Women Scramble to Save Belongings from RV Homeless Sweep

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  • Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
  • The day after we interviewed Wendy about living homeless in her RV • The Real People Inside... , the RV encampment in Playa Del Ray was hit with a massive sweep. LAPD, along with LA Sanitation and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), blocked off Jefferson Blvd and started to throw people's belongings away without providing any tangible support.
    Homeless sweeps involve police officers forcing homeless individuals living in RVs and other vehicles to vacate their current location, often without providing them with an alternative place to stay. These sweeps are incredibly harmful and traumatic for those experiencing homelessness, as they are forced to leave their only shelter and possessions behind without knowing where they will sleep that night. Additionally, these sweeps make it even harder for service providers to reach and help these individuals, as they are constantly being displaced and forced to move.
    Homeless sweeps do nothing to solve the underlying issue of homelessness. Instead of investing in long-term solutions, such as affordable housing and mental health services, these sweeps waste taxpayer money and cause unnecessary harm to vulnerable individuals. Homelessness is a complex issue that requires a multifaceted approach and cannot be solved through punitive measures. Rather than displacing homeless individuals, the city should work towards creating sustainable solutions that will provide them with the support and resources needed to rebuild their lives.
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    The Real People Inside LA's Homeless RV Encampments: Meet Wendy • The Real People Inside...
    Where Do They Go? The Painful Reality of Seattle's RV Homeless Sweeps • Where Do They Go? The ...
    Los Angeles Homeless Sweeps • Los Angeles Homeless S...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 516

  • @InvisiblePeople
    @InvisiblePeople  Рік тому +23

    Watch Wendy's story here ua-cam.com/video/u9Vay6uof0I/v-deo.html

  • @thenotoriousgryyn342
    @thenotoriousgryyn342 Рік тому +77

    I used to be homeless, and the worst thing to do is gathering stuff, hoarding stuff, you're in a position where you just shouldn't have stuff where it overwhelms you. Till you find a way out of homelessness, stay light, stay mobile, don't get weighed down with stuff.

    • @Hollowpoint691
      @Hollowpoint691 Рік тому +18

      Absolutely. We have a homeless encampment by the side the road in a very small community. People aren't completely heartless, but over the two years that it's been in there, more and more trash, totalled cars and car parts. It looks like a disaster. It's even started expanding onto the main roadway. Everyone I have talked to agrees if the site was cleaner and organgized they could accept it.

    • @underthetornado
      @underthetornado Рік тому +6

      Good advice

    • @Pabz2030
      @Pabz2030 Рік тому +14

      Even when you have a "permanent" home you stick to the same philosophy.

    • @rainy.d7404
      @rainy.d7404 11 місяців тому +5

      I agree with you and was thinking the same thing...i was going to comment then i saw yours and here i am replying. When you are living the nomadic lifestyle regardless of wether you were forced to or it is your choice, it makes sense to travel light for your own benefit. Apart from a matress and containers/bags to store clothes and food and toiletries you really shouldnt have big items that bog you down.
      Living in a tent (with no car): you need to be able to pack up your tent and have your sleeping bag and a big backpack to store
      your items.
      Living in a car: things should not be spilling out of your car...you should only keep what you can put away in your car.
      Same with RV; dont have stuff strewn all over the outside of your RV. If you keep your living area tidy and free of stuff and litter then you shouldnt have to deal with these sweeps throwing out your belongings.
      I have no idea why nomads would need half the stuff i saw there. I pray these people get housed afcourse but i also want them to think about how they can improve this situation here.

    • @rainy.d7404
      @rainy.d7404 11 місяців тому +5

      I dont understand why you need to hoard so much stuff when you are homeless. It's not a criticism , just saying it is more work to pack everything with the sweeps happening regularly.

  • @ositagordita8550
    @ositagordita8550 Рік тому +19

    If you park & don't keep all of your possessions INSIDE of the vehicle, there is going to be a huge problem. There are plenty of people who live full time in there RVs who don't stay in one place & when they do, they try to blend in with the surroundings, they don't turn the area outside into a trash heap. May God bless them in their journey.

  • @Freshadventures_
    @Freshadventures_ Рік тому +74

    I'm glad they have Rv's to live in and are living in a decent climate. So many homeless die during the winter months in other states. It's terrible. I hope everyone finds there way in life.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому +5

      Hope is not a plan

    • @Freshadventures_
      @Freshadventures_ Рік тому

      @@firstlast8258 I help the homeless every week.

    • @Freshadventures_
      @Freshadventures_ Рік тому

      @@firstlast8258 What do you do?

