The fact that they’re reporting wires were run from a streetlight to a generator means one of two things: Either the homeless were powering the city’s streetlight, or they don’t know what the hell they’re talking about! I’m thinking the later!
@roberts2099 They're battery devices designed to charge via solar, car 12v, or the grid. They call them "solar generators". That's the most likely "generator" they're referencing.
Some lady mentions "buried generators" were found in other encampments, at least I think she said that. Stealing power is far worse, and very dangerous! Did you see those wires? Oy!
Last I heard it cost $78K annually for each one. That's for ILLEGAL aliens, not lawful immigrants, they get nothing. I think most "homeless folks" could get by on that, with the proper support (and get off the drugs).
Im guessing by "generator" they are meaning one of those battery units like an Ecoflow/Bluetti/Jackery or something. Run stuff in the camp off that during the day. Then at night when the power comes on for the light poll it charges the battery back up.
I applaud Creative Construction in Canada. It's government has failed to care for Canadian citizens. People's from AN countrues can also be very innovative. Wait until War starts and North America gets it Just Rewards for it hegemonic greed and evil
He was setting things up so the camp would have heaters for the winter. The city would rather see the homeless freeze until they have to abandon the camp and move into city shelters... assuming the shelters have room. TLDR, guy was a small time hero doing small time hero work.
The city official: giving electricity to residents by residents of the city is dangerous... I agree! Maybe you should house them? In the video they mentioned the guy did it for others, not himself, since he wasn't actually living there. I call that a community service. However, yeah I know running wires and all that is not safe, especially if kids play close to those wet grounds.
Another fellow said he had a house, but the police located him right away = he probably lived there too. Or he was there to sell drugs, that was his "career" eh? Those flimsy wires could run maybe 2-3 heaters before melting. He was not "helping the community" he was making his own tent warm to sell drugs to the addicts. What A Hero!
@@GeneJordan Anyone skilled enough to tap into a power pole is not going to get anyone electrocuted. And the fact he has those skills intact puts your drug drama to rest as well. Having been homeless more than once, we do not all fit your stereotypes and never have. Fracks sake I don't even drink and the only drugs I use are prescription.
@@MAXP0INTY Agreed, that is what lead me to the original post. I have a background with electronics and wiring. Pretty impressive how well he did with cheap materials.
No need for a law against it, no need for "proactive enforcement", no one wants to do it, and they wouldn't if they had an alternative that made it unnecessary. The fact That there is ANYONE in Hamilton having to spend Christmas in a tent speaks to the character of those in a position to make that unnecessary.
@@cody_go_create You are also restricted on the number of possessions, tools, pets you are allowed. You are forced out during the day: even if you are too sick to work that day. Shelters essentially work under "prison rules", with curfews and everything.
@@ClaudeLachance-sg6dt Alcoholism and addiction are maladies, they are illness, and are a product of our society. Why don't you just go down to the local hospital and tell them all what a pain in the ass they are with their cancer, and diabetes and tell them all about being responsible too!
Why is this News? A generator is being used and not any illegal electrical connections. Let them have electricity with the generator because seriously salaries are low, rental sky high and food prices keep rising. Let them have their electrical needs through a generator
Homeless person to the camera, “i dont know who did it and we cant control our neighbours”. Homeless person to others, “that tall dude is a hero! Love that guy!”
Why dont the City Council install a power supply system safely and metered, and charge the residents to use it ? or erect a small shed with sockets they can charge phones in ?
As a disabled homeless person myself... oh yes, please investigate the holes and wires... don't worry about all the humans with no heat, water or electricity...
Every mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive He stood six-foot-six and weighed 245 Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to big John...
a generator does not need a power cord to work, unless they were using it to power the light. Oh, sounds like they found Sasquatch...6 and a half feet tall, geez....
Maybe you are mis-using the word generator. Some products are marketed as 'generators', but they are really a battery pack with an attached inverter which takes DC (i.e. battery) power and converts it to AC power. These can also provide DC power - usually through USB connectors - for recharging portable devices.
they are probably using the word "generator" here to mean battery. the light pole is being used to charge a battery which is then later used more conveniently as the 'generator'. the solar-charging-system community is to blame for this corruption of words.
They don’t want that because they can’t do as many drugs as they want in that scenario. This has been shown over and over again, and yet libs still are under the delusion that this isn’t the case.
