@@jorndoff2002 "eVeRyWhErE iS hIrInG" your English is atrocious. Also, $14.00/hr, while rent in Denver is an average of $1400/month for a 1 bedroom. But ya, McDonalds will help sort this homeless problems. I swear yeehaws like yourself should refrain from talking out of their ass.
When I was 19 I lost my job and only had a low paying part time job. Struggling to pay for food. I went to apply for food assistance and the lady at the front desk told refused to give me an application. She said I was too young. To this day I still don’t know what age has to do with hunger?
Hey Genius, U ever think THAT may be a reason why people are going homeless? They too were once "regular tax-paying citizens, having (sic) to work 3 jobs to pay rent...
@@wj3186 because the cost of a single family home has risen to over $400,000 and few people have even the 20% down to buy. People who are poor and have to find shelter immediately are forced to pay extravagant rent.
This is very common at the hospitals too. Some of them that refuse to leave become very violent. Then there are others you really want to help. The ones that cause problems have zero respect for others, take drugs, and fight. One problem is the price of housing is outrageous and our mental health system is broken.
100% true. Most of the population in hospitals in and around Denver, especially in the emergency rooms, are homeless people coming in to dry out from binge drinking, or are brought in with drug overdoses. I had severe chest pain and felt lightheaded. I waited for 8 hours in the ER to be seen. The reason? They had no more beds. They did a quick EKG and Xray, gave me something to slow my heart down, and had me sleep in the waiting room. I was having a legitimate emergency and the only people who had beds were drunk homeless people.
Wow. I've done this. I had been homeless, sleeping in my truck, and upon returning on a flight from my Dad's funeral, instead of just climbing back into my truck i decided to try sleeping in the airport for a few hours. Nobody hassled me but there were some other travellers taking naps waiting for connecting flights and i had my backpack so i blended in. It was a pretty lonely feeling. I was fully employed foe the 9 months i was homeless and could have paid rent just could never get enough for a security deposit. At least if you get arrested you get a place to sleep
Yes. Unfortunately none of the people here, who kick around the homeless and call them druggies, have ever been homeless before and therefore don't know what they are talking about.
@@DYLAN102001 Actually, we aren't "kicking the homeless". However, many - if not most - are homeless through addiction. (See stories about Union Station, Public Library, 16th Street Mall). Some fail at basic life skills. Even the compassionate have limits on their compassion until compassion fatigue sets in. In my opinion, we've passed that tipping point. Homelessness became a problem with the substantial rise of greatly available opioids. It also became a problem when shame was replaced by situational ethics. As I commented, there are three types of homeless: 1) Those suddenly dislocated due to circumstances imposed upon them (leaving abusive relationships, job loss, or like the Boulder County fires); 2) Those who are victims of their own failing minds (mental issues or other related disorders), and 3) The deliberately parasitic who chose drugs and became addicted (and enabled by City/State/Federal policies) or those whose sole goal is to remain a parasite -- burdening society, in general, or taking away resources from the former two types who are more deserving of societal empathy and resourcing. Sadly, many of these vagrants fall into the third category. There should be Constitutional legislation that permits the compulsory detoxification and training to become productive. Failing this, then just put in places like asylums like were abundant in the early part of the 20th century. It's time to stop the parasites ruining life for the temporarily indigent and the productive. People have had their limit and are suffering compassion fatigue...as well as governmental incompetence fatigue.
@@tilda140 It's true. More than 80% of homeless in hospitals have drug addiction. Lately, at my hospital, we have been seeing a lot of rotting flesh on homeless people because they use Xylazine. It's an elephant tranquilizer that is extremely cheap but rots your body. It's worse than meth.
The cities that go easy on these "homeless" people attract more of them. Like feeding seagulls at the beach....you just get more of them. Look at what has happened to San Francisco.
Denver has let me down. It has become San Fran. today I saw a homeless charge and try to stab a cop in Union Station….and the cop didn’t even fight back. I think it is so woke now that homeless people have more rights than tax paying citizens. Moreover, 80% of felons that get caught get send back to the streets. There is no consequence. Sam the homeless man is a perfect example. The same goes with sexual assault criminals, drunk drivers, and all levels of scumbags. I am very much looking forward to leaving this place. It is no longer a viable place to live. The idea of crimes with no consequences or sanctuary cities for folks like this…do not work. And drive more crime and more issues up.
Average rent now in DENCO is $2000. So you need first month and 1 month security. A whole lot of people living on the street, even if they're employed, can't come close to $4k. So...completely unaffordable housing already, and still skyrocketing=more tent cities. Look at LA
@@brianshull4974 that is why we are saving out money-even if I have to live in my car the last few summer moths and MOVING OUT t greener fields of peace and affordability.
@@brianshull4974 Most apartments charge the equivalent of a monthly mortgage. Problem is my credit isn't high enough to get a house. I have the money for it, just can't get approved for a mortgage.
You're dealing with a sweeping drug epidemic that is not just a Colorado issue. Until you treat the cause and make it a focal for the entire country, nothing will ever change.
Unfortunately drugs are a symptom of the real problem, not the problem itself. Drugs are merely a form of escapism, trying to go to a world where your problems don't exist. The real problem is affordable housing. There is no affordable housing and therefore no way for these people to get off the streets even if they manage to get a job despite having no address. They can't make enough money to satisfy these greedy landlords.
@@DYLAN102001 dude, I dont think it is affordable housing...I think it is affordable housing in areas THEY want to live in....because many other red states and some semi conservative blue states have affordable housing...so they can move if they want BUT their vice is not there...also, california did have a program to place homeless in hotel rooms and 90% took them but never reported to drug treatment programs set free by the state. I think they want all the fun without none of the consequences....unfortunately that is now how life works...but that is how big woke cities make it work for their population. it is a dimela between teaching a man how to fish vs feeding him over and over again...except when you teach them to fish they throw the rod in your face and get angry and say they are disable and will only accept the second option....its a cancer.
A good reward would be businesses to increase wages and therefore incentivize work. But no billionaire CEO wants to do that with their business, they want to exploit people. So this is what you get.
Not a job problem it’s a wage problem corporate America CEOs , CFOs share holders and investment groups making millions upon millions of dollars a year while employees are not paid a living wage .
When I was in criminal justice class. My teacher who was a retired commander for the boulder county jail. he stated that some of the homeless ppl purposely go to jail because they want shelter a warm place where they could get meals and shower and a place to sleep.
There was an old man who robbed a bank for 1 dollar and then sat down and waited for the police to arrive. He was trying to get medical attention but he couldn't afford it and he knew he could get it in jail.
I seriously doubt Ricky that most street people want to go to jail, for the same reasons why they don’t seek a bed at a shelter. It’s because shelters have strict rules (ie- curfews, no alcohol, no smoking, no drugs, not to mention that you must look for work and attend religious services) and most people living on the street are simply unable or unwilling to follow these rules. I don’t buy the argument _”but shelters always run out of space!”_ …if a needy person walked into a shelter on a cold night, I’m positive that the staff there would do everything they could to accommodate them or otherwise assist them to find a different facility that did have space for them. No shelter is just gonna kick someone to the curb like that.
For me, the problem isn't so much that they are sleeping in the airport. It's that they are accosting people and stealing luggage and sleeping in other people's cars. That's where the problems really are. I don't begrudge anyone a warm place to sleep. But doing things to harm others is where I draw the line. It's not ok to do bad things to others because of the situation you're in.
