They Live in Tunnels Below Las Vegas
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Did you know that there are 1,500 homeless people living in tunnels below Las Vegas? Directly under the billion-dollar casinos, fancy night clubs and Michelin-star restaurants is a world that you wouldn’t believe is real. Until you go down there and see it for yourself.
I teamed up with Rob from Shine a Light Foundation, who guided me down into this underground world to meet with local residents and hear their stories.
If you’d like to donate to 'Shine a Light' to help rescue people from the tunnels and into a better life, you can do so by clicking this link: shinealightlv.networkforgood....
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Would love to get your thoughts on the homeless situation of Las Vegas (and America in general) -- as this is a growing issue nationwide. My goal in making this video was to humanize the tunnel residents of Las Vegas, and let them use my platform as a place to share their own personal stories and struggles. I appreciate you watching this story and I look forward to reading your comments, suggestions and opinions!
Do you still live in the tunnels under new york?
Be very careful, I
Know you’ve been around but don’t take it for granted.😂
@@drewbinsky thank you 👍
As someone who has lived in a number of cities across America and currently lives in Las Vegas, the homelessness issue in Vegas is the worst I have ever seen. A ton of homeless people on the strip at night, and downtown all day long. As for America this has become a major issue and something needs to be done to fix it. Either we need to arrest these people and put them in jail or build places for them to go to. These people are flooding the streets with trash, drugs, crime etc.
Stop claiming nobody knows about these people. Las Vegas knows exactly what it has been doing to its poor and homeless. They have all the money in the world to fix the problem but corporate greed has left them forgotten or worse they’ve been criminalized just for being poor.
Thanks for coming out Drew it was great to spend the time with you and thanks for covering the work we do!
You’re a legend Rob thanks for everything !!!
You’re a saint bro respect everything you do
Thanks for what you do! Upstate NY and Kensington needs more people like you
You guys are amazing! I want to help out. How can I? I guess look up your organization…please guide me if there’s any other advice. If you say it at the end of the video, my bad…not finished yet.
Big up man!
My son was nearly destroyed by divorce 😢, 2 years on the Appalachian Trail and 1 year struggling . Thanking Jesus, he is back on his feet ❤️🩹😊🕊️!!!
God bless you ma'm and God bless your son.
Happy to hear he’s back on his feet. God bless u and ur whole family. Prayers up for u 🙏🙏
His choice, glad he made the decision.
God bless his heart..
All glory honor and praises to Jesus.
AMEN!.
May he continue to bless you and you're family abundently more.
amen
How depressing, I would think a month in jail would be a nice break. That is a sad statement.
That is why police choose not to arrest them.😅
Keep Jesus's faith call upon him
I actually Met Jay (the guy in the thumbnail) 2 months ago. I shared his story on my CZcams channel. I actually got his birth certificate from the vital checks. I have also tried contacting his family but no one got back to me.
Jay is from a very good family. My goal is to get him out of the tunnel as soon as possible. I actually went again to Vegas to meet Jay on Jun 28th. I also hung out with him and talked about how he is doing and told him the good news that I got his birth certificate. He was very happy about it. Hopefully we will get his ID and get him out in no time.
I'm looking for a place for him so he can stay there in the mean time. It was actually so hot outside as well as inside the tunnel i could not survive for 20 minutes.
I love Jay hopefully he stays safe out there until we get his ID back to him. ❤
I was worried about him... something really tugged on my heart when I saw him in this video. I am beyond happy to know that you are trying to get him help❤❤❤
May the Lord bless you and give you knowledge and wisdom to help Jay out.
amen
That tunnel needs to be cleaned out as it does not help the homeless down there it's an escapism it doesn't fix the issue
Bless you sir for helping out that person that needs just that help to change up his life and get shelter and his living needs , it takes times to do those things , you make time for the lost . God bless you and the many others that take the time to change one life at a time !
thanks for what you did
These people were once children full of opportunity and dreams. This could happen to anyone, it only takes a few wrong decisions, mental health issues or a devastating event. I hope that they get the support they need. As always, thank you Drew. ❤️
That assumes that every ones childhood is positive, safe, with love, secure etc etc, some people’s childhoods are so rough they never get to have a dream or opportunities afforded to them.
