Puerto Ricans fight back for beach access.

[@shaffy856]

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica please do not give up the fight. We support you

[@Legend-lc9bv]

Jamaican here and thanks

[@redbrovo25b.74]

We do. The government doesn't. So we have a 2nd amendment to amend the wrong doing of a government. The 2nd amendment isnt about hunting wildlife. Its to make sure you wont be the pray hunted when the government decides you cant make decisions on your own..ill help you vote. Mail it in and i will count it right before i lose the ballot. Upset? So are we all. France could you show use how to make a government OUR property not the other way around?..
Oh we hrlped them 2x says you that cant finish a BOOK. Yes they have no regulars. Though they have spirit with conviction. See Europe had solutions. We had land and nothing between us the sherrifs office and the wild. Now even the Sherrifs office wont abridge an amendment.

[@consoleoftexas]

​@@Legend-lc9bvOne love brother.

[@cgisme]

But you support Israel?

[@kaybee1025]

Haiti has been giving them hell
Dafuq is going on for these evil, corrupted oligarchs are trying to destroy people's lives like that 😤😤😤😤

[@devingarrett5800]

It's not just Puerto Rico. Every beach community has this problem. It's a serious issue all over the world.

[@SuperduckMusic]

As a inland beach in traverse city we just ignore property lines here

[@eggpod4567]

It's even an issue here in idsho.
people block you from being able to travel along side the rivers. when the rivers are public access.

[@billy5402]

Shhhh shut up she's tryna victimize herself for attention and ticky tok clicks... How dare you point out that this happens all over world and not only to the poor lil brown and black people 😤

[@frankkirkman5994]

Do you understand how land ownership works?

[@Unregistered.Hypercam.2.]

​@@frankkirkman5994do you know how public property works?

[@kim81b66]

In Greece, there is a law, the beach belongs to everyone. No hotel can close of the beach.

[@r-dyoutube]

Even if the beach is public, that does not give you the right to trespass on other's property and destroy private property to get there.

[@devinisreal9356]

​@@r-dyoutube it's wrong for the companies to make the public beach hard to access. Those companies know what they are doing.

[@r-dyoutube]

@@devinisreal9356 Except we are talking about property owned by private citizens. Trespassing is a crime.

[@rebeuhsin6410]

In most states you cannot own the beach. But you can fence your property near the beach. And there is often a limit to how close to the water you can out a building. But people break the law.

[@r-dyoutube]

@@rebeuhsin6410 And people are destroying private fences near beaches. there is public access. These people are just being defiant.

[@Theo-eq3ei]

Private beach shouldn't even be a thing.

[@charletfoster8917]

Agree

[@sbielec30]

Idk some places that “want” tourists not to feel afraid by the locals that don’t follow the law; put up gates to protect the tourism trade that is their bread and butter. Ijs

[@rjejames28]

Exactly

[@nathym.v.8422]

Agreed just banned from them ppl that doesn’t care

[@dr.philgoodtv146]

They put gates up at Ocean Park in San Juan PR and pisses me off!!

[@tovsteh]

In Australia all beaches are public property. Its not legal or possible to privatize them. No matter what house/resort sits next to it, nor can you put up beach chairs and charge for them/the space.

[@th5841]

Same in Norway.

[@Wyz369]

As it should be. I would've thought Maritime Law would deal with this issue 🤔

[@sueladybird6923]

But we still have the rich trying their hardest to "own" the beach, thankfully they haven't won yet!

[@doestack7]

Yeah but corporations win in those countries

[@tovsteh]

@@doestack7 Theyve tried and failed so far...privatizing beaches would be political suicide.

[@rebeccaumpierre494]

Beaches in Puerto Rico cannot be privatized, they are public. By building gates or fences blocking free access, people are breaking the law.

[@galvanizedgnome]

They should go back to Mexico instead of breaking stuff

[@jeremyagosto-santana5280]

@@coopergt500twin5you sound so ignorant is beyond me 😂

[@Angelitaxx]

@@coopergt500twin5 Puerto Rico is apart of america… lol

[@tcar3654]

The beach cannot be privatized, correct....the property around it can

[@youtubesucks8632]

@@coopergt500twin5you speak like someone who was never taught how to write properly.

[@theolebrave1713]

This has been a problem in Jamaica too. I watched a program on tv back when I was still in school that showed there was only 1 public beach on the whole of Jamaica and showed a child’s first time seeing the beach. It was truly heartbreaking

[@GanjaGod90]

Damn, for someone who lives on an island to rarely see the beach is insane to think about. Much love to Puerto Rico, Jamaica and any other island nation or otherwise facing these problems. My wife's Puerto Rican and my kids are half so I want to take them to Puerto Rico one day and I hope to enjoy our stay without problems with gates and shit. They've already been to Jamaica and had a blast.

[@guilhermefraga4349]

It’s a trend right now people claiming ownership of public spaces. The idea of preventing people to access the ocean is outrageous.

[@bobdelabourer1307]

On my island, a bar was charging beach goers for access to the beach. When the government asked the bar to not charge the access fee, the bar refused.
When the bar applied for renewal of its liquor license....well lets just say that the beachgoers are not paying any more access fees 😂😂😂

[@liukang85]

nice!

[@roywempor8395]

you too own an island?

[@bobdelabourer1307]

@@roywempor8395 well if you want to believe I meant it in a literal sense, then go for it.

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

​@bobdelabourer1307 which island? Is it part of the US? Just like to know.

[@OutsiderLabs]

Every citizen owns the island. That's how public property works

[@jenniferkoster1942]

Here in California too there are some beaches that rich people feel they are entitled to simply because they built their home there, however they built it on public land/beach.

[@gbody2617]

If they bought land then that piece of the beach is theirs so get over it!

[@danysanerd2383]

Can't they just be thankful for the view?! Some people's greed knows no limit sheesh!!!

[@danysanerd2383]

​@@gbody2617So you must also be a member of the greedy turd club too then?

[@Peter-hx3im]

​@gbody2617 in California's constitution all beaches are public property up to the high tide line. They legally cannot buy the California beaches.

