Extreme Homelessness in America's Richest City
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Man, Snoop is such a smart guy. Unfortunate he is in his position but hes spot on with everything he has to say. Especially the part when people say they dont want their taxes to help the homeless - like he said, all it takes is one thing in your life and you can be in the same position. Be humble. Beautiful video Tommy.
Yea except that he thinks 20 percent of homeless have a drug problem. The first guy was closer at 100%
@@qbcomicaddict2590 but he doesnt seem like a drugie type or to be around those so he probably just doesnt see what others see but he is def intelligent
@@qbcomicaddict2590Well again it’s two different kinds of homeless ppl-those that fell onto hard financial times and those that are stricken by problems entirely out of their control like trauma, addiction, and mental illness. Snoop clearly falls under the first category so most of the people he surrounds himself with are probably also in his position. Especially when a homeless person owns a car, their situations can oftentimes be invisible to the outside world. The majority of visible homelessness unfortunately falls under the second category.
@@charlesthrush8134 You get it.
That’s how I feel about school taxes for people who want to own a home, yet choose not to have children of their own..
But I honestly don’t mind it going to the homeless problem tho!. Because you’re exactly right! One or two missed paychecks and you can very easily find yourself in that same exact position.. It’s honestly kinda scary when you really stop to think about it!!.. 😬🫣🫣
As a fellow Irish person this is true it is impossible to hack us.
You are very fortunate. I'm Scottish, which is nearly Irish, but not quite. I get hacked on the daily.
actually w any ssn it’s possible, i’ve done it to a couple people from ireland
@@jq7323 not even close
@@blackoutgstar9949 Your right. Ireland and Scotland are basically China and United States in terms of distance
@@Ondaperclies!
Snoop is such a good guy. It hurts to see hardworking, determined people like him being put down by society. He works harder than 80% of people in my high school.
That’s probably cuz he’s grown already
High school kids vs a grown man?? No shit
@@Astr8989 Work ethic carries over from high school years. The people in my hs doing drugs and skipping school instead of working are digging a hole that will be hard to escape later.
Easy to say when you have options. Not every gets those options in life.
Yea thats probably what snoop was doing in HS too@stretcha3787
I used to live in NJ,homelessness was horrible. One guy who had a drinking issue and was often violent always came to my church fo help. He would always tell us he was a chef for the Philadelphia eagles. None of us believed him until the mayor was able to confirm that he really was. His drinking overtook his life and causes him to lose his job and his family. Truly horrible stories
Man I hope snoop got outta there on the 15th. He’s a smart man
I have no doubt about that. Commercial kitchens, Restaurants and private high stress cooking environments are FLOODED with addiction. Alcoholics are nearly 80%+ of chefs and professional cooks/staff. Then mix in Adderall, meth, Oxy and Percs in the early-mid 2000s. Drinking is still bad, nearly everyone is boozing and something else. Most kitchens the minimum is weed and booze. I've seen addiction take hold of so many people in those environments. 10-15+ beers a day after work or worse while working, using whatever else to get through long days, hot days.
I'm so thankful to be out of that industry. It was beyond toxic. Caffeine and alcohol were normal. If you got shit wrecked on a Monday night after a shift no one thought twice, only times someone would care about daily drinking was showing up late, not showing or not being able to make food correctly. It's an open secret in the industry. No Restaurants drug test for a reason. You'll see guys knocking down 4-5 energy drinks a day, beers, shots and usually weed and more.
I've seen people lose everything, I've seen many others in rehab or detoxing on someone's couch, lost apartments and would have been homeless if it wasn't for friends. Only time I would see drinking cut down and it was usually an immediate change would be once the person picked up a heavy meth,coke or oxy habit. They couldn't afford to do both so they picked the drugs. Bad enough a guy I worked with had a seizure from a cocaine OD and ended up in the hospital for multiple days. Next day back he was drinking mid shift. No coke but I think a 200 bpm heart rate shook him for a few months.
I hit my finally breaking point in 2015, already was cutting down drinking and wanted a change in my life. I ended up having an old injury flare up and couldn't work. It was the best possible thing for me. Basically realized in that time I was drinking less and opted for a month off. Since I've had maybe 8-10 beers in as many years. I don't miss kitchens and easily could see how someone could lose everything.
