Homeless Man Evicted: Life Inside A Rusty Box Truck | Erik K Swanson

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  • čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
  • Joe lived in a box truck on a vacant lot until the landowner found out about him. Joe's life as a homeless squatter certainly has its obstacles, but he still finds a way to laugh at his adversity and setbacks. For more information and additional content, please visit my website: eks.tv/
    This short documentary examines one personal story of the unhoused in America today. In this video, I follow Joe through the eviction process and the construction of a new spot, which he was also squatting on.
    Joe shares how he became homeless and his struggles with canning (collecting soda cans and bottles for refund money). Despite the challenges, Joe's resilience shines through.
    Here is a gofundme I set up for Joe
    www.gofundme.com/f/help-joe-h...
    I recently spoke to a homeless man, Joe, who shared his experience of living on the streets and his method of earning money through canning. Joe's story sheds light on the struggles faced by the unhoused in America today.
    📅Chapters:
    0:00 - Introduction
    1:00 - Meeting Joe and His Box Truck Home
    2:00 - Joe's Background and Becoming Homeless
    4:00 - Eviction Notice and Court Process
    5:00 - Building a New Spot
    6:30 - Final Eviction and Joe's Outlook
    7:30 - Conclusion and GoFundMe Link
    This video is about Homeless Man Evicted: Life Inside A Rusty Box Truck. But It also covers the following topics:
    - Homeless Stories 2023
    - Life On The Streets Documentary
    - Homeless Eviction Process
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Komentáře • 172

  • @AtomikFajita
    @AtomikFajita Před 10 měsíci +45

    A man who bothers no one. A man who's trying to survive everyday. Gets kicked out 3 times and has his home destroyed twice. Still he keeps a smile on his face and moves forward.
    A wise man once told me.
    *I feel poor because I can't afford a pair of shoes. Then I seen a man with no legs and i felt rich.*

  • @darlenejoyce4467
    @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +46

    I have known Joe my whole life he never asks anyone for one dollar. He grew up with a very difficult life and still manages to try anyway to make it. I love him and he bothers no one. And asked not one person for one dollar he is a great guy. To know him is to love him. Prayers for Joe. Hope and prayers for Joe.♥️🙏🏻

    • @DebbiePotter-xh7kv
      @DebbiePotter-xh7kv Před 9 měsíci +2

      Why don’t you start a go fund me. Maybe get him housed

    • @junkieelovee
      @junkieelovee Před 8 měsíci +4

      if you love him so much why don't you let him come live with you

    • @cindytackett7106
      @cindytackett7106 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@junkieelovee then let him live in your back yard.

    • @debrapaulino918
      @debrapaulino918 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@cindytackett7106unfortunately there can be ordinances against it. There are where I am. An RV has 72 hrs then you have to request extension and limit is ten days. Then if I remember right it can go to 30 and that's it. With the recent influxes ... it may be helpful. Unless a higher Dept over rules local ordinance it's unlikely locals would ever comply but even then doubtful.

    • @debrapaulino918
      @debrapaulino918 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@cindytackett7106thinking by Village council is disposal of waste. In my case my bathroom was to be available 24/7. A locked door separating my residence would provide security and privacy for both. But that's too 🤔 simple. It's beyond waste disposal issue. Village doesn't want home owners starting a camp. Reality of things these days is economics. A quiet individual with a job living in an RV needs a safe place to live out of it. But an RV on your property means Village doesn't get taxes from that individual. I could see the Village raising your property tax if it ever came to them allowing it. We are facing increasingly difficult times and everyone cannot be on welfare for god sake.

  • @EvaFangoria
    @EvaFangoria Před 10 měsíci +24

    To the guy putting dog crap on recyclables, if you're so offended by him putting the effort into making a few cents off of containers you threw out, go and recycle it yourself. This town seems to be populated some miserable people that feel good about punching down

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +1

      One time he was sleeping and two guys he didn’t know was pouring milk on him in his fort. Then damaged all his belongings. Mean cruel people Joe is loved by so many.

    • @EvaFangoria
      @EvaFangoria Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@darlenejoyce4467 When I saw his place trashed, I knew other BS had been endured previously. And the problem is, if he were to defend himself, or just "deal" with them, he would be charged with assault. I'm glad however that the opposite exists, and there are people who do care for him, and empathize with his situation.

