Jackson Water Crisis is Messing With These Kids' Future

Jackson, Mississippi, is experiencing one of the worst water crises in modern American history. Two weeks after a flood cut off the city’s main water treatment plant, 160,000 people still aren’t able to drink the water coming from their taps without boiling it.
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[@user-sp9om6ff3g]

Man as a European I can't even understand how the American gov justifies taxation if they can't even get their citizens drinking water

[@TimezUp23]

They must have scared off the people who knew how to supply safe water. Looks like playing sports is more important than learning about how to supply safe water

[@jeffreyvalcin8872]

We have billions for war smh.

[@isprikitikburkabush6200]

A white foreign country is a priority than your own black majority city

[@BlahWes0023]

I live in MS. Jackson is a hot mess, rest of the state is fine. Pearl, where the teams played in the video is a 5 minute drive from Jackson: water’s fine. Brandon, where my sister and brother in law live, 10-15 minutes from Jackson: water’s fine.

[@pragmaticsteve6149]

@King Charles ✔ pay billions now or Trillions later when Putin becomes more emboldened. Joe Biden and Dems actually passed a infrastructure plan, something Don the Con said was a week away for four years. That infastructure plan was voted against by both of Mississippi senators and is what is going to save Jackson.

[@milkyo1206]

That coach is a boss doing everyone's laundry an giving out water

[@jacklarue7049]

I can barely stand doing my own single load laundry that’s basically clean…god knows how much filthy football practice laundry this mans whole team generates! He’s a saint!

[@virginiaarthur5]

I thought the same this man deserves so much

[@schwimma]

that coach should teach his kids how to throw a molotow through a politicians window. Anything less is going along with what they do to them.

[@noahpassmore6452]

@@schwimma 😂they are black males,that’s 20 bullets in the back for having a hoodie

[@OPTIC23100]

@@noahpassmore6452 ???

[@cbuns713]

As an Australian who has lived through drought I know exactly how precious water is but the fact that there is water 15 mins away from these guys the deprivation of basic human rights. I just can’t comprehend this is happening in the US. God bless their Coach, what a wonderful human being.

[@scottyvary]

Are you kidding me. This is not a problem. Try living in Africa or South America. This is why people think Americans are spoiled.

[@joeyseven17teen6]

​@@scottyvary They can't drink the water you sound silly lol. Saying one situation isn't as bad as the other doesn't mean it isn't bad

[@imsohandsome]

@@scottyvary try running a city without good water and it's all mess. Standard of living goes down and that's why we don't want what Africa looks like. Africa is poor but America is rich and they can't do anything about it? That's just incompetence

[@Echokeres]

@@scottyvary the real problem (not having water is also 100% a problem no matter where you fucking are) is that mississippi is racist. the governer hates that city even though it is the capital. there is no fucking way that towns next to jackson are fine and they dont have a solution for jackson in years, decades. they (mississippi) have the money to build entirely new decked out cities/strips of buildings/tourist sites (first off tate no one is coming here outside of mardi gras and cruisin) but dont have enough money to at least relieve the people in jackson by having an alternate way to bringing water there until it is fixed. the problem is JACKSON IS THE ONLY CITY IN MISSISSIPPI THAT DOESN'T HAVE WATER. Hattiesburg had a similar situation and was out of clean water for a while but it was fixed pretty fast.

[@224L]

@@scottyvary look at your comment history, I think it’s easy to see why this isn’t a problem to you🙄

[@trenteaton2180]

I’m from Flint, Michigan. We still don’t trust the water. It’s very sad to see this happen elsewhere.

[@user-dl2iy5yv2k]

It’s not everywhere pro victimhood syndrome you. There is a common denominator here Just call a spade a spade

[@pp-pq2zb]

@@user-dl2iy5yv2k Can you elaborate?

[@unknown-by9kf]

@@user-dl2iy5yv2k ??? What r u talking ab. I’m sure you have clean water.

[@user-dl2iy5yv2k]

@@unknown-by9kf I’m speaking the truth. FACTS. I know you were raised believing and being told that you are a victim, from cradle to grave…WITH ZERO PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EVER that’s whaa I talkin bout…..mushmouth from fat Albert

[@hazelbasil6451]

@@pp-pq2zb Don't worry about him, he seems to have a horrible case of white fragility. I have seen his other comments. He seems to be personalizing this story to feed his "white persecution complex" instead of being interested in fixing the injustice at hand. This is typical....Just let him type his nonsense and he'll go away.

