If only the government can keep this same energy with rapist and killers. 42 years for drug dealing (which is bad) but rapist getting 10 years make it make sense.
@don k ummmm,what about peterfiles? You would put a drug dealer below a child toucher? I am pretty sure that this is the problem with the penal system and society as a whole.
Yeah..this outrageous..sitting there for months watching them play video games, play with guns, beat up girlfriend which isnt right..but this was kinda of small time...im not excusing them but 42 years..25 years..go after cartels ..crooked cops and white collars ..those are the ones who should get 42 years
@@giagiavoni Imagine having a choice to not sell heroin. Those boys weren't forced into anything, those boys absolutely don't care about their mothers because otherwise they wouldn't do it. They just wanted quick money and if you noticed how they treated women, you must know they weren't nice guys. All that stuff about being forced into something is just bulls**t to make them feel better. You join a gang already knowing you're gonna die or go to jail. When you end up on heroin because of a doctor who unnecessarily prescribed opiates, it's not the same.
How that grandmother has kept her loving and decent heart in this brutal inhuman world of ours is beyond me. She is an exemplary person, wide awake to life's tragedies & pain yet able to survive with her spirit intact. Bless her. May she have a long & happy life watching her grandbabies thrive & follow in her extraordinary footsteps.
She is actually the heart in this story, a beautiful example of unconditional love. Her actions showed how much she believed in family. She is definitely the woman that Jesus described in Proverbs. Her family is very blessed to have her!!
I feel bad for the girlfriend with the 2 children. She looks extremely depressed and lost. It looks hard in the US to be a single Mum in poverty a real struggle. I hope things work out for her and her children 🙏 Also the Grandma is a legend and we need more people like this but unfortunately they don't seem to make many people like her no more.
@@auntigingy8666right? I'm not saying everyone who does the right thing needs a pat on the back, I just wish every time I see a good person in a video I didn't hear "there's aren't many good people like that anymore" or something along those lines. It's like man open your eyes. They're everywhere
her story really cut deep. it does seem as if they were born on the 'wrong side of the tracks'.. even if they tried to live straight they wouldn't make it because the situation there, is as you see it. such a painful documentary.
The Grandmother was the best part of this documentary. She's strong and proud even though some family members fell victim to the streets. I hope that she's still alive. Blessings to her always.
As a former addict, I can relate to most of this video!! I thank God every single day I got out alive 11 years ago!! 🙏🏽🙌🏽👊🏽💪🏽 Only a person that has walked in the shoes of an addict or a dealer/trafficker, can really understand the power of the drugs and the money!! When it gets you in it's grip.. It's nearly impossible to break those chains ⛓️😔 But I'm here to tell you it can be done, and I'm living proof of that!! I'll be 59 on March 11th and my testimony would blow your mind!! Truly a miracle that I'm still here🙏🏽 My heart and prayers go out to every single person trapped in this very dark place, including the families, because they are affected more than most people even realize!!🙏🏽💔 God bless and NEVER GIVE UP HOPE..🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽👑💪🏽💪🏽
I totally understand I put myself in some terribly dangerous situations and did things I would have never done if not addicted. But I've forgiven myself and I've been clean for 25yrs.... I too am lucky to be alive...Blessings to you ❤️
My younger brother was murdered so that he couldn't testify for my oldest brother.. this was around 2006/2007.. My oldest brother was given 4 life sentences which he could've avoided if only he had spoken up... The tears in my eyes as I sat there and heard him say you may as well just handcuff me because I'm not snitching... He should've been here. I have sickle cell disease. If anything I needed him. If I hadn't come out of that 5 day coma he would be filled with guilt & regret. Despite all of that I'm in school for medical billing & coding which I have 2 courses left on but I have degrees prior to what I'm studying now plus I work for doordash. It sucks... I basically lost 2 brothers because I'll never see either one of them again.
His grandmother is part of the greatest generation we ever had. Most of us black men and women who are between the ages of 52 and 35 were raised by these great men and women. Salute, it will never be the same.
@@braticuss Also doing the crack epidemic instead of help for the addiction the govt placed mother and fathers in prison and put their children in the system. They wouldn't even allow the grandparents access to their grandchildren...yet today with the heroin addiction...predominantly caucasion..they have access to all kind of help. Shameful since it was the feds who were responsible for the crack in the urban areas.
I was raised by my Grandmother she was born in the year 1919 she died 2014 I miss her dearly I’m 50 years old now and I owe my entire existence and who I am to her, I’m blessed to have had her love in my life than to never had any love at all
This is exactly why i lived in places where we all lived in a studio apt but in a good school district. We had no money, less than $20/day for 3 kids and myself to live on. We walked everyplace. Sometimes we collected cans to eat, washed clothes in the bathtub, my kids started working at 14 and 16. For Christmas and birthdays my kids got clothes/books, not bikes, not toys (maybe small ones), no electronic equipment because I was paying rent in a better neighborhood. I was not going to raise my children in a poverty stricten school district with over stressed teachers. And my sons were not going to jail for selling drugs- of that I was determined! And now they are grown with jobs and families. It was rough. But they stayed out of jail, they are healthy, happy. Sometimes the difference is moving a couple of miles away or a little farther, sometimes it's giving up a lot of clothes, toys, fancy stuff. Which is more important.
@@maryhadley7373 I didn't make the post to sound better than, the video brought back memories of years of sacrifice on the part of my kids and myself. I just remember being determined that we would survive walking in rain, cold, carrying heavy bags of groceries (or even at times daily shopping), because we were absolutely not going to make that slide into the drug life. I don't want to go into details. We were one of the lucky ones. Not everyone can make the jump.
What you did took a lot of strength and discipline. You should find a way to share your recipe for success with mothers who don't have your common sense and moral compass. I think you have a lot to offer...
@@101st_AB please, no. I was an addict for 30 years as well. We had a huge conflict, no one knew I was an addict. I had been raped at 12, 14 so turned to drugs to cope. I became incredibly suicidal as I grew older, how could I teach my children morality yet be so dependant on speed etc to exist, to work? My son saved my life. He called the police on me. I love him, it took such strength and love for him to do that. I've now been clean for 27years. I'm not perfect. I always put things in anonymously as i don't want to bring heartache to anyone. No one can stand on this earth, except the Lord, and lay claim to a life of perfection. What I can say is I love my children and their children with every fiber of my being. We have gone through horrid trauma and I have made dumb mistakes. We are strong. We are a big family and I do appreciate your compassion. What I wrote about was simply a response to a video. I probably should not have done so if it have you the idea that I'm a "good" person. 💖 Much love.
