'Spectacularly Disgusting' Drone Footage of Encampments Highlights Homeless Crisis | NBCLA

Drone pilot Johnny Perez shoots aerial footage showing growing encampments alongside the LA River and in Lake Balboa Park. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. Monday, July 29, 2019. Read more on NBCLA's Streets of Shame series bringing the homelessness crisis to the forefront here: 4.nbcla.com/wk2Q07e
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[@RX-qv2xc]

A homeless man told me 10 years ago that California is the best place to be homeless.

[@adrianguynn5807]

I heard the same thing when I lived there. They get all kinds of handouts and freebies!

[@Mq6vL9Bu]

If I was homeless and watched weather reports, I would be homeless in San Diego.

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

He probably said that because homelessness at that time wasn’t nearly as problematic and I dare say wasn’t “the thing to do” as opposed to now.

[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

I think it's rebelliousness against no rent control.

[@Snowboy2015]

That homeless man is you

[@rockets4kids]

In case anyone isn't paying attention, this is six months pre-covid...

[@wvadam]

so today 99.957% are still alive

[@briancarroll3541]

actually, no, it's less than a month, if at all. check sat. footage of hospital parking lots and internet searches of covid symptoms blowing up back in aug. 2019 across china.

[@rockets4kids]

@Martin Balber No, it's likely far worse this week.

[@chmmwv457]

LA river? Define a “river?”

[@Ivymorbucks]

And when you ask them where they're from its places like Michigan New York, all east coast places... they expected to have a better life here better sadly its the same USA

[@stumac869]

This is purely down to local politicians and they should be ashamed of themselves.

[@OperationNonsense]

they are too busy filling their own pockets to feel shame.

[@brendenshaw1744]

"LOCAL" ... Get rid of the Democratic Elite pigs

[@kimberchick8527]

The real problem is the rising costs of housing and low wages. You can't afford a $2,200 2 bedroom apt on $12.50 an hour.

[@brendenshaw1744]

@@kimberchick8527 That's called exclusivity.

[@OperationNonsense]

@@kimberchick8527 rising cost of living is definitely a real thing, but most people with the right mind would move somewhere cheap long before they become homeless due to poverty. i would say drug addiction and mental illness is the real cause.

[@ladydi4runner]

Johnny Perez. It’s been 15 months since this video. Show us what has been done as of TODAY, please. A picture is worth a thousand words, yes? Then send that video to all those “looking away” City and County officials of Los Angeles. For shame. For human dignity’s sake! For ACTION. Thanking you for your contributions JP. God Bless. 🙏🏻

[@fast4179]

Banning plastic straws sure put an end to this, thank goodnes

[@howardmcintosh5250]

Lmao!

[@dianabeurman9937]

Ha ha ha!!

[@Hypnotikshiva]

I'm speechless, exactly.

[@andrewmcintosh9832]

I hate those damn paper straws!

[@mikeg3439]

It's estimated that so far this has possibly saved as many as 1 or 2 turtles, so there is that.

[@naturalcambion3747]

But California is the shining example of the future of our country!!!

[@frankherman5195]

California is the shining example of a dirty toilet

[@BunneRabb]

@@yuegonghuamei6685 So, YOUR racism is just peachy keen. Check. o_O

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

@@yuegonghuamei6685 WTF? Yellow klan? Take your hate and STFU!

[@jowoo45]

Bet the politicians from these areas are super wealthy. I believe way too many of them won't mind alot more of this in their state as long as they get rich playing politics and fake caring about what happens to the people their suppose to representing.

[@janicefoundas9163]

California has set the example how not to run a State. Ca voted in 2 legged rats to run That state, now its worse than 3rd world country! Its a billboard with the message “Dont let this happen to you! Vote Republican!”

[@Weshopwizard]

Shopping carts should be preceded by the word stolen every time.

[@jessewoody5772]

Wes_hopwizard . And this would make you happy?

[@Deontjie]

This is just another tax to burden the already overtaxed tax-payers. No concern for politicians or non tax-payers.

[@Weshopwizard]

@@jessewoody5772 it does not. Those carts are not cheap.

[@Wee-Snaw]

@@Weshopwizard how much are they? $150 each? Walmart will average $150k in sales per day. That’s 1000 times what one shopping cart is. Yeah it’s still “stealing”. But so is the wage they pay their employees when the stores make that much money. I’d rather side with the homeless thief than the corporate giant thief.

[@Icecat21]

@@Wee-Snaw HUH? They wage they pay their employees are equivalent to the intelligence and work ethic they provide. I suspect more in most cases based on observation of wal-mart employees. Most are even lucky to be employed at any wage. The corporation provides a service that million upon millions use and appreciate daily. A homeless thief provides nothing to anybody including themselves. Only societal decay. A legitimate business is entitled to make as much profit as they can, despite how jealous people become of them. A thief it not entitled to steal anything from anyone, no matter the reason. I am guessing the homeless' lives aren't worth $150 - never was or will be, not even as zoo animal feed.

[@jimmyshear7231]

Soon to be illegal .. flying a drone over homeless camps.

[@davidcasper1983]

Problem solved !!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 , What sad is That's what California will do instead of trying to enforce the law

[@georgedube7989]

Pretty sure it’s illegal now. I don’t think you are allowed to fly over people or houses.

