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[@theragmeister7148]

I’m a first responder in LA. Mike is absolutely right when he said there’s stuff going on that couldn’t make it to KZbin. It’s a tragic place

[@byronharano2391]

Proposition 47. Amazing! Nutcase California 😢

[@DirtDigglerDetecting]

God Bless You.

[@jmichaelreed]

Curious to know what ?

[@ImagesByDavid]

Im Irish and I've just returned from Skid Row. I recorded footage of paramedics trying to save a woman in a drug overdose. I just wonder did she survive it.

[@knarftrakiul3881]

Because KZbin is owned by liberal Democrats who can't stand free speech.

[@RiflemanLEONE]

Saddest thing I ever seen working on Skid Row was a guy sleeping on the bare sidewalk at 0200 clutching on the string of a “I Love You, Dad” balloon floating above him. It was Father’s Day.

[@tpmislavpanizic4106]

that is beyond sadd

[@deannamagana1425]

Fuck.u know that kid is missing him

[@zwan1886]

lol

[@matthewanthony4606]

Lmao probably some random ballon he stolen

[@holdencaulfield8429]

i once saw a video on KZbin ^ that was so banal it made me puke, don't talk to me abt sad! Also sock-puppets stopped being a thing decades ago

[@Ironsight_Army]

I lived under a bidge for almost 2 years. 99% of people I met were addicted to hard drugs.

[@rheisz1]

Blaming drugs for these problems is like blaming guns for shootings.

[@erismana2105]

@@rheisz1 If not the drugs then what ? oh wise one

[@nomad753]

@@erismana2105 a series of bad decisions

[@rheisz1]

@@erismana2105 Put in the work and ask someone addicted to drugs how and why.

[@hexfetti8494]

Gotta get into a rehab, stay in a shelter and really want it. New friends, new city

[@BirdDogey1]

I was a deputy in this area back in the 80s assigned to a county jail. Many people think these folks just need a job and affordable housing. These interviews are evidence that the problem is much more difficult to solve. There is organic mental illness and there is mental illness brought on by drugs and trauma. I believe much of this is from the latter. Some people treat childhood trauma with street drugs. That sets them on a downward spiral. I grew up in a very bad environment in Ft. Worth. My best friend's childhood was only slightly better. We both found ourselves in Los Angeles as adults. I was a deputy sheriff and he was in jail for ADW (pulled a machete on a guy in Redondo Beach at a laundramat). His brain was fried from drug use. He was the kindest and most generous person I knew as a child. Sadly, he went down a dark path when we were in middle school. I had to cut ties.

[@sunsensational]

Bingo

[@charrua59]

Yeah well subconscious childhood traumas are not easy to deal with. Have struggled all my life with them. I never have used drug's. I do understand that things can tip you over when struggle becomes too much. Like losing job, housing or relationship. Especially all 3 same time. May God support everyone struggling in life.

[@swingnamiss8130]

Ft Worth is pretty wild on the outskirts, South Dallas is ripe w the mentally ill/prostitutes. Rough times in Oak Cliff

[@jonscrivner9087]

Very insightful. The situation seems hopeless. Life turns out in surprising ways.

[@TobyFloof]

These "interviews" specifically pick and choose who they talk to. They specifically choose the worst people and then people like you think it's representative of all homeless people. You are so wrong that I can't even comprehend it.

[@ds1752]

The nonprofits are the biggest racket going in California

[@jamesjameason8348]

Precisely!! There’s no money in the cure…

[@TheScaryTruthCatalyst]

Yes, and then they make a 'financial donation' with their profits to certain people in politics...and the cycle continues.

[@EsotericOccultist]

Yes!!! I know someone in non profit housing in skid row that can't even get a working smoke detector in his unit. Where is the money going? The woke diversity hire staff drive around in nice cars while the people actually in need can't even get basic repairs for safety. It's insane!

[@MbisonBalrog]

Well the Union Mission I hear is pretty genuine.

[@JohnTurner313]

@@bmagada Billions.

[@fieldcraftsurvival]

Boss man reporting from the ground! Can't wait for more reporting from the field 🔥

[@ETAisNOW]

Emojis are gay

[@LookAtThisSpotJerry-nn1xk]

👍

[@Vijay.1234-h3j]

Dirty Christians 😂😂😂

[@ETAisNOW]

@@LookAtThisSpotJerry-nn1xk atleast you agree they’re gay

[@LookAtThisSpotJerry-nn1xk]

@@ETAisNOW 🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@JD_Whitney]

For me personally, I work for NBC as a cameraman. The things that I see on the streets are heartbreaking. I’ve been shot at in protests that were “peaceful”, had beer bottles thrown at me, and I’ve had my life threatened more times that I can count just doing my job gathering information. I am NOT part of the “woke” crowd. What is happening to our country scares me for what our children will grow up with, and have to survive in. I’ve seen hope dwindling for the last few years post Covid. I carry cans of food and bottles of water in my work truck to help the people that I can see that are in obvious trouble, along with a full med kit. I’m a patriot to the core, and seeing this land that I love going through this….it hurts.

[@efo1358]

It’s better than SF? I’m not ask for anything from my home in the BayArea and I’m here. Don’t bring up Aids in the 80s! 🤔

[@msm7927]

The very reason why I never wanted kids. Would love to see more people think about this and make a different choice.

[@Dwightaroundyolips]

It's horrifying

[@scottbee501]

I was an ER nurse for almost 30 years in the Midwest and I saw these things every week, in the emergency department, waiting room and parking lot. Don’t expect the politicians to do anything. They are worthless lying crooks.

