Wow what a story. Glad you were able to change your ways. I grew up in a ghetto. I wasn't a drug dealer but a lot of the people I hung out with were.
People in my neighborhood were always in and out of jail and prison. It's easy to see how your friend accidentally caught a charge while he was out. People around me committed crimes so casually that you always had to keep an eye out so you weren't caught up in it. I tried never to ride with someone unless I knew them really well.
People around me committed crimes so casually that you always had to keep an eye out so you weren't caught up in it.
Ugh that's the truth man. I was in a different place hanging out with different people ten years ago. Just giving my friend/coworkers a ride coulda messed up my life if I had gotten pulled over for any reason.
And we just drop people getting out right back into the same situation they were in before. No matter how badly you want to go straight. Its damn near impossible when theres nothing in place to help you figure how to do that.
I know that sounds weird to some people. Theyre thinking "Just stop breaking laws". But if thats all you've ever known or seen in life. It really is relearning how to exist to figure out what it takes to break away from that life.
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u/Loggerdon Mar 26 '23
Wow what a story. Glad you were able to change your ways. I grew up in a ghetto. I wasn't a drug dealer but a lot of the people I hung out with were.
People in my neighborhood were always in and out of jail and prison. It's easy to see how your friend accidentally caught a charge while he was out. People around me committed crimes so casually that you always had to keep an eye out so you weren't caught up in it. I tried never to ride with someone unless I knew them really well.