Montrell’s grandmother is an outstanding, strong women who is incredibly wise. You can tell she’s seen so much pain and devastation in her life and she still finds a way to stay positive. The world would be a much better place with more ppl like her walking this 🌎
She said that the rappers and ball players are not role models to her kin folk, but she is the role model in her house she’s the one that feeds clothes and protects her children and grandkids She’s outstanding you are absolutely correct in saying that The world needs more of her and less Kim kardashians
"MOM, I know what your doing, if you go down I'm gonna go crashing down with you" That statement brought me to tears like thousands of others in this comment section for various reasons...I was raised by my grandparents because of a drug addicted mother. So I also know disfunction. My grandparents were so strict on me because of her but they didn't have to worry I never tried drugs a day of my life. Even to this day to include Marijuana. I have done so many positive things in my life that I cannot mention, but I have 3 degrees, served my country, traveled around the world AND most recently am a cancer survivor. My husband said I am like superwoman. Nope, not at all. I knew dysfunction growing up, and I was determined to leave it all in my rear view mirror by not continuing the mess. I raised my children with no dysfunction or craziness and was a damn good parent to my children which I am glad for...to you all who are still suffering from addiction those tentacles are long and far reaching please seek help. If not for yourself do it for your family which will ultimately help you too in the long run...🙏🏾
I am sure your grandparents are very, very proud of you. 👏👏👏👏👏👏. You have really accomplished so much in your life. And you have time to accomplish so much more. Keep going, don't ever get comfortable with where you are in life. Keep making moves.
what the son said at the end broke my heart. the pure innocence of not knowing the severity of his fathers jail time. "HE ONLY GOT WHAT, THIRTY YEARS LEFT?" To all of my fellow black men, let us break these generational curses, and call on god in time of despair - AMEN
Moved away from Chicago 8 years ago. Brought myself and my fiance to Virginia he was charged at 13 with a very harsh lifelong charge and was picked on and bullied by the police there. The problem with the system is horrible and moving out saved us. I'm preying for all those who have been put in a system of poverty and homelessness and I like many others just want to be left alone in peace. A shack in the woods all alone sounds perfect for us and I bet many others who felt Trapped and punished by judgement because we lived in poor neighborhoods or ended up unable to affordable lawyers or someone who cares enough for others to help prove innocence. I dont understand why our government continues to take from its people without helping so many. We are not our government but we recieved punishment for our governments behaviors and face judgments when so many people here lost rights to vote, go to college and work. How do we have a say. How can we be herd, how do we protect ourselves from our government. Food stamps and health insurance are not a fair trade for our freedoms.
I was 18 and looking at 4-8 for delivery and manufacturing. I served just under 1 year. That year shaped the rest of my life. Im sober now for just over a year but i have managed to stay out of prison and out here for my wife and kids. I wouldn't judge anyone for their mistakes. I judge based on how people learn from them and grow to be a better human.
Can't watch this as a black man I grew up in the same neighborhood, I just refused too say in that hood best decision I made. There's a whole world out there.
I used to not stand my parents but now that I see how I was raised and see why they was so hard on me as a black woman knowing what was in store for the world we live in now... Thank you mama and daddy.. Everyone who has a strong role model or parental figure nowadays is a real blessing
@@marcelcadiz8456 lol they just opened their UA-cam account on June 8th. They are a troll with a fake account who obviously has been shutdown before probably for doing the same thing!
I work in a health care clinic inside of a low income hud high rise. The devastation, fear, and lack of opportunities and education for families is heart breaking. Gun fire is common. Kids with rotten teeth and already pre-diabetic, walking by bodies cause the EMS system is slow to respond. Great grandparents raising children. I asked one of the mid-level dealers why not take care of yourself and be more cautious. He said look around, how many guys over 30 do you see? I am already gonna die in the streets or be in prison. He was right. So many children caught up in this.
The ironic part is that they just don't see these men, they exist, they are at work, mostly. Certainly not in a traphouse or housing project or on a corner
Its so true how the grandma says he keeps talking about his ‘friends’ and she says ‘you aint got no friends out here, its a money thing.’.. She really reminds me of my own grandma
I liked how he admits when he was selling the drugs and being gangsta he wasn't being himself, he was being what people around him expecting him to be and living up to it. Thats how it is with alot of them.
Nah, that's just the bullshit excuses they make when they get caught. Judge them by their actions, not their words. He was out there, devastating a community, selling heroin and crack, enforcing his rule with the bullet. Scumbag's gonna scumbag. They deserve their time. Also, their families deserve no sympathy either. If they'd raised their kids right, they wouldn't be where they are now. They want locking up as well.
Damn,this old lady got me in tears she is the absolute salt of the earth,she is so caring and loving,I wish I could give her a huge hug,god bless her,she in my prayers from now on
"Thank you God for my day and health.... oh and please take care of granny from that Crack house documentary, she deserves it!" It's sounds so funny but so damn true🙂
"I am the role model in my house. Thats what you should do stand up, mother and father, and be the role model in your house." Very wise words indeed. Grandma Williams is an inspiration. If only ever family was lucky enough to have someone like her
I give this mother credit for admitting that her son made his choices and she was helpless to stop him. My problem comes with the parents who blame everyone else for their child’s choices.
@@nancyanderson2032 well tell that to 'Big-Pharma n the government as they r the biggest drug-dealers of all time n will continue being the biggest 'just bc they have made it legal to do wat they do doesn't mean its right - 'RiGHT ?
We don't really make choices, it's mostly genetics. If you have physically strong people who don't have much in mental capability but also value money above everything, the result is obvious.
@marty mcfly We don't really make choices as such. Everything you have done in your life is the product of genetics and environment. It's not really a debate but a fact of life. No, in US the police don't run the drug dealing. It's not the 3rd world.