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      @@Freshadventures_ nothing much because most of them are on drugs which is a choice not a disease

  • @djsamples3777
    @djsamples3777 Рік тому +75

    “ those people up there are just 1 paycheck away from being down here with us” the most true statement that I’ve ever heard.. ❤️🙏🏻for these folks

    • @willywonka69xx
      @willywonka69xx Рік тому +10

      It is a false statement. To fall down so far, as to be squatting on public/private property, is not just a paycheck away. It is a series of steps ...no job for a LONG time...months or years of a landlord evicting you or the bank foreclosing...preceded by substance abuse with ongoing abuse.

    • @Ahahahhaaah
      @Ahahahhaaah Рік тому +6

      What paycheck? They’re living off the government and squatting where actual tax payers live.

    • @djsamples3777
      @djsamples3777 Рік тому +5

      You’re next paycheck, not hers...

    • @daryllect6659
      @daryllect6659 Рік тому +1

      @@djsamples3777
      your
      you're
      Learn the difference.

    • @7betJesus
      @7betJesus Рік тому +5

      I beg to differ. My uncle lives on that very bluff, Kentwood Bluffs Dr, and he’s uber-successful. Attorney and real estate. I’d have to say he’s pretty fuckin’ far from living in an RV on Jefferson.

  • @SweetUniverse
    @SweetUniverse Рік тому +21

    "She has no place to go." I know that one! I was homeless last year at this time. 💔💔💔

  • @silverserpent420
    @silverserpent420 Рік тому +18

    I am one paycheck away from homeless, again. This is not the way ppl. We need to talk to our reps and fight for funding for uplifting not destruction. I'm sick to my stomach. Together our voices can sway minds. Please, see yourself in these folks. Because they are us.

  • @mossymossy8061
    @mossymossy8061 Рік тому +44

    Thank you Mark for continuing to shine a light on the reality of what's going on.

  • @michellepetros8491
    @michellepetros8491 Рік тому +10

    It's not just psychological warfare it's spiritual warfare

  • @marionwallsten7507
    @marionwallsten7507 Рік тому +47

    As long as housing is a commodity and not considered a basic human need things won't change.

    • @poweredprofits8127
      @poweredprofits8127 Рік тому +6

      True story !

    • @jamesnewberry1191
      @jamesnewberry1191 Рік тому +1

      I can't figure how people won't get more excited about themselves.

    • @willywonka69xx
      @willywonka69xx Рік тому +4

      So you are "owed" a place to live, food on the table, medical care, and phones for what...for sitting there with your hand out? Really?

    • @claudiakarl7888
      @claudiakarl7888 Рік тому +8

      @@willywonka69xx I live in Germany. We‘ve got a welfare system that helps you get a home and food on the table. It’s not perfect, but much better than in the US. Which doesn’t stop people from being homeless, but for a lot of them it’s their choice.

    • @willywonka69xx
      @willywonka69xx Рік тому +2

      @@claudiakarl7888 We have a welfare system too. One that provides housing and healthcare and other support, at least in California. To be homeless in California, a person has to work hard at it.

  • @clare2439
    @clare2439 Рік тому +24

    Homelessness is SO incredibly awful and hard. God bless these 2 homeless women. 🙏❤ Thank you Mark for shedding light on this subject.

  • @jcp5890
    @jcp5890 Рік тому +12

    My God, that is horrible.

  • @notanomad9320
    @notanomad9320 Рік тому +10

    I believe the cities do these sweeps because of trash that keeps piling up and eventually becomes a health issue. The homeless seem to be blaming others dropping off trash but from what I've seen is, they collect too much junk in the 1st place, one example I see often is how many bike parts do you really need? Who knows, maybe their collecting it for scrap but to make it worthwhile, you need a decent truck to haul it to the scrap yard.

    • @TheAshMcG
      @TheAshMcG Рік тому +4

      Yes, and this is protected wetlands. They have no respect for the land or the other inhabitants. I drive by this area in Playa Vista daily, they have turned it into a garbage dump.

    • @jeannerogers7085
      @jeannerogers7085 Рік тому

      Weird stuff becomes precious when you have nothing.

    • @notanomad9320
      @notanomad9320 Рік тому +1

      @@jeannerogers7085 maybe just maybe their homeless because their making bad life choices to begin with.

    • @tomtee4442
      @tomtee4442 Рік тому

      ​@@TheAshMcGDo you want to do something about it legally and cheap to clean this mess up?

  • @tula1433
    @tula1433 Рік тому +3

    They act as if they didn’t know this happens every three weeks! Like “we were up all night” BIG WHOOP ! Not like you have work in the morning or any day !

  • @katelee670
    @katelee670 Рік тому +8

    This is going to get worse than this.. I'd never be out in the open like they are.. I'd be in the woods somewhere.. I've been homeless more than once it might happen again soon here.. I'm in Arkansas I'm 57.. no one can afford anything or anything else.. the rent is so high no one can afford it.. they don't care about people it's there way or no way.. not all homeless people are the same.. not all homeless are drunks or drug addicts..