Funny you can get naloxone for free in almost every single city on this country but God forbid you need some insulin
99% of them, put themselves there. Why should people donate to the same people who spend their days, begging robbing and stealing to get their drug fix, None of them have an interest in being sober. It's sad that they live like this, but it was their own actions, people need to stop acting like they are helpless children.
Most people suffering with mental health, is a direct impact from their drug use.
@uglyraff9313 most? I am recovering from depression and anxiety. I have never been addicted to anything. So, I would just be discarded then because of a false statistic? Which is about 50% by the way. Half of the people you would just say tough luck? And the other half? How do you know what led them down that path? People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
This is probably one of the best videos I've seen of this nature. Both being respectful of the homeless while also treating them as people rather than a hazard. Great job
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
That's one of the reasons I love Drew's videos as well. No matter where he goes he's very respectful and not judgemental towards the people in his videos❤
@@LoLoLifeinFlorida Dude he is just pretending,he wants to make money of homeless people,he is f liar!!!
Easy to do when it's gonna get you a nice paycheck.
Dude shut tf up, stop ur BS, what f respect he giving them.He is pretender he doesn't care for them!!!
My Grandfather have said:
"If you hurt yourself, people can't help you. If you feel lonely, just plant some vegetables. It will give you life. God loves that."
Has a British person I have travelled the world and seen homelessness everywhere even in my own country, but when I visited America I wasn’t expecting to see the amount of people who were homeless as I did, and questioned myself why the government is doing nothing about it for such a great country and people wanting to live the American dream, I hope all of these people find their way, including wherever they live in the world.. god bless America and god bless the rest of the world ❤
The government can only do so much, there is a street called A street, it's on the cross street with Washington avenue. They provide daily jobs there but a lot of homeless would prefer to just panhandle because it's easier money.
My brother used to work for the post office on Las Vegas boulevard and lake Mead, there is a little door on the side of the post office called general delivery. Every 10 minutes homeless people would ask if their check came in the mail, most times it would be the same people. They just keep checking if their check have arrived so that they can buy drugs.
Lots of provisions here for the homeless but unfortunately you can't help those who won't help themselves
You can't help someone who doesn't want it. I live in Portland, one of the worst cities in the US for homelessness due to the law that decimalized hard drug use. It destroyed the city, people don't want a home, a job, anything, they just want their next fix. They are addicted to drugs and until they are willing to change then the problem will never be fixed.
it’s because the government in America doesn’t actually care about any of its citizens, especially homeless people. they only care about the ones that fill their pockets the most. america is not a great country at all, to be honest.
Because it's not a great country. Our "greatness" is one of the greatest illusions ever pulled off. This country is the anthropomorphization of "greatness" while being a serfdom in disguise. The poor get poorer while the rich get richer. Thats why we're all being replaced by immigrants, so they can extract as much labor as possible for the least amount as possible. The servants are being rode harder and harder every day.
I'm homeless in Washington state some homeless ppl don't want help but not all of us, here the shelters are full
Thank you for humanizing them. So many other CZcamsrs film them to exploit, insult, and make fun of them.
U moeron Shut up,at least some You Tubers give them food or money,he don't give them nothing!!!
Dude u r blind and ignorant, that dude exploiting homeless people for money,he doesn't care for them!!!
I mean at the end of the day he's the one that's always taking other people's video ideas when he's one of the biggest on the platform. Dude should be setting an example, not this righteous "I'm a good person" acting shit. He quite literally is doing what you're commenting about..
@@yikes710 Agreed. Is no one else going to say this?
You mean TikTokers ?
Great video! I have gone in the tunnels with Shine A Light a few times. The people who run the organization are absolutely incredible. They bring supplies every Saturday morning, building relationships and trust while addressing almost every person by name. They offer real help without pressure and keep coming back to check on their friends underground. The people they serve know they can call Shine A Light whenever they are ready for a second chance. If you are touched by this video and want to do more, consider donating to their organization directly. In just the first six months of this year, 268 people have accepted their help. ❤️
How many have stayed out of the tunnels, stayed sober , stopped being homeless? I’m asking because some people accept help, then fall back onto the street life , over and over again. I genuinely hope those help stay off the street .