@@tinaburden845 i understand where you’re coming from but at the same time he wasn’t forcing drugs upon those people. He’s making money like everyone else in the world. He’s serving his time for it
Great documentary and a reality everywhere, the grandma is a breath of fresh air and every word that she spoke was the truth…..I hope one day she has peace and quiet with all of her family surrounding her 🙏🏼
YOUNG CATS PEEP THIS: (society): "why do you deal drugs?" (drug dealer): "because there's nothing out there for me, I gotta get my hustle on because that's all I know what to do"...drug dealer gets 35 yrs in prison, reads basic books, advances to law library, becomes the most intelligent person he's ever been, versed in criminal law, court procedures, etc., gets released 15 yrs later - no one wants to hire him, resorts back to hustlin'. "It takes 6-8 pallbearers to lift you up when you are deceased...Imagine what you can accomplish if you had 6-8 people lifting you up while you are living"... -anonymous
When I saw “young cats peep this” why do you deal drugs? I was expecting a different message, I was ready to reply differently as well bc it’s so hard for young men. Great message or comment.
Not to mention if you think about it selling drugs doesn't even make that much money, hear me out. Lets say in 1 year you make $300k (im not a drug dealer so I don't know how much they make), then you get caught, as drug dealers always do. Now you serve 10-40 years depending on what you did to get that money, so 300,000 ÷ 10 = $30,000/year on the lower end of your sentence and 300,000 ÷ 40 = $7500/year on the higher end sentence. The first option is LESS than a $15/hr job, the second is about 4$ less than minimum wage (minimum wage is $7.50). That is not even mentioning the fact that if the government suspects you of dealing drugs then they can freeze your account and seize your funds meaning you went to prison for 10 years for LITERALLY NOTHING. Crime does not pay. Now, when you get out of prison you cannot get a normal job and are 10+ years older with no friends or family, you have nothing left. Why even be alive if you're going to sell drugs?
You might say "Well, I wont get caught", but that's what everyone who gets caught says. You are no Pablo Escobar, and if you are selling drugs to make ends meet you probably are not very educated meaning the likelihood of you getting caught is EXTREMELY high. Don't play yourself.
Hearing the perspective of the parents, especially the ones who were once drug addicts were powerful. You might be able to rebuild your own life, but you only have one opportunity to raise your kids... that’s something we don’t think about...
It creates an ongoing cycle of addicts. Breaking the chain when your whole family is addicts is a hard thing to do. You start way younger when everyone around you is doing it.
And too many people abdicate their responsibilities to the State. Schools and after school programs raise their kids and they assume those institutions have their child's best interest in mind. Doesn't matter what neighborhood in what city or state, Schools do not raise your kids to be moral and productive adults. They shuffle your kids through K-12 in order to keep getting their government funding. There is no incentive for them to make sure your child actually grows intellectually and emotionally. They get paid regardless whether the kids can read and comprehend their lessons. As long as the kids can mimic back to them the answers, they're happy. We need to take far more responsibility for our own children.
@@your_belief_vs_everything There are good/great scools all over the country that make great contributions to the overall well being of children. Unfortunately, you don't usually find them in poor and/or inner city schools. As you stated though, it is ultimately the responsibility of the parents. However, many childen lack good parental guidance because their parents can't give them what they never received themselves.
Exactly. I had parents who were addicts and still struggle with resentment towards them. I believe my life was negatively impacted and made more difficult than it should have been because of their decisions. I vowed to stop that cycle right in its tracks!
It’s really sad. She’s never had the opportunity to just enjoy her life, relax and live for herself! 😒😔 all her kids and grandkids just pawned their kids off on her cause they knew she was solid. She’s a saint for keeping all the kids together but shame on them once they grew up and shirked their responsibilities on to her smh they should’ve never had kids then 😒 💯
For real. She’s a strong, genuine soul. I’m sure she is full of so much insight on life that so many of us could really use. I bet her cooking is hella good too 😆
it breaks my heart watching this elderly lady traveling back and forth and you can see she has things on her mind including her grandson who's locked up for drug dealings, she has my blessings and respect.
@UrLocalChaldean what was selfish about what he did? I'm from Chicago and was blessed to make it out but trust me when I tell you it's no help kids never was giving a choice you do what you are TAUGHT. So before you trying juding how about you see if there's something you can do so there wouldn't be more kids like these ones
This comment is in all due respect.....that is code language bro. He is a p stone. I live in chicago....."all is well" is there gang saying He actually is saying basically be ready when he get out he gonna bang harder than ever
@RednecK187 i mean i hope not. I think he got 35 years though and arrested at 28. So he may see the streers again as an old man lol I just meant OP said he respects how the guy say " if it takes 30 years to become humble the all is well" I just mean dont take that for surface value All is well is the catch phrase or creed of the P Stones ( the gang he is in...a subsidiary called titanic stones)
@RednecK187 someone was just telling me about the rules yesterday and how this younger generstion has contributed to alot of the loss of structure. Unfortunately what brought me to this documentary is 1 being from Chicago and still here and 2....ovee ten years of h addiction so its a world i know to well. Clean for 3 years now and watching stuff like this reminds me why i got out for the addicts and dealers its death or jail
1st of all..if I had my whole family right now..I wouldn't be the man that I am 2day. On my any to my every the person you see standing next to you hug and tell em you love em you may be here 2morrow .PEACE
52:19 almost made me cry as a grown man. I did 4½ years in the Texas department of corrections. My son was only 2 when I got locked up. When I got out my son died 11 months later. He died from an asthma attack in Des. Moines, Iowa. I will never get to kick it with him again. That is why that scene brought tears to my eyes.
She said "I'm the role model in this house. You gotta stand up and be that role model" this old lady deserves the world. Props to her for working hard and always trying to do right by her family. Shes right, that's what a real role model should be. Always family over everything
@Chelt Munt the grandmother of one guy was the one with the "role model" speech... she wasn't "THE informant" who snitched to save herself n family.. but yeah good words to strive to live for
Shout out to all the real mothers, fathers, uncles aunties and Grandmothers and other members of the community who put in the hard work to try to help the misguided young ones headed for life in prison. God bless you all and give you strength to persevere. 💜
They say it takes a village. I'm still wondering, when are We gonna build this village? We are failing our youth day in & day out. I'm a Counselor in a youth facility (jail). The fact that the youth have jails & not real life juvenile rehabilitation centers. They want & love that some in our community choices to fail our Babies. WE HAVE TO JOIN HANDS & SURROUND OUR YOUTH. Build a ring around them & make them our center! Our Babies need us now more than ever! There are SO MANY grown boys out here waiting & preying on younger boys. To walk out of their homes, schools, churches, etc. To brain wash them & lead them down a path of nothing. LETS BUILD THIS VILLAGE WE KEEP SPEAKING ON!
