El Cajon Police Department: Documentary on the Frontlines of Homelessness and Enforcement
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2024
- The El Cajon Police Department's Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) gives us a candid look into the complexities of homelessness in our city. This revealing 35-minute documentary captures the heart of El Cajon's approach to quality of life issues, as we witness the SEU's compassionate yet firm interaction with the homeless community. From the encampments in canals to the hard truths about substance abuse and the refusal of shelter, this film explores the delicate balance between law enforcement and social care. See firsthand the challenges faced by both the SEU and those living on the streets, as well as the efforts to connect individuals with the resources they need. This is a raw, unfiltered portrayal of the city's commitment to addressing homelessness, understanding its causes, and seeking long-term solutions. Join us in a conversation that goes beyond the badge, shedding light on a topic that affects every corner of our community.
This is great information. It really shows that people are being offered help and refusing it.
Yep... they just want to be left alone to use their illegal drugs, and NOT have to clean themselves up and/or better themselves.
These kind of people are useless, and don't belong in society.
@@Sctn187 People don't care about what you wrote because it is nonsense and druggie talk. The assistance these people are offered is legitimate and if they are addicts or mentally ill, they should not have a choice in the matter. These people are not in the position to dictate what is best for them.
@@Sctn187 Yes, of course, they have rights. But they do not have the right to piss and shit on the ground, trash our parks and sidewalks and break into our homes and cars. Those of us who are NOT on drugs have a right to live and work in a safe and sanitary community. Is this too difficult for you to comprehend?
@@Sctn187 Oh, so now you try to clean up your previous statements...how convenient. I never said all homeless are criminals and drug users but many of them are. The ones that are not don't stay homeless long. They get themselves together and move on. I know what most homeless people are made of and they are a lot like you...they make excuses for their failures and their addictions and they become lifelong burdens on society.
@@Sctn187 Thank you.
Sad situation. Glad the police are being respectful. I'm sure it's frustrating to see the same people over and over and have them decline help.
Well done Officers!
I am a 25 Yr Firefighter from San Diego City.
The Mental Health excuse is used by all that have no interaction with the homeless. This excuse is inaccurate. Thank you for clearly showing reality.
I patrolled the streets of Oceanside for a decade and it’s the same story there. Meth, alcohol, mental illness…Years of multiple daily contacts and I NEVER met any exceptions because well adjusted, hard working people who lose their home find a way to stay off the streets. The misinformation spread by homeless “advocates” and their ideologically driven, ignorant allies in the media is a disgrace. None of them spend 1/1000th the amount of time actually out on the streets among the chronically homeless like these compassionate patrol cops do. There is NO HATE; it’s simply the TRUTH. NOBODY who has easy access to the greatest high on earth will ever want help unless there are significant negative consequences for their CHOICES.
Thank you. Based on what I have seen, you know what you are talking about. I would like to add that these homeless "advocates" (I prefer to call them enablers or poverty pimps) have made a business out of "helping" the homeless. The Bob McElroy's and Father Joe's have received millions of dollars for their homeless "businesses" but they have no incentive to help anyone because, if homelessness ends or is greatly reduced, their paycheck goes away. These enablers are disgusting, immoral and dishonest and, yes, I am including Father Joe in this too. He is one of the biggest poverty pimps in San Diego history.
You can take a horse to the pond but you can’t make it drink. It’s sad that these people don’t have the strength or will to get help.
Thank you for this documentary. Many do reach out for help, put in the work and experience life transormations! We see it all the time at ECTLC -with programs that DO NOT give a hand out but gives a hand up to these individuals and families with shelter, food, lifeskills, education, job training for work that affords sustainable housing.
You do NOT see all the ones that refuse to even try...
There's SO MANY more that will NOT even put the slightest effort in, UNLESS it's a handout.
SICK people
We dont need cash. We need enforcement of rights. We need these idiots who spend money on a film to stop landlords from throwing people on the street.
@@mrfamous481 You also need to pay your rent, get off drugs, get off welfare and get (as well as keep) a job. Then 99.99% percent of your problems would go away.
@@kendrahansen1175 Thank you! Well put.
@@johnsohc Thank you, sir!!
Thank you so much for all of your efforts, your kindness, compassion and respect.
Respect?
Spend this money on the people. Not your agenda.
@@mrfamous481 How can i trust people with my money when some of them can't spend it right?
Excellent documentary. I saw mostly the same thing when I was a police officer (long retired) but not near as bad. They don't like it on the street, but are unwilling to give up drugs or bad habits to get a place at a shelter. They all have an excuse not to get shelter. And it is pretty sad that they take on having a pet when they CLEARLY are unable to take care of themselves. They enjoy living on the fringe and want no rules.
Thank you officers for everything you do, as a citizen, that guy with two knives, that’s scary to a female
I could NEVER imagine being homeless.... I would work 3 jobs if I had to, to have a place called "home".
I work pretty damn hard the way it is for what i have now.