Exactly! I don't care if people are sleeping in airports or where ever but they steal, harass and cause problems. That's why they aren't tolerated anywhere.
@@DYLAN102001 believe it or not, in my state there are homeless street encampments even in small towns where you can find 1br apartment for as low as $300, and you can always find a job at Walmart that pays it easily. Why are they then on the streets? Fentanyl 💊 destroys humans physically and mentally beyond the point of repair very rapidly.
They ride the "A" line for free because RTD doesn't enforce the fare. The homeless also ride the city buses without paying. RTD's mantra is let them ride.
Do you even ride the A line or buses or did you just pull your "facts" out of your butt? The fare checkers on the A line usually check tickets twice. I ride the 15 and 15L lines, probably the busiest in the system and never see the drivers letting homeless people ride for free.
How is homelessness exclusive to California. I have lived in numerous states myself. Every single one had a growing population. The artificial cost associated with housing seems to be the problem.
Like WHAT? The only way thats going to come down is when the city turns into such a shithole that people pack up and leave and vacancies rise--driving rents down. Look around within 2 miles of downtown.....there are new apartments everywhere, even in the old stockyards---More idiots are movig in than moving out--so rents will go up
@@GratefulHippieChic The "state" does not have that power. No price controls have ever worked, Nixon tried that in 73-74 and it failed miserably. Landlords would simply scrape off or abandon their property, and there would be even MORE bums, assuming the government was ever able to try such a thing. There likely would be a court injunction issued within only one day blocking any such government overreach.
LAX was the same way until the city cracked down. RTA needs to actually check tickets on the lightrail. I ride this train everyday. If you look in rough shape or like a tweaker the guards intentionally avoid you as to not delay trains nor is it worth their hassle. When I leave the airport on the second to last train out at night it is a motel for vagrants.
Mayor Hancock needs to do at least 1 thing as mayor. Am I the only who realizes how terrible of a mayor this guy is? No one seems to be criticizing him. He sucks. Polis is hardly much better. This state used to be red. Then it went blue. Maybe we need a bit of red back. Purple.
The state legislature also has to do their job and come up with workable solutions or they will also be voted out in 2022 or recalled. This homeless situation is inhumane.
Other states have been sending their homeless here for almost 20 years this was bound to happen Seems like nowadays it's a lot of substance use issues and I agree with the comment below our country seems completely oblivious
When you say "sending their homeless here" what you're really saying is that most communities do a better job of enforcing their laws and the homeless just move on to greener pastures where they can exploit the system. When the cops find homeless in my city, they are given one warning to move on or they will be arrested for breaking the no-camping ordinance. They are also offered a homeless shelter on the spot. The homeless shelter has professional case managers, strict regulations including curfews, drug testing, and mandatory job placement policies. Needless to say, most of them opt out of the homeless shelter option that will actually help them get back on their feet. They just move on to cities like yours.
@@jasonjames4254 they actually give bus tickets to Denver Colorado because we've had great resources for people. I have been told this by many clients from northern states and Utah and I know someone personally who was in Nebraska and was told there were no homeless resources and they could get a ticket to Denver And I definitely agree that some people choose it for sure.
@@donreinke5863 it definitely seems like it should be harder to get and makes me wonder where are the resources going to unfortunately I haven't looked into it enough to know
I love how people say they go easy on homelessness… there is not enough resources in denver…. Theres a six month waiting period if your lucky to get services… and the services they have are so overwhelmed its crazy everyone is packed in like sardines… and just a friendly reminder to the people of denver …. Your elected officials actually got rid of 2,000 rehab beds in 2018-2019 and continue to cut finding for rehabs most require insurance and dont take medicare… its not as easy as they make it seem to get help and everyday they get more sick and more lost….. its tragic but we live in a society where its ok to break any part of your body except your mind
What services? What is “wellness services”? Give the entire idea of what’s available or you’re perpetuating the idea that ppl understand when they don’t. And what they think is what they spread & how they act. You’ve got a lot of ppl here thinking they know, talking about homeless ppl like they’re the cause of their own problems with zero logic behind that but, that’s the US for you. Do better.
Saw a woman smoking heroin last night at Union Station while waiting for the A-line train. Told the security inside the station, although they could see her, they claimed to only be responsible for inside that it was RTD’s problem. Asked one of the train engineers to contact the Transit Police, and he said they wouldn’t do anything either. They ride the Free Mall Shuttle on 16th street and smoke heroin on there, openly, and the drivers, when told, won’t even make them stop, much less get off. What a great way for visitors to experience what the liberal agenda has done to Denver! I make sure to tell every visitor who comes into the restaurant that Denver is not safe downtown especially public transportation. I’m one of Denver’s “hidden homeless”; I have a well paying job, keep myself clean with a gym membership, but in no way can I afford housing, so I sleep in my car. I’ve been offered help with getting and moving into a place, but even with help paying the security deposit and getting utilities turned on, the monthly rent is too high to pay on my own, and there are no programs to help with that.
As a visitor to Denver in August, I can't agree more. The Mall Ride is essentially a roving homeless shelter. I got off and walked twice after disruptive homeless boarded a bus I was riding. Every morning I had to tiptoe around the piss and shit on the sidewalks around Union Station. On the weekends, add puke piles from drunk vomiting college students and you get fun vacation memories of Denver!
Why are the churches staying silent on this issue, why aren't the churches banning together to build affordable housing???? Criminalizing the homeless is evil.
Why is the reporter acting like it's the airport's fault the homeless keep showing up? Accusing them of not offering "enough" help. How much tax dollars is enough? These people don't want to live by society's rules. There's not much you can do about that.
With ALL of that extra tax revenue from marijuana, you could just give out free homes right? Wait, I know! Make the minimum wage $30/hr. No? Ok, ok I got it! Tax the people who work, MORE then give it to the homeless. SOLVED!!!!
There's only a complex issue if you're a blue Dem🤣🤣. If they are mentally ill, if they are homeless AND harassing other people, they shouldn't have a choice to seek help. Not once is a reporter asking WHY they don't go to a shelter.
I guess the so-called transit security isn't doing their job properly. It's amazing these people are able to make it out that far. I can't go one mile without being checked by a rent a cop but these people can ride for free toward the airport, makes sense.
So I suppose you’d be okay with de-criminalizing trespassing then. Why don’t we tell ol’ Sam he can sleep in your basement and let’s see how long it takes before you’re screaming at the police to come to your place and get rid of him.
There are no solutions in sight. The country is going to be huge shantytowns everywhere. It's sad because we could do something to fix this growing crisis. But we would have to care. Really and truly care about each other. 😢
Bum camps and bums roosting in publicly owned areas are uniquely a phenomenon of Democratic run cities.(with the possible exception of Salt Lake City) Small towns in rural areas dont have this problem. Bums are rousted and made to get out of town Bum camps line the railroad tracks in Sacramento from city limit to city limit.
What EXACTLY are you going to do because "we could do something fix this growing crisis"? Throw money at some feel good programs that do not solve the problem? Tell you what, YOU take them into your home, YOU "do something" and lets see how that turns out. My bet is they will rip you off and poor you will say why me?
There are three types of homeless: 1) Those suddenly dislocated due to circumstances imposed upon them (leaving abusive relationships, job loss, or like the Boulder County fires); 2) Those who are victims of their own failing minds (mental issues or other related disorders), and 3) The deliberately parasitic who chose drugs and became addicted (and enabled by City/State/Federal policies) or those whose sole goal is to remain a parasite -- burdening society, in general, or taking away resources from the former two types who are more deserving of societal empathy and resourcing. Sadly, many of these vagrants fall into the third category. There should be Constitutional legislation that permits the compulsory detoxification and training to become productive. Failing this, then just put in places like asylums like were abundant in the early part of the 20th century. It's time to stop the parasites ruining life for the temporarily indigent and the productive. People have had their limit and are suffering compassion fatigue...as well as governmental incompetence fatigue.