[@MariaMaria-sr8zg]

​​@@gbody2617 No, they paid for the land their house is on. If you buy a piece of land you are not entitled to land attached to it. I do understand if people own a small path to it but the beach itself isn't theirs. There are private paths to the beach on Tybee but many public access spots and you can enter there and go to the beach in front of all the houses or hotels.

[@ajames195]

As a floridian that has watched my local beach become more hotel strip than actual beach ..... KEEP IT UP
I support.

[@aaronv251]

I live 10 mins north of Daytona and you’re right. The beach belongs to hotels, no where to park bc all parking lots belong to hotels/condos and
They’ll tow you. If you have a residential Fl plate you should be allowed to park in those places. We’re the ones paying the sky high property tax/insurance rates.

[@JenniferFuchek]

Fellow Floridian here, too. Hardly any public access points (not enough parking, areas extremely far apart, etc). I'm in northwest FL. You can't throw a stick without hitting condos and private property signs.
Lately the county commissioners have started putting a stop to blocked access.

[@caitlinmarie49]

You can’t stop public access to public beaches.

[@tawnikitari]

Just because you buy a beachside property, does not mean that little slit of beach is YOURS.

[@kutielkalupto6818]

The same thing is happening to La Cueva del Indio in Arecibo, some private company set up a gate at the entrance and was charging people 40 dollars for entry. A resistance movement against the privatization of the beach tore down the fence and their leader got arrested. Never stop fighting for our public beaches!

[@Deadslowsupra]

Ahhh yes I know about that cave. My mom’s house is 5 mins away from there and the dirtbags charge everyone unknowingly. Until one day one of the locals homeless dude put me on that all beaches in Puerto Rico are public nd can’t be owned!!! I remember the hobo yelling at the guys at the gate saying wele bitcho lmao!!!🤣

[@jasonwest6325]

So who is selling and writing the deeds for the Land the homes and businesses are built on that are blocking the beach, if the beaches are public by law?

[@AlanMandragonKing]

​@@jasonwest6325Assuming it is actually illegal, corrupt politicians have never and will never be in short supply. I'm to lazy to check out the actual laws though so take my statement with a grain of salt

[@Foxhound94]

Resistance movement? 😂

[@luisapaza317]

Felicidades para la gente de Puerto Rico

[@snacking5908]

In the Virgin Islands, beach access is mandatory. All beaches are public, except for the ones protected for wildlife

[@thejuggernautofspades9453]

Island?
Closed off for wildlife?
There isn't an insanely powerful android around is there???

[@snacking5908]

@@thejuggernautofspades9453 protected species. Various species of endangered turtles and birds nest on some beaches

[@emerald8795]

👏 👏 👏 Beaches should not be privatized.

[@margaretash9706]

On STX they close off Sandy Point (beautiful beach) during leatherback turtle hatching season. ​@@thejuggernautofspades9453

[@swagmoney1036]

But might not be for long . PR is our neighbor and these same unfair people will buy their way to the gorgeous beaches of USVI AND BVI .
A cautionary tale…

[@Makermook]

If I were ever fortunate enough to own a house near the beach, I'd *love* to see fishermen use a strip of my land to access the ocean! I have a lot of respect for people who do that kind of hard work.

[@davidslayton1360]

Apparently the problem isn’t your permission, the problem is you feeling like it’s yours and having the right to give permission in the first place

[@Makermook]

@@davidslayton1360 -- Unbunch your panties, Slick.

[@Makermook]

@@davidslayton1360 -- Well, if I buy the land, it is mine.

[@davidslayton1360]

@@Makermook as far as I know you can’t buy the beach, only some land near it

[@Makermook]

@@davidslayton1360 -- Exactly. And to access the beach, someone would have to go through property owned by someone. My point was that I wouldn't mind if fishermen used my land to access the water.

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

This is an issue EVERYWHERE.
I took down a gate once and it was one of my favorite memories with my son 💙💙

[@hectelionstormrage6098]

NEVER let them build those fences, they'll act like if it was always been there and they have a upper right.

[@darkclaws1234567891]

Property rights exists

[@tim4570]

@@darkclaws1234567891The property lines here end before the sand if you look it up

[@elolife1375]

​@@darkclaws1234567891laws state they are not allowed to do this. It is the wealthy trying to break the law

[@sb782]

@@darkclaws1234567891the people own the beaches in that country

[@yoshii9967]

@@darkclaws1234567891imagine being so entitled you think you own the beach 🤡🤡

[@ezj2820]

As a floridian where all beaches are public, keep your fight up, dont let these scumbags with money take anymore from you.

[@tarverr.mcknightjr4439]

You should not lie about FLORIDA!!! The “RICH” own the beach & only allow LIMITED access.

[@ezj2820]

@@tarverr.mcknightjr4439 you've never been to the east coast of Florida then

[@j_will_production1261]

​@@ezj2820there are quite a few private beaches in florida

[@missmissingyou2550]

Ive been to Destin a couple times and the last time I was there they’d sectioned off a small part of the beach for public access while the surrounding areas were sectioned off as private. I thought it was the stupidest thing

[@htm000]

​@@tarverr.mcknightjr4439Tell me you don't live in Florida without telling me

[@geraldo6205]

Here in CHICAGO, private interests have “somehow” convinced the government to have NO public walkways to the CHICAGO river, since it’s getting cleaner, healthier.

[@giannisparanis3373]

In Greece the situation is not that bad yet (at least to the places I go to swim) but we have another similar problem. There are beach bars putting up umbrellas/sunbeds over the entire beach and paying bouncers to kick you off if you decide (as is your right to) set up your own towel/umbrella.

[@CDKV]

My husband is PR and often talks about the beautiful beaches.
How sad that the locals are being pushed out. I hope they keep fighting back.

[@LateNightRewrites]

She said it herself. Oceanfront /properties/. If they own the property they can do with it what they choose. Wouldnt want people goimg through my property/curtilage either

[@isamm_1336]

​@LateNightRewrites that's on the realtor/agency then for false advertisement. If the beaches in said countries are public property then it should have been disclosed

[@madokami03]

​@@LateNightRewritesand the beach isn't a part of that private property. If you have a backyard and then the yard sits right beside the beach, the yard is yours. But everything beyond that is legally public domain, building on the beach or claiming its your property is illegal, she said it herself in the video.

