CNN's Dan Simon speaks with Shawn Pleasants, a Yale graduate and former Wall Street banker and entrepreneur who is now part of the country's homeless population living in California. #CNN #News
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@dr.alexander70394 жыл бұрын
“You know it’s funny, when it rains, it pours. They got money for war but can’t feed the poor” - 2Pac
@humannaturedj4 жыл бұрын
"All I want to say is that they don't really care about us." -MJ
@AmandaJohnson-rd3xh4 жыл бұрын
All the more reason for us to start really loving each other.
@Alucard-__-4 жыл бұрын
Dr.Alexander yea helping doesn’t make money
@SonSolo4 жыл бұрын
"We ain't meant to survive, ‘cause it's a set-up And even though you're fed up, huh, you got to keep ya head up"
@kingofbruhssia46394 жыл бұрын
Lockjaw and trump also don’t
@Reminisce.74 жыл бұрын
“It can happen to anyone” be humble and kind
@JaneDoe-bq4pb4 жыл бұрын
Angel Marin ❤️
@Handler27584 жыл бұрын
He said he used fucking meth regurarly what the fuck do you mean it can happen to ANYONE yea if you use fucking meth regurarly
@sunnydreux4 жыл бұрын
Alex Tertis you’re missing the point kid. You think everyone on hard drugs planned on being on hard drugs or homeless?
@Reminisce.74 жыл бұрын
Sunny Droe Fr
@gustawolf07384 жыл бұрын
@@sunnydreux just don't do drugs, and you'll be ok.
@ladypeace89124 жыл бұрын
And then they just casually mention that he is a "regular meth user"🤦🏻♀️
@OldskolFan4 жыл бұрын
Homeless people use drugs to cope ?
@somedude68304 жыл бұрын
Regular, as in he uses meth on a regular basis
@buckwheat62454 жыл бұрын
and has rejected help from family members. lol
@OldskolFan4 жыл бұрын
wally crail Nobody is going to rent to homeless people; they don’t have jobs or a steady income. They may get SSI but that is not enough money to rent an apartment. The government needs to be building housing projects again. Drug addicts can’t even afford little cheap motels or flop houses like they did in the past: because those places don’t exist anymore. Trailer parks are even unaffordable in California. Everything is FOR PROFIT. It’s the proliferation of drugs that has been “allowed” to run rampant...but not enough drug treatment or mental facilities.
@OldskolFan4 жыл бұрын
wally crail I am talking about illegal unregulated street drugs. It’s not legal to sell heroin, meth, or crack...just yet...is it! The gangs that sell these drugs are as rich as some pharmaceutical industries; however, illegal drugs have a huge cost to neighborhoods, families, and society. Maybe this once promising guy wouldn’t be on the streets if drugs weren’t available around every corner. Him and all of the addicts and mentally ill.
@tstonyaland4 жыл бұрын
When rent is 70% of your income, you're in trouble. We need rent control now!
@DynamicUnreal4 жыл бұрын
Or don’t live in a major city. No one is entitled to live anywhere, either you make what is required to live there or find somewhere else to live.
@JTScott19884 жыл бұрын
@@DynamicUnreal not evwryone is capable of farming
@TheKayleeanna4 жыл бұрын
Rent control is bad for renters. When you limit landlords' ability to raise rents that ensures 2 things: 1. They will raise it the maximum allowed so that they dont fall behind on inflation. 2. Owners will keep some properties vacant (instead of rented) so they aren't forced to comply with rent control. This lowers the supply of rentable homes which then increases the rent.
@satisfyinglook82914 жыл бұрын
are you stupid, just because someone bought real estate and is renting it out to you, you wanna take someones profit out. you idiot.
@satisfyinglook82914 жыл бұрын
He's homeless because he didn't provide value to the world. E.X maybe he was terrible at his job and had a bad name plus he is a drug user.
@Crowback3544 жыл бұрын
25% of the nations homeless in one state that actually insane.
@rogerout74984 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't you pick the warmest state if you were homeless??
@gostavoadolfos20234 жыл бұрын
The fact that the richest and largest state can't build affordable housing is more insane.
@gostavoadolfos20234 жыл бұрын
@@rogerout7498 Texas, Florida, Oregon.. are all warmer states.
@rogerout74984 жыл бұрын
@@gostavoadolfos2023 *3rd largest.
@fawk5014 жыл бұрын
@@rogerout7498 The warm weather invites homeless people. The hearts of real Americans in California AREN'T like trump, who wants to cask them out like animals. I truly believe if homeless were in Red States, they would have been mistreated and/or murdered by the MAGA terrorist in record numbers.
@jgreening61644 жыл бұрын
College doesn’t mean you’ll have a guaranteed career I have so many friends who have graduated college and can’t find a decent job.
@relaxinginpeace13104 жыл бұрын
That's true especially people who gets business degrees. I haven't met a person yet who's using their Bachelors in business
@user-dq9rr9mv3f4 жыл бұрын
and the debt... my god the student loans...
@victoriahale52544 жыл бұрын
jgreening ehhh somethings up with your friends
@aysenuri24194 жыл бұрын
@@user-dq9rr9mv3f it's crippling
@jgreening61644 жыл бұрын
victoria hale as you can see it’s not just my friends
@soILLitsADVISED4 жыл бұрын
If you go to an Ivy League school and end up homeless at all in your life... You should receive a refund for that education
@oliviaanderson12104 жыл бұрын
Ayo O it’s not the schools fault, it’s his
@moistcake89814 жыл бұрын
Ayo O did you miss the part about him being a meth addict
@soILLitsADVISED4 жыл бұрын
Moist Cake I didn’t forget that part. I know that was a significant aspect of the continued downfall. But it would be nice if education’s elite looked after their own, like a check-in. Not from a handout standpoint but from an “ensure we’re doin well and contributing to the world as we pledged when we walked across the stage” standpoint. Outside of unemployment assistance, perhaps a network of people to seek employment from. Frat/Sor like. Possibly a utopian wish but it’s just sad to have paid so much for an education and have fallen so far
@AfricanGirl4 жыл бұрын
lol
@moistcake89814 жыл бұрын
Ayo O this happens at most decent universities. Alumni support.
@salinabrown2814 жыл бұрын
I’m trying to understand why the people in the comments are blaming his school for him being homeless. This guys family has even reached out to help him several times but he has refused.
@cedricsamuels50554 жыл бұрын
Salina Brown exactly, most homeless ppl family’s try to help them. But the drugs don’t allow it.
@ViperChipz4 жыл бұрын
@@cedricsamuels5055 exactly!
@cait31964 жыл бұрын
@Dross M but realistically nobody wants to hire someone on meth
@lawreneph4 жыл бұрын
@@cedricsamuels5055 It maybe a few things. He may not want that help because of pride, he wants to be able to help himself, and also rejection. He noted that the problem for him is affordability. So he wants to be able to help himself ;He's a man and totally get that. He could accept the help but would also be right back in the same predicament or worse.
@ade53934 жыл бұрын
@Dross M have you ever tried to work and make money either high on meth or when crashing on it?
