Homeless man speaks on challenges of the street life - London Street interview

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  • Опубліковано 17 січ 2025

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  • @voicesoftheunhoused
    @voicesoftheunhoused  11 місяців тому +5

    Pray for Simon.

  • @AJplayz297
    @AJplayz297 11 місяців тому +5

    Nice polite man. Good luck for your future.

  • @Kerry-ft2zf
    @Kerry-ft2zf 11 місяців тому +7

    Best wishes Simon. My bf also is addicted to weed and gambling bec he suffers with physical pain. Its not easy to give up, but hopefully you will manage it

    • @museonfilm8919
      @museonfilm8919 11 місяців тому +1

      Weed is nasty, evil stuff now. I understand your BF needs it but, so many of my former 'friends' have MH issues - Skunk weed messed them up!

    • @endoftherope
      @endoftherope 11 місяців тому

      I smoke ever day as often as I can really I work a full time work my farm saw and spit fire wood for heat in the winter grow enough food to feed myself and sale with enough time to spare to do some side work here and there don't blame the weed just got to get up off your ass and go to work it ain't that hard

    • @Kerry-ft2zf
      @Kerry-ft2zf 11 місяців тому

      @@endoftherope I don't blame the weed, it can be great & its medicinal, I used to grow it before we found a supplier. Its just for some it can be a bit if a trap and cause lethargy.

    • @Wibgloria
      @Wibgloria 11 місяців тому

      @@endoftheropedepends on the type of weed and tolerance to it.

    • @Pepespizzeria1
      @Pepespizzeria1 11 місяців тому

      Not really your problem, I'd get out of there asap, they will drag you down

  • @bennyboy2079
    @bennyboy2079 11 місяців тому +4

    Poor lad ...wish him well

  • @museonfilm8919
    @museonfilm8919 11 місяців тому +4

    The reason he got 'cuckooed' - borderline mental health issues, so he got taken advantage of.
    Years ago (and I mean YEARS) I was in a social group who used to smoke a bit of weed from time to time.
    With the introduction of 'new faces' to the group, a few of them started to deal to friends, and some were using speed and coke. My point is, that it's REALLY easy to get dragged into the mire, when people close to you are giving the impression you are living the gangster life.
    Is your friend a dealer, or is your dealer a friend?

  • @shadowbanbaitaccount7874
    @shadowbanbaitaccount7874 11 місяців тому +2

    Homeless man: "I don't make enough money ... to fund drinks and drugs habit."
    Reality: Genuine homeless people wouldn't have to pay: Housing costs (Rent / Mortgage), Council Tax, Income Tax, National Insurance contributions, Utility bills (Gas and Electric), Vehicle transport costs (fuel, insurance, etc.)
    Since they sleep within the same "commercial hotspot" areas where they beg. And all of their income via public donations (assuming they aren't claiming benefits and conning the public) is received 100% tax-free cash-in-hand. Food and water for an average man costs less than a tenner a day.
    This guy (the only homeless guy I've ever seen who allegedly doesn't own an iPhone) says he makes £50 a day (at least £40 profit every day). Many professional beggars, who camp outside extremely busy commercial hotspots, can easily make that amount in an hour or two, so it's doubtful he's being entirely honest.
    Moral of the story. These people are homeless because of their substance abuse. They beg to fund their substance abuse, which is gradually killing them. Anyone who contributes to funding their habit is enabling their substance abuse and is helping to kill them.

  • @Kalus_Saxon
    @Kalus_Saxon 11 місяців тому +6

    If there weren’t so many freeloading gimmegrants in the U.K. he could be housed easily

  • @nzarinaali9801
    @nzarinaali9801 11 місяців тому +1

    Even if he was housed by the council, sometimes they are evicted because of anti social behaviour. If they are smoking weed and the smell enters someone else's flat, all the other residents needs to do is forward a complaint to the Council. The Council gives the weed smoking tenant the ultimatum and usually they just cannot give it up so easily. Then other residents complain about their children being exposed to this substance by this tenant, leaving his joint around the communal area of the flat etc. The Council have the power to evict this tenant for anti social behaviour. He really needs help for his addiction. His addiction is making his life hell.

  • @paulrose1785
    @paulrose1785 11 місяців тому +1

    So, just quickly scrolling your channel, i couldn't help but notice you focus on those with addictions. Im sure your aware that those in this outrageous situation, of a place to feel safe or a home, many work ! and are not there because of an addiction.