Out of how many thousands!??😢
@@teresahiggs4896 it’s very likely a small %. Mark Leita, who runs the Soft Underbelly channel where he interviews a lot of ppl on Skidrow in LA, said less than 1% of the ppl he’s interviewed and given help to, actually stayed clean.
yup they need some incentive and desire to look forward to. and if everyone treats them like crap they will stay hopeless and not want to do anything or take any effort to bring themselves out of their lifestyles. cause they believe they deserve the way they live, since everyone treats them like trash. it's good that groups like that don't push too much too soon and try to force people to do things. nobody can help anyone who doesn't want help. showing them that not everyone is crap is the only way to get them to look forward to waking up.
@@ian.swift.31614 they deserve the opportunity to get help, IF they seek it. The problem is most refuse to give up drugs
Thanks for this report Drew. I couldn't have imagined this going on under ground. I'm going to contribute to "Shine a Light"😢
Thank God for Shine a Light! My brother was homeless for 3 years and an organization helped him get into an apartment and furnish that apartment. In order to help the homeless we need to find out WHY the person is homeless. This organization that helped my brother helped me to help him. I now know how to get to the resources he needs. Part of our society's problems is there is NOT enough done for the mentally unstable. Handing out psych pills for free to these people helps in a way but only if the person takes the meds regularly and consistently.
Yup. These Americans have tunnels and illegals have 5 star NY hotels and mobiles and cash. Make that make sense. Over 33 million have come in..
Well said, good luck to your brother.
just not a laser light!
seriously though, you could be my sister talking about me, if i didn't live on the other side of the sea.
it is disgusting if not wicked that we allow people to shine lasers in their eyes 'because it helps me feel better' than get them the professional help they so clearly need.
I lived for 6 years in Las Vegas and had no idea there were people living under the streets until after I moved away. Truly out of sight, out of mind. So sad.
I feel real bad for the guy without the eye godbless him❤
Pray for them to have strength against this disease of addiction 😢.
The amount of compassion those recovered addicts from shine a light have is both admirable and beautiful...
As a psych nurse working with addiction patients my heart goes out to these people...
Bless the both of you
It doesn’t matter who you are… it’s sad
@@lilnarm_smoothblaze Amen 🙏
Same here Australia I hear you.
Thank you‼️💯 🫡 🙏❤️🙏
What a strange contrast between the casinos above and the tunnels below , such a dicotomy , a symptom of a deeply fractured society..................The guy from Hawaii is such a mavrick! I really wish the best for him and everyone living in these situations. Drew, you did a great job in shining a light and fighting the dehumaisation and demonisation of the addicts , the homeless, the downtrodden and forgotten outcasts.
I’m from Hawaii & Chichester.
At 1st glance i thought about the ex Wynn chef, was a Filo.
This organization and that man are a beautiful thing! As a recovering heroin addict with 12 years clean I wish I had been in contact with an organization like this one that actually cared and showed empathy/sympathy. It’s nice that someone has made a video that actually shows people in addiction are human. We are not the scumbags people think we are. We all have family and friends who care and love us. Shine A Light keep doing what you’re doing! For anyone still sick and suffering from the hand of addiction, please get help, recovery is a beautiful thing!! I promise the grass the greener in recovery! ❤️❤️❤️
Man, that last guy reminded me way to close to someone I know at home who could totally be on that path of homelessness if he doesn’t get it together. Thank you for making this video. It’s hard to know how to help these people when it starts with them accepting they need the help. I hope the world can fix this crisis!
Honestly the real issue is there is no help, not from organizations. Individual ppl have to help each other.
😢 I WONDER HOW MANY MISSED THE MAIN THING THE BLONDE GUY ASKED FOR IN THE VERY BEGINNING... PRAYER. PLEASE... PRAY FOR ALL OF THEM, BUT IT REALLY MEANS SOMETHING WHEN PEOPLE ASK FOR IT, NO MATTER HOW WE FEEL OR THINK ABOUT THEM. GOD IS LISTENING. IT COST YOU NOTHING BUT A FEW MINUTES OF TIME & A SINCERE HEART.