This is truly a tragedy. I was amazed by the woman who said that her boyfriend had “to do what he had to do to feed his kid” 🤬 How about the kids he killed with his poison, how about the lives he destroyed, including his own? These guys get philosophical in jail. Why can’t they make that transition while they are out on the street. These guys will cause generations of sorrow. There are segments of the black community that are devoid of men, GFs, fathers and sons have died early,(homicide), or languish in prison. What happens to their young sons? I’m not convinced that even he most dedicated mother can raise her son to manhood without his father.
exactly!!! no accountability whatsoever, like l go to work like everyone else! It’s not the only way to live by selling drugs! i totally agree with you! 💪🏽
99% if the drug users have chosen freely to try it out, some get hooked others not. Don’t blame the dealers, most of them are addicts too and they just supply what is requested by clients. I am ex addict, too. Never I would hv blamed a dealer.
@@uncle.d.: I immediately distrust any argument that starts with 99% of…when both the numerator and the denominator are unknowable. I suspect the those who “freely” chose drugs are already damages souls living in chaos and often in poverty. There is a reason drug dealers are called PUSHERS, the should be called sharks, they target the weak and wounded, the vulnerable. I don’t believe that the young woman “giving head” in the stairwell of an abandoned building nor the young man who robs his grandmother Social Security check has chosen freely…just say’n.
I just loved the grandmother…..she was strong yet sweet and loving! She loved her family and definitely did the best that she could to raise her kids and grandkids!
That video touched my heart man. 2 years sober today by God’s mercy. Prayers out to the victims of our drug epidemic, and their families- in boxes & in cells alike
“He only got 30 years left granny” is something a child should never have to say, I’ve had to deal with the same thing multiple times no kid or family member deserves this
Children don't comprehend the time involved in 30 years. Meanwhile, the most important change needed, in my view, is a massive upgrade of schools (structures, teachers, curriculum, discipline, expectations) in low-income areas. The problem is how to do that. Democrat states don't want to banish teachers' unions that are a bane on education. As more and more people in these liberal, low-income areas depend on government, the tax base for improved schooling dwindles. We need innovative leaders who don't kowtow to liberal victim excuses and who prioritize and follow through on programs to increase the economies and tax bases of these low-income areas.
the sad truth is letting these guys out is a risk to those around them: and quite possibly to innocent people who get caught in the crossfire. If I were a judge, I don't think I could ever trust them fully to not do violence. Selling drugs only doesn't bother me as much: both parties are willing ultimately (I want to legalize drugs actually to maybe end a lot of the violence). But if you did violence in part, then I got a problem there. Maybe if they were monitored strictly if released, then ok. But to assume they won't do it again may be a dangerous assumption.
Montrel's grandma is such a wise woman. She is so strong and filled with hope, and I love her for that. I cried watching her sweep the floor in his old room. Her soul is so loving and giving. Sending her so many blessings.
The grandmother is an amazing woman! She did her best to be a stable influence on her kids & grandkids. I respect her and pray she has peace in her life. I can't even imagine what these people dealt with on a daily basis. The mothers shown have deep regrets but the first thing they need to do is forgive themselves. Everyone has their own choices to make in life so the decision was theirs. Sad but true.
This broke my heart. The grandmother is so full of wisdom. She is brilliant. I wish I knew how to help these kids and help them to break the cycle. They are so innocent and need strong male figures to help mold them at such a young age. I pray for all of these families.
It's not your environment; it's how you're raised. People make excuses for everything. Some people use the circumstances as a crutch. Its so important for a kid to have both a mother and father.
Yeah these guys wasn't smart at all. I heard one of those guys tell a customer to send a friend which would be a new customer. In my mind that would be the perfect time to send a undercover police officer in there to buy drugs from them.
The older lady talking about being the role model in your home is a true inspiration and the world would be a better place if there were more just like her in this younger generation
@vcvortex6356 ... She didn't have anything to do with his decisions. His decisions are just that.. HIS decisions. Don't come on here talking smack about his grandma, she did her job. She can't control the decisions that he makes. He is his own person 💯
Brad's grandmother really devoted her life to the kids. What a wonderful and wise person. She did her best but sometimes no matter what the kids go the wrong way. God bless her and her family.
This makes me cry. I see it from both sides. The money was fast and easy and helped to take care of their families. But on the other hand, look at all the lives that were destroyed and now these babies don't have fathers. A father is soooo important in a child's life....
Fathers made their choice! Remove the criminal factor and now addicts can get REAL help via medical/counseling etc. in countries where drugs became legal, addiction, overdoses and crime have decreased
@@shockawha9 I read HIV transmission dropped significantly in the countries where they decriminalized narcotics, that's good. I never saw anything on crime rates. Wondering if just bc drug possession use is no longer a crime so therefor crime is down? I wonder if these smaller countries have violent crime stats like the US?
Ikr! I like Martha she's leveled headed has a good job she's a role model!!!! I feel bad for her grandson! I hope she keeps him on the straight and narrow!!!!
Raised in the streets of Cincinnati, homeless at 11, in prison at 17, out at 18, 56 years old, worked everyday since release. 3 Brothers Dead. Choices Period
@@douglasrodenbach8000 Are you that Obtuse?? You CHOOSE the streets, you die in the streets. You get Married, live a wholesome Fatherly lifestyle, you grow Old like the Millions of Black Men in America. The Choices you make. Stop doing shxt & then blaming other people for YOUR CHOICES. Perod. @ 33:09
@@adamNDkipker can you use your tiny brain to understand how choices period is a fragment and doesn’t address those wrongfully convicted? My apologies if your handicapped, mentally
Omg grandma is a blessing to that young man and her family. She is so caring and a very strong woman. May God continue to bless her and her family. Along with the rest of these people
Where you think this old lady money come from to take care of multiple houses and people. The most innocent looking people are the most dangerous ones. Come to Detroit you'll see what I mean
Seasons make such a big difference. Being retired I have plenty of time, but no vaccines yet. Living in Cambodia since 12 Years I still have to wait till the fast working, but very effective vaccines are available in PP.
