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I found a MASSIVE abandoned camp in our Oregon woods. Easily 2-3 million pounds of trash and no sign of people. Multiple half built houses, thousands of
pieces of clothing, hundreds of cans of paint, over a thousand bicycles piled up over 15 feet high, basements, treehouses, dozens of clearly stolen catalytic converters and a needle pit with over ten thousand needles.


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I don’t know who lived here, how many lived here or why the left. I also counted over a hundred teddy bears. It was clear kids used to live there.


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There was dozens of tricycles, toys kids clothes and even cribs. The camp is spread out over 4-5 acres. The cleanup will easily be a half million dollars. This is why I support sanctioned camping and to restrict all other


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homeless camping. Kids for one should never be out there, the community should not continuously be responsible for messes like this and the fact is there is nothing compassionate with allowing the homeless to live this way.

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Jul 13
I debated posting this, but I believe it’s important to raise awareness. I went to 82nd last night to prepare a project I’m working on with @tarafaul503. Within a minute of arriving, I found a half naked woman running down the sidewalk screaming. She had just been bear maced
and learned soon after sexually assaulted. I got her to put on a shirt and did my best to calm her. Two other cars stopped and tried to help. She was frantic and disorganized. Just as someone called emergency services she ran away. 82nd Ave. in Portland is a notorious location Image
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I rowed to Ross Island to meet the Homeless that live there. Ross Island is approximately 400 acres and rests in the middle of the Willamette river which separates the east side and downtown Portland. I rented a kayak from a nice homeless man. I thought there would be many
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Jun 30
I visited a tiny home, village built by the homeless and managed by the homeless. They have a strict, no drug policy and everybody chips in and does chores. Yes they are technically not supposed to be
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considering how many homeless people live there but perhaps they resent the fact that that they’re doing it better. I have visited there now three years in a row, and it looks nearly identical, which tells me people continue to follow the rules. Image
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Jun 27
We got accused of staging one of our videos. Recently @tarafaul503 and I intervened when one homeless man was threatening to stab another one with a hypodermic needle. We were accused of staging it by a Homeless nonprofit worker. It happened outside their agency and one
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Jun 10
Warning Graphic. A young homeless woman overdosing on fentanyl twenty minutes after Harm Reduction activists came by and handed out pipes, foil, straws and alcohol swabs. I don’t know if they gave anybody Narcan, but when we realized the young lady was dying. I was the only
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chest rubs we gave her a second Narcan. Echelon security showed up and assisted. It wasn’t looking good as it was taking forever for her to respond to the Narcan. It looked like she was going to die for sure. Everyone took turns doing CPR and finally after about 5-7 minutes
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I interviewed a homeless man selling his methadone. Methadone is a prescribed opioid distributed by the county to drug addicts. It’s used as a substitute to street drugs with the ultimate goal to taper off and get clean. A methadone client has to
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as fentanyl or heroin. This practice is extremely common. I am probably approached five times a week by random people asking if I want to buy their methadone. Many addicts go on methadone not with the intent to get clean but to score free drugs, which Image
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