The WHOLE judicial system is Fucked. The criminal system is Fucked. The Policing system is gone. I agree with you Philly Captain but there is no answers .
from a former addict... good for you man. this is a serious serious problem. I have been cleqn for 15 years and that place is 1000 times worse than when I copped down there. it has to start somewhere. keep ur head up.
the police seem to have their hands tied here by higher ups who run city government and the police department.. so the question is what the hell is going to get done about this? and the city council? who is the city council member for this district ? he or she needs to be removed from office. i don't live in Philly thank GOD but this is disgusting.
The police are tired of trying. Ask the DA why aren’t the ones who are locked up not in jail. Ask the JUDGES why they won’t sentence the bad guys. Why won’t we build more JAILS. Why are there so many rules for the police when no one else has to follow any RULES.
@@fu566 me too my friend. I'm a well traveled 52 year old man and have been in some rough places for sure over the years and when my step daughter moved from a little country town in Tennessee where I've literally been arrested over a small bag of weed before to fishtown smack dab beside Kensington!! The world's largest open air Heroin market!!! I was and am still speechless after my first trip through that area!! Seattle runs in second of worst places I've been but that is Micky mouse camp compared!! Poor people trapped in addiction! Sad! I'm myself a recovering opioid addict and I pray for Kensington PA
My loved one leaves the suburbs to do drugs in Kensington cause you “can do ANYTHING you want in Kensington and not get arrested”. My loved one says he has seen a mom addict bring her baby to a drug deal. There are landlords who rent out floor space in apartments in Kensington for addicts to sleep and use the bathroom / I’m sure illegally. I have written my appeals to the three musketeers (Krastner and Kenny and Outlaw) for allowing this - it’s inhumane and insidious. What they allow in the city affects more than those who live in the city. I feel very sorry for the good citizens of Kensington. The children suffer.the most
What's crazy is really they aren't wrong man.. It's not on the lower level police officers to arrest all those people if they are being told by their superiors to turn the other way and leave all the dealers and addicts alone. Seriously... Their bosses are probably threatening them with suspension or demotion or getting fired if they arrest everyone for the effed up things the addicts and dealers are doing, you know? Which is CRAZY you're right, but it is in the hands of the people telling them to turn around and walk away. Like city council, city hall, the police chiefs. It's an insane situation to see all that happening next to a freaking school and public transit!
A killing jar (or killing bottle) is a device used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage.[1] The jar, typically glass, must be hermetically sealable and one design has a thin layer of hardened plaster of Paris on the bottom to absorb the killing agent. The killing agent will then slowly evaporate, allowing the jar to be used many times before needing to refresh the jar. Kensington ladies and gentlemen is a killing jar. Upper class law makers and citizens have contempt for poor people, thus they create the conditions that reduce their population so that they do not infest their beautiful, wealthy neighborhoods.
Man, I feel your frustration. It’s all BS because if this behavior and the trash and the smell occurred in an upscale or even just a nicer area, the users would be scooped up in bulldozers to get ‘em out of there. I applaud your efforts to show how disrespectful the authorities are to the law abiding citizens of Kensington. Even though I have compassion for the addicts, these activities have to stop!!
IN a lot of ways I support the police but lately they seem really fucking lazy. They sit in their vehicles the entire shift. And that has to stop at some point. They have to do something. And maybe even show a little more respect to people that have to deal with this crap day in and day out. I am sure the Walgreens probably is about 6 months away from closing that location just on safety concerns alone. I think bottom line they hate the neighborhood, they really don't care if people drop dead ten feet away. They don't care that people are trying to make a living at the businesses that are located there.
@Tom V a lot of people become cops for the pay check it's why you hear so many of them say "i wanna be able to go back home to my wife and kids!".. Like why the hell would you become a cop if you're worried about dying? The paycheck and the ability to bully people that's why.
They can't arrest someone who is actively injecting or someone who has just injected themselves because they are not trained medically. If they do so and something happens they will be liable. That being said there's no reason not to arrest the dealers except it's Philly.
On another note, I heard that Philly is going to gentrify Kensington in a few years and move the addicts. So woe to the next neighborhood forced to play host to them.
Users and dealers have more rights than you and I, seems like. What if you had invested in Kensington with a home or business? What do you do? Looks like they sacrificed this area to save the surrounding areas. Sorry Cap, I know it's frustrating.
I always wondered the same thing; how shitless one would be scared coming over there for first time, exiting the station just to come out and run into that ☝️ .
It's not the Police officers fault, the problem lies with the uber liberal Democrat DA that refuses to prosecute these crimes. If you were a Police Officer why would you constantly risk your life arresting these people only to have their cases thrown out by the DA?