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@EvaFangoria you got that right he was picked on a lot in his years and he did nothing to anyone. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. Always many he care deeply for him and others want to mess with him and he didn’t deserve any of it. I worry dearly over joe. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Just to say last year he was sleeping a couple guys came to his hut he belt and dumped milk on him twice he was afraid didn’t know who these awful paper were. Then broke all his stuff on the proper and vandalized Joe don’t bother no body. He has been mistreated. Wake up Anerica our people need your love, light and devotion.

    • @debrapaulino918
      @debrapaulino918 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@darlenejoyce4467Just a thought but I've often pondered reasons for it and one reason may be resenting his freedom. He is willing to suffer for it. Whatever his reasons for non conforming, he cannot help it. If he is willing to put that much time and hard work getting cans, and fixing his space that cute, maybe? he would cut your grass using your mower. He is an odd jobs kind of soul. Why are your locals not engaging him this way? Do you think fear? Unless he has been unreliable in past? These individuals are complicated so I mean no disrespect to you or locals. He isn't on welfare 👍

  • @dorisdoyle125
    @dorisdoyle125 Před 10 měsíci +14

    It would be nice if someone would give him a small parcel of land so he could build a little cabin and not have to worry about being kicked off. Just a thought.

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 2 měsíci

      Yes I agree the reason he hasn’t applied for disability or welfare and therapy. Joe he doesn’t know how. He can not read or write. If he got help by some local to help with the paper work that would be great.

  • @rahla53
    @rahla53 Před 10 měsíci +6

    We appreciate you giving a voice to these poor souls-

  • @TipperProject
    @TipperProject Před 10 měsíci +10

    Joe is amazing. Thanks for sharing his story he has a great outlook considering all his circumstances

  • @MR-ly4xt
    @MR-ly4xt Před 10 měsíci +9

    Authorities turns a blind eye to these poor people as if they don't exist. There needs to be options for them. There's plenty of land that people could use and plenty of abandoned homes that could be made habitable for them. Some heartless people seem to see them as a target instead of helping them or at least offering a kind word. If I had land, I would happily let Joe stay on it. I've always helped out where I can. Thank you Eric for bringing these people to everyone's attention.

  • @vapete1237
    @vapete1237 Před 10 měsíci +47

    Kinda sad that a guy keeping himself to himself and doing his own thing is kicked off a plot of land that he maintained to a decent level of tidiness, which otherwise stands empty and unused. If only the land owner could see it from a homeless/squatters point and maybe consider taking a small negligible amount of rent. We have thousands of homeless here in the UK, people sleeping in shop doorways, in tents and other obscure locations, each with their own story. Its kinda sad that most of them have mental health, Alcohol and Substance misuse, but a serious lack of social housing is at the core of all the issues .. I do hope that Joe manages to find somewhere safe and warm before Winter starts to bite.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +5

      I hope so too

    • @ColtonLoberg
      @ColtonLoberg Před 10 měsíci +4

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Prayers for Joe a great guy!

    • @KadoMason11
      @KadoMason11 Před 9 měsíci +6

      The land owner is being pretty fair to give him 30 days. I feel super sorry for Joe. I totally totally understand the landowner.

    • @landonlove2244
      @landonlove2244 Před 8 měsíci

      If dude would've of informed Joe not too talk too much Joe would've still be living in peace..Well mainly if dude didn't exposed Joe like this Joe would've still be living there... in order to do this documentary he had to informed this landowner before he came and flim... I watch a lot of this guy content and he do more hurt then help!!! After these people tell him there story then Joe and 80% get evicted.... this guy sucks he is a vampire., He acts like he helps but he doesn't just fucked there lives up even more.. To top it off after they get put out he don't even help them find no else to stay and if he do it only temporary maybe 3weeks at most... This guy who channel this is,is the damn devil ... future advice stay away from this content channel... because he will make your situation much worser in the long run.. Thks Erik😂

  • @dollfactory
    @dollfactory Před 4 měsíci +2

    Joe seems like a good guy. Prayers 🙏💙💙🤍💕

  • @hakanmilld7031
    @hakanmilld7031 Před 10 měsíci +7

    Sad he are not here
    I live in Sweden in my own house out at the countryside. I have place for him too in here !❤

    • @hakanmilld7031
      @hakanmilld7031 Před 10 měsíci +2

      He would live a good life here for free !