[@ElChicleSeMePego]

​​​@@msm7927children are the only possibility for a better future, just because the world is shitty doesn't mean you should encourage people to not have kids. Encouraging people to not have kids is one of the worst things you could do. In time I hope you change your opinion on doing that because morally it's shameful.

[@FLjcollins]

As an OEF veteran-i got addicted to opiates while serving after an IED incident. After receiving an Honorable Discharge- I was lost and fell into that world. 5 years later I was homeless in downtown Denver, CO and I'm from FL. I took some help from the 1 friend I had left, but was able to pull up my big boy pants and get right. Almost 10 yrs later I'm married with 2 kids and work a full time job that makes $25/hr with full benefits. It's extremely hard, lost A LOT of friends- including the one that helped save me, but it can be done- only if YOU want it. YOU have to be willing to do the work, love yourself, and know life is better. I could never go back to that and destroy my family- that's what I think about when I get the "F*ck Its."

[@bunk95]

Addiction is fiction. Youd have to be actively abused and/or tortured to comment that even if you know its fiction.

[@tpmislavpanizic4106]

why did you lose that one frend?

[@FLjcollins]

@@tpmislavpanizic4106 He died from a fentanyl overdose.

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Man I have a very similar story. Army infantry and got strung out on opiates right before exiting the army. My life turned to complete garbage because of my addiction and choices I made.

[@bunk95]

@@alanluscombe8a553 are you being kept as a slave?

[@Wdm58]

I used to help churches and outreaches to the homeless in my city. The overwhelming majority were addicted to drugs and actually preferred the streets so that they could use drugs unabated. They didn’t want real help; they wanted someone to enable them and they were very good manipulators. I felt powerless to help them. Drugs literally steal a person’s soul. Sad.

[@BirdDogey1]

As a cop, I spent a number of Sunday mornings reading the paper with a homeless guy in my beat. He had been a postal carrier but got addicted to drugs. He would always decline my assistance in getting off the streets. He told me he preferred it. It was sad to see his ex wife bring their kids to a local liquor store for visitation with Dad.

[@rwh5350]

Exactly I do unhoused outreach and the “leadership” thinks it’s all a housing issue….I meet with people all the time who won’t take housing unless they can do whatever they want… we are 100% enabling them as sad as it is…same people come to get new gear and take it down the rd and sell it then hit the next outreach team…. Several orgs operate in the same area….also majority of OD’s involve prescribed Methadone…Covid Take home bottle protocol is contributing….

[@sarahmostacci1154]

Only Christ can help them. I had a few issues growing up and I round that Jesus was the only one who could fill me and make me whole again. Life is terribly hard and unfair much of the time but we keep going. Without Jesus I would still be searching for that thing to make me happy and complete.

[@Vijay.1234-h3j]

Dirty Christians 😂😂😂

[@praywithoutceasing2966]

Ex addict here and I can confirm certain drugs literally steal your soul.. and your right a lot of them are to far gone..

[@papawolf60]

It's really sad that people who say they care and want to do something don't seem to care actually when it comes down to helping people. I used to take meetings for alcohol and drugs to people on the street in San Francisco, California, and some would get it and get clean and sober, and some wouldn't. Mike, thank you for posting this. As well as for what you are doing.

[@blanejohnson9045]

There’s not a day goes by that I don’t at some point get enraged after remembering the us gov labeling Mike a terrorist. It’s a clear sign to me that it’s crumbling.

[@erismana2105]

crumbling before that

[@okaydude2863]

Yea, that was straight BS. It’s been crumbling long before that. Too much “me” attitude in America I think alot of the problem is/was; with the war of terror dying down, these bloated agencies were looking to stay busy.

[@manictiger]

@@erismana2105 True, but in 2019, we were starting to recover. I really do believe this is all by design. They knew we were doomed 2 decades ago. They designed our doom.

[@joshtolbert3561]

That makes you mad every day?

[@mkaberli]

Is it crumbling from internal rot, or being torn down by sabotage, or both? Anyone who votes for a liberal politician IS the PROBLEM, not the solution.

[@Ceasefirestories1776]

Thank you talking about these people with some humanity. As a recovering addict I know that a lot of people don't understand this stuff so they immediately judge them. When in reality a lot of these people would transform overnight if they were clean. Some of the most humble and kind people I know are recovering addicts.

[@Mountaintrucker909]

Lived at the Weingart Center for a year. Then Vincent Du Paul on Winston. I’m blessed and grateful to clean and far away from Skid Row. From homeless to homeowner. It’s possible but you have to want to get clean. Great Video Mike. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@johnmcallister7376]

Ole boy talking about AFG being the twin city of LA! Educating Mike on homelessness being like 1000 combat deployments - Mike took it all in like a champ! These people definitely need a hospital to take care of them - most have mental illness and the state and cities don’t want to fix it😢

[@ryanc9888]

Skid row was established in 1869 when Los Angeles convinced railroads to extend a line down to Southern California. They needed a level surface to lay the tracks so they chose path along LA river and built freight deports near by. The orchards and vineyards Drew seasonal workers to Los Angeles to pick crops and load the trains. They all needed a place to stay in the area around the train station which began to fill with people and businesses like brothels, saloons were established in the area to serve the workers and that neighborhood would become skid row. The history of Skid row is crazy

[@wisdometernal2873]

Love the fact that you can keep a straight face and have a conversation with a confusing person strung on something.