[@FaeriePrincex]

Forcing people to buy bottled water also creates more garbage, more single use plastics. Poor and minority community's bear the weight of climate change directly and pay the price of the world's governments sitting on their hands with their health and lives. I hope these community's can have some justice for this horrorshow

[@jameswright3972]

That is why it is good to fix the root of the issue

[@bruhbutwhytho2301]

And it also messes with your health

[@Wavy_Godd96]

@@jameswright3972 well tell Brett & his friends they should’ve did their jobs

[@yolyrom7233]

Exactly and well put!!

[@yolyrom7233]

@@Wavy_Godd96 Good one! What a thief Brett and his thugs are, and a bunch of lowlifes too!

[@rileyzalbert8696]

Vice always shining a light on what needs to be seen

[@MayorMcheese12]

Idk bout always

[@pimpb3548]

Makes you wonder what these fuckin news stations are for

[@andrewboyce7268]

@@pimpb3548 lying to us. And showing violence in the streets where there actually isn't as much as you'd think, except in like Chicago.

[@soplex2720]

Have you seen Brazils biggest butt tho, that thing huge.

[@daedae1522]

@@andrewboyce7268 Chicago isn’t in the top 5 for worst city’s with violence look it up .

[@IceMaidenxx3]

This situation shows just how important investment in infrastructure is. The coach is INCREDIBLE!- I'm not seeing enough comments recognising how above and beyond this man goes for this players. He truly seems to genuinely care for his students. I hope he knows that he is doing an inspiring and amazing job 💜 👏🏿

[@altha-rf1et]

stop sending billions over seas help our own first

[@schwimma]

this is america for you... what the coach does would be the bare minimum in europe... Of course he helps ppl like wtf? His job would be to lead his kids to city hall and help them to revolt against this fucking bs. Then he would be a fucking hero. your society is such an fucking individualized hell hole that human decency becomes a reason to party o0

[@Porter5habazz]

@@altha-rf1et exactly

[@Blu3wayzay]

@@schwimma an put those kids future in jeopardy no

[@yolyrom7233]

Absolutely! Well said!!

[@africa_explained_tv]

This is disgusting. Imagine your mom buying your neighbours' kids expensive dinners while leaving you to starve.

[@josephmichael6557]

Salute to these young kings. Don’t forget Mississippi gave millions of dollars to Brett Farve!

[@mazeratifox7208]

Sorry to say but if he were a black man 1) they wouldn't have given him the money & 2) his ass would have been gotten arrested & in prison for years.

[@BlahWes0023]

Don’t say Mississippi did this, our corrupt, inept politicians did this.

[@IhaveaDoghouse]

@@mazeratifox7208 how would he have gotten arrested if they wouldn't have given him the money?

[@andrewboyce7268]

@@IhaveaDoghouse critical thinking. Use it.

[@shuny.9451]

Revision: The Current and previous Governors of Mississippi manipulated the welfare system and stole millions of dollars then gave it to Brett Farve. The Current and past Governors have also ignored the existing water issues for YEARS. Just adding a little sauce for context ;-).

[@guillaume5307]

"Fixing the problem would cost $1B dollars." And they send way more than $15B to Ukraine. I guess the Government's priorities are clear. Hope American taxpayers know that.

[@koryhardy9594]

Projecting power n proving the equipments work is how America has been able to be a world leading powerhouse

[@WJWeber]

Yes. That’s how things work. These people are still getting water. It is just an undeniable struggle due to poor financial planning by the city county and state. This is really sad though.

[@chrisx5127]

I rather support Ukraine, at least I know that money is more useful. Jackson has some of the country highest crime rate.

[@squatzandoatz92]

The kids saying “it makes you work even harder” made me fucking choke up. There’s no way the most powerful country in the history of civilization should put the children through that. It’s nauseating.

[@hubertcumberdale2651]

Name a high functioning blaque "civilization" in the world today Derek. Jackson's demographics are literally akin to sub-saharan Africa.

[@hyperbunnygirl101]

@@hubertcumberdale2651 are you serious? Racist

[@hubertcumberdale2651]

@@clarissak.4587 people make the place Clarissa. Put Europeans somewhere and they build Europe (beautiful buildings, opera, science & tech, etc) put Africans somewhere and ...... you got Haiti.

