First and foremost, anybody at any time can come knockin' on my door over some shit I did as a teenager. There is ALWAYS that chance, regardless of how much I change in life and how good of a person I am NOW. My family can bounce, and I'll stay. You think I've never faced a gun while with innocent people? I have. It sucks, but there's always a way to get them out of the situation.
Second, I am a family man now with a house, so when I'm with my dudes we are chillin' here, eating, and being good people. My goons aren't stupid, they are down to earth...but they can get nutty if they have to. They don't invite me anywhere if there COULD be an issue, because they respect my position. You won't catch me out at clubs or random bars, so I've removed myself from most bad situations there alone. IF I AM out with the goon types, it's because we are doing something business related...and my son would not be with me. Again, doesn't happen often 'cause I conduct my business from home.
Third, you don't know me like that to pass that judgment on me my dude. I'm not telling you how fucked up it is to let some little chick get her ass beat by a dude twice her size and how fucked up that example is to your kids, am I? Naw, 'cause I don't know you like that. I am a father FIRST AND FOREMOST. I've done a complete 180 in the last 6 years (started early because I knew I wanted kids, and I wanted to be around when they grow up). I'd never put my child OR my girl in a situation that may hurt them. If I feel I might run into somebody that has an old issue with me, they stay home. But I also understand that there is no running away from your past, no matter how long ago it was. If you think you evade those same issues because you live a clean life NOW, you're the ignorant one.
As for me, I take care of my son and there is no way in hell anybody will hurt him as long as I'm breathing. I also won't shield him from reality...he needs to know how life is so he doesn't have to find out the hard way. So yes, he is in GREAT hands.
I know that if I stood by and let a dude beat his girl (or a child), he could kill them. Either there, or at home...but it could happen. Then what? You watched somebody get beat and they ended up dead. You gonna tell your son that you're a man after that? And you expect him to listen? Shit.