[@pillbugm8914]

​@LateNightRewrites the point is the beach shouldn't have been up for private purchase in the first place.

[@shoepixie]

If someone is the sort of person who puts up gates to prevent local fishermen from getting to their work, then they ought have their gates torn down. Greed and selfishness like that is fucked.

[@Mel-qr5ob]

In NZ I have a vivid memory of a man in his beach front property yelling at me for going on 'his' beach. I was 12 and I'd got there by walking along the beach, didnt set a single toe on a single blade of grass of his property.
He was so angry and scary I actually ended up crying and went home instead of finishing my walk and swim.
And I told my friend about it, who told her dad, who then brought me to the mans house after school to show me he was gonna yell at HIM for me (since my dad wasnt around) and tell him its public property and if its not for kids then who tf is it for? and if he doesnt wanna let kids on the beach then he can drive a hour to the next town to do his groceries because the local dairy owner will be hearing about this if it happens again
Very grateful to him, I wasnt gonna stand up for myself I was just gonna avoid that part of the beach forever.

[@brokeloser]

What’s a dairy. Translate kiwi

[@tesmith47]

God must laugh at the irony , some European folks steal a continent from some people then get all pissy about "PRIVATE PROPERTY" !!!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@rabidbeansprout]

@@brokeloser It’s essentially a grocery store

[@morgansmith1887]

@@brokelosercornerstore

[@FamilyViewers]

@@tesmith47 you think Europeans are the only people to take property? Look at history and look at what is going on all around the globe. Wake up to the current I*s*l*a*M invasion. Stop believing and spreading propaganda

[@chesneymigl4538]

That's like what happened in Corpus Christi. People bought up waterfront land for hotels, but didn't like the mangroves "ugly". They cut down the mangroves and now the beach is washing away. No respect for how water works.

[@LoveLee-jz1tj]

Florida got these undevelopers too. The ones that put concrete on sand, remove trees and make taxpayer citizens pay for beach renourishment for beaches they cannot access. Deplorable and depraved.

[@ah92vi]

This is happening in the Virgin Islands also. There's laws on the books stating that no matter what land you own you must create public access to any beach.

[@JohnOneall-pg1qu]

Don't ever surrender your homeland, you are the right to access your homeland

[@gamerboiiiiiii]

Not sure ... thats a thing actually

[@dreadsou1475]

Unless youre white then give up your homeland

[@Blue64983]

Not if u fucking lost

[@Ashtor1337]

Not really.

[@C0rvette454]

You just don’t have access to peoples property

[@MARZINBARZ]

Take back your beaches! I’m Jamaican 🇯🇲 and I was a child when I realised the hotels were charging citizens to use the beach! It’s our beaches. It’s our land. Take it back Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 I stand with you!

[@FrighteningFettuccine]

But its all cool when you mofos flood American, idk take all the best shit in their countries they treat it like garbage anyway and run to European countries for handouts

[@123brendan100]

We charge in canada to it can be usefull if thay use the money for good things

[@tavariswilson3361]

​@@123brendan100nah man it's been public land up until now it deserves to stay uninhibited by the interests of private individuals especially individuals that just throw money at everything

[@123brendan100]

@@tavariswilson3361 I agree 100% but at least in canada the money it gains is actually put back into the parks to make them better with the higher demand of people I can't say the same for Jamaica just that it's an amazing country haha

[@thememester9147]

No one owns the land

[@ABC-hi3fy]

Puerto Rican people have the right to Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷

[@funkmaster7]

Thanks so much for keeping the world informed about PR💕

[@Mac-vi3jt]

I dont think anyone should be able to build on the water in residential areas. The water should be accessible to all and not just the rich.

[@Gofamily222]

Sadly it’s about the 🏦💵🏦 start up stairs greed.

[@thanoshadtherightidea8724]

You've never wanted to have your own private secluded beach? Well these rich whites are willing to fund the entire country to have theirs. Without them Puerto rico would have had an economic collapse already. They inject a ton of funds into the island. And onlyndo so because they get the private beach they want. Its the price you pay for stability.

[@barbarat5729]

Well, now, it wouldn't be a residential area, would it?

[@ryansmith3990]

Public beaches exist, go find them.

[@Mac-vi3jt]

@@ryansmith3990 BETA

[@gonzalogonzalez313]

This is happening in Mexico as well, foreigners buying beach fronted lands and trying to privatize it.
Not only that but they are wrecking the local economies because bussineses ramp up their prizes to keep up with the cash flow from tourists, while the locals still make minimum wages.
Our fishermen too have started to come together and protest, because they are tired of being kicked out from the ports and beaches they've worked all their lives. 😤😤😤

[@dudesweet1535]

Foreigners can't own land within 100 miles of Mexico's borders though. More like Mexicans selling each other out.

[@Jbabe-vh5os]

I am so sorry to hear that😢

[@MichaelStormofficial]

Foreigners aren't allowed to own beachfront property in Mexico dude. That's actually other Mexicans. Simple Google search

[@gonzalogonzalez313]

@@MichaelStormofficial Not Individuals, but foreign developers can to build hotels and resorts. ua-cam.com/video/PzQwYpGa0Og/v-deo.html
This video explains very well what I am talking about, the gentrification of Mexican tourist spots ua-cam.com/video/7JGgxeZMiKk/v-deo.html

[@Hades.666]

​@@MichaelStormofficial if all you do is stay in your room maybe you should just stfu

[@rob3142]

If they take my gate down you will be giving a very different news story😂😂😂

[@mercedesescoto628]

Wake up America. Beach front property has to have access to every single person.

[@sonar245]

Why?

[@dwavyy300]

Wth Lmao

[@Icewind007]

@@sonar245 People the rich do not own the world.

[@sonar245]

@Icewind007 no, but they certainly own the property they have worked hard to pay for.

[@Icewind007]

@@sonar245 Most rich do not work hard for their money, they exploit the system. Hard work is in the lower and mid class.
And those rich willing to bend laws with their money to get immoral land are most likely the same exploitative rich people.

[@Aikuchi.]

