 1/7th of the money used on prisons, welfare, and other social programs if we proactively prevented child abuse. I believe it. All these problems start with avoidable childhood trauma. Education and prevention. This info is from the book "The Body Keeps the Score".

[@alexvagias5295]

@@silentm999 Here's my take on the issue. From the time kids are in junior high school, thru high school, in health class they should be taught the primary, necessary responsibilities of good parenting; that kids not only need to be physically nurtured, but, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually, as well. That sex is fun, but, it's consequence, parenting, is a lot of work. Each of those three major areas should be examined, explored and defined, as well. And, kids should be taught the consequences for a child when they have not been nurtured (exposed to the truth) in those area's--coping disorders, anxiety, anti-social behavior, depression, addictions, acting out, etc. If young people were taught these fundamental truths, they would think twice before having kids and would be much more effective at raising them, and, our society would be significantly less dysfunctional. Also, the birth rate, that is contributing to overpopulation and it's consequence-global warming, pollution and resource depletion, would decline-a big plus for the world.

[@ge2623]

I'll look for your obituary.

[@bowlinglefty]

Or single parent households with no known father.

[@rigobryant8050]

This is happening in every big city in America, it's not a Denver issue or political issue.

[@walkerb1734]

I just visited Denver for a long weekend. What an absolute sh!thole. Sadly….it’s not just denver. Many cities are dealing with these situations

[@gyroscopejones9217]

Nationwide, always concentrated on the interstate "where the spice flows."

[@veritas41photo]

I moved out of Denver more than 15 years ago. I now live in a rural area with many deficiencies; it could be called desolate. But I'm still happy I'm out of this urban blight for the rest of my life.

[@HighCountryRambler]

I did the same thing. I traded this garbage called denver for 20 miles of dirt road and solitude, safety, and fresh long ago, and couldn't be happier. Not sure what it will take to get voters to wake up to the scam being orchestrated by Democrat one party rule in Colorado.

[@alarahillton1343]

That sounds lovely. R u off grid?

[@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu]

wait until they put in Section 8 vouchers - you will regret moving

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[@IntrospectiveHousewife]

@@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu Government housing is old in most rural areas. They don't built much. They do allow some private homes to qualify, but many renters don't do it (I'm not sure how that works, but I know it's been done). We only have to worry about theft, and most of the homeless around here are addicted to meth. It's much easier to get away with fatally shooting someone like that over here though. Other than gated suburbs near urban areas, rural living (especially out of town) is the safest for the middle class. We can't rely on the police to show up on time either. You get used to defending yourself.

[@lenaelm9477]

I thought pot was supposed to fix everything! Where are the jobs? I thought schools would be improved. Why is I-25 the same as it was in the 50’s? All these expensive homes and businesses... no one can afford them. This is NOT a homeless problem, this is an infrastructure problem. The homeless issue is just a part of the fallout. I was born in Denver. I watched Blinky, went to Elitches when my folks had a little money, and Lakeside when we didn’t. Ate at Casa Bonita and walked through Black Barts cave! I am John Elway’s BIGGEST fan! Pot money paid off the Colorado state debt...... and that’s all it did! I remember when it was illegal, the good’ol days. We will never see those days again. I’ll never get my Denver back. I was so proud of our town. I WAS so proud. Now my parents have been priced out, $1800 for a one bedroom apartment???? Unbelievable. I hear my fellow Denver Colorado Natives. I hear the disappointment. What an absolute shame. Excellent documentary!!!

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Agree. would be nice to have full public financial disclosure on where exactly the TWO BILLION dollars in marijuana tax revenues earned by the state have gone....minimal detailed information available and why won't the state have commercials everyday on examples of the success of legalizing MJ and the benefits to our community?

[@justinsane7128]

3 years ago, its 1,000 percent worse now.

[@joeknightus8827]

Lived there from 80-92. Some of the best times of my life. I watched gangs creep in as crack and ice ravaged neighborhoods. Drugs and gangs have trashed every city that they flourish in.

[@tonyp11111]

Denver has gotten what Denver voted for.

[@seand4033]

I would bet a lot of money that a majority did not vote for any of this. Who was it that said "it's who counts the votes" that has the power?

[@6NBERLS]

Democracy is the theory that the greater the number of dictators the better the chances are that their errors and vices will cancel out rather than compound.

