Inside Denver’s Homeless Crisis

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[@MoldybreadOfficial]

I’ve lived in Denver for ten years, it has gone downhill SO fast in the last 4 years. I moved to the suburbs and rarely go downtown anymore because of how sketchy the streets can get. My car has been broken into, motorcycle almost stolen, people walking out into traffic with no idea where they are. This has to stop. Thank you for bringing some light onto this Tommy

[@hansborracho4350]

You can thank foolish liberals and their greasy corrupt politicians for all of this

[@jasoncraig4683]

It's the new norm in all the western and west coast cities. I'm way up in deep NorCal now cause I can't deal with the cities anymore. San Fran,Sacramento,San Diego,L.A are all just off the hook now. Esp San Fran. I have been mostly left leaning my entire life and over the last 10 years I've found myself turning more and more conservative. These left leaning policies have destroyed the big cities in the west and it's getting worse and worse every day.

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat bro ??

[@sadhu7191]

Everything gone down last 4 years and I can tell u why lol

[@Stringz]

I tried to warn my ex, but she wouldn’t listen. She also bought the entire Covid narrative so I mean it was basically hopeless. She wanted me to move there.

[@Hashmizer]

Born and raised in Denver and it’s safe to say it’s definitely changed a lot. During and right after Covid everything has gone downhill. What’s crazy is that in these low income areas they are building new houses that go for 600k-1mil+. Rent is absurd anywhere you go. Typical 1 bed in Denver is $1,800+ a month. Even in the suburbs is the surrounding area its not much better.

[@hunterowens6114]

It’s so wild how expensive these areas are. Like cherry creek. Murder left and right yet millionaires wanna live there?! Denver is a joke.

[@hahppyhour5380]

Just go to the springs

[@Floraflav]

Yep. I’m paying $2500 a month for a three bedroom apartment in the suburbs. It’s the very cheapest around and has bugs

[@tylermallory2504]

stop voting blue then...

[@nomaderic]

The whole western half of Denver is a paradise. You don't see any of this is arvada, littleton, westminster, etc

[@GrindHardPlumbingCo]

RIP Mainstream Media

[@mitchweber7868]

🔥🔥🔥

[@WakandaForever1776]

Are ALL owned by the Elite. Even FOX!

[@Carsun_]

Make an amphibious quad

[@Lead_Poisoning1]

??

[@newschoolerbrent]

Yup. Going to take a shit in Kyle Clarks lawn.

[@c0ldphuz10n]

I live in a neighborhood that was slated to get one of Mayor Johnson’s meth camps. We fought back and stopped it. The guy that owned the property that the camp was slated to be built on was a contributor to the Mayor’s campaign. These people are all just paying their friends with tax payer money to keep enabling these poor people so the gravy train keeps rolling. It’s disgusting.

[@Edizzle15]

🎯but people keep voting blue…they’re just perpetually investing in the problem. Our Governor is right up there with Gavin. I’ve started calling Colorado “California east”…been here since ‘91.

[@dmo848]

Figured it was all about money. It's always money

[@Cucumberflavoredmustard]

And I'm sure the mayor was going to give him well over market value.

[@missmurderem]

EXACTLY. Have you seen what job his wife "landed"?

[@travisnoffsinger4507]

💯 they are only for THEMSELVES and it definitely shows. 😡🖕 the government

[@Just_Ty_51]

Been in Denver 40 years. It’s gotten horrible. The Mayor has made it hell for the average person. It’s a paradise for the dope dealers and junkies.

[@tysontickner3655]

Sounds like another liberal utopia just like Seattle, Portland, San fransico etc smh. Criminals run your city and state, this shit is done by design by the ppl in charge of policies/laws

[@HappyG1lm0re]

Mayors all throughout Colorado should be investigated.

[@Edizzle15]

El Paso and Douglas county are still pretty conservative, but I don’t disagree. Anywhere north of Castle rock is extremely and overwhelmingly Blue. Moved to Woodmoor/monument in ‘91. My folks still live in Woodmoor.

[@ghost_of_comments_past]

Throughout the country, not just Colorado. Those that control the money and media, are also the same who control the politicians.

[@kodymiller1602]

Politicians in every state should be investigated, but the entities that would investigate them are questionable also.

[@bgoodwinnnnnn]

best state in the country pal

[@sunnyadams5842]

DA's too.

[@PuttBenis]

I've lived in Colorado for 25 years, let me say. Legalizing cannabis was the worst decision we ever made. I love it, use it more than I should but that opened the flood gates. I think the political game in the US is dumb but liberals absolutely destroyed this state. The mass exodus from NY & LA bringing the same stupid ass policies, their insane amounts of money that flooded the housing market seemingly overnight. You used to be able to rent a 4 bedroom house here for $1200 a month, today that it is a $5000 home Colorado is no longer an option for me to live in, now with a wife and children soon. There is no shot I am staying, Colorado blows now The irony is always top tier when the left calls people out for colonizing and destroying homes, yet everywhere they go, they do the exact same thing

[@mikem1457]

Spot on. All of it. It's not 1 problem, it was a building of multitude. But hey these idiots in denver got wolves they'll never see and have to deal with.

[@cmc5394oparva]

Legalizing weed turned the Denver metro into a magnet for every poopot in the country.

[@collinkeahey1]

The people that come from the major cities are repulsive as fuck. Always lived like rats and never knew anything else and then they take it elsewhere.