I hope he's found his sobriety and got back to doing something positive for his life 🙏
thank you for doing this video with me tommy. i’m grateful to be able to travel the world and share others perspectives with you
Thank both of you for doing these videos! You Tommy G both are very courageous individuals. I will be your employee right now.
Fuck yeah! Big Dog shit Cold Ass Ridin shit
WOOF ! 🤜💕🤛
You’re the goat Brandon, happy to see you with a solid guy like Tommy.
DO ATL
shut up
Does not want to be on camera but is willing to flash the social security card is crazy
“You can’t hack me…. I’m Irish-“
I DIED. But now I’m wondering who else she’s given her information or who has had access to it. That’s so very bad for her 😢
Don’t worry ☘️
Also said some place has all her id's so they are not stolen, yet hauls it out of her pocket🤔
"Open your eyes" this could be you in a heartbeat. It's so true.
I type this from my 2004 Ford Focus that I live in 😂😂
It’s sad how smart and well spoken some of these guys are. shout out to all the hyper intelligent homeless brothers making it by
It's sad that they're smart?
@@leahflower9924he means that it's sad their potential is being wasted by the situation their in aka being homeless
Wow that was refreshing for my own personal outlook on the homeless sometimes you forget people really do just fall on hard times. I feel likes it’s easy to just assume 100% of them are strung out. Gives you some compassion to see someone who really just fell on he’s times and trying to get help.
You're a fool believing the Democrat propaganda.
Content with Brandon lately has been fire. Y’all are already the best journalists on the platform.
thank you for taking the time to watch
Go to mass ave Boston
Tyler Oliveira been getting close recently tho...
@@dremmzTyler is so clear fukumean😭
Without a doubt fucin brilliant true journalism to be honest the first 2 journalists ever to speak 100% truth and don’t try to manipulate 💯👌 keep doing what you are doing both of u
Your editing is amazing and love the questions you ask. Love the whole crew props to the camera man he does awesome footage and angles. Keep up the good work!
Great content, Tommy and Brandon! You both are doing amazing work. My heart breaks for these homeless people. I wish Snoop and the others the best of luck and hope they’ll be able to get back on their feet.
These homeless people are really intelligent regarding the actual problems!
Lots of seriously high-IQ people can turn out to be non-functional in regular society, thus ending up on the streets. I've seen it happen
well they experience it first hand, it makes sense that they know all about it
Man you make some great videos Tommy. Loving the DMV/Baltimore videos lately.
Thanks for doing an uplifting video. A lot of media focuses on more dramatic stories so it's easy to miss stories of success like this.
As a resident of Washington DC, and someone who grew up in DC Metro area, I truly appreciate you sharing this video.
It’s easy to be sympathetic until it’s next to your house, and even easier to be sympathetic when it happens to you.
I've been homeless, for 17 long months, and it is impossible for me to sympathize with any of these folks in this video.
This video was shot on a sunny day, absolutely perfect for walking around and tryna find a job, or even just an hours worth of sh** work.
What you see here is people complaining that More isn't being freely given.
There’s degrees of everything. Most of these people wouldn’t be in that situation if they had a choice. If they were rich, we’d call them “eccentric”.
@@thadude949I agree with you
@@brandonlm0125 I'd agree with your statement, and since we're talking about Choice... Sitting and complaining, feeling entitled to rescue? That's a choice. A poor one. A better choice would be to Go And Get After It
@@thadude949its the drug addiction and mental illness
Thanks for not over dramatizing every encounter. You’re a real one!
Love all the content with Brandon, youre both so similar and excellent creators, hope to see some wild travels with you 2 doing commentaries together and side by side! stay safe Tommy.
❤
Wow I’m impressed to say that DC has some of the most aware homeless folks around! Love to see how well they participated and shared real world issues
much respect tommy. your really trying to see things from both sides and a lot of ppl refuse to do that. much respect
Tommy G out here doing what the news just can't do! Keep up the great work!