[@paulsuprono7225]

As it's been said about Los Angeles . . . 'Last one out, turn off the lights' ! 😬 🇺🇸

[@orgami100]

Drones should definitely be illegal they are annoying, also endangering homeless filing California taxes, all it takes is one mistake on your tax form and next thing you know, you're living on the streets.

[@TheGuyThatWondersWhy]

Wtf are you saying?

[@KermitFrazierdotcom]

Garcetti lives in his comfy Boyle Heights home. There are no Homeless Camps in this neighborhood, just one mile from Skid Row.

[@teresaalexander5791]

@@jamesdownen8980 exactly California needs to grow a back bone and push out those democratic tyrants

[@carllarsen6234]

"Coming soon to a city near you "....

[@stevehoang7564]

And then the city of LA spend millions to build homeless apartment, each unit cost $750,000!!! That's correct, each unit cost more than single home.

[@nolancao2878]

Homeless apartments are a super stupid idea

[@stevehoang7564]

@Mike Stanton Actually, I think you have no idea what home cost in Southern CA. In LA county, average is $690,000, and it a HOME, not apartment like the one they build. In my neighborhood, average is $750,000 and it's 4 bedrooms with at least 2 bath. There is new town homes are being built in Anaheim, the price is from low $600,000!!!

[@Kuruflower]

It does not cost $750,000 to build a small apt. Who is getting the extra $700,000? Anywhere, building materials plus building, come on!! Even if it actually cost $150k. $600,000 per unit is going in some greedy pocket.

[@chrisanthony7552]

@Mike Stanton You are missing the point!

[@chrisanthony7552]

@@Kuruflower Bingo!

[@edkofol]

I was hooked until he started talking about enforcing laws. Giving a homeless person a ticket will not solve the homeless problem. There needs to be facilities where they can go on a temporary basis until they can get the help they need. We need jobs where they can go and find meaning.

[@kishascape]

Look at his hat. He’s a neocon Karen.

[@CreggLund]

Trump's fault again, Nancy? Maxine?

[@Rl082992]

Nancy, Maxine, & all liberalism

[@reb1050]

@Carol Howard You cannot blame him for stubbing your toe. However, if the toe or toenail turns black, you can condemn him for making racist remarks about your toe.

[@hueyfreeman8421]

@Carol Howard Actually he has been. u just ignore fasts you don't like.

[@mrjones4249]

It's racist if the president says it, and an incitement of violence if it's a young female that's the politician in office at the time. What name should we call you for mentioning it today?

[@MarchionessDarby62]

Vote them out of office! All these do-nothing corrupt Democratic politicians have done exactly nothing, and it’s time for them to go.

[@teamhuman2]

Lol the voting has always been rigged though

[@teamhuman2]

@Carol Howard when i researched in to dibold it was what i had exspected since atari nintendo ghoast busters ,, ive never voted non of the guys were smart enough and i hate rederic lies of just stupidity non sence fkn amazing though such low level productions

[@jennywinter3025]

Republicans are not any better

[@rayt5520]

but wait they have even more dumber ideas to implement haven't you seen the debates .

[@shym9933]

As I said I keep voting against them and they somehow remain in Office and I know too many others that vote them out yet they remain, All I can say is VOTER FRAUD!

[@mrmidnight32]

If there isn’t money in it, they have no interest. Politicians just want to get rich like everyone else

[@wf6951]

So what you're saying is, we as a species are doomed.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

They’ve dumped tons of money into it. Money is not always the answer.

[@hezyrathburn9891]

@@Individual_Lives_Matter I don't really know how much money they have put into the homeless but The problem is that most of the money goes to pay the people doing the "work" which is really nothing, most of the time, and most of the good donations go to the same people and their friends and family. It's very sad.

[@hezyrathburn9891]

@@Individual_Lives_Matter also completely agree that money is not always the answer even when the money is not being embezzled or wasted.

[@JoJo-cy4tb]

there billions of dollars in it it. thats why homeless is growing. this is their interest, dont be so naive

[@bobe3250]

They come from all over the US because the weather is good. Telling them to go somewhere else solves nothing.

[@rosaravello4275]

No, they come to California because THE homeless BENEFITS are aplenty and the Democrats are socialist.

[@bobe3250]

@@rosaravello4275 I think that too.

[@bobe3250]

If I were them, California is the first place I would go. Remember this if you ever get in the same situation. I know I will.

[@PeaceofMindEnterprises]

Irritate them so they leave wow I hope you’re talking about the politicians not those are in between a safe secure home try being on the streets for a month try being a homeless camps in Savannah or hiding out camping in the swamps of North and South Carolina being a 19-year-old autistic person whose father died when he was 17 on freaking Christmas try being stabbed and shot because you’re on the street do something constructive stop running your mouth and running your expensive drone because if you’re not a part of a positive solution you may be the problem God bless and may the Light of the universe reach your dark heart with understanding and truth Ive been in-between for 1,095 days keeping drug-free alcohol free but often times suicidal has been extremely difficult for 56-year-old master electrician business owner father uncle grand uncle son brother imagine what it’s like for those with less skills and faith yeah what are you doing about anything ,who have you taken into your home? who have you given a Job to ? Most of all who have you made smile and let them know you recognize their existence who gave them encouragement and hope I can go on and on but don’t get me started peace of mind out have a blessed day

[@bobe3250]

@@PeaceofMindEnterprises Don't pay attention to haters. They never solve anything.