[@iamatlantis1]

Very sad what's happened. You are spot on with the entire post. I've been here over 30 years myself. Where are you looking to move you think?

[@69Clay420]

I came to Denver in 2020 and I didn’t think it could get much worse but some how it’s much much worse. These policies are no doubt enabling the problem.

[@jasoncraig4683]

More and more people are realizing that these bleeding heart policies have destroyed the cities.

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music 🔥🔥🔥?

[@69Clay420]

@@OfficialJalenSmith u are sped

[@Redactstrength]

Liberal policies are cancer unfortunately

[@RobertMrright]

Where can you find fetty at?

[@BrandonMirrors]

I'm a therapist in LA and deal with low-medium acuity clients, far from intensive services. I had a client bring a knife into session once when he was going through a psychosis. When politicians expect the average citizen to be around these people is just unreasonable

[@ciarareidhead6078]

There really is no where for people in mental health crisis to go especially in rural areas. My sister is bipolar schizophrenic and when she is having an episode it is terrifying. We are living in a constant state of fear from being assaulted by her. Police take her in and release her. Get an order of protection and nothing happens when she violates. We even have gotten her mandatory treatment and they release her once stable on meds in 2 weeks. She gets out and then stops taking them and it is right back to crazy town. We really need long term facilities for mentally unwell people in the u.s.

[@WackNoir]

@@ciarareidhead6078 im so sorry you guys have to go through that

[@Uncle_Dave_Dave]

lol bro, most these politicians are literal cannibals. think they give a fuck about your comfort? hahaha why you think they just brought back the draft? to build kitten orphanages?

[@shulginone1967]

lol...find another occupation dude...people that don't ever have to deal with the acuity qualifier do way worse shit, and probably at a higher rate, every single day.

[@josay1213]

@@ciarareidhead6078😅😅 1:36 1:36 1:36 1:36 😅😅😅😅 1:36 😅 1:36 😮

[@nostalgicsyd1]

I live outside of Denver but have to go into Denver for school. The last time I went I had a group of homeless guys start blowing kisses at me and whistling, and then they surrounded my car. I started honking at them and was able to drive off. A few months ago I saw a man pleasuring himself in broad daylight on Colfax. A friend of mine had a homeless guy spit in her face. Something needs to be done. Great video.

[@FreyjaFoxx.x]

Trying to wait for a bus downtown gets scary at times

[@TrillMurray]

Sounds like a sweet guy

[@hunterowens6114]

i was downtown for a meeting and saw a man taking a shit on the sidewalk. its stranger than fiction

[@binkjjd5833]

New to denver? Colfax surprises you? Lol

[@nostalgicsyd1]

@@binkjjd5833 never said it surprised me. No lived here over 10 years :)

[@Amplicityy]

I lived in Denver my whole life and as covid hit, Everything hit rock bottom and its so bad they have had to shutdown parks and the central part of denver due to homeless take overs.

[@Amir_Nassir]

It be the same in south Minneapolis.

[@pooljunki1]

Joe Biden not covid

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music 🔥🔥🔥??

[@GSDcarpenter]

Pulling the old “Covid hit” card denial is real 😂

[@Redactstrength]

Naw it's everyone who voted liberals in charge of these cities and countries. Like Europe we need a conservative wave, cut out this liberal dystopian hell scape

[@DeindexedSoWhat]

Keeping people homeless is the business model

[@Sophietherese2001]

Like in new York 20% of hotels are being rented out at full capacity for the migrants and they pay per room higher then the base daily rate before the migrant crisis.

[@Superhytechjetfighter]

So few understand 😢

[@socom2wasgreat542]

so many homeless could be given a home and be back homeless again. It's their choices that put them there NOBODY else'. taxpayers should not fund their drug use and clean up or health services.

[@ghost_of_comments_past]

@@socom2wasgreat542 I don't think you quite understand.

[@socom2wasgreat542]

@2001imnxtc no, I do. Everyone isn't a damn victim. We need mental facilities for all these mfers who think being homeless with children is ok. They don't "want" to be in the situation but never seem to want to get out of being homeless because being homeless has perks in democratic cities that enable them to be non contributing members of society.

[@MMTewtle]

Lived in Denver my whole life (24 years), this place has taken a turn for the worst in the past 5-10 years. Excited to watch this and see what Tommy G got for us.

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat ??

[@Redactstrength]

​@@OfficialJalenSmithno

[@afa304]

Makes up for his video on the Asian “gang” no one has heard of

[@JudeFunk37]

Make sure you vote the opposite of who's been in charge the past 20 years

[@djkreature]

24 . You're still wet behind the ears

[@JamesHarperMedia]

Denver native. The last 10 years the city has gone downhill more than one could imagine. Starts with the local government

[@tylermallory2504]

stop voting blue!

[@msx701]

I was in my 20’s during the 90’s in Denver I rented a house for $400, then a 5 bedroom house for a thousand. It’s very sad our young people struggle with housing and inflation. I have kids out of school still at home. Back then you could be poor or a user and still pay rent.

[@Nevalackn]

My families business struggled cause of this crisis thanks for covering it

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat?

[@user-dv7vo4zl1k]

@@OfficialJalenSmith NO

[@AngelGabrielB]

@@OfficialJalenSmithno man sry

[@scr3m716]

whats their business lets support them!!!