My guy I really love your style of interview and interaction with your interviewees..I that you make most feel more comfortable..great job
as someone from the DC suburbs, i grew up seeing both sides of the issue. i grew up in an middle-upper class family in fairfax county (one of the wealthiest places in america, the first suburb you hit when you leave DC), but i went to high school in DC behind one of the worst (at the time) projects in the city (Sursom Corda) and i still live in the area. so i have been fortunate to see the best and worst of both worlds. at my high school, we were required to complete 1000 hours of community service if we wanted our diploma, there was a homeless shelter underneath the church that we attended 2x a month that i met a ton of great people in, who were just in a bad spot. today, it really is like the homeless have been sequestered and shoved into off the beaten path areas, because its way harder to come across an encampment today then it was 15 years ago. but its still crazy how bad the homeless issue is. glad that Tommy made it to DC (and brandon as well, love them both) as i really think they do some good work especially when they team up
Gonzaga?
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Fairfax is not the first suburb you hit in NoVa from DC. It’s Arlington 😏. Coming from an Arlingtonian.
@@2jcward🙏arlington residents here yess
04:49 "You can't hack me i'm Irish" ....Well , that's certainly a new one. Someone should put this quote on a t-shirt.
🤣💀
Dumbing shit I heard all week
Great work Tommy! I love the insight and honesty with the classic Tommy personality thrown in, can't ask for more! OR COULD I?!?!?!?!
Love your videos, been a long time fan. And it’s been great to see how you’ve been able to grow the channel and create engaging and meaningful all the while still being entertaining!
Honestly if you and Brandon had a channel together, it would be killer. Shit even a podcast would do amazing
Tommy has a podcast type thing already
People always say this shit after a good collab.
But a collab is special because it’s scarce.
Commenters should stop trying to make business decisions for creators
They make more money swperate
Stfu. Maybe a podcast cuz I don’t watch pods
@@alexalt2630I’ve seen channels die because they wouldn’t listen to commenters.
Hey Tommy great video as always. I think one way you could improve these videos on the homeless would be to talk to the people providing the support to the homeless, and maybe other figures like local politicians. Would look great for more of the journalists side of things
I love these videos. I think it would be great to cover more of the people trying to help, like Miriam’s. I believe it could bring about more optimism. Knowing where someone can receive that help is valuable information, and you never know who it could help. It also informs people of where they could go if they want to help.
I love both Tommy and Brandon. They're two personalities who fit together, but almost don't and it makes them a dangerous duo.
The guy at 7:35 broke it down really well and kept it real
Hey Tommy G. No Joke Brother this is the most humble, down to earth realestic Interviewing ever. You ask questions let people respond without interupting wow this was amazing video !!!!! I posted this on my community page a Truth Social Media
I'm homeless in Australia right now it's hard to be in this situation especially when it's from someone else's actions that have put me here the fight is so overwhelming everyday
Keep your head up. Good luck and hope your situation gets better soon. They say it takes one bad thing to make us homeless but we are also one good thing from turning it around and getting back on our feet.
Take accountability typical comment from females
U homeless with a phone watching yt instead of doin something to get u out of ur situation u lost lost
Fuck that, enjoy a video you can't work all the time. I'm on the bounce too in the UK. You got this friend, one day at a time. You know what you need to do and you can do it I believe in you
lol @@InstaSwapper
“Everything is a trap” fr tho
Appreciate the vids bro, it really be making me think about life more & to be grateful 💯
Need to hit up SE DC off southern ave or NE off Benning rd. This is barely a glimpse of the city. Still thankful for what you’re doing!
tommy; it is so cool to see you doing these documentaries. so proud of my WI fam
hope that guy at 12:14 gets his home tomorrow! best of wishes to him. most level headed homeless guy i think i've ever seen
Yep, when I travelled to the states sep last year. I was absolutely gobsmacked at the sheer amount of homelessness and degradation.
It was an eye opener.
shits sad how normalized we let it get here
you'll never see it in Hollywood movies
It baffled me as well. I've lived all over the world, but sadly felt the most unsafe in the states. Things changed massively since the 90's & 2000's there. Some states are on the same bar as a third world country. There really is nothing more shocking to go from the kinda country they were..to this.
This is what journalism used to be, awesome work!
This is some top level journalism! Good work guys! Snoop is a real one. Would love to get updates on how he goes
Man I feel bad for the honest ones who fell on hard times… shits tough man god bless them
Dude Snoop is a awesome good hearted intelligent dude. I wish him all the best. For real.
