L.A. S.W.A.T. Team searching abandoned high rise building for Graffiti Taggers
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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I went to downtown Los Angeles to find out the newest update about the three abandoned buildings that were tagged by graffiti artists when I showed up I saw lots of police cars and officers over 50 officers and the swat team were searching inside the abandoned building for people that were hiding inside a couple arrests were made. They also installed a brand new fence around the buildings to secure them. Every corner has lots of police officers watching the building.
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All those officers and swat in ONE place at ONE building. Don't you think those TAGGERS will just go to ANOTHER DIFFERENT BUILDING lol
I don't understand we are wasting our money with 12 police cars and 20 officers 24 hours a day for the last two weeks well it's an abandoned building and if the owners are crying about it why is Karen dumbass
They cant sit there FOREVER 🤣💪🏼
Maybe they're at the police station lol
@@PainterDeesquatter laws in California are insane. They have up to a year free after eviction
It's always funny Mike every time you beat the news people to the news😂
Agree
This has been on the news for two weeks now
They were on it first but they are so generic and vanilla his reporting is much more down to earth and insightful I'm surprised the stupid news station hasn't jacked him up position
But there's not one mention buying any new station of the 12 police cars around that building not to mention 24 offices in that building they don't want to tell you the taxpayers expense for that service alone these kids are not having guns and needles but the police situation that no difference
LOL this has been news for 2 weeks now and this clown just posted 2 days ago
As a graffiti writer, I love your videos! Keep making ,more
Why don't you approach him with an undercover discreet secret video that could give your guises point of you and also your guises demands or needs for someone in the city Council to maybe deal with and you guys could work for solution together
@@davidOConnor-z3la list of demands!?. 😂😂😂
ALL THAT WASTED MONEY FOR ART. THAT’S HOW FAST THEY SHOULD LITERALLY CLEAN UP THE STREETS AND ADDRESS THE HOMELESS PROBLEM.
They don't call her the red fireball or Karen dumbAss for nothing
That's Democratic politics for ya
They won’t
The Gvt. only interested in protecting property not people.
@@JamesBond-py8xs actually it’s both parties, stop falling for the left/right paradigm. It’s a trap, both sides work towards the same agendas. Get out of that way of thinking
For a city being full of artistic people, atleast it matches the vibe of the city. I’d rather see this building tagged up then irreplaceable monuments, homes and businesses. But this fits in aesthetically.
It takes international headlines for them to do something about it! lol why wasn’t this taken care off in the first place 😅
Good question
Because the citizens have to demand investigations bad things happen when good people do nothing 😢
How to stop the tagging...turn the bottom floor into a police station.
Why even brag about it 😂? THINK ABOUT IT “swat team for a tagger” 😂😂what a joke. Theirs a bigger picture we are all not seeing !
@@pigdroppingsnah that just ups the stakes. 😂
WOW G I V you brought it to us first the exclusive footage of the tagged building so cool🐾💙👍🌱
You are ahead of the news German!!😊
It's really cool how the police love you and know how much you love where you live. You're a genuine good guy so they seem really comfortable sharing that info with you. I appreciate these news stories. Hopefully the taggers find a new place to legally pretty up. ♥
The police don't love him if they did they would've allowed him to do an inside tour one on one with no politicians and no stupid other camera so we can get a real look at what's going on if he tried to do the dead body slamming and arrest him
Thanks Mike, you are the voice of the people!
I wouldn't go that far but at least he's not the common mainstream narrative that they slam down our throats all day
Great reporting, GIV!!! ❤
A man climbed the sphere in Vegas. My first thought was that would have made a great GIV video.
Have a feeling... the "artists" do not want their faces to be shown...
Thank you Mike. Always love your videos. Always watch, like, even if I don't comment. You stay safe. Hope your mom is well and doing fine😁❤
You are making such interesting videos !! We enjoy every one of them !!
Keep going ... stand tall & be proud of what you are doing !!
City officials are not very happy that he documented and expose the fact that they are 12 cars and 20 officers around that building that is something our modern news has not told us and will not tell us how dare he do that without their prior written approval and consent I believe the next time they see him they will tell him something in private of course
Developers should not be allowed to let buildings rot. If they don’t finish a project they should pay fines per day until it’s finished or forfeit the property.
If they stopped building it is most likely ran out of money and went out of business so where does the money come from. Vandalism is still breaking the law as far as I know so maybe criminals need to be looked at as criminals as they are.So people argue it's art but not when it is on property you do not have authorization to do ART on.
They already lost the property, years ago, when they couldn’t pay the contractors. They got sued and lost. The city is trying to find a buyer now.
So you want to discourage people from building even more than they already are? Btw how are you going to fine someone who ran out of money like this situation?