I just can't get over the way that woman was beaten while everyone stood by and did nothing. I also don't understand why no one else isn't as enraged as I am
I'm with you Enyah, I cried with that woman, it was painful and how he still threatened to smash her with the fridge, what an awful position to be in, Drugs drags you into the strangest places
many people dont value women like we do. and for sure people dont value women who associate with men like them. and we know that people dont value black womens lives and joy even though they are as amazing and kind as they are. I have abusers in my family and I have saved some friends from some abusers, I know the situation very well. my mother was abused by my father etc. often times its so awful that people tune it out rather than to confront the issue when they watch vids like this
That cop at 41:50 needs to understand that nothing has to go wrong for you to become a drug addict. I don't understand how other people don't understand that. Hard drugs are addictive; all it takes is curiosity to try it and become chemically dependent on them. I feel like a cop should understand that and not be so perplexed about the behavior he's seeing.
You are right. BUT....Studies have shown that the kids that come from broken or dysfunctional homes or have faced some kind of abuse or trauma are more likely to try drugs, alcohol or cigarettes. Kids need positive, secure and stable homes to have the best chance of making good choices. I don't mean perfect parents by any means. They don't exist. Children are heavily influenced by their environment. If they see dad smoking, drinking, cursing, getting high or beating mommy you know the odds are much better that a male child especially, will follow right along. If a single mom of a daughter has multiple boyfriends over, spending the night, guess what she's likely to do before she's 18? That's right! Morality by the parents will almost always dictate the morality of the child!
@@saturn722 Poor kids are easier to bust and go through the 'system' whereas the 'rich' kids stay off the radar and don't have to steal etc to fund their highs. But yeah, hear what your saying.
The crazy part about this, is that I know a ex DEA officer that's a crack fiend now, like they call themselves getting it off the streets, but sometimes their the main ones that's addicted to drugs they just cover their addictions up until it starts to show on the outside!
After a while the gang aint gonna be visitng em no more, they aint gonna be sending him money, its just gonna be his mum that still visits and he spent his life tryna impress the gang
The streets will use and abuse you and then when you had a place of being in the gutter when you had a place of total darkness and hopeless that's when you'll see who really loves you and the reality is you'll come to a place by God's grace that Jesus Christ was reaching out to you to the whole time. That's why Jesus Christ went into the streets because he knows the devil roams around looking for someone to devour in Jesus Christ wants to set the captives free before the devil devours them
You know nothing of Chicago gang scene it's never a choice that is on ALMIIGHTY It's sad but true you get jumped until you get down by the time the world sees That's what you see check your info first
I have a million thoughts running through my head and I am having a hard time choosing which to share. But first I will say that I am grateful to see so much love in the comment section. And one thing I will take from this documentary albeit it’s something I have been living myself, is that everyone starts out the same and most of us have families that love us no matter what. And probably just about every drug dealer, every drug addict, every criminal has family or friends that love them no matter what. The sad part is that a lot of us don’t realize that until it’s just too late. Whether someone goes to prison for a month or 40: years, they are going to need love and support so when they do get out, they can do better. And no matter how much hurt and damage they have done, they are going to be let out one day and we need to do everything we can to stop them from hurting anyone else and that means helping them to change while they have nothing but time to grow and heal and become better people.
I’m a fan of that grandmother! That is a smart, caring and overall wonderful human being. This world would be a better place if their were more people like her.
Grandma with the broken heart and the plaster pealing off her Hyde park home did me in. I pray she came into the money to fix up her beautiful home and keep her dream alive.
if she set up a go-fund me account to get her home fixed up, I would donate to her. She is an incredible woman, who has given everything to her family, I would love to support her dream for her home.
@@Meowzers1250 most mothers fathers n grandmothers n grandfathers would 'its as u make it out that she's one in a million. it might just be the circle of ppl your surrounded in as most ppl do love their family n would do anything for them, I no mine did.#Peace from Sydney Nsw.
@@land7776 that's a little harsh, but I get it. She is a mother. She loves her son. Nobody else ever will love him that much. He made mistakes, and he is paying them.
Man the grandma is just, pure. She reminds me of my own grandma, one of my life heroes that helped and put me back on my feet. I miss her old stories. His grandma is such a strong woman and has great wisdom. As for the documentary, finally one that isnt pure bullshit and finger pointing - really enjoyed how this one played out.
It's amazing his level of optimism in spite of the formidable future for his father. It's a sad cycle that can only be broken through education and a willingness to not repeat it. Tragic
42 years and the man didn't kill nobody, wtf. How is this even legal? They're giving Black men who didn't kill nobody over 25 years for drug dealing and nobody says nothing because they call us "thugs". Shame on you people.
It made my heart smile watching the little boy and little girl eating at McDonald's, and the grandmother's interaction was perfect. It made me smile that she got that second chance.
America would be a better place if we all had a grandma like that.... That little boy went to get up for that BBQ sauce, she said I didn't ask you to do it, I told her to do it....classic.
I love how the snitch was like, “my kids were more important than any gang, more important than anything on earth.” Right. I suppose that’s why you were slangin and smokin crack. For the kids. Straight up taking penitentiary chances every day, which only ends one of a few ways, and last I checked, none of them are good for the kids.
@@007jLoSoulGLo Haha- It was just tooooo damn obvious to not point out. Ol Girl talkin about how she just had to go the righteous route while she gotta sack of rocks in one pocket and hot pipe in the other. Crazinessssss.
@@007jLoSoulGLo that's been then men excuse to sell drugs since forever. At one point during the crack epidemic everyone was addicted at one point. To all the forgetful sellouts don't forget these things are perpetuated.
I find it insane that drug dealers get nearly a life sentence and pedophiles, rapists, and mentally ill get a slap on the wrist just for them to offend again smh.
Yeah but these guys kinda deserve that long of a sentence he beat that girl and they were out there killing people. I get what you are saying and I agree with you but these guys are dangerous. There's selling drugs but then there is this violence no remorse for hurting people
She knew because she's a female that nobody will hold her fully accountable for anything she does. I'd say she is even more so guilty seeing as she has kids and doing what she was doing snitched to get out of the situation. Get a job lady !