  • @Pabz2030
    @Pabz2030 Рік тому +2

    Imagine if government spent as much money, time and resources in helping people rather than making their lives miserable.

  • @tomcatt998
    @tomcatt998 Рік тому +2

    i learned at a very young age to NEVER get attached to ANYTHING.

  • @oo-de-lally
    @oo-de-lally Рік тому +11

    ❤ 🙏 RIP Woody, gone but never forgotten ✝️ 🌟

  • @noahname6695
    @noahname6695 Рік тому +6

    You gotta keep it tidy around you. Or you get the sweeps. I’ve been off grid for longer than I wanna think about. But sweeps are the least of the trouble. The thieves are the worst

  • @julieholdcroftbetty8520
    @julieholdcroftbetty8520 Рік тому +15

    Instead of paying for a monthly "clean up" why don't they invest in housing?

    • @Nan-59
      @Nan-59 Рік тому +5

      BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CARE

    • @BelleOfAmherst
      @BelleOfAmherst Рік тому +1

      Yes, they do not care, & I’m beginning to notice a pattern. They’re making money on the homeless.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      @@Nan-59 unless it’s voting time

  • @mr.bullion6786
    @mr.bullion6786 Рік тому +9

    It gets worse by the day.

    • @shaunhall960
      @shaunhall960 Рік тому +1

      This is happening all over the world now.

  • @jackpumkinhead9583
    @jackpumkinhead9583 Рік тому +6

    I was mobile homeless for year’s and I will say that when you live in filth, it’s going to attract the police when you have to cover all your shit with tarps it’s going to attract the police that stuff needs to be in good working order and registered and the police will not bother you. I feel for her situation but it doesn’t seem like she’s at a place where she can assume the responsibility of an RV she doesn’t have a tow vehicle or any way to move it around so maybe another living situation would be more appropriate

  • @lucindaramirez6962
    @lucindaramirez6962 Рік тому +6

    The world is watching ❤

  • @3DomSculpts
    @3DomSculpts Рік тому +5

    Horrendous notion that at any moment your entire existence could be swept up and trashed. Homelessness will never be resolved as long as the system requires poverty.

  • @nickxcore74
    @nickxcore74 Рік тому +5

    Nobody should be living like this and it’s a disgrace that vulnerable people are being failed by their government like this.

  • @Jenniferkayhart
    @Jenniferkayhart Рік тому +9

    This is so sad. They dehumanizing people to feel better about their actions. The government is disgusting

  • @Freshadventures_
    @Freshadventures_ Рік тому +6

    These sweeps help nobody.

  • @powderandpaint14
    @powderandpaint14 Рік тому +5

    I wonder how much these sweeps cost and why they don't use the money instead to provide safe RV parks that these people can move to more permanently.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      Money is at the job if you are able bodied

  • @brichrisope1539
    @brichrisope1539 Рік тому +10

    You go Mark. ❤ your show. Hope the women find a home!😅😅😅

  • @wildernesshermit
    @wildernesshermit 4 місяці тому +1

    Mark is just a hysterical guy that is capitalizing on the homeless with his videos.

  • @phillatella6470
    @phillatella6470 Рік тому +11

    What if we used all the money that the government spends on cleaning this stuff up on homes instead

    • @BelleOfAmherst
      @BelleOfAmherst Рік тому +3

      Second this! Taxpayers’ money is being wasted.

    • @tigadirt
      @tigadirt Рік тому +1

      A lack of physical buildings to occupy isn't the problem. There's already more empty buildings than homeless people. They need to either simply be left alone if they're not causing damage to anything or one and or just time to get back on their feet so to speak.
      It's very true that a significant if not greater portion of homeless people are no different than any other "normal" hard working person who's just going through an overwhelming and often traumatic sequence of events in their life that they couldn't handle or keep up with. And with no support of family or friends, or perhaps stubborn pride that kept them from asking in the first place, sent them down a spiral of unstable living conditions that becomes very hard to pull up out of.
      It's a surprisingly complicated problem. Free living spaces do give some measure of help and i do reckon most people would be trying to get a job and than move out into their own home when they can. But the complexity of human psyche and structure of society make what may feel like a simple fix much less black and white than we want it to be.