  • @oleggorky906
    @oleggorky906 Před 4 měsíci +2

    It’s great that there are people like you, doing what they can to help.
    I’m in the UK but things aren’t much different here either. As soon as some people see you and know that you’re homeless they will go out of their way to harass you.
    I was homeless some time ago for three years. One time I was sleeping under some steps near a park space where a university had their own library building. A guy doing some of the gardening and maintenance there with a colleague started his hose off and deliberately soaked me, pretending that he hadn’t seen me. I couldn’t retaliate because it would have been a police matter. But the smug look he gave me over his puerile and petty sense of triumph over an act of sheer spite cut right through me.
    I know that some homeless guys are arseholes. But the bullies never go for them, because they know that they are vicious and wouldn’t think twice about breaking their jaws or putting them in hospital, so they pick on the easiest targets instead; the smaller people or those who are ill and can’t fight back as well any more.
    And as for help from the police - forget it. Every time they have a slow day they also get on your case. At least I’m out of it now, but I can’t help but feel for those who aren’t.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks for sharing. I’m glad you got out of that situation, and hope things continue to get better for you

    • @oleggorky906
      @oleggorky906 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@ErikKSwanson Thank you.
      I’m doing a bit better with my mental health, but my physical health isn’t so good. But thank God I’m at least eating well and I am out of the cold. I try to count my blessings. Being homeless in some countries is almost a death 💀 sentence at this time of year because of the extreme cold; those are the people I think about.

  • @preachingistheessence3832
    @preachingistheessence3832 Před 10 měsíci +10

    I have land in Florida if he wants to come stay and build a cabin, hope he knows he’s got options.

    • @popixel
      @popixel Před 9 měsíci +3

      There is a man in the comments above that knows him. Maybe you can hook it up.

  • @gullygreen566
    @gullygreen566 Před 10 měsíci +4

    My Prayers Goes out to Joe 🙏🏽🫶🏽🙏🏽🫶🏽💚

  • @pattyfarrington8345
    @pattyfarrington8345 Před 10 měsíci +15

    Poor sweet man. Life’s problems have affected him a great deal,I believe. If someone could help him get a disability check..mental health therapy…and a “temporary place to live”. He could save money for an apartment.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +2

      I’ll have to mention that to him. Thanks

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@ErikKSwansonJoe doesn’t know how to read he would need help with getting disability . Maybe someone can help him. He also adopted two children that weren’t his he didn’t know how to read when he signed the papers he has been in and out out of jail for not paying for two now grown up kids that aren’t even his kids. These kids are over fourth now and they are taking money from his tiny ssidi I chest for two kids that were never his children not fair no one knew he couldn’t read when he signed the papers more then thirty years ago.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@darlenejoyce4467 wow. He told me he wasn’t a strong reader. I didn’t realize it was to that extent, or that it had an impact on his adopting those 2 kids

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci

      @@ErikKSwanson yes and his little dodo Al security ck there are taking money for them two kids this is over fourth years ago . The state accumulated all them years of know child support years ago he was even out in jail a few times many years ago. By know the kids are grown and he is still getting money out of his ck for them two kids by two different fathers he did nothing for these kids . Joe married the mother and adopted the two kids. Someone take him for a reading and comprehension test you will see he will absolutely get approved with social security disability and it will be known he didn’t know how to read when he signed these papers adopting this know grown up kids. So so sad

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@ErikKSwanson they are at least fourth or better by now. And the state is still taking money from his tiny ck

  • @bluefungi
    @bluefungi Před 10 měsíci +4

    Joe is a modest man who society has let down. He's a man who tried his best, despite the best efforts still ended up down of his luck. He doesn't seem be an addict or hurting anyone. I feel as tho he's just going hard times thru the old age. He's worked before but, the housing market has priced this man out even if he wanted a house. At his age he probably can't work anymore either. I hope there's someone cool enough to let him off their land and maybe in return he could possibly help improve it or maybe watch it.

