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 KZread. It’s a tragic place

@byronharano2391

6 ай бұрын

Proposition 47. Amazing! Nutcase California 😢

@DirtDigglerDetecting

6 ай бұрын

God Bless You.

@jmichaelreed

6 ай бұрын

Curious to know what ?

@ImagesByDavid

6 ай бұрын

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

@knarftrakiul3881

6 ай бұрын

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

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

@rheisz1

7 ай бұрын

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

@erismana2105

7 ай бұрын

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

@nomad753

7 ай бұрын

@@erismana2105 a series of bad decisions

@rheisz1

7 ай бұрын

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

@hexfetti8494

7 ай бұрын

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

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

@tpmislavpanizic4106

6 ай бұрын

that is beyond sadd

@deannamagana1425

6 ай бұрын

Fuck.u know that kid is missing him

@zwan1886

6 ай бұрын

lol

@matthewanthony4606

6 ай бұрын

Lmao probably some random ballon he stolen

@holdencaulfield8429

4 ай бұрын

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

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

@sunsensational

6 ай бұрын

Bingo

@charrua59

6 ай бұрын

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

@swingnamiss8130

6 ай бұрын

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

@jonscrivner9087

6 ай бұрын

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

@TobyFloof

4 ай бұрын

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

The nonprofits are the biggest racket going in California

@jamesjameason8348

7 ай бұрын

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

@TheScaryTruthCatalyst

6 ай бұрын

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

@EsotericOccultist

6 ай бұрын

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

@MbisonBalrog

6 ай бұрын

Well the Union Mission I hear is pretty genuine.

@JohnTurner313

6 ай бұрын

@@bmagada Billions.

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

@efo1358

7 ай бұрын

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

@msm7927

6 ай бұрын

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

@Dwightaroundyolips

6 ай бұрын

It's horrifying

@scottbee501

6 ай бұрын

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

@ElChicleSeMePego

6 ай бұрын

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

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

@bunk95

6 ай бұрын

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

@tpmislavpanizic4106

6 ай бұрын

why did you lose that one frend?

@FLjcollins

6 ай бұрын

@@tpmislavpanizic4106 He died from a fentanyl overdose.

@alanluscombe8a553

6 ай бұрын

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

@bunk95

6 ай бұрын

@@alanluscombe8a553 are you being kept as a slave?

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

@ETAisNOW

6 ай бұрын

Emojis are gay

@LookAtThisSpotJerry-nn1xk

6 ай бұрын

👍

@huskyboi9847

6 ай бұрын

Dirty Christians 😂😂😂

@ETAisNOW

6 ай бұрын

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

@LookAtThisSpotJerry-nn1xk

6 ай бұрын

@@ETAisNOW 🥰❤️❤️❤️

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

@BirdDogey1

6 ай бұрын

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

@rwh5350

6 ай бұрын

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

@sarahmostacci1154

6 ай бұрын

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

@huskyboi9847

6 ай бұрын

Dirty Christians 😂😂😂

@praywithoutceasing2966

6 ай бұрын

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

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

@erismana2105

7 ай бұрын

crumbling before that

@okaydude2863

7 ай бұрын

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

@manictiger

7 ай бұрын

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

@joshtolbert3561

6 ай бұрын

That makes you mad every day?

@mkaberli

6 ай бұрын

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

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.

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

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

@erismana2105

7 ай бұрын

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

@nomancave591

7 ай бұрын

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

@NoCommie

6 ай бұрын

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

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

@born2win262

6 ай бұрын

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

@ad3mn

6 ай бұрын

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

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

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.

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

@ElChicleSeMePego

6 ай бұрын

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

@Vex916T

6 ай бұрын

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

@b-rare

6 ай бұрын

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

@michaela6073

6 ай бұрын

@@Vex916T are you thinking of Diogenes?

@jberrocalucf

6 ай бұрын

Yea Socrates, was like a local celebrity

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

@willch19

6 ай бұрын

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

@robertr9343

6 ай бұрын

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

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.

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

@ElChicleSeMePego

6 ай бұрын

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

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

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

God bless you Mike. Appreciate the work you’ve doing.

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

@bellaphone5719

6 ай бұрын

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

@Vex916T

6 ай бұрын

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

@willbass2869

6 ай бұрын

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

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

@markmalone7091

7 ай бұрын

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

@ElChicleSeMePego

6 ай бұрын

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

@markmalone7091

6 ай бұрын

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

@BigBBigTrees

6 ай бұрын

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

@haas4262

6 ай бұрын

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

Great reporting! Mike just keep it up

Great episode Mike and Team!

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

@stevenrobbins9472

6 ай бұрын

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

@hawkman302

6 ай бұрын

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

@Melynnest

6 ай бұрын

Urghhh

@imjustsam1745

6 ай бұрын

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

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

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!!!

Thank you for caring Mike!