[@haydensmith8537]

@@hubertcumberdale2651 put old white people on KZbin and they resort to their deepest fucked up truths

[@inugamix922]

​@@hubertcumberdale2651 "Name a high functioning blaque "civilization" in the world today Derek. Jackson's demographics are literally akin to sub-saharan Africa." Botswana is the most stable country in Africa, Barbados(located in the Caribbean) is doing pretty well, the capital of Rwanda(Kigali) is a major tech hub and has emerged as the cleanest city on the continent of Africa, and the capital of Kenya(Nairobi) is the most developed city in East Africa and is one of the most influential cities on the continent. Those are just some examples. For the record, Haiti is a completely different beast and there are a lot of factors when it comes to that country, so using it as an example in your attempt to denigrate people of African descent is actually quite silly. Since you obviously have a problem with Black people, show us on the doll where those mean old Black people touched you and tell us all about how they did you wrong and now you're mad, same old story every time.

[@rodlong1802]

We all know why this happened and why nobody is doing anything. Same with Flint..

[@kurtvonnegut9959]

@King Charles ✔ Flint has been an issue long before Biden… Use some critical thinking. Not everything bad is your political opponents fault kiddo.

[@johnsnow5955]

@King Charles ✔ Imagine thinking Flint happened under Biden LOLOL

[@johnsnow5955]

@King Charles ✔ Imagine being so dumb you think the VP has actual power in the US LOLOLOL The VP is the equivalent of the kid on your football team that never left the bench LOL

[@princegullahgeechee2174]

You damn right about that! 🤔

[@dabreadsto5133]

@King Charles ✔ outside ?

[@jaime5649]

Mississippi is a hell hole. I feel terrible that these people have to go through what they do because their government and community has failed them.

[@theflyent7106]

My heart goes out to Mississippi... Please stay strong and safe, I'm from Michigan n Flint went through this a few years ago they tried to sweep it under the rug but people were dying and getting poisoned. America gave Ukraine billions but yet kid's can't even drink clean water in a insanely hot ass climate.

[@prettykayy8327]

Yes and a lot of people died from that bad water in MI. Has the situation gotten better?

[@hamburgermatty]

Water is really everything. Really hope that things can get better for the people of Jackson 🙏🏻

[@williamwallace4080]

4:52 even the Ancient Romans knew the issues with lead pipes and this was in the 1st century B.C. Vitruvius wrote about how clay pipes were preferred over lead pipes.

[@actionnew]

Totally. The lead was done on purpose along with Floride to keep IQ low

[@taipizzalord4463]

I despair.

[@petschitt2252]

These guys are truly determined to be the best football players ever! No clean water, playing outside in the heat and the Mississippi humidity... ...and Brett Farve took Mississippi welfare funds to build his daughter's school an indoor volleyball arena?!

[@pp-pq2zb]

@@umitalaca1273 I believe it's to give a face to the victims of this government failure

[@Blu3wayzay]

Exactly an he’s not facing no form of real punishment

[@tylerzeno1025]

@@umitalaca1273 Having trouble thinking outside of the box? Well I must say, you are truly an idiot.

[@BlahWes0023]

I live in MS. Jackson is a hot mess, but rest of the state is fine (at least as far as water is concerned). Pearl, where the teams played in the video is a 5 minute drive from Jackson: water’s fine. Brandon, where my sister and brother-in-law live, is 10-15 minutes from Jackson: water’s fine. “White flight” has left the city of Jackson very poor. State should probably do more to help, but the city can’t seem to get itself together to come up with a solid plan.

[@marylandmom]

And let's not forget the fact that the governor of Mississippi is a known racist. Jackson is one of the largest cities in Mississippi with a majority black population. The mayor has literally been begging the governor for help for a long, long time and its fallen on deaf ears. It wasn't until the story made national news and Biden stepped in did things start to happen. The governor wants to come in like the knight in shining armor who saved Jackson. The other surrounding cities don't have this problem because the cities are majority white. Not trying to make this a racial argument but the proof is there. The good old boy network will never die in Mississippi. Oh by the way, I'm from Jackson.

[@BlahWes0023]

@@marylandmom I’m not going to defend the tater tot. The deal with Siemens seems to have put Jackson in a pickle as well. Not sure who’s fault that is: the company, the city or the politicians, but it does say that the city at least was trying to fix the problem.

[@vincentestone5764]

They do NOT want to. The State Politicians are so corrupted, they're making the poor poorer. The state house is the problem. The💰 can be there to fix it, politicians ain't budging. Why? Ask those bastards.