[@SeanSauvageau]

Me and my lady are leaving Denver for Texas. We voted against all of these Progressive measures. Unfortunately, so many others either don't see this, don't care, or want it to happen.

[@candacewithana4929]

Nah, elections are rigged in Colorado. I wish people would quit saying that BS.

[@candacewithana4929]

@@SeanSauvageau Texas has massive election fraud too. They are trying to steal TX too.

[@mattdeans9873]

Moved to Denver in 1976 and was distrustful how people were so friendly. I grew to embrace it, talking to strangers and relishing that human connection. Denver was perfect. That has LONG gone. Hickenlooper housed the homeless and my senior building filled drug addicts, prostitutes and criminals. You dared not leave your apt after dark. I moved to a senior building in a Denver suburb and love it here, hoping things wont deteriorate. I had to give up my dentist downtown Denver (my last connection to downtown) because, as a disabled senior, I was a perfect target for the criminals, drunks and homeless adiicts downtown. With all of that plus the maddening constant disruptive construction, those idiotic scooters and bikes dropped everywhere, etc and now the crime in the brand new Union Station... Ill never go down there ever again.

[@EUROPAMusicOfficialChannel]

Denver was always the best place to be. My formative romantic years in the 2000s were wonderful. Downtown Denver was the ideal spot to catch a festival, parade, go for dinner at nice little restaurants, etc. Now, it's so dangerous, I got followed for 2 or more miles by some drug addict. I thought I was a gonner. I will never go down there again either. It's only going to get worse.

[@hi-ks6sh]

I was born here and raised here Ive had enough of the people who have turned our beloved city to shit. Denver should be cherished, not going to waste, as soon as i get out of high school im ganna go Erin Brockovich on this town and actually do something about the problems. When im done with Denver it will look so good other cities will look at themselves and Barf. My life has been here and im not letting it crumble anymore. Denver is one of the best cities in the US and im ganna do everything to keep it that way.

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Applaud both your anger and enthusiasm to get Denver back to where it once was. It is a great city that has been polluted by bad policies and failed leadership. Best of luck in leading this charge.

[@dominicwalker9947]

If you have not figured out this was all planned. You were not paying attention. I bet the next phase in the plan will though.

[@daniellecarr7665]

I took my kids downtown on May 7th to observe the National Day of Prayer. We took photos on the steps of the capitol. There were no tents. No graffiti. No boarded up windows. We walked around and prayed for our city. I went again with a friend on May 26th and noticed a few tents were going up across the street from the capitol. On June 7th the People's House had been graffitied, tents and homeless were accumulating across the street, BLM parades were going on, windows were broken and smashed, and unrest was in the air. There have always been homeless in Denver, but after that day I knew I couldn't take my kids downtown for a while. The current unrest in our nation has amplified the problem that's been here but never was this out of control. Our family is completely avoiding our once beautiful city and it breaks my heart. I never even have heard of the 10 year plan to end homelessness and have lived here since 1998. Obviously it wasn't really a program to help those who needed it most. Thanks for this documentary. Many people who live here don't know what's happening downtown, let alone those outside of CO. The media doesn't address Denver unless its snowing here. It was hard to watch but important to acknowledge.

[@flissss]

I've spent a considerable amount of time in Denver the past 5 years and I noticed the decline in that timeframe. I was considering a move but last March, watching people shoot up in broad daylight near the steps of the Capitol, harrassed in downtown, followed, even the area around the Capitol the lawns were in terrible shape, vagrants all over. I live in an east coast capital and the area around the government buildings are immaculate, even though the city has its own issues, as any city does. I changed my plans about moving. I recently watched videos of people assaulting people eating at Union Station with no cops to be found. I figured that they would at least keep the trash from that area but I guess not. It's very sad. I've heard the Denver was a great place back as recently as the 80s and 90s.

[@chief5981]

@@flissss the Rockies Nuggets Broncos and Avalanche were all killin it in the late 90s and early 2000s. The people were chill, the mountains were pretty quiet, and the traffic was bad but not too crazy. It was a cool place to grow up in that time, that’s for sure

[@kerrynight3271]

@@chief5981 Stanley Cup this year! Denver is still a wonderful place to live if you can afford housing. I can only afford it because I bought a little house in 1993 and stayed put. I was offered a nearly unbelievable price for my house yesterday (23 times what I paid for it), but I wouldn't even consider leaving. I adore my neighbors and neighborhood. I'm glad you have happy memories of this fine city.