Great comment! I think that statistics show that the overwhelming majority of homeless are clearly #3. Americas homeless problem is primarily a drug problem. Most of the mental disorders in category 2 were exacerbated by using illegal drugs instead of relying on their prescribed medication. Regardless, the most humane option is to literally force these people into treatment if necessary.
@@rickyticky3350 free housing for drug addicts or people with mental illnesses doesn't help. Have them go through "survival on deserted island" challenge where they are distracted/enlightened by other facets of life and can detoxify themselves.
@@DL-iy3lf Doesn't even have to be a deserted island. Guantanamo Bay military reserve would serve the purpose. They will get clean and sober or die. It is going to take some leadership with BALLS to get something like this going. And they can't be dissuaded by crying, bleeding hearts. It is time to take action - no more excuses - put it into action !
"there is no innovative program we haven't tried..." yeah except housing first dumna ss. Shelters are usually overrun and if you do find a bed you have to leave in the morning and there is no guarantee it will still be there when you get back. You wanna get rid of the homeless? You wanna stop the endless cycle? Build more cheap housing and get these people jobs that can pay for it. I guarantee unless you do that you will never see an end to this problem.
Agree that there needs to be more affordable housing options like the sleeping rooms that were prevalent when I was young. However, I guarantee you that there will only be an increase in the problem if governments adopt housing first policies. Several cities have tried this and they were quickly overwhelmed by deadbeat drug addicts with no intention of getting better and finding jobs.
@@DYLAN102001depends on the reasons people are homeless to begin with. if drug addict, or mental illness, or criminal background, then it's hopeless in many situations. If due to temporary loss of job or getting sick then chance of recovery is much better.
@@DYLAN102001 All of those countries had next to no homeless population to begin with. Norway has a total population of only 5 million, Sweden 10 million, Denmark 6 million, and Finland 5 million. Sweden and Norway. Norway and Sweden pay over 50% of their incomes in between general income taxes and social security taxes. America is a country full of drug addicts looking for free housing/free food so they can do more drugs.
@@jasonjames4254 Yeah, next to no homelessness. You just shot yourself in the foot with that one. Why do you think they don't have any homelessness? Also they infact do have homelessness and drug issues over there, they just deal with drugs differently than over here. For example, Norway decriminalized personal use of drugs opting instead for treatment instead of handcuffs. Their police and correctional officers have to complete a 2 year treating program before they can even deal with the public, whereas over here a cop only has to complete a 6 month "warrior mindset" training program where they are train to shoot first and ask questions later, and only megaolomaniacs join. The result is police who constantly harass homeless people and mistreat and oppress people. You never hear of a Norwegian George Floyd.
If I was homeless I'd want something to help with the horrible fear and anxiety of living like that! Either a house to go warm up in and make a go at life again from, and if I knew I would never afford that probably booze or some drugs. Having nowhere to go to sleep, not knowing when I'll be able to eat again, all the horrors of being homeless I'd be going on quite the bender myself. And yea that's no way to find a job or get life back on track but it's sure easier than pulling 3 grand outa my ass for a new place to live. These people know they can't take on a new job with no clothes to wear, place to bathe or sleep, way to get there so what's the point of looking for work. There needs to be some sort of back on your feet program and yea there will be some who can't or won't but that would at least help who we can, and cut numbers in half by distinguishing who's who in it all.
Yep and most of these people have criminal records or a lot of them have mental health issues that make working a job impossible. This country needs to abandon its bootstrap approach and recognize that there will always be some people that fall through the cracks and that we should provide some kind of public housing that's guaranteed as a right. It would be so much cheaper in the long run. David Simon has an excellent miniseries on HBO about public housing in Yonkers.
WHY DON'T you TALK to the people who wont comply and ask What they need and why they are not taking the service you offer??? Just ask what they need first. I doubt their dream is to spend all their nights going to the airport. Its likely your services are not good ot complete enough or too difficult to comply with- I know because I spent many nights sleeping in a car and being harrassed by police. Just build or give people a mini cabin! There is plenty if vacant expensive housing in this country owned by millionaires and billionaires and companies from China that buy it all up and rent it for extreme prices or leave it vacant.
@@mikes5687 So basically, with your mentally deficient mathematics, ZERO percent of homeless people are there because of a financial or medical disaster... Well aren't you just the small minded potato...
Without fail, every time I've been on the A line I've been asked to produce my fare ticket. I suspect they're doing it either very early or very late when there are no enforcement staff on duty.
Yeah I live in Colorado Springs on the back of my truck and a camper I'm trying to make a change for myself but a I've always had people throw bricks in front of me even though I am homeless but it doesn't mean I'm not a property owner think of it like that because I'm trying to do something but I ain't get no support from nobody I'm handicap and I'm doing it myself maybe it might give strength for those who are attempting to do things for themselves and get out of the situation that they're in. Let the Fire In the Belly to make a change. I guess that's my discernment. I still have the fire in my belly you know I have to turn the other cheek dealing with the churches in the government I'm not getting the help that they're supposed to be giving and I can see where the failures are. But if you want to change in the homeless structure you got to put that fire in their belly. Beating them over the head with their dilemma doesn't teach him how to fish
I see you from Nuevo California. Keep your chin up and your heart pure. Don't give up on the churches or the government, sometimes they'll surprise you. What I noticed was that when my family was homeless if we were greedy and only helped ourselves then we were alone. As soon as we began to share our meager food then we made a friend who brought me a steaming hot chicken every Thursday for the next three years, we shared our space and then finally found a home where we stayed eight years! My advice is do not believe for one moment that you are alone... because you aren't. ❤️ from Nuevo California ❤️.
@@jasonjames4254 at this time traumatic brain injury. Then left to my own devices. Learn that I was affected by the Love Canal in 1970. Got a whole sleeve of dysfunctions so much so it'll take a pretty penny to put a dent in it right now I'm hoping I got a friend that might be able to get my information and start a GoFundMe account but I want to get an attorney that way there is some weight to it and if anybody wants to know anything more or want to do something about it or need to do something about it buy information by the effects of the Love Canal and The psychosis after that that's what it needs to be done they settled out of court or something like that for 192 million and I'm on the backburner somewhere out of the other side of the world so that's why I need an attorney if I'm going to do this right but attorneys don't work for free and don't tell me they do because I know that's bulshit
@@jasonjames4254 I got traumatic brain injury I've been left to my own devices you think someone's going to teach me or show me how to get full benefits at this age s*** there trying to save a penny
I would like police, city officials of denver to go experience homeless denver shelters for 5 minutes just to tour. I love how the cop says, hey just go to the shelter, like he ever goes. They say it All casual likes its home sweet home, denver shelter has you sleep on a dirty pitch black floor, with no security guards, no cameras, nothing but sick drug addicts all around you, bedbugs are normal, most people just get a thin 3 inch jail style mat , dont think for one second people arent planning to rob you.. list goes on and on, i remember i just got kicked out my ex girlfriend house only to sleep on the concrete floor of another denver shelter, only to randomly wake up to homeless who are so high on meth they dont sleep but stand there whispering and talking to themselves... Who the hell wants to go to these levels of shelters. I rather sleep in a construction site and bring a sleeping bag then ever go sleep in a shelter, being homeless and surrounding yourself around homeless is like sinking yourself into a trap.
