In 1967, the "President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice" put out a document on the nation's drug problem called "Task Force Report: Narcotics and Drug Use." It is a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of the drug trade and details how the government was tackling the problem of increasing drug use and all the problems associated with this damaging trade. Here is some quotes taken from various paragraphs of this document: “DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME Drug addicts are crime-prone persons. This fact is not open to serious dispute…the involvement of an addict with the police is almost inevitable. By definition, an addict has a constant need for drugs, which obviously must be purchased and possessed before they can be consumed...the addict lives in almost perpetual violation of one or several criminal laws, and this gives him a special status not shared by other criminal offenders…[T]ogether with the fact that he must have continuous contact with other people in order to obtain drugs, it also gives him a special exposure to police action and arrest, and, in areas where the addiction rate is high, a special place in police statistics and crime rate computations…The price of the drug is not uniform in time or place; it differs in New York and Los Angeles and fluctuates everywhere according to the supply available on the street. But it is never low enough to permit the typical addict to obtain it by lawful means. So he turns to crime, most commonly to the theft of property.” I copied this information here to highlight one main truth: these homeless camps are a magnet for crime because, as research proves, the majority of people who live in these camps are drug abusers. And how do these people pay for their drug habits? By stealing from people like you and me and selling our items at discounted prices. As can clearly be seen in my video, literally hills of stolen property are shown in this camp, all mostly removed from private property owners. But Tucson fails to immediately evict these people from city or county property because our city government has set up a slew of hurdles that law enforcement must first jump over before eviction process can commence; these hurdles are known as the "homeless protocols." You can find them in the video description. And the homeless know this which is why, when they first find a place to camp (squat is the legal term), they know full well they have months of living there before they will be evicted-if ever. They know all about these "homeless protocols" and how long it takes for the process to move through all the required steps before the city or county can obtain an eviction notice and law enforcement can clear these camps out-and all at great cost to Tucson taxpayers. And all the while, honest and hardworking homeowners near these camps are subjected to being robbed of their property. This is outrageous and unconscionable. Here is the link to the article I quoted from above: www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/135534NCJRS.pdf
I hope I'm not sounding too mean when any person talks and claims to be homeless well just use me for an example I was in that situation before when I had asked for help of any kind I made sure that what I asked for I used it no matter if it was food -clothes-a tent or personal products I made sure I my self use what was given to me make a long story short don't take a inch and turn it into a mile be thankful and blessed what you have but not what you want God bless you Michael for all your help- your time and effort and your love helping others
Here is an idea pay them Have them clean it up and then give them a dumpster and have them pull security and call 911 at first sign of illegal dumping enforce trash going in the dumpster Fine anyone caught throwing trash all around Give people dignity and they will likely act better.
Not pay them to clean up after themselves, but the dumpster idea is way cheaper then when they have to come out and fill up 3 or 4 dumpsters after evicting and possibly jailing the trespassers. I am homeless myself. Someone who won’t ask you for money or food even if i am sick from lack of food. I will ask you instead if i can clean your yard, or be an extra pair of hands for anything you need help with. Most every homeless you see in Tucson are on heavy drugs like fentanyl. Every single encampment that I have seen along the river bike path south of Prince Rd is trashed like this video. I never make a camp and always pick up my garbage and take with me each morning. I believe that we have a right to lay down at night to sleep, but we do not have any legal right to make any public or private ground into a home. If its going to rain, yes make a temporary shelter that can come down and be hauled away as soon as the weather allows. Dont bring more. Point is, they should not be permitted act as though they have a permanent home base, especially public places such as bike paths, sidewalks, alleyways..etc. It is still against Arizona state law to trespass on city, state, or private land. When you’re openly camping, thats trespassing. Having dignity means taking care of one’s self with little to no charity aide. It doesn’t mean I can go out and be a druggie while having no civic responsibility which is what these trashed out encampments lack.
I live at tusn blvd and 22nd.Barrio Centro area. it is horrible here. Aviation is full of trash. Arroyo chico is full of trash... its not even homeless camps. Illegal dumping everywhere. Take a drive behind the post office at cherry. You will be sickened and pissed. Yeah that neighborhood isnt the best,but still cmon man!