[@mooreoftom]

Thanks for hitting the pavement and documenting this tragedy as it unfolds, block by block. It's sad to see this happening in America. When will people wake up and start making the appropriate changes?

[@ElChicleSeMePego]

This is not America. Go to conservative/republican preserved states you will not see this shit happening. Only in liberal/democratic areas.

[@brianwatson3011]

Man brother...Mike that was such a service to ur fellow man. As a former addict, I HATE seeing this. I've been addicted to oxycontin from injuries & I'm SO GRATEFUL I'm no longer on skid row! we've GOT TO DO SOMETHING & soon!!!

[@gregwright392]

It's bad in Anchorage! Even after all my years in law enforcement in Oklahoma, I wasn't prepared for what I saw when I visited my son who lives there!

[@bellaphone5719]

U not kidding where i stay at it has to park right now the park look like refugees camp and I'm dead series I use to bring My kids ther now I don't smell bad too

[@Vex916T]

I didn't expect Anchorage homelessness to be bad but it makes sense because mass homelessness is happening across the planet and it probably will get worst when the Govts all shutdown soon. However there are things and global programs that will replace Govt programs, but we have to first get through this rough transition period.

[@willbass2869]

Yep, Alaska is that "end of the road" fantasy place for lots of people. Some of them are adventurous but a lot are just grasping at some far far away place where they can start over or be free (whatever that is in their mind)

[@greenhornhomesteaders8249]

Thank you for doing that doc. I can see the struggle of communicating with the ppl you encountered. Thank you for strapping up and moving forward! Very respectable. God bless.

[@justinburn5740]

I’ve worked in an ER for 16 years. This has been my life everyday.

[@willch19]

do you ever talk to these people? if so, are you able to get a reasonable explanation for why they are where they are in life. In this video it seems that pressing on this issue gives you nebulous answers, like "cops" are the reason or other "powers" at work.

[@robertr9343]

Wow money must be nice huh makes me really want to be a male nurse 😅😂

[@m.htruth8880]

​@@willch19 Mentall illness comes from trauma and these ppl have become paranoid from seeing the truth of the systems. Also betrayal. The truth of society and loneliness has broke them. Ppl need healing. Real healing not to be handed over to money hungry "doctors".

[@emne5750]

My mom is a psychologist. She stopped working with fentanyl addicts because she says there is no cure or help. I'm sure that is the case for other drugs of abuse. Once you stare into the abyss there is no coming back.

[@glen6945]

true

[@hardluckpaintworks5475]

The mental health issue is absolutely real in this country right now. And with the economic tragedy coming it is the most utmost importance to unify together to get this country back. People need to do there research on history

[@erismana2105]

50 million Americans have a mental illness vs how many homeless in the U.S ...

[@Ronin_Noir]

In all honesty; believe it or not, this is all by design. All we can do is delay the inevitable and as corruption grows and stews in every corner in our government (city, county, state and federal) ; the fall of our country will happen…. Especially economic collapse. I’ve said for years; California and the city of NY are blueprints to what they really want this country to become.

[@nemesisbreakz]

I think the drugs issue is more pressing, and that ties into the mental health issues.

[@nemesisbreakz]

But i agree that there is a big mental health issue

[@FacitOmniaVoluntas.]

The economy is growing. Even more than during a normal year in the last quarter. Be smart, don’t fall for fear mongerers. The cost of living crisis is the result of greedy businesses, not a weak economy, quite the contrary.

[@sharonbell2421]

Thank you Mike Glover,this definitely made my skin crawl!! Not because I am better than anyone,just because this is reality,and obviously taking place in many cities across America! I know Colorado Springs have tons more homeless people than when I moved here back in 2017. I like to be in my place with the door locked before dark,every night! When people are addicted you can never know what they may do next,they are desperate,not that they can’t be helped. They have to first ask for help,through a 12 step program! My X died of addiction,he refused to get help! He was also homeless before his liver failed. He was early 50s when he died

[@richardlo]

I commend Mike for wanting to get educated and seeing what it looks like in DTLA. Being a former resident and growing up in LA the homeless or actually most people in that town are con artists you can believe maybe 10% of what comes out of people mouths in that town. If you really want to know why homelessness is such a big thing in LA follow the money.

[@ramblinralph7609]

It takes an enormous amount of time and energy, not to mention money, to 'rescue' even one homeless addict. The tide is overwhelming, very hard to help anyone who doesn't want help.

[@hawkman302]

I used to work at a mental institution and that brought back many memories of the conversations I would have as I patrolled the different units. A lot of conversations that involved a religious component, circle arguments, and ones that just don’t mean anything. When being around them, you do have to be aware of your surroundings as anything sets them off and can cause them to lash out.

[@stevenrobbins9472]

Hawk, I too worked closely with the "mentally hilarious." I had more fun driving around the S.F. Bay Area with a load of crazy guys in an open bed pick-up truck pulling a trailer of equipment, then any regular people in my whole life. Yes it was just like ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST and I was Jack Nickleson's character. It was my job to train everyone with power equipment, what could go wrong? I worked for a psychiatric group posing as a regular landscape maintenance company. We drove around laughing and pulling pranks and actually working real jobs properly, but still having fun. Sometimes while the guys were trimming bushes, cutting grass, a cleaning swimming pools, I would be having sex with the beautiful homeowner while the entire crew would be peeking through the huge picture windows! Yes, one of my favorite memories of life!

[@hawkman302]

@@stevenrobbins9472 says a lot about your poo character. Thanks for sharing.