[@Edizzle15]

What is their business? If they’re struggling I’ll support them next time I go to Denver.

[@Wuqz]

0:03 I'm 100% positive that's a CO2 BB gun. He's going to get himself killed pulling that on someone. It happened to someone I knew.

[@pukelius4128]

Thats the worst case. Best case that bb gun saves grocery store full of People. Its called perspective.

[@PurpleBouncingBall]

⁠@@pukelius4128how could a BB gun save a grocery store full of people? If anything it would put a grocery store full of people in more danger flashing a non lethal gun to a person who has a lethal gun

[@gigglesandshirts2946]

Looks pretty real to me. What makes you think it’s fake

[@richardwattior]

@@gigglesandshirts2946the slide, the shape, the size, the way the metal is all scuffed up and silver underneath. It’s definitely an air gun.

[@JAy-dx1xb]

​@@richardwattiorya that last part is spot on

[@Felled-angel]

This should be a documentary on how the homless are terrorising locals

[@troystrzelczyk7458]

facts, the homeless straight up ruin what should be pleasant places to a functioning member of society. Im honestly sick of it

[@hansborracho4350]

You can thank democrats for this

[@jasoncraig4683]

And how the democratic policies are allowing them to continue to do so. Public sentiment is changing even in California. People are turning Republican more and more cause they're just sick of seeing this trash.

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat bro ?

[@-.Successor.of.Superiority.-]

@@jasoncraig4683why is that

[@meatballl8430]

Ya I live 20 min from Denver, and I never go their unless I absolutely have to !!!! When I was told when I first moved to Colorado that there was a tent city in downtown Denver, I was like whatever, and then I went their one day just because nope will never do it again!!!! The closer you live to Denver the worse things get.

[@karrotcake2724]

As a Denver native its sad to see what has happened to Denver I have multiple cousins that took a wrong turn in life and are hooked on fentanyl l see them walking down federal and I cant even help them anymore because the government is literally handing them a clean needle for drugs. The homeless crisis grows as the prices skyrocket and inflation gets worse by the day some family's cant even afford groceries or a roof over they're head you have to work 3-4 jobs to stay on your feet the government has put their priorities on helping addicts stay addicted honestly I see no solution other than get the mayor out and start fresh its sad how bad its gotten the past 5 years.

[@gmab7711]

I know the pain of watching loved ones get caught up in the set-up! We are Denver Natives too & paying attention to where the moneys going, I never saw so many new cars, trucks, suv & teslas being driven by the Newcomers!!!!! Oh & the stalkers!

[@tylermallory2504]

then stop voting blue...

[@gmab7711]

@@tylermallory2504 I have! Only problem is the Republicans only talk Myorkas, Secret Service Agents that obviously knew the attempted assassination was going to take place are now on parade, after spewing lies that cost thousands of lives Fauci just got scolded, no recourse which people should have when being set-up the way our entire Country Has Been For Years!!!

[@Vader111797]

Pueblo, Colorado was one of the most drugged out places I ever visited. Tweakers around every corner.

[@marshallbrumfield]

I live here in pueblo. can confirm, it's out of control here. criminals get a slight slap on the wrist and are let back out immediately

[@EXccord]

@@marshallbrumfield Man its so fucking bad. I have never seen a place go downhill so god damn quick too. There is a house near my area that tweakers are actively doing prostitution, drugs, maybe even trafficking out of (a motorcyclist comes out and picks a chick in a skimpy outfit up nearly every week) and ive reported it to Code Enforcement AND the Police. No one gives a fuck.

[@Alixznder]

​@@marshallbrumfieldwhat's up with the so called "plague" being discovered up there ?

[@LocalBoyy]

Pueblo is a straight shit hole. Denver is bigger but Pueblo I would say is worse

[@elikelly5659]

Pueblo is like a mild version of Albuquerque

[@StumblingThroughItAll]

Tommy G's sincere curiosity in all people he interacts with, regardless of who they are, is a beautiful thing. Keep it up Tommy!

[@ItsMeMatt1986]

I lived in Denver from 2010 to 2023 ... Very sad what the city has become ... Used to be a gem of a place. Now it's the LA of the Rockies

[@specialedclass2982]

People who go on camera are the reason Denver is the way it is. Their heart is in a good place but that’s not how things get fixed as you can see.

[@MariaHernandez-yz1df]

Amazing video so well done and I love how up close and personal you got with everyone and how honest everyone was being for the greater good. You ask the right questions and easy to understand very well done guys! Thank for spreading awareness for our community...

[@chunkymonkeysteadyfunky]

Thank you Tommy, as a Denverite I can confirm it’s a fucking SHITHOLE here. Everyone I know from high school is dead from fent and the crime is out of control, even in the suburbs it’s starting to become prevalent. Not sure where to go but I know it’s time to leave. This is coming from someone who lives in Boulder which is a rather nice town here.

[@MrBojangles-er4hd]

Don’t get me started on boulder 😂 they sent me a red light ticket for running a yellow light, had to pay it or I couldn’t get my license renewed, those mfers. I went thru Denver last October, I know all downtown areas across the U.S have bums, but Denver has a TON of worthless bums EVERYWHERE!!