[@EsotericOccultist]

Go talk to those people in tents, actually get into their heads and mentalities and then come back and tell me they're intelligent moral people that deserve $15 an hour and free healthcare.

[@davidturk6170]

Army Corp of Engineers is only responsible for maintenance of the channel and operating the damns. Policing (people and trash) is the responsibility of the municipal owner; e.g., LA County, LA City.

[@rmsamonte]

Wow! I used to live in Van Nuys near Lake Balboa. It was already going downhill when I lived there more than 15 years ago. But this is disgusting for sure. Sad. These people need help even if they don't want it. It's not healthy to continue to live this way.

[@armentamzarien6412]

I guess garbage cans werent on the list of possible solutions.

[@joeyguillen2081]

In Chicago some locations have upto 4 regular small garbage cans. The police and sanitation dept. tell them to keep it clean and they really do. They start sleeping in areas where it prevents safe driving aka block turn view etc the are told to move it and they do.

[@tara607]

Where are all the bleeding heart celebs at ? Hmmmmm

[@cgall4444]

nbcHATES American Taxpayers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-wickedflower]

oz tar why should celebs pay for them?

[@bzzi]

Paying MILLIONS IN TAXES so we solve this issue. Now, if red states and cities would stop sending homeless to LA, that would help.

[@accidentalcatalyst1003]

@Jeff Hall you're in for a rude awakening. He's the only thing keeping this country from turning into Liberia.

[@accidentalcatalyst1003]

@@user-wickedflower we made them rich and supported their immoral lifestyles. Know that at least .

[@babbsromero3471]

That river looks like sewer water. Disgusting

[@Fyyt]

Anybody wanna go skinny dipping!? You first tho.

[@ctwoscan]

.......but it's treated! LOL!!💩💩💩

[@raudiaz6245]

Well it is now.

[@ronniejenzen6704]

all those people gotta go somewhere (go = bathroom)

[@davidmyers5417]

Jenn Oswald that's thier drinking water

[@9-23-15]

Being homeless doesn't mean you have to trash the environment! I've cleaned up local creeks and it was horrible! This toxic waste flows into our beaches!

[@mikeg3439]

We're supposed to be sensitive about their "life choices". If you litter, you're a criminal capitalist who must be fined massively and punished. When they do it, it's a "noble life choice", please keep up with the official "woke" rulings on these matters, we don't want to sound Republican.

[@9-23-15]

@Jim Hibbits I've been homeless for over 3 years now. Now I'm in my car which is better, but I used to sleep in a hammock and carry a full pack every day. I never left anything where I slept. If I was caught I wanted to show cops/ people that I wasn't one of the those who didn't care. Yes, I pissed in the bushes, and you learn where the bathrooms are for the the other. If you need toiletries, most shelters, churches, and other organizations will provide em. I see homeless people who pay $8_10 bucks daily for cigarettes and other crap, so if you want to stay reasonably clean it can be done.I have to shower every day to stay employed, and I've learned whatever it takes to do it. My point is that it's possible to be clean/ tidy in your camp ect. Some people unfortunately have given up, and it's sad .

[@mikeg3439]

@Jim Hibbits I've had every invitation in life to put myself in those shoes and I struggled and did everything I had to, no matter how impossible it seemed, to not be in those shoes. Having said that, I worked for years as a volunteer, much of it helping on homeless issues including working at one point with Ted Hayes for HFH. My take-away was the minority who wanted out of it and were willing to do what it takes, took some help and a shoulder to lean on and they made it out. Most of them wanted money or food or a place to stay but had zero interest in cooperating with anything else. It was very disheartening, but I don't regret that fact that some of what I did got the lesser percentage help they needed to be back on their feet. It was like 10% who actually were willing to work their way out of it and cooperate.

[@rmsamonte]

@@mikeg3439 You can only help those who want to be helped. Unfortunately for the majority you mentioned, they've taken the easy path. The irony is, the life they live is far from easy. It's a harsh reality that usually leads to some form of mental disorder. I knew a productive person in society who worked at a grocery store until he was laid off. Sadly, he couldn't find work and found himself in the streets. Last time I saw him, I bought him dinner and offered to reach out to his family. Unfortunately, he didn't want to and severely thought there were people out to get him. His state of mind was not right. What made it worse was that he was in a wheelchair. This was about 3 years ago. I lost contact with him since I finally moved out of CA two years ago but I really wonder how he's doing. Did he make it out or if he's even alive? :(

[@rmsamonte]

Wow, after I made my comment, I decided to Google that person I used to know. Came across an article that states that on Aug. 31, 2020, a man in a wheelchair was killed in an accident while crossing the street not too far where he used to live and move around. The name was not disclosed as there's still an ongoing investigation. Makes me wonder if that was him? Now I know there's plenty of people in wheelchairs but he was the only one I saw in that area during the time I lived there. :(

[@CalienteDesign]

Give them some shelter, toilets and showers. Some garbage cans! This can be you if you lose your job and then your medical insurance if you are sick! This guy in the interview is so stupid! "The regular people"??? They ARE the regular people. You when you are old or sick.