Oregon solved this problem by making it's entire coastline a public highway, and all access to it are public easements. Once there was a small posh town that tried do something like this but the head of Oregon highways removed the barriers and gave a hefty fine to those that put it up. They didn't try again. Oregon beaches are for everyone.

[@TeLometiTo]

Puerto Rico had that chance ins the 70's but now is waaay too late

[@madArt1981]

Do we need to destroy the beach in order to preserve it?

[@shadyb834]

They don't have public easement on beaches and/or rivers? As much as I also want to support the people, the owners have every right to close their properties as long as they give right of way on the edge or boundaries of their property.

[@mehmanuel]

​@shadyb834 we do have public easment laws. The problem is they're intentionally unenforced.

[@mynamejeff785]

​@shadyb834 in Puerto Rico it is illegal to block access the the beach as the beach belongs to all the people, its in the laws

[@collingarlanger2436]

My grandfather was Puerto Rican he would always talk about how the beaches were so beautiful and clean, you could see your hands through the water it was so blue but clear. It’s a shame that if he were alive today he may have trouble going to the beaches he so loved

[@j.r.3945]

@davidrubinstein5359it wasn’t the locals it was people coming in who don’t respect the land

[@j.r.3945]

@davidrubinstein5359 my whole family was born there. We own a farm there. Idc if you own property nobody saying the people from pr are perfect dummy stop jumping to conclusions I said the people coming In from other countries like the Dominicans Cubans Venezuelan people who all are trying to get into the US they’ve been disrespecting the land and tearing it up on their way out. PR has been a beautiful island the gem of the Caribbean for years but in the last couple decades as many actual Puerto Ricans were pushed out and went to mainland USA and Hawaii there was a mass migration of other people running through the island which brought a major drug and crime issue that wasn’t there before. That extends to them not respecting the land. But yeah you must know all that since you own a little plot of land. Good job

[@j.r.3945]

@davidrubinstein5359 I’m not saying locals don’t hold accountability, that’s the case anywhere in the world. The government corruption has been rampant more than ever in recent years in PR with many politicians who steal from the people. The culture that used to be strong is wavering. But to say that it’s the fault of the people when the people have been stripped of power over their own homeland is a bit unfair. We can agree natural disasters are the biggest thing that causes most problems on the island but with half-hearted aid from the country that is supposed to support and care for them as well as the inability to fully function on their own it’s been difficult to manage for locals who can no longer support their families. Had it not been for US law PR would look a lot more like Haiti or Jamaica in terms of violence and revolution right now, but with many of the native people being forced to relocate and others running the island who are quick to sell out their own people for power many locals are more focused on trying to skate by and feed their families than fighting impossible battles with corrupt politicians and little support. The locals are responsible for their own problems however many of their problems are not their own and have causes from outside that the people have little power to combat. Many of the worse-for-ware locations is a result of this

[@fullytokd]

​@davidrubinstein5359 as a puerto rican, I hear that same sentiment being said by our own, so you're not alone and I'm sure you already know. That doesn't mean we should relinquish our lands.

[@mattjohnson1775]

​@davidrubinstein5359zits Globalism and the New World Order. The Luciferians Plan to destroy everything that was stable and create total chaos everywhere on earth. REAL SATANISTS THAT WORSHIP THE FALLEN ANGELS.

[@winterborn8852]

In the Bahamas too. YOU CAN'T LEGALLY BUY THE BEACH! But they try to block access. Keep up the fight!

[@Ironkitten83]

This Happens In Every Caribbean Island. Hotels Do Not Want Locals On the Beaches

[@christopherplummer602]

Yes, yes. Don't let them treat you like foreigners in your own country. Jamaica needs to take back the island as well.

[@citizenschmitizen]

Puerto Rico is a huge whiney beggar pain in the ass. They shoud be given independance.

[@FireGuyPig]

What a wild first half of that sentence. Crazy they don’t do that in America

[@christopherplummer602]

@@FireGuyPig Rhetorical??

[@FireGuyPig]

@@christopherplummer602 oh sorry sorry. I am bad at English

[@FireGuyPig]

@@christopherplummer602 still learning rhetoricals

[@lionessoftor4139]

Having a gate to protect YOUR property is fine. But you don't own PUBLIC property. Take the gates down.

[@aCycloneSteve]

They didn't really say if it was a public access point blocked by landowners or a private access point broken into.

[@allahbole]

@@aCycloneSteve yeah, looks like it could be private land and the fishermen are just committing vandalism to continue using the path most convenient to them despite part of that path not being public.

[@giannisparanis3373]

@@allahbole If I was dependent on fishing to feed my family and some rich asshole decided to build there, I would sure as hell not recognize their property rights.

[@allahbole]

@@giannisparanis3373 okay, so you'd be a criminal, too. Just because the beach is public doesn't mean every route to get to the beach is public.
And why are you so upset about the prospect of Puerto Ricans being successful and becoming rich? Just because you aren't successful, no one's allowed to be? That attitude will collapse society pretty quick.

[@f1y7rap]

@@giannisparanis3373 then you're a criminal. Every shoreline I've ever seen has municipal access, but that does not grant you privilege to go wherever you feel like.

[@marklawrence343]

Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 , Bahamas 🇧🇸, St Lucia 🇱🇨, Jamaica 🇯🇲, and many other Caribbean countries are facing this problem. Sad and shameful.

[@HiltonHoskins]

This is just plain wrong. The people who live there should always have access to the beach.

[@alanadavis8568]

Even in Jamaica. All surveyors will tell you that beaches are free to the public and no one should fence a beach.

[@tuts351]

Beaches are public property

[@bigisrick]

False

[@JoseVegaCandelaria]

​@@bigisrickAll beaches on Puerto Rico, even those fronting the top hotels, are open to the public

[@bigisrick]

@@JoseVegaCandelaria false

[@farleymarly]

@@bigisricktrue 🤡

[@JoseVegaCandelaria]

@bigisrick I live on the island and I'm telling you all beaches by law must be public

[@goldenstate66]

We have residents like that on the west coast in California, where public access to beaches is required. The California Constitution guarantees public access to California's coast.

[@r-dyoutube]

Even if the beach is public, that does not give you the right to trespass on other's property and destroy private property to get there.