    • @BelleOfAmherst
      @BelleOfAmherst Рік тому

      @@tigadirt Well spoken! I appreciate your candor & willingness to see the depths of the issues. It IS more complex. Thanks for reminding us. Hopefully someone with the power to begin to change things, will hear you. 💗

    • @tigadirt
      @tigadirt Рік тому +2

      @@BelleOfAmherst thanks. I was homeless myself for a couple years when i was younger and unfortunately it's one of those things where it can be next to impossible for people who haven't walked a mile in their shoes to understand.
      A lot of the people who say the classic "just get off your butt and get a job" aren't necessarily terrible people, they just only know what they know from their own life experiences and have luckily never had to try to put their life back together from such a tattered state.
      And to be honest what I've seen and experienced with solving the problem is not so much about a particular person, as you mentioned hopefully seeing this, being able to do something about it. But rather what helped me and millions more was the kindness of average and good hearted folk interacting with down and out people in their community's. As being isolated from the community was usually a significant factor in how they ended up there in the first place.
      You seem like genuinely gold hearted person. Don't be afraid of interacting with the homeless to whatever point you feel safe and comfortable and maybe you will help someone when they need (and wanted) to get back on their feet. ❤

    • @tomtee4442
      @tomtee4442 Рік тому

      If their not on drugs they can stay. But if their on drugs they got to go. Drugs and being homeless makes someone steal to feed their drug habit it makes problems way worse. On drugs it gets worse, no vehicle, loose everything, end up in prison or over dosesing and dead.

  • @virgorose87
    @virgorose87 Рік тому +9

    These ppl are being targeted by community gangstalking

  • @livingpurgatory3
    @livingpurgatory3 Рік тому +5

    Callus. Absolutely ruthless. No compassion for these poor people 😡

    • @really2345
      @really2345 Рік тому +3

      @3: It is never too late to learn a language. 'callus vs. callous'.

    • @livingpurgatory3
      @livingpurgatory3 Рік тому

      @@really2345 Can't always catch the autocorrect

    • @livingpurgatory3
      @livingpurgatory3 Рік тому

      @@really2345 Says a lot about you, that you are more concerned with spelling than those poor people

    • @livingpurgatory3
      @livingpurgatory3 Рік тому

      @@really2345 I know it. My mother was an English major.
      It's never too late for you not to learn to not be an arse hole

  • @psychedlicsouljam1995
    @psychedlicsouljam1995 Рік тому +23

    It's sad to see this stuff happening. It's scary to know it's becoming more common. I live in Canada and homeless population has gone up . I come from a middle class home now I live in low income housing and I see a lot of people dying from OD . I think we have such a drug problem as well as homeless problem because people are falling through the cracks. The stigma is soul strong. To survive and come out thriving it's hard to hear how people talk about the homeless. I used a woman's shelter twice. For long periods. I wouldn't of be where I am today if it wasn't for the shelter. But also it's a double edge knife. Because shelters started black listing people. Addicts particularly. Even though it's illegal to discriminate in a shelter and make a list of people who aren't allowed in

    • @HKallioGoblin
      @HKallioGoblin Рік тому +4

      We should build lots of really small cabin-homes in high buildings. This way everyone would get a place to sleep comfortably, if they would want to. Now cities are built so flat, and wide that there is not place for homes for everyone.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому +4

      @@HKallioGoblin you should open your home to them

    • @HKallioGoblin
      @HKallioGoblin Рік тому

      @@firstlast8258 I think I can do even better, and help to build these highrises that can house thousands of homeless who want to study, and work. Many things are ment to be published together, and technological telepathy is one of them. Solving issues for many homeless could be combined with this.

    • @heatherwhittaker6169
      @heatherwhittaker6169 Рік тому

      ​@@firstlast8258 you are a nasty piece of work...Karma will catch up to you, it always does.

    • @wandaratcliff7374
      @wandaratcliff7374 Рік тому

      A homeless problem pushes people into a life of drugs...they have lost trust in man!!!!

  • @carlconroy5875
    @carlconroy5875 Рік тому +4

    This is discusting. She said it 'we are ALL one paycheck away from this'. God bless them and their plight. Down with the system!

  • @NIKKISNOODLE
    @NIKKISNOODLE Рік тому +2

    I feel so bad for these people. If not for my son I would be homeless. I don’t understand how some people can be so judgmental
    against the homeless. At least these people have their campers and motorhomes. I pray for the best for them.

  • @jeanagee7579
    @jeanagee7579 Рік тому +15

    This makes me feel sad for all these people. In order to save their belongings,they are going to have to keep their belongings off the street. They will want to have a tidy area around them. It is a matter of following the”rules”. Until the rules change,this will keep happening.That is the way I see it from watching this video. Very sad.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      Never say never ​@Make $750 Per Day (ALL COUNTRIES ACCEPTED)

    • @BlackandBlessed100
      @BlackandBlessed100 Рік тому

      Absolutely
      It’s the filthy junk that’s the eye sore
      Once that’s cleaned n cleared that day can get livable with some hope🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽no easy solution at all we must try

  • @jamessharpe6699
    @jamessharpe6699 Рік тому +5

    Would it be too much to ask for these people to keep these areas clean especially seeing that they're not even having to pay rent to be there at least pick up your trash and your needles

    • @bombaybeach208
      @bombaybeach208 Рік тому

      Yes, it is too much to ask, because these people refuse to see themselves as part of any greater community, it's all about them and whatever they want to do.