@@timothymorgan2150 not really u "men" r the problem within your community. If we had leaders and providers instead of so called protectors who exploit our vulnerabilities they've created. Yall are more guilty as our should be leaders providers and protecters
And just to think, old boy’s girlfriend basically felt a bad vibe. She told him she’d been living there all her life and NEVER saw anyone living in that house.
Jesus Christ has a one step program.! I'm a. Brown man speaking, was born in poverty..NOW JESUS HAS ME SPIRITUALLY RICH. I know from experience that when you one truly give their heart to Jesus Christ he will impart inside of them power to be victorious Jesus Christ can set anyone free instantly if they truly desire forgiveness 💯. He will do it.
@@thatwhichismostunlcean8362 And please don't forget that they tend to blame the problems on the men, that they xhose to reproduce with without getting married and full knowing these people were deadbeats and generally not husband and father material
I don't know if these guys can get a job or not, but there's no excuse for terrorizing the neighborhood, and that's the real measure of what kind of people they are.
I think you can love and have compassion for someone, while still holding them accountable for their behavior. We are seeing the manifested behavior of adults, who were victims of all types of phyical, emotional and psychological abuse as children. They grow up emulating what they have been exposed to all of their lives. This doesn't justify criminal behavior, but we have to discuss the "why" in order to better understand the "what". Much of this drug situation in black neighborhoods has been by "design" in America.
When I worked construction most of the people had been to prison and somewhere even on parole. Those were good paying jobs but you had to work a lot harder than these imbeciles are willing to.
I grew up in this type of environment and now hold a great job making good money!!! Tired of these excuses!!!! It’s just a cop out to make easy money and be lazy!!!!!
Me as well and I have a disability which leads to more discrimination than skin color for sure. It's all about the way you carry yourself in many cases but that doesn't work that way when it's a disability. Also number one thing to do is move out of a Democrat ran City with high taxes and rent prices. Always gets better after that
@@VillaG89 don’t have to wait 2 days for my response. I’m extremely happy. Been married 20 years this past March. Have four children, live in a nice neighborhood with good schools. I grew up in Gary, Indiana (look it up). These drug slangers are just lazy POS that want to make easy money!
@@lavish_rayne5730 they’re not out there looking for a hard job either. They’d rather stand in a corner all day selling crack or weed. So yes they are lazy.
@@elmeromero1794 idk if lazy is the right word, what they do is actually harder than most jobs tbh. The stress of having to look over your shoulders 24/7. They are just impatient. Working a 9-5 is too slow for them but honestly much less stress. I don't have to be afraid of police chasing me down when I shut it down for the day.
"She kept a roof over my head, DESIGNER clothes on my back, and made sure I didn't miss a meal"...... Damn, that shows ya, you dont have to sell drugs to be a gangsta. Granny the tru MVP!
Designer clothes? I grew up in the 70s and my mother was making me clothes and she sucked at it. I was lucky to get hand-me-downs or garage sale clothes. It didnt kill me but when I got a pair of levis for my graduation present and my friend got a car I felt gyped.
@@blackdogslivesmatter1568 thing is kids get things too easy, I'm nearly 50 and growing up in a big family, all we had was hand me downs, and people were grateful for that.
If they just sold drugs it would be one thing. The guns and violence is what killed them. Then being pure guilty but still going to trial was a massive mistake
Guns and drugs is that real time. Drugs alone you can get a significant amount of time reduced... That gun is whats going to bury you!! They look at it as if you're prepared to harm or endanger a person over the drugs. Ive been convicted with possession of drugs and distribution, I was able to plead out to probation as it was my first offense, had I been carrying a pistol it would have been 5 years minimum and I would have done every bit of 2.5 of those in prison and paroled out on the rest of the time.
@@jasoncardwell8535 Truth. I know a guy who robbed a bank to feed a dope habit. He used a note instead of a gun, and got 3 years fed time in Leavenworth. If he would have used a gun, he probably would have done 15 years minimum.
Thank you for this documentary. I never used ,sold drugs. But society took advantage of my son . I worked my whole life gave my kids my all. But my all wasn't good enough for him . To this day my baby boy says he hates me. But my love for him will never die
Sound like you are a good mom but not your fault your son made the decisions he made. He need to stop blaming you and man up and show some appreciation.
I'm sorry you're going through this, your not the only mom this happens to and will happen to be strong in God and remain a loving mom and person this can happen to me and I will do the same... . Ase
Its the same in London. I was never on drugs I moved my 4 kids away from bad places , 1 son got on heroin from a young age, then it went on to crack. Meet a girlfriend while in prison who lived the same life style as him . There still together on drugs of drugs in jail out of jail. Its bought a lot of heart break to me and still does. He's almost 39 and I can't change him. I have to except who he is, I have tried so hard over the years to get him of drugs. Sometimes I think I will get a call or phone call saying he's dead. I used to feel as tho it was my fault, I have never touched drugs I don't even drink . I surpose that lady at the end hit the nail on the head , we all have choices in life some people just make wrong choices . You can only be the best parent you can be . This can happen to anyones kid from rich to poor trust me. 😢
If only the government can keep this same energy with rapist and killers. 42 years for drug dealing (which is bad) but rapist getting 10 years make it make sense.
@don k Exactly 🤦🏾♀️
America all about the money. The system care more about money than people. Sad.
And politicians don't go to jail at all. The system is rotten from the top down
@don k ummmm,what about peterfiles? You would put a drug dealer below a child toucher? I am pretty sure that this is the problem with the penal system and society as a whole.
Yeah..this outrageous..sitting there for months watching them play video games, play with guns, beat up girlfriend which isnt right..but this was kinda of small time...im not excusing them but 42 years..25 years..go after cartels ..crooked cops and white collars ..those are the ones who should get 42 years
That grandma trying to clean up the house for her grandson to come home to one day… My heart broke for her.
He may never come back home
But the Grandma is trying to a Dream alive 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Imagine the heartbreak for the parents of kids who bought heroin from them and overdosed.
@@yemzik4748 imagine having a choice to buy heroine and not being forced!