It is actually worst than this typically. You must of went at one of the rare times when the street isn't packed with junkies for the entire length of Hilton, and then continues wrapped around Kensington Ave and Allegheny. You literally can't walk down any of those streets. The police have their hands tied by the three stooges,Dancing clown Kenney, Let Em Loose Larry, and Nails Outlaw.
Good one captain really enjoyed hearing what you an the officers said I always wanted to know that I've been clean for 6 years an love your channel never been to Philly.
Captain Some day you should have a live interview with Wendy Ruderman & Barbara Laker as both are excellent reporters who know the streets of Philadelphia quite well.
There is a plan in 2032 to take the Kensington neighborhood and turn it into a poshy, revitalized neighborhood. Ritzy area so to speak. So what do you do to scoop up all the land in that area? Simple, raise the crime rate so that the people living there have to sell because they don't want their kids to see that kind of stuff. We all know that crime and drugs go hand and hand. Crime and drugs also drops home values ALOT. So when the city comes and takes these properties, they have to give fair market value. Well, fair market value of nothing is, well, nothing. Drive the crime rate up, drive property values down. This is not the first time cities have done this. New York city did it with one of the worst hoods to emerge from the crack epidemic. They used to say this neighborhood was so bad that the cops never went there. It wasn't because the police were afraid to go into this neighborhood, it was that they were told not to go into that neighborhood. Eminent domain is a problem when the cities start using it to scoop up entire neighborhoods so they can make the city slot of money.
I can’t imagine what it’s like to live a life there , just trying to work and take care of your family… it must’ve been a great neighborhood when you lived there… what a shame for working families… I think you’re right about getting the drug dealers… I live in the Bronx NYC and it’s like Park Ave compared with Kensington…. It’s so sad for the people who worked so long to buy a house and now the homes are worthless…. Thanks again for your continued work showing us the truth, you’re a good guy Captain…Mary from the Bronx- please say safe on your travels
I am not naive enough to think implementing solutions is "easy", but I think the biggest problem, directly or indirectly, is all the red tape preventing people from actually improving their situation.
I grew up spending many weekends at Horn & Hardarts and seeing movies at the Midway theater that was torn down for a Burger King. The Midway was a dual purpose theater than showed movies and also had stage plays. Where Walgreens is now there was a Art Deco high rise tower that had offices for white collar professionals. Kensington Ave was a fantastic shopping district when I was kid, and especially at Christmas where the entire Ave was decorated. All of these iconic historic buildings were torn down by the corrupt greedy politicians (all democrats) and the developers who own them.
I agree with you Captain what will it take to clean up Kensington for good! It used to be a good neighborhood. You don't see this in other parts of Philly or even New Jersey. Why here?
Cops do have a point in that you may not want to arrest someone who has just gotten a needle in their bodies. After all, a hospital bed may be more advisable. The solution may entail more than just cops. The churches, the social science advocates, and non profit institutions may do more to prevent and ameliorate the problem. We shall see what happens next ...
Absolutely. It’s common sense. Officials say leave them alone plus it’s dangerous to apprehend someone high on heroin. They’re potentially violent, in possession of hypodermic needle with blood and high possibility of HIV contamination. Hard pass all day. Knock yourself out, SIr/Ma’am.
Omg those officers need to go back to training. I have never heard such an asinine excuse. Shame on commissioner they are reflections of you shame on you omg I am do angry!!!
May I suggest donating to an organization that helps people who live in or around that area or even volunteering at one. These are good people-just living in poverty in a very bad situation.
I lived in Kensington in the 70s Kensington was a nice neighborhood in the seventies. I never worried walking around the neighborhood. I lived on Front st. And Allegany ave. NOW I'd be sure my car doors are locked driving through there.
This is a freakin disgusting situation! This over population of these people is disturbing… Beyond disturbing! These people should be limited to a big open vacant field.. fence it in and let them do all the drugs they want. If they don’t want help then let them go in the field.. Clean up the streets and get the town back and governed!!!! SOLUTION…….
Judging by my suggestions feed now, the amount of videos and channels I watch based on the area makes it look like we're in a major tourist destination. So, that's #1, number 2 is it's there because it's not in Center City in front of real tourist. Out of sight out of mind. Since when is this new? That's always been their priority. It just so happened to be in your area instead of the others this time. I remember when crime went up in my precinct, but it wasn't center city so the mayor said it was a win during that term. We were sacrificed. Anyway, I'm glad Philadelphia Police still seem normal and well spoken. I liked those guys. I don't see cops like this in quite a few places. Also I love that they still have real badges and not a sewn on patch, but that's another topic.
You should have a group of people go City Hall to asks questions and let them know you you'll mean business in Kensington and want the dealer's lockup with users. If go alone then they may laugh at you. This is second time asked cops, and both said the same thing to you. I feel your frustration, but nothing be done with cops. Its time go to counsel person or Mayor. Good Luck and I will call set up an appointment to talk to them about the problem first. Have a nice day!