  • @dustup2249
    @dustup2249 Рік тому +2

    "The people living in these RVs have no place to go..." is a ridiculous statement. The continental United States has 1.9 Billion acres. The La Posa LTVA BLM dispersed camping area just south of Quartzite AZ is 11,000 acres and is free to camp on for 14 days or $180 for 7 months and has Bathrooms, trash dumpsters and RV dump stations. Or, there's always Slab City in the Anza Borrego Desert California that is tear around free camping and all the dope you could ever want it's even cheaper than LA weed retailers..

  • @tatianaallen8143
    @tatianaallen8143 Рік тому +3

    Some people do dump stuff where the homeless is to make it seems and look like the homeless people dump the mess there.

  • @ellenshipman3642
    @ellenshipman3642 Рік тому +9

    Omg that’s so heartbreaking

    • @Ahahahhaaah
      @Ahahahhaaah Рік тому +3

      Good job democrats.

    • @skatemo100
      @skatemo100 Рік тому +4

      @@Ahahahhaaah Hey genius, poverty exists on both political spectrums. In fact 8/10 of the most impoverished states are red states. There’s always that one idiot that has to politicize everything.

    • @Ahahahhaaah
      @Ahahahhaaah Рік тому +1

      @@skatemo100 nah, suck a cack you liberal clown. you don’t see this in CDA.

  • @rosepeacock9530
    @rosepeacock9530 Рік тому +6

    This is horrible and this could happen to anyone. God bless the homeless. Repentance time for city leaders.

  • @Holly-ro3yq
    @Holly-ro3yq Рік тому +16

    If the Government gave a cr*p, They would help people who desperately need it. Not everyone has family or friends who can help. It's horrible. Nobody want's to live like that. Horrible things happen to people on the street.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      They care at voting time

    • @poweredprofits8127
      @poweredprofits8127 Рік тому

      Indeed, like kidnapped for sex trafficking or organ harvesting. Or mugged and murdered for just wearing nice shoes.

    • @lemongrass3945
      @lemongrass3945 Рік тому +2

      There is help. Most people do not want to abstain from drugs, be in at a certain time and follow other rules. They DO WANT to live like that. You have no idea what you are talking about.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      @@lemongrass3945 drugs are bad mkay

    • @privard89
      @privard89 Рік тому +2

      ​@@lemongrass3945it bothers me how one sided these videos are. There are a ton of services for the homeless. All they have to do is go to a shelter, follow the rules and in a few short months they could have a job and be living in a low income apartment. The majority of these people are drug addicts that don't want help getting clean.

  • @vanderloo1978
    @vanderloo1978 Рік тому

    Great video. Thank you for sharing. What camera and lens did you use?

  • @troyjackson3164
    @troyjackson3164 Рік тому +1

    The government needs to be sued for destroying peoples lives

  • @Kerry-ft2zf
    @Kerry-ft2zf Рік тому +5

    Amazing women, I'm so sorry you go thru this. Where's the compassion for compassionate beings?

    • @Ahahahhaaah
      @Ahahahhaaah Рік тому +1

      Ask your liberal officials.

    • @Kerry-ft2zf
      @Kerry-ft2zf Рік тому +1

      @@Ahahahhaaah what does the word compassion mean to you?

    • @Ahahahhaaah
      @Ahahahhaaah Рік тому +1

      @@Kerry-ft2zf jack shit, like you people.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      @@Ahahahhaaah two wings of the same dying bird

  • @donnamaco1
    @donnamaco1 Рік тому +1

    The system works exactly the way it supposed to.

  • @mosesoftheblock2311
    @mosesoftheblock2311 Рік тому +1

    Imagine if all the resources used to destroy their possessions was used to pay for housing instead.

  • @trazeepion
    @trazeepion Рік тому +3

    This breaks my heart. I'm currently living in my car and have been homeless about 7 months now. I just lost my job Wednesday. When your homeless without a job things are a lot darker. I'm trying to find another one but it doesn't happen overnight unfortunately. I work and pay taxes like everyone else. Not all homeless are unemployed and collecting any benefits. I don't even get food stamps and I ay child support for 2 children. Once I get a job again anyways. Prayers for all these poor homeless. I hope you can better yourself eventually. My state doesnr offer much for help to the homeless. Our only shelter locally is shut down for water damage. It's just sad. If you dont have friends or family to rely on for support and you become homeless then I romose I understand. That's my exact position. The other noght when a tornado touched down in muscle shoals Alabama all I could do was cower in my car and pray. It was terrifying and made me realize my insignificance. I'm sorry to all fellow homeless that are forced to start over repeatedly. I justnwish thibgs were easier. That getting help was easier to access. If I weren't starving myself I'd help u swear. I can't even leave my parking spot at Walmart because I have no gas. I wish they had more opportunities for homeless to make same day pay. I wish.....