[@VGI4NI]

My parents moved outside westcliff into the mountains to get away

[@VGI4NI]

We used to live on 32nd n Vallejo

[@BrandonAdams1010]

@@MrBojangles-er4hd just dispute it

[@brandonguild1666]

I think it's like this everywhere. I hear similar stories with most areas in the US. I grew up in a Milwaukee suburb and tons of my friends from HS are dead too. Drugs were everywhere and everyone I grew up with was doing them. I even got hooked but luckily was able to get clean. Milwaukee has a lot of resources for getting clean though, it sounds like it's worse in CO. After a few years being sober I moved out to CO for a more healthy lifestyle, which I have been doing. It is sad to see such a beautiful place get overrun with drugs.

[@buuugzzz]

granny a savage bruh she said i wish after tg said do u own a glock😂

[@MrNatronimo]

The thing no one talks about is that the Denver residents have done this to themselves, they vote in lousy “feel good” political candidates, who quite literally just allow these things. The Denver and Boulder Metros unfortunately speak for the whole state. The front range has gone down hill so fast in the last decade it’s scary.

[@BrandonAdams1010]

There don't seem to be any good options on the ballots. Only scammers want to run for office these days.

[@sarahtrue8611]

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

[@sirhenrystalwart8303]

It's crazy how these leftists can't connect their voting choices to the hellhole this place has become.

[@tylermallory2504]

yep people gotta stop voting blue

[@BVonBuescher]

Longtime resident of downtown Denver. After seeing the area improve dramatically up to 2010, once the legalization and decriminalization of various happened, the neighborhood and city slowly turned to shit.

[@EthelJung-j5w]

I lived in Denver back in 2011-2013 somewhere around there and the homeless problem was bad then too.

[@Jossarianz]

Its on another level now

[@BennyDIVER]

Fake account

[@Wizrdrubes]

Bro literally pulled out a BB gun lmfaoo

[@spfadden082711]

Denver was awesome back in the late 90s and early 00s maybe even up to 2010. It’s crazy what happened to it. It’s a lot like Portland, Seattle and San Francisco… all once really good places now awful.

[@spfadden082711]

@JonathanArmstrong-z9b where did you end up? I never lived in a major city but even being in some of the medium cities I was ready to get out into the woods. I’m happy in the small town. There are a mix of people and beliefs but everyone seems to get along.

[@jakobmesser8658]

I think you should do a documentary on pheonix drug use, I am a 15 year old male and I ride my bike everywhere and every route I take on the pheonix streets I can't avoid riding past people smoking fentynal and I think it is the most messed up thing especially because police will just see this and go about their day.

[@larsstougaard7097]

Be safe brother 🙏

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat ??

[@insidejob6961]

Im sorry little G. Sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders. Stay away from drugs. Believe in yourself. Stay strong lil broski

[@carlife_710]

I moved from Phoenix to Denver in 2023, Phoenix is better the cops actually help and arrest people. Colorado is more liberal. Both are beautiful but California is taking over the western states

[@Az56818]

Ppl in Phoenix and Tucson vote blue I don't know what else they expect

[@-ved89]

Denver native here and one of the biggest issues is cost of housing. A small fixer upper will cost you 400-500k. The influx of Venezuelans just broke the system. Worst part is the Venezuelans feel entitled to everything.

[@GONZLEY]

Denver native here. It’s frustrating. Homelessness has always been an issue here but in recent years it has gotten extremely worse. I’ve seen homeless people sleeping in peoples bushes. please be safe colorado

[@tylermallory2504]

stop voting blue...

[@GONZLEY]

@@tylermallory2504 agreed

[@cwbintn8949]

> ''unhoused'' It's homeless They are homeless.

[@istanderected]

Yeah, it's similar to receiptless shopping.

[@BennyDIVER]

Its just another woke, feel-good term

[@BennyDIVER]

Its just another woke, feel-good term

[@nomaderic]

What do you classify as a home? I live in a vehicle, I work full time, not a criminal, no drugs or alcohol. Just a normal guy. Am I a homeless bum?

[@BennyDIVER]

@@nomaderic a home has plumbing, electric legally hooked up, pays property taxes, that sort of stuff

[@DerpHacks]

they’re not immigrants and migrants. they’re mostly here illegally. while my girlfriend in guatemala gets denied for a visa.

[@Pnwllama]

They want illegal immigrants. Government dependence is what they want- buys their vote

[@goldfish3858]

This situation is so out of control, that is where they should start making a change

[@roach1892]

Yeah dude they’re trying to kick my buddy out who’s been here since he was 5 but allow troves of illegals in

[@johnnytx45]

The President from Guatamala hates Biden and trashed Kamala after she went there on her "border czar" duties.

[@MrBojangles-er4hd]

God bless Joe Biden

[@paulmartinez8427]

I’ve lived in Denver my whole life. I’m 22 years old, and the past 4/5 years it has gotten bad. It’s disgusting to even go downtown.

[@tylermallory2504]

then stop voting blue ..

[@bionicman6969]

Was a 9 to 5 worker for over 20 years before my back blew out and doctors were very liberal about handing out the painkillers which led to oxycontin. When they cut that off it was all too easy to turn to heroin. I know all too many hate suboxone but it saved my life and my brother's life and we both again have our own houses, families and work every day and have productive lives going on 14 years now. The fentynil they are putting in everything is sick and terrifying and there is a better way than worrying your next hit will be the end.

[@ShakeDownStreet0714]

Suboxone saved me too. People don't like it cuz there's a ceiling effect.