[@miracleyasha5087]

He said they should be intimidated so they would be forced to go somewhere else... I guess when they migrate to someplace else they're magically not homeless anymore

[@caligulapontifex5759]

They are mostly addicts.

[@ubertocreote3198]

@@caligulapontifex5759 and most are perfectly fine with how they live.

[@spaceman83]

Exactly and all this guy wants to do is run them off

[@spaceman83]

@@caligulapontifex5759 I was homeless for 2years. And NO most just liked being free I knew more non addicts that were and are homeless. And it’s attitudes like yours that keeps them from getting help cuz “their drug addicts”

[@michaelgrant7530]

We don't need a drone to know how bad the homeless problem is.

[@toby7582]

lol, right Also ironic that a guy named, "Perez" with an accent is complaining about it. We all know the reason why the problem is so bad and our last president tried to deal with it and got attacked.

[@deepwater2652]

Anybody remember the movie "Escape from L.A.?" It's now a reality show!

[@Mr.Gundam7]

Specially with this coronovirus for sure lol

[@alisa6404]

Lol

[@lindalai9092]

I live here and love it; a lot of hyperbole. I will never leave.

[@deepwater2652]

@@lindalai9092 good luck with that...

[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

😂

[@marissamcafee6442]

The rent it too damn high here in California. In the South Bay where I live my mom and I can’t afford our own place so we rent a room from someone else for $950 a month. Even low income housing is really expensive. It’s $1,500 not including water pge and the other things some of us have. In some places a studio apartment is $1895! I don’t understand how the rent can keep going up every year and yet our pay doesn’t increase every year. Not all of us are in the tech industry. This one landlord said if we made 5 times the rent which was $1,695 for a one bedroom then we could rent at that place. If I made 5 times of $1,695 I’d just buy a damn house. This is getting ridiculous! No one in office has done a damn thing about the cost of living going up every year. I rented a room in someone else’s apartment and the roaches were everywhere! The landlord said he could be charging more because of the area. I mean there were roaches! Thankfully we have a clean, nice place to stay....for now. My housemates are already talking about moving out of the area...

[@jodidavis8369]

I'm sorry to hear that you all have to face such ridiculous rent prices in LA. Have you ever considered moving to another state? I lived in NY but moved to GA due to the rent always going up but not the pay.

[@bcHomeless]

Did you notice that evil clown when he said: "either they go somewhere else or they will stop"? Why doesn't he go somewhere else? The poor have all the responsibilities and no rights, but the rich have all the rights but no responsibilities. Even if you work at Jack in the Box you cannot afford the rents prices.

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

I remember when I used to go to Jack In The Box and you could get three tacos for buck.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@oldschoolhawking8191 Or $1 McDoubles :(

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

@@MK_ULTRA420 How about $1 Whoppers? 👍

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@oldschoolhawking8191 I would agree if there wasn't a limit of 1 and didn't require an app download. I know they just want me to use their app but I don't want The Burger King(TM) to know where I live.

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

@@MK_ULTRA420 I agree with that. But the $1 Whopper I was talking about was before there were apps.

[@mt1885]

*S O C I A L I S M great example of how it works sharing of MISERY*

[@bdv861]

Designate vacant lots for the homeless. Provide water and bathrooms. This negates their claim that they have nowhere to go. Then enforce the laws already in place to keep everywhere else clean and safe.

[@325hpls1]

But you cant force them....and if they just say 'ok ticket me' or arrest me then it's the same crap.

[@raquelze8008]

Ben Dover Laws..what laws. They don’t care about laws, that’s why they’ve made it a sanctuary city. All illegals are welcome. Democrats don’t follow laws.

[@dyanshane]

They budget a BILLION dollars a year for homeless, and yet, most of it is just disapearing. So how would you like this to be paid for? The Dems keep stealing the money. No one in any other state wants to pay for there ILLEGALS and HEALTHCARE to them.

[@rayt5520]

why waste resources on bums and druggies put them on fema barges and recycle them into park benches .

[@mattmoschkau2831]

That’s been tried several times in cities all across the country and it failed. If you actually want to solve the problem you must attack the issues that create it. Mental health is a big factor in the homeless problem which we have been treating for years unsuccessfully. Financial instability causes it as well, once again we have been pumping billions into our lower class and the problem still exists. And in a lot of cases it’s self induced, the US has always had large groups of people that live a migratory lifestyle without any long term stability. It’s just kind of what they want and you’d be amazed at how resourceful they are meeting their daily needs. At best designating areas for homeless gives a location some will go, but not a majority and the problem still isn’t fixed.

[@KADASUVA]

I live in the cesspool called California. This state is expensive to live in, the state tax is too damn high, homeless populations are growing rapidly. I wish I had the ability to move out of this state right now.

[@rearrangingyourprejudicesi4065]

All it takes is one broken down car, one medical bill, one accident. It’s scary how easy it is for us to fall into debt and become homeless. The gray area really needs to be spoken about more.