Without being attacked by anyone who watches this long thing, what is Your reason for make this video and how are You helping those in need aside from walking through their homes and posting it on youtube ?? Is this helpful for people or just taking away more of any pride they might have left ?? Just wondering !!
You wrote, "...how are You helping those in need aside from walking through their homes...?" First, I was NOT walking through THEIR homes; they were illegally camping (or "squatting") on public, taxpayer funded property....not their own private property. It's called "criminal trespassing." And you saw all that stuff they left, didn't you? Where do you think they got all that stuff? From Walmart? Target? Do you think Amazon delivered all that stuff? No, they stole it from my neighbors. Did you see all those propane tanks? Where do you think they got those? There are lots of poor people living around that neighborhood in mobile homes, trailers, and RV's, widows barely making it on social security, or elderly people who can barely walk anymore or are confined to wheelchairs who live in these trailers and now do not have propane tanks to heat their trailers because these "homeless" just stole their propane tanks. If you or I bought all that stuff with our hard earned money slaving away for 40, 50, 60 hours or more at a job we don't like but have to work to feed our kids, would we just abandon those possessions when we moved? No, we take them with us because we slaved at a job so our kids and family members can live as best as we can provide for them. But when you steal stuff, you can care less about taking it with you when you are evicted by the police for illegally squatting on property that is not your own. I was homeless at one time in my life, for about six months. Did I steal stuff from other people because I didn't have a house or apartment to live in? No, I sure didn't. I wasn't a homeless criminal. I moved around but let me tell you that when I left somewhere, you couldn't tell I had been there because I left it as clean as when I arrived there, not looking like a trash dump like you saw in the video. Most people have compassionate hearts and grieve to see people down on their luck and living outside. I get it. I understand better than most. Have you lived outside before? Do you know how scary that is? I know, because I've lived outside and it can be terrifying. Every little sound makes you jump in your skin. You can never relax because you don't know if someone is going go sneak up on you while you are sleeping and cave your head in with a rock or burn down the van, car or tent you are living in. But I didn't steal other poor people's propane tanks so I could keep myself warm and cook my food. Do you know how much help there is available to the homeless in Tucson or other cities? How much money is available through different government programs? Non-profits? I don't think I'm too far off the track when I write that "homeless" people are homeless because they choose that way of living, make unwise life choices and not necessarily due to unfortunate circumstances outside of their control. Why don't you call up the Pima County Sheriff's Dept. or the Tucson Police Dept. and ask them what they think of these homeless camps? Ask the professionals who deal with these people day in and day out and they will tell you the real story of crime, thievery, illegal drug use, drug peddling, violence, robbery, etc. For all of these reasons and more, this is why I posted this video. Thanks for asking.
@@productandequipmentreviews7386 I was out in Tucson about 3 years ago, didn’t see much homeless. Went back about 2 weeks ago, and they were everywhere. Like you showed just trash everywhere.
We ride on the bike path called the loop. We are so afraid that they might kill us for our new bike. This is why we should all be careful. I know they are humans too but they will never ever change. We can help them but they always want money when you give them food they hate you for that.
Not only is there trash left from homeless people. there are also people that live in homes near the wash who throw their trash into the washes. I have been out in desert and see where people obviously dump things that they don't want to pay to get rid of (large pieces of furniture that would be too large for homeless people to be throwing out there). Also, we have a dumpster near my home, and people come in and leave old furniture, broken deep freezers, you name it. So, it isn't only the homeless. These people get kicked out, but they can't vanish into thin air...so the more they move around, the more of this will end up having to be cleaned up. If there was an area of land, and small covered sleeping quarters....and porta potties, perhaps their dignity as human beings wouldn't be stripped away. And instead of the city wouldn't need to clean up as much?? I don't know what the right answer is. That being said, Any one of us are just one job loss away from being on the streets.
