This is what life is like inside of Tucson's biggest homeless encampment

Dozens of homeless people have been living in the BMX park for years. Now the city is planning a clear-out.

[@jsparks1449]

1930s had Hoovervilles. 2020s has BIDENVILLES.

[@AMPProf]

Naww just stupid

[@wayneroberts6642]

It's also a Reagan and Bush senior Bush Junior Obama Trumpvilles....

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

Dont drag anyone else into Biden's F up.

[@nathanb7281]

Yeah, homelessness only existed during those periods. 🙄 “I love the poorly educated.”

[@michaelellringer5600]

Bidenvilles????????????????????

[@azimuthbusinesscenter]

1:30 "services" Paperwork without any housing attached to it so that politicians and social workers can get paid

[@dannyshane9594]

I'm from tucson living on small ssi never was homeless and always found work when I Wanted No excuse for being homeless

[@nathanb7281]

Fingers crossed you’re small ssi and health continue to be enough.

[@mrfunkington]

Its not your home. You might be living there, but its not yours, and you don't have a right to be there.

[@Workwithwhatyoucan]

EXACTLY, THEY COULD NEVER AFFORD A HOME THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.

[@user-jc7jb3bu5s]

Tweakers everywhere!

[@user-px8wk9tc5c]

You forgot CLINTONTOWN

[@howdyyall417]

No the fact is they don't have a right to be anywhere. Yet they exist and can't just disappear even though they offend people who can get jobs and live in homes they own.The nerve of them to keep breathing! Make a place for them because they have to go somewhere and pray you never become homeless. It can happen to anyone. It's terrifying, lonely, and hopeless.

[@nathanb7281]

It’s public property, which is why some have existed there for years. As the story stated, they are being removed, so the government can test for chemicals they contaminated the property with. Similar to what occurred for decades on the south side, resulting in three class action lawsuits involving thousands of Tucsonans. Check it out.

[@LightInnDmountain]

Better than on the streets, front of shops and around school, and that’s where they will go if removed. The land is there. Actually… if the government wants to, this problem will be solved long ago. Give them work, make them build their on houses assisted, shop and security provided by them. Away from drug dealers and temptations.

[@object1ion]

You realize they WANT to be near "drug deals and temptations" right? Otherwise, they would STAY at one of the many homeless shelters....but they cant/dont want to because they wont follow the rules.

[@howdyyall417]

​@@object1ion shelters are full of people who don't ever plan to get off the streets. It's first come first served, you don't have to have any desire to get a job, and you are allowed to steal from the person sleeping on the cot next to you who has a job interview planned for the next day.

[@ericwilliams952]

Give them a piece of desert. Give them sanitation, sewer and water. They’ll figure it out. They figured it out and slab city.

[@andyd5038]

Not going to happen. Dumb thinking.

[@terridickey3896]

Then they just say part of this land belongs to the military

[@howdyyall417]

They can't survive outside of the city, unless you have food pantries out there too

[@theshrivelstein7118]

Get a job Eric!!

[@junme1389]

*Apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, public order, roads, fresh water system,* _what has the government ever done for us?_

[@nicolelovesbiggie2269]

Time to golf but not work.

[@wayneroberts6642]

Working is like whacking your pud.. golf for sure..

[@howdyyall417]

Help them get hired and then understand why they don't have jobs

[@sandblast5636]

Were do they get money for drugs and food? Working taxpayers

[@howdyyall417]

They get hand outs. They sell things they steal. They find ways but it's never enough to pay a bill or make a life that's worth living

[@KrustySnax]

The depression is on and poppin.

[@nathanb7281]

This just in: the stock market is at a record high and homelessness has existed since the dawn of time. “I love the poorly educated.”

[@ultrapureblood1311]

Did I see a swamp cooler? Does he have electricity?

[@howdyyall417]

No he doesn't have electricity he has a broken swamp cooler he is deluded into believing he is able to fix and sell

[@nathanb7281]

Likely a generator.

[@gypsy547]

So the kids trying to ride BMX have to be exposed to this? I’ll bet they just don’t ride there now

[@howdyyall417]

Yes and in fact there should be classes in school on how to survive and get out of the situation

[@nathanb7281]

Yeah, people hanging out, hitting golf balls in the desert. Oh, the humanity. Wait until you see the “People of Walmart”.

[@gypsy547]

@@nathanb7281 funny when people minimize one thing and exaggerate others. This camps are filled with people just hanging out and hitting golf balls

[@nathanb7281]

@@gypsy547 And camping, of course. 👍🏻

[@charlesurrea1451]

No, they want to build a BMX park there. That's why they're pushing out the homeless

[@dianaradford1040]

You do what others do you get a job and pay rent or mortgage nothing is free.

[@teenahweenah2608]

Some people enjoy living like this.

[@Workwithwhatyoucan]

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STABLE ADDRESS TO APPLY ON APPLICATION FOR A JOB YOU HAVE TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO WORK A JOB YOU HAVE TO HAVE EXPERIENCE AND SCHOOLING ECT. THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE WILL NEVER GET HIRED WHEN OTHERS WHO ARE BETTER EXPERIENCED, SCHOOLED ECT WILL GET ANY JOBS FIRST YOU KNOW THAT. SO NO THEY CAN'T JUST HOP UP AND GET A JOB "SHAKES HEAD".

[@wayneroberts6642]

Not with those p**** ass jobs..