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I agree they help all the immigrants why not help our own.

  • @pedenmk
    @pedenmk Před 28 dny

    People are cruel. Joe wasn't bothering anyone. Hang in there Joe. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ugh2276
    @ugh2276 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you for making the gofundme for Joe. I hope that you can share him receiving the funds as I'd like to see him happy again.

  • @kinfolk127
    @kinfolk127 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Prayer sent for him 🙏 ❤️

  • @daylen577
    @daylen577 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Whenever I see stuff like this I just have to wonder if there isn't someone around there with a few acres who can let him park an old RV (or hell, move the box truck) there. But then I realize there are probably millions of people like Joe, and you can't give them all a place to stay for free.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +2

      It would be good if there was some options for folks like this though

    • @JohnDoe-ro4nf
      @JohnDoe-ro4nf Před 10 měsíci +1

      In Finland, my small town has (or had) a Joe. What the municipality did was setup one of those temporary construction office/break-room/classroom buildings for him to live. Not sure how it got financed, but I think he either paid a nominal rent or he could live there rent free.
      But if he had to pay rent/utilities for it Kela would have paid it for him.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci

      @@JohnDoe-ro4nf that’s great. It would be nice if that happened more often

    • @daylen577
      @daylen577 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@JohnDoe-ro4nf The big problem with this is that cities that treat their homeless like humans attract more homeless, just like letting one guy live on your land would quickly turn into a camp full of homeless people. The real fix is getting them the help they need along with guidance and an actual support system to fall back on, but that's expensive

    • @pirateslifeforme
      @pirateslifeforme Před 10 měsíci

      I actually know a lot of people who do this. Except in exchange they have to do a little work here and there on the property. But a lot of people DON’T want to work.

  • @rolands5765
    @rolands5765 Před 6 měsíci

    I really appreciate the light you shine on this situation and the compassion you show these folks as someone who has been homeless. Not all homeless people are vagrants. I have had similar ideas about filming people dealing with these issues. Keep up the good work.

  • @Lrules364
    @Lrules364 Před 10 měsíci +6

    The fact that the sheriff booted this man off the land, and had the audacity to ruin his new home he worked so dang hard to build instead of helping him move it to an unused piece of land, shows you all you need to know about this town.

  • @johnharmon9466
    @johnharmon9466 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Feel for this poor guy, people own these pieces of land and do nothing with them even here in the uk ? Crazy and so sad god bless Joe.

  • @pickford3152
    @pickford3152 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Ridiculous that ppl would bother this poor man..like his life already doesn't look hard enough? 😢 what is wrong with ppl these days

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 9 měsíci

      Sadly, there is little sympathy for folks in that situation, even though it's easier than ever to get behind on bills

  • @evagarcia3817
    @evagarcia3817 Před 5 měsíci

    How sad. Bless his heart.

    • @evagarcia3817
      @evagarcia3817 Před 5 měsíci

      Hope he can get a small piece of land.

  • @philippinecowboy
    @philippinecowboy Před 6 měsíci +2

    Nobody can blame property owners for kicking any squatter off of their properties. The way the laws are set up, the land owner could be held liable if trespassers got hurt or killed on the land they're occupying.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 6 měsíci

      For sure. I think the liability issue is the reason most squatters are removed from unused land/areas.

  • @Jayrs13
    @Jayrs13 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Nice video

  • @bonniewatson178
    @bonniewatson178 Před měsícem

    I pray he gets a safe place to live where he’s not squatting or trespassing 😢 it’s tough being poor!

  • @charlesontere9367
    @charlesontere9367 Před 9 měsíci

    Joe needs assistance Guy's please America it's all about love and Sharing am watching this Video l just felt on tears

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 9 měsíci +2

      Thank you for your kindness, and encouraging others to have compassion

  • @wijtweeun
    @wijtweeun Před 4 měsíci +1

    Toch verschrikkelijk wat die man allemaal moet meemaken, en nog kan hij lachen.

  • @SinaLaJuanaLewis
    @SinaLaJuanaLewis Před 9 měsíci +1

    He wasn't bothering anyone 😢

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 9 měsíci +3

      I understand the owner not wanting someone squatting on their land, but it’s also sad to see that the lot is still vacant, and just overgrown

  • @robertafierro5592
    @robertafierro5592 Před 6 měsíci +2

    CHRONIC homelessness is a choice!