I disagree with your assessments, Jan. You write, "...there are also people that live in homes near the wash who throw their trash into the washes..." Really? Have you seen, with your own eyes, your neighbors taking couches, chest of drawers, old TV's, refrigerators, etc. and dumping them in the washes? Or have you seen, with your own eyes, responsible neighbors who live along the washes doing anything like this? I don't think so; it makes no sense (they would certainly be seen by someone, reported, and would face hefty fines and the scorn and ridicule of their neighbors). Contrary to your OPINION that there are "large pieces of furniture that would be too large for homeless people to be throwing out there...", the homeless carry all kinds of furniture and large items to their camps...like my video proves. Did you see all the propane tanks? Do you think UPS delivered it to them, or do you understand they stole them from my neighbors who use them to heat their homes? Have you been watching videos about homeless camps, say in LA, Seattle, Spokane, Chico, etc. where the City Council allows the homeless to camp, providing, exactly as you suggested, "...an area of land, and small covered sleeping quarters..."? How these taxpayer provided areas become dens of vice, drugs, crimes, prostitution, drug dealing, etc? Check this documentary out and you will be shocked: th-cam.com/video/bpAi70WWBlw/w-d-xo.html Did you read the homeless protocol I linked to in the video description, which says that these camps are often places of vice and crime? I try to provide facts, not emotions, when I investigate these situations, and the facts are clear: homeless camps are predominantly places of crime, drug dealing, violence, filth, public defecation and urination, and all sorts of other problems. I'm not suggesting all homeless people are criminals, not at all. I was homeless once myself, but never resorted to crime, drug dealing, littering, stealing, etc. while I was. There was no generous, ongoing, continual money from unending "stimulus checks" that went into my pocket when I was homeless like there is today. I got out of homelessness the old fashioned way: worked, saved my money, stayed drug free, and didn't visit prostitutes...all without help or assistance from our very generous "Uncle Sam." You will discover, Jan, if you look hard enough and wish to face reality, that the majority of today's homeless are in their circumstances because they CHOOSE that lifestyle. And when you choose drug and alcohol abuse, you set yourself into a vicious cycle of welfare dependance, failure, crime, and disaster that becomes almost impossible to break out of. The old saying is certainly true: we reap what we sow.
@@productandequipmentreviews7386 There is a lot here to digest. And I will watch the documentary you suggested. I put forth an idea for a solution, if my solution is no good, what is the solution that you suggest? Would be open to FaceTime or zoom meeting/discussion if you would like.
@@DrJanTaplin I think the solution is fairly simple, Jan: return to the "old paths" that America once trod but now rejects: hard work, individual responsibility, and the pride and dignity that comes from working for one's living and not relying on Uncle Sam to provide for us. Once people receive "free money" with no strings attached and no requirement of repayment, it's mathematical: they will stop working, lose initiative, sink into dependency on that never ending flow of cash, and become part of the vicious cycle of relying on the government to provide for all of their needs. It's not rocket science, friend.
@@productandequipmentreviews7386 I was asking how do you make that happen? What steps/ plan needs to be in place. What government officials do we need to get in front of? What steps do we the people, who ultimately are the government at least for the time being, need to take to make changes happen, rather than just pointing out the problem? I would like to extend the offer once again to have a conversation rather than simply messages through this platform back and forth.
I am sure the people who had all that stuff you see stolen from them care. In that neighborhood where that homeless camp was, there are many mobile homes and trailers; I bet some of those propane tanks you saw were stolen from those mobile homes, where the elderly and poor people often live in. I bet they care because now they can't heat their homes or cook their food because these criminals stole it from them. Yes, I bet they care an awful lot…
You can report that to an encampment clean- up City of Tucson
In 1967, the "President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice" put out a document on the nation's drug problem called "Task Force Report: Narcotics and Drug Use." It is a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of the drug trade and details how the government was tackling the problem of increasing drug use and all the problems associated with this damaging trade. Here is some quotes taken from various paragraphs of this document:
“DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME
Drug addicts are crime-prone persons. This fact is not open to serious dispute…the involvement of an addict with the police is almost inevitable. By definition, an addict has a constant need for drugs, which obviously must be purchased and possessed before they can be consumed...the addict lives in almost perpetual violation of one or several criminal laws, and this gives him a special status not shared by other criminal offenders…[T]ogether with the fact that he must have continuous contact with other people in order to obtain drugs, it also gives him a special exposure to police action and arrest, and, in areas where the addiction rate is high, a special place in police statistics and crime rate computations…The price of the drug is not uniform in time or place; it differs in New York and Los Angeles and fluctuates everywhere according to the supply available on the street. But it is never low enough to permit the typical addict to obtain it by lawful means. So he turns to crime, most commonly to the theft of property.”