You could tell the police officer didn't even understand the idea of offering compassionate humane services on site. So I can never occur to him to do anything besides lock a guy up. Why not build a shelter on the same property and transport people over there? Meet the homeless people where they're at. Even better how about a national public housing program.
Colorado has freaking trillions of dollars after legalizing marijuana & before... Helllll they spent billions on that ugly airport & over a million on the raggedy fountain alone🤢🤮 HELP THE PEOPLE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEADERS‼️😤‼️😩‼️ THEY ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN TO OUR ECONOMY, PURE👹'S
Not only do homeless not have money, they've also lost their common sense. Gov. Polis, the Mayor n Police Chief need to design basic Boy Scout training for these people. They can't even get their minds in order to build a basic clean campsite. I blame public education does not train you to overcome trauma of misguided EDUCATION
Can someone please explain why some of the weed money is not being used??? Denver has had this problem forever just like Minneapolis smh plenty of new condos being built though 🤔
You don't know too much about "weed money", do you ? The taxes collected by revenue from sales of recreational marijuana are just about enough to pay for the inspections and regulations required by the state. Despite the fact that many think the state is pulling in an enormous windfall - the truth is that there IS NO EXTRA money to be used for anything other than paying for "red-tape" and other regulations that control and oversee the sales of legal cannabis. Do some research before making an incorrect comment.
Service resisting is a lame way of saying enabled trespasser.We need to put MORE MONEY into jailing and SOBERING repeat trespassers.chain labor making them clean up after other removed trespassers instead of paying so much to clean up after them.
This country is going down the tube. The homelessness is going to increase because of the salaries people make can not even pay the rent on the cheapest apartments now . People are going to be forced living in their cars. Hud and section eight programs can’t even begin to have enough low income housing for this part of our population anymore. It is digusting. As h
Why doesn’t the state invest in giving the jobs so that they can find homes of their own? Like for instance clean up all the litter around the city and get paid for it? Of course, with the incentive that they do not use that money on drugs and stay clean. I have heard that $100,000 of tax payer money per year on each homeless person is used to keep homeless people in the streets and keep doing what they are doing. That is insane!! So why not try to resolve the problem instead of just standing there and let it happen?
Just consider there is a about a five dollar surcharge per person going thru DIA times that by 58 million. Then all the other surcharges the city adds on then all the tax money on all the overpriced housing. They could make affordable housing and assistance for those in need.
Having trav liked on and out of DIA several times, it's not easy to see why indigents are attracted to it. It's huge and tremendously easy to disappear in! The one guy who'd strewn trash around his seating area was just looking to get caught.
Does anyone know what it may take to help a person to get back on his or her feet on average? I just dont think the arrests are of any help. This are humans and the society need to find ways to help instead of putting them in jail.
What's the f****** point of arresting them. Clearly the shelter system doesn't accommodate everybody's needs. We're the richest nation in the history of humanity, there are millions of vacant houses that are being hoarded by real estate companies to artificially drive prices up. Every human being deserves a modest place to live. And we could afford to do that easily.
Blaming the rise on homelessness on Covid is utter crap. It’s about the city allowing this to happen, just like in Seattle, San Francisco, etc
Allow? How do you propose it be disallowed?
Than Whats your solution?
Yeah because people losing their jobs, which they need to pay rent, has nothing to do with how many people are on the street.
@@DYLAN102001 Everywhere is hiring. The airport is not a shelter
@@jorndoff2002 "eVeRyWhErE iS hIrInG" your English is atrocious. Also, $14.00/hr, while rent in Denver is an average of $1400/month for a 1 bedroom. But ya, McDonalds will help sort this homeless problems. I swear yeehaws like yourself should refrain from talking out of their ass.
Omg these city officials are such liars. It is so hard and takes so long to get government help.
Yes, I agree they have locked persons who lost jobs around Jan and feb still locked with no explanation
They keep talking about help but they never specify what the help is
But if you're an illegal, you get everything handed to you on a silver platter, while screwing Americans.
When I was 19 I lost my job and only had a low paying part time job. Struggling to pay for food. I went to apply for food assistance and the lady at the front desk told refused to give me an application. She said I was too young. To this day I still don’t know what age has to do with hunger?
In the mean time, regular tax-paying citizens have to work 3 jobs to pay their rent and groceries....
Hey Genius, U ever think THAT may be a reason why people are going homeless? They too were once "regular tax-paying citizens, having (sic) to work 3 jobs to pay rent...
Why are you paying rent?
@@Myoho_Ronin not likely. It's drugs.
@@skimama2626 Take it from someone who's been homeless no it's not drugs.
@@wj3186 because the cost of a single family home has risen to over $400,000 and few people have even the 20% down to buy. People who are poor and have to find shelter immediately are forced to pay extravagant rent.
She needs a reality check... I let someone homeless move in with me last month. NEVER AGAIN. HE INVITED 3 MORE AT 1AM.
Well obviously you didn't know that person well enough to know they would disrespect you & your home.
I was about to say 😂
No good deed goes unpunished.
@@victorbasta7359 this is SO true
Ungrateful, disrespectful
This is very common at the hospitals too. Some of them that refuse to leave become very violent. Then there are others you really want to help. The ones that cause problems have zero respect for others, take drugs, and fight.
One problem is the price of housing is outrageous and our mental health system is broken.
@@sean2015 they have free health care in England, called the NHS. None of those problems exist over there.
@@DYLAN102001 yeah in fact every oecd Nation pretty much has free healthcare at the point of purchase except the United States. It's outrageous
Drugs are bad mkay
100% true. Most of the population in hospitals in and around Denver, especially in the emergency rooms, are homeless people coming in to dry out from binge drinking, or are brought in with drug overdoses. I had severe chest pain and felt lightheaded. I waited for 8 hours in the ER to be seen. The reason? They had no more beds. They did a quick EKG and Xray, gave me something to slow my heart down, and had me sleep in the waiting room. I was having a legitimate emergency and the only people who had beds were drunk homeless people.
Wow. I've done this. I had been homeless, sleeping in my truck, and upon returning on a flight from my Dad's funeral, instead of just climbing back into my truck i decided to try sleeping in the airport for a few hours. Nobody hassled me but there were some other travellers taking naps waiting for connecting flights and i had my backpack so i blended in. It was a pretty lonely feeling. I was fully employed foe the 9 months i was homeless and could have paid rent just could never get enough for a security deposit. At least if you get arrested you get a place to sleep
Yes. Unfortunately none of the people here, who kick around the homeless and call them druggies, have ever been homeless before and therefore don't know what they are talking about.
@@DYLAN102001 Actually, we aren't "kicking the homeless". However, many - if not most - are homeless through addiction. (See stories about Union Station, Public Library, 16th Street Mall). Some fail at basic life skills. Even the compassionate have limits on their compassion until compassion fatigue sets in. In my opinion, we've passed that tipping point.
Homelessness became a problem with the substantial rise of greatly available opioids. It also became a problem when shame was replaced by situational ethics.
As I commented, there are three types of homeless: 1) Those suddenly dislocated due to circumstances imposed upon them (leaving abusive relationships, job loss, or like the Boulder County fires); 2) Those who are victims of their own failing minds (mental issues or other related disorders), and 3) The deliberately parasitic who chose drugs and became addicted (and enabled by City/State/Federal policies) or those whose sole goal is to remain a parasite -- burdening society, in general, or taking away resources from the former two types who are more deserving of societal empathy and resourcing. Sadly, many of these vagrants fall into the third category.