@shillbill12994 жыл бұрын
Hearing this man's story is so sad yet common. Now imagine being married with 4 kids and being homeless...it happened to me. It doesn't matter if you're literally on the street or staying in someone else's home, not having your own can be downright depressing...especially with kids involved. Always remember, you're only ONE paycheck away from being on the street.
@antemeic55694 жыл бұрын
So you saying we all are one pay check away to start shitting on sidewalks, snorting meth and getting schizophrenia?
@stephane16234 жыл бұрын
Glad you are doing well and thank you for sharing.
@stephane16234 жыл бұрын
@@antemeic5569 Yes he is and for homeless, the story is much worse.
@itayizinzombe9474 жыл бұрын
@Ricky Fontaine really sad but very true!
@liamjohnson80004 жыл бұрын
Vote Yang 🤙
@theresemartin30754 жыл бұрын
I worked in the private wealth division of a major New York financial institution. I've seen people at their peak with millions/billions and then they lose their job, medical issues and such ..and it's gone..don't think it can't happen to you! Life happens!
@charlesbrouwer16144 жыл бұрын
Therese Martin Save your money and be financially smart and you’ll never be homeless
@theresemartin30754 жыл бұрын
Charles Brouwer I'm not talking about myself...what I'm saying is I know people who are extremely wealthy and had the rug pulled out...It doesn't mean your not smart. I had customers whose had family members with catastrophic illnesses that caused bankruptcies; successful business go under after 9/11 when there was no businesses left in lower Manhattan..businesses folded during the Mortgage crisis...a couple of my clients lost everything in the Madoff fiasco. You can be smart and life throws you unexpected curves.
@tuanseattle4 жыл бұрын
Really ? how can people lose billions ? At that point they have their wealth managed and diversified right ? Can you give insight ?
@sha18414 жыл бұрын
@Some Guy How fucking stupid are you? Read the comments again.
@sha18414 жыл бұрын
@@charlesbrouwer1614 Yeah? Is that the end all, be all success formula?
@LeeLee-ix8lw4 жыл бұрын
Dude went to yale for economics. I guess college isn't everything
@clarkclarke4 жыл бұрын
What does that have to do with "AFFORDABLE" housing ???? Do you know how many kinds of people are homeless ??? trust it could happen to anyone at ANY time ... It doesn't take that much
@hectorgaytan24244 жыл бұрын
"regular meth user"
@cecegiles77534 жыл бұрын
Lee Lee nope just a way to get into debt...Beyonce, Jay Z, Mariah, Janet, Whitney, Celine, Britney ...i could go on ...but none of them went to College and worth millions of dollars..Wendy Williams sits on her ass and gossips about people everyday and gets $10 million a year...So in America its not what you know but who u know
@antoniot.65944 жыл бұрын
@@cecegiles7753 Everyone you mentioned has an exceptional talent (or so thinks mainstream America). Even Wendy is personable and charismatic. The average person has to go to college. The only exception is those influencers that make money on social media but are absolutely talentless. However, I think that as they age or lose their "looks" they will need to get a real job. Time will tell
@cecegiles77534 жыл бұрын
Antonio Torres im yawning to your statement....you don't have to work hard in America to make money
@843idfa4 жыл бұрын
“He’s been homeless for a decade”. Likely a victim of the 2008 financial crisis.
@klickingkayasmr75854 жыл бұрын
Sami S. Mhm.
@PP-ky2ji4 жыл бұрын
The man does meth and doesnt want help from his family
@843idfa4 жыл бұрын
P P Maybe the conditions they set for how he should receive help don’t suit him.
@Iunanec4 жыл бұрын
@@843idfa Conditions like stopping meth use, surely :/
@jmusmc854 жыл бұрын
Sami S. Yeah, there’s more to the story than just a lost job. He wants to be homeless.
@Omar-yi2mv4 жыл бұрын
So unfortunate. Goes to show- never judge anyone. We don’t know their stories
@UTAH100 Жыл бұрын
You can still judge- why not. He chose METH. Real talk. Decisions have consequences. Everyone is homeless potentially. If you work, you get paid. If you chose to do drugs- it is what it is.
@IAmSuzyQ4 жыл бұрын
"The rent is too damn high!" - McMillan, founder of the The Rent Is Too Damn High Party.
@snoopysnoopcoleman13154 жыл бұрын
YUP YUP JUST LIKE HERE IN NEW YORK BUT PEOPLE GO THERE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE WEATHER IS ALOT BETTER SO THAT'S KINDA HALF THE BATTLE OF BEING HOMELESS TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE WHO CAN SURVIVE IN BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WHILE THEY'RE ON THE STREETZ!!🙏🆗🇺🇸✌😎
@kbpeters42464 жыл бұрын
This is what happens when HUD budget has been cut three times and will be cut again for 2020 by Trump In particular, last year Carson effectively gutted the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, an Obama-era rule meant to give “local communities tools and guidance to overcome restrictive local zoning” themselves, pushing them to combat the legacy of segregation. This is what happens when California has had decades of HIGH-cost housing. Low-income people need TWO full-time jobs to get a small apartment...and those rarely exist. In the UK, whenever there is a new housing building project 1/3 of the units MUST be lower costs. So in an affluent area of Surrey, if a new development goes up of 12 houses, you can see that a third would be like £600,000 per unit and then 1/3 would be 450,000 and the rest are £300,000 (which in Surrey is still a lot of money). The cheaper houses tend to be sold on a shared ownership scheme where a first-time buyer can take out a mortgage for the share you own (usually between 25% and 75%), while paying rent on the rest.
@snoopysnoopcoleman13154 жыл бұрын
@@kbpeters4246 YUP YUP & WHEN ASKED WHAT A *REO* WAS, BEN CARSON THOUGHT OLD GIRL MEANT *OREO'S* LIKE THE 🍪 🍪 COOKIE!! A DAMN, BRILLIANT IDIOT RUNNING H.U.D!!✊😎✌😂😂😂
@kbpeters42464 жыл бұрын
@@snoopysnoopcoleman1315 True. It does not help when we have a DUH whose clear motivate is to dismantle DUH.
@snoopysnoopcoleman13154 жыл бұрын
@@kbpeters4246 YUP YUP & I JUST GOT A NEWS NOTIFICATION OF MY 📱 PHONE THAT SAID THEY'RE ALSO CUTTING FOOD STAMPS WHILE RAISING THE RENT ON LOW INCOME FAMILIES & TRUMP'S BITCHIN' ABOUT THE HOMELESS SITUATION IN AMERICA BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP HIM FROM GIVING THE TOP 1% IN AMERICA A $1.5 TRILLION TAX CUT WHICH MEANT THAT COMPANIES SUCH AS AMAZON, NETFLIX, GENERAL MOTORS, DELTA AIRLINES & ABOUT 56 OTHERS DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY A DIME IN FEDERAL TAXES BUT ACTUALLY MADE A PROFIT BUT HOLD UP, DIDN'T HE SAY THAT THAT TAX BREAK MONEY WOULD TRICKLE-DOWN, MY BADD, IT DID, WE ALL GOT PISSED & SHITTED💩💩ON BUT HEY FOLKZ=MAGA MAGA MAGA, YEAH RIGHT!!💯😈🆗🇺🇸✊😎✌😂😂😂
@Joy2ThaWorld4 жыл бұрын
His problem is meth. That drug won’t let him do better or go to family who is trying to help him. Can’t compare him to a regular homeless person. Trust me I know. I’ve done meth, and it screwed my life up. Clean over 10 years now.