    • @canadianwarrior8535
      @canadianwarrior8535 Рік тому +1

      And you are the reason Walmart is banning overnight parking. It was always intended for a place to have a sleep and be on your way, IT IS NOT A HOME OR CAMPGROUND! Thanks for ruining it for all of us!

    • @tomtee4442
      @tomtee4442 Рік тому +1

      I've stayed at Walmart overnight they are way to noisy. You don't want to look like you live in your vehicle. Anywhere you stay you want to blend in and not stay at a place each night. If your in a vehicle their are a lot of places to park.

    • @trazeepion
      @trazeepion Рік тому

      Lol okay

  • @serta5727
    @serta5727 Рік тому +6

    The sweeps are cruel
    Just making their life’s hard

  • @vickieguevara2042
    @vickieguevara2042 Рік тому +5

    The only other thing they can do is organize homeless sites

  • @maggie4396
    @maggie4396 Рік тому

    I LOVE YOU MARK! GOOD JOB ! ❤❤❤

  • @bakedbombshell1694
    @bakedbombshell1694 Рік тому +1

    I’m homeless right now, but I feel this guilt once/if I do get out for all these other homeless people :(

  • @mimi1o8
    @mimi1o8 Рік тому +1

    Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, explains clearly, what’s going on with the “Homelessness Industrial Complex” in L.A. it’s a cash cow, too many people are talking advantage of it, it’s only getting worse.

  • @H3M1_Official
    @H3M1_Official Рік тому +1

    ❤❤❤ Lord may you show mercy, grace and your power through willing hearts. Amen.

  • @juliadawnyel3648
    @juliadawnyel3648 Рік тому +1

    Ended up living in sons minivan after house fire before Christmas lost everything home dog and car now engine blew so living in sons garage while he's having chemo welcome to my world

  • @hannahsdrawings8664
    @hannahsdrawings8664 Рік тому

    1:20 so valid, so important message to everyone

  • @louiswetzel5038
    @louiswetzel5038 Рік тому +1

    Please LORD JESUS give these precious people your provision, your strength, your comfort, your wisdom, your protection.......

  • @booch2912
    @booch2912 Рік тому +1

    All ya gotta do is make sure then damn thing runs enough to move it a few miles every once in a while. I spent years homeless and never stayed in one spot for more than a couple weeks.

  • @wandaratcliff7374
    @wandaratcliff7374 Рік тому

    Washington DC needs to live like this for a week!!!!

  • @janinewetzler5037
    @janinewetzler5037 Рік тому +11

    I hope Mark, the police aren't using your videos to gage where to do a sweep next!! It is astonishing that L.A.'s homeless organization is not now or ever, one that helps. It is never advocating for putting an end to these sweeps and organizing people to clean up their own RV sites to avoid infractions.

    • @InvisiblePeople
      @InvisiblePeople  Рік тому +12

      It’s the other way around. We go to areas that are first posted for a sweep.

    • @BelleOfAmherst
      @BelleOfAmherst Рік тому +3

      @@InvisiblePeople Thanks, Mark. I wondered the same question. TY so much for helping to share the stories. 💙

    • @janinewetzler5037
      @janinewetzler5037 Рік тому +2

      @@InvisiblePeople Glad to know that.

  • @BelleOfAmherst
    @BelleOfAmherst Рік тому +4

    Criminalizing homelessness is not a solution. Many are one paycheck or crisis away… 💰 for clean-up could be redirected. 💗

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      Money is at the job if you are able bodied

    • @jharris3267
      @jharris3267 Рік тому +2

      @@firstlast8258 Yes. It’s true in theory but is it a living wage? The rich keep coming up with reasons not pay a fair wage. If you work you shouldn’t qualify for welfare.

  • @user-ji2rf5ec2t
    @user-ji2rf5ec2t 10 місяців тому

    ❤ loving every minute of it free high up off the grid humbolt

  • @tomtee4442
    @tomtee4442 Рік тому +1

    Day labor jobs get paid each day. They take about 42% of your pay each day in a small state. Get paid by the week or two weeks. You wouldn't want to work for a pay by the day place! The company charges this fee because they have to cut a check each day. This is like buying furniture and paying by the week.

  • @faith_God
    @faith_God Рік тому +9

    🙏🏼

  • @elbertmoreno2159
    @elbertmoreno2159 Рік тому +1

    Texas is open for business 🌵

  • @joserigobertogonzalez1991
    @joserigobertogonzalez1991 9 місяців тому

    One of them says that she is single and has to do everything herself. That makes me wonder: why can't a beautiful and brave woman like these start a romantic and sincere relationship with a decent man who is alone, who knows how to value them and who could help them start over? Why are they alone?

