Andre, a Downtown LA homeless man, Speaks Out.

LoftLivingLA.com presents, "Andre." Do you have a lot of unanswered questions about the Downtown LA homeless? We went out on the streets to get answers from the homeless to see if we can together begin to build a bridge that provides solutions to all involved. What we found was UNBELIEVABLE. It might just be the BEST answer out there. Thank you Andre!

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• Downtown
• Los
• Angeles
• Homeless
• Man
• Andre
• Ted
• Trent

[benji3001]

good work my friend. Real story of LA's people...Maybe the next step could be SKIDROW...

[LoftLivingLA]

We did go to skid row first. When we got out of the car, we had people telling us to leave. They told us they didn't want to be on camera. They weren't necessarily nice about it either. We decided to drive three blocks away and try it again. Andre asked to be on camera.

[rejco100]

He's right! The missions are all about their sick religion and is a forced labor camp. Very sick greedy people work their!

[GuyJon57]

my... that is so sad, a man with a talented voice, but who has his own "demons" that keep him on the street. so sad...

[ISingBetterThanMJ]

@jburr36 Nah!  They don't!

[ISingBetterThanMJ]

@jburr36 Nah! You were not!

[jburr36]

People who do not want to be homeless usually find a way off the streets real quick. Do not trust any homeless person. They are con artists. They have no respect for anybody else or for private property. Nothing but them is going to get them off the streets. They are vermon. Don't ever trust them.

[jburr36]

I was homeless for 10 years. I tell you people that most of the homeless are homeless by choice. There are a lot of people that appear to be homeless and panhandle but they do have a roof over their head. IF someone ended up homeless not by choice there are several social programs out there to get them off the streets. The rest that stay homeless by choice choose drugs, alcohol or are simply avoiding law enforcement because they are wanted. and some are convicted criminals under the radar.

[JohnShaft666]

@mikescircus Well i tell you what i been homeless myself and these missions are not safe to stay at either,cause you have to worry about people stealing your shit and whatever else,and i agree with him about the missions there all run by sick greedy people,not just in LA but evry other city in the country,and ex cons dont make good staff and create a more hostile enviroment.

[asoka2000]

I don't buy into his crap, people like him can go to social services and receive a cheque every month for a placee to stay.

He complains how some of these places that are for homeless people like himself are shit with the way they treat others, religion being forced on them, but is living on the street is shit too, so how is it any better ?

He talks about how if you don't want to give money just say no, it's easy to say but often the homeless get all uptight and aggressive, making some scared.

[MrBubbaGump69]

articulate and honest, what more can you ask for, we need more people like this in our government

[TangoDownProduction]

It's amazing, he has great speech, appears to be educated and very well articulated. It just goes to show, you can't always judge homeless people. They are just trying to live their life and be free.