@Joy2ThaWorld4 жыл бұрын
launcher3 I guess when I think of a regular homeless person, I think of a person that has no one to turn too. I’ve claimed that homeless title as well, but it was because I didn’t want to go home to my moms. I had aunts and cousins that would have taken me in. Even good friends. Meth is a drug like no other. I didn’t want to go home because I knew I couldn’t get high in peace and live the life I wanted. I’d rather be a part of the underworld than to the good life and go home. I finally went to prison, got clean, came home and got my life together. I me I still struggle because I’m a felon, but I got my life back. If he could kick the habit of meth, I promise you he could bounce back. He’s convinced that he’s happy living this way. Like really, really convinced. That’s what meth does. I didn’t start feeling shamed of myself and want better until I was about a year in. That’s how long it took for me to have clear thoughts again. (Sorry so long)
@Joy2ThaWorld4 жыл бұрын
❤❤
@lonelychameleon35954 жыл бұрын
Meth is a side effect of being homeless but it’s not what made him such in the first place. Upward mobility is all but dead in this country and with how specialized labor has become you just can’t afford to work a low end job anymore and expect anything to come of it, especially in California of all places.
@Joy2ThaWorld4 жыл бұрын
@@lonelychameleon3595 I'll have to disagree....his family wants him to come home. He wouldnt be homeless then. He'd rather stay homeless and use meth instead. I've been there. I feel like he has given up. I could be wrong though.
@GameChanger5974 жыл бұрын
@@Joy2ThaWorld praise God you are sober! God bless and great job!
@SnowFoxParty4 жыл бұрын
10 years homeless and was once at Yale...poor guy
@seankgomotso4 жыл бұрын
TheSnowFoxParty man...😐😔
@SnowFoxParty4 жыл бұрын
@Mochismooch I agree. And I feel so bad for him too :(
@charlesriles2524 жыл бұрын
He graduated... and started a business in finance
@flowersandcandyflowersandc90934 жыл бұрын
It don't matter what school you attend, Oxford, Yale,and or any other so calledivy league school if your not giving breaks in life or if you don't get lucky by chance you will fail......
@djmartin78294 жыл бұрын
Living on the street for over ten years is so sad.
@jas68384 жыл бұрын
Dj Martin it is sad however sometimes it’s a choice.
@JBEMultimediamadrid4 жыл бұрын
And yet so many people are mad over the stories of the immigrants at the border but fine or dont care about these... pathetic people who call themselves patriots
@terrestrialwitness98734 жыл бұрын
Business arrangements/employment/personal and/or family circumstances/political risks can change at a moment's notice. Also, not all homeless people are alcoholics/drug addicts/have a history of mental illness. | Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. | Acts 17:30
@kleeklee45724 жыл бұрын
It’s most likely because of drugs but yeah, it sucks.
@IAmValenwind4 жыл бұрын
@Dearly Diane no... nixon's legacy.
@stevenstraus25964 жыл бұрын
It can happen to anybody. I fear it will happen to me one day
@tchrisou8124 жыл бұрын
Why is that?
@davids111311134 жыл бұрын
A key is stay off the meth, and get out of Democrat shitholes like Commiefornia!
@ruthdepew72124 жыл бұрын
@@davids11131113 The key is to stay away from ignoramuses who use non words such as Commiefornia.
@davids111311134 жыл бұрын
The video says he uses meth you dumb fuck.
@frankieparton51224 жыл бұрын
@Flavius Stilicho Amen to that give up your guns and Civil liberties open up the borders give us free healthcare free college and we will be good. Depend on the government for everything that's what I say.
@CradleEpiscopalian564 жыл бұрын
He's been homeless for 10 yrs, refuses help from family, married to another homeless man and uses Meth? Why did they interview him when a home is not his major issue.
@serpentserpent93084 жыл бұрын
BehindTheThrone - refusing help from family is one thing. Meth is another. But what’s his homosexuality have to do with anything?
@Geekmedia_4 жыл бұрын
So true
@zongonative73974 жыл бұрын
The heading was the issue because they cannot believe a Yale graduate could go homeless.Well that’s part of life’s harsh realities .
@loveyu27784 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the feeling of disappointing your family can hender a person into a lifelong battle of embarrassment..Clearly he was and is a smart man..Maybe he had issues with his sexuality that led him down that road..Maybe he was on top, started hanging out with the wrong people and started doing drugs recreational..You never know..Life takes us where it's going to take us..There really is no blame..
@pagamenews3 жыл бұрын
Post of the month!
@NoName-ny1bt4 жыл бұрын
Sell his life story as a movie script. People would be interested
@wrldonwill4 жыл бұрын
That would've worked years ago.... The people in government don't want awareness to be spread on this topic.
@rickybobby86734 жыл бұрын
So what, so he can do more meth
@dj74574 жыл бұрын
Dudes will wait until he gone to pull this out,...until then, homeboy gonna have to get by
@debbiehunt59404 жыл бұрын
I’m glad CNN told the full story about this guy. It’s hard to pull your life together when you don’t address your personal demons.
@bandit4truelove1264 жыл бұрын
Very much so. Many of those people dont want any help they are quite happy living just the way they are. Until they decide to get rid of their demons they will continue to be right there.
@tstocker69264 жыл бұрын
Rent control means less housing gets built
@3joewj4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad Trump brought attention to this problem.
@marcosjuarez78094 жыл бұрын
CNN does not have personal demons. You Trump-supporting enablers have personal demons.
@isabellakerr29664 жыл бұрын
@@tstocker6926 A problem is increase in real estate taxes. When I purchased my house the taxes were $5,600. 10 years later $13,000. I had to sell my house, I could not afford the increased real estate taxes. What I do not understand why the property owners have to pay for schools. I have never had any children. Why the property owners have to contribute to the libraries in additional taxes while for other people they are free?. I lived in NJ and it is a horrible state. In other civilized countries the schools are paid by states. Of course it would mean to increase a tax but everybody shall contribute to the schools not only the property owners.
@calbastian4 жыл бұрын
Life is hard, life is harder when you stop trying.
@theexplorer71394 жыл бұрын
So true.
@cohenfromdiscord25514 жыл бұрын
Please explain this?
@ryvr.4 жыл бұрын
Mine gets harder when I try
@Shirleyisthemasterofeverything4 жыл бұрын
If the people saying trying makes your life harder, you're probably trying in the wrong aspects
@willowt73194 жыл бұрын
Nobody wants to be born and struggle to stay afloat on the daily grind for 80+ years.
@littleangel87194 жыл бұрын
Seeing someone from super successful life to this really breaks my heart 😔
@AdlinLing4 жыл бұрын
2:14 "Married to another homeless man" Well, that was unexpected.
@UrbanGrafittitales4 жыл бұрын
Adlin Ling lol wtf he gay too lol
@relaxverse39864 жыл бұрын
I know, right? Meth was bad enough.