There should be Constitutional legislation that permits the compulsory detoxification and training to become productive. Failing this, then just put in places like asylums like were abundant in the early part of the 20th century. It's time to stop the parasites ruining life for the temporarily indigent and the productive. People have had their limit and are suffering compassion fatigue...as well as governmental incompetence fatigue.
@@MJCLAXDEN Shut up bully, devil troll thing, you are kicking the homeless around XDDDD
@@MJCLAXDEN Homeless people are better because none of them are druggies but people with homes and rich people are druggies
I thought I was the only one
Most homeless don’t want help because it interferes with their daily addictions
OK Hannity
@@tilda140 truth hurts
@@firstlast8258 No that is all lies and you are way dumb than troll accounts that hate me
@@Pattycake_Cake13 🤓🖕
@@tilda140 It's true. More than 80% of homeless in hospitals have drug addiction. Lately, at my hospital, we have been seeing a lot of rotting flesh on homeless people because they use Xylazine. It's an elephant tranquilizer that is extremely cheap but rots your body. It's worse than meth.
The cities that go easy on these "homeless" people attract more of them. Like feeding seagulls at the beach....you just get more of them. Look at what has happened to San Francisco.
Denver has let me down. It has become San Fran. today I saw a homeless charge and try to stab a cop in Union Station….and the cop didn’t even fight back. I think it is so woke now that homeless people have more rights than tax paying citizens. Moreover, 80% of felons that get caught get send back to the streets. There is no consequence. Sam the homeless man is a perfect example. The same goes with sexual assault criminals, drunk drivers, and all levels of scumbags. I am very much looking forward to leaving this place. It is no longer a viable place to live. The idea of crimes with no consequences or sanctuary cities for folks like this…do not work. And drive more crime and more issues up.
Average rent now in DENCO is $2000. So you need first month and 1 month security. A whole lot of people living on the street, even if they're employed, can't come close to $4k. So...completely unaffordable housing already, and still skyrocketing=more tent cities. Look at LA
@@brianshull4974 that is why we are saving out money-even if I have to live in my car the last few summer moths and MOVING OUT t greener fields of peace and affordability.
@@brianshull4974 Most apartments charge the equivalent of a monthly mortgage. Problem is my credit isn't high enough to get a house. I have the money for it, just can't get approved for a mortgage.
Now that you called it the "city's largest tent," its really fitting. Denver's airport is a preview of Denver's Downtown.
You're dealing with a sweeping drug epidemic that is not just a Colorado issue. Until you treat the cause and make it a focal for the entire country, nothing will ever change.
You’re right. It’s also a California and Portland and mega woke City issues….
Unfortunately drugs are a symptom of the real problem, not the problem itself. Drugs are merely a form of escapism, trying to go to a world where your problems don't exist. The real problem is affordable housing. There is no affordable housing and therefore no way for these people to get off the streets even if they manage to get a job despite having no address. They can't make enough money to satisfy these greedy landlords.
@@DYLAN102001 dude, I dont think it is affordable housing...I think it is affordable housing in areas THEY want to live in....because many other red states and some semi conservative blue states have affordable housing...so they can move if they want BUT their vice is not there...also, california did have a program to place homeless in hotel rooms and 90% took them but never reported to drug treatment programs set free by the state. I think they want all the fun without none of the consequences....unfortunately that is now how life works...but that is how big woke cities make it work for their population. it is a dimela between teaching a man how to fish vs feeding him over and over again...except when you teach them to fish they throw the rod in your face and get angry and say they are disable and will only accept the second option....its a cancer.
It is so easy to judge when you have a warm bed to sleep in, let you be ripped of the comfort ,and watch how your opinion changes real quik.
You get more of what you reward. You get less of what you penalize. We’re rewarding the wrong things & penalizing nothing.
WHAT?
I guess that's why when we lock people up in prison here in the US they stay out of prison, oh wait...
A good reward would be businesses to increase wages and therefore incentivize work. But no billionaire CEO wants to do that with their business, they want to exploit people. So this is what you get.
Exactly look at the man named "Sam", he's been arrested 32 times and still keep trespassing. He's going to go to work but he's lazy
They need to fix the problem not the symptom. The problem is jobs. America has a job problem no matter the lying government and media says.
Not a job problem it’s a wage problem corporate America CEOs , CFOs share holders and investment groups making millions upon millions of dollars a year while employees are not paid a living wage .
None of those its lazy and mental illness
@@rickygarza2005 Don't talk about what you know nothing about.
When I was in criminal justice class. My teacher who was a retired commander for the boulder county jail. he stated that some of the homeless ppl purposely go to jail because they want shelter a warm place where they could get meals and shower and a place to sleep.
There was an old man who robbed a bank for 1 dollar and then sat down and waited for the police to arrive. He was trying to get medical attention but he couldn't afford it and he knew he could get it in jail.
@@DYLAN102001 haha yea. Crazy
And a serving of covid to go.
I seriously doubt Ricky that most street people want to go to jail, for the same reasons why they don’t seek a bed at a shelter. It’s because shelters have strict rules (ie- curfews, no alcohol, no smoking, no drugs, not to mention that you must look for work and attend religious services) and most people living on the street are simply unable or unwilling to follow these rules.
I don’t buy the argument _”but shelters always run out of space!”_ …if a needy person walked into a shelter on a cold
night, I’m positive that the staff there would do everything they could to accommodate them or otherwise assist them to find a different facility that did have space for them. No shelter is just gonna kick someone to the curb like that.
@@sean2015 almost every shelter once over capacity has and will ‘kick people to the curb’.
For me, the problem isn't so much that they are sleeping in the airport. It's that they are accosting people and stealing luggage and sleeping in other people's cars. That's where the problems really are. I don't begrudge anyone a warm place to sleep. But doing things to harm others is where I draw the line. It's not ok to do bad things to others because of the situation you're in.
Do you have proof this is happening?
Exactly! I don't care if people are sleeping in airports or where ever but they steal, harass and cause problems. That's why they aren't tolerated anywhere.
This what comes when you are soft on homeless ppl
The people on this country are clueless about what is happening all around us. Utterly, clueless.
Explain.
Fentanyl is happening all around us.
@@sarbantz Yes fantanyl made the rent skyrocket and the supply of cheap housing plummet.
@@DYLAN102001 believe it or not, in my state there are homeless street encampments even in small towns where you can find 1br apartment for as low as $300, and you can always find a job at Walmart that pays it easily. Why are they then on the streets? Fentanyl 💊 destroys humans physically and mentally beyond the point of repair very rapidly.
I AGREE. FUNNY HOW THE WORLD HAS BECOME. RULES SEEM TO APPLY TO THE POOR. I MEAN THE RICH CAN STEAL AND NOT A THING.
They ride the "A" line for free because RTD doesn't enforce the fare. The homeless also ride the city buses without paying. RTD's mantra is let them ride.
Do you even ride the A line or buses or did you just pull your "facts" out of your butt? The fare checkers on the A line usually check tickets twice. I ride the 15 and 15L lines, probably the busiest in the system and never see the drivers letting homeless people ride for free.
This explains all the break ends and thefts of vehicles and property at DIA parking lots.. a little bit of the Union Station at D.I.A. .
It looks bad to have homeless bums milling around our public airports. It looks bad.