No problem is corrupt politicians selling LA to Chjna
@@1974dormouse Good luck finding a buyer in that area. If it wasn't for sports and entertainment at Crypto Center, that entire section of the downtown would be another skid row.
Traveled through Japan and South Korea and their cities are pristine with nearly zero graffiti vandalism. Yet, in L.A. and the rest of the country we accept this kind of trash behavior and the police do nothing. I do appreciate it in legal spaces around L.A and some of it looks beautiful., but in general it is disgusting vandalism and not "art".
Totally agree, too bad it took so long for them to enforce the law
Lots of graffiti throughout Europe as well.
Wild Wild West
You're trash lol
Boring cities with no life or color😂
Thankyou for narrating the societal collapse for us.
Thanks Mike for the update sir; agree it is art; tagging has been around forever, kinda like a dog peeing and marking his spot; but there should be a place, a venue where they can tag all they want, but I think they also like the fact that its rebellious;
You do real journalism Mike, keep up the great reporting!!
Man your videos are always informative , ,interesting, and, .fun to watch. Great Work!😊
These people have nothing better to do. They need to do something better in their lives.
Agreed. The fact that they cant find someone to pay them for their “artwork” is very telling.
This is wonderful art
Most of these people live normal lives like you and me, except that they paint graffiti.
@@xteb65 I saw atleast 6 writers that sell canvases upwards of 1000$ a piece and plenty of payed commission work. But hey, I guess it's true the ones that have no clue act like they do.
Thats a fact a lot these artists get paid big
bucks,tattoos, muralist,graphic designers and more 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Love your videos Mike kepp up the good work...also like when you put your joyful music in the editing on every video as well as your outro‼️🤘🏽‼️
Hi mike thanks for your work on these videos, I enjoy looking at the west coast, good luck be safe,
Thank you for showing graffiti GIV and this history in the making!
Agree
10 years ago we would not have this mass but with our communism in this country they want to destroy everything that people can do that's free or real or has any love in it
Great work 👏 👍 👌 ART from boring to soaring with color 💎
Reminds me of Berlin. Keep up the good work GIV
explain
@@victoriafisher6934 Berlin has a lot of graffiti. It is everywhere, even in nice neighborhoods, and they don't bother to paint over it. Not many tall buildings in Berlin, though.
I love how you do night filming. Its so awesome. You are the best!!
Mike it was on the news here in Australia 🇦🇺
Your not the bad guy
Your a good guy ❤
Hello from Canada! You're an awesome dude GIV. Thanks for giving us all the info. We love your videos too. 🤙
its definitely art. art is about expression, this is something very peculiar and very specific to the time were in right now. this expresses more than just artistic style and the commitment these artist have, this expresses a lot about the city and more importantly the lack of direction the city has as well as lack of any consequences
one point with this comment. definitely a beautiful thing and sign of the times
@bubblemiix I feel bad for you that you can't see the beauty of it. It's truly historical and to see such a building is a one in a lifetime encounter
Thank you... From Tallahassee fl. Great vids
Staples Center is where they had the memorial for Michael Jackson when he died. I was in downtown Los Angeles during his death. I counted 11 helicopters circling around Staples Center. It was noisy.
Keep it up Mike! we love all your videos!
Los Angeles used to be beautiful. Not so much anymore, now it just looks like a cancer. The appeal of cali all together has dropped dramatically and it's sad
It's all a matter of opinion. I meet people in LA all the time, who have moved here from other parts of the country, and absolutely love it.
Mike, to answer your question about art, art is a personal expression of one’s outlook on life in one form or another. I looked up the history definition about graffiti and tagging and it brought out that it started in the 1960s in Philadelphia and then trickled its way to New York then onward after that, now I know when I was living in California and in other places gang members will tag certain buildings to inform and warn other gangs to let them know who’s territory that is, and not to sell their dope or whatever they’re peddling in their turf, sort of speak, and that was my initial understanding when it came down to it. But nothing is worth the price to get up on a high rise building ledge, and spray paint whatever thoughts they may have at that time on the windows it’s just not worth it. I appreciate the artistry in the tags but I understand also too there has to be limits set on such things. I believe in a way that this is just one way that a adolescent minded individuals will expressed themselves and how situations may seem so desperate at this point, particular this time in life but it is what it is and I appreciate you sharing this. Thank you so much Mike you take care and be safe. 🫶🏻🤠
Huge improvement over that decaying PoS architecture.
improvement... looks like a 5 year old did it.
@Corbin97 what 5 yr old is up painting at 2am
@@Corbin97you can’t appreciate graffiti. Its cool.
@the1only467 some graffiti is cool. not this.
Thanks for the coverage GIV. I appreciate you.
Thanx Giv for the update.Stay safe.