@felizkodie53284 жыл бұрын
i had to replay that part
@Critique8083 жыл бұрын
Adlin I was surprised too. He should have married to a rich man. lol
@diogennesthesinope614 жыл бұрын
Life is unpredictable. Sad. Hopefully he will pick up again!
@stevenstraus25964 жыл бұрын
he should stop doing meth while he is at it
@Slippy-Toad-Love4 жыл бұрын
It’s been 10 years. He’s never picking up unless he drops meth.
@Andrew-yb1uv4 жыл бұрын
And the 60,000 others
@Vinnafetish4 жыл бұрын
I've seen this... there's also whole families living in single room hotels out there with their children
@davids111311134 жыл бұрын
Hell I never went to Yale I went to a trade school now but im a millionaire.
@Vinnafetish4 жыл бұрын
@@davids11131113 that's nice
@Vinnafetish4 жыл бұрын
@@davids11131113 just a bit odd that you find time to troll CNN comments
@justtestingonce4 жыл бұрын
davids11131113 what they don’t show underneath that is the mental health issues this guy and other homeless ppl have. That kind of handicap is debilitating. Notice they say his family has tried to help, that’s always the issue with mental health related homelessness. On another note, take a look at the relationship between Regan closing down mental institutions and the rise of homelessness.
@davids111311134 жыл бұрын
Carter closed down the mental institutions.
@lu8814 жыл бұрын
He could live the "laptop lifestyle". Earning money on the internet. But the meth is keeping him away from taking control of his life.
@lu8814 жыл бұрын
@Abdullah Habib true
@exitparadise22444 жыл бұрын
Luthando Nqakala he prob needs the meth to survive man. Most kids in college are prescribed it.
@Shirleyisthemasterofeverything4 жыл бұрын
Hes talking about adderall. Do it by God not drugs my friends. Win it!
@SaveonSuay4 жыл бұрын
They breezed over the “meth” thing
@gavinjackson38064 жыл бұрын
Mr Alston that what I am saying
@workbreaklounge37554 жыл бұрын
Haha bad Ivy league publicity I guess
@ajantsmith61394 жыл бұрын
Fvck the meth, they just casually mentioned he is married to another homeless man.
@latyshal.22864 жыл бұрын
No one should be homeless in a well-developed country. I pray that he gets back on his feet soon. God protect this man and bless him with a house to call home.
@eriksanchez72864 жыл бұрын
It's TRUE but you cant also believe that a portion of the people in this world aren't lazy
@KhanPopPuzzle19824 жыл бұрын
Well he needs to stop taking meth first. Admitting he has a problem is the first step. I’m sure if he wasn’t a drug addict, he would be just fine.
@anthonyc41384 жыл бұрын
@@KhanPopPuzzle1982 yep
@running7304 жыл бұрын
I am soooo happy that we are starting to focus on homelessness. It’s always been bad and unfair! It should have never gotten this out of control.
@AuthorLHollingsworth4 жыл бұрын
There are so many people on the streets and unemployed that have a bunch of degrees, and licences. My heart goes out to this brotha. Times are hard, so don't look down on people that have less. Everyone is a check away from homelessness. Blessings, to this brotha!
@jerryesque37474 жыл бұрын
He lost his income. Then his mother. Basically, was in a very tough emotional state. Also, I like that he admitted he is a regular meth user, he actually didnt need to admit that. It sounds like he still has good heart, one that learned alot from this and is now trying to change his ways. Wish him the best.
@DeGrate-bb5bo4 жыл бұрын
Jerry Esque, well said and compassionately said. You sound like real human being.
@humannaturedj4 жыл бұрын
Losing a parent or a child breaks many ppl down. I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy.
@lorestrahan22074 жыл бұрын
This man was a drug addict, that is the reason he is homeless. He has a great resume, he should not be homeless.
@jogmas124 жыл бұрын
Lore Strahan I don’t have half the brains he has but I doing my God given best not to become homeless and yes I’m in California
@lorestrahan22074 жыл бұрын
@@jogmas12 Hopefully, you will succeed.
@crisclay26784 жыл бұрын
Lore Strahan doubtful meths cheap as hell
@jogmas124 жыл бұрын
cris clay I don’t do drugs
@alansmilealot4 жыл бұрын
*this man is a drug addict, that's why one of the reasons why he's still homeless* they mentioned his company feel apart and his mom died, I'm sure there are plenty of of things missing in this story
@trollingontheriver88684 жыл бұрын
So instead of building housing for those who would rather shoot up drugs we need to find out how to help them with their mental health problem, because giving people housing isn't going to stop them from taking drugs.
@dominicgunderson4 жыл бұрын
You need to do both. You have to have detox zones and places where people can sleep and stay at night.
@trollingontheriver88684 жыл бұрын
@@dominicgunderson Has a detox zone ever been done, I'm very curious now. I like the sound of that.
@feliciablake124 жыл бұрын
Homelessness is a major issue for many people in this country, where is making America great for the poor.
@nojo82964 жыл бұрын
Look at the politicians that ran that area for decades (liberals).
@gmac33354 жыл бұрын
Nojo82 Typical trumptard 🤦🏽♂️
@nojo82964 жыл бұрын
@@gmac3335 this situation has being going on for a decade but it's trump's fault go figure
@AnonURnot4 жыл бұрын
Nojo82 Homelessness is literally a problem in every state. And correlation doesn’t mean causation. What exactly did liberals do to make this into a major crisis? (Go ahead and look it up bc I’m genuinely interested in your answer)
@nojo82964 жыл бұрын
@@AnonURnot yes homelessness is a problem in every state but there is a difference between homelessness and tent cities like LA, Seattle, Portland and others. Liberals in most cities create bureaucracies and regulations that drive the cost up. Which becomes impossible to sustain for a lot of people. As an example, they're big advocates of affordable housing (which is noble), however when you do that you have to raise taxes to build those houses, which leads to people and companies leaving those cities with high taxes (ex San Francisco companies are leaving) and the people that remain have to pay even higher taxes. They're big on minimum wage which leads to a selected few getting those job while others remain unemployed.
@rodtherichest60184 жыл бұрын
This man can get a job🗣💯 ANYWHERE..He graduated from yale, with that accomplishment alone he can find a job!! His current state of mind , is the cause of him being homeless..
@user-dq9rr9mv3f4 жыл бұрын
the reality is Black men don't just graduate and walk up in corporate and get a job.. It's who u know or entry level, and wiith a degree from Yale, they can't start him off in the mail room..
@user-dq9rr9mv3f4 жыл бұрын
Also HR are very shady ppl, he should've played up his gayness, he'd be employed quick.
@wiltuhoward81644 жыл бұрын
I agree and the drugs
@dabiz42724 жыл бұрын
Actually no. I'm sure he's considered "overqualified" for a lot of jobs. In The same way u can be underqualified n not even get an interview...u can also be overqualified n not get a response
@ge3944 жыл бұрын
@@user-dq9rr9mv3f shut up with all this color bs, why don't they just stop acting ghetto and actually study, get a good sat, or even just go to a community college. "its who u know" only applies to extremely high paying jobs
@pacharay4 жыл бұрын
He admits he’s a regular meth user...like how they briefly mention this as if it is not that important.