[@KristinA-xv4yk]

However you got your life back is the right way to do it!

[@iamatlantis1]

Sorry about blowing your back out. I tried to go easy. 😢

[@WockFrmCrossWesternGang]

You the real news & media. Giving light & a story to everybody.

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat bro??

[@Redactstrength]

​@OfficialJalenSmith it's actually the exact opposite fam

[@willyklips7164]

iwas homeless in 2018 when i first got to denver i didnt do any drugs i was on the street 2 weeks and i got into a place called step denver. it was the scariest time in my life!

[@YourBulliesOutlet]

respects, hope all got better 🙌🏾

[@beansontopofbeans]

Bring back Chapter 51 and open up the Asylums immediately

[@TechOutAdam]

As a Denver native, it used to be so beautiful. Up until 2015 after the year marijuana became legal beyond recreational use. Suddenly all these out of state license plates, rents started doubling, jobs were harder to find, and the worst part the homeless destroying what once was a beautiful and scenic city.

[@dominator35000]

You’re not a real Coloradan 2012

[@KristinA-xv4yk]

I noticed the same pattern. Idk if legalizing weed was the ONLY factor, but I definitely saw the influx of ppl, soaring rent, and increased issues. While I’m not anti-ppl smoking weed if they want to, I do regret my vote.

[@yuma_da_puma]

When 🌱 was legalized (first state to do so recreationally) half of California moved to Colorado, it RUINED it Rent and home owning is gone exponentially through the roof. Crime in every city of any kind is commonplace now. The town I live in went from 8,000 people to over 50,000 and they just approved another 39,000 new homes to be built and all we're getting out of it is one measly grocery store. That's commonplace, areas are severely overcrowded and traffic jams are insane

[@Ducksauc3]

Facts. I remember 2012 vividly. I would frequent Denver a lot but live in Boulder. It ain’t the same 😢

[@keithdavis5981]

Why would Cali ppl leave Cali for the bs weed u guys have out there? Shit we been treating weed like it’s legal since bout 2007

[@feltfriends]

@@keithdavis5981 dude we got some good fucking dro, better take that back about the bs lmfao. But in all reality, yeah nobody left Cali for Colorado just for weed, that's the real bs

[@keithdavis5981]

@@feltfriends naw yall got good I’ve been out there but it’s not as fresh r tasty as Cali weed bro im just being honest.

[@feltfriends]

@@keithdavis5981 Gonna say it really depends where you get it. Most dispensaries serve overpriced chickenfeed for tourists, just gotta buy from a grower if you want some real dro, and there's no shortage of them

[@Az56818]

240k on 20 hours a week is fraud

[@Edizzle15]

💯

[@DMWBN3]

Loopholes these politicians use

[@fitz2917]

I live in Denver now. I could not believe how many homeless there are; I myself coming from a tiny town. Our major is an idiot. Giving people things without them working never works. And letting them do whatever they want will never be harm reduction. It needs to be tough love

[@taylorbrown8329]

Tough love has never worked for anyone

[@fitz2917]

@@taylorbrown8329 ok softy. Is that based on personal experience bc you got ur feelings hurt one time and now you are a failure?

[@taylorbrown8329]

@@fitz2917 you seem like a really kind and understanding person. It would be no surprise to me if no one wants to be around you with that attitude you have

[@cmc5394oparva]

@@taylorbrown8329 You seem like a real passive aggressive and useless person. Absolutely nothing you nor your political side promote should be taken at face value.

[@tonicdemon4203]

Denver never used to be like this. I've been here since 1999. I'd have to say since 2019 it's been really bad, especially downtown!!!! Did secuirty ran from east to west Colfax the amount of OD and homeless and gangs I dealt with is outta hand so bad that when you call 911 you get sent to automatic voice operator 😂

[@nickolson358]

That place is a mess I just moved my girlfriend outta aurora and outta the city. Every weekend I had to keep my head on a swivel and ready. They are unhinged

[@somelady3921]

Lived in Denver my whole life and had move out of state last year. It got so bad and so expensive. I was working at a gas station and I had homeless that would sit outside all day and wait for me to get off work and try to follow me home. I usually walked to work. I took a video of my daughter at the park and next to the equipment was a guy sleeping and rolling around everywhere in the dirt... with kids running around him. It's really bad. I'm glad we left.

[@Aug08]

Been here my whole life... It used to just be the common areas you know Colfax, 5 points, Commerce City, Aurora haha stuff like that. Its now pretty much anywhere you go. I'm up north of Denver in Westminster and its just as bad as anywhere in Denver. People zombie standing outside Safeway, laying on the sidewalk, pushing carts as big as my car with tent houses set up at RTD stops, needles, and shit in parking lots a kid could grab or hell you could fall on or touch on accident. Its even starting to get the people walking up to your cars at lights blocking the road, tweaking, screaming at you. It literally reminds me of all the time I spent in Vegas. Its just as sketchy it feels. It just keeps going down hill throw in the astronomical prices and its bizzarro world.

[@josephmanzanares3321]

Westminster has always been a sh!thole

[@MrBojangles-er4hd]

I picked a hotel in aurora because I didn’t know Denver at all, and that place was a flaming dump lol. The democ 🐀 has completely destroyed Denver

[@VGI4NI]

In late 90s when I was homeless Colfax n Broadway was the spot

[@andys3035]

I live in south Aurora and I've had multiple homeless sleep behind my fence in a neighborhood, not anywhere near downtown where homelessness used to be. I am at the point of maybe leaving the state with high taxes and a moral decay of the city.