  • @Frankie5Angles
    @Frankie5Angles Před 4 měsíci

    This hurts! My man will have the biggest house in heaven. Over looking all the ppl that didn’t want him. If they make it that is.

  • @budbundy5021
    @budbundy5021 Před 7 měsíci

    Sad to see this video

  • @dgonthehill
    @dgonthehill Před 10 měsíci

    ty

  • @savagex466-qt1io
    @savagex466-qt1io Před 10 měsíci +2

    " Dad " 4:54 I thought he lost his parents ? Did I miss something here ?

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +2

      Yeah, you misunderstood the name he was saying. Chad

  • @bradnewman8032
    @bradnewman8032 Před 9 měsíci

    wheres he located again? is there a way to donate? i think u said there was but i was watching the video on my tv so i didnt see a link? seems like a good guy

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 9 měsíci

      Gofundme link is in the video description

  • @MyFriendlyPup
    @MyFriendlyPup Před 10 měsíci +3

    Love him leave him alone

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +2

      Fortunately a lot of folks in his town, and the cops know him, so he rarely gets hassled

    • @MyFriendlyPup
      @MyFriendlyPup Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@ErikKSwansonsend billions to Ukraine and leave citizens houseless. Masonic orchestration.

    • @jaydemo5792
      @jaydemo5792 Před 10 měsíci

      And yet , our own so called President keeps letting these illegal immigrants into our country without ANY identification or ANYTHING ! ! ANYONE WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF COMMON SENSE HAS GOT TO REALIZE HOW BAD THIS IS......CRIMINALS OF THE MOST HEINOUS KIND , PEOPLE WITH HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AND SO ON..... We are ALL gonna' feel the consequences of this insanity in a couple of years........ Very Unfortunately.....

  • @davidtaylor747
    @davidtaylor747 Před 5 dny

    Let the dude live in his little house, what absolute c-units in that town.

  • @Boo675jhggg
    @Boo675jhggg Před 5 měsíci

    It might be a good thing to paint his house green or brown, so that people can't see it from their house windows. 😮

  • @wokenessaplague5387
    @wokenessaplague5387 Před měsícem +1

    There's some good in the existence of squatters rights inside all the bad

  • @MarshallMathersthe7th
    @MarshallMathersthe7th Před 4 měsíci

    People like him makes me wish i was a land owner, he would be more then welcome. And vacant land should be allowed to live on as long as nobody is bothered.

  • @songoftheblackunicorn666
    @songoftheblackunicorn666 Před 10 měsíci

    Omg why would they do that!

  • @OG-MONK-NUMBER1
    @OG-MONK-NUMBER1 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Where do the authorities expect him to live? Aren't they willing to help homeless men? Don't answer that...

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci

      It wasn’t up to the authorities. Only a landlord can evict someone

    • @MyFriendlyPup
      @MyFriendlyPup Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@ErikKSwansonUkraine took billions. Debt is 30 trillion

    • @OG-MONK-NUMBER1
      @OG-MONK-NUMBER1 Před 10 měsíci

      @@ErikKSwanson But the courts enforced the eviction. Government institutions have always enabled the rich to enslave and subjugate the poor.

  • @ShawnRitch
    @ShawnRitch Před 10 měsíci +1

    Anyone have ideas or connections on how to fix these issues? Let me know, I need to help with this. I feel it a personal responsibility. Thanks

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci

      Help him to go to disability and fill out papers he can’t read very well you can help. He also adopted many years ago two kids that weren’t his and is still paying child support fourth years later for two kids that weren’t even his. No one new when he signed them papers he couldn’t read .

  • @Yendor80
    @Yendor80 Před měsícem

    Any updates?