[@rearrangingyourprejudicesi4065]

@Adventures of Mia Wallace List five ways that republicans will prevent the Colorado River and Mississippi Rivers from drying up completely.

[@rearrangingyourprejudicesi4065]

@Adventures of Mia Wallace 5 -anti-abortion 6 to its rejection of the science and evidence all around it? 7 of 7 Of all our extinction by the year 2060; due to runaway-AGW?

[@rearrangingyourprejudicesi4065]

@Adventures of Mia Wallace 1 of 7 *Answer yes or no* does *IT* understand that together AOC and Greta Thunberg

[@rearrangingyourprejudicesi4065]

@Adventures of Mia Wallace 2 *removed the word abortion from the **_KKKible?_*

[@rearrangingyourprejudicesi4065]

@Adventures of Mia Wallace 3 So it is suicidal to link its

[@kcroeder]

“The regular people and tax payers are losing”.... ok? Where are all the homeless people going to go? There is no affordable housing and the city council refuses to provide tiny homes, or any type of apartments. So, no this video isn’t going to help or solve anything. Meanwhile we have a governor who wants to give free healthcare to all the illegal immigrants. Bet you there are people who had great jobs at one point and fell during hard times. They don’t get any type of handout...

[@mikek6506]

Once again don’t Solve the problem just enforce laws and brush those homeless off

[@TheDrill65]

CALIFORNIA IS JUST LIKE A BAD PARENT WHO REWARDS A CHILD EVEN THOUGH THE KIDS DO NOT CLEAN UP AFTER THEMSELVES.

[@toby7582]

California is the parent that shushes their child and then complains to others that their child shushes them back.

[@profbri.02]

"Regular people?" Is that who's losing here, the regular people. Not like those homeless, right?

[@busybody1474]

Exactly.. And all these regular families that are wandering around after the wildfires and hurricanes destroyed their houses, they sure look homeless to me.

[@weszillich2880]

Terrible

[@-Nick-T]

I blame social programs for extended homeless populations. I have been homeless. People often refuse to acknowledge how they end up where they end up. I was one of those at a point in my life.

[@profbri.02]

The social programs don't create homeless. Look around you, at our country, in every big city and most small towns now, too. This country is at one of it's lowest points in history. In the Depression, they called the encampments "Hoover-villes," after the president of the time. This now is like the Depression 2.0, w a pandemic thrown in and racial tension and divisiveness not seen since the Civil War. Which, incidentally, was the last time our country was attacked by white supremacists. Unfortunately, this time they're in the white house and controlling the Senate. We've got to protect America, try to restore what damage we can while there's still time. We've got to vote this anti-american president and his unpatriotic republican co-conspirators out of office. This is the United States of America, damn it! We've got to start acting like it.

[@rsenior7140]

@@profbri.02 sir, this is a state and local issue, not a federal one. California is run exclusively by dems. Their horrible policies created this mess, not Washington.

[@therealjasonc1243]

We LA voters should let mayor garcetti go kayaking in that river today !!!

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Keep Voting Democrap!!!!

[@mrjones4249]

Then we end up with it on the sidewalks.

[@cindyrogers5802]

Let them vote for Democrat, so they can't blaming PRESIDNT TRUMP for their own s****ts.

[@cesarr5006]

"IRRITATE THEM" how about providing some real help; mental health, addiction counseling, physical help, Christianity?

[@dat2ra]

Go for it, dude.

[@parajacks4]

Thank you Cesar. Yours is the first comment I found not blaming the “problem” on someone else, you actually think about homeless people as human beings. The world needs more Cesar R’s.

[@cesarr5006]

@@parajacks4 we all need to do much more, these are the words of Christ: Matthew 25:42-45 KJV For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: [43] I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. [44] Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? [45] Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

[@cesarr5006]

@Dani Burton these are the words of Christ: Matthew 25:42-45 KJV For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: [43] I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. [44] Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? [45] Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. Maybe some of us Christians have fallen short but these are the words of Christ. If we would allow these words to be our principles, what couldn't be fixed? What part of irritate do you see there? Maybe you misunderstood my writing

[@mikeg3439]

October 2019 we had to relocate our business because the tents had reached us and we could not have clients over any longer. It's October 2020 and we had to revise security protocol at our new location because while the tents haven't arrived yet, the homeless are here already and they have zero problem walking right into your office, the assumption being "pay me and I'll go away". Before anyone starts in on "security protocol", all we did was clients have to arrange to be let in, I'm not talking about sharks with frikken laser beams on their heads. Joke is, the buzzer we installed for that, the homeless have started ringing it once in a while to see if we'll come out I guess (we have cameras, our clients arrive in cars, not shopping carts). I already told my partner that my next move is out of state. He said "funny, I've been meaning to tell you the same." We are coordinating on phasing the business out over the next several years, looking at other states. No, we're not bringing crackpot ideology with us.

[@jayanderson6016]

Go East, young man!

[@patriciabilinkas3911]

Build a wall around CA.

[@raquelze8008]

buzzclick500 You’re kidding right. You are dealing with democrats all they care is raising taxes and lining their pockets..

[@joaolp3431]

Patricia Bilinkas, and fill up with water after that...