[@FreyjaFoxx.x]

​@@josephmanzanares3321not west westminster lol😂

[@carlife_710]

Denver is like LA right now, they came over and took over and started the same problems

[@tjlopez4273]

Lmao.. Not even close.

[@micahhayes8770]

@@tjlopez4273 Exactly. Have u been to Skid Roe in LA? Denver dosnt have anything like that. What Tommy or anybody failed to mention is that the mayor passed a camping ban starting Jan1 2024. This was stop Denver from turning into Skid Roe. The Hotels and the camping sites are improving and are getting more funding to make them safer. Its not the BEST plan but Denver would be Skid Roe, San Fran and Portland w/o the camping ban.

[@SaltStorm007]

Tommy G is changing the world....one video at a time💯💪🇺🇸

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music 🔥🔥???

[@duckqwacker]

Yup... - DuckQwacker

[@jacobpenkava2980]

How

[@abundantharmony]

how?

[@jordanritchie5854]

Damnnn he’s been in my city like crazy I woulda never thought he would been in the box state especially the 303

[@elikelly5659]

This feels like one giant " we have a problem," but not thinking of any true answers

[@feliciafelicia6965]

Im in the suburbs of Denver. The homeless problem gets worse every year, but you cant help people that dont want help.

[@bobbyarmijo3307]

I've been watching you for years, thank you for finally covering this one Tommy!! I have lived in Colorado, my whole life.I'm going to be 43 this month and i've never seen it this bad here before my life, I bought my mom the same type of flashlight taser, because she works downtown, a few weeks ago someone stole the roof rack off my vehicle, There's been homeless drug addicts parked across the street.From my work for the past two weeks.They finally left and left a giant mess and suicide notes spray painted on the sidewalk. Two years ago I had two family members die in a quadruple over dose due defentanyl. Cost of living as high as hell. I don't make s*** at my job and there's no way out of here....👎

[@ceehads]

Don’t like it? Vote differently. This is the liberal utopia much of the country doesn’t want. Vote out the clowns that allow this unchecked.

[@danieldemicco783]

It's not a 1 party issue. Democrats don't 'punish social issues like drug use and republicans do nothing to fix poverty.

[@Joneud362]

So get a better republican candidate

[@badcaseofstripes]

Ah yes vote the other team and see the exact same thing continue. Go on.

[@JordanNicolee]

I just moved from south Denver to the north west springs and always have seen a massive difference in safety based on where we had lived before and where we live now. Granted, downtown Springs is absolutely terrifying sometimes, there’s camps everywhere, it’s definitely scary.. but I was more afraid of Denver than I am the Springs

[@Candiedmickey]

I live in a small town in Colorado about 3 hours from Denver, and we now have a homeless problem!! It's insane they just keep pushing them further through the state

[@BennyDIVER]

Which town? Im 4 away and we are still doing well

[@Candiedmickey]

@@BennyDIVER fowler

[@gerardohtx207]

Fowler has homeless problems???? Damm

[@tylermallory2504]

me too, the stupid blue voters in Denver and boulder our ruining our rural Colorado...

[@Candiedmickey]

@@gerardohtx207 absolutely do now..

[@germyee735]

hey tommy g come to san bernardino ! shits wild out here.

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat bro ??

[@kingvisionsmedia]

Went to Denver for a bachelor party this year.. that place might be a portal to hell. I lived in Vegas for a couple years, went to LA regularly, partied in Chicago and NYC multiple times and NOTHING compares to the energy and paranoia I felt in Denver. Booze is my only buddy so fear isn't really a side effect obviously but wow was it weird there. Main Station might be the sketchiest place I've ever been to.

[@moneimanny375]

You lying like AMF

[@simplygaming_vr4702]

That’s weird bc I live close enough to day Denver and I just visited LA. I told my roommate I felt the negative energy strong here but LA is way stronger and felt like I had to keep eyes in the back of my head while there.

[@kingvisionsmedia]

@@simplygaming_vr4702 to be fair LA was the only city I listed that I haven’t seen since COVID so you could be right

[@roach1892]

Denver isn’t shit compared to LA or Vegas

[@jrottendevil]

I saw someone get stabbed in the early 2000s in Orlando, FL and they wouldn't send an ambulance to that neighborhood. Denver is nothing lol

[@EluvietteNikki]

I think we need to model the way that Amsterdam deals with their drug issues. Tyler Olivera did a video in Amsterdam and Portugal about their programs and the process for a drug addict and they look at it like a health crisis, not a criminal one. They provide the drugs for the addicts so they aren't running the streets doing things to get it(medical grade heroin isn't dangerous like street heroin is), they house them and once they aren't worried about chasing their next high they can focus on getting better. I think its a brilliant idea. As far as they said they don't have many NEW addicts coming in, most of the addicts are older who have been addicts since the 80s.

[@tranquil14738]

I’ll have to check this out. I’ve always felt like this shouldn’t be a criminalization issue. Portland decriminalized drugs and it just got so much worse, so evidently we aren’t doing it right when we try and decriminalize

[@EluvietteNikki]

@@tranquil14738 there are pieces of the puzzle missing in portland. There still needs to be work put in to house them, get them help and offer them programs, we need to get a program where we can provide the drugs safely so they aren't taking fent or stealing or selling their body. can you imagine how much crime would lessen if everyone got their drugs on a daily basis and didn't have to worry? Less overdoses from people getting crazy shit off the street. I think it would be a drastic difference. Its a great video and really shows how amazing these countries have dealt with it.