Our Governor is liking all this homelessness since he wants to be like California!
P. Puffer Polis idolizes Newsom and the entire Peoples Republik of Kalifornia.
How is homelessness exclusive to California. I have lived in numerous states myself. Every single one had a growing population. The artificial cost associated with housing seems to be the problem.
Cost of living is high
@@frankihatch This is why I'm leaving NY.
Austin texas fill with them too
This is every city unfortunately not just Denver
Welcome to New San Francisco people! Give it a few months!
Do something about the high rent!
Like WHAT?
The only way thats going to come down is when the city turns into such a shithole that people pack up and leave and vacancies rise--driving rents down. Look around within 2 miles of downtown.....there are new apartments everywhere, even in the old stockyards---More idiots are movig in than moving out--so rents will go up
@@donreinke5863 well, for one, the state can make it so no one can make money in housing. That's the problem!
@@GratefulHippieChic The "state" does not have that power.
No price controls have ever worked, Nixon tried that in 73-74 and it failed miserably.
Landlords would simply scrape off or abandon their property, and there would be even MORE bums, assuming the government was ever able to try such a thing.
There likely would be a court injunction issued within only one day blocking any such government overreach.
LAX was the same way until the city cracked down. RTA needs to actually check tickets on the lightrail. I ride this train everyday. If you look in rough shape or like a tweaker the guards intentionally avoid you as to not delay trains nor is it worth their hassle. When I leave the airport on the second to last train out at night it is a motel for vagrants.
Millionaires are moving into my neighborhood costing me more to live here .l work for a city l can not afford to live in .
Mayor Hancock needs to do at least 1 thing as mayor. Am I the only who realizes how terrible of a mayor this guy is? No one seems to be criticizing him. He sucks. Polis is hardly much better. This state used to be red. Then it went blue. Maybe we need a bit of red back. Purple.
It was horrible as a red state. It sucked. We are going forward not backwards.
Mayor Hancock and city council and all the other city councils have to make major changes or face being voted out now in 2022 or recalled.
The state legislature also has to do their job and come up with workable solutions or they will also be voted out in 2022 or recalled. This homeless situation is inhumane.
Drugs and homelessness go together.
Other states have been sending their homeless here for almost 20 years this was bound to happen
Seems like nowadays it's a lot of substance use issues and I agree with the comment below our country seems completely oblivious
Cut off the supply of meth, heroin and Fentanyl and watch how fast they leave.
Maybe a bunch will overdose.......at least cut the numbers down.
When you say "sending their homeless here" what you're really saying is that most communities do a better job of enforcing their laws and the homeless just move on to greener pastures where they can exploit the system. When the cops find homeless in my city, they are given one warning to move on or they will be arrested for breaking the no-camping ordinance. They are also offered a homeless shelter on the spot. The homeless shelter has professional case managers, strict regulations including curfews, drug testing, and mandatory job placement policies. Needless to say, most of them opt out of the homeless shelter option that will actually help them get back on their feet. They just move on to cities like yours.
@@jasonjames4254 they actually give bus tickets to Denver Colorado because we've had great resources for people. I have been told this by many clients from northern states and Utah and I know someone personally who was in Nebraska and was told there were no homeless resources and they could get a ticket to Denver And I definitely agree that some people choose it for sure.
@@donreinke5863 it definitely seems like it should be harder to get and makes me wonder where are the resources going to unfortunately I haven't looked into it enough to know
Drugs are bad mkay
How’s that building back better working out?
I love how people say they go easy on homelessness… there is not enough resources in denver…. Theres a six month waiting period if your lucky to get services… and the services they have are so overwhelmed its crazy everyone is packed in like sardines… and just a friendly reminder to the people of denver …. Your elected officials actually got rid of 2,000 rehab beds in 2018-2019 and continue to cut finding for rehabs most require insurance and dont take medicare… its not as easy as they make it seem to get help and everyday they get more sick and more lost….. its tragic but we live in a society where its ok to break any part of your body except your mind
Welcome to capitalism. Creating wealth inequality since 1700.
they do make it seem like it's "easy" to get help it's not
I WILL SOLVE ALL HOMELESS PROBLEMS EASILY
What services? What is “wellness services”? Give the entire idea of what’s available or you’re perpetuating the idea that ppl understand when they don’t. And what they think is what they spread & how they act. You’ve got a lot of ppl here thinking they know, talking about homeless ppl like they’re the cause of their own problems with zero logic behind that but, that’s the US for you. Do better.
Uncle Sam let Sam down!
Saw a woman smoking heroin last night at Union Station while waiting for the A-line train. Told the security inside the station, although they could see her, they claimed to only be responsible for inside that it was RTD’s problem. Asked one of the train engineers to contact the Transit Police, and he said they wouldn’t do anything either. They ride the Free Mall Shuttle on 16th street and smoke heroin on there, openly, and the drivers, when told, won’t even make them stop, much less get off. What a great way for visitors to experience what the liberal agenda has done to Denver!
I make sure to tell every visitor who comes into the restaurant that Denver is not safe downtown especially public transportation.
I’m one of Denver’s “hidden homeless”; I have a well paying job, keep myself clean with a gym membership, but in no way can I afford housing, so I sleep in my car. I’ve been offered help with getting and moving into a place, but even with help paying the security deposit and getting utilities turned on, the monthly rent is too high to pay on my own, and there are no programs to help with that.
Nope, she was smoking fentanyl, very destructive and addictive drug that destroys humans mentally very rapidly.
I'm sorry
@Cat Apartmentment buildings are getting bought up by investors and section 8 recipients kicked out.
As a visitor to Denver in August, I can't agree more. The Mall Ride is essentially a roving homeless shelter. I got off and walked twice after disruptive homeless boarded a bus I was riding. Every morning I had to tiptoe around the piss and shit on the sidewalks around Union Station. On the weekends, add puke piles from drunk vomiting college students and you get fun vacation memories of Denver!
Update: it got better, we got more police and more resource officers at Union station and the airport
Taking the train after 10pm from DIA to Union is a nightmare and disgusting. Ubers are anywhere from $50-$100. Fix the rates. Outrageous
Why are the churches staying silent on this issue, why aren't the churches banning together to build affordable housing???? Criminalizing the homeless is evil.
Public transportation causes more problems than it solves.
Problem is that a percentage of homeless folks are violent due to mh issues. Not innocuous to have them in airport, potential lethal violence.
Why is the reporter acting like it's the airport's fault the homeless keep showing up? Accusing them of not offering "enough" help. How much tax dollars is enough? These people don't want to live by society's rules. There's not much you can do about that.
With ALL of that extra tax revenue from marijuana, you could just give out free homes right?
Wait, I know! Make the minimum wage $30/hr. No?
Ok, ok I got it! Tax the people who work, MORE then give it to the homeless. SOLVED!!!!
There's only a complex issue if you're a blue Dem🤣🤣. If they are mentally ill, if they are homeless AND harassing other people, they shouldn't have a choice to seek help. Not once is a reporter asking WHY they don't go to a shelter.
Get rid of that Mayor and his gunes
I guess the so-called transit security isn't doing their job properly. It's amazing these people are able to make it out that far. I can't go one mile without being checked by a rent a cop but these people can ride for free toward the airport, makes sense.
Doesn't jail provide food and shelter? Why not go there?
This is very sad....
Criminalizing the homeless doesn't solve homelessness.
So I suppose you’d be okay with de-criminalizing trespassing then. Why don’t we tell ol’ Sam he can sleep in your basement and let’s see how long it takes before you’re screaming at the police to come to your place and get rid of him.