[@alejandrogomez4804]

Patricia Bilinkas I know, we shouldn't allow mutha******from other states in either right?

[@jeffbearden9382]

Don't stop there, go straight up the state lines of California, Oregon and Washington then from the west coast to the east!!!!

[@alejandrogomez4804]

Jeff Bearden 😆😅😂 that's a good one. 👏👏👏

[@welderella]

Exactly, they’ll go somewhere else......and that doesn’t solve the problem.

[@americanjedi5952]

Your lying thieving muderoua government is the problem. Fire all of them from the top down.

[@aliassmithandjones08]

They better leave their Politics behind if they move to Texas ...

[@loosescrews2440]

The problem can not be solved as long as there is greed.

[@hksrb25s16]

Thank you Nancy!!!

[@seekingpathways1045]

But there is about 600,000 migrants at the border that we provide food and shelter for...

[@MrRick-md7wm]

they are put in cages, thrown just enough food, the homeless are people that have given up, drug addiction, alcoholic, & the slighty mentally ill, has nothing to do with immigration

[@PipinhoSnow]

This is sad :(

[@mitsubishiracing8974]

That’s why I left that god forsaken place 2 years ago!

[@mray1255]

Does anyone really believe the homeless want to live like this? No future, no home, shunned by “regular” people, danger all around. Regan stopped all the desperately needed funding for the programs helping the mentally ill and this is the result. AMERICA THE DAMNED.

[@kennethtennysfan6101]

Total BS. The Democrats have run California for more than 30 years. This is the result.

[@305rawlo6]

They need to move into Pelosi's house

[@Rl082992]

Or Maxine Water's house!

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@unclejunkle Homeless doesn't mean smart either. If the Democrats want to create an army of useful idiots what's wrong with using them against the Democrats?

[@jeffnorris9611]

The Price of Everthing keeps going Up what do they expect

[@david_dor]

Get rid of the people who are in charge for starters. Pelosi and Newsom need to go.

[@redseven1]

"Harass them until they will go somewhere else or they just stop" That may be to stupidest thing ever said about the homeless problem.

[@caligulapontifex5759]

Works for me.

[@futurewolffilms607]

STICK WITH THIS ACTUAL JOURNALISM. Its been a while since you have done any. But this is important.

[@Pcarnevaaa]

The guy goes: *enforce the laws! They will go somewhere else or they will stop* Huge problem with that: they are homeless for a reason. 1) can’t afford housing 2) drug addicted 3) illegal and have no credit 4) mentally ill

[@liltee5791]

Right..people on the comments acting like they are all criminals..there are families in those tents ..children.. the real criminals are the government officials..aren't they supposed to be for the people..all they care about is themselves and their sick agendas.. God bless those out of their luck it's hard to get out of homelessness...

[@MissTaelus]

So basically what you are saying is that they are criminals or crazy and refuse treatment. I fail to see how enforcing our laws doesn't sus that out. You're a criminal? Don't break the law. If you are crazy, accept treatment. Easy peasy. Mental illness isn't fair, but it's not everyone else's responsibility to deal with because you don't like the way psych meds make you feel. If you are too crazy to be able to make those choices, then you need to be committed. Period.

[@PsychicReverendDonnaSeraphina]

NOBODY IN AMERICA SHOULD BE HOMELESS THIS IS THE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DISPLAYED

[@mr.j8033]

Nothing will ever change or get better

[@davidgreen4095]

These are the excellent results of Pavlovian human conditioning experience provided to us by our own inaction and total lack of human decency.

[@Disrtict6]

the result is still being worked toward, - spectacularly disgusting / Living large with AC in your hobolo box. all this in the same playlist. diarrhoea too

[@joemomma4879]

The democrats said they were 'proud' of their work. Are you proud of your democrats?

[@mrjones4249]

Their continual re-elections answers that question.

[@carriehenry6721]

Most of you so called Patriots are fortunate to even HAVE jobs...most of you rats make me sick to my stomach....

[@RudyG210]

Demonrats have no souls

[@willowclay3137]

Hell to the no okay girlll!!

[@maupinmaupin1472]

"they'll just go away or they will stop". What does that mean other than "I wish they would just dissappear"

[@michaelbaker1821]

What a selfish man - "just enforce the law on them, parkings laws, trash, littering laws, irritate them and they will go somewhere else or stop" - stop being homeless!? This is a systemic problem and you are seeing the end product, its the system that needs to be fixed, look to fix that, not blame the homeless who are all ill one way or another.

[@davidprather7573]

This has been going on for YEARS!! Yet you're only concerned now?

[@cesara015]

JUST LIKE 2PAC SAID " CROOKED POLITICIANS AND HYPOCRITES THEY DONT WANT TO LISTEN " !!! CLEARER THAN WATER !

[@jessieblanton9875]

Government need to take care of the United States and let the other countries go take care of the u.s. people on the street.👍👍

[@wethepeople9045]

I will prey for you

[@spencercurry9370]

Exportvthen to China better yet siberia.

[@Andre.R]

Homelessness is not the problem, the CAUSE of homelessness IS.

[@davidschmidt8391]

I didn't realize so many transients are diabetic

[@stevebennett9839]

Yea, they need syringes for insulin or some need glass pipes to inhale breathing treatments.