[@chief5981]

@@kerrynight3271 that’s awesome man.. I have 5 acres in central Kentucky now, but will be selling in a couple of years. To have a home that you don’t want to sell no matter the price is a real blessing. Cheers brother. And yeah, I watched the Avs and talked sh** to all my Kentucky friends 👍🏽

[@kerrynight3271]

@@chief5981 Thank you for the kind comment.

[@alidafranco6244]

I was a Denver resident for 35 years and saw this coming long ago as I grew up in Detroit and saw the same sequence. I recognize every single street in that video as I spent much time living and working in the city. Denver went from being a sleep Western town in the 1970's to a city of excessive profits at the cost of the working class, who has been disenfranchised from a viable life as in most urban areas. Yes, there is addiction and plenty of it as most homeless live lives of quiet desperation and hopelessness. This is not a Democrat or Republican problem, this is a societal problem due to dysfunction and indifference.

[@jimtempleton7418]

Why didn't Trump do sumhin about this can't Trump get back in and This time commit to doing the job he sold us on. America cannot be a superpower but also have chronic problems with its people. Get a plan get programs get caravans trailers in where tent city's are clean place up give people with issues a clean home. Get shops to donate clothing to people give them jobs cleaning up streets till they have got back into working then give them better jobs. Fooodbanks set up as food gets thrown out anyway cmon help people man Get Trump back for 4 years as he knows it's easy to put him out!;; Get Trump back Make America Great Again!!!! 💪💪💪💪💪💯💯💯💯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@tonyedwards2064]

Damn, I was intrigued by Denver having this kinda problem..I know every big city has it's bout's with homelessness, but just did'nt equation this factor in i guess? shit..Btw, I saw you were from Detroit, an you actually compared it to Detroit!! I was like No fucki'n way? I'm from Toledo an 52, so I kinda know the D , an I just had to see, Btw, I'm a Bronco's fan, an I've been here to see games , an DID NOT strike me as this kinda town!!

[@jimtempleton7418]

Yes USA needs fix up town by town city by city

[@FranzBazar]

It is policies that make this happen and continue to get worse. There’s very clear evidence across-the-board, across this country where Democrats have locked up leadership at both the state and local levels and we’ve seen a continuous increase in crime, homelessness, high taxes, bad schools, etc. etc. etc. I never hear anyone who says, it’s about accountability too. Look at Rhode Island, they have a good program, people who are on the street, especially committing crimes, need to be locked up and put into some system that addresses the root problem. You can’t just throw money at it, if you could do that Denver would have no problems, and San Francisco where I moved from three years ago to Denver area hoping for a better life, these problems would’ve been solved. Plenty of money. And it’s not just about giving them free food, free housing, etc. etc. Those Democrat policies have been ruining our country and our cities across the country for decades. Honestly I think a Big part of the problem at this point is that the Democrat leadership cannot admit they’ve been making these mistakes for so many years. They can’t just in all humility say let’s really attack this problem, let’s change up what we’ve been doing because it’s clearly not working, and if it happens to be that something a republican or independent or whatever had proposed years ago and it looks like that works, why can’t they get past their Damned pride and just do the right thing!? It’s all about politics now, and the Democrats are not learning anything at all in this process. Listen to mayor Hancock, just stating platitudes, I didn’t hear a single useful constructive thing he said in all that verbiage that was filmed. If I saw any Democrat leaders anywhere in any of the big Decaying cities across the country taking that approach, then I would agree you’re right it’s not a Democrat or Republican thing and let’s just get the job done. But at this point I have to disagree with anyone who says it’s not, it is clearly a Democrat leadership problem.

[@cowboy7x]

How ignorant are you? Hell YES it's a Democrat and Republican problem. It's democrat policies that cause this. Geeez! EVERYTHING is politics. EVERYTHING! Every city that's burning or has gone to hell is run by liberals. For God's sake you are naïve.

