Introduction and Initial Commentary

Last fall, I filmed a video on just how bad the homeless situation had gotten in Minnesota. Uh, and over the winter, there have been a number of new fires that have broken out. Actually, more than what you typically would see. The thing is is people like me are kept far away from these fires. We're not allowed to even come close to film these fires. And at first you would think that's just logical, etc., etc. But as a demolition contractor that tears down, burned down houses, the level of security around these things was beyond anything that I've seen in my years of experience. And this notice from the Minneapolis Police Department was just recently sent to me. Here it says, "Minneapolis police officers are working to maintain public safety by preventing homeless encampments from forming within city limits. Um, earlier this year, Minneapolis Police Department Chief Brian O'Hare issued a special order to address this urgent public safety concern. The violent crime surrounding encampments is an urgent urgent public safety threat," said Chief O'Hare. This order is a critical step in preventing new encampments from forming. However, we also need long-term solutions to address underlying issues impacting those living in these encampments. I'm going to show you guys the footage of the closest anybody has gotten to these encampments yet. We're not allowed in and they cordon off the blocks, city blocks around. I was able to fandangle my way to be able to walk next to one of the burnedout encampments. And city folk are probably not going to get this next part, but some of you country folk may understand what I'm about to say. Out in the country, when we have an invasive species taking over an area, one of our fields or the woods or whatever, we do what's called a controlled burn. That means that we strategically light the fire taking the wind into consideration so that we get the fire to move in a very set direction without it going turning into a wildfire. There's controlled fires all over the nation occurring even while we're speaking. And as I was walking by this burned out campground, I noticed I noticed that the house next to it had zero damage. I noticed how the perimeter had zero damage. And I'm looking at going going, is this just a wild fire that somehow was able to be be contained within this one block and not damage anything around it? Or was there more strategy to it? You guys watch the only video that you will ever see, the closest you will ever see…