[@stevebennett9839]

Calm down snow flake, it's just a joke. No one's talking about veterans or any specific group of people. Have some soy milk and relax.

[@davidschmidt8391]

@Jennifer Miley It's disgusting that your trying to justify people's drug problems. You are what some call an enabler...

[@davidschmidt8391]

@Jennifer Miley Dude, I've been too two different rehab's (cort ordered). Addiction isnt real thing, it's just a mind set. If you want to get off drugs you will. If you want to be freeloading druggy, well you'll be a freeloading druggy. I don't need to watch a documentary to know that. Anyway have a Happy thanks giving

[@Pmtd1234]

We have a family member (cousin) who is in his 60's, and loves the freedom of living like this. He occasionally takes cash under the table jobs, makes a few bucks, and loves, as he calls it, living free. No responsibility, no taxes, no stress.

[@sevenlikethenumber]

Yea that dosent sound like living stress free.

[@Pmtd1234]

@@sevenlikethenumber I don't get it either.

[@swolfe9668]

A lazy person who doesn't contribute to society

[@sheri3135]

Oh Wow, I grew up in San Fernando Valley, I went to Reseda High School, we hung out at Balboa Park, it was beautiful, lush, green, we had Barbque's there, Birthday Parties, I even think I remember a Lake there, but to see it now is shocking !!

[@dankrowpman1201]

While growing up in CA's SFV we never had a serious homeless problem. Maybe a couple here or there. Now look at the crap going on there. SHAMEFUL!

[@whyme3286]

Aren’t these now called Pelosi Villages?

[@garybombardier4640]

Yeah, welcome to PELOSI village.

[@stevefarris9433]

Piglosi's stys

[@stevecoyle1]

Waters Estates

[@sampson1980]

😭😭😭

[@billmeriwether605]

Pelocities...... I think!

[@jaguarxta]

As a working class homeless (no drugs and no mental illness) in SF Area. I can tell you that laws won't and don't fix homeless. It is the greedy landlords and the extreme high cost of housing that is the cause of the working class homeless population to grow uncontrollably. Just because some (few) people are making higher wages doesn't mean that landlords and cost of housing needs to raise far beyond what most people can afford (massively higher than a third of your take home income). Housing should only be a quarter to third of your take home income. Any higher means the housing costs are way more than you can afford. Which means you are only a paycheck away from homeless yourself. The laws that make homeless illegal through making the actions of homeless illegal is part of the problem and not the solution to the problem. As well as those laws are inhuman. People are not dogs, or cockroaches. Criminalizing homeless will only give them criminal records that they never had before. For the working class homeless this is destroying their future of getting better higher waged jobs in their future. So in a real sense criminalizing homeless is harming them and not helping them at all. You just create criminals out of honest hard working people that are homeless. This is creating a larger problem by criminalizing working class homeless that will end up with mental illness, drug addiction, and criminal behavior problems because of the depression feelings of no way out of homelessness after getting a criminal record from homeless actions. This is what happens with what you are proposing. We need help for these people. Drug rehab for drug addiction. Mental health care for mental illness. And help for the working class homeless that will actually help the working class homeless. Just wait until you lose your place to stay through landlord's actions or lose of your job. Then you will begin to understand the homeless problems.

[@tuliplover5432]

thank you for helping me out I'm going to use this for my finals week essay to go against the criminalzation of the homeless thx bbg based and redpilled bestieeeeeee ily muah.

[@janellcrews6108]

I hope you are doing well. I'm homeless in Sacramento and I agree with you when rent is over 2,000$ and they want you to make 2.5 to 3 times rent it's impossible not only that but if I as a mom with 4 kids, have to have a 2 bedroom because they made a law you can only have 3 people to a bedroom. It's even more expensive for us the laws don't work for poor to middle class. if I can have a 1 room apartment I'd give the kids the room, and sleep in the living room but the government we pay into if we want to or not, is the reason for being homeless.

[@danwilkinson2797]

I’m shur what he means by somewhere else is his house what a nice guy.

[@rc28ify]

But where can the poor go? Itll just move someplace else

[@madamelebuff]

Mad Max lives in L.A....

[@raquelze8008]

If you ask the democrats there’s no homeless problem..just as they say there’s no illegal problem.

[@leobav2425]

California, the terminal state !

[@kevinjones2766]

Harassing them so they go somewhere else doesn't solve anything

[@jacobari6371]

This guy is a true American! Thank you!

[@evening_streets]

Homelessness doesn't go away with harrassment

[@supporterofeverythingyouli6255]

The only encampment I've ever heard of where people are jumping the fence to get in! Must not be that bad!

[@r1ckySV]

The guy getting interviewed said they will just go elsewhere. What a stupid answer to the problem. How about more social housing?

[@thechad1760]

Or they'll just stop.... 😂

[@r1ckySV]

@510eroc so was mine and yes they did well. What a wonderful world it would be if everybody was the same. This isn't the perfect world and everybody ISN'T the same......wish it was though!

[@nllove7937]

Blows my mind, there needs to be a solution for this, humans cannot live like that

[@toby7582]

The solution would be to enforce immigration laws and have a one child policy, but nobody is willing to do that. They'd much rather have homeless people.