[@karareeves1280]

Hey Wes. Do you live in flowood or Brandon or whatever hahaha I think I might know you. If your last name starts with a P? Lol.. anyway I'm from jackson/flowood/Brandon area. Lived in pearl for a few years also. MS is my home. I've been in tx for a couple years. Seeing this happen back home makes me so sad man. I want to come home so badly. I hate it here. Tx is awful man. White flight is true for some of Jackson but for my family back home my great grandma and my grandma both live in the heart of Jackson. South/west Jackson actually where it's more dangerous. Georgetown..I've lived in those ghettos.. I know them well. It's not all white flight though.. it's baby boomers that are leaving. I still have family who aren't baby boomers that have lived there since the early 1900s and they don't plan on leaving. Jackson is a world of its own. The part of Jackson I really loved is a complete melting pot of different races and nationalities. Fondren is what the locals call it. It's the art district of Jackson and has a very modern/bohemian hippy culture that is truly one of its own. I love it. Anyway, I don't think it's completely white flight bc it seems like the only white flight ive seen are baby boomers. Idk man. I think it's really just corrupt politics and crime that make people leave. Other than that Jackson has a place for everybody.

[@BlahWes0023]

@@karareeves1280 No, I’m from about an hour north. But everything you said makes good sense to me. I was in Fondren a few week ago tho 😄. My wife is a seventh generation Texan, but I got her to the correct state now. . .

[@DirtyDopeyDogg1]

as a resident of Jackson Mississippi... this is the 3rd story I've seen on VICE. so thank you to all of them for caring enough to take interest in our state. But Jackson problems are dirtier than our water.

[@scottyvary]

I had a feeling about that listening to the city council and speak. Sounds like you need some new council members.

[@landslidelie]

And nothing will ever fix. If you continue to act like it’s a secret problems, Say loud and clear, so what if you make someone feel uncomfortable or make a certain group of people feel bad 📣📣📣📣📣📣

[@jacklanham7311]

That coach is amazing.

[@austin6359]

We have some amazing coaches

[@jimmyweathersby327]

The school is also is a terrible district will F rating across the board it’s great to see a coach like him really care for there players and callaway high school football is having a great season right now with that kid as there leader

[@2kolbe010]

Yeah coach brown was a really good guy. He was my football coach at powell middle school back in ‘15

[@kobelove5358]

@@jimmyweathersby327 it’s a B school now!!

[@containedhurricane]

I thought the most powerful country in the world had enough desalination plants? The billions spent on wars in other countries should've been used to build more

[@johnsnow5955]

desalination isn't a long term fix to this issue because it raises the salinity of the oceans..

[@sfdko3291]

That' what the giant infrastructure bill that all republicans and some democrats opposed

[@containedhurricane]

@@johnsnow5955 It's still better than extracting groundwater or waiting for rain

[@isprikitikburkabush6200]

Must help a white foreign country first (Ukraine) before a black majority city of Jackson

[@containedhurricane]

@@isprikitikburkabush6200 Yeah, I heard the country has been funding Israel as well

[@VeggieRice]

we didn't learn from Flint, huh? despite knowing that Mississippi water infrastructure was in danger 6 YEARS AGO, nothing was done to repair or replace the lines. shameful

[@Miraclesylva]

It’s just Jackson city

[@juanzero5398]

I can't believe how your government has let this happen. How embarrassing for you. I really hope the people who are responsible for this grow a pair, a heart and a brain cell. Blessings to you all 🙂 It gives a whole new meaning to "a dry town/county." This planet needs more drinking fountains. Fountains mean civilization amongst other things. Ancient cities putting America to shame unfortunately.

[@MourningMoons]

Our government does not represent us. It’s not embarrassing.

[@realninja3713]

States have rights....we had a whole Civil War over it. States choose to dispense resources how they see fit

[@xzxmemoxzx]

@@MourningMoons it does and it is

[@Balwierie]

America is just a third world country, the whole system is built for the rich people.

[@MourningMoons]

@@xzxmemoxzx speak for yourself.

[@lemar2122]

Why is it you never hear about water crises in dominantly white cities and states? If it was Boston, the water problem would've been fixed in a few days.

[@eligreg99]

@@100c0c Yeah solely blame black leaders. Smh as if they have direct control over water supplies.

[@lucaperon9865]

Really makes ya think…

[@JenJHayden]

@@100c0c you read my mind

[@jcosson10]

Duh. It’s been like this for a long time. Look at the 1980s and the cocaine epidemic. The CIA bringing crack in the minority neighborhoods. It’s truly fucked up. It’s all down on purpose to keep people in poverty and controlled.