Kensington has ALWAYS had a heroin problem, people act shocked like this is new. The only difference is the tracks are now off linits and you can see everything.
K@a is unreal I've been out there I'm like ohhhhh shit wtf is this shit people shooting needles out in the open folks nodding out everywhere it's like a real Gotham city
Also possession of a hypodermic needle in New York I think you get three or six months straight in the county jail and yet there’s needles all over the freaking go around there ground ridiculous dope addicts ruin that whole city
At minimum, start with Safe Injection Sites via nonprofit organizations to keep the using indoors. Open more Harm Reduction Programs with drop-in centers to keep addicts indoors during the day. Also, time to change the non-functioning, low budget, & understaffed treatment strategies. At least until better solutions are had. From Staten Island, NY.
well there have been drug addicts in every civilization since the beginning of time so i feel sorry for them in this cold and hope they can pull out of it there are so many worse crimes than taking drugs
I hope the police get the training they need to be able to help these people and the Kensington residents need to attend council meetings once in a while to demand change 🤞
This is exactly how society collapses. Law enforcement passing the buck, stating City Council instruction is more important than the actual law. The law being applied differently based upon where you live. Poor people not meriting the same service from police than those who are better off.
Trust me, you do not want to touch those people. They’ve got so many demonic spirits attached to them one of those demonic spirits can jump on you. You think I’m playing go mess with them. Talk to them and see how your life gets destroyed. Crazy shit will start happening to you. It’s insane.
Philly Captain please STOP bustin' the cops nuts for NOT intervening. Over and over again - on your many other videos like THIS one - you've been TOLD that they do NOT have the authority to arrest the drug users/addicts. Please follow their suggestions and GO to the city counsel meetings, and show them YOUR videos, and bust THEIR (the city counsel member's) nuts! For THEY are the ones 'approving' and allowing this behavior. And bring some police brass along, too. There's a REASON that it's KENSINGTON AVE street in PA, which attracts addicts from all over the nation. But it's decidedly NOT 'because' the cops are somehow REFUSING to do their job. And to be honest, I'd LOVE to see THAT video!! ~Blessings!
@@ThePhillyCaptain No one is saying you can't 'have a conversation with the cops'. That's a dodge, Philly Captain. What I AM saying is: IF you are truly 'concerned' about this problem, then take it to the actual people who ARE responsible for these crazy, foolish policies - AND can DO something about it. ~Blessings!
@@ThePhillyCaptain Cool! Maybe consider 'upping your game' Philly Captain, and bringing your videos to a city counsel meeting, or two, or three! And RECORDING them! (They ARE public, you know) Perhaps some PUBLIC SHAMING of THESE individuals might bring the response we're all hoping for? Do they know that Kensington Ave, Philadelphia is widely known across the entire USA - and the WORLD - for their permissive drug policies??? (I'm writing you from Kalamazoo, MI) Again, there's a REASON addicts flock to Kensington Ave, Philadelphia. There are so many TH-cam video bloggers documenting what's happening there that by the time I type "S" in the TH-cam search, KENSINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA pops up!! Including: "Kensington Ave TODAY", Kensington Ave ZOMBIES" and many, many more. Make them (the politicians, police brass, etc) DEFEND these policies - PUBLICLY! If it's in the name of 'compassion ' then rub their noses in the fact that the very folks they are supposedly 'helping', are in fact, DYING of their addictions, diseases, violence, and exposure - especially in the winter. Enough of MY preaching! Thanks for your channel. ~Blessings!
@@ThePhillyCaptain my daughter is in Kensington after she became addicted from a horrible car accident. The man who destroyed my family was fined $256 for hitting us head in! My daughter was severely injured and fully addicted within months thanks to physicians over prescribing pain meds! I cry everyday and have grieved for her for 8 years now! She is deathly ill with bacteremia, cellulitis and horrid wounds. She knows she needs medical but the fear of withdrawing from zylazine trumps all decisions! She hates herself for the situation but these drugs are not normal! Hospitals treat them with such disrespect. She feels there us no way out! Since everyone here has an opinion, how can she get help? She was a mainline deans list altar serving kid. She wanted to be an attorney to help underserved people! Now ahe can’t even help herself!
You should go to South Philly 7th St from snyder to wolf they call it mini k and a and I am one of lucky ones to get out. Tomorrow I have 30months clean and sober. I use to be homeless just like what u see here but my area was 7th St and its runned just like it is here the only difference is the cops are fighting back they know who r the users and the dealers and they will watch for anyone to break the smallest law and use that to stop you cuz if your an addict or dealer most likely you have some kind of warrant and that's what got me clean. July 24th 2019 I was putting a empty soda cup in the sewer instead of leaving it on a step and a cop was passing me and used that to stop me and run my name which I had a warrant for a different county and sat in jail at the round house for almost 3 days till I got transferred to carbon county in the poconos and once I was released i went to the nearest hospital and 201ed myself and went to rehab so I actually thank that cop that stopped me even tho at the time I was pissed off lol but they saved my life literally.