Helping these people takes so much effort, people should be applauded.
Back in the late '60's, I lived homeless in New York City and San Francisco. I met some great people, and some really sketchy people. Not so different from so called "normal" life.
After two years on the streets, I moved to Boston and found a place to live. Seeing this video brought back many memories. There is no "us and them." We need to get over that illusion. We're all in this leaky boat together. There's a good book about life in the subway tunnels of New York City. The Mole People, by Jennifer Toth. I wonder if she's still around.
I do wish you all the best
for your coming life... I am proud of u, that u made it to Boston... Greetings from Germany 👋
Every human being should have decent, food, clothing and shelter regardless of their circumstances.
Not in America. #1
@@neveralone7 they could have that, if they gave up drugs and sought out help for addiction. The hard reality is most would rather have drugs
@@xandercrews4729well if the wealthy pay them decent wages and not pricing them out of housing or extorting rent from them. Housing has become a commodity nowadays. Thank god my parents are wealthy or I would have suffered like them and angered by your dumb comments
@@ss-th9pfnah man, they are not homeless due to lack of housing. They are homeless because they would rather spend every minute trying to use / buy drugs, and they spend every dollar on drugs. I was homeless in Dallas for 6 years, EVERY single person was homeless due to alcohol or drugs. The lack of housing B.S is just an excuse. These people don’t want help, they want drugs!
@@ss-th9pf it’s always someone else’s fault, no accountability for the individual who chose to start using hard drugs. These people would rip the copper pipes out any home/apt they live in. They don’t care about anything except drugs.
The fact that we get free videos on CZcams by Drew Binsky is truly a gift; keeping the education and knowledge alive. 👍
I don't get this. All youtubers post free content
The ADS are effin TERRIBLE
@@8atmannnhe’s doin the most 😂😂😂
Thank you for being so kind to them. _''Come to Me, all you who are weary and heavy laden and l will give you rest. Take My yolk upon you and learn from Me, for l AM gentle, and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls, for My yolk is easy, and My burden is light.''_ ~ Jesus ~ Matthew l l : 28-30
Excellent video!!!Thank you for getting your feet wet and sharing 👍✌️
Thank you Drew for using your platform to highlight these issues. Will donate to Shine a Light
Moeron what r u thanking him for,like u f Americans don't know for homeless people.Acting all surprised they existing, stop that BS don't donate nothing that guy gonna steal all money!!!
I mean at the end of the day he's the one that's always taking other people's video ideas when he's one of the biggest on the platform. Dude should be setting an example, not this righteous "I'm a good person" acting shit.
@@yikes710why are you angry? Did he steal your idea?
@@dr.vivian4277 Nobody is angry, it's just kinda cringe and ironic that the jewish guy that's already known to be a grifter is doing even more to shit on his reputation
Am from Uganda 🇺🇬, and I have never ever seen this other side of America
There is so much more just like these people all across the United States. There is very little help for them outside of faith based charities. The government does nothing for them.
@@christyguerrero6503It's not the job of the government.
Las Vegas should be doing more for its citizens/homeless.
America should be doing more to help them.
*America should be doing more for it's homeless. As somone from the UK America looks like a 3rd world country in alot of places
@@Hayley91 We are too busy sending all of our money to Ukraine and letting our border open for more people to come in…. The illegals get taken care of while or homeless get nothing.
What this group is doing for the homeless is admirable, why don't you buy and sponsor a large piece of land (50 or 100 acres) and start a community for the people who want to get out of this terrible situation and turn their lives around, building tiny houses, get gardens going, training in crafts and skills and lift them up. Don't give them fish, teach them to fish so they can supply their own needs and not rely on the government. Relying on the government stifles creativity and productivity. PS. Am not from the US, if I had the means and lived there, it is what I would do.
Homeless people are humans too!
say that after they assault you or try to break into your house.
Absolutely!