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

@ironsurvival7011

7 ай бұрын

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

@jt.8144

7 ай бұрын

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

@okaydude2863

7 ай бұрын

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

@angeldesigns1385

7 ай бұрын

@@jt.8144solution?

@dglesterhardunkichud7860

7 ай бұрын

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

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

@erismana2105

7 ай бұрын

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

@Ronin_Noir

7 ай бұрын

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

@nemesisbreakz

7 ай бұрын

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

@nemesisbreakz

7 ай бұрын

But i agree that there is a big mental health issue

@FacitOmniaVoluntas.

6 ай бұрын

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

Worst of society not being held accountable. Perfect statement to sum up all of it. Great reporting and share, thank you

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

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

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

@jonathanramos8414

7 ай бұрын

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

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

Great job Mike. Thank you!

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

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

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

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

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

I work in the area. Specifically the bus layover @11:20 and many other locations throughout downtown LA and LA County. It’s rough out there. I’ve seen a lot of people pass from od. Violent crime sky rocket. Especially in the areas you were in. It’s lawless and unforgiving. I don’t know what the answer is but more awareness is beneficial. Shine light on these very real issues.

It's really lucky that I started investing in my early 30s and grew my portfolio to a 7-figure well-diversified one. I focus on compounding my income through different assets like savings accounts, stocks, bonds, and high-yield dividend funds. My advisor, Samuel Peter Descovich, has been instrumental in helping me achieve this success. Passive income is crucial for long-term wealth building, and I'm grateful for the knowledge and ideas I've gained from him. It's been a positive turn in my life since I connected with him earlier this year.

@Rhgeyer278

6 ай бұрын

Your financial advisor really seem to know this stuff. I found his online-page when I made a google search of his full names online, read through his resume, educational background and qualifications, it was really impressive. I left him a note and booked a call session with him..

@Seanmirrer

6 ай бұрын

Impressive journey! Your proactive investing and diversification efforts are inspiring.Samuel Peter Descovich's guidance has been invaluable. Here's to your continued success!

Great man Mike. Need more like you.

Absolutely just D@mn sad!! Thank you for all you do Mike!!

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😢

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

@jt.8144

7 ай бұрын

Elaborate on that.

@TheLyingLeft

7 ай бұрын

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

@Vex916T

6 ай бұрын

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

@leoamaya1818

6 ай бұрын

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

@TopGKev

6 ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

you’re doin gods work brotha keep it up 💯

Thanks for reporting.

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

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

@AJohnSmith

6 ай бұрын

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

@ltm28

6 ай бұрын

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

Wow. Good documentary man. I see you as a great leader!! Thank you! I just submitted I’ll check out your catalog! Take care

Great clips mike

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

Mike putting that situational awareness to the test!

@jonathanramos8414

7 ай бұрын

That urban warfare training baby

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

This was hard to watch. Appreciate all you do Mike.

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

@chinmusic2722

7 ай бұрын

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

@bellaphone5719

6 ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

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

@JoseLopez-io7di

6 ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

@StarzzyJJASD

6 ай бұрын

No chance pal Los Angeles and New York by miles

@Josh-cf7xf

6 ай бұрын

And greedy landlords.

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

@StarzzyJJASD

6 ай бұрын

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

Thank you, Mike.

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

Thanks, Governor Nuisance.

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

Please keep doing this type of content.

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

@chaunceywilliams8405

7 ай бұрын

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

I also noticed how the border crisis has been in the news ever since you went there!!! I feel like you have accomplished so much going down there!!! Thanks again and again for your continued service to better our knowledge of the hard truths!!!!!!

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

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

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

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

This piece had my heart racing.

America needs a lot of Mikes right now. We all should take note. 🤙🏼

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

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

@1x93cm

6 ай бұрын

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

I like how you talked in the beginning ❤

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

The last part of the name, "-stan", is a Persian suffix meaning "place of". Therefore, "Afghanistan" translates to "land of the Afghans", or "land of the Pashtuns" in a historical sense.

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

@a-t5380

6 ай бұрын

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

Ideas have consequences... Great video, great work Mike!

It’s sad to see the decline. Thank you for exposing an issue that needs attention.

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

@leoamaya1818

6 ай бұрын

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

@josefinagarza241

4 ай бұрын

Poor sweetie,it drains you.

ESCAPE FROM COMIFORNIA NOW 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

As A Former Hard Core Addict/Alcoholic For Over 20 Years Most Sadly Choose This Life.... Keeps Me Clean... "Bountiful" Thanks GB

Very powerful Mike.

I agree Mike.. It's very sad. These people need help, but the politicians do nothing.. No one it seems in politics wants to do the hard things that need to be done.. I feel sorry for the police. They are not supposed to be scared to say what needs to be done, but they have to worry about feeding their families too! Sad.. Thanks for these videos Mike.. Great stuff.. Really added value to my life sir.. Appreciate it.. Tim