@tristan78444 жыл бұрын
aslo briefly mentioned that he is gay...I think it is also important...seeing how society tends to reject them
@tristan78444 жыл бұрын
@loja babel imagine not having a place to live or a family that loves you...the whole world looking down on you and pretending you don't exist... to them, drugs is the only way to them to escape reality and go to their happy place..
@rabbitskipper44544 жыл бұрын
@loja babel Very true. My father was screwed over by my mother after their divorce. I remember him having tears in his eyes at court begging the judge to see my siblings and I more. He stop taking cross country runs and did local runs to be closer to us. But the child support never was modified for him. And ultimately he lost everything, his semi truck and his CDL. Including his confidence & will to move on. Dad ended up on the streets until us kids finally got him back on his feet after we become adults. Now dad has a courier business with 3 vans & 4 employees. But he can't get back the time he lost.
@pacharay4 жыл бұрын
@@tristan7844 How about the fact that his family reached out to him, but he rejected their help? Did you listen to the story? Please rewatch.
@pacharay4 жыл бұрын
@loja babel If CNN wanted to do a good story; how about exploring the various reasons why there is homelessness. One could be because the economy is bad or even because of drug issues; or is it because of the lack of government support. Or maybe because he is gay? It is equally as bad as to assume that it is solely because of 1 reason of housing? You have to explore everything before assuming one is the sole cause.
@jsdsms4 жыл бұрын
So the problem is not housing. It's drug addiction
@brettcarter51424 жыл бұрын
jsdsms Terrible and ignorant generalization
@brettcarter51424 жыл бұрын
nadege innocent You should write a response people actually fully understand
@emmanuelezenwere4 жыл бұрын
Poor life decisions
@crissoa4 жыл бұрын
For most homeless people, that’s the problem. That and mental illness. I work with mentally ill people and they almost always are on meth. They get government assistance but instead of getting affordable housing for example at a board and care, they prefer to be on the streets so that they can get drugs and not be confined to any rules.
@MWAclanGaming4 жыл бұрын
Definitely housing, the prices are 5x higher then it was 20 years ago
@crissoa4 жыл бұрын
1. He’s a meth user 2. He doesn’t want to be confined by the rules of a shelter. A lot of homeless people are mentally ill, dependent on drugs and as a result have burned bridges with their family and even shelters/living arrangements. Even if affordable homes were provided, would they be able to keep up and pay rent? Sadly, no. How do you get a person who is dependent on drugs to fill out a job application and hold down a job? How do you get that same person to maintain a home? Also, believe it or not, many homeless people PREFER to be homeless because it’s just easier for them that way as they can live by their own rules.
@goodenergi4 жыл бұрын
Criss O 1000% true. I know a lot of people who provide services to homeless but they simply don’t want it. Being homeless is easier than going to a job everyday
@ButcherPeete4 жыл бұрын
I think the story of that eye probably can explain A LOT
@typhlosionisbest4 жыл бұрын
Probably just glaucoma. This is the 3rd black person I've seen with it, so we might be pretty prone to it.
@Mcthindi4 жыл бұрын
Its Nick fury
@Gapeaches77able4 жыл бұрын
typhlosionisbest ?
@redjohn444 жыл бұрын
@@Mcthindi most underrated comment ever.
@everydy4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised at how they showed compassion and humanized this guy in their reporting.
@brianh2084 жыл бұрын
Affordable housing in California? I don't think that's possible
@cesarebachelli4 жыл бұрын
Our govt is too corrupt. Left or right is useless. Civilians are neglected. Infrastructure is neglected. Only the elites are taken care of.
@kbpeters42464 жыл бұрын
This is what happens when HUD budget has been cut three times and will be cut again for 2020 by Trump In particular, last year Carson effectively gutted the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, an Obama-era rule meant to give “local communities tools and guidance to overcome restrictive local zoning” themselves, pushing them to combat the legacy of segregation. This is what happens when California has had decades of HIGH-cost housing. Low-income people need TWO full-time jobs to get a small apartment...and those rarely exist. In the UK, whenever there is a new housing building project 1/3 of the units MUST be lower costs for AFFORDABLE housing. So in an affluent area of Surrey, if a new development goes up of 12 houses, you can see that a third would be like £600,000 per unit and then 1/3 would be 450,000 and the rest are £300,000 (which in Surrey is still a lot of money). The cheaper houses tend to be sold on a shared ownership scheme where a first-time buyer can take out a mortgage for the share you own (usually between 25% and 75%), while paying rent on the rest.
@robbie51384 жыл бұрын
Yeah its possible but if the focus is on the Wealthiest Counties in California... than of course California looks outrageously expensive.
@kbpeters42464 жыл бұрын
@Robin You are right about the weather. Add to emotional crisis...he said he lost his rock (his mom) and then he had trouble with his founding partners in a business. But his story is not the same as many families in LA who have more than two jobs between the parents and still cannot afford housing. California has allowed prices to sky rocket....and then Trump's HUD is cutting their services dramatically. That certainly does not help.
@kernalbert55464 жыл бұрын
@Robin You're a counselor?!
@b1mw934 жыл бұрын
Either we progress as a country together or nothing changes.
@Shirleyisthemasterofeverything4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, we all need one goal, world peace. But I guess there are some who prefer world domination as long as they're ahead. Do it by God, love all, ignore hate, live on
@ratheesh98384 жыл бұрын
No one deserves to be living like this. What are the billionaires doing in la is cruelty
@Ramadan5464 жыл бұрын
Dude is doing meth and can't hold a job. The fuck do you expect.
@CSeyoum4 жыл бұрын
No moral empathy
@jp68034 жыл бұрын
He did it to himself dumbass.
@Shaney_Lee4 жыл бұрын
He prefers to be homeless and on the streets
@ge3944 жыл бұрын
shut up i hate people like you just because they are rich doesn't mean they have to help them you could help him with a simple 20 or 10 bucks. Mind you he is a drug addict so people wouldn't trust him with money.
@katyarnold67574 жыл бұрын
It's really sad to see other human beings living on the street like this. It makes you count your blessing.
@TheHebrewidow4 жыл бұрын
I pray for you Ahki. Hugs!
@roni-yah93424 жыл бұрын
ahk is married to a man, sis. Pray hard.
@TheHebrewidow4 жыл бұрын
@@roni-yah9342 I definitely will.
@Lilyyloll4 жыл бұрын
"Lets just sweep up they homes an toss em aside" is what he meant
@kchilz324 жыл бұрын
Nope it’s California policies that have created this. The California government leaders have let investors creat the influx of non affordable housing in the state. So basically screw the regular people
@iamtellingyouthetruth73904 жыл бұрын
That just goes to show that brains and college degrees don't prevent homelessness. This can happen to anyone at anytime.
@74buickapollo4 жыл бұрын
I live in British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦 and for the past twenty years our Governments both Provincial and Federal have allowed rich non Canadian foreigners to come into our Province and launder billions of dollars through our Casinos and real estate. Our housing in the past 20 years has gone from the most affordable to the least affordable and it’s getting worse. Rents are skyrocketing and grocery’s have gone through the roof. I don’t remember giving any politician, developer or realtor the permission to hijack our beautiful province out from under us and the last time I looked money laundering of any sort was 100% illegal.