[@tylerzeno1025]

@@100c0c More like any leaders, You can't logically blame one person for a nation's failure.

[@dukecitybandit]

Ever since a kid growing up in the NM desert I've made it a priority to learn how to find natural springs, how water flows and more. As a young man I'm very concerned with this country's destruction to mother earth 💧 once it's gone..... IT CANNOT BE REPLENISHED.

[@gwen7896]

This is soo sad. No one should have to go thru this in UNITED STATES!! No one. So, this should be saying a lot about OUR government 😳😬😳☹️

[@cd3121]

Thats a fact, but they quick to help ukraine an not even our own people…

[@cushconsultinggroup]

Obviously war is bigger business that infrastructure development in your own country. They’ve already done the math and it looks like they’ve left it up the local government leaders to make a change. I thought infrastructure was a Federal government project, but not anymore.

[@supremeundercoverspasm2104]

@King Charles ✔ we can easily fix this we hadnt vote for the same people who allowed this to happen every election lmao dont complain you get what you vote for,

[@xpozen8994]

It's a third world country in Gucci belt nothing more

[@Miraclesylva]

Which of the government because there are three layers of government? Remember this is a Federal Republic!?

[@22swiftfortaylor]

I’m in the Navajo Nation and we have uranium in our water. We haul water so my heart goes out to Jackson & all affected by this 😢

[@LetsTalk-fk9cc]

They do our indigenous brothers and sisters so wrong

[@jaxplayer1241]

@@LetsTalk-fk9cc thats not fair comparison, thats an autonamous region. they govern themselves. they have their own police force. they ARE their own government.

[@eushak_3340]

@@jaxplayer1241 nuclear bombs were still detonated on the land

[@n00dles79]

These are really good kids. I hate to see this. But it’s not a mystery as to why this is happening.

[@persephonem2699]

Environmental Racism?

[@n00dles79]

@@persephonem2699 not so much that, no. I mean, yeah, there is a race aspect to why the infrastructure crumbles in these areas first. but it’s more so just the complete and utter lack of any single piece of legislation or politician to enact any real change. meanwhile, defense spending soars. at this point, there is almost nothing left to defend. Oh no!! Don’t bomb us!! You’ll ruin all of our perfectly functioning roads, bridges, tunnels, trains and water systems!!! We can’t lose that!!! What a joke. Our leaders did it to us themselves. It starts with minority locations but it ends with us all.

[@chrisx5127]

Good kids? Don't care about school, can't speak English, and poor grades, contribute nothing to society. Football should be the last thing in Jackson.

[@jaxturner7288]

Flint Michigan…… It’s been years and still no fix so good luck Mississippi. 🙏

[@quinttin222]

I am from Jackson and I can tell you this ain’t something that’s just started. It’s been happening for years specifically in the poor parts of Jackson. We all sick of it fr.

[@Stew-Ped]

The people who run Mississippi should be investigated 🔎 for misuse of funds. Other states should offer to move families to their state. Boycott Mississippi. 😐

[@Miraclesylva]

The City government runs the Water and Sewers so...

[@francis-raulgemzon7622]

That coach is incredible he deserves everything

[@pilkster88]

Wow this is horrible! Our government can give bail outs to corporation,but can’t help it’s citizens in crisis. I fear it’s going to happen more and more all over the country. Look at how flint turned out,Mississippi you got this keep your heads up. Alabama has you in there prayers.

[@Lucillevanpelt]

Wow no mention of Siemens contract to build a system back in 2013. Which failed and the city sued for $90 million and won. What happened after that?

[@BlahWes0023]

A poor decision apparently, but *maybe not the cities fault. They only got 7-10 million out of that settlement, supposedly…

[@malaysiagloria]

I live right outside of the main city (Jackson) and it’s a small town, we haven’t been affected but we’ve been stocking up on water for months!

[@jillpatton3432]

Jackson MS and Hinds county should issue municipal bonds and or raise funds through the water utility or Levy property taxes specific to upgrade water intake. They should have started this decades ago. I'm glad this was brought up in the interview.