[@Melynnest]

Urghhh

[@imjustsam1745]

@@stevenrobbins9472 I'll take things that never happened for a thousand Alex.

[@ButteredPecan17]

@@stevenrobbins9472 loser

[@Rickman-utz]

I’ve been up for a while now, breakfast, two cups of second cup of coffee as I write this. My Muay Thai class starts at 8. I will hydrate a little before I leave. So many of the things that I just listed is almost enough for a small gratitude list. Been off the street meds since 97, can’t even fathom what all this new stuff feels like. Makes me sad and angry to what these people are living through. As someone who has ALWAYS had an additive personality I forget what that ave of interest felt like. Even now I have a hard time with my phone and the pull that comes along from this double edged device. It’s clear that I still need help. I hope that anyone who is out there dealing with worse gets the help they need. Thanks Mike, and to your team as well. Man, I love myself and my country. I wish the best for humanity right now. I’m gonna try to expel the little bit of anger I feel on some pads.

[@azimuthbusinesscenter]

I am close to LA but I have never been there. I am a disabled veteran and I want to do more to help America. Thank you for this content

[@markmalone7091]

magnetic azimuth, from one disabled vet to another, get the hell out of there while you can- head north east as I had to do as a victim of washington state tyranical one-party corrupt regime complete with cartels, open air child sex trafficking, local government working closely with cartels and on the take- drugs made legal so feds didnt interfere with multi billion dollar sex-crimes ring, RICO corruption at record levels, highest property taxes and sales taxes in the nation, typical leadership failure and visible fraud by a one-party rule that no longer "allows" citizens to vote in person- controls the mail and "selects" not elects more democrats into the biggest employer of the state- nepotism is rampant and crime rates have tripled much like your state of commiefornia- cant beat these cold blooded criminals on their own turf they control like the mob- sickening and heartbreaking typical 3rd world blue city in decline, despair and decay where the people suffer while these clowns live on nearby Islands and laugh at the fires in their WROL cities- hey Mike, now thats the truth to investigate and save the children- we have to be careful as the government is the worst enemy along with a ruthless organized crime cartel.

[@ElChicleSeMePego]

You need to either change the laws and have everyone lean more republican or leave that state.

[@markmalone7091]

@@ElChicleSeMePegohow about enforcement of the laws we the people have in place? did you know the U.S. Constitution is the "law of the land"? I believe we should make people who break these laws, typical lawless democrats be investigated and if they have proven in a court of law to have broken these laws 9including politicians), they are prosecuted and put in prison cells where criminals belong- we call this Rule of Law- look it up- MAGA

[@BigBBigTrees]

I’ve been for you, it’s a horrible place. They don’t even tell you, you gotta pay taxes to gang members to stay on these blocks.

[@haas4262]

It’s a post apocalyptic zombie warzone dude there’s no point in going. It reeks of human waste and literally everyone there is in another reality. I will say it’s a surreal experience to walk around there.

[@robertoblanco4410]

Mike you have a good heart. 52 years old retired 23 years in law school enforcement in California. This problem has gotten worse and worse and will never get better until this society totally breaks down. Then maybe we can build back with the founding principles and being mindful of what caused the collapse.

[@Polarcutter]

They say a fish rots from the head down, that perfectly describes this country. Think about it..

[@born2win262]

Not the whole. We have our issues as every other country.

[@ad3mn]

How do people there feel about the financial/military aid sent to both wars?

[@m.htruth8880]

The whole head is sick and so the limbs are sick and dying too

[@m.htruth8880]

​@@born2win262 You are in denial of what we have going on and what's coming

[@jondoe170]

Thank you Mike. All we can do is pray and help each other out one day at a time. One person at a time. Trauma does not define us, it is our level of resilience and actions that that do.

[@brantleyhester6641]

Dont talk to the crazies, Mike! I worked for the Salvation Army for a couple of years. Those interviews you did gave me flashbacks of the folks I had to deal with. I'm sorry but I'm so glad I don't do that job anymore. Once a person is over the deep end, they dont come back man

[@ElChicleSeMePego]

It's a lifestyle choice they make n would rather bang, be homeless, and have unlimited access to drugs than try n get their shit together.

[@Vex916T]

Yep I agree... even Socrates being wise as he was stayed poor and homeless for his whole adult life until he died. As much as we want to help people there's nothing we can do to permanently help or change anyone's economic condition unless the person actually wants to change it.

[@b-rare]

They don’t want to be helped . They want to die . There’s nothing you can do when the person loses hope . End of the day it’s on that person to change.

[@michaela6073]

@@Vex916T are you thinking of Diogenes?

[@jberrocalucf]

Yea Socrates, was like a local celebrity

[@A_Heathen]

If you've never been a drug addict you don't know how hard it is to fix it thank god I got clean went into the military and changed my life but it definitely wasn't easy all my friends are dead because of that life

[@ikke7627]

Your right drugs is stronger than the love for family and friends, i lost the battle of drugs with my husband, i know he loved me and everybody deaply but its really hardcore deathly,and the dealers dont give a shit only want money and ofcourse thanks to the chemical industry of pain killers Im glad that in my country the hospitals and doctors are very carefull with opiats

[@jty1999]

LA was always rough around the edges, but I was born and raised there. My memories are fond, but it's so depressing seeing what it's turned into and I have no reason to visit now.

[@jonathanramos8414]

Heck even in it's Hollywood starlet marylin Monroe era of the 40s and 50s it was still corrupt. It has always had a seedy underbelly

[@ironsurvival7011]

Mike putting that situational awareness to the test!