I copied this information here to highlight one main truth: these homeless camps are a magnet for crime because, as research proves, the majority of people who live in these camps are drug abusers. And how do these people pay for their drug habits? By stealing from people like you and me and selling our items at discounted prices. As can clearly be seen in my video, literally hills of stolen property are shown in this camp, all mostly removed from private property owners. But Tucson fails to immediately evict these people from city or county property because our city government has set up a slew of hurdles that law enforcement must first jump over before eviction process can commence; these hurdles are known as the "homeless protocols." You can find them in the video description.
And the homeless know this which is why, when they first find a place to camp (squat is the legal term), they know full well they have months of living there before they will be evicted-if ever. They know all about these "homeless protocols" and how long it takes for the process to move through all the required steps before the city or county can obtain an eviction notice and law enforcement can clear these camps out-and all at great cost to Tucson taxpayers. And all the while, honest and hardworking homeowners near these camps are subjected to being robbed of their property. This is outrageous and unconscionable.
Here is the link to the article I quoted from above: www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/135534NCJRS.pdf
I hope I'm not sounding too mean when any person talks and claims to be homeless well just use me for an example I was in that situation before when I had asked for help of any kind I made sure that what I asked for I used it no matter if it was food -clothes-a tent or personal products I made sure I my self use what was given to me make a long story short don't take a inch and turn it into a mile be thankful and blessed what you have but not what you want God bless you Michael for all your help- your time and effort and your love helping others
It's literally all they're random shit they found on the floor or stole.
There's some good stuff there. Looks like a shopping mall in Rawanda
thats funny.
Please read the video description to find out exactly where this homeless camp was at.
Here is an idea pay them Have them clean it up and then give them a dumpster and have them pull security and call 911 at first sign of illegal dumping enforce trash going in the dumpster Fine anyone caught throwing trash all around Give people dignity and they will likely act better.
Not pay them to clean up after themselves, but the dumpster idea is way cheaper then when they have to come out and fill up 3 or 4 dumpsters after evicting and possibly jailing the trespassers. I am homeless myself. Someone who won’t ask you for money or food even if i am sick from lack of food. I will ask you instead if i can clean your yard, or be an extra pair of hands for anything you need help with. Most every homeless you see in Tucson are on heavy drugs like fentanyl. Every single encampment that I have seen along the river bike path south of Prince Rd is trashed like this video. I never make a camp and always pick up my garbage and take with me each morning. I believe that we have a right to lay down at night to sleep, but we do not have any legal right to make any public or private ground into a home. If its going to rain, yes make a temporary shelter that can come down and be hauled away as soon as the weather allows. Dont bring more. Point is, they should not be permitted act as though they have a permanent home base, especially public places such as bike paths, sidewalks, alleyways..etc. It is still against Arizona state law to trespass on city, state, or private land. When you’re openly camping, thats trespassing. Having dignity means taking care of one’s self with little to no charity aide. It doesn’t mean I can go out and be a druggie while having no civic responsibility which is what these trashed out encampments lack.
They pick it from neighborhood bulk clean up and dumpster diving, ugg! Sad and dirty to see
shame they left such a mess .. no way to act when someone was helping
I live at tusn blvd and 22nd.Barrio Centro area. it is horrible here. Aviation is full of trash. Arroyo chico is full of trash... its not even homeless camps. Illegal dumping everywhere. Take a drive behind the post office at cherry. You will be sickened and pissed. Yeah that neighborhood isnt the best,but still cmon man!