[@back2the80s]

Crap racist state still low minimum wages

[@papawalter8861]

I think the 140 million they will get if they create a sustainable plan should be used to supply the people with water distilles and remineralization devices. A friend of mine has a setup which come at around 400 bucks and needs 50 bucks every 3-4 months in maintanance. It vaporizes the water under heat, filters the vapor and forces it through a remineralizarion device (idk how its called in english but you can make a custom mineral combination for example high calcium or whatever). You will get the cleanest possible water

[@deeshotcha2250]

Keep working hard everyone 💙✌🏾

[@davidmeabrod9059]

Thank you for your sincere report

[@brie3679]

I just survived hurricane Ian. I’m from lee county, and we had trickling, unsafe water for days but we could at least purify it and use it to clean clothes and shower from the neck down (unless you have open wounds). It was hell, and everything was a struggle. From sitting in line for four hours at water stations to doing the same for a case of bottled water from the national guard. The water is up to full power now but still suggested we boil or drink bottled and avoid eye, mouth, and nose contact. I can’t imagine having to live so long without it.

[@Mayhemsmom]

As a football mom this is heartbreaking.

[@bbbt8090]

So who in America is still drinking water from the faucets?

[@johnsnow5955]

After it goes through a filter maybe LOL

[@TimezUp23]

I do in my city

[@MayorMcheese12]

Water is water idgaf

[@dabreadsto5133]

J⁰Ė

[@wshaw8543]

The water problem isnt a new thing. I worked from 2007 to 2012 in jackson doing apartment renovations and make ready. Even back then, the residents were getting $1000 water bills, for a 1 bdrm apt!!! So they go to Siemans for new meters to solve that problem. They are still getting ridiculous bills. Mayor Lumumba says the meters were configured wrong. So they were battling siemans for a while. The bottom line is all the cast iron pipes are 100 plus years old. They have raised taxes to help pay for it, but the money seems to disappear! Then they want to raise taxes again, and the people say hell no! So, here they are. Add to that, the citys built on Yazoo clay. So every time they fix one break, another ground shift, and youve got a main line break. And have to start over. They havent had decent water pressure in 15 years. If the mayor cant come up with a plan as to how the money should be spent, maybe they need a new mayor! Cause sitting on your hands while your residents suffer aint helping nobody! Also, the water mains are under the city streets. The crime rate in Jackson is such that more businesses are moving out, not in! So how do you justify a few billion dollars to improve a dying city? Its like Detroit. And the worst part, its THE STATE CAPITOL! If flexible liners could be used, maybe do one quarter of the city over time. If they arent feasible, then what do you do? Maybe if we had a couple billion of the dollars ol Pappy Joe keeps sending to UKRAINE, we could solve the problem once and for all!! Think about it.

[@aleciaw.1504]

Wow! Never thought I’d see a video on my hometown. Crazy.

[@pandemic1560]

The State and Federal government need to take charge.

[@eushak_3340]

they wont lmfao

[@marcuscushnie]

Real journalism 💯

[@cpnkillerkush2184]

Hell of a heart on that coach man of the year for high school football no questions asked

[@jaylenthomas5995]

The management of this crisis by the Government of Mississippi has extremely pissed me off. I encourage anyone currently living in the state to vote out the Governor of this mismanaged state, Tate Reeves. He is being challenged by Democratic opponent, Brandon Presley, whose proposed polices of cutting grocery taxes, expanding Medicaid, and lessening corporate lobbying have earned him a 21% favor among the GOP who plan to vote this November.

[@MrSupervillin]

They need to have a massive protest

[@kenzie615]

this is a damn shame! God bless those people. That coach is doing the lord’s work.

[@Quaylokeepitg]

Them boys determined !!! Good coaching coach ❤

[@marc8h726]

I have a coworker from Lee Co. , Mississippi here in TN and he says that water boil advisories are common.

[@jeepliberty1388]

It's been. I don't know how many years since I drank any tap water from town or city. I get spring water from the natural spring but also I have a well which is also natural spring water

[@dabreadsto5133]

My dog pussyslovetalk on my water supply and the water was not a good bit too high to get rid if it not for you to take care if I come when and IF he does you'll bring me there and back to sleep or anything else that you can get to me on my money and get me a good price and I'll be there to pay the difference

[@kiaramurray832]

Of course they don’t care. City is mostly black. They do not care about us. I’ve been blessed to live and grow up in a predominantly upper middle class, white area, so I have comfort knowing that this is nothing I’d ever have to deal with. But breaks my heart, others do not have that privilege. Clean water should be a basic human right. Citizens pay taxes for this

[@cushconsultinggroup]

I’m not sure this is a color issue because poor whites would definitely be affected. This is an issue of poor planning and poor planning is connected to poor education. While poor education does highly affect poor black communities, it affects all poor communities as well, including poor white communities. P.S. I’m black in case you think that I’m only saying this because I’m white. No pun intended.