There are no solutions in sight.
The country is going to be huge shantytowns everywhere. It's sad because we could do something to fix this growing crisis.
But we would have to care.
Really and truly care about each other. 😢
Bum camps and bums roosting in publicly owned areas are uniquely a phenomenon of Democratic run cities.(with the possible exception of Salt Lake City)
Small towns in rural areas dont have this problem. Bums are rousted and made to get out of town
Bum camps line the railroad tracks in Sacramento from city limit to city limit.
What EXACTLY are you going to do because "we could do something fix this growing crisis"? Throw money at some feel good programs that do not solve the problem? Tell you what, YOU take them into your home, YOU "do something" and lets see how that turns out. My bet is they will rip you off and poor you will say why me?
There are three types of homeless: 1) Those suddenly dislocated due to circumstances imposed upon them (leaving abusive relationships, job loss, or like the Boulder County fires); 2) Those who are victims of their own failing minds (mental issues or other related disorders), and 3) The deliberately parasitic who chose drugs and became addicted (and enabled by City/State/Federal policies) or those whose sole goal is to remain a parasite -- burdening society, in general, or taking away resources from the former two types who are more deserving of societal empathy and resourcing. Sadly, many of these vagrants fall into the third category.
There should be Constitutional legislation that permits the compulsory detoxification and training to become productive. Failing this, then just put in places like asylums like were abundant in the early part of the 20th century. It's time to stop the parasites ruining life for the temporarily indigent and the productive. People have had their limit and are suffering compassion fatigue...as well as governmental incompetence fatigue.
Great comment! I think that statistics show that the overwhelming majority of homeless are clearly #3. Americas homeless problem is primarily a drug problem. Most of the mental disorders in category 2 were exacerbated by using illegal drugs instead of relying on their prescribed medication. Regardless, the most humane option is to literally force these people into treatment if necessary.
Agree but maybe forcefully send them to the military
@@rickyticky3350 free housing for drug addicts or people with mental illnesses doesn't help. Have them go through "survival on deserted island" challenge where they are distracted/enlightened by other facets of life and can detoxify themselves.
@@DL-iy3lf Doesn't even have to be a deserted island. Guantanamo Bay military reserve would serve the purpose. They will get
clean and sober or die. It is going to take some leadership with BALLS to get something like this going. And they can't
be dissuaded by crying, bleeding hearts. It is time to take action - no more excuses - put it into action !
@@rickyticky3350 There is no job in the military that they could do.
This is a problem
Check the services they offer?
"there is no innovative program we haven't tried..." yeah except housing first dumna ss. Shelters are usually overrun and if you do find a bed you have to leave in the morning and there is no guarantee it will still be there when you get back.
You wanna get rid of the homeless? You wanna stop the endless cycle? Build more cheap housing and get these people jobs that can pay for it.
I guarantee unless you do that you will never see an end to this problem.
Agree that there needs to be more affordable housing options like the sleeping rooms that were prevalent when I was young. However, I guarantee you that there will only be an increase in the problem if governments adopt housing first policies. Several cities have tried this and they were quickly overwhelmed by deadbeat drug addicts with no intention of getting better and finding jobs.
@@jasonjames4254 interesting, Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland all use housing first programs and they have no homelessness issues
@@DYLAN102001depends on the reasons people are homeless to begin with. if drug addict, or mental illness, or criminal background, then it's hopeless in many situations. If due to temporary loss of job or getting sick then chance of recovery is much better.
@@DYLAN102001 All of those countries had next to no homeless population to begin with. Norway has a total population of only 5 million, Sweden 10 million, Denmark 6 million, and Finland 5 million. Sweden and Norway. Norway and Sweden pay over 50% of their incomes in between general income taxes and social security taxes. America is a country full of drug addicts looking for free housing/free food so they can do more drugs.
@@jasonjames4254 Yeah, next to no homelessness. You just shot yourself in the foot with that one. Why do you think they don't have any homelessness? Also they infact do have homelessness and drug issues over there, they just deal with drugs differently than over here. For example, Norway decriminalized personal use of drugs opting instead for treatment instead of handcuffs. Their police and correctional officers have to complete a 2 year treating program before they can even deal with the public, whereas over here a cop only has to complete a 6 month "warrior mindset" training program where they are train to shoot first and ask questions later, and only megaolomaniacs join. The result is police who constantly harass homeless people and mistreat and oppress people. You never hear of a Norwegian George Floyd.
If I was homeless I'd want something to help with the horrible fear and anxiety of living like that! Either a house to go warm up in and make a go at life again from, and if I knew I would never afford that probably booze or some drugs. Having nowhere to go to sleep, not knowing when I'll be able to eat again, all the horrors of being homeless I'd be going on quite the bender myself. And yea that's no way to find a job or get life back on track but it's sure easier than pulling 3 grand outa my ass for a new place to live. These people know they can't take on a new job with no clothes to wear, place to bathe or sleep, way to get there so what's the point of looking for work. There needs to be some sort of back on your feet program and yea there will be some who can't or won't but that would at least help who we can, and cut numbers in half by distinguishing who's who in it all.
Yep and most of these people have criminal records or a lot of them have mental health issues that make working a job impossible. This country needs to abandon its bootstrap approach and recognize that there will always be some people that fall through the cracks and that we should provide some kind of public housing that's guaranteed as a right. It would be so much cheaper in the long run. David Simon has an excellent miniseries on HBO about public housing in Yonkers.
Or a bank account, or an address to put on an application.
I had no idea! This is insane
WHY DON'T you TALK to the people who wont comply and ask What they need and why they are not taking the service you offer??? Just ask what they need first. I doubt their dream is to spend all their nights going to the airport. Its likely your services are not good ot complete enough or too difficult to comply with- I know because I spent many nights sleeping in a car and being harrassed by police. Just build or give people a mini cabin! There is plenty if vacant expensive housing in this country owned by millionaires and billionaires and companies from China that buy it all up and rent it for extreme prices or leave it vacant.
Because they want to get high and not work about 75percent of them and the other 25 percent have mental issues that have them making bad decisions
@@mikes5687 So basically, with your mentally deficient mathematics, ZERO percent of homeless people are there because of a financial or medical disaster... Well aren't you just the small minded potato...
You should NOT be arrested for being homeless this is a CRUEL!!!
That A line is expensive! I can’t believe they are letting this go unchecked and not making sure those people have paid the fare 😰
Yeah it’s an easy fix.
Almost like high school dropouts run the system 😅
Without fail, every time I've been on the A line I've been asked to produce my fare ticket. I suspect they're doing it either very early or very late when there are no enforcement staff on duty.
Bums everywhere...
Yeah I live in Colorado Springs on the back of my truck and a camper I'm trying to make a change for myself but a I've always had people throw bricks in front of me even though I am homeless but it doesn't mean I'm not a property owner think of it like that because I'm trying to do something but I ain't get no support from nobody I'm handicap and I'm doing it myself maybe it might give strength for those who are attempting to do things for themselves and get out of the situation that they're in. Let the Fire In the Belly to make a change. I guess that's my discernment. I still have the fire in my belly you know I have to turn the other cheek dealing with the churches in the government I'm not getting the help that they're supposed to be giving and I can see where the failures are. But if you want to change in the homeless structure you got to put that fire in their belly. Beating them over the head with their dilemma doesn't teach him how to fish
I see you from Nuevo California.
Keep your chin up and your heart pure.