[@tonyp1376]

​@@r-dyoutube"Public *access* to beaches is required". You don't need to trespass or destroy barriers to the beach since public *access* is required. And if a private individual or group builds property that deters the public from *accessing* said beach then they're asking for their property to be used as a pathway to *access* the beach. Don't build private property that cuts off *access* to highly prized and utilized public lands and you won't have to worry about people walking through your precious lawn to get to the ocean.

[@gatogato3748]

Worst part is: its their fellow puerto ricans that sold them out.

[@A.B.-zs8ir]

If what you’re saying is true, you can say the same about every island or even in California and parts of South Florida where people believe they bought a home on the beach & believe they own the beach as well, which is beyond ridiculous.

[@user-rl4wk1ku4t]

This is what happens when humanity allows the stupidest among us to become rich.

[@latisaholm5700]

​@@A.B.-zs8ir it true

[@mizpinkdragon2857]

Greedy ass politicians are the worst. It's the same thing in Jamaica......the country has been sold to China.

[@VaultWeasel]

O uO why does this sound familiar? Oh right, Americans.

[@ryanspencer338]

I was walking along the river 1 time, and this lady started yelling, "Get of my lawn,this is private property." I just replied with " fight me for it, what ? Do you think you own the water ? Prove it, fight me for it!" She went away real fast. And the sadest part is she rents from someone I no and doesn't own sht.

[@kolinmartz]

You are trespassing then. You’re on someone’s lawn. Not the river itself.

[@yoface9079]

You're only allowed access to the water not to their land. 🙄🙄🙄 She was right, you were on her front lawn which ends at the water. You are supposed to stay in the water, not trespass onto someone's land, rented or not it's none of your business who owns it because its not yours. 😂 Over here completely in the wrong and still tryna flex and shame the neighbor you were being a dee bag to. 🙄🙄🙄

[@deedrole5296]

@@yoface9079 DO you know where they live? No, you don't so you can't possibly know what property laws are relevant, you just wanted to be a dou che bag.

[@timehaley]

​@@kolinmartz It depends on the state he's in and the county ordinance. Some states allow you to walk along the banks of rivers or lakes even if it's private property. It's known as right of passage. In states where it's legal it usually marked as 10 feet from the waters edge. It's always best to check the local ordinances since they vary from state to state and county to county.

[@TheAndero]

If she is renting from your friend you and your friend must be pretty shitty humans. If she is renting and you are in her backyard she can still tell you to piss off even if she doesn't own.

[@josecontreras6702]

There is no such thing as a private beach.
These people are sick.
Nature is created by God for his children.
Happy to see the people fighting back.
God bless the people of PR.

[@dfectus]

Everybody on the island needs to be part of this protest. A divided island makes makes it easy for these thieves.

[@RandySpycyWeinr]

I live here in Rio Grande. Coco beach, Gran Melia resort, Wyndham Rio Mar resorts have made our coast lines effectively tourist only. We will keep taking down all forms of barriers that deprive our people of our beaches.
The law is on our side.

[@myfriendjenonline7831]

👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

[@War.Nerve.]

Keep fighting 💪💯

[@bigisrick]

If the law was truly on your side then they would stop them

[@RandySpycyWeinr]

@bigisrick I wish the entire world was sunshine and rainbows and everybody got a million bucks and a big old steak. The only thing that law does for me is keep me out of jail.

[@phantom1100]

Can confirm stayed in Wyndham Rio Del Mar about two years ago. Beach was nearly empty compared to a beach in say Florida.

[@ChrisMarin-pb2vf]

Trying to steal land in 2024 is crazy!

[@PugGrumbler]

Does stealing it back really count though? Well yeah but it’s justified

[@WorldKeepsSpinnin]

Just going to end with the houses being destroyed lol if it's actually illegal to build there

[@nichosoko5232]

It’s a us territory and they bought the land so it’s not stealing the government allows it because it boosts the economy of Puerto Rico cause the citizens there don’t make enough to do that so this helps but def at a cost

[@msbrokenheartedgirl8]

Isreals still at it, stealing Palestinian land since 1948

[@h2oblood922]

Israel?

[@user-os7kv5uq7f]

Blessings to the fisherman of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 🙏.

[@38Maelstorm]

In the United States, all beaches are federal property, some of which is delegated to the states to manage. You cannot block access to a beach. In California, we have the Costal Commission to enforce that.

[@mozillaproxima4941]

In The Philippines, where I'm from, its chop chop. Such as what our government did on the popular resort island of Boracay. First, they shut the entire island down for 6 months for a major environmental cleanup and overhaul and the many establishments found to be creeping closer and closer to the beach were demolished... some buildings essentially were chopped in half.

[@marierocher4422]

Majority of Filipinos are made aware that beaches belongs to the government. Private property can fence only her residence but not the beach and the sea. Anyone fencing or no trespassing in the beach can be reported as it’s against the law.

[@Telltalesign]

@@marierocher4422thank you for clarifying that. I live in Iloilo and I never heard of such issue of our beaches being block off.

[@marierocher4422]

@@Telltalesign your LGU are good. There are many specially in small areas where people can’t swim. Only either our people doesn’t want problem specially rich vs poor or ignorance of the law.

[@mrjackbagginz]

Stfu,. Your statement doesnt even have anything to do with the video

[@christianmendozatapia295]

Do you use the wood to make those weird huts your ppl live in?

[@antoniobrown3219]

"It's illegal, regardless of how much $$ you have"...Powerful statement! ✊🏾🤝🏾

[@nathanabner4524]

And yet they can afford to do it and ain't shit but a couple gates gonna really be hurt 😂

[@Remorsefullyhumble]

@@nathanabner4524it’s the audacity,let em keep wasting money lol

[@nathanabner4524]

@@Remorsefullyhumble lol the audacity 🤣is you think your changing something or stopping them. But really if you can afford a expensive multimillion dollar beach home in another country you don't care about the price to keep local peasants out.