[@PInk77W1]

“Liberalism is powerless against evil.” GK Chesterton

[@PInk77W1]

Diane Smith got Victimhood

[@sony7799]

Las Vegas has the same problem.

[@hpayton2]

Seattle

[@anonymousgirl799]

San Diego, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Venice, CA...It's everywhere...

[@johndough23]

Not nearly as bad, 5,000 homeless vs LA at over 60,000. Which in my world is still 5000 too many.

[@eduardosomers9336]

@You You " AND ITS ALL RUN BY WHO?? AND FOR WHAT REASONS?? SEE IT FOR WHAT IT IS!!!

[@jesus4lyfe00]

@@johndough23 60k? try 130k strong over all of cali

[@P2055516]

Put a train horn on your car and drive by those encampments at 3am blowing the horn and laughing like a school kid

[@jeffreywalters1031]

Homeless encampments are everywhere including the National Forest. I live in a very small town 46 miles away from Bakersfield, CA up a windy steep canyon road leading to Lake Isabella. All along the Lower Kern River there are thousands of homeless camps and the laws on the books keep law enforcement away. It is disgusting and something needs to be done now.

[@privatecitizenguy2640]

Defund the police. Reinvest in education, housing, and agriculture.

[@jayanderson6016]

Reaper Drone armed with hellfire missiles!!

[@gorkyd7912]

Enforcing the laws are a small part of the issue. The bigger part: no one can afford anything.

[@summarhein8474]

This place was once the Golden State, now it is the smelly state!

[@lindalai9092]

It doesn't smell; you do.

[@markymark2892]

Make california a sanctuary state, that should solve the homeless problem. Lol

[@italioraucci]

IT ALREADY IS... THAT'S WHY IT'S A HOMELESS STATE.

[@davidvillafane2747]

So enforce laws to prevent them from gathering but not policy to more provide resources or help. Yes this guy cares about society.

[@janedunlap3518]

What the hell. I grew up in that area...but that was another time. Sad to see this.

[@leanturkey531]

To the man who made this... Thanks for bringing more attention to this growing tragedy. Let's remember this when it comes time to vote. The cost of living here is outrageous. A situation created by the democrats in charge.

[@olgadiaz8099]

CUT OFF ALL BENEFITS TO THESE PEOPLE, UNTIL THEY GET A JOB.

[@spectermakoto9029]

lol you're funny

[@bagofsoda7464]

1 reason why I moved out of California. I couldn't TRY and walk into a store without someone asking me for something.

[@ambergoodwin-aldrich705]

What needs to be done is more LOW INCOME HOUSING!!!

[@dat2ra]

Yes! More incentives to move to California if you don't work. We have jobs for everybody, even if you don't want to work, we'll give you a free place to stay. And free food. And free clothing. And a free phone. And free.....

[@TacticalSoleSurvivor]

Channel 4, pure propaganda! Blame everyone but the people actually responsible!

[@mrjones4249]

Why would somebody do that?

[@rawbzruiz5166]

Just as a few mentioned here, I totally agree with them it's nobody's fault but the libby's! In charge!!!!!!

[@mrjones4249]

The voters vote for what they want. There has always been the crazy guy talking to himself on the corner. Voters thought it was a good idea to make him rule over them.

[@EricSPizarro]

Los Angeles has been the filthiest and ugliest city I have visited in all of the country. I understand that many people living in these conditions have no other option, but the city and country have done absolutely nothing given how much of this is seen.

[@fancyreis4644]

We have build walls at Taxpayers expense. Why not give the homeless better living conditions!

[@marcelopena3537]

Its crazy how hard we try to hold on in this world. Whats the point of it all. Yikes.

[@busybody1474]

... said the pathetic atheist who hasn't discovered God yet

[@rockgod2131]

@@busybody1474 You know, religion isn't really intended to help you feel superior to others. If you think it is, you've missed the point.

[@busybody1474]

@@rockgod2131 if you decided from my comment that I feel Superior to anyone than it's you who missed the point

[@rockgod2131]

@@busybody1474 "Pathetic atheist". How else am I supposed to interpret that? You obviously feel like your way is the right way. Classic narcissism.

[@busybody1474]

@@rockgod2131 if I'm a narcissist then I'm a narcissist on my way to heaven so it's all good with me, lovin' it😇

[@celticwarrior777]

Why don't they at least keep their areas clean pure laziness

[@ronclark9724]

The bulk are on drugs, higher than a kite. Don't look like any have running water or a toilet...

[@9-23-15]

As a homeless person I totally agree with you! I live in my car now, but I've lived outside and never left a trace! I see my city being trashed everyday and it's Sad.

[@2ndskinmineral]

This is 5/4/2020 at 5 am Thailand time. (should be 5/3 in the US) I wonder how the current situation is in LA. Last time I went to LA was wayyyy before this covid19 quarantine. I personally feel sorry for most of them, since I couldnt imagine who in the right mind would want ro live like this.

[@hezyrathburn9891]

It is now a little after midnight, May 1, 2021 on the east coast of the USA (scary place now, without Trump)

[@shanechandler1018]

What you describe as mess are people , people just like you and me ! Help clean your brother's and sisters not the ground !