Thry like top live in tents? Then inter them in Labor/re education camps where they can learn a trade and NOT be a burden to Society! Amazing the lenghts and "depths"unlicensed pharmacists go to.....
It illegal to dig holes n bury a generator? I understand stealing electricity. One day someone like this is gonna use his smarts for far more sinister reasons. Not giving them no choice.
Yes, it's normal. Everyone says their height and weight in feet and pounds, we use both systems in a horrific mishmash of both, picking and choosing with no rhyme or reason.
The fact that they’re reporting wires were run from a streetlight to a generator means one of two things: Either the homeless were powering the city’s streetlight, or they don’t know what the hell they’re talking about! I’m thinking the later!
Or they tried to steal power but it didn't work and had to use a generator.
I thought exactly the same thing.
Could be like they're charging a "solar generator" which is basically a battery with built-in charge controller and electrical outlets.
@@MexicanTeTe If it needs outside power it is not solar and why is it underground?
@roberts2099 They're battery devices designed to charge via solar, car 12v, or the grid. They call them "solar generators". That's the most likely "generator" they're referencing.
If they were stealing the power from the light pole, why would any generator be involved? It would render zero need for a generator.
I think it might have been a battery unit like a Jackery. The light circuit would be used to charge it?
Still a strange setup.
Some lady mentions "buried generators" were found in other encampments, at least I think she said that.
Stealing power is far worse, and very dangerous! Did you see those wires? Oy!
This is Canada. You expect common sense????
these news readers wouldn't know a generator from a popcorn popper. probably a ac-dc converter or something to charge their batteries.
I believe the generator was there on its own independant of this endeavour..
"We can't control our neighbours." -- even the homeless squatters are complaining about the neighborhood...🙄
Funny how they dress up their rage with "danger concerns" while what they really want to say is "they were stealing our electricity!"
Yep
Oh no the shity profits went down a whole $5 last month
Meanwhile the goverment hands out thousands a month to each asylm seeker, while homless Canadians live like this. The system is broken.
That's Trudeau for you.
And the food banks give them everything while Canadians starve… sick 🤢 of this government
Last I heard it cost $78K annually for each one. That's for ILLEGAL aliens, not lawful immigrants, they get nothing.
I think most "homeless folks" could get by on that, with the proper support (and get off the drugs).
Nahh, everythings running just like it was intended to
Most north American cities are ...
i like how tent cities are becoming common all over the western world. really takes me back to 40000BC.
Oh, you don't have to go back to 40000BC. Hobos and hobo encampments were more common up until WW2.
😂
Caves maybe
try 1900's
I would say not seen since the dirty thirties... When the rich sent everyone into a tail spin, think they will do that again here soon.
...the police walked around the mext day handing out property tax bills based on tent size.
Please explain. I've never heard of some getting taxed like that.
We can only wish!
Don't you have any sense of humour or you just don't get it???
@@FlippDogg75Trying to get a job in Trudeaus cabinet?
... and amenities.
1000 cars were stolen during the bust of this tent
Hers wasn’t so that’s alright
"I gotta get home somehow, what, am I supposed to walk, in this weather? You walk." 😂
Absolutely, Even cops want the easy jobs lol.
🤨😯
Im guessing by "generator" they are meaning one of those battery units like an Ecoflow/Bluetti/Jackery or something. Run stuff in the camp off that during the day. Then at night when the power comes on for the light poll it charges the battery back up.
There's always power to those poles, there's a photo cell on the top that senses the ambient light and switches them on and off
@@sc0tte1-416 Not always the case.
@@sc0tte1-416exactly!
@@sc0tte1-416 most likely yes but not always, sometimes they are powered on by a central contactor bank.
The lights only have power at night. they would need the generator for daytime power
Thank you dear leader. You have done wonders for Canada
This is sarcasm if you didn't notice!
I applaud Creative Construction in Canada. It's government has failed to care for Canadian citizens. People's from AN countrues can also be very innovative. Wait until War starts and North America gets it Just Rewards for it hegemonic greed and evil
AAnd uhthat is why' Our Great leader is working hard ..uhfor Canadians🥴
You mean Harper, of course.
@ 🫣your so indoctrinated
He was setting things up so the camp would have heaters for the winter. The city would rather see the homeless freeze until they have to abandon the camp and move into city shelters... assuming the shelters have room.
TLDR, guy was a small time hero doing small time hero work.
