that very well may be the case, i'm not disputing it. i have to check myself at times because i am no one to judge the next man. making a change for the betterment of ones self is something i'm in full support of. the way you defended the interrogation methods by police lead me to believe you were a cop. it was as if you felt all cops follow procedure and if it is written in law, they follow it. that was my misinterpretation.
No, what it is was I was very fortunate/blessed enough to have a very intelligent person take me under their wing. When it comes to police officers, you have good ones and bad ones, and based on my experiences, the bad outweigh the good. Cops do bad shit all the time, and the only way I see us being able to fight this is if we actually educate ourself in the areas of law and law enforcement and encourage our people i.e. anyone that has been disenfranchised and not recognized by status quo to do the same. You can't pick up a gun and mow them all down, as they have the government backing them 100%. You come with a gun and kill four of them, they'll come with more guns, kill 40 of you and walk.
However, I understand there is a stigma with becoming law enforcement, but there are other areas where people need help. Right now, you have plenty of people in jail that were actually innocent, but due to not having money for a lawyer, or some mentor/advocate speaking for them, they were given a Buck Rogers date. We need more people in these areas, as well as law enforcement, to help balance things out.
but you have to ask questions to get answers. we were all fools at one time in our life. some still more so than others.(me, no doubt) but if you been in the so-called game/struggle, and i'm not talking just as a teen, you know the real struggles and there are bright minds out there that need enlightenment. catorgorizing them as fools isnt the way. imo. educating them is. they can get to the point you are at if given the right advice. all it takes is helping them see the light.
I understand there are bright minds out there, people struggling, people needing help, etc--especially in the hood. This is why I don't endorse the "do for self" philosphy that many people buy into. Everyone can't do for self, and I can't help everyone, however, it is my duty as a human being to help where I can. What if the person I help finds the cure for some incurrable disease? What if they find a new energy source? People believe say shit like, "I can't give you a fish but I'll show you how to catch one." But have you ever gone fishing? You can fish for hours, and not get so much as a bite. You can also get a fish on your line but the bastard may run off with it, get you snagged in between rocks and now you're out of line and have no more bait. So in the meantime, I'll give you a fish, and I'll show you how to catch it, that's the shit I'm on.
i can respect this. but just because of different views on things isnt a reason to hate anybody or even start judging them. we all made/make mistakes and or interpret things differently. it's not what you say but how you say it in the end.
And I say things that force people to get over the emotional aspect. Once you are not clouded by emotions you get the bigger picture. Again, my purpose when I post in this forum is not to persuade you to believe one thing or another, rather, it is to get you to think outside the box. There are many people here with their own "style" of posting, you simply have to get to the root of what it is they are saying, and why they are saying it, and you'll be able to "get it."
ultimately i made the mistake of judging people based on their typed words. you may very well be the person i am trying to become in my own way. you can take many different paths and still end up at the same place as the rest in the end. away from the computer we all are capable of attaining and achieving the same things in life. some get it early, some later. but rather than look down on these people that arent getting it, i want to try and pick them up because i was just as blind at one time. still am in alot of ways. you definately opened my mind up to a few things and perspectives. this forum definately is the most stimulating on this website. there is a needle in every haystack.
Cuzzo, there is no one here who has ever asked me for help that I have turned down. There have been plenty of people here who hit me on PM or hit me via email or on my line and have asked for help. I help people cause it's in my nature to do so, at the same time, I'm not the door mat that many helpful people are. I've called plenty of people out here, told them to meet me at such and such spot, some took me up on the offer, and some didn't. However, at the end of the day they'll tell you how I am. In my situation, I was chasing other shit when I was younger, and it wasn't until I found something that absolutely required 100% discipline in, that I started to "get it." Like you said, some people get the shit early, some don't but as long as they get something, were succesful at what it is they set out to do, and it didn't make them a liability, I'm with it.
In closing, and in regards to this forum, this is a very unique section of the board. People come, people go, crazy shit is said, crazy shit is read, people get mad, people say things, whatever. IMHO, this forum is like a dysfunctional family--we may hate each other one minute but we fuck with each other the next. It's the nature of the beast fam.
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