Wlda been nice to see a longer video about this
Brandon and Tommy should make every vid together man idk they just bounce off each other perfectly
That dude snoop is a real ass dude and seems super fuckin clean, smart, and educated. Legit stand up guy. You can tell he just fell on rough times. I’d like to see an update on him
You can tell he won’t be homeless for long
Mad respect to tommy for going to these dangerous places for videos!
it’s only dangerous because tommy is there
Ever heard of Arab his videos are next level
@@Sigmajokes69 yea I’m subbed to him he is crazy
@@davo9729 Big dogs gotta eat
@@baylenismyidolhe only gets away with it cause he is half Arabian tommy might have a little harder time in those areas 😂
Aye i love that you guys are working together. Love both of your videos. Keep killing it!
“You can’t hack me I’m Irish”😂😂😂
Someone tell Tommy G that i love him so much your content is top notch ,you make many of us in Africa realise that america is not what we think it is . Lots of love from kenya
this shit is crazy, the amount of negligence in my own area (dmv) is sick bruh
this goes for any other place in the world as well.
@@jay-ng4ywв России большинство бомжов находятся на окраинах городов у теплотрасс где их никто не видит
7:51 dude spoke some facts
The distinctions among different types of homelessness seems key. Each type needs to be addressed differently.
Always a good day when Tommy uploads
3:33 *doesnt wanna be seen on camera*
4:51 *Shows social security card with no remorse*
Damn fam I dead swear that Kia vids video was just yesterday , now you almost at a million 😮. Good shit man
TOMMY G there's only one thing wrong with your vlogs and that his there to short, 1 hour episodes would be great, love what you do keep up goodwork
Great episode Tommy it's crazy that in these times there is huge homeless problem. The UK 🇬🇧 ain't no better it's not just the big city's even smaller towns you have people sleeping in woods ect. Keep up the good work.
Damn I’m from Toronto and went there for a school trip in April… now that I think of it I didn’t see many homeless people, it’s crazy how this issue has been put under the table… I didn’t even know it was like that.
Toronto is just as bad with homeless people.
@@Youknowwhatimsayinnn Ye but we can all see it… it’s infront of our eyes
@@aidyx8712because it dc they control it better, did you not watch the video?
@@dylangreg4051 Ye i know I just thought it was intersting comparing the two places and how I went to a place that has a homelessness issue and I didn’t even know it unlike where I’m from where it’s super obvious
@@aidyx8712 or u mean how Toronto just builds tall buildings to cover the shithole up
Hope to hear more from Snoop!
Great video as always!
Great video just started watching because of DJ ghost. You should show how bad it is with immigrants in NY and talk to some of the people. It would be interesting to hear normal everyday people having to live with that situation.
Wassup wit the Des Moines iowa video, first time we been put onna map and u still ain drop it we waiting foe😂💯
Can we all just appreciate Tommy for showing us what the mainstream won’t
Cool to see the differences from city to city. D.C seems to have things right. The fact that snoop is able to get a car and back on his feet tells alot. In LA i dont see that ever happening. Good video tommy!
I work in DC, he was near Georgetown where the rich folks live, homelessness in Northeast and Southeast isn’t hidden. It’s out in the open. Homeless fill the streets. Open drug use on the sidewalk, constant shootings and violence.
Tommy G with another one. Keep em coming big dawg!!
Certified Banger as always‼️ Tommy G always delivers us the goo chii🔥
As somebody who has been in DC for a year, and as somebody who has been homeless for just as long, I can personally attest to everything said here. I will say, though, I have been fortunate enough to have people who look out for me, plus I’m about to get housed in a few weeks!
That's great news! I wish you the best of luck.
Im glad im not the only person that thinks school is a scam, thanks Tommy for the video you just dont miss i love what your're doing chicago should be next.
How can school be a scam? Or you're talking about the us specifically?
@@AxD_Aif you don't know by now then there's no way you'd understand! You're just gullible and live in a fairytale world! They don't even teach our children cursive or real history! Let's not get into not teaching children about being adults and actually teach us how to be a adult!
Him yelling at around the 7:30 mark..
