GOOD Magazine: Skid Row Part 2: Kids

wackydan74 Says:

Aug 22, 2009 - People should be sterilized at birth. When they want to have a child in latter years as husband and wife and they can show a proven work history with steady income returns and no serious criminal record (rape, murder, etc) then they should have the sterilization process reversed. Problem solved.

97jackman Says:

Nov 26, 2009 - i lived there man it was hard to be therei am now in a small apartment but here is my story i grew up there i went to school untill 5 grd then i quit 2 yrs later isaw a police officer standing by his car i went to him ask for help because my dad died i was there with my mom she was watching our stuff the police officer came to break up a fight a guy died anyways i ask him to help me he took me to a shelter i raised enough money to get a small apartment herei got a personal helper to teach me

tryss Says:

Nov 29, 2009 - "i ain't tryin to turn this into a race issue, but every mothafucka down here is black" racism's a bitch, but it's true and you gotta be realistic about it. black or not, we gotta help them.

tryss Says:

Nov 29, 2009 - this film sends shivers and goosebumps

tryss Says:

Nov 29, 2009 - how is franklin now? keep us updated

darthsun666 Says:

Nov 29, 2009 - from what i hear, he works for tyra banks, but that was a year a go on youtube i heard that. go to tyra banks and homeless on the search engine, and you should be able to find him! however, like i said i havent seen him in awhile, when i saw him he was a normal dorky ten or eleven year old, somewhere around my brothers age! and i know that he had three sisters and a brother and his mom, and that his dad was in prison.

darthsun666 Says:

Nov 29, 2009 - yup thats the point of the movie, yet the sad part is we created skid row! By people acting inhuman and treating people like last weeks garbage, and placing humans in those conditions we created it! Its sad that america has 80 percent of the worlds resources,and yet only one percent of americans own it! why do they need so much of it? And i believe if you have that much money than you give to charities and do something nice! but we must all put our part into it though!

darthsun666 Says:

Nov 29, 2009 - a lot of them are black, but not everyone there is! I lived there, and i am white! Actually blacks started entering there by the dozens after the crack epidemic! Most before that were insane drunken whites! then crack become huge, and many ended up there, and the nut houses shut down and they were dumped there, and when prisoners in la get out, many are dropped there, and sometimes prisoners have no where to go! yes america still treats many blacks wrong!

darthsun666 Says:

Nov 29, 2009 - true! People need to motivate themselves, no matter how much one tries to help them, if they are not motivated to change, or do something different then they cannot get out!

tryss Says:

Nov 29, 2009 - cool, good to hear he's in good condition

atlucas7 Says:

Jan 6, 2010 - thats right!

HELPTHEHOMELESS32 Says:

Jan 13, 2010 - yet they keep letting them create new lives... when will the government learn to sterilize the weaker and less intelligent of the species? WHEN?!?!?!

mathias7777777777777 Says:

Jan 25, 2010 - Dude they are not less intelligent, are you an Orgaki or something?

mathias7777777777777 Says:

Jan 25, 2010 - that's a sad case...

BlackwaterPark217 Says:

Feb 25, 2010 - When will the government learn to take care of it's own before aiding other countries? Why can't people with millions of dollars help these poor people? If I was a millionaire, I would give each person there enough money to start their life back up.

a4d2d0 Says:

Mar 1, 2010 - @HELPTHEHOMELESS32 sterilize you fool

MrInstertName Says:

Mar 9, 2010 - hey i understand, but i have to disagree you the reason why you think the gov shouldnt give money to other nations, but if we didnt, the world would be like "wtf why isnt America helping that country?" also i dont agree that millionaires should give their money to a almost homeless cause. How do you think those people in skid row got there? They werent good with money and the fucked themselves and their kids who fucked their kids, and so on and so forth

BlackwaterPark217 Says:

Mar 12, 2010 - Yeah, but the world pretty much hates us already with very few skimp exceptions. It doesn't matter and I'm not saying they have to forcefully donate to Skid row. If they can't handle themselves then they shouldn't donate, but if they can, they should. Take care of your own before you take care of others. It's not fair. They live in this country. They should be helped first and foremost, no ifs ands or butts.

Lorarath16 Says:

May 26, 2010 - Those who deserve everything are handed nothing, those who deserve nothing are handed everything

Duluth07 Says:

May 29, 2010 - While there are good Christian organizations who are doing so much for anyone without expecting anything in return, it does anger me that many of them hold the most vulnerable in our society hostage at the most desperate times of their lives...meaning they force bible study/church services in exchange for shelter, food and clothing; they make it very clear that if you are of a different religion or not heterosexual you aren't worth anything, and God somehow chose these agencies to decide.

creegal Says:

Jun 26, 2010 - I grew up in Vancouver's skid row...age of two on...I lost three older sisters to the streets...many cousins and friends. I have a Master's Degree in Fine Arts and I am an artist. In looking back, the only real differences between "us" and "them" is that we were poor and marginalized. I gained street smarts and survival skills at a very early age...I am a non-judgemental and caring individual...I share what I have and I think my upbringing, although tough, gave me a great start in life!

icanfuckyouup Says:

Jul 22, 2010 - I DONT GET IT HE SAID THERE AINT NOT APPERTUNITYS AND THAN TO FIND OUT HE IS MISSING SCHOOL COME ON YOOU NEED TO STAY IN SCHOOL IF YOU WANT TO BE INVALVED IN FILM OR ANYTHING IN THAT MATTER..JUST BELIEVE IN YOURESELF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU PUT YOURE MIND INTO IT!

ttomdorrej Says:

Aug 5, 2010 - @icanfuckyouup You must have gone to a school in Skid Row, huh? Your grasp of spelling and punctuation makes your comment hard to read.

1Solace Says:

Aug 24, 2010 - @ttomdorrej what a douche bag

ttomdorrej Says:

Aug 24, 2010 - @1Solace Who's that, boy-o?