This is Los Angeles 😎 can’t stop the graffiti people still killing it 💯 keep up the good work!!
Never been to LA, but feel like I'm at the scene sitting here in San Antonio Texas. Enjoys your videos.
Mike you should take pictures of it and have them as a post card in your shop that be the best seller its art.👍
THIS IS WAY I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL original content ,always a joy to watch
“Don’t shoot the messenger!!” Awesome work GIV!!! 👊🏼
It always floors me, what priorities fall into place there in California! Seeing so many vids about other issues that are very disturbing & quite easy to control if they head honchos cared enough about the issues. However it’s a “New World”😉 now. But I digress. I’m only at 1:50 so I have a lot to watch. Thx for sharing updates GIV! 👍
You said it,tourist attraction,man,can you imagine the whole building tagged!! AWESOME!! Newday,Watts tower!!
Thanks Mike🙂✌👍👍
♥ Ty Mike for these great videos of the ART in downtown LA. ♥
The new fencing and millions of cops won't stop the taggers. I bet they get ever surface tagged by the end of the month.🤔 But what do I know? 😀😀
Don't shoot the messenger.
Stay safe.. Sending you light and love ♥ 🙏 ♥
They can search for them in Paris and Barcelona, where they are vandalising historical buildings with zero consequences
Well that’s what you get when you’re in government and you’re corrupt and don’t give one Damn about your people and it’s all about you. These people think they’re better than everyone else when they’re the actual losers. Maybe because people there are fed up with their loser government, I can see why that guy over there is a loser and heartless human being
Oh just like their government, they do what they want with zero consequences, they think they’re above the law and we’re just peasants to them. Oh I abide by the rule but it’s only rules for us and not government let’s be real here and stop with nonsense
Mike great journalist content as usual. Sadly, Soft-on-crime policies have consequences!
Unbelievable !..people don’t have better things to do!
Its beautiful art and we love it!
@@downfromtheunderground It's vandalism
@@carolb1792 yes but beautiful lettering and characters amazing heart most people dont have
@@downfromtheunderground yes but......no pass for vandalizing
@@downfromtheundergroundKarens and darrens won’t understand bro let them be.
Wait, wait, wait. If the average family returns from vacation to find squatters in their house the cops can do nothing. BUT, if you're a corporation and squatters go into one of your empty buildings you get 50 cops and SWAT guys. WTF
Using the swat team to find people committing a victimless crime is absurd and ridiculous. LAPD needs to get their act together and address the violent crimes throughout the city
Thanks for your reporting GiV
GIV you are now considered International Headlines. 🤠
Looks like birmingham UK when rains! The art work l👀ks Amzing!!!
Everybody wants to leave their mark on the world. Most achieve success and do good works for others. Some just paint other people's properties.
I always thought it would be cool to hire one of them to tag my man cave. Its art to me.
Mike, this is vandalism not art and you are the only “news person” that preaches this nonsense! The legit news media says this is vandalism and is for the police and not the taggers!
Mike, you need to be on the side of the police and not the vandals.
Thanks for the update…It is art and these folks are talented. It is vandalism when done on private, city, state, or government property. It costs copious amounts of money to clean up. Cities spend millions cleaning up graffiti. My personal opinion is they can take their art and display it in a more constructive manner. Many graffiti artists turned to beautification with murals. I think these artists can do better than vandalizing buildings that don’t belong to them.
The building has been empty for 5 years and belongs to no one. The streets are full of homeless people and there is a housing g crisis in CA. No one gives a damn about this building if they did they would have done something with it by now.
Thanks GIV. This is a great story. I love that you're covering it. 🔥‼️
Your coverage of this has been on point!!! Preciate your work boss
amazing unbiased video, good work
On private property without permission, that's not art. It's vandalism.
Dude it's a building that's been abandoned for years because the stupid investors ran out of money to build it. So the investor should have security all around this building so this doesn't happen so whose fault is it really
One other thing it’s absolutely ridiculous the amount of money and manpower for this …priorities are very screwed up
Those buildings will be beautiful if they ever finish them. The same problems occurs here in Chicago every so often. All the red-tape BS. Another interesting video, Mike. Keep it up.
Not red tape here guy, this is corruption. I guess you selectively missed him talking about Huizar, huh?
Good Morning Thank You for the update have a Great Day ❤
Art? More like a bunch of paint cans vomited on these buildings.
Those who abandoned those buildings should be personally responsible. They are wealthy individuals and should clean up there empty buildings. Police can use dogs to find trespassers
Those buildings are made for money laundry and tax avoidance. The owners don't give a sh*t what happens with them.
They should leave it as an art installation and let it evolve over time.
It's private property, the taggers do not own it.
@@LeeTheVetnow they do
Nice community art. SWAT needs to be catching child traffickers and drug dealers.