@@giagiavoni Imagine having a choice to not sell heroin. Those boys weren't forced into anything, those boys absolutely don't care about their mothers because otherwise they wouldn't do it. They just wanted quick money and if you noticed how they treated women, you must know they weren't nice guys. All that stuff about being forced into something is just bulls**t to make them feel better. You join a gang already knowing you're gonna die or go to jail. When you end up on heroin because of a doctor who unnecessarily prescribed opiates, it's not the same.
How that grandmother has kept her loving and decent heart in this brutal inhuman world of ours is beyond me. She is an exemplary person, wide awake to life's tragedies & pain yet able to survive with her spirit intact. Bless her. May she have a long & happy life watching her grandbabies thrive & follow in her extraordinary footsteps.
She is actually the heart in this story, a beautiful example of unconditional love. Her actions showed how much she believed in family. She is definitely the woman that Jesus described in Proverbs. Her family is very blessed to have her!!
i actually really felt so sorry for her specially when she said she was going to fix up that place
I loved the Grandmother. She seems like a beautiful person.
As she cleaned her vacant house, I wished for news that someone with money to spare had stepped in to help her refurbish that house.
I absolutely love her beautiful spirit! I hope for her~ may she never lose it💙
I feel bad for the girlfriend with the 2 children. She looks extremely depressed and lost. It looks hard in the US to be a single Mum in poverty a real struggle. I hope things work out for her and her children 🙏
Also the Grandma is a legend and we need more people like this but unfortunately they don't seem to make many people like her no more.
I don't feel sorry for any drug dealers they don't care about any thing else but cash.
There’s plenty of people alive just like his grandmother.
@@auntigingy8666right? I'm not saying everyone who does the right thing needs a pat on the back, I just wish every time I see a good person in a video I didn't hear "there's aren't many good people like that anymore" or something along those lines. It's like man open your eyes. They're everywhere
her story really cut deep. it does seem as if they were born on the 'wrong side of the tracks'.. even if they tried to live straight they wouldn't make it because the situation there, is as you see it. such a painful documentary.
She can go get a JOB!
Grandma said you don’t have any friends out there, I’m your friend. How true that is.
Man that's the truth too!!
Yeah, when she said those rappers and sports stars shouldn't be your role model , I should be your role model .. she was speaking truth
My heart hurts for all this!! Love thy neighbor Love thy people because GOVERNMENT dont LOVE US!! I'm sorry and God Bless!!
in my life of 25 years this is the most true fact i have ever learned only your mom loves you
Hit hard man I love my grandma
Everyone needs a grandmother like that. What a very wise, wonderful and loving woman.
Amen! She's got a very wise way about her she's such a sweet soul..
Amen
That's how most African American grandmother's are mine was like that
Yes 🙏🏽♥️
@@chestercityfinest71 Mine too!
The Grandmother was the best part of this documentary. She's strong and proud even though some family members fell victim to the streets. I hope that she's still alive. Blessings to her always.
Yes 🙌🏽
She truly was...always showed love ❤
I liked her aswell,shewasbought up in the church and had a good family structure. Then it all went wrong...
She reminded me of Justin Wilkes the security guard from Chappelle Show
Grandma knows how real life it is. ♥️
As a former addict, I can relate to most of this video!! I thank God every single day I got out alive 11 years ago!! 🙏🏽🙌🏽👊🏽💪🏽 Only a person that has walked in the shoes of an addict or a dealer/trafficker, can really understand the power of the drugs and the money!! When it gets you in it's grip.. It's nearly impossible to break those chains ⛓️😔 But I'm here to tell you it can be done, and I'm living proof of that!! I'll be 59 on March 11th and my testimony would blow your mind!! Truly a miracle that I'm still here🙏🏽 My heart and prayers go out to every single person trapped in this very dark place, including the families, because they are affected more than most people even realize!!🙏🏽💔 God bless and NEVER GIVE UP HOPE..🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽👑💪🏽💪🏽
I am just glad that the United States is not a country built on lies.
God Bless Yu & Your Testimony.
Yu Are Appreciated 💙❤️💙
@@tylercole1581 YOU
I totally understand I put myself in some terribly dangerous situations and did things I would have never done if not addicted. But I've forgiven myself and I've been clean for 25yrs.... I too am lucky to be alive...Blessings to you ❤️
Me 25yrz out was crippled seen my mates die and I'm nearly
50
My younger brother was murdered so that he couldn't testify for my oldest brother.. this was around 2006/2007.. My oldest brother was given 4 life sentences which he could've avoided if only he had spoken up...
The tears in my eyes as I sat there and heard him say you may as well just handcuff me because I'm not snitching...
He should've been here. I have sickle cell disease. If anything I needed him. If I hadn't come out of that 5 day coma he would be filled with guilt & regret.
Despite all of that I'm in school for medical billing & coding which I have 2 courses left on but I have degrees prior to what I'm studying now plus I work for doordash.
It sucks... I basically lost 2 brothers because I'll never see either one of them again.
I am so sorry for your loss. Every success for your future. Stay strong. Blessings from Aotearoa
Keep pushing!
From one sickle cell warrior to another ..keep your head up and stay strong ♥️🙏🏾
wow, i wish you so much luck keep staying strong
damn, im sorry for your loss, hope you're doing ok out there
I wish I could give this grandmother a hug, she has a beautiful soul. I hope someone helps her with her house,
The real drug dealers are the government.
That can be arranged
Imagine if blm could have helped people like her, but they don’t
@@kham6006 They don't care, she doesn't fit their Marxist narrative. They support criminals rather than law abiding citizens.
His grandmother is part of the greatest generation we ever had. Most of us black men and women who are between the ages of 52 and 35 were raised by these great men and women. Salute, it will never be the same.
@@braticuss Also doing the crack epidemic instead of help for the addiction the govt placed mother and fathers in prison and put their children in the system. They wouldn't even allow the grandparents access to their grandchildren...yet today with the heroin addiction...predominantly caucasion..they have access to all kind of help. Shameful since it was the feds who were responsible for the crack in the urban areas.
you are so right. I was raised by my grandmother and she was such a strong role model
The crack epidemic happened... perfectly planned. It truly will never be the same. The devastation caused is generational.
I was raised by my Grandmother she was born in the year 1919 she died 2014 I miss her dearly I’m 50 years old now and I owe my entire existence and who I am to her, I’m blessed to have had her love in my life than to never had any love at all
You're excuses keep you down, down submerged down.