He's a criminal with mental health issues.
And he's your hero.
Very odd indeed
Why not set up a bunch of tents in your neighbourhood? Hopefully we can maintain a standard of living higher than ‘tent cities’.
Hamilton here and we will dox you
@@troyjollimore4100why get mad at citizens trying to help rather than the useless government stealing our taxes?
Time re-open the mental hospitals.
It's sad that anyone finds this shocking. When the rent alone in Hamilton for even a dump apartment is outrageously high.
and drug addiction combined with mental illness has nothing to do with the situation? its all about rent increases? nope!
That aint it. These camps are FULL of alkies and junkies. Choices kiddo...
Dangerous electricity theft... shocking... I see what you did there! :>
(I know that's not how you meant it, but still it's funny, eh?)
That was the least of the perpetrator's problems as he was a criminal with priors.
Time to come to your senses and get rid of Trudeau...
The City of Hamilton should hire him as an engineer.
Probably better built than anything the city has done
Works too hard to be a city of Hamilton employee.
Like how you breezed past the fentynol connection. Ufi.
Nah, he knows what he's doing.
Its the oldest trick in the book ... 😂
The only safety concern is the lack of concern for those in need.
Take them to your house then
It might be you some day!!!
They don't want help. Or a job!
Patched together electric wires on wet ground is deadly to all. Wildlife as well.
@@Joe-g7i2i What do they want?
The city official: giving electricity to residents by residents of the city is dangerous... I agree! Maybe you should house them? In the video they mentioned the guy did it for others, not himself, since he wasn't actually living there. I call that a community service. However, yeah I know running wires and all that is not safe, especially if kids play close to those wet grounds.
While the sinful strive 🙏🏽
Another fellow said he had a house, but the police located him right away = he probably lived there too.
Or he was there to sell drugs, that was his "career" eh?
Those flimsy wires could run maybe 2-3 heaters before melting. He was not "helping the community" he was making his own tent warm to sell drugs to the addicts. What A Hero!
Funny thing, using electric power is less likely to lead to fires than open flame is. It would have been safer not higher risk.
Until someone was eletrocuted or died from the drugs he was obviously dealing to them.
@@GeneJordan Anyone skilled enough to tap into a power pole is not going to get anyone electrocuted. And the fact he has those skills intact puts your drug drama to rest as well. Having been homeless more than once, we do not all fit your stereotypes and never have. Fracks sake I don't even drink and the only drugs I use are prescription.
Not only that, but his splices weren't half bad, wrapped up and off the ground. I've seen far worse jobs than that.
@@MAXP0INTY Agreed, that is what lead me to the original post. I have a background with electronics and wiring. Pretty impressive how well he did with cheap materials.
Our Great Leader has provided such Wonderful news sources!
"Concealing" , says noone who ever ran a generator. hint, they are very loud.
that was the point of them being underground....
If they were stealing power from a light post it would be an electric/solar generator not a noisy gas generator.
It was probably a collection of high-capacity ac outlet power banks.
@@Scottyv12Yeah. You can't do both can you?
Some are very very quiet. The battery powered generators make no noise.
Alternative title: Electrical engineer grad Sasquatch helps the homeless.
Drug dealer keeps his own tent warm while he sells to addicts.
(Those flimsy wires would melt if more than 2-3 heaters were run off them, dude.)
He was about to install heat pumps before he got arrested
Solar panels on the tents! A 90' wind turbine! (Hidden from view of course)
@@5Cats The cloaking devices are extra.
Tunnels are illegal in Canada. Not even rodents are allowed to tunnel in Canada.
So much talk of tunnels, but not one single picture to be found. Clickbait title.
How about couch cushion forts in the basement, with a small gerbil wearing a small hat? Named turtle.
@timolson6168 To me, that sounds like a UA-cam channel just waiting to happen. 😃
So, they are freezing and need heat/electricity, and your response is to unplug them? What kind of government does Canada have?
The rule of law
A sane one?
Oligarchy ? Dictatorship?
They would burn to the ground if they ran heaters off that wiring.
Typical....
No need for a law against it, no need for "proactive enforcement", no one wants to do it, and they wouldn't if they had an alternative that made it unnecessary. The fact That there is ANYONE in Hamilton having to spend Christmas in a tent speaks to the character of those in a position to make that unnecessary.
They prefer to live in tents. Any other tax funded accommodations is unviable because you can’t do drugs while staying there.