[@heartwisdomlove]

Denver is without a doubt the most dangerous place to drive it is truly terrifying that I 25 highway people drive so dangerously it’s just not safe to drive in Denver

[@2ndChanceAtLife]

Overpriced LUXURY homes (both houses and apartments) is a MAJOR contributor to this problem. The officials need to try to find a studio or 1BR apartment for less than $2,000 / month. Not ALL of these people are addicts/mentally ill. Many are simply sick and disability benefits are about 25% of prior salary.

[@robertlamarsna6800]

As a commercial vehicle operator I see this tragedy occurring for the last 😢 6 to 7 years and its only because of the current city, country and state government officials in charge. As a US Veteran I'm ashamed of what Denver has come to be. Being in Vietnam there was more order then Denver today. It's damaged with no end in sight. D. LaMarsna USAF Vietnam Veteran

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Thank you for the comments and your service to our country.

[@hardcoresb3]

Thank you sir for your service to our country. There are still many patriots out here on the front lines. God bless you.

[@michelleduncan9965]

Thanks for your service Robert. I'm a Denver native & now live in southern Colorado - another town that's becoming a cesspool. I hope to someday move when dling elder care is finished. It's utterly shocking what Denver now is. Pena, Hickentheif-er, & Polis - all demonic.

[@garyc880]

Thank you for your service Vietnam was a thankless jobYou'll never hear it enoughThank you

[@montizzlefoshizzle7131]

Blame your racist white brothers and sisters

[@PassThePopcornPlz]

Thank you, Steffan. It's heartbreaking to watch what is happening to our city.

[@jene.9630]

7baker1, and not just Denver either. Pretty much the whole state has ended up being ruled by a few deep blue pockets whose numbers outvote those of us in the red counties.

[@wgv929]

My wife and I moved here 26 years ago from Oklahoma. We loved it here, but it has changed and our love has turned to hate. We’re going back to Oklahoma. Oklahoma isn’t very pretty and it’s really boring, but it’s safe and the people are nice.

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Sorry to see you leave WGV, but that has become more common for individuals and businesses the past few years in Denver in Decay.

[@rodneysmith603]

As a native Kansan, I'm familiar with harsh winters. I'm curious how these people survive winter at altitude in tents and makeshift houses?

[@Synflood2014]

They stay high so they don't care!

[@anthonymoreno3318]

3rd generation native and Denver resident. The malfeasance of our elected officials is beyond words. Yet, they keep getting re-elected by $$ from sources outside of our state.

[@deannebiddle98]

And then there’s Dominion...

[@justincavinder5504]

Absolutely.. if they are even really winning? There is also the * Move to “Mini California”*, Aka Colorado, Ads in California. And all the California transplant’s vote for anyone with a D next to their name and DNC approval.

[@colinj5291]

Because Coloradoans love Democraps.

[@teodelfuego]

Dollars don’t cast votes.

[@bak-mariterry5180]

@@teodelfuego It buys a lot though.

[@Teddy31976]

I used to live right by Congress park and sold my condo in 2017 and moved out of state. Best decision I have ever made!!!

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Well timed! good luck to you

[@moa3008]

This documentary is over three years old; it’s got to be much worse now!

[@MountainTimeMedia]

The homeless population, led by a failed "housing first" policy, is 200% worse than when this film was released. Fentanyl is on the streets and readily available, is found in about 60% of autopsies performed in Denver. Colorado leads the state in auto theft and has one of the worst violent crime rates per capita. It is much, much worse.

[@mikeschwab5164]

I moved to Denver in 1983 after graduating from college in Montana. Work took me away 11 years later. I fell in love with Denver and Colorado. When I wasn't enjoying some event in the city, I was bagging 14er's in the Rockies. My wife and I stood in our empty house and cried the day we left swearing that we would return someday. I see how overcrowded the mountains are now and the mess that the City of Denver has become since the first vagrants showed up in Civic Center Park after legalization of marijuana. I cannot find a reason to move back. I still have friends in Denver and I feel for them for having to deal with the loss of a beautiful downtown area and the homelessness that is ruining the city.

[@ngoshawk1]

I agree, although I didn’t live in Denver we went to RMNP every year for vacation. We always enjoyed a few days in Denver before heading to mountains. Last time we went there it Was a total shitshow. Didn’t feel safe walking downtown anymore, you get what you’ve voted for! So sad!

