Vegas Tunnels

[Juan]

Since Leo and maybe others live there.

[BlueOak]

You can just sit down, do nothing at all, and be declared a criminal. 

Whether people want to help someone or not, or tackle difficult problems communally or individually, that first line I wrote is insane.

What did you do to get in here:

I robbed a guy.
I shot someone.
I sat on a bench for too long.

Part of this is the work ethic in America eating itself. Idolization of the Rich. Working every hour on earth. Hatred for being poor, extreme hatred for having no home and not working. 

I picture Vegas as a giant temple to worship money.

Edited March 29 by BlueOak

[Leo Gura]

1 hour ago, BlueOak said:

I picture Vegas as a giant temple to worship money.

The biggest difference between Vegas and other places is that at least Vegas is honest about it.

You don't think that LA, San Fran, NYC, London, Miami, Dallas, Paris, and Tokyo worship money?

Edited March 29 by Leo Gura

[Princess Arabia]

16 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

The biggest difference between Vegas and other places is that at least Vegas is honest about it.

You don't think that LA, San Fran, NYC, London, Miami, Dallas, Paris, and Tokyo worship money?

Don't leave out Atlantic City.

[Princess Arabia]

Very interesting Documentary.  I watched the whole thing. Such intelligent people some of them. The guy who tries to help them out is such a blessing. Such a difference in his picture from when he was homeless and the one they showed with him in the hospital gown. 

I lived in Vegas for 2yrs and I didn't see that many homeless people, I guess because they were living in tunnels. I would say to people, Vegas is very clean and i didn't see many hoods and not many people on the streets like AC is. I was wrong. I just wasn't exposed to it. Lots of workers especially those that had casino jobs were either alcoholics or popped pills. A lot of drug use there but they were still functional and blended in. 

I also lived in Pahrump for a yr or so and it was the same but less busy and a bit more personal. Vegas was very impersonal as just about everybody there was from somewhere else so it didn't feel homely. I enjoyed my time there somewhat but I had to come back home to NJ. I felt home sick. 

[BlueOak]

2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

The biggest difference between Vegas and other places is that at least Vegas is honest about it.

You don't think that LA, San Fran, NYC, London, Miami, Dallas, Paris, and Tokyo worship money?

I do. I think it's to different degrees or in different ways. London likes to control money, even more than see entertainment temples to it, which seems to be what casinos are (literal pyramids in some cases). It's more about the power of what controlling money means in London.

Out where I am, I think they worship beer or did for many years of my life. It seemed the most sought-after attraction in the decades gone by. There used to be a huge drinking culture in the English countryside.

I think some cities rate sport higher than money in terms of importance, seemed that way in Leeds 20 years ago. Ruby, Football, Hockey, the ruby nights were bigger than the football ones, and it was the main topic of conversation sport all day any day.

A lot of places in the UK it's about the past, history, and things gone by more than money. There's a lot of local pride in some areas, and that's why people are always talking about how it used to be, what they remember, or what their families remembered.

[hoodrow trillson]

That was actually an amazing documentary and I'm glad it's humanizing those in the tunnels.  It's been said a lot but each person matters and one of those people in those tunnels is a brother, daughter, sister, son, uncle, etc.  Someone loves them even if they don't think they do.

[Juan]

Thanks everyone to share their views and experiences, I suggest to watch his other content. @Leo Gura I suggest to watch his other content too, he interviews people and touch subjects that most people won’t, and if they do they don’t try to understand their possible root causes and try to help, that’s true journalism right there and beyond imo.

[Princess Arabia]

2 minutes ago, Juan said:

Thanks everyone to share their views and experiences, I suggest to watch his other content. @Leo Gura I suggest to watch his other content too, he interviews people and touch subjects that most people won’t, and if they do they don’t try to understand their possible root causes and try to help, that’s true journalism right there and beyond imo.

I actually subscribed to his channel. You're right, it was a different kind of documentation. Not just showing, but actually getting results. Cameras or not, doesn't matter, the end game is what's important. I'm going to watch the Philly one since that's close to me and some more he has on his channel. Loved the way he went about it.

[Juan]

17 minutes ago, Princess Arabia said:

I actually subscribed to his channel. You're right, it was a different kind of documentation. Not just showing, but actually getting results. Cameras or not, doesn't matter, the end game is what's important. I'm going to watch the Philly one since that's close to me and some more he has on his channel. Loved the way he went about it.

Yea, hell he even have a documentation crossing and interviewing people on the Mexico’s Border! Who else does that?! 

This is one part but he has others before that talking to immigrants who are in the process of getting to the US. 

Edited March 30 by Juan

[Princess Arabia]

Just now, Juan said:

Yea, hell he even have a documentation crossing and interviewing people on the Mexico’s Border! 

This is one part but he has others before that talking to immigrants who are in the process of getting to the US. 

Ok, I'll check it out.

[Juan]

Update:

So he used 10 seconds of Fox 5 Vegas from his over a hour documentary and they took it down. The money raised from the video was gonna be donated for the non profit Shine a Light (they help homeless people and provide a program that help them to get clean from drugs, help them get their ID, get back to society, etc.). But what Fox 5 Vegas did is illegal by 2 reasons that Andrew explains on the video. 

Edited March 31 by Juan