48 Hours in a City with No Laws: Slab City
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ส.ค. 2023
- Slab City, known as the last free place in the world, located in the middle of a desert in California has no laws, no electricity, no running water, or even street names.
Despite being situated in one of the wealthiest states in the USA, Slab City is associated with poverty. When the government abandoned and closed this area, which it used as a military base in World War II, only scraps and concrete slabs remained. Then the area became Slab City and attracted homeless or adventurers from various parts of the country.
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“Showing signs of hesitation and paranoia”. Then proceeds to get in the truck with him. Ok.
"You don't own anything, you just rent it until you're dead".
Touche sir.
But so true I feel bad for the man who had his cat stolen I hope he found he found his cat or a new kitty
They then complain about illegal immigrants when they show up and work to make it possible to own things. They should build a business there and hire some immigrants just to see if they still complain about their jobs being taken by illegals or if it’s all a bluff
Very true, if you don't pay your vehicle exercise taxes they don't come and take your vehicle but if you don't pay your property taxes they will take your house even if you're mortgage is paid so do you really own it, hell no! you rent it from the government. welcome to America
only thing we truly own os our thoughts. Some dont even own their own body
Yes, living in the desert there are larger predators who love to eat cats, mountain lions and coyotes@@bichela
Zach is def on drugs… Scraping your salt off your body and selling it? Whattttt..
He probably smokes it
He's also in semi-psychosis, I think.
We drive through that area at least once a year and it just keeps getting worse. The YT videos make it look somewhat fun and exciting but between the extreme heat, tweakers, crime and the stench it is a like a dystopian hell hole!
Probably better Than Los Angeles homeless conditions
Yup, Slab City is a great liberal experiment that shows the results of unconstrained freedom without boundaries. It sets a good example for how a functioning society must balance freedom with boundaries. Unbridled anarchy is untenable.
Basically, Fallout IRL?
Word up id done forgot about the human dander that must just fkn reek YUK !!!
Basically its Burning Man 365 days a year,but with country music😂
It's the day after Burning Man, when the promoters have left.
Wrong, these are not rich assholes from LA and Frisco
No income and a brand new truck? The American dream!
Beers where do I sign up ....
I spent a couple days out there. A lot of sketchy people obviously but on other hand mostly people trying to get along and have a good time. Politness and respectfulness is probably the key to survival
It would be so depressing & disheartening to be surrounded by thieves. The hippie days of love & peace are long gone & buried. Or burn't.
You shouldn't leave your cozy little home.
the hippies are in charge of the White House....do you see any peace, love & understanding??? They were all BS and at least the tax payers back then knew it, called it .
I mean we are always around shitty people. They just don’t have any walls there
@@kathylarson8876 Ive driven through 33 States in the US & travelled to over 30 countries worldwide in my lifetime. I never felt like I was surrounded by thieves before & I visited some shady places.
@@lollafala2949 I never did get comfortable with the dog-eat-dog way of survival in the US. It's the same mentality rich or poor. Not all societies live like that.
Looks like a city from those Fallout games
It's What Stab City in GTA 5 is based on.
Fallout 4 😂
I was thinking the same. There's very similar music in the background as well. Sort of desert hobo folk.
bro just discovered your channel yesterday and its pure gold!! awsome job!!! greeting from argentina
Watch his video on the coldest city! I go back to that one quite often.
"Someone stole my cat for no reason and i have been depressed for 2 months".. i feel you Zach... 😢
The sweet old man who's been there for eight years🥺He was so happy to have company, he wanted to offer a jacket, anything
Just to get rid of some confusion in the comments. Slab City does have laws, it's a part of California in Imperial County, so the cops does go there quite often. All federal, state, and local laws still apply in Slab City.
Yes, it's not free if the state's monopoly on violence can reach there. It would be better to say that some parts of the South American jungle are free, because there there are in fact no authorities. You could as well say that Christiania in Copenhagen is free, but that wouldn't be so interesting to a US audience.
what does it matter if the law enforcement is so far away they will never catch anybody? it's basically lawless lol
this is false
All live supply they're just not enforced
@@johnjaco5544yes. Laws are enforced.
I spent a week there at the skate park back in 2020 and that was the most “interesting”part of a 30 state cross country trip. Definitely visiting again.
This is what San Francisco is becoming.
And Chicago and the whole USA
Any city I've been to has been much worse and much kore dangerous than slabs.
I hope my sister is enjoying living there in SF .. of course we she’s loaded with $ but thinks climate change is the biggest issue … I can only guess she doesn’t look out her window as she’s smack dab in the city
How did Zachary get a Cadillac Escalade with no income? That place looks like a dystopian nightmare. Probably the future of our country unfortunately. Stay safe out there Ruhi!
It’s the present in the US
And Zachary has a variety of beer in his truck.
so?@@bryanbrowning5746
Seems like Ancaps wet dream for me.