[@nathanabner4524]

@@Remorsefullyhumble so yeah a cheap wooden door is replaced by a local for peenies on the dollar and then a few weeks later you tear it down and up it goes again 🤣🤡

[@Remorsefullyhumble]

@@nathanabner4524 we already knew you were a pos,no need to double down .btw it is doing something,it’s letting people have access to the beach .with that shut up Karen

[@SukiSays23]

Rich land owners and corrupt local government have made access to beaches nearly impossible for locals in Fort Walton Beach/Destin Florida, USA to get to the beaches. Every local fishing hole has been blocked or made private property. Now even the military property (US citizen owned ) requires a permit to picnic, swim, or fish on. So, if you’re not rich, you’re extremely limited in your ability to get to the beach. It’s disgusting and as un-American as it can get. But here we are.

[@WallaceAhtone-sq6ty]

It angers me that Rich folk from all over the world think they can just come and claim, and own island property just because they can. Fight back with whatever it takes.

[@jjreddick377]

Do not let them do this. Florida is being destroyed because of this shit

[@robbadobbadoo]

Florida laws cater to old money. Learned that from moving from the Pacific Coast to the East Coast. In California there must be beach access and there is no private ownership till after the high water mark. In Hawaii and Oregon there must be beach access and there is no private ownership between the surf and up till the line of vegetation. If you see a private beach sign in CA, HI and OR they’re illegal and you can post up, picnic, fish and surf.

[@Hibangtan]

How is it being destroyed ,you giys are the ones destroying us coming here to PR and purchasing a lot of hmoes and making them into airbnbs

[@tee4946]

We have Rick Scott to thank for that

[@TheHighSpaceWizard]

I came to say this same thing.

[@Antares_451]

Some businesses may shut down but for everyone lost, Florida has gained 4-5 new businesses... The Growth of Florida has 5x in the last yr. Guess what, it's gonna keep growing and that's great...

[@MrWilliam-lh3ky]

Pricing people out of Paradise…….land grabbing and 100% shameful. Stand your ground - literally- citizens of Puerto Rico!

[@somosgenel]

Pricing people out of Paradise…….land grabbing and 100% shameful.

[@wishmartinez4022]

This is exactly what's happening in America. Has been happening in my State since polio. Us Locals are sick of all of it.

[@nickhudd2011]

I live in NJ and what they did was actually brilliant. There is a law that all beaches are public access and that the state must protect the tidal waterways and shorelines, which includes public access to any and all beaches. Only downside is you have to pay in most towns to get on the beach with a day pass or a season pass. But if it means that nobody can block off beach access for anyone regardless of social standing then I'm all for it.

[@sheenasassnett621]

Colonizers

[@justinbond558]

Don’t worry, Rock Johnson, and Oprah will make sure to get it all burnt down, and take whatever they want.

[@camillecampbell8959]

The beach doesn't belong to no one. It is for the public

[@Jeffiekins]

This exact same thing happens on the coast in Southwestern Connecticut. Most of the oceanfront homes there are owned by CEOs (and other top managers) of Fortune 500 countries.

[@anthonymadril1210]

Remember. When you take the gate down, take it home with you 😂

[@thanoshadtherightidea8724]

Destruction of private property and theft, nice.

[@xloppyschannel4881]

​@@thanoshadtherightidea8724If it is private property, why is it blocking access to a public property, bot?

[@radikaldesignz]

Build on public land, it becomes public property. Whoops.

[@jkingramjr]

Just got back from Puerto Rico. Beautiful beaches, beautiful rain forest and beautiful people. I hope they can hold on to their culture and land.

[@ki641]

They won’t, just look at what they did to Maui

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

@@ki641
look what they did to South Dakota

[@rebeccaumpierre494]

Our culture will hold as long as we don’s stop using our language, food, music, arts.

[@porcupinepunch6893]

​@@thedevilsadvocate5210I live in South Dakota. What's happening here?

[@SaidahRah]

They don’t want no chocolate staining the sand.

[@roycardenas6304]

We have the same problem on the Bay Islands of Honduras! Even though 20 mites from the highest tide is for the public to enjoy. Foreigners Kames and Built their beach front homes end try to keep the local people from having access to the beaches.

[@JuzefaWingedCat]

We have the same law about lakes. 20m form a natutal lake shore belongs to the public. You may build a fence around your property, but still have to allow a path for others to reach it

[@thanoshadtherightidea8724]

There is still a path to the beach they just gotta go around the private homes. And once on the beach they can walk up and down it all they want. It's all public land by the water. These lazy fishermen don't want to go around though, they want to trample through people's yards because its a shorter walk to the water. Just go 20 miles down the coast and it's open to access.

[@wadesworld3861]

It's crazy that you think someone is lazy because they don't want to walk "20 miles" out of the way to get to their fishing spot. It shows what kind of person you are. You don't own the beach. You cannot block access to it. There has to be a public easement. Entitlement is killing this country. People who grow up with a silver spoon in their mouth are some of the worst people on the planet. Your money doesn't make you immune to laws and you are no better than anyone else
What if someone putsup a gate so that you have to walk "20 miles" down to access the beach that's directly behind your house. See, your logic is moronic entitlement at best.

[@charalacuchara9765]

​@@thanoshadtherightidea8724found the guy who put the fence guys

[@tba9706]

This is happening on Pensacola Beach. Florida as well. We have to stop these greedy people from privatizing public land access to natural resources like waterways.

[@wintermonroe2894]

💯

[@jay-elinthehouse4503]

Pensacola not an island

[@tba9706]

@@jay-elinthehouse4503 I didn't say it was an island. You missed my point.

[@ericrivera8410]

Who cares it's Florida

[@onelliadurbin1654]

Yeap in florida too.. rich fucker are taking over ..the ocean belong to everyone

[@botbotowski9824]

What kind of fisherman leaves his boat on beach, instead of the port, not even in front of their own house, but random people one?

[@natetruth6828]

If the crime wasn't so high they would have to fence it off!!

[@micalacady3921]

I dont live near enough to a coast to realize this is a problem for coastal towns. Ty for spreading awareness. I would have never imagined this could be a problem for people, and some people may say this isnt a big problem but it is. I can imagine the disparities this can create. Everyday i learn more and more how people treat others less than, and how it manifests in SO many different ways

[@summmmmmable]

PR is one of the most beautiful place I’ve ever traveled, and the people are so warm and kind! All these rich a$$holes need to leave PR alone!