[@jonathanramos8414]

That urban warfare training baby

[@lizxxx5543]

thank you for showing kindness and not criticizing!!! Learn first before you judge!!!!!!! Ignorance feeds stigma!!!

[@Project2501ThePuppetMaster]

We need mental asylums back and mandatory service for residency for all these people coming in. Our forests and highways ect can all be maintained this way and give an opportunity. People who cant work and stay squared away get the looney bin.

[@AJohnSmith]

Thanks Ronald Reagan and the Boomers who voted him in. America loves their actors!

[@ltm28]

I bet, even though it is said in a harsh way, most likely 100% would have mental deficiencies in some ways. Drugs gave them relief in some ways but it got out of hand.

[@jemill65]

Thank you Mike these people need our help and it comes from us.

[@30rdmaga]

What a damn shame that people are to hard headed to vote differently.

[@ironsurvival7011]

People don’t vote for this. I’m a life long Californian 40 years old and I firmly believe that the voter fraud is so prevalent we have no voice.

[@jt.8144]

Vote all you want. But what actions will YOU Take now to fix the problem? oh i forgot. "VOTE". .. and that's all you choose to do.

[@okaydude2863]

Lol, you must’ve missed the beginning of the video.

[@angeldesigns1385]

@@jt.8144solution?

[@dglesterhardunkichud7860]

There are multimillion dollar town homes in LA across the street from signs that say "Do not defecate on the sidewalk". The people know what they voted for.

[@donaldanderson7410]

Mike, you’ve said more that makes sense, in the first 3 minutes than I’ve heard in 2 decades worth of governors, senators, representatives, mayors, and city commissioners. My job (before I retired) was investment property maintenance manager. Once or twice a week I was evicting a “camper”. All walks of life were before me. The tenants who were dentists, chiropractors, employment agencies, and tax preparers. The homeless, the drug addled, the stuck in a bad situation, and those just plain unlucky. I’ve been sad a long long time

[@richspillman4191]

There are hundreds of skid rows in the Los Angeles area. North Hollywood rivals downtown. East LA, West LA, South LA, Compton, Carson, you name the city, it has a homeless population, a continuous an permanent fixture, even in the far reaches to the east, north past Bakersfield, Fresno, on up to and beyond Sacramento, Stockton. The homeless population is on track to rival the housed in some areas. Look at any Wal*Mart or 99cent only store and you will find a hidden population. Government has no incentive to solve the problem, they grow off of the fear and despair it creates.

[@jesusbernalHobbies]

As a Los Angeles resident, it makes me feel more at ease that there are people who work within the government and really see the problems the people they work for are creating. My hat goes off for the officer who helped this happen

[@TheLyingLeft]

It's a crime what these politicans have done to these American citizens living in Cali. A. CRIME.

[@jt.8144]

Elaborate on that.

[@TheLyingLeft]

@@jt.8144 Look at any policies. Liberalizing drug laws, decriminalization, etc. to start. Crime, in general, is pretty much encouraged. Cops are told to stand down.

[@Vex916T]

US Govt and other national Govt have done worst than create homelessness, but yes they did cause all this homelessness to try and collapse USA which this plan to collapse USA failed.

[@leoamaya1818]

Agreed. Money for wars & while Biden snorts recoding whores. The toxicity has reached the tip of the spear. The constitution has been raped over & over by those that took an oath. The war is the rich vs the poor & that’s sad af.

[@TopGKev]

@@jt.8144buddy the PO who’s with Mike talks about Prop 47. Did you not listen to that part?

[@Fan-a-Bricks]

Theres a cop that had to amputate his leg because he accidentally stepped on an infected needle while on patrol in skid row. That place is literally some sort of jungle

[@brianscott3262]

I have been sober for 12years also ex-firefighter, soldier etc. addiction doesn't give a fuck who you are.

[@keiths.6251]

Mike keep up the great work you are doing. And thank you for your service.

[@themook01]

To be fair you were dressed up exactly how undercover police dress in that area. That is actually the first thing I thought when I started watching you in the streets and that lady pointed it out too.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

I agree also it didn’t help having a police car following them just do obvious

[@JohnnyChimpo907]

The way that cop is referring to “cleaning things up” is unfortunately a massive part of how we got here. Creating criminals out of people who are drug addicts. You can’t just let crazy people run rampant, but if your antidote is a recipe that only creates more homeless drug addict criminals, then you need to rethink the entire approach at the legislative level AND at the boots on the ground level. It’s an immensely complex issue.

[@MaharlikaAWA]

Work camps where they get paid money and forced to detox.

[@untilvalhalla7854]

Ummm…Prop 47…I’m thinking California voted for that, right? 🤔

[@JustinR-b5w]

Thank you for caring Mike!

[@williamparker2922]

I use to pressure wash those stairs and ramp in front of that police department off wall/maple and 6th. Its crazy. Id find needles and human fluids just feet from the front door... This was a few years ago now so i can only image how worse its gotten... I thankfully left for Florida about a year before Covid. I heard through friends it got ten times worse during covid.

[@ValueNL]

Need more of this, full 45 min docs please. Bless you man.

[@SeanDon_]

Disgusting place to visit. LA was fun but always on the lookout. I had a woman tell me she would stab me in the stomach and rip up on it, i said you can try. She was talking to a newspaper stand before that.