@@bryanbrowning5746bud light 😂😂
I spent a long day in slab city, and found it fascinating. It’s a mix of artists, drug attics, and people avoiding the law, but my encounters where all quite friendly. I had a very nice man show me through his outdoor house, talk to me all about living there, and show me his art. It’s not completely unserviced, as I did see a fedex truck making a delivery while I was out there. There are also street names and numbers. Just off the top of my head, I remember Sidewinder Drive was one. It’s an amazing spot to visit if you’re in the Salton Sea area, which also means you should hit up Bombay Beach as well. They have a bar, and drinks are $1 and proceeds go to folks in more dire need at the end of the night, but I’d recommend staying away from the shots, as they don’t wash the glasses! Anyway, great video! It’s been a couple years since I’ve been there, and it looks like a few new art installations have been added, so that’s awesome to see!
I love drug attic very fun place to be
Addicts, not “attics”.
Now we have people avoiding Land Air and Water?!.....simply AMAZING!!!!
Sad.
Where is a drug attic? Up high?
Your work is always amazing. Thank you Mister Ruhi! 😃😃
Slab City feels more like a place that would be covered in a Tyler Oliveira video, but glad to see Ruhi Cenet is covering it
30 years ago I stayed in Coober pede a opal mining town in Australia's, outback its not really comparative, as in it has law and order and is still Australia but every month fresh food would get delivered and if someone had to go to a town, people would put in orders for things they wanted, its probably bigger now but back then it had a sence of slab city.
Zachary is showing signs of methamphetamines abuse lol
Its been a long time. Please upload new videos more often. Thankyou so much
There's a reason why these people don't like the first guy.if they burn your crap,it's usually because you're dirty,or you've done something shady to someone.I think they're interviewing the wrong person about slab city!!
Agree
Came to the comments to see if anyone thought this too.
Really cool video. Well done
Looks like the place on Terminator 2 judgement day
I like the way you explain and compile up the perfect documentary stuff for the viewers ❤ love your content 🎉
Hi! 🖐 I'm going to watch. I'm a huge fan of your videos!
Great content, thank you...
I'm homeless myself and I can say if you see a homeless person please remember were people too something as simple as given them a bottle of water or cheese burger makes our day at least for me it gives me hope for humanity cause those people are far and few between
Your videos are much better than big tv channels
How does a homeless guy with no money buy a new truck?
My sentiments exactly.
He DIDN'T BUY IT did he !!!
He's been homeless for 20 years...
Because a house was to expensive
I thought this was about to be a dad joke
The way that first guy trauma dumped in 0.2 seconds
Zack is definitely sketchy 😂
The first guy drunk a six pack in every home he went to. Lmao
He was so sketchy and scary
Turns out that some laws are probably a good thing
That's a false dichotomy. Places like this look like shit because they're full of trash people. You can have a well functioning anarchist society, if all members of it are civilized, well-functioning individuals in themselves. Of course, the state wants you to believe that you must have a state to survive or at least live a decent life. That's how the state controls you.
Which camera is used to record your videos?love the quality 🥺🔥🔥🔥
Slab City is real-life Mad Max
Fascinating, a fundamental look at materialism. "You rent till you die"..so true
Squatters most likely living off of government assistance checks, courtesy of the rest of the working class that keeps up with their responsibilities every day. Absolutely fascinating ! Lol
Nice documentary 🔥
Pets have an amazing ability to bring comfort and joy, even in challenging times. It's heartwarming to know they're being looked after, providing a source of companionship and positivity amidst difficult circumstances. ❤🐶🐱
I bet Slab City’s slogan is: The future is now!
Please add this place in Gta 6, this Slab city looks sick to play around with a reality plot
OK
i love these videos they are like documentaries
bruh this one is fake asf
listen to this 3:16 lmao there's no way a sane person would believe that
@@aaaaaa-hh8cqthat guy is weird 😅
Good stuff man wow
The way he looked at you at 3:12 I was fully expecting him to jump at you. That was scary.
Yeah wtf ☠️
Omg yes I just noticed that, Ruhi doesn't know he deals with drug addict 😢
I used to chat up homeless people in my area because some look so sweet and talk somewhat normal until I one got extremely angry at me for no logical reason! He became paranoid and angry, he started yelling at me and said "you said X and I never said that so you are putting words in my mouth" I then had to leave quickly as he became aggressive, in another occasion I was sitting in a bench next to the his elderly homeless woman who is always reading books, I always saw her in my neighborhood, I just asked her "what genre of books do you like?" There's a bookstore in front and I also had a book. Omg this woman became so extremely angry at me for that question! She became a different person and stated yelling at me so loud "that's a stupid question! That's a stupid question!" She would say........ I learned that these people carry A LOT OF chips on their shoulders and when on drugs one single word that's logical to us but that gets their brain into another world becomes a snap moment. Those drugs their in make them hallucinate the worst too. Never feel comfortable around these people you don't know how they are going to snap! By a word trigger.