@adamshortnacy45954 жыл бұрын
The price you pay for electing leftist politicians into government. I see it has rubbed off on you as you blame everyone else but yourselves as leftists always do.
@MATHEW940614 жыл бұрын
When rich foreigners move to your city that actually helps the local economy, it brings foreign money to the city / country. The more money going around the more expensive the rent. There might be intelligent solutions to the problem, but stopping rich people from coming legally and bringing their money to spend is definitely not the best approach. Rich foreigners go to restaurants, they buy clothes and request services and most importantly they PAY the rent to someone who is making a lot of money. Besides, the money from the rent will most likely be spent locally by the landlord. People who say this is a bad thing are usually xenophobic because it’s so obviously nonsensical. Im conservative and I understand not wanting illegals coming freely..
@paxwebb4 жыл бұрын
@@adamshortnacy4595 Try not to be an idiot and think past your bias. You think BC has only had left leaning politicians in office for the last 20 years? Older homeowners have done well and become millionaires during this time. It's those people now who are renting or trying to buy their first homes that are screwed and were mostly all too young to vote in the past.
@MrJimmysez4 жыл бұрын
Same with Southern Ontario...Asians buy up entire streets and turn them into foreign student rooming houses. Garbage, lawns uncut, parking on the lawn, partying. There goes the neighbourhood.
@supremacy20404 жыл бұрын
adam shortnacy ....I didn’t know leftists were the only one in power all this time? Most gov atm have right wing gov like the US, so hows that’s going? Anything done yet? Are your rents/housing prices/utilities any cheaper? Apart from getting to use cheaper light bulbs which use more electricity? And that last recession where the bankers were all allowed to screw the people happened under republicans.
@bust20074 жыл бұрын
Coming from a excellent education , to being a high stack banker , then losing it all ... and here I am working a 9-5 as a security officer . And I still haven’t lost my mind... what are they teaching these kids
@mrlwiseman29004 жыл бұрын
Its crazy up here in canada, the average price for a house is 1 million dollar. The futre looks very scary
@noikzgt90624 жыл бұрын
1 Million isn't alot for average canadians tho.
@mrlwiseman29004 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? 1 million is alot, if your making over 10g a month other wise your screwed. So like i said 1 million dollar, is crazy for an average price. Good on you Rich guy, if 1 million isn't alot
@ntl99744 жыл бұрын
In toronto?
@SAGEXX3094 жыл бұрын
Wow man, heartbreaking smh how you can have sooooo much potential. Life gets hard but you can't give up, KEEP MOVING FOWARD until your last breath. I grew up in the hood(southside of chicago), didn't go to an ivy league school and never had EITHER of my parents.....I refuse to give up like this.
@sapnasahil5434 жыл бұрын
This is heart breaking to see this happen not in a third world country but right here in USA.
@charlesbrouwer16144 жыл бұрын
Sapna Sahil all the dems fault in California
@davids111311134 жыл бұрын
That’s what happens when demtards take over a place, it turns into a shithole!
@sunnydaysatl4 жыл бұрын
@@charlesbrouwer1614 what about the homeless in Republican states....I live in republican state it we have lot of homeless people here. There is homeless people all over the U.S. It not a certain party fault, housing cost is crazy all over and people wages are not increasing with the cost of living
@davids111311134 жыл бұрын
No the shitholes in America are all ran by demtards, that’s a fact idiot!
@auroralights27594 жыл бұрын
I visited San Francisco 15 years ago and got so shocked. I have lived in 3rd world country and was much better than California. So many homeless. My friend told me it's way more now. Don't get me wrong but America isn't like Hollywood movie. I never wanted to live there. Life is so tough. Except Alaska. I have lived and can live in Alaska anytime.
@matthewmark72244 жыл бұрын
this is misplaced. the homeless problem has nothing to do with this man. he took a wrong turn somewhere. a person with his credentials should be gentrifying neighborhoods.
@iluvblackeyedpeas74 жыл бұрын
“It’s the cost of housing”, meanwhile the sidewalks are littered with needles?
@thesmellgoodguy37704 жыл бұрын
Well since I can't afford rent I'll buy some meth...smh
@danielsanchez19944 жыл бұрын
I feel it’s a more complicated thing and the source of it all it stems from the lack of a roof, a “safe place” per say. Maslow’s second level on his hierarchy of needs it’s safety, since the homeless lack this I feel it’s a domino effect that ends obviously in many people turning to drugs to cope with the situation. Also the environment you live in does have an effect on your actions... if your only friends or community (homeless) use drugs, the chances of you consuming drugs skyrocket. :) it’s a very sad cycle obviously this is only my opinion.
@nihow064 жыл бұрын
I hope he can turn his life around just like Chris Gardner.
@sunnydaysatl4 жыл бұрын
In the past most homeless people i saw in Atlanta had a drug problem or mental health issues. I am now seeing families that are homeless, it scary cause I think that could be me. I have gone through some tough times but thank God I have family and friends that was able to help me. Rent is going crazy high here, even in the bad area its expensive to get a place. Im trying to buy a house now , and i can not found anything in my budget and i am middle income. I really believe that things are about to get worse and more families are going to be homeless, not to mention all the families living in low budget hotels here.
@almacoles55014 жыл бұрын
Start looking further out for homes 1hr to even 2 hr drives. Eventually, you should be able to find more affordable homes.
@sunnydaysatl4 жыл бұрын
Alma Coles really can’t go to far out cause my job n medical issues. Have to be near hospital n medical facilities.
@AC09524 Жыл бұрын
Rent! It is a bad time to buy. Private equity is buying up all the houses. A few billionaires own all the homes and land.
@sunnydaysatl Жыл бұрын
@@almacoles5501 that’s a no go in Georgia. My parents lives 2 hours away n the prices are crazy high too. I had thought about moving back home to get a house but then I’ll have to found a new job. So I would b paying the same price for a house but making less, salaries are lower in my home town.
@kinzieconrad1054 жыл бұрын
I have been homeless three times in my life, our house is paid off, one can recover if they make good choices !!!!!
@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons4 жыл бұрын
A lot of you ppl need to read: Rich Dad Poor Dad.
@lucasmed23514 жыл бұрын
No. A lot of you people need to read mothafuckin "Capital" and develop basic ideas of human decency, solidarity and economic prosperity that are not based on fraudulent notions of "entrepreneurship" or self-help. Moreover, Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the book you recommend, is a known scammer and con-artist and anyone still promoting him in 2019 should know a lot better. Here is a small link for your knowledge (erase the spaces) : thecollegeinvestor . com / 4726 / ultimate-hypocrite-robert-kiyosaki-companys-bankruptcy
@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons4 жыл бұрын
Lucas Med well thank you for giving me new information to read appreciate the sharing of knowledge. But I promoted him because of the message not the person. So before you come at someone you to first come at them with proper form of dialect. No need to cuss or become hostile. It’s sharing of knowledge, I don’t know what the Author personally did too you, but you should relax and do some heart-fullness meditation!!! 😘
@NoName-mm6gh4 жыл бұрын
Angelique Campbell I agree... Take the useful information for a person's benefit
@GeneralLocooo4 жыл бұрын
Lucas Med No need to bark at her like a wild dog, rather, explain to her in a polite manner.