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

​@@cushconsultinggroup yeah its not just a race issue but that definitly plays part in it.

[@James-tk7zg]

Have your own community...

[@thekaerichtexas]

Reminds me of sandbranch an unincorporated area of Dallas, with no water

[@jeffe4183]

I live in michigan where this issue is the same in Flint. Undrinkable water comes out of the tap it's unbelievable.

[@prettykayy8327]

Wow after all these years the issue never got fixed smh

[@fourutubez7294]

This is one country that needs a dose of socialism to teach it how to care for its people.

[@bloopityblorp6365]

you mean by genociding them?

[@osteoporosis7274]

Yeah, socialism systems have never failed to provide water OR food to its citizens 🤣

[@mtcol_2510]

@King Charles ✔ lol

[@calvin659]

@King Charles ✔ *”One of the most serious challenges our countries face is the specter of socialism. It’s the wrecker of nations and the destroyer of societies.”* -Trump 2019

[@cushconsultinggroup]

A good number of Americans hate socialism with the passion and fear their lives and businesses will not flourish under it.

[@aleyaniguess6826]

As someone from central Mississippi we all know DONT DRINK TAP WATER.

[@frankmatthews4049]

I never drink water from the faucet and I stay in Florida

[@joetaitano365]

Thank you vice news ❤ for the most detailed news about the daily life of people 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@thom8728]

A state of emergency needs to be declared so that the Federal government can assist with fixing this mess!

[@xtrey19x]

For this issue to really be fixed they would need to live less spread out and more urbanized. The more pipe you have to run the more it cost to repair and maintain. The rest of us shouldn’t have to pay because people want to live a more suburban life, but cannot afford it.

[@WJWeber]

They are. The fed offered 150 million. You need a plan to fix things. This takes time regardless.

[@roderickclerk5904]

@@xtrey19x 1. Jackson is mostly urban. Not NYC urban but fairly urban. 2. Literally all the other actual suburbs in Mississippi are doing just fine 3. You’re not very smart

[@jeffreyvalcin8872]

I know we love sports but football ain’t important right now. Gotta take care of the most vulnerable right now.

[@Dennis-zu9su]

God bless this coach

[@notkeyshawn]

that is a true coach

[@jimsliverootsculturemusic]

While Mississippi was busy stealing welfare funds for Brett Favre, the capitol city's infrastructure was badly neglected. Why can't we make fixing the water supply part of the $1T Infrastructure project passed last summer? Flint, MI too.

[@jorgecruz1235]

Didn’t the govt just send $10 billion in weapons to Ukraine last week, yet it can’t send 1/10 of that amount to a major US city to have safe drinking water. It’s not the money, it’s just the govt really doesn’t care about it’s own people

[@adamscowcroft8248]

“Black people”

[@nikashmenon3034]

Weird that I just went to 3/4 grocery stores in search of water and everywhere it’s out of stock.

[@devinpitts1487]

im from mississippi it’s amazing see them do something on us!!

[@muhammadchaudhri6912]

we sending like 3 Billion dollars to Ukraine every other week yet the fed gov can't offer more than max of a few hundred mil so to give its own citizens clean water? absolutely ridiculous regardless of which political side you're on

[@kaze987]

Land of the free indeed

[@fanofbioshock2nolastname861]

why voting Trump ruined the south

[@karensmith4850]

Ps. I collect water from the roof's water catcher when it rains. Boil to drink.

[@johnmartin1684]

I hope everything gets better for these kids so they can follow there dreams. I just wanna say if any of you kids see this coment just know I feel for you and I hope everything gets better for you and God bless and my prayers are with yall

[@MRMORGAN817]

Good attitude when asked about if they get mad when other teams haven't gone thru what they have "makes us work harder" Not the response the reporter was hoping for. The reporter was searching for a victim, oppressed mentality.

[@bevanmorgan3946]

God bless the USA etc.

[@spicychad55]

"Water is not a human right" - Nestle CEO/ Republicans

[@vwracer969]

how can we help? what of technology to get personal access to each dwelling unit. fog catcher

[@sarina5352]

Vice is such an exceptional channel 🙏🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@jimmyweathersby327]

Yes I love that they really showed attention to the people of Jackson Mississippi instead of the political leaders especially my high school and surrounding public schools in Jackson

[@karensmith4850]

As long as you have a squirt bottle you can keep clean with little water. Only Small drops needed to soap up the bottom parts and underarm. Soap up good and squirt the water to clear. ( do this over the toilet and every time you use the bathroom , especially number 2) Lemon juice is a cleanser. Fill up a water bottle to spray your body then naturally dry or wipe off. Same with a few drops of peroxide , some hand sanitizer and any extracted oils ( if you have) spray body clean. Lastly , coconut oil is a cleanser. Rub on body and teeth. ( gargle and spit out) I know this works I've been without running water for a few years. I shine , glow and smell good. No one knows. The whole team will be better for it.