Mike I love you’re channel and content but the difference between you and I is I absolutely despise graffiti on private or public property . I feel those “artists” that deface those entities should be reprimanded. I was raised to never mess with other peoples property. But hey this is America and we can all have an opinion. Regardless I watch your content because you are always ahead of the crappy media on tv. Well done Mike. Thanks for the video. Choo Sing (sp?)
Lol, they're going to show up in court, for what a slap on the hand?
A small fine, that's about it.
@aw4591 sure, if they show up at all.
Hey GiV! Love your content just subscribed to your channel. Stay safe iut there much love from socal😎🌴🌴
Thanks for making this video brother
As someone who has lived within 1 block and had a window view of those buildings/space 24 hours. There is no way they dont know who , exactly when, they did this. There are more cameras on this block and surrounding than most of la... its all new and modern there. High tech cameras are there.
They know, people got arrested but I heard they had to release them on the spot because the owners of the building didn't want to press charges
Idea for you. Do a follow-up video on the convictions of the corrupt LA councilman and Chinese developer regarding the property. Also the issue isn't "Is graffiti art?" The issue is what is the definition of vandalism.
Oh but the graffiti! Lmao
For retrospect- my homie here in winnipeg canada flew to Miami just to hit the building with the guys. Thats dedication. Merk nch!
Tagging is effing dumb as hell.
The money it cost to keep the buildings empty is mind boggling to me.
Pretty incredible
I love the taggin..i think it looks awesome..
Too late! They should have secured the building after the first window was tagged!
There was a police chase that started in Whittier i believe, about 2 or 3 weeks ago that resulted in a huge car accident and a police car accidentally crashed into an elderly pedestrian (might've been a driver, i cant remember) and at 1 point the driver threw his dog out of the car. Lucky for the dog because the car wreck was right after that. I bring it up because the reason he was being chased was because the cops saw him spraying paint and decided it was a good idea to chase him and put drivers, officers and pedestrians lives at risk over some paint on a building.
Morning GIV! Thanks for the update! Have a great day! ❤
It's suppose to be a mixed use building. It was suppose to have a nice luxury hotel, apartments, retail space, social spaces, a park area, and huge an LED screen wrapped all around the building tieing it all together but it's been abandoned since before the pandemic I believe. It's unfortunate cuz something like this could really help reviltalize Downtown and LA Live
The Real estate industry needs to be regulated by outside agencies. Time to address the corruption and public harm done by the Real Estate Industry!
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Thank you so much GIV for all of your insights, however, to anyone reading this. This is NOT graffiti, and definitely not art work. This is disgusting vandalism. When you destroy or harm the possessions of others, without their permission, then you have criminals who have no consideration for destroying the property of others. Everyone caught doing this vandalism should be required to remove it - or long term jail sentences. I can't believe how far down California has gone. Go back to the 6th street bridge. This is (was) an object of beauty and accomplishment - now it's just a piece of trash due to vandalism.
what a waste.....I mean a ticket?? thats nuts...start arresting these fools
For doing art? This looks so much better than a plain gray skyscraper.
GIV! Excellent reporting and video! I have not seen any news media outlets reporting on this activity. The tagging makes me think of the prehistoric paintings in ancient caves. I am sure some folks would say there is no comparison to be made. Granted, spray paint did not exist in prehistoric times but the prehistoric people did paint on cave walls! Art is a form of expression and can tell a story. Just saying .....
GIV does a great job, is ground level, and goes deeper.....but this has been reported by every news channel and the LAT.
well LA has the crime with no time policy so you can probably expect all 3 buildings to be tagged more and more
With the police presence they have now? I don't think so.
I cant afford a high rise but I can appreciate the artists skillset!
Thank you for your work.
This is not art ! These people are destroying someone else’s property.
Lmaaoo this is no one property bro😂 its abandoned the people paying for the work on this building ran out of money so they've just been sitting for years so don't get your panties all in a bunch😂
P.S. this is art if you're from LA.
And if you don’t like it get up out of here fool 🤡
Let them tag your property, what's your address?@@branden6511
@@branden6511 I'm from LA. Most of us do not think this is art.
It will always be graffiti art wether ppl like it or not 🏆
Great coverage man. 👏
Graffiti is not art. It's vandalism. It hurts us all.
Boohoo
Corrupt City of L.A. Politicians should be held accountable for this project!
I don’t care what anyone says this is absolutely EPIC bravo to them for pulling this off!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
are U ONE OF THE TAGGERS?
"I don't care what anyone says." Ya, that sounds about right coming from a person who like vandalism.
People just will never understand if it's not yours don't touch
This was an awesome video. Amazed with it all . And your stuff is awesome as well.
Happy Day😊
Looks cool I like it, but damn it's dangerous