[@home-powersystems7782]

I've lived in Denver since the Valley hiway was two lanes, no houses north of 104th, John Love was guv. and Pillar of Fire was still a school. This film was so sad but so true. Mr. Tubbs has done a superb job in catching the tone that long timers see. For years I was President of a local charity that works primarily with the homeless in Ft. Collins and I hope this gets watched by those who help. I will do my part and send it far and wide. Thanks for a moving documentary, fine work. May God bless you all.

[@QED_]

My gawd . . . I haven't thought of John Love in 50 years.

[@marksauck8481]

I lived in Denver half a century ago and it wasn’t anything as small like you described. You must be very old. I lived there only two years and haven’t been back since moving out. I have been to its airport and it’s a lot bigger than Stapleton Airport was. I’m sure I wouldn’t recognize Denver anymore now. Too bad things got so bad. That’s what liberal permissiveness does and has been doing to all our major cities today. Face it. Stop voting for these same liberal politicians.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Anyone who is not disabled or elderly, and makes every excuse in the damned book for not working SHOULD NOT EAT, PURE & SIMPLE. The fact and the truth of the matter is THE ONLY REASON you have so much homelessness, drug abuse, filthy conditions, and violent crimes ( including violent so-called "protests" ) IS DUE DIRECTLY TO LEFTIST/SOCIALIST POLICIES, and the brain dead jack asses who support these insane policies. The liberal handouts only INVITE more lazy young punks to become a homeless bum, or worse yet: a drug & alcohol addicted homeless bum. Hey, why should they work when they have all of these damned liberal hand outs. YA DON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WILD BEARS BREAKING INTO HOMES BY FEEDING THEM. LIBERALS CREATED THIS DISGUSTING PROBLEM. By the way, I am a staunch Christian conservative, but that doesn't mean I'm a "republican". I HATE & distrust ALL politicians.....but with that being said, make no mistake: there is absolutely nothing worse than the modern day liberal. Nothing but a bunch of reprobate minds.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@shayjohnson5830 EXACTLY. THANK YOU. We have a dramatic increase in homeless bums & junkies BECAUSE OF all the liberal handouts that literally enable & encourage them to remain the disgusting bums that they are. It's no different than feeding wild bears.........you simply DON'T. Besides, almighty God said: ANY able bodied man who refuses to work SHALL NOT EAT. So let them starve........as many start dying from starvation, the rest WILL get the message that "the party is over" and get their sorry asses back to work.......or they can starve to death right along with those bums beside them. God commands us to HELP THOSE WHO CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES..........NOT "HELP THOSE WHO REFUSE TO HELP THEMSELVES". There's a big difference.

[@thomasauslander3757]

Holy Mother Forking Shirtballs It's going to be so bad even Homeless Tents on streets be charged property tax.

[@reidremington7771]

I Remember in 1995 i was taking my wife and two children to Anchorage Alaska! We had a ten hour layover in Denver! I had been there in the 60s. So i decided to take my family to the downtown district! It was alive with street musicians! Great shopping, beaitifull peacefull people. We had an awesome time. My wife even mentioned she would love to move there! We lived in a quiet minneapolis suburb. Outside of the city! Now I can't believe what I am seeing! After the summer of the the riots between the black lives matter organizations! And the paramilitary Antifa organizations. Nothing is the same! Minneapolis and St. Paul have gone the way of Denver Seattle, Sanfrancisco, chicago, New york! And others. There has been a transformation through out our Country! And it isn't pretty. I have a feeling about what has transformed this nation. But I'll leave the politics out of it. It is a crying shame! To watch what's happened to our once magnificent cities. And I fear our Republic will be lost forever! Is swift and demanding changes aren't made immediately.

[@765kvline]

There are some amazing small cities in the Midwest which are growing because of no state income tax, no excessive property taxes and a general civil comfort which allows people to be at ease walking their neighborhoods and downtowns. It's not always the southeast U. S.

[@robynwheatcraft7947]

Politics have everything to do with what has happened to Denver

[@pamscarr8696]

Back in the 80's and 90's, I used to love to fly into Denver and rent a car to head to the slopes. I enjoyed the city and the beauty of the area. I am saddened that it has fallen like it has. Difficult to see it lose its, majesty.

[@ShockwaveZero]

Denver is amazing. I just moved here a few months ago from Los Angeles where I was born and raised and Denver/ CO feels much cleaner and safer.

