Displaced 53 Times by Police and Homeless Sweeps
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- Опубліковано 29 гру 2021
- When Timothy said he was displaced by Los Angeles Police Department and LA Sanitation 53 times, I thought that number was awfully high. But for someone that has lived outside homeless for over 20 years, that is less than three times a year. I know homeless encampments that get swept monthly. A homeless man in Denver told me when the mayor was running for re-election, the city would sweep homeless camps almost daily to push them out of sight.
What is a homeless sweep? The ACLU writes: "A homeless sweep or “clean-up” is the forced disbanding of homeless encampments on public property and the removal of both homeless individuals and their property from that area. Practices may vary between cities as to how much advance notice encampments are given before a sweep and what the city does with property collected during a sweep. Homeless sweeps are costly and ineffective and make homelessness worse, not better."
Timothy shares that during a homeless sweep, the city or CalTrans takes all of their stuff, including essential documents and needed medications. He says police will high-five each other when throwing their property away. Timothy tells a story of how the LAPD tricked them into pulling the tarp back on their tent saying they could go on with their day, but the trash truck was waiting to take all their belongings.
The story Timothy tells that bothers me the most is how service providers told them to pack up all of their property they wanted to take with them, and they would come back to take them into Project Roomkey, a hotel to housing program. The small community of people in the camp packed up and waited and waited and waited. A few days passed. The service providers never came back.
Timothy is a good guy who has been outside far too long. Many years ago, he made some mistakes doing drugs and hanging with the wrong crowd. Timothy ended up in prison, and when he got out, he had no place to go but the streets.
You can be judgmental of homeless people all you want, but no matter how they ended up on the streets, it takes a strong person to survive 20 years outside. I have spoken to most of the people in. this camp, and all of them have been homeless for extended periods of time, and all of them want to get out of homelessness. The problem is that the City of Los Angeles invests more in keeping homeless people out of sight than getting them the help that they need.
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UPDATE: here's is Timothy's Cash App $HoneyyDidIt. People are complaining Timothy has a gang tattoo. I did a little research: as a result of prison wars, all Hispanic California street gangs align themselves with the Sureño or Norteño movements. Judgmental people never take into account what people have to do to survive! I have visited Timothy six times now. Each time, Timothy has been respectful and kind. He cares about his girlfriend, their dogs, and their homeless neighbors. We need more people like Timothy and less judgmental assholes who look for excuses to put others down, having never walked in. their shoes.
Nothing necessarily wrong with gangs. In societies devoid of social support like the US, people look for support where they can. When gangs try to unite and reduce their fighting etc, cops stop them from improving their behavior, and cops infiltrate and attack them to prevent them from improving their behavior, not to mention cops helping flood poor neighborhoods with drugs to destroy them. In Brazil during the pandemic, gangs in favelas, who are always demonized and attacked by cops just like in the US, Brazilian gangs in favelas organized food delivery and other necessary activities in neighborhoods, something social services did not do.
I so agree with you Mark
I. have been homeless 3 times in my lifenot anymore thankgod. but no. one has any right to look down on anybody especially the homeless!!
There are places that wi ( tat shops)i remove gang tattoos free of charge he should look into it it brings trouble regardless
Will
I can't believe that sir. He poured his heart out and they focus on the benign. So what people if he did? Remember the days we could be different,have different opinions yet still be friends or have some empathy or inner standing? I have a full sleeve on my left arm. I'm a Crowley my name is in Gaelic due to ignorance like this. I have symbolism I got done when I didn't know better. I adore God and God adores the murderer as much as the perfectionist. After that great interview,you get this. Wow. Thank God you're more patient than me. God bless you xxxx
I WAS HOMELESS FOR 13 Years. IT IS A VERY HARD TO SURVIVE!!! THE LA PD ARE VERY CRUEL. I KNOW PERSONALLY.
I have volunteered a number of times for various homeless support organizations and the level of appreciation was beyond anything I have witnessed.
Timothy seems like a very good individual. It is heart breaking to hear how rough his life has been for the past 20 to 25 years.
Here is to wishing him the very best of luck for his future, however. :)
@Gastess really, did u think that while trashing his belongings?
@@allcatall3931 People like Gastess are the kinds of people that make the Earth a crappier place unfortunately.
@@Jadstar1 not sure about it, seems like straight talking dude not born with silver spoon in mouth..
True, and often with an empty spoon. Scary to think that you could get high, sit on yo hole for 20+ and "nothing good happens"?
The cycle isn't easy to break without support.