[@zulysoto9521]

Yeah we are tired that rich people do this every time. Beach are for the people is not private is for recreation. Access is free and is public.

[@ddpove]

In Spain the coast and beaches are public, always. Some hotels bough lengthy extensions of land next to it to prevent people from using them, and now they are to see people in flip-flops and swimsuit entering through their lobby direct into the beach :D

[@drunkbikewrenchen6400]

Same issue happens along the New England coast, people think money gives them more rights than everybody else.

[@lonniemonroe2714]

Mostly rich Democrats. Keep voting for them

[@tomace7924]

@@lonniemonroe2714Cope Harder

[@doknox]

​@@tomace7924think smarter!

[@JSlove-mj3uk]

Yep. Democrats are getting rid of middle class. They want poor and wealthy. They are wagging war against us-

[@jupiterpheonix3631]

Unfortunately, it usually does.

[@PallidTrash]

"The land up until it's highest tide 🌊 belongs to the people of Puerto Rico".
May i just say this is the most poetic and beautiful thing i have ever heard!

[@holoholohaolenokaoi2299]

Same in Hawaii yet rich people try to gate off public access to traditional fishing/surfing spots.

[@Bellymeatman]

Yeah, but Puetro Rico belongs to the United States

[@Ashtor1337]

But the people of Puerto Rico are not the "people" of Puerto Rico.

[@Meatheus72]

The homes in the pictures appear to be above high tide. So, what's your point? Shouldn't the government set aside sections for public access? Why must the private property owners pay?

[@TheDarkOne1920]

​@@Meatheus72Because they shouldn't be there in the first place, most of those rich entitled poeple build their house iligally and not only that they are blocking the path to the beaches wich they are not suppose to do. So I don't care about the rich fuckers, don't destroy and steal our land.

[@vampirett2086]

In South Africa all beaches are public areas. This should be the case everywhere in the world.

[@denisrichard58]

Sometimes there is malice when putting up the barriers, but other times its people tired of finding used needles, condoms and trash all over the beach.

[@natively278]

Yes take them down they dont own the beach or the sand public access smh

[@thanoshadtherightidea8724]

These gates are on private property not a public access. They don't own the beach but they have the right to keep their yard from being trampled on because the local fisherman doesn't want to walk around.
It's just 20 miles down the coast to get past the community and then it's open access to the water. From there they can walk the coast to any place they want. The sandy beach is all public property.

[@natively278]

​@@thanoshadtherightidea8724 There must be public pathways or right of way to allow access to the beaches. Private property owners adjacent to the beach cannot block access to the beach According to the primary law governing beach access and coastal management in Puerto Rico is the (PRCZMA) or (Law No. 150 of 1978)
I think we all know who has the right of way here.

[@edith2821]

​@thanoshadththere must be a right to way to the damn beach!

[@h.m.sanchez4934]

Government reform is needed to prevent this type of abuse to the people of Puerto Rico.

[@coralysdueno1430]

El gobierno es el que esta hacíendo estas casa, familiares o amigos 🤦‍♀️😒

[@anarchytelevision8445]

Never ever rely on government, no one is coming to save us we the people are the ones that we are waiting for.

[@wj9ku]

Why this Rich people allowed to build their houses right by the water if its illegal

[@Craig-ib7gk]

It's not illegal to build except below the highest-tide line (which would be stupid to build lower-than anyway). It's illegal to block access to the beach. In fact, in many places you , the private land owner, must provide that access.
Maui, HI has similar laws. All beaches are public. All beaches except military coastal establishments can be freely visited by the public. Further, all private "ocean-front" land development MUST be built well-beyond the highest-tide line, and MUST provide reasonable access to the public, including ADA compliance, to cut through their property to reach said-beaches. Kapalua Bay beaches are a good example of this. About 100 yards up from the shoreline is a lateral sidewalk, parallel to the surf line. Everything further up from that sidewalk is private property, but everything on the ocean side of the walk is open to the public. Those sidewalks periodically have abutments up the hills, leading from streets or lot parking, where people can enter and walk down to the beach.

[@PersephoneBFF]

Every single PRan in the US should go back to PR and take their island back, right now. Go home!

[@sm_ar_ta_ss3812]

PR is America.

[@andrew.kusuma]

​@@sm_ar_ta_ss3812then why call themselves Puerto Ricans. Irish, Germans and other European ethnicities call themselves Americans. Why not Puerto Ricans do the same if they're Americans. Can't serve two identities, one always prevail over another

[@matthewmckever2312]

Keep fighting guys, believe that you are supported. In the UK it took years of court appearances and conflict for people to be able to just walk in the countryside. England is a tiny country and the rich are greedy freaks.
Keep dismantling.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Keep dismantling until what? There's nothing left?
Have you ever spoken to a farmer in the UK who live on national parks?
They lose livestock because of idiots who don't put their dogs on leads, or get poisoned from being fed food they shouldn't be eating.
There needs to be some rules in place for people who own things

[@dr1ppyy334]

​@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 dont care civilization sucks nature rules, fuck your profit margins

[@xkumak]

We deal with the same thing in Hawai’i. People buy these coastal properties and decide they dont want these “poors” getting to “their” beach. Its so funny watching these gates get torn up and removed.. then having the property owner handle the bill for removal. Beaches in hawaii can not be privatized. The coast is for everyone to experience.

[@theturquoisedream9244]

In Florida too. Its amazing how many public access spots have been closed and now only accessible to out of state tourist completely shutting out native Floridians.

[@rc6184]

That’s why Hawaii is a welfare state. I wouldn’t want dirt bags on my property.

[@Maxime_K-G]

It should be illegal to build anything within 100 feet of the beach.

[@DY-td3ku]

Full American accent until she say Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 lol 😂

[@tommies3772]

Good for you. The citizens of Puerto Rico. I'm so sick and tired of the rich thinking they can move anywhere and take over peoples land like its ok. They're doing the samething in Hawaii. Keep fighting . ❤❤❤

[@tommies3772]

@blobmonster9494 I understand that fully. However, why must the residents whom been there for decades be prohibited from using the beaches that they were using before rich people move there. If they purchased rights to that part of the island then that's different. But they can't put up a fence illegally to keep people out.