[@shack12319]

The problem is in america people have the right to refuse help if they decide they don't want it, in Europe if they found you on the streets using drugs they basically forced you into this type of program, they obviously did it in a ethical and common sense way but I think something similar would be really hard to enact in the US, imo it is the solution but good luck getting every1 on board with how bad the liberal cities have fucked up since covid

[@theaccountant5846]

​@tranquil14738 that's the problem, decriminalization doesn't work alone, it needs to be supported with mental health and rehabilitation services but obviously that would have been more expensive which is why the government is probably reluctant even though It probably costs more in the long run in terms of regular health care and incarceration

[@-moss_family_travels]

This videos a lot better than the last one grew up in Denver and surrounding it it’s gotten rough ptsd and nightmares every day and even after leaving the things you see there on the streets will ruin you completely so many friends even many who grew up in all walks of life dying on the street corner in and out of prison and it’s sad especially the last 5 or 6 years

[@KSA1994-b2n]

I used to work in denver before it got worse. One of the worst sights I've seen was the homeless camping out front of a day care and people getting high

[@RigtheousPerpetrator]

Dawg… getting naked, groping myself and smokin fent used to be a night cap for me 🤣… But in all seriousness, a homie I had that was like a brother to me that battled hardcore opiate addiction moved out to Denver with an ex-gf of his a few years ago, and this kids from the streets of Kensington Philly none the less (if you don’t know what i mean, dig around Tommy’s & Buckingham’s channels) Needless to say, we lost him. Don’t know if he’s alive or dead, all I do know is that is habit got to an unimaginable point out there… Hope you’re safe out there wherever you are, JohnnyBoy. You got a lot of people that love you. ❤ Thanks for another killer doc, Tommy!! Keep them boots on the ground and keep the fire comin’!

[@andrew1197]

Thank you for coming to Denver Tommy, I’ve been hoping for a few years that you’d come here. I hope this video with change some things

[@JohnDoe-sm7ch]

Keep up the great work. I really enjoy your reporting style.

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat ??

[@thedude296]

Thank you for exposing Denver! Its been going down hill really bad, especially the last 6 years!

[@exennium]

Democrat-run cities share the same problem; of the 30 most violent cities in the US, 27 are Democrat-run, and the other three are unaffiliated.

[@atomic_blonde1]

Ah, another blue state going downhill fast.

[@amuni4]

yeah, i’m from colorado and shit has gotten wicked here.

[@johnpick372]

The lady in the purple dress says "people in America are too complacent". Uhhh, no. I live in a city much larger than Denver. Nothing close to that here (Ft. Worth). Stop voting for your own decline. I'm praying for the people of Denver as a former resident (2009-2016). I saw it coming back then.

[@mitchweber7868]

Ya I think I see what you mean, these freaking crazy ass problems always seem to come from big cities, and I've always thought more people = more problems. But really what the problem is voting blue!

[@birons3708]

Denver has 3 million people so you're wrong

[@theirishbandit7301]

Dallas is bigger than Denver yes. Not Fort Worth 😆

[@colewomack4688]

Love this vid bro i work in denver and its scary

[@rosebudprocter]

I live in Colorado and I agree Denver really has gone downhill. They spent over $70 million on illegal immigrants and housing them and it's on taxpayers dime.... It's really not right because they do nothing for struggling Americans with high rental costs and inflation

[@uXerxes]

the ONLY problem in colorado is the rise of rent in the past ten years ive lived here 22 years crackheads are beyond harmless here they got on drugs because they couldnt keep up with rent rising so fell too the streets. i go to downtown denver every weekend at night never once had a Real problem with the homeless just be respectful to them and any problem gets solved with them simple truly is that simple. this isnt houston these aren't gang member homeless people these are kids who grew up in 6 figure households who are dont have a backbone ... our pay cant keep up with rent its almost impossible too buy a house alone in this state anymore and it was my dream since a little kid truly breaks my heart cali found us.

[@Desean7690]

I’m living in Denver Colorado homeless right now and it’s very very hard when your homeless

[@deewonders6959]

Once your down it’s hard to get back up in this country. It shouldn’t be this way. Wishing all the best 🙏

[@Desean7690]

@@deewonders6959 thanks I lost so much everything I own last month now I have to get everything back over $10k i just want to live a happy life

[@Desean7690]

🙏🏾 for me trying to get everything back I own lost it’s going to be hard

[@TrillMurray]

Try to hold on to hope and never smoke blues if you don’t already. I used to smoke them and it literally seems impossible and hopeless to kick but don’t give up no matter what ❤

[@caml5550]

Yo when does the Minneapolis video drop I’ve been waiting for a min now 💀

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music good ???

[@caml5550]

@@OfficialJalenSmith fuxkkkkk no

[@Louisa705]

Denver native here. It’s ALWAYS BEEN THIS BAD. I’m from five points, this isn’t new. Gentrification has brought it all to surface. And a friendly reminder that harm reduction is not meant to cure addiction, it’s to keep disease under control, OD prevention or treatment ect. Take it from someone who couldn’t go to the park as a kid because we had to worry about dirty needles.