  • @andrewkuhlmann7395
    @andrewkuhlmann7395 Рік тому +2

    I can’t get a job because I looked after a relative until he died, then I got sick and luckily recovered. So, I have red flags and gaps in my employment. I don’t have a car. No one is giving me a Chance please pray for me.

  • @Nan-59
    @Nan-59 Рік тому +4

    😢

  • @bohditony
    @bohditony Рік тому

    Saw a sweep happening right before thanksgiving in nyc bc of expectation of tourist influx

  • @anabellebatlle6099
    @anabellebatlle6099 Рік тому +2

    They shouldn t do this to these poor people. Being homeless is not a crime

  • @ashleycalloway9729
    @ashleycalloway9729 Рік тому +4

    So sad and immoral to do this to someone down on their luck already.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому +1

      People usually make their own luck

    • @canadianwarrior8535
      @canadianwarrior8535 Рік тому

      Or they could get a job, as there is a massive shortage of workers right now!

  • @bombaybeach208
    @bombaybeach208 Рік тому

    Glad they were doing sweeps and getting them out of there. Where do they go? Not our problem. They need to sort their lives out like the rest of us have.

  • @tedsandidge-zo4jp
    @tedsandidge-zo4jp Рік тому

    i hope the workers & the officials remember what they did ! for when it's their time for them to ask for forgiveness there's none .
    what do you do on the like & dislike ? heart & prayers for the people subjected .

  • @verlindaallen3335
    @verlindaallen3335 Рік тому +1

    SHAME ON THESE GOVERNMENTS AND THE PEOPLE IN THESE CITIES!

    • @verlindaallen3335
      @verlindaallen3335 Рік тому

      @Kat8lyst yes but the common citizen can't afford to house themselves.

  • @MountaineeringSense
    @MountaineeringSense Рік тому +2

    If I had a Trillion Dollars, no wait that is the annual budget military industrial complex. Wake up America! I have never met Mark, but I'm certain we went to different schools together. "Jesus" would be proud Mark if there ever was one? Thank you for your works!

  • @alexasaltz4229
    @alexasaltz4229 Рік тому +3

    I have been homeless for 13 years and have lived outside for over 5 years. The first 3 years we were left alone and we literally built a small village. We policed ourselves, we kept our area neat and clean, we even kept the surrounding area free of trash. Then came the bulldozers. 6 times within 2 years. We have all been scrambling ever since and we are all worse off. Our shelters are inadequate, winds are the worst! No one wants to invest much time and resources because everything we do will be bulldozed. Instead of coming together and being supportive of one another, finding work, staying clean, eating healthier, etc. We are all back to the daily scramble to meet basic needs. No movement forward. This is never going to be fixed. Homelessness is going to keep getting to be a bigger issue until we outnumber the housed. Then what? Probably should have thought about all that much sooner.

  • @hightalenttraining7546
    @hightalenttraining7546 Рік тому +2

    There was a lot of humanity given to them... unfortunately, this is just their job. I think we need to meet somewhere in the middle for this crisis... Playa Del Ray may not be the best place for encampments but I could tell you where swaths of land is inland, but there is this sense of "belonging" or just pure privilege that they belong there... as someone that's that 1 pay check away, I find it highly unfair that I have to work so hard for that view, follow rules, keep my home clean, stay out of trouble... but they got an RV parked beach front and deserve that...
    There's no right answer to this but give the workers some credit. They were very kind and respectful / plenty of heads up for these sweeps. It's all junk and trash they find from the trash anyways... We need to focus on the mental health part because that's the number one issue causing this. No one in their right mind wants to live like this, but there are resources out there and there needs to be a want to be helped as much as the want to help 😭 it's sad af but we can't even sit down and talk about anything in this country

    • @InvisiblePeople
      @InvisiblePeople  Рік тому

      If we get people into housing, that’s humanity, and it solves the crisis. I’ve only once seen people in a homeless camps have a entitlement to a location, but it was more about this groups ideology than that they were homeless. People park of camp where they feel safe and there are resources nearby.
      While I do understand and even empathize a little with you saying you have to work hard for that few and it feels unfair to have to see homeless people, I hope you at least try to understand these people have no place to go. Bass and Park are going a PR dance around homelessness. LA has always been a shits how, and if we don’t take tangible actions now to get people the housing and support they need, homeless numbers are going to continue to get worse.
      Whenever I visit Oakland, I see the future nightmare of America. There are RVs everywhere. We have to stop that from happening in every city.

  • @markvigneron3363
    @markvigneron3363 Рік тому +1

    Hey Mark, how many of these homeless have you taken in your home????

  • @trudesinadelaide
    @trudesinadelaide Рік тому +1

    The city would be better putting the funding used for these sweeps, into resources into housing these people instead of repeatedly paying police and workers to clear the area.

  • @joem964
    @joem964 9 місяців тому

    Are there links to help these 2 ladies?

