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Sam06
I lived in Los Angles from 1967-73. I was a kid and I cannot think of a better place to grow up. We had a house in a big neighborhood in La Habra Hights and on a clear day we could see Catalina Island. I had a bunch of friends and we rode bikes all over the place. There was a boys club and plenty of places to roam. I got a mini bike and a few of with them went all over in the hills.

I remember LA being fairly clean and the cops were everywhere, walking.

Now I see an article like this and just shake my head.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7095533/Pictures-downtown-LA-capture-problem-faces-trash-tries-rodents.html

The homeless and the druggies along with gangs and illegal's are destroying a once beautiful city. When I lived there LA and most of CA were very Right wing and it was a place that was fairly patriotic at a time when the VN war was very unpopular.

Now it looks like a 3rd world dump :cry:

Thanks Libtards

I guess the problem is so bad now they have laws protecting the homeless and limiting their possessions to 60 gal. What they need to do is use a water cannon on them.

Anyone here live in LA?
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  • Marc1301
    The Liberal vision for the whole country.
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  • Bubba Jr.
    It's sad that you have to read about LA's disgusting problems in a British newspaper. One solution would be to round up the homeless and dump them across the Mexican border and tell them "If you stop the flow of homeless up here, we'll quit sending our homeless down there".

    Plus we could sneak a bunch of libtards in the groups as an added bonus.

    See how they like it. :lol::o
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  • mark christian
    I was born in Hawthorne and we lived in west LA. When my dad got a better job we moved to Orange County, but my grandparents still lived in LA. I remember going to visit them and going shopping downtown. It is impossible to believe it now, but downtown LA was just that- downtown. I can watch old episodes of Adam -12 and remember many of the downtown locations exactly as they were shown on the TV show. They certainly aren't anything like that now! The last time I spent any real time downtown was during the Olympics in 1984. The entire area had been cleaned up and the vagrants sent packing to parts unknown. I doubt it would even be possible to do such a thing like that now. I wouldn't go back to LA on a bet.
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  • SoreShoulder
    Before the seventies, it was a lot easier to commit someone to psychiatric care.

    Taxpayers were footing the bill for the care of all those people who would be homeless today, if it makes you feel any better. Not just housing but special facilities with highly trained staff.

    There was a deinstitutionalization movement and various court cases led to the right to refuse care.
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  • chiefr
    I can remember when Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, St Louis, Seattle were nice decent places. Lived in Dallas. That was many years ago.
    Then they flipped and became DEMOCRAT supermajorities.
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  • us55840
    I haven't been to the west coast for over 20 years.
    Back then, it wasn't bad from Seattle to San Diego but seems all that has changed.

    So has Denver, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and many larger cities.

    :evil: :twisted:
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  • droptop
    California is a "****hole" (in many places)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0h6ni8T7Y
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  • wpageabc
    Shame that Fabio was violated...

    Truth is that LA like any other Democratic run city has become a wasteland due to corruption and failed management.
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  • Okie743
    wpageabc wrote:
    Shame that Fabio was violated...

    Truth is that LA like any other Democratic run city has become a wasteland due to corruption and failed management.


    Really a shame.
    Yep, Nancy Pelosi home state. She don't see anything wrong and she fits right in.

    Mexico is now building a wall. Someone leaked rumor that Trump is going to deport some political Democrats to Mexico. ;)
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  • bustedknee
    I visited there once,,,couldn't wait to leave. Too many rats in a box will kill and eat each other.

    I'm in a big hurry to never go back.
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  • pulsarnc
    The change in mental hedlth laws inthe late 70?s and into the early 80?s resulted in the wholesale dumping of thousands of mentally ill onto the community?s streets . The plan was that treatment would be provided locally in a ? less restrictive ? environment . Sadly funding for those treatment programs never fully materialized . Despite widespread recognition of the problems , states and the feds , have continued to underfund the various mental health programs in our country. The idea that a patient ?s rights to refuse treatment are treated as paramount and involuntary commitment is rarely used to deal with them . The numbers of bed available in inpatient facilities are so limited and few in numbers that there are waiting lists stretching into months just to get admitted . Due to the same patient rights agenda working condition for the staff doing the hands on 24 hours a day care are deplorable. Patients routinely accuse staff of abuse and the staff are automatically considered guilty and have to prove their innocence. And for the record I was a supervisor on a mental hospital ward for most of a 32 years career
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  • Sam06
    Fabio got robbed.................

    Here is a guy who lived the American Dream. He came here from Italy made money and became a citizen, legally. He is a productive member of society.

    He tells it like it is with Tucker. I like Tucker Carlson and I try to watch him every night.

    Welcome to America Fabio ;)
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  • Smitty500mag
    Here's a picture of the slums in Mexico City. If something is not done it's going to be what cities in the US will look like in the future.

    4YRJurD.jpg
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  • us55840
    wpageabc wrote:
    Shame that Fabio was violated...

    Truth is that LA like any other Democratic run city has become a wasteland due to corruption and failed management.

    To that you can add Chicago and the state if Illinois where many politicians have ended up in jail for illegal activities.
    :lol:
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  • SoreShoulder
    Smitty500mag wrote:
    Here's a picture of the slums in Mexico City. If something is not done it's going to be what cities in the US will look like in the future.

    4YRJurD.jpg
    That picture should be on campaign posters.

    What is wrong with the economy of countries that send large numbers of illegals here? TOO MANY WORKERS.
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  • Don McManus
    When I was a youngster we lived in Lynwood, CA. Just north of Compton and just east of Watts.

    Multi-ethnic community in the 60s. Good folks. Strong neighborhood.

    Remember pops pointing out the fires during the Watts riots in 65. Did not really understand the significance of the event, but if I remember correctly we moved to Lakewood not too long afterwards.

    As with most cities, there are/were areas that have had issues for well over half a century.

    The problem we face today is the acceptance and in many cases the embracing of vagrancy. Frankly these people are not being helped by a bunch of do-gooders making sure they have food, water, and in areas in the North, a warm place to sleep during the winter.

    The billions that are being spent which perpetuate the problem would be better spent in rehabilitation programs and job placement or even make-work programs. If someone refuses to do what is necessary to be helped, they may just not survive.

    Help those that are willing to put in the effort or have some mental/physical condition that prevents it. Those that can but will not will eventually be less and less of a problem.
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  • shilowar
    pulsarnc wrote:
    The change in mental hedlth laws inthe late 70?s and into the early 80?s resulted in the wholesale dumping of thousands of mentally ill onto the community?s streets . The plan was that treatment would be provided locally in a ? less restrictive ? environment . Sadly funding for those treatment programs never fully materialized . Despite widespread recognition of the problems , states and the feds , have continued to underfund the various mental health programs in our country. The idea that a patient ?s rights to refuse treatment are treated as paramount and involuntary commitment is rarely used to deal with them . The numbers of bed available in inpatient facilities are so limited and few in numbers that there are waiting lists stretching into months just to get admitted . Due to the same patient rights agenda working condition for the staff doing the hands on 24 hours a day care are deplorable. Patients routinely accuse staff of abuse and the staff are automatically considered guilty and have to prove their innocence. And for the record I was a supervisor on a mental hospital ward for most of a 32 years career


    Our state hospital has been over census for weeks now and is diverting to private facilities, only the private facilities have a right to refuse. So what is the politicians answer? They want to extend the emergency custody time, thus putting the burden on local law enforcement to sit with these patients in ERs rather than increasing beds and staff at the state facilities. More unfunded mandates that fall on localities to address, and take officers off the road.
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