@Lifeafter404 жыл бұрын
What people need is to stop doing drugs!
@ChristSaves884 жыл бұрын
Wow. This is sad to watch...🙁 Praying for these people.🙏🏾
@jemelshahid15824 жыл бұрын
They said he " married to another homeless man " ... did anyone get that lol
@sunkissedlotus4 жыл бұрын
Not relevant.
@imtheboss18264 жыл бұрын
So
@rabbitskipper44544 жыл бұрын
These guys need to move to another city. Also there's no way you can tell me that two men aren't able to get a studio apartment in a mid sized city with a lower cost of living. Even living in a used van would be better.
@itchyknows5954 жыл бұрын
Yup lmao
@crownchak-yah60944 жыл бұрын
That's disgusting! The media could be lying though
@robertschrader4 жыл бұрын
Look at his eye. Poor guy. :-(
@Z.Brytel464 жыл бұрын
No dude, that does not happen to anyone, you just made some bad choices in life.
@Prettytiff334 жыл бұрын
I feel like that whole report was an emotional rollercoaster
@EARLMARX34 жыл бұрын
I had an Uncle who was homeless off and on from in the 60's, 70's and 80's. My Father was his rescuer until my Father died. He was also my favorite Uncle. This is not a simple problem. My Uncle, like all seven of his brothers, had alcohol problems stemming from childhood trauma and PTSD from WWII. I have worked in an area with a lot of homeless and I have worked with the homeless. They do not scare me any more than anyone else. What Trump is proposing is nothing short than putting them in prison.
@cataniamommaitalia874 жыл бұрын
Lula Earle he suggested it because nothing was being done. California has money for illegal aliens but affordable housing for Americans ...nope. Demonrats have a priorities issue
@EARLMARX34 жыл бұрын
@@cataniamommaitalia87 He who? Suggested what?
@Misskt154 жыл бұрын
@@cataniamommaitalia87 lol like trump giving millions of dollars on farmers you're stupid AF!!
@anthonya49244 жыл бұрын
let me guess drugs or mental illness let’s fix those problems and see what happens to the homeless problem!!!!
@anonymousperson78894 жыл бұрын
@Dale Hauk or be married, or have a roommate or two, or work another job, make some sacrifices.....if that doesn't work, move to somewhere else. I lived in some of the most expensive places in the country just working in restaurants and was able to fuck off and live easily throughout my 20s.
@anonymousperson78894 жыл бұрын
The only way to fix drug problems is legalization.
@KleWdSide4 жыл бұрын
@@anonymousperson7889 Get married? Yeah, great solution. Inevitably get a divorce & be in even worse financial shape.
@tomjones2394 жыл бұрын
@@anonymousperson7889 California doesn`t arrest meth addicts like this guy or his dealer. THAT`S the problem...
@littlebitches4 жыл бұрын
@@anonymousperson7889 yeeeeah just as having guns legal stops all shootings
@arielartista934 жыл бұрын
Wait hold on. 3:01 his family has tried to help him but he has refused their help? Ok no more sympathy.
@kimames33474 жыл бұрын
arielartista Exactly.
@liz54734 жыл бұрын
Maybe he's ashamed. High achieving people sometimes cant fathom help. They're hard on themselves
@SuccessforLifester4 жыл бұрын
At least he doesn't have to pay property taxes
@michaelkgrantj4 жыл бұрын
A capitalist economy cannot exist without poor people. Facts.
@saltymonke36824 жыл бұрын
Venezuela is knocking on your door 😂😂😂😂
@danieldoucet86874 жыл бұрын
Who fed you that load of crap? Fake news CNN? The worst shithole cities are run by libtards & their failed leftist policies. Free market economies have lifted more people out of poverty throughout the world than any economic system in history. Stop believing that garbage_We conservatives want you to succeed. Because of President Trump, more Americans are working in history & unemployment is the lowest in history for black folk, asians & hispanics_70 year lows for women. Ride the Trump train to paradise or circle the toilet in a leftist death spiral.
@Twestliw2 жыл бұрын
And yet the poor are still more privileged that more than half the world
@michaelkgrantj2 жыл бұрын
@@Twestliwyou are right. That is due capitalism. Colonialism hierarchy capitalism designed and governs that system. Rich countries and poor countries. Capitalism cannot exist without poor countries. American manufacturers moved overseas and south of the border. Cheap labor. Communist China, Russia and even North Korea invest in U.S. markets. The bigger the middle class gap, the more powerful the rich are. U.S.A. Inc.
@gailobrien93804 жыл бұрын
This is beyond heartbreaking!
@Slippy-Toad-Love4 жыл бұрын
Gail O'Brien Not really
@captaineurope65644 жыл бұрын
The same is happening in London and Birmingham and soon coming to Manchester,Liverpool , Leeds etc. Rent control is urgently needed both in the U.K. and the U.S.
@Eloronegringo4 жыл бұрын
Why they have to just shame his life like that
@kevin1seven9234 жыл бұрын
RobbyJ for real now they made it harder for him to find a job
@elizagold21864 жыл бұрын
They did that on purpose
@tclem144 жыл бұрын
People need to care more about each other period
@Slippy-Toad-Love4 жыл бұрын
#02588 #02588 Sorry, this guy ain’t getting sympathy from anybody with a brain.
@tclem144 жыл бұрын
Wahee Wahee Wah-ho-ho-ho hence the comment .
@Dom2_cold4 жыл бұрын
He mentioned cost of housing ‼️‼️‼️‼️. The pressure to work then get payed little to pay a lot for housing damn.
@alycce4 жыл бұрын
10 years!!! This is Sad.
@lwoods94824 жыл бұрын
So unfortunate! Hopefully, he can rid those demons that is holding him down and move forward. Even, if it means moving elsewhere. #God blessed!
@bionicman19214 жыл бұрын
$4,700 a month for rent who can afford that ...........
@jamison13234 жыл бұрын
That's b******* that dude can move out to the desert that you can move to somewhere and I live in California in the desert pay for 25 a month for two bedrooms so he's lying
@nunyadamnbidness25314 жыл бұрын
"Forcing the homeless into homes is not a solution."
@ishmaelm19324 жыл бұрын
That's true. It doesn't get rid of their drug problems
@lombardo1414 жыл бұрын
Ishmael Moh they don’t all have drug problems!!!
@Demeetrius4 жыл бұрын
It isn't a solution. It literally just relocates them. It doesn't put any money in their pockets or help them get back onto their feet
@15thCrypt4 жыл бұрын
I mean it sounds like the equivalent of old cartoons where a character would break a vase then sweep the broken pieces under a carpet, the damage is still there but it is now hidden
@3rdARKnight4 жыл бұрын
I refuse to believe that it wouldn’t help not everyone is homeless do to drugs
@lukealadeen7836 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what he is going through 100% but drug use and not accepting the help from his family kinda helps explain his plight
@maxlago70154 жыл бұрын
This made me tear up he reminds me of someone i loved
@skullnation97874 жыл бұрын
Family members LIE they just to chicken to say it, they think that's not their problem.I bet if he was successful they be right there with their hands out,give me,give me!