Don't give up on the churches or the government, sometimes they'll surprise you.
What I noticed was that when my family was homeless if we were greedy and only helped ourselves then we were alone. As soon as we began to share our meager food then we made a friend who brought me a steaming hot chicken every Thursday for the next three years, we shared our space and then finally found a home where we stayed eight years!
My advice is do not believe for one moment that you are alone... because you aren't.
❤️ from Nuevo California ❤️.
What is your handicap? There are places all over the upper Midwest with jobs and affordable rents.
@@jasonjames4254 at this time traumatic brain injury. Then left to my own devices. Learn that I was affected by the Love Canal in 1970. Got a whole sleeve of dysfunctions so much so it'll take a pretty penny to put a dent in it right now I'm hoping I got a friend that might be able to get my information and start a GoFundMe account but I want to get an attorney that way there is some weight to it and if anybody wants to know anything more or want to do something about it or need to do something about it buy information by the effects of the Love Canal and The psychosis after that that's what it needs to be done they settled out of court or something like that for 192 million and I'm on the backburner somewhere out of the other side of the world so that's why I need an attorney if I'm going to do this right but attorneys don't work for free and don't tell me they do because I know that's bulshit
@@roberthurd328 You should be able to qualify for SSI or SSDI.
@@jasonjames4254 I got traumatic brain injury I've been left to my own devices you think someone's going to teach me or show me how to get full benefits at this age s*** there trying to save a penny
I would like police, city officials of denver to go experience homeless denver shelters for 5 minutes just to tour. I love how the cop says, hey just go to the shelter, like he ever goes. They say it All casual likes its home sweet home, denver shelter has you sleep on a dirty pitch black floor, with no security guards, no cameras, nothing but sick drug addicts all around you, bedbugs are normal, most people just get a thin 3 inch jail style mat , dont think for one second people arent planning to rob you.. list goes on and on, i remember i just got kicked out my ex girlfriend house only to sleep on the concrete floor of another denver shelter, only to randomly wake up to homeless who are so high on meth they dont sleep but stand there whispering and talking to themselves... Who the hell wants to go to these levels of shelters. I rather sleep in a construction site and bring a sleeping bag then ever go sleep in a shelter, being homeless and surrounding yourself around homeless is like sinking yourself into a trap.
My case manager at my disability service told me to come go to Denver international airport when I was transferring disability services
Denver needs to not allow homeless people to be at their airport
THESE PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP BUT WITHOUT RULES.
Hey 9news, why don't you do some real investigative journalism and find out what the root cause is for the sharp rise in homelessness is.
So can they help the homeless. They have money for other things can they help ones who are homeless. This is very sad!!
Poor people !!
Give em a free ticket to Washington dc
Majority of these folks do resist help because they have drug and alcohol issues and will not follow any rules. they should be locked up in prison.
You first
You could tell the police officer didn't even understand the idea of offering compassionate humane services on site. So I can never occur to him to do anything besides lock a guy up. Why not build a shelter on the same property and transport people over there? Meet the homeless people where they're at. Even better how about a national public housing program.
Open up your house first
THEY WONT DO ANYTHING! THEY NEVER HAVE/ NEVERNEVER WILL!
Colorado has freaking trillions of dollars after legalizing marijuana & before...
Helllll they spent billions on that ugly airport & over a million on the raggedy fountain alone🤢🤮
HELP THE PEOPLE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEADERS‼️😤‼️😩‼️
THEY ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN TO OUR ECONOMY, PURE👹'S
Stop shipping homeless herefrom other states!!! Thats a huge problem, and drugs
What is the answer Cathy?
The solution is to lower the prices of rents for apartments and houses. that the landlords be controlled, realistic prices
Well, thanks for making me not want to go to Denver
With only jobs on computer it's no wonder, and will just get worse. It's warm safe and food is close by. Jail is not the answer.
Not only do homeless not have money, they've also lost their common sense. Gov. Polis, the Mayor n Police Chief need to design basic Boy Scout training for these people. They can't even get their minds in order to build a basic clean campsite. I blame public education does not train you to overcome trauma of misguided EDUCATION
Bums get EBT cards to buy food and cell phones and free medical. Wise up
Can someone please explain why some of the weed money is not being used??? Denver has had this problem forever just like Minneapolis smh plenty of new condos being built though 🤔
You don't know too much about "weed money", do you ? The taxes collected by revenue from sales of recreational marijuana are
just about enough to pay for the inspections and regulations required by the state. Despite the fact that many think the state is
pulling in an enormous windfall - the truth is that there IS NO EXTRA money to be used for anything other than paying for "red-tape"
and other regulations that control and oversee the sales of legal cannabis. Do some research before making an incorrect comment.
Service resisting is a lame way of saying enabled trespasser.We need to put MORE MONEY into jailing and SOBERING repeat trespassers.chain labor making them clean up after other removed trespassers instead of paying so much to clean up after them.
This country is going down the tube. The homelessness is going to increase because of the salaries people make can not even pay the rent on the cheapest apartments now . People are going to be forced living in their cars. Hud and section eight programs can’t even begin to have enough low income housing for this part of our population anymore. It is digusting.
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The city of Denver is doing nothing
Time to put "Sam", the habitual trespasser in jail for a year!
Sam likes going to jail...it's nice and warm
Where is front door security?
A politician has a job , can support over priced housing and the rest!
What do you want them to do?
Give them a home in the State pen. Problem solved.
Why doesn’t the state invest in giving the jobs so that they can find homes of their own? Like for instance clean up all the litter around the city and get paid for it? Of course, with the incentive that they do not use that money on drugs and stay clean. I have heard that $100,000 of tax payer money per year on each homeless person is used to keep homeless people in the streets and keep doing what they are doing. That is insane!! So why not try to resolve the problem instead of just standing there and let it happen?
Ha! Work is the last thing the majority of homeless want.
58 million people going through airport in 2021 nobody can spare a dime.
Its not our job to subsidize bums. There are help wanted signs EVERYWHERE.
@@donreinke5863 58 million people is sus. How many this year? I see no planes flying like they used to. Money laundering program?
Just consider there is a about a five dollar surcharge per person going thru DIA times that by 58 million. Then all the other surcharges the city adds on then all the tax money on all the overpriced housing. They could make affordable housing and assistance for those in need.
I blamed homeless on rent but seeing how they refused to get help. I guess its not the case
When you were homeless, you careless about whatever will happen.
Emergency
There is no problems ONLY Solutions. VOTER ID!!! WAKE UP ⏰️ PEOPLE.
Dammit sam
Tresspassing is illegal.
What do you do with people who don’t want help?…. Serious answers only.
Having trav liked on and out of DIA several times, it's not easy to see why indigents are attracted to it. It's huge and tremendously easy to disappear in! The one guy who'd strewn trash around his seating area was just looking to get caught.
Does anyone know what it may take to help a person to get back on his or her feet on average? I just dont think the arrests are of any help.
This are humans and the society need to find ways to help instead of putting them in jail.
Homelessness is a very profitable business
Tom Hank's in his movie Terminal?!!?
What services do they offer? Also, why didn't the reporter investigates these so-called Services.
All these bleeding hearts . ..why not open your homes up . Talk is Cheap....
What's the f****** point of arresting them. Clearly the shelter system doesn't accommodate everybody's needs. We're the richest nation in the history of humanity, there are millions of vacant houses that are being hoarded by real estate companies to artificially drive prices up. Every human being deserves a modest place to live. And we could afford to do that easily.