[@CoreyAReeves]

This is content that matters. Seeing a veteran going through the worst streets that we have to offer, the people that he put his life on the line for.... And still being human about it. still recognizing the system we have sucks, recognizes that politicians dont't actually know shit.

[@brettfavre87]

“They got money for war but can’t feed the poor”

[@i2Shea]

14:24 this dude absolutely owned Mike, wow. Absolutely destroyed!!!

[@ButteredPecan17]

lol what? Dude's an emaciated rambling crackhead

[@kawaiiduck5924]

Last I checked, Honolulu has the highest percentage of homelessness. Curse of warm climate.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

No chance pal Los Angeles and New York by miles

[@Josh-cf7xf]

And greedy landlords.

[@AnthonyAckme321]

Technically embarrassing but my mother was a fully automatic Uzi toting, Coke dealer. with multiple attempted murder charges. I’ve never interacted with one of the many thousands of junkies that has been anything but selfishness. Drug addicts are willing parasites

[@adamcuneo7189]

Agreed, the drug addicts have chosen to do drugs, saying it's an illness is bullshit.

[@alandagmar576]

Its tragic to see people living on the streets but most of them have destroyed all their relationships with families & friends through their habit ? They have burnt all their bridges !

[@yabbadabba9889]

This is heart breaking and sadly its going to get worse before it gets better. I think the only way to curb it is to disband all of the nonprofits, NGO's and government agencies that wish to perpetuate and exploit these peoples hard ship for monetary gain. Homelessness is big business in the 2020s, and the pwople running these organizations are making 6 figures and they dont want their golden goose to be slaughtered. Thank you mike for doing this and having compassion rather than ridicule. Peace brother, keep it up and American Contingency forever!

[@chaunceywilliams8405]

I don't think it can get better. California became a one party government 10 years ago. There are no longer checks and balances. Look at San Francisco, it's getting ready to have a major commercial real estate crash. The banks will follow. As bad as the quality of life for Americans has been the last 3 years, with almost 70% of people saying this country is headed in the wrong direction. We just had elections across the country this week and people voted for more of the same. It's a runaway train at this point.

[@bryanmcdermott4204]

Thank you for this heart-rending report. It looked like Jon was really watching where he stepped. In Hickory, NC we have homeless folks coming by church all the time. That's great, but we want to truly help folks and not just get them through the day.

[@Janzer_]

This is the major battle we have in our country. Almost all of the crime and problems we are having are because of going hands off on drug crime and letting people do whatever they want. I'm not just talking as a bystander, I'm a civil servant, not by choice but because it's what's needed in my community. I have no title. I have no pay. I have zero authority. But I work with my neighbors and anyone that will talk straight, call things what they are, and work together to solve issues in our area. This type of thing is what is needed, block by block, in our country. And the people are there, but many do not want to do it alone, they feel like no one else is doing anything, and they need to see action before they sign on board. But in two years, we've built up a small number of people. Sure, not great, but something better than nothing. Something better than sitting on social media all day telling people how to do things or what they should do, instead of getting out there and doing it yourself. We can all solve problems, daily. You just have to decide you are going to do it.

[@JoseLopez-io7di]

You remember that war on drugs I can’t imagine the amount of money spent on it, even Joe Bidens crack law 5 years for a dime size of crack and now you can do drugs on the sidewalk as people walk by

[@brianwatson3011]

Man brother...Mike that was such a service to ur fellow man. As a former addict, I HATE seeing this. I've been addicted to oxycontin from injuries & I'm SO GRATEFUL I'm no longer on skid row! we've GOT TO DO SOMETHING & soon!!!

[@opieshomeshop]

The solution is impossible. The hope for this nation has ended. This nation will be destroyed.

[@jakelapoint]

This guy is a wonderful community leader. God bless him.

[@NoCommie]

I'm not sure if this is reversable. Once you're an addict it's not likely you'll recover. Drugs are more American than apple pie these days, it's going to take generations to shake this.

[@erismana2105]

Its a choice plenty of addicts have chosen to stop..

[@nomancave591]

I think what some people don't understand that once your brain has been fried by the drugs these people are doing (cut with who knows what) even if they get off their is no guarantee they will "get back to normal" in some cases it's irreversible. Sort of like Alzheimer's....

[@NoCommie]

@@erismana2105 It's a choice to start, but once you use meth, heroin etc.. your brain is chemically imbalanced, and it takes greater discipline to fight the urge to use again. Some drugs literally take control of your brain.

[@janetb2871]

This just seems like an insurmountable problem. It’s very very sad to watch but it’s important to show what’s actually going on.

[@Malibuair]

I'm currently living between AZ and Ca. When I'm in Ca I'm about 20 miles of SF. I've watched this degrade for the last 45+ years...Maybe I'm just getting older but something I've noticed lately is how young these homeless people are. Ca has been completely hijacked by communists! It's so sad. Can't wait to be full-time in AZ.

[@1x93cm]

Rent prices vs entry level wages. Most homeless are working poors that live in their cars.

[@Kentavious444]

As a contractor I've done a lot of work in LA including several big projects near Skid Row. I'll admit it is a scary hopeless place that has been allowed to fester for many years now. It was horrible long before the term "homeless crisis" was ever used. Now it has reached critical mass.

[@kpatt2006]

The US should have never done away with mental asylums. When people like that have no one to help them, they will eventually end up on the streets because they cannot function in society in that state of mind. The guy with no coherent thoughts, just nonstop rambling, reminded me a lot of my dad. Without being there to help him, he would've been a person living on the street. He almost was anyway because I had a hard time getting him to take his medicine. Helping our own citizens in this country has never been a priority for the "leaders".