[@StarDark4]

Well in all honesty Hawaii is a part of the us and if a us citizen pays for the land its theirs to do with what they will as long as they pay property tax. To remedy this Hawaii government should set aside protected land that cannot be built on or altered by private entities.

[@davidgough3512]

​@@StarDark4 Puerto Rico is part of the U.S. and all puerto ricans are U.S. citizens

[@StarDark4]

@davidgough3512 true and their government sold the land to other us citizens. What I said stands the local government sets the rules and regulations.

[@justjoshingya504]

​@@tommies3772she doesn't speak for all puerto Ricans. This all about clout. The second people get money there they do the same thing. It's the difference of a few dollars a day to thousands a week. If you live in the states you're better off than most of the world. Mostly just wealthy older returning peurto rican families.

[@robster7787]

And then the wealthy people begin to wonder why their seafood is unavailable given they block fishermen from doing their job.

[@DeathByFishing]

Your argument falls short. The wealthy people don't worry about what things cost.

[@E.V.A.N-COProductions]

won't be saying this for every comment. But what's the problem with owning land that you bought legally?

[@History_Nurd]

​@@E.V.A.N-COProductionsExcept not really.
The land they're blocking is public land, NOT privately bought.
They just grab the beach besides their property, fence it, and then say it's theirs.
Almost none of these are real, legal property.

[@gyandrarabilsaputra5492]

​@@E.V.A.N-COProductionsdude it's because they are preventing people from doing their job. How would you feel if some rich person just bought your favorite beach just because they feel like it.

[@E.V.A.N-COProductions]

@@gyandrarabilsaputra5492 I Wouldn't care? If they bought it fair and square Oh well. Hope they turn it into a hotel or something. It's a shame sure? But what are we? Fuckin communists? And I Also know one important thing. *_IT MOST CERTINLY DOES NOT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM DOING THEIR JOB._*

[@CB-sh1zr]

Lived in PR for just over a year. The best people ever! Really enjoyed every second of my time there.

[@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525]

Nobody cares. For real. I'm not even saying that to be mean. Not one person is interested. I'm telling you that, because you're ignoring a very important issue to talk about yourself as if it's more important. So, please don't say I care because I'm responding. I do care that you're being an 🍑 🕳. Not about your trip.

[@CB-sh1zr]

@@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525 😂 👍

[@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525]

@@CB-sh1zr ☝🏾🙂‍↔️

[@djkrush5044]

Same shit in Galveston. Ppl think that since they build a house or hotel on the beach, they can say whatever is behind the property they also own and cut off access and you have to find another way to the beach.

[@oventi_]

Everyone who blocks access to public property should be charged and fined. Also forced to remove their blocking gates.

[@RayDoeksen]

Folks fencing in their yards, their homes, I understand but there ought to be access points every so often and if the landowners won't grant reasonable easements for access, then some "eminent domain" is called for.

[@ryanmg02]

You can walk around

[@nightlord7277]

​@@ryanmg02That's the issue. There's so many private properties near beaches that you have to take a 30 to sometimes 2 hour walk just to reach the beach because everything is fenced. They even have private security. A year ago we had people protesting and their private security shot our people.

[@ryanmg02]

@nightlord7277 don't care. There wasn't on the one in the video

[@Ashtor1337]

​@@nightlord7277so you acknowledge that it's private property. You having to travel is not reason to trespass. Perhaps someone should set up a shuttle service.

[@NSKEIKI23]

This has been a huge problem in Hawaii for years!

[@ughlwtmechangerhisthabks8349]

It’s the damn gringos always, they’ve taken over Hawaii now that’s what they’re doing in Costa Rica and Mexico. Even daring to try and ban locals from the beaches!! wtf

[@King_Of_Games]

Remember, this doesn’t just happen at beaches. This happens at lakes, rivers, and so on.
We need laws that protect access to our publicly owned areas

[@bubblegumgun3292]

BS excuse from the fisherman, there clearly no dock there

[@gordoran-bh9mj]

This was happening in Mexico thank God Mexican president stood on people's side and declared the beaches public.

[@jenniferAgbebiyi]

Happens here in Hawaii, too. Lanikai residents are trying to block access to everyone

[@angelmontanez7307]

Dam, you are beautiful

[@Th0rn5555]

​@@angelmontanez7307bruh

[@jokeMora]

@@angelmontanez7307
She don’t want you lil bro

[@thanoshadtherightidea8724]

Just go around the private property to get to the beach then walk the beach front to the part you want to sit at.

[@SailingFrolic]

As someone who grew up surfing in ocean beach in San Juan, PR, please keep it up, I remember even bac then hotels trying to say this section of the beach is private.

[@TheBluBalls]

They literally have to walk past much more convenient beach access to get to these gates 😂

[@jimmystrokes34]

You move to the beach just to line ur back yard w/ rocks…. 😂😂😂

[@CrystalcastleL7]

The company that put the rocks on the beach should be fined and made to remove the rocks from the beach

[@rebeccaumpierre494]

They are trying to stop the unavoidable - increase water level. Seas are rising all around the world, it’s called Climate Change.

[@hoyola1]

The rocks are a protection against erosion but she won't tell you that cause she wants you to think we are victims of colonialism. She's a separatist anti- American.

[@kapytanhook]

Go after the government instead. They should never have sold all the beachfront property. A company will just do as told by the property owner

[@blackbway]

We need Jamaicans to get up and fight for our beaches like that too.

[@sonnywilson748]

Jamaicans have other shit to worry about frfr lmao

[@craigenputtock]

Only vote for politicians who will ensure public access to beaches.

[@Man_of_TheWay]

I absolutely love to see citizens fighting back. We are not ruled or lorded over. We are the lords.

[@nazodreemur8284]

Never mess with farmers and fishermens
They the one who feed the society

[@user-is7uj9lb5w]

You are incorrect, when people cross on to private property on us territory and start doing damage, it’s not going to be a good time

[@user-is7uj9lb5w]

Dipshit

[@nazodreemur8284]

​@@user-is7uj9lb5w they illegally build it, so making it a private property is a crime