I visited Skid Row, the homeless capital of America

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[SkyFella]

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

[RiflemanLEONE]

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

[Ironsight_Army]

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

[BirdDogey]

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

[JD_Whitney]

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

[FLjcollins]

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

[ds]

The nonprofits are the biggest racket going in California

[fieldcraftsurvival]

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

[blanejohnson]

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

[Ceasefirestories]

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

[Wdm]

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

[brianwatson]

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

[ryanc]

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

[johnmcallister]

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

[Mountaintrucker]

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

[papawolf]

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

[justinburn]

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

[wisdometernal]

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

[gregwright]

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

[jazminesanchez]

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