Instead of sympathy they need some accountability for their actions.
@@ClaudeLachance-sg6dt
Agreed.
@@cody_go_create You are also restricted on the number of possessions, tools, pets you are allowed.
You are forced out during the day: even if you are too sick to work that day.
Shelters essentially work under "prison rules", with curfews and everything.
@@ClaudeLachance-sg6dt Alcoholism and addiction are maladies, they are illness, and are a product of our society. Why don't you just go down to the local hospital and tell them all what a pain in the ass they are with their cancer, and diabetes and tell them all about being responsible too!
Why is this News? A generator is being used and not any illegal electrical connections. Let them have electricity with the generator because seriously salaries are low, rental sky high and food prices keep rising. Let them have their electrical needs through a generator
We should make the digger mayor of Hamilton. The current mayor after all is pretty useless.
Great idea he should run for office with this coverage he would get a lot of votes!
He was providing power to the poor homeless ppl living outside in this cold...
If anything he should be rewarded
But didn't ask anyone they were stealing from jacking their bills up if they wanted to donate to the cause
Let them stay with you
Homeless person to the camera, “i dont know who did it and we cant control our neighbours”.
Homeless person to others, “that tall dude is a hero! Love that guy!”
Andrea lmao, what a joke of a mayor
If you blame very one of your shortcomings on everyone else maybe you're the problem.
@@jay7T6 mine personally? no, the cities? that kinda falls on its leadership
@@jay7T6lol cry more
@@chrislaverick6413 Nope. The mayor doesn't make you sit at home when you should be working
@@jay7T6 lol yes because i sit at home and dont have a job, work is for suckers
Why dont the City Council install a power supply system safely and metered, and charge the residents to use it ? or erect a small shed with sockets they can charge phones in ?
Ah yes, a "suspicious generator". After all, why would anyone in an encampment want to conceal something portable and expensive to replace??
pinching power is disgusting , we need to save as much money as we can so the Migrants coming to Canada can live a life of luxury,
Canada has been to reduced to this.
How ingenious! Everyone's land.
Maybe the city could build a power point specifically for their use. I dont think the cost of the electricity is the big issue here.
As a disabled homeless person myself... oh yes, please investigate the holes and wires... don't worry about all the humans with no heat, water or electricity...
When the top of the wealthy class are all sociopaths who’s only goal in life is more.
The longer you leave an encampment alone, the more damage it causes.
Yeah, I'm not worried about fires, let's worry about the fact we don't know who's come through there already.
WTF was an encampment allowed in a city park to begin with...???
Trudeaus' government policies.
Well… the Supreme Court, Justice Michael J. Valente and one absolutely terrible precedent!
WTF was an encampment needed? No way to treat humans, they’d be ‘rescued’ if they were dogs!
I wondered what rock Horvath was hiding under. It's Hamilton
How about police go after the wealthiest who have made housing unaffordable, which is causing rapidly increasing homelessness!!!!
Back under your rock
@@jimgraham1685 That's you.
That sounds like a tweeker project.
Dumb and dumber, Canadian municipality is a microcosm of the nation. Hyper focus on the bizarre symptoms, ignore the causes, in fact outlaw the topic.
The perpetrator was a hardened criminal.
Every mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six-foot-six and weighed 245
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to big John...
Height of ignorant reporting: what purpose does a generator connected to live wire serve?
It would have been an electric/solar generator with a built in battery
It sounds like they were helping Hamilton by adding power into the grid!
Solar generators are common these days. They're just all in one batterie/charge controller/outlets you can charge via the grid.
What generator?
He called it " YES " from the album..Big Generator.
Some lady (the Mayor?) mentioned generators found in other encampments. Probably stolen ones, hence they tried to hide them?
So nice of them to cut off any kind of service the homeless can give themselves I mean talk about the greed in this world
Say "No" to drugs
The NDP party has turned Hamilton into a dump.
the squatters … criminals, druggies, ne’er do wells have done that 🙄 …
A testament to human ingenuity, I'd say. Hat's off to them ❤ Being without power or means of communication can be dangerous too. 🤷🏼
I used to want to move to Canada. Used to.
That’s Hamilton what do you expect
This is going to happen more
a generator does not need a power cord to work, unless they were using it to power the light. Oh, sounds like they found Sasquatch...6 and a half feet tall, geez....