[@niktags9291]

Should’ve gone to Pueblo. It was rated Colorados highest crime rated city or something along the lines of that. As a Colorado native the homeless problem is massive due to our state being a drop off zone for the new immigrants 💪♻️. So that’s awesome smh: Pueblo is just super behind and lacking the infrastructure an resources to grow. Definitely check out!!

[@RustySignalFPV]

15:54 yall acted like being 13 was ok to od but 10 yrs old and 13 yrs old is not much difference. thats sad.

[@slime1653]

Denver Native. we blame all the transplants that moved here in bulks

[@dabcity2966]

It’s all the illegals and policies spending money on a problem instead of helping solve the issues! Since 2012 the wave of people came in but for the most part they keep moving these homeless people around. I’ve also lived here my whole life

[@jrottendevil]

probably because you suffer from brain rot. Way more people moving to FL and the homeless problem there doesn't compare.

[@BennyDIVER]

I moved here in 2015 and started a business, dont blame us all

[@bradleylittle1469]

ive been to Seattle and that was eye opening but that colfax ave bus stop at midnight was something else all together

[@RosaySrguragin]

Born & raised in Denver this is horrible 😢

[@Cjiscj777]

I visited Colorado Springs. It was so nice but there were a lot of homeless people. I asked my friend who I was visiting, "How? Why? What? Huh?" He said that many people came out there from all over the USA when MJ became legal. Apparently, many of these people had hoped to start a dispensary business and failed. Is there anyone in CO who can tell me if this is true?

[@SaveCali-rado]

Idk about coming here to start dispensary businesses, but tons of them definitely came for the weed....

[@JuanRodriguez-rt8wr]

Lived in Denver my whole life. City and county of Denver went and graduated from a dps school still live in Denver. The city was better off without all these transplants. 2010 was the last of what Denver was.

[@martyman0077]

Facts! Homeless problem and transplant problems are the same in my eyes.

[@gmab7711]

Don’t forget the Newcomers! New cars, trucks, suvs, even teslas! Kids head to toe designer models, getting all the low income housing!!! Also stealing people’s food stamps, ripping off the homeless!!!

[@donkramer8848]

Americas homeless crisis, this is nationwide

[@EXccord]

Yup. No one is doing shit about this Fentanyl crisis. Its literally the heroin/crack epidemic all over again.

[@kellyann4405]

you were right in my neighborhood when you passed the voodoo donuts on broadway. a couple wkends ago, I went to voodoo and a guy came through with a mallet ready to swing it at someone 😅 just another Sunday afternoon! very interesting episode 👌🏼

[@chownsee2806]

Our homeless problem is so sad. But I just went to Seattle and it’s sadly worse there. This whole country needs help

[@grxvittyyt5480]

one thing ive notice is that every big city that decriminalizes drugs all use the same tactic and its always just give them the stuff they need to use like what ?

[@kickingitwithcollinoutlawa2717]

98% sure the first pew pew was a bb gun, sig sauer we the people bb edition lol

[@kickingitwithcollinoutlawa2717]

Guess maybe it's possibly the real one but I don't know about that shit lol

[@ihaveacarandashotgun]

@@kickingitwithcollinoutlawa2717 u don’t know denver lil bro

[@OfficialJalenSmith]

Is my music heat bro ??

[@Skateandcreate9]

@@ihaveacarandashotgunwhat does denver have to do with firearm knowledge 😂

[@civilly2974]

@@ihaveacarandashotgun pipe down lil bro LOL

[@daveisradicle]

Lived in Denver Metro since 2003, I moved here originally for the low cost of living and friendly people. Since the pandemic Denver has transformed into a drug mecca, I don't know anyone who hasn't come into contact with violence or theft, get out while you still can, do not come here.

[@cxrmodz_yt]

I lived in Longmont Colorado for 18 years and I’ve been to Denver and it’s getting worse

[@qwertpoo1]

Next to California, Colorado, and Oregon are the worst states to live in.

[@Isogrnrgrass]

At 3:09 the dude that flashes the pistol looks like a crossman pellet gun. I actually have one identical and the coating is coming off like his. I could be wrong, it could be a high point!

[@1A_Media]

Excellent documentary, we report in Denver and have seen some of the craziest things. It's not getting better, I can tell you that! Keep up the good work, Tommy!

[@Astrohhh]

Gee willikers!! There sure is nothing quite like a Tommy G McGee video to get me absolutely bricked the fuck up on this fine Wednesday afternoon!

[@cutback443]

THE HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. THE "SYSTEM" THAT CREATED THEIR HOMELESSNESS IS THE PROBLEM... The amount of PURE willful ignorance is REALLY depressing...

[@Step_on_a_lego]

$170 Million renovation project for the empty outdoor 16th St Mall, $0 for affordable housing. Denver doesn't want it's poor residents to live a good life or have a chance to escape poverty, it's policies continue to shutter small businesses and pretend the problems don't exist.

[@travisnoffsinger4507]

Its ridiculous here in Downtown Denver 😒 and thanks for your hard work that the mainstream media should be doing...

[@uncleyetti9553]

I live 45mins-1hr south of Denver and our homeless problem has got out of control as well. They flood down here See old foils and syringes anywhere and everywhere now..

[@elyk191]

Where at? Colorado springs?