Talkin about where to put them put them on rehab if they're locked up in rehab they can't do s*** they need to get their life together and that's the only way they can get it if they get helped by Our Heroes but obviously they're not Heroes because they don't even Serve and Protect US
The problem really isn't the police, or the users, people are gonna use unfortunately it's a fact. In a place like Kensington however that has been disregarded for decades economically, it's created it's own underground economy, Philadelphia cannot support astronomical financial burden of locking every user up nor should they punitive justice has repeatedly failed. If they were to build the safe injection site and let people use their under medical attention where it's actually statistically proven to lower drug use as in the east side of lower Vancouver not only will the users not be on the street but the place would be a lot cleaner people wouldn't be at risk of dying as often as they are in the city would be able to progressively more towards and economic rebound in areas such as that.
It's a shame this dude is always complaining bout Kensington but he loves to be there every single day making videos and hating on the addicts and sick people around that area, obviously he doesn't have a real job and he's trying to make money off TH-cam views.. if it wasn't for Kensington he be getting like 20 views at day from his other videos about some lady he calls Collen ... Smh.. have some compassion dude .. nobodys perfect..try to help people instead of attacking addicts and police officers
Protect the dealers and addicts, what about the kids who have to walk to school everyday in this mess. They certainly can't go to the park anymore.
The WHOLE judicial system is Fucked. The criminal system is Fucked. The Policing system is gone. I agree with you Philly Captain but there is no answers .
Go to city council meeting....voice your concerns 😟
Agree .. yet I'll get a ticket for doing 41 in a 35.
I guess they are never going too clean anything up
from a former addict... good for you man. this is a serious serious problem. I have been cleqn for 15 years and that place is 1000 times worse than when I copped down there. it has to start somewhere. keep ur head up.
Jesus Christ
I actually feel sorry for the police
the police seem to have their hands tied here by higher ups who run city government and the police department.. so the question is what the hell is going to get done about this? and the city council? who is the city council member for this district ? he or she needs to be removed from office. i don't live in Philly thank GOD but this is disgusting.
The police are tired of trying. Ask the DA why aren’t the ones who are locked up not in jail. Ask the JUDGES why they won’t sentence the bad guys. Why won’t we build more JAILS. Why are there so many rules for the police when no one else has to follow any RULES.
Do you really think jail is going to help these people? They are sick! We don’t treat any other disease with jail!
@@cbreeze499 heroin is not a disease it’s a conscious choice, stop enabling these people. Yes get them help but stop sugar coating it!!!!!!!
@@cbreeze499 a disease is something you get and didn’t choose to get. Sticking dope in your arm is an individual choice.
Building more Jail's is not the answer
@@johnvincent9685 oh you mean like people who smoke get copd or people who over eat get diabetes and heart disease? You beed to do some real research!
The city needs to do something . Anything even if its wrong. Do something.
Kensington is a different world! People just have no idea until you see it first hand! Sad sad place
That's the truth, that place literally changed the way I look at the world
@@fu566 me too my friend. I'm a well traveled 52 year old man and have been in some rough places for sure over the years and when my step daughter moved from a little country town in Tennessee where I've literally been arrested over a small bag of weed before to fishtown smack dab beside Kensington!! The world's largest open air Heroin market!!! I was and am still speechless after my first trip through that area!! Seattle runs in second of worst places I've been but that is Micky mouse camp compared!! Poor people trapped in addiction! Sad! I'm myself a recovering opioid addict and I pray for Kensington PA
My loved one leaves the suburbs to do drugs in Kensington cause you “can do ANYTHING you want in Kensington and not get arrested”. My loved one says he has seen a mom addict bring her baby to a drug deal. There are landlords who rent out floor space in apartments in Kensington for addicts to sleep and use the bathroom / I’m sure illegally. I have written my appeals to the three musketeers (Krastner and Kenny and Outlaw) for allowing this - it’s inhumane and insidious. What they allow in the city affects more than those who live in the city. I feel very sorry for the good citizens of Kensington. The children suffer.the most
..." The children suffer the most ". Your comment said it all. Blessings to you and your family from R.I. Godspeed Peace 🙏
What's crazy is really they aren't wrong man.. It's not on the lower level police officers to arrest all those people if they are being told by their superiors to turn the other way and leave all the dealers and addicts alone. Seriously... Their bosses are probably threatening them with suspension or demotion or getting fired if they arrest everyone for the effed up things the addicts and dealers are doing, you know? Which is CRAZY you're right, but it is in the hands of the people telling them to turn around and walk away. Like city council, city hall, the police chiefs. It's an insane situation to see all that happening next to a freaking school and public transit!