Hell yeah brother. God Bless
You got a new sub broski, love the content and the honesty
*You go Tommy! The pranks are alright but these are next level!! I am so happy for your success no one deserves it more!* *BIG DOGS GOTTA EAT!*
*Also Brandon Buckingham is also one of my top 3! Way better than anyone else out here!*
i love you man. seeing tommy and i’s transitions from mic’d up prank youtubers to interview documentarian has been a wild ride. ive appreciated the journey
OG with 144 IQ is killing me😅
I wish you guys could’ve did this reporting I’m 1980’s and 90’s DC! You could make a series out of this type of material given what things were like at that time in the DC Area. Was a total horror show as far as the streets go.
*in
Facts
I’m a simple man.
I see a Tommy G upload, I click like.
THE LEGEND POSTED LES GOOO
Bro absolute quality! I hope I run into you in Milwaukee sometime
I’m a huge fan of your videos
"you can't hack me, I'm Irish" 🤔 yaaaa..... Makes sense right guys and gals? Lol 🤣
this guy never fails to entertain me
That’s cuz my boy stay in the trenches where their reality becomes our entertainment.
Damn the homeless people are conservative even though they live off the liberal policies
the shortness of these docs are so dissatisfying.. i wish they would be longer
“It’s easily to be sympathetic until it’s next to your house” - Tommy G great line brother
you cant hack me, im irish. absolutely amazing
LMAO
snoop deserves more than what he is going through now. I wonder if there's any way we have to help these people from where we are at. I know I'm an hour and change from DC.
Where can I buy the "You can't hack me, I'm Irish" T shirts. 🤣🤣🤣
Snoop shld be able to restart his detailing business now.. doesn’t take a lot to get started and buy more things as you go.. But I understand he probably needs the money to get the basic cleaning supplies and tools and a place to be able to detail the vehicles at.. so it is probably alot harder to get started than I thought at first
We definitely need more availability for people looking for help with mental health issues.
The guy talking about “Drag Queens” in the library 📚 is my hero!! 👏👏😀
Tommy big love for the footage you cover , great to have an insight on how people live amd struggle etc .. big fan from australia 🪃
I've known Snoop for a few years and hes always been a positive guy hes always willing to help even if his situation isn't the best so its ironic that he was featured on here he suppose to b gettin a place or in one already so s/o to the King imma keep u in my prayers brova 💯💯💯🙏🏾🙏🏾
TOMMY G IS A 🐐
The dude that admitted they’re homeless by choice is a legend. Truth is that most of these people don’t deserve help because they don’t want to get better.
yes I've seen men directly peeing in the street in the middle of the afternoon in a formerly nice neighborhood. So gross.
...most ppl only dsv the most afł fátez...
...the true Hell 🔥 s awaiting all śínńers / brééduhrs etc...
...this wróng wòrłd shouldn’t have been made at all...
...and there should be a distance between all ppl at all times, it’s unácceptabłe that x or y would be áłwd to śín in pèace, basically just making it easier for them by giving them free tents and free food, pfff...
And I am the only Queen / Princess / Lady / God(dess) / Star / Leader etc aka the superior being and the only girl / girls etc - ppl shouldn’t be áłwd to misuse big superiority terms or any other wróng things!
And they should at least make them sweep and pick up the packagings for a meal or for a buck, giving things for free is so wróng and only encourages brėėduhrs and báng’ng and other śínńers and being entitłed and expecting things for free, when they could easily ask for a job as a sweeper or something like that to earn a meal or a buck...
We need more of these videos !
Tommy all you do is talk real facts i love it keep it coming ❤️ from Australia
If only CNN and Fox News and MSNBC reported the truth like Tommy the world to be in a much better place
These dudes speak the truth
I live in the DC area they are being constantly displaced. The homeless here are some of the nicest people you come across in the area
“You cant hack me, im irish”😂
"It's easy to be sympathetic until it's next door to your house."
So true. The homeless that hang around where I work are homeless because they are addicts. No interest to rejoin society. They just want their next fix.
“It’s easy to be sympathetic until it’s next to your house”
Hit the nail on the head with that one. Same with the immigrant problem. Perfect example Texas and Florida shipping the migrants to NY, and then the ny governor stops the sanctuary status
I can tell you one thing I noticed and Tommy g's videos dealing with the homeless is that the Washington homeless are way more educated than these other encampments.