@@grumpywolfgaminggeneralised mind
That last guy was inceredibly smart, industrius and clever!
I know !
Drugs don't discriminate. They will destroy the life of anyone. Just don't go down that path at all. It only leads to pain and misery.
There’s so much more to his story of what got him there. Try watching Jeopardy with Josh as a kid he read encyclopedias all day long. He beat most contestants in middle school.
Ty for going inside to show the world very sad be safe 🙏
This is a really great and eye opening video! Massive Kudus to the folks trying so hard to help! My biggest question though is how any of these people are really going to get help if they DON"T WANT IT? They are suffering down in those tunnels with addictions and mental health problems and clearly do not want a way out. How on earth does that get addressed in any meaningful, permanent way?
Most of these folks probably have tried to get out but either kept failing or the so-called "help" just don't go far enough. Eventually they become hopeless and give up. They don't think "help" will really help them, and they're actually right. Also, one of the symptoms of mental illnesses and drug addiction is poor insight. They cannot think rationally the way you and I can.
It takes agencies like this to help these people. The homeless don't know how to get out of their positions! They don't know there are resources to help them. Until someone with the answers for them steps up, they are powerless!! 😢😊😮
Shine a Light appears to be such an effective, intelligent outreach program. Thank you so much for shining a light on them. I hope everyone donates.
Super intense stuff, insane to think about whole lives just under the strip.
Wild stuff man
This is absolutely one of the most important videos you’ve ever made. As a society, we need to help and take care of others, especially those most vulnerable.
I’ve been there myself! Clean for 15 years and it’s a miracle
That's wonderful!😊 What a blessing to hear that!
This is one of my favorite videos I've watched of you yet. You did a great job allowing the people to tell their stories in such a raw and genuine way. It's hard to find that these days. As someone who lives in America and has only seen the homeless population get worse since I was a kid in my area alone. Shine a Light is going about it the right way. Treating people with empathy is the true answer to this crisis.
Thanks a lot for your input and feedback!
Like a million other CZcams before him covering the tunnels
I mean at the end of the day he's the one that's always taking other people's video ideas when he's one of the biggest on the platform. Dude should be setting an example, not this righteous "I'm a good person" acting shit.
Sad to see people living in such conditions
I was humbled after watching this. I hope you could help these people especially the "seniors" in this situation to have a better place out of the dark and danger down there.
That guy with one eye is a smart guy, given the chance he could hold down a job and get himself back on track. It is getting the chance to get clean and make a new start that must be so hard. My heart goes out to these people
Definitely a topic that NEEDS to be covered 🙏
At least its cool down there
🤯 Once again Drew, my mind is blown. I would never have imagined that there was a whole community of people living beneath Las Vegas. For all those suffering down there, 🙏🏾🙏🏾
There’s hundreds maybe thousands of videos about it on CZcams made prior to this
These poor people living in the tunnels! My heart hurts for them when listening to their stories.
Richtig Traurig 😞 😢So Schlimm die Armen Menschen 🥺😢
Gott segne euch 🤍🪔✊
This is so sad, I never knew this existed, Vegas was always a fun place for me, now i see he other face of it, thanks for sharing
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Its amazing that people will crawl through muddy wet tunnels to save a dog and go completely far above and beyond to save a dog but will walk right past a fellow human begging for help.
Not true. Addicts are not asking for help, they are asking for more drugs or alcohol. There's help for anyone who really wants it.
Yes, I agree. People with insurance have more trouble getting help. @@emjaydark2811
My cousin’s son died in those tunnels. So sad😢
I was locked up with a guy from there. Scary dude for being 120lbs but he ended up being kinda solid. Hed get locked up in city jail during winter and the monsoon season
Drew, I’m absolutely LOVING your content post 197 countries! It’s so raw, so interesting, so deep. Incredible! I wasn’t aware of these Vegas tunnels, I’ll donate now! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us, truly life-changing! 🙏🏻
Thank you so much!
My English Teacher at UNLV years back was Matthew O'Brien, Author of Beneath The Neon and founder of Shine A Light (I believe). Really cool guy, and a great teacher!