  • @curtisguillory721
    @curtisguillory721 Před 9 měsíci +1

    If I were property owner. I wouldn't have told him anything

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 9 měsíci

      Unfortunately once the neighbors started complaining, the town might have threatened him with fines, since a person was living in a building without a certificate of occupancy. I have no proof of that, but it was something Joe told me at one point

  • @melesavaii5182
    @melesavaii5182 Před 4 měsíci

    He may be homeless but at least he try to make a home for himself instead of being on the street them drugs people somebody help this man to find a place to sleep

  • @debrapaulino918
    @debrapaulino918 Před 2 měsíci

    Having a low key mellow guy like him on your property could be an asset to right person. His only vice seems to be nicotine. A lot of people just are not well suited to modernity but would otherwise thrive in an agrarian village setting. Obviously his interpretation of work isnt what most think it should be but this gives him the seclusion he needs. Theres nothing wrong with many of these people. They just dont fit in.

  • @khmansour1
    @khmansour1 Před 9 měsíci

    حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل. لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله.

  • @chrisdoherty2199
    @chrisdoherty2199 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I don't have much to give but I gave a fiver

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 9 měsíci

      Thank you! Joe can use every little bit of help

    • @chrisdoherty2199
      @chrisdoherty2199 Před 9 měsíci

      @@ErikKSwanson If he was in Ireland id sort him out some work , but alas he isn't

  • @dawnamccarthy8771
    @dawnamccarthy8771 Před 6 měsíci

    Where is the go fund me link?

  • @russl9029
    @russl9029 Před 4 měsíci

    People suck! Leave the poor guy be! I about sh*t when i saw his new place torn down before he could even get moved in. All on land not being used for anything. There arent even peop!e around!

  • @andymitchell368
    @andymitchell368 Před 5 měsíci +1

    how evil to demolish this mans little home .

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 5 měsíci

      That lot is still vacant. I understand not wanting the liability, or needing him moved if they were doing something with the land, but it's unfortunate

    • @andymitchell368
      @andymitchell368 Před 5 měsíci

      @@ErikKSwanson In the UK if you occupy a peace of land for ten years you can apply to claim it this man needs to come here for a new life . just a man living his life GOD BLESS HIM

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 5 měsíci

      @@andymitchell368 In the U.S. many places that have laws like that require the squatter to pay the taxes during the 10 years

    • @andymitchell368
      @andymitchell368 Před 5 měsíci

      ❤@@ErikKSwanson

    • @andymitchell368
      @andymitchell368 Před 5 měsíci +1

      in the UK it is a civil offence IE trespassing buying petrol and not having a means to pay as long as you promise to pay makes this a civil offence . its crazy how different our laws are

  • @theone2be33
    @theone2be33 Před 3 měsíci

    Hi Erik. Any news on how Joe is doing in 2024?

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 3 měsíci

      He’s doing ok. Still hanging in there and trying to keep a smile.

  • @chrisdoherty2199
    @chrisdoherty2199 Před 9 měsíci

    He's a a salt of the earth guy

  • @songoftheblackunicorn666
    @songoftheblackunicorn666 Před 10 měsíci +1

    There is plenty of land but too many manmade rules and too much cost involved in buying land for those of us that just cannot do typical sticks and bricks. Just let the guy have the same legal protection as everyone else and put his box car on public land and give him monetary and transportation compensation for making him move from the only source of income he has.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yeah man. I get it that it wasn’t his land, but even if he owned the land, someone would come tell him his dwelling isn’t suitable to live in

    • @songoftheblackunicorn666
      @songoftheblackunicorn666 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@ErikKSwanson yeah preaching to the choir on that one unfortunately. There ought to be some kind of understanding on this planet that people can under some circumstances have the rights to use certain lands but that you really can't "own" land the way we are trying to anymore than I can "own" my birds or someone can own their respective husbands wives or kids. The earth is a planet not property and we belong to it and it belongs to all of us. Rules are for safety and mild organization not to hurt others it really saddens me.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci

      @@songoftheblackunicorn666 I understand the landowner not wanting him on there, but he had the place looking cute. I went by the vacant lot the other day and it’s just an overgrown mess now

    • @songoftheblackunicorn666
      @songoftheblackunicorn666 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@ErikKSwanson yup that's how it goes and exactly why I say if you cannot use the land you buy you cannot morally complain about a really neat hermit making trash into treasure. Someone should start suing these guys for creating a public nucense by tying up usable land for no good reason other than to force the public to look at their mess and to create a hazardous area for children and pets to wander off and get hurt and lost in.