Well Said
It's not easy with support either
@Gastess happy new years
@Gastess truely a man who knows how to use his time well
Only Jesus Christ (YAH shua )
Can save dont rely on man to save
Man is only flesh .
He is so articulate and seems like a very cool guy. I pray him, his dogs and his girl get a good place to live in soon
Homeless doesn’t equates to not being articulate
I grew up in Los Angeles and these were the kinds of homies I used to hang out with growing up in the LA hoods. He seems like a good dude down on his luck. Hope he gets out of this terrible situation and finds some security.
Same
the system' 'fuks' with locals, in favor of foreigners and transplants, effectively, ime, unless said locals are 'obviously' rich, which most can't be.
Yeah, 25 years on the Dope just don't bring no good luck
The goal is to keep people homeless, not help people get out of it. That's the truth.
I love you. I love this man. I've been there. I'm disgusted by our society and the deliberate denial of services,I've noticed,I'm Irish in England that all the homeless here have disappeared..and they haven't been housed. I abhor what's happening..I can't believe it's illegal to feed homeless people or the amount of times he's been displaced. I got told my dad died yesterday,him and my mother were the reason I ended up running away from home as a teenager, I was blessed I met an amazing man, unfortunately he died despite having loving wealthy parents who did everything to help him. I think sat here in LD land in a flat on my own I miss the community I had living in vehicles with other people. Being put in a flat alone I totally comprehend why people go back to the streets. It's lonely, you're faced with you,the scars... whilst the abusers seemed to carry on living with impunity and not a mark on their body. God bless you for your amazing channel. You're a wonderful man,I wish I knew people who knew what was going on. Is this really progressive? Treating human beings like they do? God bless you xxxx
Are there no homeless people in Ireland?
Yes Diana. Homeless families and children are currently in Eire, however they are very visible- considering we are flooded with illeg@l immigration,they are housed in 5* hotels whilst our own are left to die-if it were not for the church and kind people paying out of their own pockets to feed families especially Irish ones they'd starve. NFA= no benefits. Why don't you take a look at some of the current pictures of four-year-olds eating their one hot meal a day on the streets of Dublin.
@@eibhlinnichrualoai So where can I see it ? Please, give me a link.
@@kulebyaka123 do something for yourself.
You know what? If you love so much the stinkies why don't you take them home?
I’m homeless sleeping in a box right now but wow… I hate seeing this. I don’t care if they have drug issues or hang with the wrong crowd no one deserves this
A SOCIETY WITH NO MERCY
FOR THE HOMELESS AND WHERE !!!
IN LOS ANGELES OF ALL PLACES
ONE OF THE RICHEST CITIES IN
THE WORLD. THIS IS SO PATHETIC
ON THE PART OF THE THE POLITICAL LEADERS
SHAME SHAME SHAME
He looks tired an worn out! Bless Him Jesus! ☮️💫💜
GOD BLESS EVERYONE!
'Those who are last shall be first - and those who are first shall be last ....'
Jesus Christ YAH shua is coming
We are in the end times .
must be withdrawal from drugs.
Drugs
LA's homeless community is full of good genuine dudes like this.. Maybe a little lost, but don't mean any harm and are just trying to survive out here..
I was homeless for over 5 years it is not easy to get off when you're there... There's no help...
No help? Tell us your story...how did you get off the streets without help?
@@arrasonline My town just happened to have a very small non profit that helped people get off the streets... I found out about them by accident... They're a complete pain in my butt... But without them im homeless forever...
@@hunnybadger442 so you did have help...i am glad to hear that there is help and that you took it.
@@hunnybadger442 Yes, those pesky rules. How dare they! You get help, but still complain anyway! smh
@@arrasonline from a nonprofit not the government... and it came with strings attached.
Thanks Mark, for your continuing interviews, education, giving dignity and humanity to folks that are homeless but are our brothers and sisters.
UPDATE: here's is Tmothy's Cash App $HoneyyDidIt
Thank you so much Mark I appreciate everything you've done for me and the videos are great I must have watched them all already good job and you're doing some cool ass work let me know if you need any kind of help for me and my girl will be down to help in any way we can
The System is broken.
I Wish this man and all the homeless
Some way out of this mess. Its so
unfair. God Help Them
My heart breaks for the homeless:(
My 💓 breaks for stray 🐈.To each his own.
I don't know this guy but I would trust him more than any CEO.
you must be ten years old....why don't you loan him a thousand dollars if your so trusting of a person so messed up they cannot even begin to get off the street after 20 years of allegedly trying.
haters gonna hate... I enjoyed your comment!