[@nathanb7281]

Maybe you can help them get a job in housekeeping.

[@michaelellringer5600]

How far out in outer space are you to make a statement like that? You're a Harvard University graduate?

[@teenahweenah2608]

If the people are able to survive, please leave them alone.

[@Userf451]

Invite them to your property.

[@sandblast5636]

liberals POS

[@object1ion]

So why do we pay taxes for public places that none of us can enjoy?

[@howdyyall417]

You can enjoy the public park a lot more if you leave your comfy couch and air conditioning. The more people at the park and other public places, the less desired those places are for the homeless to congregate. They don't want to be where a police car drives by and sees them and cites them. The more people at a park the more cops will patrol there. So go defend your public places! Quit believing that you are the only one who ever paid taxes. There are old people who worked hard their whole life who are now homeless and have no where to go

[@nathanb7281]

@@Userf451It’s public property, which is why they’ve been there for years. The issue is that the government is detecting for contaminants it dispersed on the property as it did on the south side for decades.

[@jilllangman9343]

There are so many people in the encampment that they are a community. The government needs to provide housing for them.

[@Goodloving]

When the hell golflinks and alvernon became the southside Now that homeless lives there that’s your east side for you

[@user-nl4le7re5b]

Being in the heat like that

[@user-nl4le7re5b]

Those poor people

[@antonioforestgardens697]

Check out the buds in the opening shot! Kushy.

[@paulbrungardt9823]

Poor reporting---Report on drug use, criminal activity and unwillingness to work.

[@debrananez9836]

🤔 According to city of Tucson Mayor that's NOT TRUE! Not all homeless are druggies. Lots of evictions are responsible for this. The cost to move in entraps these poor evicted tenants. Yes, the druggies are there but not like we all think. The Mayor is looking into helping these homeless people.

[@paulbrungardt9823]

@@debrananez9836 Greetings Debra: I do not maintain all homeless are druggies. Some hard working & addiction free people have fallen on hard times; these people deserve our sympathy and help. As a physician, I have seen too many Americans fall down the rabbit hole of addiction. We will not begin to address the homelessness issue until we take off our rose colored glasses and realize drug addition is a cancerous epidemic. BTW, I sponsor a charity in Panama,Central America; I am truly impressed by the Panamanian culture values family ties & support. I wonder how much better the American homelessness circumstances would be if we still had a family centered culture.

[@wayneroberts6642]

Your little service sector jobs are like whacking your PUD buddy..

[@howdyyall417]

Hi I would like to introduce myself to you. I am homeless. I have never done drugs nor do I drink. I am a Christian and I am seeking a job. I own an RV that I have stored but I can't live in it. They don't hire me. I don't have an address, it's hard to stay clean when I literally sleep on the ground, I am sunburned and because I'm 50 I need dental work done. I'm exhausted and in pain. The shelters are full. There isn't much hope and no one to talk to unless I don't mind the drugged people rambling on about their delusions. It's hard to stay socialized enough to sound like I'm housed and not slip up and give it away that I'm homeless. People see me and they know. They offer me food I didn't ask for as proof that they know. I have paid taxes all my life, I have worked since I was 16. I raised babies as a single mom and child support was scarce so saving was a fantasy. We homeless have a bad reputation due to some of us. Not all of us are lazy on drugs and just want the world to take care of us.

[@nathanb7281]

@@paulbrungardt9823As a physician, shouldn’t we be focused on causation? Do you treat the cause or the symptom?

[@romanz3423]

What about legal squatters rights?

[@halleystarz334]

And what’s our mayer who “wears 3 hats” do about this 😂 nothing. And she’s “doing a wonderful job”

[@nathanb7281]

Hey, pot!

[@mnm2007]

Compassionate conservatives lol

[@KK-dc3qk]

BMX park 😂

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

Favelas have come home to roost. Thanks Biden!

[@nathanb7281]

Crazy how homelessness never existed before. “I love the poorly educated.”

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

@@nathanb7281 Who said that homelessness never existed in America before? Do you honestly think it's been this bad previously? Have you seen the size of some of these new camps? The open border is obviously not helping the situation either. Thanks Biden!

[@nathanb7281]

@@dr.emilschaffhausen4683 The number of unsheltered people in Pima county decreased by 9% in the past year. This brings the current count to about 1,500 as compared to 1,324 in 2020. Those illegals are really taking over the homeless camps. 🙄As people are pushed out of areas, they have fewer areas to inhabit. This increases the population in a given available area. Another interesting stat is that the homeless population in the US decreased annually between 2007 and 2016. It then increased annually between 2017 and 2020. Check it out. “I love the poorly educated.”🤣

[@nathanb7281]

@@dr.emilschaffhausen4683 Homelessness in the US decreased, annually, from 2007 - 2016. It increased, annually, from 2017 - 2020. 🧐 “I love the poorly educated.” Check it out.

[@AMPProf]

BOOO

[@almabrisiarodriguez-xh2lo]

Them homeless.People are not from here from tucson

[@AMPProf]

Sunburn

[@howdyyall417]

Yes they are. They are veterans, go introduce yourself. I have. Several are nice people who are not able to get hired. They are scared, lonely, and exhausted. Many have given up and are on drugs. Be careful and don't bring valuable things with you.

[@nathanb7281]

Many of them can form a better sentence. Also, is it really logical that they would spend money to travel from all over the country to come bake in the desert?