Whoever expects Las Vegas has this kind of LIFE on its tunnels - watching from Taguig Philippines ❤❤❤
Listening to this guy was super impressive. To be down there for as long as he was and to come out dead set to help people in the situation he was in speaks volumes. Well spoken too.
Has anybody tried to get that man an ID so he can use his money?
ID is one of the Things that hinders most of the homeless population
Right. That's not hard
I mean I agree but for a disabled person tryna survive that shi can take months to years to do@@msessenceofreality
May God send someone to help him out in Jesus mighty name.
amen
Thank you for making this video, taking time to visit these people and tell a bit of the story. As a society, we glorify resilience and so-called strength. We never do enough to highlight extreme fragility and hardship, and how it can damage and destroy lives. Thanks again for putting this out into the world.
Absolutely!
It breaks the heart to see that people have to live like this. Massive respect for shine a light and the work they do!
I only just started the video and this is really sad seeing all these people. All the trash and the fact that the tunnels are being flooded 😢 Sad that these people can’t get help.
Very sad indeed :(
They can get help, but most of them don't want to.
They can get help, they’re not ready to be helped.
It’s an outrage. But it’s come to be expected in a land of selfish insecure careless cowards.
Especially sad when you see the excessive wastes of tax payers money on useless stuff including proxy wars,,, every single person on earth could live a good life, when corruption and excess is removed ❤
Feel pity for those people. They had to live in such a dark and filthy place. Support for " Shine a Light" foundation.
Watching this video was a powerful experience. It reminded me that everyone, regardless of their background, deserves dignity and respect. No one should feel less valued. To the people in the video, please know that you are thought of and not ignored. Kudos to the producer for shedding light on this important issue.
That was a one of the best documentaries about the tunnels!❤It was happy/sad one. I wish we could do more about helping homeless.Thanks for the upload.☮️👽
I've been to the tunnels underneath the Las Vegas strip. They call the people that live down there "mole people" The flooding is super dangerous for the people that live down there. Many lives have been taken.
Yes very sad :(
If not taken by drugs… the elements will wipe them out. They do not care
Been following you for years Drew and I cannot tell you how great it is to see you shining a light on issues like this. It's awesome to see how you've grown as a content creator and i'm all here for it. Thank you for once again (like you've done many a times) highlighting good people doing good work. Hope you and Diana are doing well. All love from Denmark bud.
We need to help them and clean this mess up. Nobody should have to live like that.
I've seen that Jay guy in several other videos. He seems down to earth and the fact that recovering addicts know him as a friend is a good sign of a decent bloke. Guys like him deserve a spot as a guest on late night or Joe Rogan for what's he's been through. Dude is probably a huge celebrity in heaven for the work he's doing. The real heroes we don't deserve are fighting in the trenches every day. I hope the Vegas community can do something about homelessness. If you're an American citizen... an ID card shouldn't cost you a penny with all the money we send over to Ukraine. Also, cops are first responders to difficult situations... they ought to be bringing these issues to public discourse rather than towing the bureaucratic line and mitigating property damage for people that care more for profits than prosperity. Protecting and serving the people means protecting and serving all the people... not just the people that can afford rent and property taxes. We're a joke of a nation with train derailing, bridges collapsing, and the homeless crisis that's going on right now. One could argue that we're well on our way to becoming a third world country with how stupid the hierarchy structure is here.
So sad to see these people in such a depressing situation and lost 😞. So sad to be so in a situation where there’s nothing to look forward to. Never knew there were so many tunnels there in Vegas. Will pray for them to find the light in their tunnel.
I honestly learned so much from this video. I didn’t even know there was an extensive tunnel network under Las Vegas. It is so eye opening and so sad to see.
I’ve been in Las Vegas and I never heard of the people living in the tunnels underground. This has been a very good documentary about homeless that aren’t on the streets but in tunnels. I’m glad the man that lived there is helping them out to be free of drugs and alcohol and resources for them to get detox and improve their lives. Is sad I was riding in a limousine and underneath people living in those conditions and not all are addicts but they have a mental illness too or had a life changing event by loosing his children.