Thank you for asking the officers about the situation! The whole situation is NUTS!
A killing jar (or killing bottle) is a device used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage.[1] The jar, typically glass, must be hermetically sealable and one design has a thin layer of hardened plaster of Paris on the bottom to absorb the killing agent. The killing agent will then slowly evaporate, allowing the jar to be used many times before needing to refresh the jar. Kensington ladies and gentlemen is a killing jar. Upper class law makers and citizens have contempt for poor people, thus they create the conditions that reduce their population so that they do not infest their beautiful, wealthy neighborhoods.
You described the situation perfectly..
The City Government has allowed this to happen and will never fix the problem.
Man, I feel your frustration. It’s all BS because if this behavior and the trash and the smell occurred in an upscale or even just a nicer area, the users would be scooped up in bulldozers to get ‘em out of there. I applaud your efforts to show how disrespectful the authorities are to the law abiding citizens of Kensington. Even though I have compassion for the addicts, these activities have to stop!!
IN a lot of ways I support the police but lately they seem really fucking lazy. They sit in their vehicles the entire shift. And that has to stop at some point. They have to do something. And maybe even show a little more respect to people that have to deal with this crap day in and day out. I am sure the Walgreens probably is about 6 months away from closing that location just on safety concerns alone. I think bottom line they hate the neighborhood, they really don't care if people drop dead ten feet away. They don't care that people are trying to make a living at the businesses that are located there.
@Tom V a lot of people become cops for the pay check it's why you hear so many of them say "i wanna be able to go back home to my wife and kids!".. Like why the hell would you become a cop if you're worried about dying?
The paycheck and the ability to bully people that's why.
I 100% agree with you
Unbelievable, this is disgusting what the govt has done. This video needs to get put up on the news channel. And everyone needs to share this.
Cartles is paying city officials in my opinion 🤔 follow the money 💰 DOJ. needs to investigate 🔎
Excellent point. Not arresting the dealers and their bosses is the problem.
I’m surprised they are talking this much on camera.wow
Their tired of this BS also.
YOU are the only yt about Kensington that has actually talked to the police...utmost respect for the posting. Godspeed🙏 Peace sent from R.I
They can't arrest someone who is actively injecting or someone who has just injected themselves because they are not trained medically. If they do so and something happens they will be liable. That being said there's no reason not to arrest the dealers except it's Philly.
Exactly.
On another note, I heard that Philly is going to gentrify Kensington in a few years and move the addicts. So woe to the next neighborhood forced to play host to them.
Users and dealers have more rights than you and I, seems like. What if you had invested in Kensington with a home or business? What do you do? Looks like they sacrificed this area to save the surrounding areas. Sorry Cap, I know it's frustrating.
I always wondered the same thing; how shitless one would be scared coming over there for first time, exiting the station just to come out and run into that ☝️ .
Ask to defund the police and this is what you get!cops not giving a flying fart about what's going on around and in front of them!😠
It's not the Police officers fault, the problem lies with the uber liberal Democrat DA that refuses to prosecute these crimes. If you were a Police Officer why would you constantly risk your life arresting these people only to have their cases thrown out by the DA?
Good lord! I'm so glad I got clean!!!! If I was still out there now I would never of made it...No consequences, no change
I use to walk to Mastbaum.. When I was in school. I would never go to school in that neighborhood or send my kids. Screw that.
It is actually worst than this typically.
You must of went at one of the rare times when the street isn't packed with junkies for the entire length of Hilton, and then continues wrapped around Kensington Ave
and Allegheny. You literally can't walk down any of those streets.
The police have their hands tied by the three stooges,Dancing clown Kenney, Let Em Loose Larry, and Nails Outlaw.
Good one captain really enjoyed hearing what you an the officers said I always wanted to know that I've been clean for 6 years an love your channel never been to Philly.
Gotta feel bad for the regular folks down there that have to put up with that shit day after day.
YOU GOTTA SHOUTOUT FROM AML FILMS!!!! THATS SOOOO AWESOME
Naw... He's an enabler. Give free handouts and they'll never straighten up.
@@freeskier175 aml is an enabler in a way. But he's very compassionate overall
Captain
Some day you should have a live interview with Wendy Ruderman & Barbara Laker as both are excellent reporters who know the streets of Philadelphia quite well.
I live 20 min away from Kensington and I saw mal recommended your channel. I was watching you on GTs. This came full circle
GTS!! MY MAN ONSLAUGHT WILL DESTROY YOU
Great video. Ya done good!! Lots of information here. Thanks
Heroin is ILLEGAL. Point. Blank. Period. This is a disgrace. 🤯😓😵💫😡
I’m pretty sure Councilwoman Sanchez doesn’t live near K&A, Captain. She has an address in the district only. Doesn’t actually live there.