My book Champion is in the library there :)
my favorite channel
I miss your documentary Ruhi ❤️❤️❤️
Ruhi you should've blurred the car's plate numbers, your videos are great 🎉
Here’s the thing, there are street names and fedex and ups also deliverer there, also slabs are patrolled by niland California police. So you don’t have all the facts right.
I have always wanted to visit Slab city, but I don't think I would enjoy the idea of having to carry a gun to protect myself and property. I know it's just a few that have issues and spoil the place for others and I hope they can get well and find peace. Thanx for your video update.
I don’t live in slab city, actually live in the country and own my house and property still carry a gun to protect myself though. Real question is why wouldn’t you carry to protect yourself?
@@db9818 As a Canadian with dwindling family in the United States, I would defend my words by saying...I moved to the country from the city of Toronto because of many things and guns was 1 of them.
I had 2 family killed and paralyzed by gun violence from strangers. In separate random instances and a couple years apart. ( Can link to news if u ???). I can't & don't want to be that/ so paranoid to walk around armed. But you do you.
slab city reminds me of mad max beyond the thunder dome!!
Fascinating!
He killed somebody for that truck. I can't believe you rode with him hahaha.
I don’t think he has tweakers where he’s from lol
I admire these "pioneers" of the new frontier. People that "own" their land and homes generally do not recognize the fact that you truly don't own that property/house even if the bank doesn't have the deed anymore. If the govt of the USA wants your land, you better BELIEVE they are going to have it. Sure, they'll throw a few bucks at you, but they WILL have it.
Wow nice video boss
Jesus Christ is God, and The Rapture is closer than ever in love for The Almighty All-Powerful God.
I know you hear it all the time and its incredibly annoying to hear the same thing but geez be careful- so scary… that poor guys cat…
I guess he "borrowed" it from someone else.
My first thought was your video refers to the death zone in Idaho where I stayed for more than two years. As a teacher for the youth, I learned that whatever or whenever you go always bring your balls with and fight or defend yourself always in any adversity 😊
where exactly is this in idaho
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It looks like the future of the US.
Crazy vid
Yeah Zac it's time to talk about where you got the truck?
good video
Seen another interview with Charlie and all he talkd bout was how much he loved it and all about the brotherly camaraderie 🥴🥴🥴
We want u to explore more all over the world
As close as you can get to the Fallout New Vegas universe as you can get.
😮 the truck is probably stolen😅
Bruh he accept the npc quest
They don' t need to play a Survival Game. They live it!
Dang what a difference from the tiniest most populated island ruhi visited where everyone knows each other and lives peacefully
I feel sorry for all the animals forced to live there in such bad weather conditions and such a dirty unhealthy environment
Probably better than homeless on the streets, so dirty and unhealthy
@@kathylarson8876 um…..
I would go on a rampage if someone stole my cat
Animal probably got it
Good one.
babe wake up new Ruhi upload
I feel like this is secretly a Chevrolet pickup commercial.
If there are no laws what happens If someone steals or assaults someone? How about owning a firearm that’s banned in California? It seems more like a mental campus with no fences.
11:13 this older guy seems a good soul like old school gen
Hi, where can I watch your other videos? It says you have 400 plus videos
Ruhi cenet
No money but lotsa beer.
Wow!
I feel there's a lot more to Zack story a lot more, he has issue I think he might be a cook. If you understand what I sm saying
You don't know.
Why oh armchair detective do you think that?
What are your clues?
Borderlands got real. lol
Looks like mad max universe
These place looks like the one in GTA 5 😂😂 Trevor's area😂
light going compared to your LUT desert vid
Amazon delivers there. I’ve seen it a few times. They have addresses.
No garbage removal. No sewage. Guys. This is like skid row
Plz make a video on zone of silence in mexico
I swear that painted/sculpted God place in GTA V except it's aliens!
"keep it clean boys"
How the heck do they get food?
A lot of them have food stamps or cards or whatever it is today and donations.
First person said someone stolen his cat right !!! So that’s how they get meat to eat 😢
Uber eats
Uhhh he has a truck 😅
There's a small town not too far away for supplies.
Maybe people see only the garbage part of this town, but the are really living the free life that we all have got by birth. (Ps the game Life is Strange 2 have used this town in there game)
Nice dog
Lovely love from Shimla
Anyone know the name of the country music he used?
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these guys are already living in 2050 America.
Thanks,
Your videos are great. I think they would benefit from a little bit slower speaking, I often have to rewind to understand what you’re saying because the voiceovers are so fast.
Someone tell me how the heck he just bought that new truck 4 month ago by being homeless for 20yrs? Just how?
Probably ssi
Living off of government assistance. Courtesy of the taxpayers