I don't loan money I gift it. I am not homeless but numerous kind people have gifted me food clothing and cash. I don't know why and I don't ask why. I don't deserve it.
My point is that a struggling guy like this is more worthy of my kindness than a wealthy, driven, ambitious corporate head. Those people often achieve power and stature by crushing others. Whatever his flaws or demons I bet this fellow never terminated an employee before Xmas.
He included his animals and health...that's deep
I don't think the cops should have the right to make people move if you are on the street
Why do you have to live on the sidewalk? America is huge.
Those cops firefighters and sanitation jerks Will get their karma. How shameful of them kicking our brothers and sisters when they're down. When i get enough money i will help as many homeless as i can. Be safe bless you all ! We love you !
@Envy hang in there Envy help is on it's way ! Take care much love
but they should have a right to make your clean up your trash and not shoplift.
Eventually it becomes a public health hazard and needs to be cleaned up.
Timothy is down to earth and looks like a cool guy. Thanks for this video.
That's sad an yes like so many comments say he looks tired ....
There are a lot of people who love cruelty and enjoy hurting other people. A culture of sociopaths and they are rewarded for their sociopathy.
Nailed it
I am so privileged in my life. I hope God blessed these people.
Drugs suck. I hope Timothy overcomes his situation.
It's very sad listening to their stories ... I'm always thankful for the little I do have when I hear stories like this...not to feel better but to be grateful. I'm only half a pay away. This is so 😔
Help each other. No person should be homeless. Share love.
Thanks for the video.
I been there and it's not easy to live like that ..im lucky I was able to pull myself out of it but some people are not that lucky or don't have the resources to get out that life...I hope people will support the homeless if they can I mean there is money out there and if u see someone or know someone with no money or homeless give them water or anything to survive for that day please.
Me, too that's why I watch his channel to remind myself, just how lucky I am to now, have a home of my own 👍 building another home for someone, in my back yard 🙂
Should be against some human rights law to take prescription drugs & legal ID & food
Yes but society has been engineered
to look down on the needy and
bow down to the title holders .
Its very sad how society has envolved
as a ungodly generation.
he seems beaten down and I think
dose drugs he probably grew up
in a difficult situation. I pray he Finds
YAH shua( Jesus)
This is a Spiritual warfare
Were only YAH shua can break loose the ties .
20 years is 7300 days too many on the street. Where is the humanity that this guy has not been given shelter and assistance to get back on his feet? I was homeless for a year… That was the longest year in my life… I cannot imagine multiplying that by 20. What can we do to help, Mark?
He comes over as a really nice man, respect, I hope him, and his girl friend find a place, a home 🙏
It’s been a hard life man I’m sorry my man
Mark, I'm still hoping to see you provide links on your website to organizations or charities that we can donate to to help the homeless in LA.
I will often share and recommend on twitter including sharing their donation requests. Organizations we do mini-docs on I highly recommend. I give to them personally
@@InvisiblePeople Yes, I think contributing to Invisible People to raise awareness and continue your mission is great, but often times after watching your videos, I struggle with wondering how I can help these people in a more direct way.
We make it clear we recommend people support local nonprofits. Our work is important but we truly want to end homelessness, and we may be the only NGO that tells people to support local nonprofits.
You don't honestly I don't think you can end homelessness
When people continue to live in their sinful nature, especially Especially in the government on a local and federal level
It's hard to erredicate evil.
It's not impossible, but we have a lot of things we need to repent for as a nation
We start doing this I think things will get better
God bless him. I pray things start going better for him soon.
Thank you for another eye opening video
I love this guy Timothy he's real
Praying for all homeless people, sending them blessings and love. SHALOM ❤️❤️❤️.
Displaced 53 times that's a lot of times
ABSOLUTELY I SMELL BS🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You do? 53 divided by 20 is 2.65. Timothy has been homeless OVER 20 years. 53 is actually probably a low number. What is it you smell again?
Yep me and my girl got some great stories about all 53times oh add one more time cuz caltrans and sanitation just got us again and through all stuff in the trash again
he's certainly intelligent enough. im sure he could be successful with help. he is one of the most well spoken that i have seen in a while.
As a former social worker with homeless people in Austria, I am soooo disgusted that officials do things like those sweap outs. Judgement against homeless people, making obstacles so high for finding housing or income is one thing, but trashing someone's few clothings, sleeping bags and food on purpose, a basic necessaty for surviving? This is just pure cruelty. How can those people still look in the mirror and feel good about themselves? I am in a way speechless....
Next time I hope the officials put them in your garden I m sure youll enjoy it.