There is a plan in 2032 to take the Kensington neighborhood and turn it into a poshy, revitalized neighborhood. Ritzy area so to speak. So what do you do to scoop up all the land in that area? Simple, raise the crime rate so that the people living there have to sell because they don't want their kids to see that kind of stuff. We all know that crime and drugs go hand and hand. Crime and drugs also drops home values ALOT. So when the city comes and takes these properties, they have to give fair market value. Well, fair market value of nothing is, well, nothing. Drive the crime rate up, drive property values down. This is not the first time cities have done this. New York city did it with one of the worst hoods to emerge from the crack epidemic. They used to say this neighborhood was so bad that the cops never went there. It wasn't because the police were afraid to go into this neighborhood, it was that they were told not to go into that neighborhood. Eminent domain is a problem when the cities start using it to scoop up entire neighborhoods so they can make the city slot of money.
I can’t imagine what it’s like to live a life there , just trying to work and take care of your family… it must’ve been a great neighborhood when you lived there… what a shame for working families… I think you’re right about getting the drug dealers… I live in the Bronx NYC and it’s like Park Ave compared with Kensington…. It’s so sad for the people who worked so long to buy a house and now the homes are worthless…. Thanks again for your continued work showing us the truth, you’re a good guy Captain…Mary from the Bronx- please say safe on your travels
I am not naive enough to think implementing solutions is "easy", but I think the biggest problem, directly or indirectly, is all the red tape preventing people from actually improving their situation.
When did the red tape become more important than human lives and safety?
I grew up spending many weekends at Horn & Hardarts and seeing movies at the Midway theater that was torn down for a Burger King. The Midway was a dual purpose theater than showed movies and also had stage plays. Where Walgreens is now there was a Art Deco high rise tower that had offices for white collar professionals.
Kensington Ave was a fantastic shopping district when I was kid, and especially at Christmas where the entire Ave was decorated.
All of these iconic historic buildings were torn down by the corrupt greedy politicians (all democrats) and the developers who own them.
I'm here from ohio looking at this. I hope you went to city council tried to go through your videos but there is to many to go through.
Glad your asking the tough questions.
Great video. Who wants to be a cop if you can’t be a cop. You hit the nail on the head.
I agree with you Captain what will it take to clean up Kensington for good! It used to be a good neighborhood. You don't see this in other parts of Philly or even New Jersey. Why here?
Cause other sections cleaned up while Kensington since the 80s Turned a blind eye 👁 letting shit happen
It stated in the 70's
If you need signatures you got mine
Cops do have a point in that you may not want to arrest someone who has just gotten a needle in their bodies. After all, a hospital bed may be more advisable.
The solution may entail more than just cops. The churches, the social science advocates, and non profit institutions may do more to prevent and ameliorate the problem. We shall see what happens next ...
Absolutely. It’s common sense. Officials say leave them alone plus it’s dangerous to apprehend someone high on heroin. They’re potentially violent, in possession of hypodermic needle with blood and high possibility of HIV contamination. Hard pass all day. Knock yourself out, SIr/Ma’am.
Well done captain philly there’s a bit of the Irish ☘️ man in you
"Serve and Protect the criminals. Best of luck to everyone else."
How is it the Cops fault? The problem is the liberal Democrat DA that refuses to prosecute these cases!
👋 philly captain much ♥️ from Ca.
Omg those officers need to go back to training. I have never heard such an asinine excuse. Shame on commissioner they are reflections of you shame on you omg I am do angry!!!
Yeah, they're lying. See my comments elsewhere in this thread.
It's NOT their fault dummy! If you want to be angry, then be angry at the liberal Democrat DA that refuses to prosecute these crimes!
Wake up and don't call people names!! You are the real dummy!!!
May I suggest donating to an organization that helps people who live in or around that area or even volunteering at one. These are good people-just living in poverty in a very bad situation.
I lived in Kensington in the 70s Kensington was a nice neighborhood in the seventies. I never worried walking around the neighborhood. I lived on Front st. And Allegany ave. NOW I'd be sure my car doors are locked driving through there.
This is a freakin disgusting situation! This over population of these people is disturbing… Beyond disturbing! These people should be limited to a big open vacant field.. fence it in and let them do all the drugs they want. If they don’t want help then let them go in the field.. Clean up the streets and get the town back and governed!!!! SOLUTION…….
Judging by my suggestions feed now, the amount of videos and channels I watch based on the area makes it look like we're in a major tourist destination. So, that's #1, number 2 is it's there because it's not in Center City in front of real tourist. Out of sight out of mind. Since when is this new? That's always been their priority. It just so happened to be in your area instead of the others this time. I remember when crime went up in my precinct, but it wasn't center city so the mayor said it was a win during that term. We were sacrificed. Anyway, I'm glad Philadelphia Police still seem normal and well spoken. I liked those guys. I don't see cops like this in quite a few places. Also I love that they still have real badges and not a sewn on patch, but that's another topic.