There's a bus stop on Kolb and T
.verde where they pushed over a garbage can. Trash is everywhere. They don't care.
They get it from dumpsters an their tweakers
What are tweakers?
And I thought the mission manor park pool was gross
Without being attacked by anyone who watches this long thing, what is Your reason for make this video and how are You helping those in need aside from walking through their homes and posting it on youtube ?? Is this helpful for people or just taking away more of any pride they might have left ?? Just wondering !!
You wrote, "...how are You helping those in need aside from walking through their homes...?" First, I was NOT walking through THEIR homes; they were illegally camping (or "squatting") on public, taxpayer funded property....not their own private property. It's called "criminal trespassing." And you saw all that stuff they left, didn't you? Where do you think they got all that stuff? From Walmart? Target? Do you think Amazon delivered all that stuff? No, they stole it from my neighbors. Did you see all those propane tanks? Where do you think they got those? There are lots of poor people living around that neighborhood in mobile homes, trailers, and RV's, widows barely making it on social security, or elderly people who can barely walk anymore or are confined to wheelchairs who live in these trailers and now do not have propane tanks to heat their trailers because these "homeless" just stole their propane tanks.
If you or I bought all that stuff with our hard earned money slaving away for 40, 50, 60 hours or more at a job we don't like but have to work to feed our kids, would we just abandon those possessions when we moved? No, we take them with us because we slaved at a job so our kids and family members can live as best as we can provide for them. But when you steal stuff, you can care less about taking it with you when you are evicted by the police for illegally squatting on property that is not your own.
I was homeless at one time in my life, for about six months. Did I steal stuff from other people because I didn't have a house or apartment to live in? No, I sure didn't. I wasn't a homeless criminal. I moved around but let me tell you that when I left somewhere, you couldn't tell I had been there because I left it as clean as when I arrived there, not looking like a trash dump like you saw in the video.
Most people have compassionate hearts and grieve to see people down on their luck and living outside. I get it. I understand better than most. Have you lived outside before? Do you know how scary that is? I know, because I've lived outside and it can be terrifying. Every little sound makes you jump in your skin. You can never relax because you don't know if someone is going go sneak up on you while you are sleeping and cave your head in with a rock or burn down the van, car or tent you are living in. But I didn't steal other poor people's propane tanks so I could keep myself warm and cook my food.
Do you know how much help there is available to the homeless in Tucson or other cities? How much money is available through different government programs? Non-profits? I don't think I'm too far off the track when I write that "homeless" people are homeless because they choose that way of living, make unwise life choices and not necessarily due to unfortunate circumstances outside of their control. Why don't you call up the Pima County Sheriff's Dept. or the Tucson Police Dept. and ask them what they think of these homeless camps? Ask the professionals who deal with these people day in and day out and they will tell you the real story of crime, thievery, illegal drug use, drug peddling, violence, robbery, etc. For all of these reasons and more, this is why I posted this video. Thanks for asking.
@@productandequipmentreviews7386 I was out in Tucson about 3 years ago, didn’t see much homeless. Went back about 2 weeks ago, and they were everywhere. Like you showed just trash everywhere.
They gave their pride up and they don’t care about you or your pride so why ask? It is helpful for people moving there to be aware and to watch out.
Tucson is a border town with border problems
Yet most of the homeless I've seen are white.
We ride on the bike path called the loop. We are so afraid that they might kill us for our new bike. This is why we should all be careful. I know they are humans too but they will never ever change. We can help them but they always want money when you give them food they hate you for that.
Not only is there trash left from homeless people. there are also people that live in homes near the wash who throw their trash into the washes. I have been out in desert and see where people obviously dump things that they don't want to pay to get rid of (large pieces of furniture that would be too large for homeless people to be throwing out there). Also, we have a dumpster near my home, and people come in and leave old furniture, broken deep freezers, you name it. So, it isn't only the homeless. These people get kicked out, but they can't vanish into thin air...so the more they move around, the more of this will end up having to be cleaned up. If there was an area of land, and small covered sleeping quarters....and porta potties, perhaps their dignity as human beings wouldn't be stripped away. And instead of the city wouldn't need to clean up as much?? I don't know what the right answer is. That being said, Any one of us are just one job loss away from being on the streets.