[@Rpm68]

Had a hard time finding this video, it seemed to dissappear when i searched for it until today? Great work, this footage cannot be seen anywhere if not up to you guys out there making it happen 👊

[@wc7102]

I was homeless after my divorce. Went from a 5 bedroom house to having to use a 5 gallon bucket to use the restroom (not a joke, really sucked in the winter). No drugs or anything on my part. Just the judicial system and Obama politics that took my job away and everything from me. Never give up, god will test you, he will bend you, it’s up to you if you break. God bless everyone in their dark times. There is light at the end, you just have to search for it

[@chinmusic2722]

Divorce has wrecked many good men. The court system is totally rigged against us. Took me almost 10 years to get back to even. I lost 10 years of earning and accumulating. My kid didn’t benefit from that at all. Her mother is a POS. I bit my tongue and endured and now my kid sees the truth and I’m front and center in her life. Hang in there and do the next right thing 👍

[@bellaphone5719]

I'm sorry to hear that bro how u doing now hope fully better I hope .well pray for ya amen every thing going be ok bro

[@jeffcalidrone5931]

Wow bro thanks for showing la in it’s true light. It’s refreshing and a great starting point for change.

[@walkakaloi4984]

Dudes eye balling mike like they are going to eat him....little did they know Mike's the lion not the gazelle

[@a-t5380]

Over confidence in an area you are not familiar with, getting in potentially life threatening altercations with someone that has nothing to lose is never going to be smart. I already know Mike can handle himself in that I have no doubt. But your dealing with some nefarious characters in the streets that are hardened in a way most people can't imagine. On top of that most just don't give a fu*k. So lose, lose

[@ButteredPecan17]

@@a-t5380 I can't tell you how much bodycam footage I've watched of cops giving these "hardened"(gay) thugs you mention the room temperature challenge after they lash out vioIently and laying them to waste. Those were just cops, imagine what Mike could do lmao

[@a-t5380]

@@ButteredPecan17 he’s a civilian and doesn’t operate under the same set of laws and regulations… especially in California… I’m not talking like he couldn’t (purely off a skill level, obviously dude is elite) but the reality is he’s a citizen in a city where citizens are treated like second rate humans

[@paraglidingnut26]

Great job Mike. Thank you!

[@darkspire91]

I was an EMT in LA a few years back before moving out of State. Skid Row was one of the areas the company I worked for covered. We'd have to have our heads on a swivel whenever we got a call there, be it for the homeless or the housing complexes that dotted the area. On a few occasions we nearly hit a few homeless people because they would walk out in front of the rig, likely in an attempt to get a settlement from the company.

[@FrankLewis040]

Most conversations I've had with homeless people have been similar to this. Either incoherent babble, or "most likely" BS stories about how they got to the point where they're at. Some of it seems like an inability to take responsibility for not only their actions(past and present), but also for their recovery. I would imagine there are lots of barriers to their recovery, but a lot of times it feels like it was easier to blame the barriers for the failure to recover, than accept the barrier and go around, or over it. You get to a wall, you have a couple choices, go around, climb over, look for a solution, or say "this wall is the problem" and sit down. Everyone knows the wall is the problem, what's the next move??

[@noblsht]

Of course he's not smart enough to know going into this that that is what he was going to get incoherent rambling about nothing chasing down something that is complete bullshit that's why they cut the film at the end of this video you might have to start swinging you could get bad yeah right, and you say that you left a lot of stuff out bullshit stop lying to us

[@Vex916T]

Beyond drug use these homeless people also do not get enough sleep and traumatized by their life experiences so they can't coherently explain things or answer a simple question.

[@scottjones7005]

All in all you were all just bricks in the wall.....

[@doznoff362]

Most people need to be made to get cleaned up. By professional staff but we don't have places to treat them. I know ,maybe some of those super million air preachers could donate cash they fleeced and buildings they bought that are becoming empty to help out. I know of one couple that has many jets they could offer flights out of the country 😮😅😢

[@jondoe170]

Precisely.

[@THEPRESTIGEWORLDWIDE]

Great reporting! Mike just keep it up

[@jwiki1]

Mike I really appreciate how altruistic you are. My sister helped many homeless, drug addicts, and alcoholics. Most that she dealt with in her 10 years working with them just wanted to take advantage of the system and don’t really want help. It burned her out because she really cared. She became so overwhelmed and frustrated she had to quit to keep her sanity. It sucks. 😢

[@leoamaya1818]

I wish you both strength & internal peace. Understanding must be held with balance. Help is always better than no help & I thank you✌️ 🪽

[@josefinagarza241]

Poor sweetie,it drains you.

[@ButteredPecan17]

lol

[@wyattkemp1932]

Great to hear you'll be in Bozeman! Can't wait to have you as a neighbor!

[@AZHighDesert2]

You know Mike, everybody’s got to follow their own path, but I would absolutely vote for you as a representative. We need more men like you in positions like that.

[@markmalone7091]

you got my vote as long as its in Mike's primary state that is elevated :)

[@Aladyofaith]

God bless you Mike, for filming this. It's true, people are becoming more unimpathetic. Sadly, it is much easier to blame those who are on the street for why they are there. Instead of looking at those who sit in government seats, and examine bills and laws that were meant to hurt citizens.

[@thomascoleman7708]

Thanks, Governor Nuisance.

[@Gekokujo76]

Wishing you luck in the Bozeman area...happy to have you and Andy as neighbors in Western Montana.