You should have a group of people go City Hall to asks questions and let them know you you'll mean business in Kensington and want the dealer's lockup with users. If go alone then they may laugh at you. This is second time asked cops, and both said the same thing to you. I feel your frustration, but nothing be done with cops. Its time go to counsel person or Mayor. Good Luck and I will call set up an appointment to talk to them about the problem first. Have a nice day!
I am calling everybody in the book in Converse and I am getting that cleaned up once and for all
It so sad and my family looks at how it is now and it so sad I grew up there 1862 east wensly street and went to asseiom
Sorry for the last sentence it didn't spell it right the school I went to
I went to Kensington high Webster school.
Captain you should go to city hall and take us with you!
All you have to do is look around to see crime is legal there, This is nothing new. This is happening in every city in our country.
It's legal in the whole city thanks to the cupcake DA
There is more truth about policing in this video than in a years worth of cable news coverage on the subject
I have a funny feeling that you can thank the defense attorney's for this mess.
Police are right on this one
Looks like Fulton st in the 90s / early 2000s
Kensington has ALWAYS had a heroin problem, people act shocked like this is new. The only difference is the tracks are now off linits and you can see everything.
I would never want to be a police officer in Kensington. I used to live there 45 years ago sad what it has become.
Those are probaly just regular beat cops from the 25th district at whitaker and erie ave
K@a is unreal I've been out there I'm like ohhhhh shit wtf is this shit people shooting needles out in the open folks nodding out everywhere it's like a real Gotham city
So the Drug Problem will never end there.
Why aren’t they giving them tickets until they become warrants and arrest them? Seems like the cops are being lazy and turning their heads!
Who are they gonna write a ticket to? No body has ID.
Has NOTHING to do with the Cops, the issue is the liberal Democrat DA that refuses to prosecute these cases!
At times when that L stop is at its busiest the cops should be surrounding it to protect the kids and workers.
Possession is a crime in West Virginia!
Also possession of a hypodermic needle in New York I think you get three or six months straight in the county jail and yet there’s needles all over the freaking go around there ground ridiculous dope addicts ruin that whole city
At minimum, start with Safe Injection Sites via nonprofit organizations to keep the using indoors. Open more Harm Reduction Programs with drop-in centers to keep addicts indoors during the day. Also, time to change the non-functioning, low budget, & understaffed treatment strategies. At least until better solutions are had. From Staten Island, NY.
well there have been drug addicts in every civilization since the beginning of time so i feel sorry for them in this cold and hope they can pull out of it there are so many worse crimes than taking drugs
So why are the police out there if they can’t do any arrest or anything??? So I guess the police just turn around.. Sad shame on philly…
I hope the police get the training they need to be able to help these people and the Kensington residents need to attend council meetings once in a while to demand change 🤞
That's NOT the Police officers job!
This is exactly how society collapses. Law enforcement passing the buck, stating City Council instruction is more important than the actual law. The law being applied differently based upon where you live. Poor people not meriting the same service from police than those who are better off.
It's NOT the Cops fault, it's the liberal DA that refuses to prosecute these crimes. People want to keep voting Democrat, well this is what you get!
Trust me, you do not want to touch those people. They’ve got so many demonic spirits attached to them one of those demonic spirits can jump on you. You think I’m playing go mess with them. Talk to them and see how your life gets destroyed. Crazy shit will start happening to you. It’s insane.
Be careful Captain, they WILL arrest you before the walking dead...
Philly Captain please STOP bustin' the cops nuts for NOT intervening. Over and over again - on your many other videos like THIS one - you've been TOLD that they do NOT have the authority to arrest the drug users/addicts. Please follow their suggestions and GO to the city counsel meetings, and show them YOUR videos, and bust THEIR (the city counsel member's) nuts! For THEY are the ones 'approving' and allowing this behavior. And bring some police brass along, too. There's a REASON that it's KENSINGTON AVE street in PA, which attracts addicts from all over the nation. But it's decidedly NOT 'because' the cops are somehow REFUSING to do their job. And to be honest, I'd LOVE to see THAT video!! ~Blessings!
I don't think having a conversation with cops is busting balls.
@@ThePhillyCaptain No one is saying you can't 'have a conversation with the cops'. That's a dodge, Philly Captain. What I AM saying is: IF you are truly 'concerned' about this problem, then take it to the actual people who ARE responsible for these crazy, foolish policies - AND can DO something about it. ~Blessings!
I go after the politicians and the police commissioner on Twitter and Facebook.
@@ThePhillyCaptain Cool! Maybe consider 'upping your game' Philly Captain, and bringing your videos to a city counsel meeting, or two, or three! And RECORDING them! (They ARE public, you know) Perhaps some PUBLIC SHAMING of THESE individuals might bring the response we're all hoping for?