[@friendformationbot]

karen, people are too polite to tell you how you actually smell.

[@MausMasher54]

Flint MI, Part 2???? Until they can fix the system, rain barrels attached to gutters with pumps, just like the Australians????

[@jackswagger6456]

Coach is a legend Fr

[@robmccharen4506]

Im living an hour away from jackson and we still have to boil the water.

[@danielbrinkman8069]

I lived in New Orleans for 13 years. boil water advisories was a common thing and never once ended up on vice news

[@VeggieRice]

I see New Orleans in the news every single year without fail since katrina, which was almost 20 years ago, for low elevation flooding and access to clean water, especially the old 9th Ward

[@JenJHayden]

@@VeggieRice you read my mind. In fact I would say new orleans is talked about too much. So many parishes and small towns get ignored.

[@sbrnation7090]

Would this ever happen in PW cities….

[@caliplaysgamez]

probably not...

[@lisamac2764]

Speechless....2022 in the USA. Incredible.

[@wavveytae4181]

Wow this is just sad yo. As a service member this is so wrong. Instead of taking care of our own we are sending billions to fight a war

[@stephensimmons7140]

And we look down on third world countries..

[@bloopityblorp6365]

Of course They’re even worse

[@stephensimmons7140]

@@bloopityblorp6365 we have no excuse.

[@bloopityblorp6365]

@@stephensimmons7140 what do you mean “we”? I’m not American

[@suezcontours6653]

@@bloopityblorp6365 South Africa has the freshest water in the world that you can drink through faucets

[@stephensimmons7140]

@@bloopityblorp6365 oh cause life's perfect where your from please enlighten us.

[@umomiekiller]

Our government cant afford to help them with WATER but can send loads of money to Ukraine..

[@josephk1342]

Ok Russian bot, Putin is losing, cry about it

[@Ucfahmad]

You want the federal government funding and thus the running the towns?

[@hoezaysosa7527]

You heard how they said nahh this just makes us stronger 🙌🙌

[@kbengson9163]

This is a failure on the City's effected in Mississippi not to spend monies correctly on updating their water infrastructure for 60-70 years, not the Federal government.

[@MrCarhoo]

U need to rename Mississippi to Ukraine a d you'll get funding

[@GrecoRoman123]

or Israyel

[@editname3502]

Poor kid , but Mannnnnnnn. if I was mumbling like that next to my mama she would slap the taste out of my mouth fast , “speak up boy” she’d say

[@yolyrom7233]

This coach is a hero!

[@Eth200789]

B.Farve should donate 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@BigE507]

This councilman is making nothing but excuses. Get it done! Issue a private contract to a company or something. How do you allow a problem like this to persist for this long? Laziness; weakness and incompetence.

[@dabreadsto5133]

Racist because he's a funny color

[@BcnEggNChz_]

I wonder what the demographics of Jackson are...I bet I already know. It's so typical it's sad

[@eazykickz166]

Is there not well/Ground water ?

[@Georgiagr-uf5kq]

I live in Jacksonville NC and used to live down in Wilmington NC. NO ONE drinks the tap water here. It has GENX in it from the chemours plant. AKA Dupont co.

[@trippyChief]

Vice: " does it make you mad going against other teams that aren't going thru what yall are?" Team: "hell nah it makes us work harder" Props to these young men not falling for the bait from Vice. These young men were taught right 💯

[@OzFiji]

Let’s keep sending billions to Ukraine! The people of Jackson can wait on clean drinking water, Ukraine needs our help!🇺🇦

[@IronLion14413]

They're doing just fine. We should be more concerned in our own country.

[@OzFiji]

@@IronLion14413 lmao my comment wasn’t serious

[@IronLion14413]

@@OzFiji oh, my bad bro.

[@omgitsmario7]

Notice is poverty/low income neighborhoods and town that have a water shortage etc. Rise up

[@andyodvor2927]

So happy KaDarius has offers, he has a chance to become big and hopefully go back and help his city.