[@jazminesanchez7449]

Um.. I don’t think Afghanistan means Los Angeles.

[@alexcorrea8855]

Thank you for sharing and putting yourself out there much appreciated.

[@CosteIIo]

The most important person in my life, my best buddy and my dad. Passed from a crack and fentanyl overdose in march 2020. I was 19 at the time and it still leaves me speechless, my anger has faded and now it just makes me beyond sad. Thanks mike for doing this type of video, people like me appreciate it more than you can imagine. Im from the Toronto area of Canada and we even have our own little skid row now, Apparently Vancouver, BC has gotten the worst of it due to them pulling a “portland” and legalizing possession of up to 4.5 grams of narcotics. China and Mexico are the two countries that i blame for my dads death, blood is on their hands.

[@royharper2003]

I'm sorry for your loss but your dad made his choices. China and mexico didn't force him to take drugs.

[@ButteredPecan17]

@@royharper2003 Stop enabling drug manufacturers buddy

[@spearshaker7974]

Dude was walking u to a fight so u can back him up and it was hilarious how u just kept going along with it

[@Cyber_Nomad01]

Doesn't Afghanistan mean Land of the Afghans?

[@Biostasis5x7]

Yep. It sure does. I was waiting for the crazy man to answer, but he's all fucked up on drugs. Can't even hold a solid thought for about 20 seconds.

[@JackBQuick79]

I am an addict. I was for 15 years, I have been clean for almost 5 now. If you want it, you have to take it, you have to work for it and of course you need to have someone in your corner.

[@jeffcokenour3459]

I've also been to much of the world and we're seeing what the Bible said 2000 years ago, that "because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold". I'll never forget walking through a village on the border of Russia and watching a woman sweep out the dirt floor of her hut. Contrast this with our people sleeping in filth in our 2nd largest city.

[@brandonocom]

Born and raised in So Cal. Left my home and moved to a free state 3 years ago. Love living in the sticks in East TN. Only shit I step in now, is deer.

[@vikingprepper9847]

ESCAPE FROM BIG CITYS NOW 💯🔥🔥🔥

[@The76Jay]

Please keep doing this type of content.

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

The people that say that they are there because of drugs just goes to show you how little you people know. Drug use is a symptom. Mental health. Trauma. Poor financial status. Then what happens, turn ti drugs and alcohol to cope. But the people that say they are making the choice to do drugs and be homeless truly have no clue what the hell they are talking about.

[@MMOverlandAdventures]

LEO, USMC, NORCAL-SACASHITHOLE CA. Retired, sold the house and FLED in Dec 2016. BEST DECISION WE EVER MADE! NEVER GOING BACK!

[@joegasparro2395]

I am a lawyer, former substance abuse and mental health counselor. I must say I am surprised, Mike approached this with waaayyy more empathy than I thought. I assumed we were just going to get the 'Alpha bro" style motivation...."these people just need to get their shit together." It is not that simple. I am glad Mike somewhat sees that and is trying. Good work.

[@escastro241]

So much respect to glover for actually going out there and doing this

[@BluesStraightFromTheHarp]

Mike, I’m so glad you talked about this lacking of empathy that’s systemic in our country. The political ideology that seems to now proliferate our society is also so depressing. It’s BOTH parties that are so far removed from average American people. Our current administration is…laughable. Yet the GOP are all talking heads as well. Truly. But these problems have been around throughout multiple administrations spanning multiple decades. This idea that one party is going to fix everything is so absurd. And time has proven this. I have two sons. One who has mental health and severe addiction issues, one without. The one with has received literally nothing in the way of mental health and drug rehabilitation services, just null. Just jail. With violent inmates, he’s not violent, he’s an addict, as a Dad my son will always be “my boy”, he has a heart of gold and has not committed violent crimes. We as a country throw more people into prison then China or Russia. We’ve made prison a profitable business. This emphasis of “throw em jail” for drug related, non violent offenses hasn’t worked, doesn’t work, won’t work. It’s ironic how many people change their tunes once and only once it effects them personally, their children, their siblings, their partners or themselves. Times are not the same on ANY level as they were when I first enlisted back in 90’ as a 17 year old recruit. I too have seen the poverty in “third world” countries yet it always seemed different in that there was always an emphasis on the family that we just don’t have in the US, the family unit just isn’t the same as it used to be. Again, it seems like those with family will balk at this, until they don’t have that family anymore. Family is a major support. Our political beliefs have now become a division between us as Americans. Strange how I don’t remember this as being so important while serving. As I remember, all that mattered was that we were all Americans, serving, despite political beliefs. Thank you for this series, and for opening your own heart to not just having empathy but the crux of the real problems. A total lack of social services, housing, medical & job training to give people the tools to break the cycle of these problems. Rather then smart ass comments that seem to indicate some form of entitlement or “I’m better then” attitude which serves nobody on any level other then to keep creating this division between countrymen. We’re all Americans. Just because it’s not in your backyard, not your family member doesn’t apply because at some point…it very well will be.

[@1x93cm]

Bruh there is no such thing as an American. There are Americans. Different little groups, ethniticies, races, creeds but there is no American. This is why ppl say the US is not a country. There is no national identity and the only thing we all worship is money. Thats why it says In god we trust on the money. Cuz that is our god.

[@guillermoalvarado3110]

Mike I live 10 mins from there, people don’t want to interview because of “Policy” it’s because of retaliation! Great stuff brother 🤙🏻