@@towaritch ABSOLUTELY 💯 they are a hippyoving and Librel till it gets too close to home!!!
It's extremely hard to get off the streets expecting the gov't. to rescue 50,000-70,000 homeless folks. Many have crazy histories (drug addiction, mental illness & incarceration) leading them down this dark path & it's difficult to climb out of this hole. The families of some have turned their backs on them & property owners are saying "not in my back yard." Once the war on drugs ends, mass homelessness numbers will decrease.
So much love;
Hope life is being good to this lovely man now😊
Thank y for sharing I really liked this video
Very disappointing that these particular firemen would high five over throwing away these people's things. Where is the love and compassion??? Its also really sad how many promises are broken by people who claim will help them with housing , etc.
The sociopathic personalities of people in power is staggering, and not recognized by the average person.
Tim never say You are nobody.You are some one.. Blessings and prayers to you and your girlfriend..Come on System where is your compassion as a human being.. Shame on the city and the human animals that Do this to another human being.. WOW your supposed to be helping but Your keeping another human being down.. in the end We all have to face our Maker..Stop using the power to Hurt people and use it for good.. shame on the Human RACE and the system in America..
So sad how the system isn't designed to help people in need .
I´ve never been to prison, smoked, done drugs, etc. I have a family and I´m theoretically homeless. I can´t pay the rent because I lost my job due to the pandemic. We are tempted to judge people why they don´t just leave poverty. It´s hard even for hardworking people to hold on to the status of housed people. I have friends who are home owners but looking to sell their homes so they can buy food and all the basics. I have seen folks who used to go on expensive and luxiorious vacations and having a hard time surviving because in a heartbeat they found themselves with nothing.
And the lesson here................ When times are good live below your means and save and invest! You know, big hat no cattle!
Money is hard to come by and easy to lose.
F+++ vacations. My vacation is my nap.
@@aarongranda7825 You are correct. I learned from my father's mistakes with money. He managed to make a terrific comeback latter in his work life. Good thing he didn't get sick.
Plandemic
Don't you just love the comment "you're doing you good. You don't need the help". Seriously? How is living in a tent with no running water, toilet facilities & a way to cook food & refrigerate it doing good? I'm missing something here
God bless and care this man, his girlfriend, pets and homeless people 🙏🌷. Everybody deserves a home and live with dignity.
53 times hes been removed from
his living shelter. imagine demanding what everyone else has and then seeing
it demolished on la grounds. humility and then maybe ptsd!
The state agencies that took their belongings should be sued
I have worked with excons. They are usually respectful and hard-working.
What a wonderful man ❤️ I hope he finds a beautiful home very very soon ❤️ He deserves only the best ❤️
Timothy thank you for sharing your story with us! Thank you Invisible People for doing this important work. The city of LA constantly makes promises they cannot keep to unhoused people. I have heard of at least 3 who have had experiences similar to Timothy where they were told they were going to get housing, only for it to be pulled or changed last minute. I literally can't count the amount of stories I have heard about LAHSA and PATH workers standing folks up for appointments. It seems so demoralizing to have to trust a system that regularly lets you down when you are at your greatest need.
It is the environment that makes us crazy, I feel this is true for a lot of homeless people. People don't realize the power the environment has on us, and how it can turn into psychological hell. I wish nothing for the best for Timothy.
Tim is no stupid guy, very sharp , he won't be out there for ever , I pray not !
It has nothing to do with "being sharp". This is NOT a personal problem, it's a societal problem.
Help Father
This makes me cry 20 years on the street and the government does nothing? You should be ashamed America land of the plenty..
It's not always up to the government to fix people's mistakes 🙄 😒
Would like to help this couple start fresh if they are willing to relocate. I don’t have much but am willing to share what I have.
On the homeless disappearing, possibly because of cops, I've had homeless people tell me a number of times that homeless people just suddenly disappear, no one able to find them. I once was in an area in the US where homeless people commonly went through trash dumpsters. I saw a probably homeless man there with a backpack walking toward a dumpster, thought nothing of it, went back to what I was doing, then heard a gunshot and a cry for help, followed by a car door slamming and the sound of tires racing away. I ran in the direction of the sound to see what it was and saw the homeless guy's backpack abandoned beside a dumpster and no sign of the homeless guy. In Brazil and other far-right Latin American countries, it is not uncommon for paramilitaries/death squads/etc, often made up of off-duty cops, to kidnap and murder the poor and homeless, especially homeless children. That probably happens in the US these days, too.