I couldn't just "give up" and live on the street. Those are simply hopeless, lazy, drug addicted, OR all of the above people in this video.
Homelessness doesn't just happen to regular people who work 40+ hours a week.
Highly interesting. I'm homeless. I work 40 hours if not more. What do you do if you come home and locks are changed? What do you do if your landlord steals your identity? You call police. What happens when the cops refuse to help? Ooohhh.
Damn wake up. The money spent on a film would have helped me.
I'm drug free. Mentally cleared. But no one cares. They would rather make a film.
What I got from this video is that politics need to change for more people to help.
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Cool that ECPD put this out to show what they see daily and the way the officers interact with people is appreciated. That being said obviously it’s not the case for every homeless person or officer interaction I’m sure. Some people don’t want to go to shelters because they have pets, a lot of theft can happen there or they are not able to use drugs while there. It’s really unfortunate regardless and I can’t imagine how hard that is on any human seeing this daily and for those living it
The crazy part is Mike comes from a wealthy family that loves him he doesn't have to be on the street he chooses to be on the streets just like Shera. I don't believe he's really racist that man has always been so nice to me when I use to see him and his ex wife Trudy but ever since she passed he hasn't been the same so maybe he is a racist now 🤷idk but racist or not I pray God delivers him from his addiction
It's a police made video, so I take it with a grain of salt, but I think it's pretty accurate nonetheless. The question is, what does a city like El Cajon or San Diego do about this issue? The problem is clearly linked to substance abuse. One of the people interviewed straight up said that meth is easier to obtain on the street than food or money. None of the chronic homeless really want to be off the street because all of the treatment programs require them to stay off drugs. I hate to say it, but the solution may be to institute mandatory detention and treatment for all of the chronically homeless. It is not fair to society at large to keep spending resources and money on a never ending cleanup and repeated arrests of the same individuals who will never actually improve their own situation without being forced to. The state will have to take a much harsher stance on drug use and require long term prison stays, but those would have to be modified to serve this particular population. Just throwing them into prisons as they exist now would not solve this problem. We need more of a forced halfway house solution.
Jail isn't the answer there's more drugs in prison than the streets
I feel bad for all the dogs in this video🐶……
Same.
Many dogs are stolen by these homeless garbage people and that makes it even worse.
So basically over 170 of the 190 ppl encountered remained on the street. Not a good outcome.
That's because they are not forced to get clean or get help. There are too many enablers helping them to stay on the streets.
@@kendrahansen1175 I agree and if the issue is to be resolved and these people are to have any chance of becoming productive members of society; we have to have some “tough love “ happening.
@@Derandcam Exactly. Thank you. Tough love is something that really needs to be brought back into our society.
Dude at Target hasnt missed any meals.
It is really sad that homeless people prefer the streets.
It is really sad addiction is an epidemic. Mental health and drugs are consuming people as much as there are all this homeless people. There’ is people profiting from this people drug addiction.
So sad so many homeless ppl in every country..governments need to accommodate more shelter instead of spending money overseas aide ..worst when families have to setup tents in public parks..it just goes to show there are ppl eg these police officers willing to assist
They dont want to go to shelters, did you not watch the video? They want to be free and do drugs
Look at how don't want shelter! Drugs be baaaaad.
When mental illness and addiction takes over. 😥
Mix in laziness and entitlement as well. You will find this a lot in Ocean Beach where most of these garbage people are 18 to 30 years old.
Along with homeless is an army of crooks who hang around with them like that guy with the skateboard that took off. Bottom line is it doesn't take much meth to ruin your life.
It’s sad that a lot of them don’t want help because they don’t want to give up their addictions. Fine, but if you choose not to be helped, DONT BREAK THE LAWS!!!
Is the Gov giving them $ to buy their meth?!
Yes, it is called SSI and the government refuses to require passing drug tests in order to receive this money.
8:05 MAKE them take their OWN shit with them.... 🤨🤷♂️
Also multiple stated the harm they experience and there's a reason. The cops literally roll up and ask about dudes bike. Dying homeless is a top ten killer in the US.
And your way of thinking is why you contribute to homelessness.
When people are drug addicted they want no help they just want to get high
Depends on the person maybe they do want help but they're afraid. Addiction is fear based. Fear of the past and the future. Pride and ego plays a huge role too. Maybe they're embarrassed to ask for help. It's not as easy as someone doesn't want help. Not to mention the help these officers are offering is a dangerous bed bug infested nightmare filled with mentally ill people and ex convicts that should be in a hospital. I know you won't take consideration of what I'm saying because this is the internet but just figured I'd tell you anyway. I will say this I know because I've been to a few cities homeless shelters and I refuse them too.
Not all shelters are like what you described. @@Sctn187
@@Sctn187 All of your excuses explain exactly why you are in the position that you are in. You don't know the meaning of personal responsibility.
@@kendrahansen1175 what's your solution
thats bullshit meth is better than weed and you were told by your doctor LOL .