@Faith_Through_Struggle4 жыл бұрын
Skull Nation well he’s not so that’s not the reality of it everyone has their own side of things and if that’s what they say how can you call them liars, this guys not your family if you want to give him a place to live to test if the family was right about him denying help then by all means
@gargola18874 жыл бұрын
Thats what happens when you lose control of yourself and start doing drugs
@raymondj.23514 жыл бұрын
The city of Seattle is starting to see a rise in homeless citizens as well, I lived there 6 years ago and could not imagine that it would be in the shape that's it's in now.
@aprilday93224 жыл бұрын
He doesn't want shelter rules, he wants to continue to use meth and live on the street with his husband!!! This is more a mental health issue then a homeless issue...
@pc86794 жыл бұрын
April Day He went to Yale. Alot of highly intellectual people are at risk of becoming mentally ill. Propounded with the stress of highly demanding jobs. The higher you go, the stiffer the competition. One can easily get fired if they can’t keep up. That’s a lot of pressure.
@kendraseer51984 жыл бұрын
Drugs effect psyche more then ppl want to believe
@wiltuhoward81644 жыл бұрын
@@pc8679 I agree
@jainorman34254 жыл бұрын
I hope he lives in a better future than his past....
@pacha79774 жыл бұрын
🙏
@Slippy-Toad-Love4 жыл бұрын
10 years in the streets. I doubt it.
@nicolairomanoff46524 жыл бұрын
Life happens whether you attended Yale or community college. Homelessness is prevalent especially when rents are soaring high.
@antdean93874 жыл бұрын
Misleading... he's CHOOSING to be homeless; refusing help from his family... & he obviously possesses the intellect to succeed
@annrrf14644 жыл бұрын
This is just completely heartbreaking
@anluwemba4 жыл бұрын
He's a drug addict. That's a big part if not the reason he's homeless.
@jackyrose3044 жыл бұрын
we have a drug problem, most if not all homeless people are druggies
@LisaMichele4 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@o2uk.4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t you be if you lived on the streets with no idea when you’ll catch a break?
@cameronspears13864 жыл бұрын
it’s not that black and white. some people are homeless because of drugs, some people are drug addicts because they are homeless. some people aren’t addicted to drugs and are homeless. we need to give everyone an opportunity to succeed. relocating and brushing off homeless people costs us money, human lives, and productive members of society.
@Rude_Boi4 жыл бұрын
@Jacky Rose And why do you suppose most turned to drugs? Some people can't handle the stress and pressure of their situation, and turn to drugs for relief, and get addicted. Like Cameron Spears said: "some people are homeless because of drugs, some people are drug addicts because they are homeless. some people aren’t addicted to drugs and are homeless."
@tonythvch35004 жыл бұрын
His own family and relatives have offered to take him in or help him out but he is refusing their empathy for him. He needs to set aside his pride and rise up. When you’ve hit rock bottom, you need all the help you can get. Why limit yourself. Gotta consider all of the options in front of you and you can’t be stagnant on taking action. A lot of people have been homeless for years and it drastically changes their mental processing and ability to think. But anyway, life happens and you gotta be prepared.
@lauvonfr92224 жыл бұрын
I hope he can relocate and get himself on track. Probably, when his Mom passed he had a time coping. I don't know when the drugs kicked in but he has the tools but he may need counseling.
@adamsavage41554 жыл бұрын
Lol I like how they wait till the end to mention he's a tweeker
@thatbemefool4 жыл бұрын
Adam Savage - Right! Annnd most of the folks in the comments missed that fact as well. He’s a junkie, his family tried to help but he wants to be out there with his husband 🤷🏽♀️
@lonelychameleon35954 жыл бұрын
You’re missing the point. Being a meth user isn’t what made him homeless, you’re just using it as a convenient excuse to pin the blame on the individual instead of the unfair system that made him in a homeless tweeker in the first place. Even if they mentioned it earlier you’d still blame drugs for him being homeless. Capitalism made him homeless, drugs came later.
@crissoa4 жыл бұрын
Lonely Chameleon how do you know he wasn’t using drugs before he became homeless?? I don’t understand people always wanting to spin the, “capitalism is evil” crap. I’m sure you have an iPhone and/or shop at Walmart.
@lonelychameleon35954 жыл бұрын
@@crissoa - Even if he was doing drugs before he became homeless that wouldn't be the sole reason for him being homeless. Being a drug user (how we define drugs) doesn't automatically equate to poverty, thats a foolish assumption to make. People spin the "capitalism is evil" crap because it is an evil system, one that perpetuates and profits off of individual suffering like this poor bloke who fucking went to the best of the best in terms of schools and got screwed over by the system he worked his ass off for, just like the people who got left behind after the last financial crisis or will get left behind when the next one eventually comes. It's a system that has lifted millions out of poverty yet simultaneously put millions IN poverty, now how about that. But no we'll keep blaming the drugs for making him homeless because its too scary to take a critical eye at the socio-economic system we all take part in, wether we like it or not. Its easier to blame the powerless individual, thats more convenient.
@crissoa4 жыл бұрын
Lonely Chameleon capitalism is evil? Yeah sure. A system that ensures that everyday people can create jobs for themselves and people. I never said being a drug user equates to poverty but in his case, being a drug user has made it so that he can never make anything out of his life. You heard him say that he refused help from his family and that he “occasionally” uses meth. He also said that he doesn’t want to live by the rules of a shelter. Do you know many meth addicts who want to live by rules? For a lot of homeless people, believe it or not, they prefer being homeless, it’s just easier for them. They can live how they choose. What is keeping him from getting any other job. It may not be glamorous but it will be enough to keep him off the streets. This isn’t a third world country where there is a socio-economic system that we take part in. This is the US. A lot of these homeless people get some form of aid but they spend it on drugs.
@kingmarkseven174 жыл бұрын
At least his family tried to help but Umm you gotta stop using drugs first bruh.
@YourXellency4 жыл бұрын
I walked out here and seen him once but was more intrigued by the homeless woman who had a portable kitchen built into a shopping cart and took a picture of her instead. Dang!
@alezandradavila25814 жыл бұрын
I feel horrible for this man I hope someone sees him to find work for him
@ilqrd.66084 жыл бұрын
Dude’s life been so hard his eye turned ashen
@IsmaAragto4 жыл бұрын
LEAVE LA! In some places in Maine, apartment are $500 a month. Good apartment. He can build his way up.
@melissacastillo85244 жыл бұрын
This is horrible I’m feeling for these people god bless those without homes
@843idfa4 жыл бұрын
I can sense the slightest of human suffering.
@marcopolo22304 жыл бұрын
This is not all of his story. Before getting on meth he was severely depressed. His so-called business partners beat him out of millions taking advantage of his situation. His Mom died and he tried to commit suicide by drugs and was hooked. This could happens to anyone of us. So before you label the man from a snip of a story, learn why he was in so much pain😞