Maybe you are mis-using the word generator. Some products are marketed as 'generators', but they are really a battery pack with an attached inverter which takes DC (i.e. battery) power and converts it to AC power. These can also provide DC power - usually through USB connectors - for recharging portable devices.
No, what’s odd is the local government allowing a trashy camp in a beautiful city!
they are probably using the word "generator" here to mean battery. the light pole is being used to charge a battery which is then later used more conveniently as the 'generator'. the solar-charging-system community is to blame for this corruption of words.
"usurping" the electricity supply.... lmao.
"They were generating power and hooking up the the grid" quoting the reporter.
another news story that doesn't make sense. was the dude generating power underground for the city light pole
Too much time on their hands. Time to take a bath put clean clothes on and get a job
Ricky LeFleur is at it again
This kind of technical ingenuity should be celebrated, not fined. Give him a job at Stelco or Hydro.
Not how it works in Canada they are criminals. Maybe in your country but not here in Canada
Do you sniff glue?
@ yes he does
Get doxxed
Technical ingenuity? Pretty haphazard method of stealing hydro.
I forget sometimes that we are so wealthy that the homeless have smartphones.
The person that built this is a survivor, he should have a great job, genius and resourceful.
added to his fentanyl selling.
Even if they caught him, I say you can't blame a guy for tryin'.
so what is the city of Hamilton solution?
Maybe do something about the mental health/addiction and homeless problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The homeless will do what ever they have to survive. So don't be surprised.
They need to get rid of the squatters who are trying to steal public land.
Maybe just maybe the housing crisis is getting out of hand.
Nigeria North.
More like cold india.
Why not just give them a place with running water heat and electricity. Some basic human rights!!!
They don’t want that because they can’t do as many drugs as they want in that scenario. This has been shown over and over again, and yet libs still are under the delusion that this isn’t the case.
you should send your homeless to America. i hear they have a great program for unsheltered undocumented tourists.
The real story here is the number of homeless on this planet and the number of millionaire politicians!
Big John lives...
Thry like top live in tents? Then inter them in Labor/re education camps where they can learn a trade and NOT be a burden to Society! Amazing the lenghts and "depths"unlicensed pharmacists go to.....
Do we not know the difference between a generator and a light pole??
That’s methed up.
Thats methed up.
Hmm. Not a single word about removing the homeless from the park.
Tents in the people’s park should not be allowed….tax payer pays for them parks and our leaders don’t care about the taxpayers rights.
What else do you expect them to do to keep warm….
Get a job for one.
The guy was a drug dealer, those wires could run 2-3 heaters = enough for his own tent.
Gotta keep the drugs from freezing, eh?
Go to your house
@@DodgeCharger-d8z or yours…
Move south
they can dig tunnels but can't dig for a job
NOW how are they gonna run their microwaves and clothes dryers???
Of course no one knows or saw anything...
well....turn empty malls, buildings into shelters and affordable housing...that on you City of Hamilton
Enough motivation to dig a tunnel network but zero motivation to find work.
It's sad to see my city of Hamilton turning into Gaza Strip and getting worse by the day.
Call the ICC and Amnesty International to report your politicians.
Hamilton east here. As long as I live here, it's not safe for criminals.
hooking city power up to a generator would not end well
um…how will that $5k fine be collected? … community service seems to be a more practical sentence.
You let them camp
It illegal to dig holes n bury a generator? I understand stealing electricity. One day someone like this is gonna use his smarts for far more sinister reasons. Not giving them no choice.
They will do anything.... Except get a job😂😂
@@ClaudeLachance-sg6dtWould you hire a homeless person in your company?
Imagine if the bums put that much effort into working for a living.
No housing crisis. Nothing to see here. They have phone service and cell phones just no home, no electricity. SNAFU
Protect public parks!
Did anybody here not here the word fentanyl???
Why have they not cleared them all out ?
"encampment"...
Wow, our homeless in my city aren't this smart, this is amazing to see the determination and work that went into this setup.
Could a Canadian viewer tell me if it is normal to use English measurements in regular conversation? I thought 🇨🇦 went metric decades ago.
Yes, it's normal. Everyone says their height and weight in feet and pounds, we use both systems in a horrific mishmash of both, picking and choosing with no rhyme or reason.
But even though all that, our driver license is entirely in metric 😂
OK. Thanks guys. Appears it would be fair to say it's a dual measurement system, depending on personal preference.