Panhandling is enabling theyr drug habits and making some other guy rich
Yep...
Cops look so great and respectful when they act good
so sad!
Give me a camera and let me show you a girl who is 25 and sober, escape from sexual harassment at work and had no savings.. it lead to having to go down to shelters down town.. it almost took 2 weeks to get in and she only has 30 days.. she can't get work because she doesn't have stable housing.. they keep her in meetings and say they have resources.. those appointments take hrs and going back and forth just to be denied.. how can you go seek employment? My list can go on and on and I have all documents to prove it.. if she says she is an addict then she can get on other programs.. its lame and very backwards.. the shelters have high theft, drug addicts. She is there because taking her on my own and living out far from bus lines is not a great option. If your not exepted in these shelters then you can't get a case worker.. the other program they offer want her to give up her phone for 3 mths in exchange for housing.. but cannot work also.. SHE IS NOT ON DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.. NOT HAVING A PHONE AROUND THESE ADDICTS IS DANGEROUS.. TELL ME WHAT WOULD YOU DO???????
Oh, that's bullshit... She should have found another job before she quit. There's jobs out there EVERYWHERE.
Who do you think you are fooling?
@@davelowets Thank you. These BS stories are everywhere and some are just downright ridiculous.
@@kendrahansen1175 🍻
I feel bad when these people get a ticket for anything, you know they’ll never show up to court and something small becomes a big deal for the rest of their lives. Basically giving a transient person a “small ticket” is like giving them a reservation to prison industrial complex hotel, it benefits no one except the for profit jail system. Instead of a ticket something else should be given to them, but you’re dreaming if you think these people will ever show up to court, most of them don’t even know what day it is.
It's harassment dressed as help
I understand but no GIVING them a ticket is legal paperwork and works both ways. Yes it makes them have to appear in court but it also proves where when they were contacted. San Francisco police showed it's worth giving homeless summons!!! Police deal with them all the time. If they break the law they need to pay the price. Many homeless are not into drugs
@Sctn187 harassment! OMG! So you feel it's OK to live on the streets, lay in their filth, THEY harass people, destroy property. YOU, AND OTHERS LIKE YOU, ARE THE PROBLEM! You let taxpayers, who WORK HARD, for their money, to squander it!
@@Sctn187 But it's still help and it's still legal to enforce the laws that these garbage people are breaking.
@@DavidEAdams I don't know where you are from but most of the homeless in San Diego County are into drugs. Go walk around and you will see it for yourself. At some point everyone pulls out a glass pipe or their heroin kit of aluminum foil/spoon, lighter and a straw.
The solution homelessness is more housing. This video is performative actions taken by a municipality, not building more units for people to live in.
Bullsh!t. It's naive and lazy people like you who think housing should be free that are destroying this country. You need to work and work hard and then most of your problems will disappear.
You are very ill informed if you believe what you stated. The vast majority of the "homeless" have addiction and/or mental health issues and until the are willing to address those issues in their lives giving them housing will not solve anything and in fact will be a waste of money that could be better used for their needed treatment. FACT
@@ronbridegroom8428 Thank you. There are too many people here who believe drug addicts and mentally ill people will be able to maintain a household. I am shocked at their ignorance.
The City of El Cajon currently has the third highest percentage of affordable housing in the County of San Diego; a 30.2% higher rate than the average in the County. The City also has shelter beds that are consistently empty, and as this video shows, those on the streets prefer to remain there.
@@CityofElCajon Thank you so much for creating and sharing this documentary. Those of us who work directly with the homeless and are completely honest about the situation (in other words, no political or financial agenda) know that drug addiction and mental illness are the main problems associated with homelessness, not housing. A drug addicted or mentally ill person cannot maintain a household even if you gave them everything for free. Those that ignore the drug and mental illness issues are the poverty pimps who are making millions as homeless "advocates".
Lmao and I am getting evicted in Misson valley in a low income .. apartment great I will be homeless in 30 days
Knowing it takes a lot to get evicted in the state of California, you probably not only broke the terms and conditions of your lease, but also several laws along the way. That paper trail of evidence is of your own making.
@@nightflyer3242 I live in a low income apartment and they wanted me to join
A bvp meeting zoom which was
Mandatory But I couldn’t join because I was working as sessnol but now I am a regular employee they kept me at my job … so I didn’t break the rules I am not a criminal I have never been in drugs or anything like that my record is clean everyone thinks that the case managers from Houisng are helpful but they ain’t helpful
They wanna be in the streets because the casemanagers are mean but they are not gonna say it 🙄🙄🙄
It's "mean" to stop people from using drugs.
He just wants to get high that's sad
America gov is stupid, they need to help people that are about to become homeless, that are in the brick to collapse,once they become homeless its too late, drugs and everything will take over.
Please. Your line of thinking is why we have so many worthless and drug addicted bums on our streets. You have to work for your food, clothing and shelter.