I really enjoy Drew's channel,, you bring us to some of the places that we would never see if it wasn't for you. You bring good and bad. I had seen these tunnels on another channel before, but not to the extent I am seeing here. My heart hurts for all of those who are affected by homeless. I'm glad to see there are resources that are available for those who want help. Thank you to those who go out and reach out to them and give them hope and let them know there is help.
God bless you and keep you all safe.🙏🙏
Shining light continuing to help these people and helping youtubers bring awareness is great. They've been doing this a long while.
I usually dont comment, but I think that you need to help this guy Jay with the gunshot wound. I'm from Croatia, and we dont have this kind of homelesness in our capital so when ive watched him talking and he is so smart person with a lot of potential but has no one to get him on the right path. I believe that through your community online, we can get this man out and help him to stand on his feet and push him so he can live more than 10 years. Please, dont let him die. Best regards from Zagreb, Croatia
It's getting worse worldwide 😔 I myself just recently found myself homeless in Christchurch NewZealand, a friend got me a emergency spot in a camping ground, I'm renting a caravan here. It's winter ❄️ I'm happy, I have electricity and food 🙏💗 I'm a 56 yr old women who has worked and raised kids. Cost of housing is extremely high here now, $500 week for a one bedroom flat. That's around $1000 US a week..for a cold concrete block old flat.
It's sad that so many people have mental health problems and turn to drugs as a coping mechanism. Many of the people living in the tunnels have been abandoned by their families and that is sad. Others have had a run of bad luck in their lives and seem to have given up on life. The guy with the eye injury seems to just resign himself to living like that which is sad. It's good that their are social programs out there to help them, but it doesn't seem like many want to change. It's up to them to want to change and I hope many consider doing so.
May God continue to bless “Shine a light” for the amazing work that they are doing . May God continue to make a way for them to continue to change lives 🙌🏾💫
Im homeless in a tent in Washington state and its not as bad as this
Its great that you guys are helping those in need. Very very cool.
It's a disgrace that anyone should have to live this way ! When you think
of the billions going to Ukraine & elsewhere it's sinful ; hadn't Biden ever
heard that charity begins at home ?!
Of course he knows charity begins at home but he's not about that. You don't REALLY believe that the money actually went to helping the people in the Ukraine, do you? Biden and that other clown pres Zelenski are laundering that $$$.
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Great video! You showed respect and kindness without judgement. We need more programs like Shine a light.
God Bless all for helping folks that are down and out!!❤
This is all so heartbreaking. I pray that their lives change for the better
You are really brave to show the reality of the place appreciate it❤
I live in my car , for the past 7 years in Redwood City, CA. My heart goes out and my prayers to the Marginalized that live in the tunnels under las vegas. Shalom Shalom
This was the best video I've seen on this subject. You were able to talk to a more diverse group that seemed to represent a more realistic snapshot of who and what is down there. I'd love to see more.
My brother is a homeless alcoholic. He has had more than enough amazing opportunities and "chose" to go back to drinking. Our family supported him and offered so much help into rehabs, sober living houses etc. He will complain about how hard he has it and will never admit he is the one that chose this. His desire to drink outweighs his desire to have basic essentials. He had 3 years sober and chose to drink without reaching out to one family member first. A lot of people choose this over and over.
Their brain have some issues there should be drug to prevent people from doing stupid things
One thing you’ll notice immediately in the USA is the gap between haves and have nots. In many big cities you’ll go from a very nice/affluent/clean area to a very poor/dangerous/run-down neighborhood just by driving a couple blocks down the road. In LA for example, you have Hollywood celebrities living a few blocks away from Skid Row…
yep sound crazy man
The gap between rich and poor is much worse in most of the world than the U.S.
Drug use is the cause of this divide, the "affluent" tend to be careful about drug use cause it'll halt progress.
@@drewbinskyDrew's right. The gap between the rich and the poor is especially obvious in third world countries. You'd find the slums behind high rise buildings and exclusive condos.
@@highdoze9832thank you. Everyone in the comments wants to pretend these are every day working people who fell on hard times. They’re severely mentally ill and or addicted to drugs
This is insane! Been to Vegas a few times and never knew there’s a totally different world underground! Thank you Drew for showing this to us!