  • @mikemontgomery7337
    @mikemontgomery7337 Před 5 měsíci

    Why would he move only 100 yards away. Still on same property. Move on .

  • @SherwinGayares-kk3gl
    @SherwinGayares-kk3gl Před 5 měsíci

    Why people so cruel that someone want to make 2nd chance in life.

  • @mikemontgomery7337
    @mikemontgomery7337 Před 5 měsíci

    Maybe he should of yried to live under the radar instead of the bright fence and flag etc.

  • @jugandoclasicos
    @jugandoclasicos Před 9 měsíci +2

    Since centuries ago
    How do we allow a handful of people to declare pieces of land and claim them as their own? The fact of discovering them does not make them yours, you did not create them, you just found them no make sense the law sometimes

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 9 měsíci +1

      I think the problem is people taking more land than they really need, so there isn’t enough to go around

  • @songoftheblackunicorn666
    @songoftheblackunicorn666 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This is wrong if you don't want someone like Joe on your property do something with your land don't terrorize someone who never did you any harm. And isn't it more legal liability to give some poor guy a heart attack. If that is the only reason why you want to hurt hermits then give them a legal liability waiver to sign don't act like you are the victim on vacant land you don't use

    • @user-to1su2iy4d
      @user-to1su2iy4d Před 10 měsíci

      They have every right to do whatever they want with *their* property. They are the victim because it's *their* land, lol. Don't throw strawmans in like "having a heart attack". Dude literally built himself a house. If he's really down that bad, he needs to quit smoking and go to a state where the job pool is much higher. It's not hard. Plenty of places around me alone that would take a hardworking handyman who provides everything for himself.

    • @songoftheblackunicorn666
      @songoftheblackunicorn666 Před 10 měsíci

      @@user-to1su2iy4d I don't think you get the whole picture. He is the wrong age group for what you are saying. There are extenuating circumstances to this situation. The job I personally have the most experience for I personally cannot do. I have an esa with a genetic cranial facial abnormality that requires extra care that is s not permitted to ride along with me just because she is not a dog. There is a desperate need for people with almost a decade of CDL experience but I am now having to go back to school for something else not for any practical reason just because people don't like my very quiet well behaved bird that is better trained than their dogs. They desperately need experienced drivers with a clean license will they hire me even though I have these things absolutely not. I have a right to the same employment as everyone else if my bird causes no disruption but public opinion robs me of these jobs for no practical reason and deprives the workforce of my talents till I get retrained in another field. This guy is supposed to go though entire mountain ranges of people that think like you for a job that may or may not be there? you should not judge a man until you walk a mile in his moccasins. Why don't you go to where this is and do a video of yourself walking to these supposed job opportunities with only the resources this guy has. Prove your point or admit that this guy is doing the best he can in a tight spot.

  • @Joseph-gc3vj
    @Joseph-gc3vj Před 19 dny +1

    I know hes homeless but you cant just live on private property without permission.

  • @bleachdream982
    @bleachdream982 Před 10 měsíci

    Whenever this guy exposes someone they end up getting evicted this guy needs to stop interviewing/exposing these dudes

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +6

      Obviously Joe was being evicted before I “exposed” him, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to include that information in the video, or show the “notice to vacate” on camera. I was able to include the notice because the landowner had already sent it, and started the eviction process before I even met Joe.
      Do you really think that I filmed and released a video saying Joe was evicted, and then that same video somehow caused him to be evicted?
      Do you think homeless people aren’t routinely removed from wherever they happen to be living?

    • @ebennett7
      @ebennett7 Před 10 měsíci +3

      How many years did Erik wait to show the Mole People video? He is very cautious and considerate

  • @murraychadwick9362
    @murraychadwick9362 Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is what happens to people who don't plan for their elder age when they are young 😔. People who live day by day and not invest in their future gamble with their elder years.

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Not true Joe tried even a taxi business he always tried he has a second grade reading level how could you plan anything . Look what he continues and try’s to create it’s heartbreaking only if you new this beautiful soul help is needed. Even helping him with disability papers he doesn’t know how to do it.

    • @reneelibby4885
      @reneelibby4885 Před měsícem

      True. but also some people suffer save money and then suffer a catastrophic loss that wipes them out such as a huge co- pay on a medical bill. A nursing home. You CAN do everything 'right' and wind up in bad circumstances. There but for the Grace of God go I is a motto I live with.