[@raymondfredette6046]

I was in Denver in 1963. It was a very beautiful city. I hate to see what is happening to it.

[@gyroscopejones9217]

Same as always. In the 70s people avoided Colfax too

[@LisaJShultz]

I recently went downtown to Civic Center Park and walked around. I was devastated. My beloved hometown was a mess. I saw many homeless tents, people with mental illness yelling obscenities at the top of their lungs and destruction of monuments and buildings. I also saw people doing drugs and trash everywhere. I felt unsafe and left in a hurry heartbroken.

[@illsayitsinceno-oneelsewil2721]

Welcome to my neighborhood. And ALL my new tent dwelling neighbor's.

[@deletethis5489]

these democrats destroying monuments and buildings are mentally ill like blm

[@chrisschepper9312]

We get what we deserve for we are all in this together, like it or not.

[@jonathanchester5916]

@@chrisschepper9312 The one smart comment here. Americans need to stop bickering about bs politics and build affordable housing now. It's not rocket science and for a country as rich as the USA it should be a slam-dunk.

[@HSBsoulsurfer]

@@jonathanchester5916 NO! I was forced to flee affordable housing because my own unit was FLOODED with a lower neighbors meth/crack fumes. These people are ADDICTS and need serious MENTAL HEALTH CARE and THERAPY for their traumas coming from abusive, broken homes. Putting up projects that become DANGEROUS is not the answer and will further RUIN neighborhoods. P.S.- the housing complexes and Voucher holding Housing Authorities NEVER screen with DRUG TESTS. This is what ruins cities and neighborhoods. Why are we not drug testing people when putting them in housing? It's to ruin the experience for everybody.

[@melissagillmeeks2658]

Cory Gardner should use every Hickenlooper quote in this film in an ad campaign. It's beyond disgusting that Hickenlooper actually said the 10 year campaign to end homelessness was a marketing ploy. Equally as disgusting is Polis' smug attitude during his press conference when he said he doesn't follow Denver politics. That's 100% BS! Denver and the Boulder corridor got him elected. Eastern Colorado did not vote for him. As a Douglas County resident, I absolutely did not vote for him. Thank you Steffan Tubbs for making this film. I hope it goes viral. So sad to see Denver like this. I have zero reason to travel downtown. It breaks my heart 💔.

[@sgreene420]

Idiot

[@s.o.s.93soyousin29]

I don't know if Gardner is running but he should. He would make Colorado competitive again.

[@rippindrummer666]

As bad as hickenloooer was as a mayor he doesn’t even close to the disaster that mayor Hancocks tenure as mayor has been

[@blanefabin3492]

I used to live there. I was excited to take my kids to experience how great denver is. Now, I won't take them anywhere close. Extremely sad.

[@Dave-zl2ky]

We visited the west and Denver in the 1990's with thoughts of relocation. Some people told us we would like Denver. It looked like an oversized Hartford CT. Boulder was wonderful, expensive but wonderful.

[@judyhagan322]

Watched this, no doubt I'm moving now. Denver is bluer than ever and won't be long before Denver is Portland central! !

[@tkordik]

I haven’t gone downtown for anything since the pandemic began. Why? No safety, no sports, no concerts, friggin drug addicts everywhere. I live 20min away and I won’t go there anymore. Screw Denver.

[@jasminescott6413]

Agree, I live in Colorado Springs and used to drive to Downtown Denver to enjoy its festivities & restaurants, now I don’t bother

[@farmyardflavours]

I live in the mountains and look forward to going to Denver, but it really is a bit frightening . nothing like it was in the 60s 70s or 80s when I grew up there

[@-SidneyPrescott]

idk i still really like riding my bike around down there

[@JVTRUTH]

It seems like most of the people here are not even from here anymore. It's sad I can barely afford to live in the place I was born and raised. 41 years and this place is going down day by day

[@mateoleon524]

So i visited colorado recently simply because of a connecting flight, i had two days in the city, and since i use cannabis in food (never smoked) i was shoked to be able to buy some chocolates and thought it was pretty cool, but the second day i booked a cheap motel since i had spent 149 on the first day for a good one, i wanted to save some money, and omg i was afraid to go out. Ive lived in a third world country before but the homeless here are way more scary than homless people and poor neighborhoods in other countries

[@MountainTimeMedia]

Sad but true; thank you for sharing your story