I disagree with your assessments, Jan. You write, "...there are also people that live in homes near the wash who throw their trash into the washes..." Really? Have you seen, with your own eyes, your neighbors taking couches, chest of drawers, old TV's, refrigerators, etc. and dumping them in the washes? Or have you seen, with your own eyes, responsible neighbors who live along the washes doing anything like this? I don't think so; it makes no sense (they would certainly be seen by someone, reported, and would face hefty fines and the scorn and ridicule of their neighbors). Contrary to your OPINION that there are "large pieces of furniture that would be too large for homeless people to be throwing out there...", the homeless carry all kinds of furniture and large items to their camps...like my video proves. Did you see all the propane tanks? Do you think UPS delivered it to them, or do you understand they stole them from my neighbors who use them to heat their homes?
Have you been watching videos about homeless camps, say in LA, Seattle, Spokane, Chico, etc. where the City Council allows the homeless to camp, providing, exactly as you suggested, "...an area of land, and small covered sleeping quarters..."? How these taxpayer provided areas become dens of vice, drugs, crimes, prostitution, drug dealing, etc? Check this documentary out and you will be shocked: th-cam.com/video/bpAi70WWBlw/w-d-xo.html
Did you read the homeless protocol I linked to in the video description, which says that these camps are often places of vice and crime? I try to provide facts, not emotions, when I investigate these situations, and the facts are clear: homeless camps are predominantly places of crime, drug dealing, violence, filth, public defecation and urination, and all sorts of other problems.
I'm not suggesting all homeless people are criminals, not at all. I was homeless once myself, but never resorted to crime, drug dealing, littering, stealing, etc. while I was. There was no generous, ongoing, continual money from unending "stimulus checks" that went into my pocket when I was homeless like there is today. I got out of homelessness the old fashioned way: worked, saved my money, stayed drug free, and didn't visit prostitutes...all without help or assistance from our very generous "Uncle Sam." You will discover, Jan, if you look hard enough and wish to face reality, that the majority of today's homeless are in their circumstances because they CHOOSE that lifestyle. And when you choose drug and alcohol abuse, you set yourself into a vicious cycle of welfare dependance, failure, crime, and disaster that becomes almost impossible to break out of. The old saying is certainly true: we reap what we sow.
@@productandequipmentreviews7386 There is a lot here to digest. And I will watch the documentary you suggested. I put forth an idea for a solution, if my solution is no good, what is the solution that you suggest? Would be open to FaceTime or zoom meeting/discussion if you would like.
@@DrJanTaplin I think the solution is fairly simple, Jan: return to the "old paths" that America once trod but now rejects: hard work, individual responsibility, and the pride and dignity that comes from working for one's living and not relying on Uncle Sam to provide for us. Once people receive "free money" with no strings attached and no requirement of repayment, it's mathematical: they will stop working, lose initiative, sink into dependency on that never ending flow of cash, and become part of the vicious cycle of relying on the government to provide for all of their needs. It's not rocket science, friend.
@@productandequipmentreviews7386 I was asking how do you make that happen? What steps/ plan needs to be in place. What government officials do we need to get in front of? What steps do we the people, who ultimately are the government at least for the time being, need to take to make changes happen, rather than just pointing out the problem? I would like to extend the offer once again to have a conversation rather than simply messages through this platform back and forth.
In the meantime who cares. Has the gov finished building the migrant shelter funded by tax money? That's life.
I am sure the people who had all that stuff you see stolen from them care. In that neighborhood where that homeless camp was, there are many mobile homes and trailers; I bet some of those propane tanks you saw were stolen from those mobile homes, where the elderly and poor people often live in. I bet they care because now they can't heat their homes or cook their food because these criminals stole it from them. Yes, I bet they care an awful lot…
Nasty
Babylon.
Mostly zombies.