  • @Van1018s
    @Van1018s Před 8 měsíci

    All he will buy if you give him money is cigarettes.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 8 měsíci +4

      Because obviously all the other stuff he has was conjured by magic

    • @reneelibby4885
      @reneelibby4885 Před měsícem

      @@ErikKSwanson good for you shutting down that jerk.

  • @Adub86
    @Adub86 Před 10 měsíci

    0:08 uh, yes. It is that easy. Jobs have been around since the beginning of time. But, fawk the government too.

    • @ErikKSwanson
      @ErikKSwanson  Před 10 měsíci +8

      Once someone becomes “homeless” it is very hard for them to get out of that situation. Most employers don’t want to hire homeless people - they have no way to shower and clean themselves for interviews, they have no address for proper paperwork, or bank accounts. Then if they are able to be hired, and are able to get to and from work as Joe mentioned how much are they making? After taxes are taken out is there enough left over for rent, food, utilities, etc?
      There are a lot of people with jobs struggling right now, and it will only take one car mechanic bill or some other unexpected expense for them to miss a rent payment and be evicted… which pretty much guarantees no one will rent to them again. Then, once they’re homeless, they risk losing their job, and then have the hardship of trying to get hired while homeless

    • @Adub86
      @Adub86 Před 10 měsíci

      @@ErikKSwanson Where there’s a will, there’s a way. God helps those, who helps themselves. I don’t wish this situation on anyone, but there’s always a way. IF the person wants it bad enough.

    • @kristen8484
      @kristen8484 Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@Adub86 that's just a bunch of gibberish with no actual substance or tangible ideas.

    • @Adub86
      @Adub86 Před 10 měsíci

      @@kristen8484 there’s no way someone has an opinion on the internet that opposes another… that’s never happened before.

    • @bluefungi
      @bluefungi Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@Adub86 And some are unlucky due to fate. It happens. Not everyone just magically gets housed because they worked. There's plenty of working homeless out there. Now yes some could get lucky and make it out however its sheer luck at that point with a combination of "there's a will, there is a way". While yes its true you should put you all into something and try as hard as you can, however at the end of the day fate still decides in the end how lucky you'll be. You can pray and hope god will save you all day and work 3 jobs however luck is luck.

  • @lundysden6781
    @lundysden6781 Před 10 měsíci +3

    but we thousands of homeless through the border and pay for their housing, food, health, and phones for a year? really..

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci

      Correct Joe deserves a chance. Just like the immigrants only he needs total help doing all the papers it’s gonna get cold outside I fear he will freeze.

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 9 měsíci

      Exactly help our own people for god sakes! What is wrong with our Country!

  • @guestguide2544
    @guestguide2544 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Seems he is old enough to collect social security retirement monthly income. Has he applied? He could apply using computer at public library. Would imagine he's paid in during 40 quarters, that's the minimum you need. Hell they're giving illegal immigrants food stamps, money payments, cell phones and some putting them up in hotels and some also with children section 8 housing.

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +2

      He doesn’t know how to read he needs help applying any volunteers.

    • @bluefungi
      @bluefungi Před 10 měsíci

      The man can't read. He's probably got some sorta mental disability and, society just ditched em. Not everything can be solved as easily as you'd think.

    • @darlenejoyce4467
      @darlenejoyce4467 Před 10 měsíci +1

      He Joe doesn’t know how to read well or write. someone please volunteer to help him gets what he deserves and he to help him file for everything . He needs help with. He really doesn’t know how this could be the greatest gift someone can give him. Let’s help our own he is a great guy before he freezes in the winter in the cold.

  • @johnkidder440
    @johnkidder440 Před 9 měsíci

    So Sad The Government Don't Take Care of Us White People 😢😢😢 I'm 62 Ready To Be Homeless For The First time in my Life But....F. The Government

    • @reneelibby4885
      @reneelibby4885 Před měsícem

      sorry to hear that. don't wish homelessness on anyone

  • @Joseph-gc3vj
    @Joseph-gc3vj Před 19 dny

    I know hes homeless but you cant just live on private property without permission.