Seems like a cool dude actually. Feel like there's so many homeless people in California there's so many people to help.
chucking dog food away is just deplorable i hope these people get the help they need
Where are the lawyers suing the city or PDs on behalf of these people being denied civil rights? The reward could help them get out of poverty. Some of the things he described sounds illegal.
Most lawyers r on the hook ,club members, supporting their little enterprise, not the law
That's not going to happen until people like you demand it. Look at the changes made because of the protests last summer (2020). When all of you construct protest like that against homelessness, armed with the facts, then things will change.
Hand wringing does nothing.
God will help all homeless people
May god bless you Timothy, so sad you seem like a good person.🤧🙏🏼❤
He survived a hell...Strong man..
Hitchhike to an Eastern state... More opportunities in my opinion. Sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do, you never know unless you try... God bless...
So sad to see this that there are so many different lives….
Damn I been there so much respect 🙏
💔
He’s a genuine good man god bless him and his girlfriend and dogs. I pray his life changes for the better.
Глядя на этих людей, мое сердце разрывается на части
Пожалуйста, сделайте русские субтитры, чтобы можно было подробнее узнать об их жизни, спасибо
Bailouts for the rich, billions $$$ for corporations, 778 billion $ "defence" budget?- YES! House American homeless when there are at least 18 million vacant homes across the country? -NO! Sincerely yours, Uncle Sam. "That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it." -George Carlin.
Being punished for being homeless by making life harder, more out of reach, by people who “chose all the right answers, behaving the correct way” in life and have earned the right to subjugate others because….why?
Oh right, this is the United States. A place where people believe that making free healthcare available for all is how the communists win
But hey, thanks for playing. Here, have a gun
Merry Christmas 🕊🎄🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
If 5 people were stranded on an island without any resources to survive, the whole nation would freak out, have pity on them, and would rescue them immediately with helicopters and everything. But we walk past hundreds of people on the streets who don't have ANY resources to survive, even though they are in the middle of civilization. It's crazy to me how everyone can have a warm bed to sleep on in the cold, food to eat, water to drink, and a secure place to live and walk past someone who doesn't have those things and not do anything even though they can. Like, these people could die out in the cold, and no one would even look at them. It seems like the second someone becomes homeless they are immediately lower than a dog. Seriously, people take better care for homeless dogs than they do homeless people.
my heart goes out to him! we have the same problems with police and the city here in Tallahassee, Yet they shelters won't accept any new people!
This world is so unfair, full of injustice, nearly everywhere
You take out God, the notion of morality, of compassion, and we end up with this hell on earth
This life is a test, it is not the real life
Heartbreaking!
We have lost our humanity a long time ago
🙏💖
I have traveled through more than 70 countries and never have seen the number of homeless that we have. Does anyone know of a good book or study as to why this is? India has a reputation for having a child homeless problem but it is my understanding that we in the U.S. have more homeless children despite that India has 4x the population.
Law enforcement should be ashamed of themselves. Things continue to get worse. Such a sad world anymore.
Sending prayers they can get off the street soon. Very sad. Seems like he just needs a break.
Break me off a piece of that kit Kat bar thank you for your prayers God is good all the time God bless
TobyMac (Help is on the way).Blessings!!!!
I'm 😠 😡 how could higher authority do this,may karma come on those doing evil.I wish I knew who to help because you have to be careful,some take your kindness for a weakness.This man I could help with his saving things to make money
It’s obvious that going to work everyday paying bills rent car note is easier safer and more productive then this. I know people fall on hard times but this lifestyle should be avoided at all cost.
Yes avoid it if you can!
i started liveing on the edge of town 6 months ago and not been messed with sence other needing food and water.
Suprised he has a time for an interview with all his mobility
Just say no to crank
Try Canada in the winter when its -35C. The government doesn't care, Land of the rich and entitled. Ripping apart homeless encampments is happening here too. Politicians just want them to go away. Beyond cruel.
Evil people! Sorry you had to go through that!
empty buildings everywhere.
Why can they not be used for housing.??
Becuse the majority of thise buildings are privately owned!
This is sad 😢 Revolution time !
How would a “revolution” end homelessness?
He should be given an opportunity by the government to get a job out the government's institutions even any kind job that could fit in his level
He looks tired & worn out. Who feels good about getting their personal things thrown out?! How do they even go home feeling good about this?
Couldn't this be a life calling. To go and live on the street and work with these people and work to make life better for them. What else is there?
Bless him. Bless him more Lord. These people are people. They treated like trash.
time flies.....when you least expect it....
Those dogs are well cared for. Ty! Since they throw your stuff away, would cash give outs be better? At least you can replace some of the stuff you had. So sorry. 😢😡