Do they know that Kensington Ave, Philadelphia is widely known across the entire USA - and the WORLD - for their permissive drug policies??? (I'm writing you from Kalamazoo, MI) Again, there's a REASON addicts flock to Kensington Ave, Philadelphia.
There are so many TH-cam video bloggers documenting what's happening there that by the time I type "S" in the TH-cam search, KENSINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA pops up!! Including: "Kensington Ave TODAY", Kensington Ave ZOMBIES" and many, many more.
Make them (the politicians, police brass, etc) DEFEND these policies - PUBLICLY! If it's in the name of 'compassion ' then rub their noses in the fact that the very folks they are supposedly 'helping', are in fact, DYING of their addictions, diseases, violence, and exposure - especially in the winter. Enough of MY preaching!
Thanks for your channel.
~Blessings!
follow any Philadelphia politician on social media they get shamed all day every day.
Seriously cleaning streets up
That's messed up! 🙄
Do you realy need to use all that language to talk to police?
Yes
@@ThePhillyCaptain my daughter is in Kensington after she became addicted from a horrible car accident. The man who destroyed my family was fined $256 for hitting us head in! My daughter was severely injured and fully addicted within months thanks to physicians over prescribing pain meds! I cry everyday and have grieved for her for 8 years now! She is deathly ill with bacteremia, cellulitis and horrid wounds. She knows she needs medical but the fear of withdrawing from zylazine trumps all decisions! She hates herself for the situation but these drugs are not normal! Hospitals treat them with such disrespect. She feels there us no way out! Since everyone here has an opinion, how can she get help? She was a mainline deans list altar serving kid. She wanted to be an attorney to help underserved people! Now ahe can’t even help herself!
@captain Get Lou Barletta voted in as Governor and you will see a change. Wolf won’t do shit.
The poor police. I wouldn't want their job for any amount of money.
But they can give narcan
Pure BS. They wouldn't let them get away with it in Rittenhouse Square but it's perfectly fine I'm Kensington.
We gone see .
So....what exactly do they get paid for, then?
You should go to South Philly 7th St from snyder to wolf they call it mini k and a and I am one of lucky ones to get out. Tomorrow I have 30months clean and sober. I use to be homeless just like what u see here but my area was 7th St and its runned just like it is here the only difference is the cops are fighting back they know who r the users and the dealers and they will watch for anyone to break the smallest law and use that to stop you cuz if your an addict or dealer most likely you have some kind of warrant and that's what got me clean. July 24th 2019 I was putting a empty soda cup in the sewer instead of leaving it on a step and a cop was passing me and used that to stop me and run my name which I had a warrant for a different county and sat in jail at the round house for almost 3 days till I got transferred to carbon county in the poconos and once I was released i went to the nearest hospital and 201ed myself and went to rehab so I actually thank that cop that stopped me even tho at the time I was pissed off lol but they saved my life literally.
Talkin about where to put them put them on rehab if they're locked up in rehab they can't do s*** they need to get their life together and that's the only way they can get it if they get helped by Our Heroes but obviously they're not Heroes because they don't even Serve and Protect US
The problem really isn't the police, or the users, people are gonna use unfortunately it's a fact. In a place like Kensington however that has been disregarded for decades economically, it's created it's own underground economy, Philadelphia cannot support astronomical financial burden of locking every user up nor should they punitive justice has repeatedly failed. If they were to build the safe injection site and let people use their under medical attention where it's actually statistically proven to lower drug use as in the east side of lower Vancouver not only will the users not be on the street but the place would be a lot cleaner people wouldn't be at risk of dying as often as they are in the city would be able to progressively more towards and economic rebound in areas such as that.
or dump them in front of city hall let the Mayor deal with it
This is awful
Biggest city in a key swing state what could go wrong.
Kensington section of Philadelphia is always about drugs
And homeless people looks like it's been bad here since I was growing up
Just leave the city. Give up
It's a shame this dude is always complaining bout Kensington but he loves to be there every single day making videos and hating on the addicts and sick people around that area, obviously he doesn't have a real job and he's trying to make money off TH-cam views.. if it wasn't for Kensington he be getting like 20 views at day from his other videos about some lady he calls Collen ... Smh.. have some compassion dude .. nobodys perfect..try to help people instead of attacking addicts and police officers
How dare you! My Colleen Ballinger videos have over 100,000 views.
Sup Youse Guys. Need some wooder
Everybody sayin put this on the news like anybody would care. This is every city. Philly just a little worse then others.
Put TRAFFIC CAMSD UP .....
THESE COPS ARE BEHIND THIS SHIT.....
DRONES YA KN....
"Hamsterdam"
' Nuff saif
Wow!!!