The gentleman you spoke with who got his eye shot... His story made me cry 😭
Drew this was crazy insightful and revealing. It's powerful and raw and kudos to you for taking on a project like this. I can only imagine the question marks you had hanging over your head as you went into those tunnels - I really enjoyed watching this, your narration, and the light (literal) that you were shining on the issue.
As a resident of Las Vegas, nothing brings more shame to our city. Everything is done with the tourists in mind, and how much more $ they can pull from them. Meanwhile, thousands are left like this, with zero resources. Not to mention the state of the schools and public programs in general. Just a really extreme, disgusting example of rampant capitalism! Thank you Shine A Light! I’m going to contact you guys ❤
What do you suggest?
It is not capitalism, to blame. It is far deeper. This has been going on for millenia, even in early biblical times. People with mental health struggles, transients, criminals on the run, drug addicts, ppl with trauma, etc.
In general, as a nation, we have turned from principles of 'help thy neighbor'. Biblical principles. We all could individually be more astute to work towards helping with time, group focus on the issue as a populace, strive for strong family units, and get back to raising our children to believe in the Church and believe in lifes sanctity. There are many grass roots organizations working to change lives. Go find one and donate!
Amen very well said .. This has nothing to do with Capitalism @@theonewhoknows62
As cold as it sounds, these MISCREANTS are the author their OWN misfortune. YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. I DON'T feel the LEAST bit for these MISFITS. "THE LORD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES". When one ods' GOOD RIDDANCE. "One less 'person' to breathe our air" as Scrooge would say. 😡😡😠😡😡
22:10 There's a heart cloud behind them in the sky. That feels nice and really appropriate
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So heartbreaking for these poor people. That
Thank-you so much for helping them❤
Raina's story is also a great example of family support. Or in this case, what any kind of support from the right people can do to help another person push through.
Ive watched a couple documentaries about these tunnels, im glad you covered it Drew 👌 i like how deep you went into them and the way you treated the people you talked to 🙏 i liked that last guy a lot, he seemed real sincere and intelligent. Goes to show, anyone can end up homeless, and its important to treat people with RESPECT. good job, Drew 💯
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One of the most sobering and important videos you have made Drew. Incredible genuinely. Thank you. People do not understand how marginalised and ostracised homeless humans are. Horrific. Trying to hide the problem just causes more issues ….trying to delete living beings.
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It’s because they chose drugs and homelessness. They don’t want help.
@@JessicaRodriguez-zy5gz that’s an interesting perspective of two serious social issue. As an ex heroin addict and homeless mother of 4 I can genuinely say I never chose drugs or homelessness. Before healing the damage emotional , psychological , physical and sexual abuse ( PTSD ) dictated every decision I made since I was 5 years old. Any one operating on fight , flight or freeze makes decisions based on fear. Living in fear ? Well that can kill you. I hope you educate yourself a little more I am sure you have much to offer anyone in need. Have a nice day.
they're not ostracized enough, that's the problem, shame used to hold our society together, without shame, you have people "living" in the sewer with a smile, but somehow it's everyone else's responsibility
@@gutwallst6645 that is also an interesting perspective. Shame & guilt only create misery and anger. Never have they held a society together if it were true ? Then we wouldn’t see it now. We have a mental health pandemic. But we forget humans are fuelled by emotions and feelings. Emotional trauma , emotional pain & emotional immaturity create these communities. It’s our duty as healthy , happy humans to ensure that those less fortunate also feel those things. When a society begins to crumble it’s not the lower classes that are to blame either. Have a nice day and thank you.
Ty for shining a light on this. No pun intended. Had no idea. Makes me want to look into homelessness in my own area and see what I can do to help. God bless.
Christ this was so sad…. 😢
Watching from Melbourne Australia ❤
Richest country in the world and there's people living in tunnels. Tunnels underneath buildings where people literally throw away hundreds and thousands of dollars. Truly horrible.
Not the richest. Just the bulliest.
Prayers for all living there🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