  • @marinamiluci1407
    @marinamiluci1407 Рік тому +3

    what I don't understand why don't they leave California? especially those with some income SSI? sad that no one is help homelessness.

    • @loisaustin6200
      @loisaustin6200 Рік тому +1

      I do not understand why those with those big, nice looking RV's do not just get in them and drive off out of California. Boondocking in the woods in the hundreds of beautiful national parks has to be healthier and more appealing than parked on the side of a busy highway being moved and harassed nonstop by the bureaucrats and haters. So many campsights are free or cheap and they're everywhere.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Рік тому

      Open your home to them

  • @Coyoteyiphowl
    @Coyoteyiphowl Рік тому +8

    Why do they keep trashing the outside area with their belongings and trash??? Stupid!!This wouldn't happen if they kept the area clean and their shit inside their vehicles!! They are asking for it, really!!! Imagine giving them an appartment to live in, they would probably trash that too to the point where they would have to leave! 🙄

  • @watchmenstudios
    @watchmenstudios Рік тому +1

    Help and support them we should! More should be done to house and help these people now!
    But make no mistake. Take note........
    This is just the beginning of society's collapse. These people's situations will look tame in a few years to much of America not being able to afford food or housing for their family. Prep up hard...and fast...The total failure of things is almost here. Are you ready?

  • @SweetUniverse
    @SweetUniverse Рік тому +1

    I can imagine the kinds of things people do to the homeless camps. Idk how they live with themselves. 😥😥

  • @bryank4
    @bryank4 Рік тому +1

    so much for off-grid affordable housing, that was keeping folks alive.

  • @rbl6822
    @rbl6822 Рік тому

    Every homeless case seems more complicated than it looks. I don't think the government has time and money to analyze every single case to provide help. But there are some brilliant government officials who can create a plan to help solve but they don't come forward.

  • @lucindaramirez6962
    @lucindaramirez6962 10 місяців тому

    The Wrecking Crew... them too are one pay check from homelessness...

  • @canadianwarrior8535
    @canadianwarrior8535 Рік тому +2

    Again, why do these people choose to live like pigs? There is no reason it should take tractors and dump trucks to clear a small patch or roadway. I full time and boondock on city streets all the time, there is NEVER anything outside of my RV, literally NOTHING, and I have NEVER, NOT ONCE had a problem with police or being moved along! YOU HAVE MADE YOUR OWN PROBLEMS!!

    • @InvisiblePeople
      @InvisiblePeople  Рік тому +2

      They are homeless - THEY DO NOT HAVE TRASH PICKUP! You do. You take it for granted. Humans make trash. That’s guaranteed. Without trash pickup, it builds up. You don’t want to see the trash - THEN HELP SOLVE HOMELESSNESS

    • @canadianwarrior8535
      @canadianwarrior8535 Рік тому

      @@InvisiblePeople WRONG!! I clearly stated I live full time in my RV! I DO NOT HAVE TRASH PICK UP! I simply am not a horder or PIG that tosses garbage on the curb outside my door. THESE PEOPLE ARE, and as such, they bring it on themselves and deserve everything they get! I am on city streets all the time, just like these people. I have not had a home for 6 years. NOT ONCE have I ever been made to move along! You want to help? STOP giving these lazy people ANYTHING! Old saying "Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day, Teach him to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime"!! AND FYI, YOU CRYING SNOWFLAKE, When everyone here was offered temporary housing and help, only 2 accepted!!

  • @Mr.Freeze8754
    @Mr.Freeze8754 Рік тому +2

    😢😢😢

  • @xalleem8117
    @xalleem8117 Рік тому

    What part of L.A is this?

  • @SDHomelessunion
    @SDHomelessunion Рік тому

    End Homelessness

  • @brookhouse4766
    @brookhouse4766 Рік тому

    🙏 pray to our father in heaven to bless these people with the strength and guidance of the Holy spirit to overcome their challenges 🙏

  • @edwardnelson3413
    @edwardnelson3413 Рік тому

    Time to clean up the city..

  • @aaa-pp
    @aaa-pp Рік тому

    How did the fire start. Rest his soul.

  • @poweredprofits8127
    @poweredprofits8127 Рік тому +8

    Society as a whole failed homeless people. That's why they dont want to see homeless people. It's a living testimony of their utter selfishness and callousness. And to steal from homeless people further confirms how utterly evil and insensitive this society has become. Tell me how you treat the helpless in society, and I will tell you how great or pathetic you are as a society.

  • @campervan-john
    @campervan-john Рік тому

    So sad

  • @lindapowell4692
    @lindapowell4692 Рік тому +1

    God help i am so scared God help help please.

  • @serta5727
    @serta5727 Рік тому

  • @merrylou9645
    @merrylou9645 Рік тому +1

    What a job. No thanks.