Omg the way the grandma describes the food she had. I could listen to her all day. Shes such a shining light 😊
If you call that food sure 😂
Me too I replayed her soothing voice a bunch of times!
The chitlinsssssss and the piessssss
Broke my heart listening to grandma talk about keeping the family home.
I know, that was so painful to watch. Her soul & Her love for her family is beautiful !
I know her personally. She definitely tried ❤🙏
@@beas809 Is she still living?
@@pearlsnchuckswednesday7629 shes eternal bro.
I love how I come to the comments expecting a lot of negative stuff about the video but only see everyone loving grandma! We love u grandma 👵🏽
This is exactly why i lived in places where we all lived in a studio apt but in a good school district. We had no money, less than $20/day for 3 kids and myself to live on. We walked everyplace. Sometimes we collected cans to eat, washed clothes in the bathtub, my kids started working at 14 and 16. For Christmas and birthdays my kids got clothes/books, not bikes, not toys (maybe small ones), no electronic equipment because I was paying rent in a better neighborhood. I was not going to raise my children in a poverty stricten school district with over stressed teachers. And my sons were not going to jail for selling drugs- of that I was determined! And now they are grown with jobs and families. It was rough. But they stayed out of jail, they are healthy, happy. Sometimes the difference is moving a couple of miles away or a little farther, sometimes it's giving up a lot of clothes, toys, fancy stuff. Which is more important.
Congratulations! Happy you made it and your kids are good!
@@maryhadley7373 I didn't make the post to sound better than, the video brought back memories of years of sacrifice on the part of my kids and myself. I just remember being determined that we would survive walking in rain, cold, carrying heavy bags of groceries (or even at times daily shopping), because we were absolutely not going to make that slide into the drug life. I don't want to go into details. We were one of the lucky ones. Not everyone can make the jump.
@@s.v.2796 I think you sounded sincere and heartfelt
What you did took a lot of strength and discipline. You should find a way to share your recipe for success with mothers who don't have your common sense and moral compass. I think you have a lot to offer...
@@101st_AB please, no. I was an addict for 30 years as well. We had a huge conflict, no one knew I was an addict. I had been raped at 12, 14 so turned to drugs to cope. I became incredibly suicidal as I grew older, how could I teach my children morality yet be so dependant on speed etc to exist, to work? My son saved my life. He called the police on me. I love him, it took such strength and love for him to do that. I've now been clean for 27years. I'm not perfect. I always put things in anonymously as i don't want to bring heartache to anyone. No one can stand on this earth, except the Lord, and lay claim to a life of perfection. What I can say is I love my children and their children with every fiber of my being. We have gone through horrid trauma and I have made dumb mistakes. We are strong. We are a big family and I do appreciate your compassion. What I wrote about was simply a response to a video. I probably should not have done so if it have you the idea that I'm a "good" person. 💖 Much love.
Montrell’s grandmother is an outstanding, strong women who is incredibly wise. You can tell she’s seen so much pain and devastation in her life and she still finds a way to stay positive.
The world would be a much better place with more ppl like her walking this 🌎
She said that the rappers and ball players are not role models to her kin folk, but she is the role model in her house she’s the one that feeds clothes and protects her children and grandkids
She’s outstanding you are absolutely correct in saying that
The world needs more of her and less Kim kardashians
I wonder if she's still around god bless her I wish my mother was like her
Me too ❤
That’s tough
"MOM, I know what your doing, if you go down I'm gonna go crashing down with you" That statement brought me to tears like thousands of others in this comment section for various reasons...I was raised by my grandparents because of a drug addicted mother. So I also know disfunction. My grandparents were so strict on me because of her but they didn't have to worry I never tried drugs a day of my life. Even to this day to include Marijuana. I have done so many positive things in my life that I cannot mention, but I have 3 degrees, served my country, traveled around the world AND most recently am a cancer survivor. My husband said I am like superwoman. Nope, not at all. I knew dysfunction growing up, and I was determined to leave it all in my rear view mirror by not continuing the mess. I raised my children with no dysfunction or craziness and was a damn good parent to my children which I am glad for...to you all who are still suffering from addiction those tentacles are long and far reaching please seek help. If not for yourself do it for your family which will ultimately help you too in the long run...🙏🏾
Awesome 👏👏👏👏👏
@@polarodriguez3605 🙏🏾
Congratulations 😤on beating cancer you are superwoman
I am sure your grandparents are very, very proud of you. 👏👏👏👏👏👏. You have really accomplished so much in your life. And you have time to accomplish so much more. Keep going, don't ever get comfortable with where you are in life. Keep making moves.
God bless you
"he only got 30 years left granny?" Broke my heart. God bless you all.
😢
Only sometime only never comes. Poor baby
Do one called life in a meth house because that meth got white people walking around with no teeth in their head too 😂😂
that meth got white women walking around with know teeth in there hear Becky with the good hair ain't got no teeth 😂😂..let's talk about it 😭
She’s so sweet 🥲 my heart hurts for her 🥲
what the son said at the end broke my heart. the pure innocence of not knowing the severity of his fathers jail time. "HE ONLY GOT WHAT, THIRTY YEARS LEFT?" To all of my fellow black men, let us break these generational curses, and call on god in time of despair - AMEN
Just stop shooting everyone!
Holla
stop voting democrat , have two parents in homes
@@liamfun1000 oh brother
@@liamfun1000 voting has nothing to do with it
Moved away from Chicago 8 years ago. Brought myself and my fiance to Virginia he was charged at 13 with a very harsh lifelong charge and was picked on and bullied by the police there. The problem with the system is horrible and moving out saved us. I'm preying for all those who have been put in a system of poverty and homelessness and I like many others just want to be left alone in peace. A shack in the woods all alone sounds perfect for us and I bet many others who felt Trapped and punished by judgement because we lived in poor neighborhoods or ended up unable to affordable lawyers or someone who cares enough for others to help prove innocence. I dont understand why our government continues to take from its people without helping so many. We are not our government but we recieved punishment for our governments behaviors and face judgments when so many people here lost rights to vote, go to college and work. How do we have a say. How can we be herd, how do we protect ourselves from our government. Food stamps and health insurance are not a fair trade for our freedoms.
I was 18 and looking at 4-8 for delivery and manufacturing. I served just under 1 year. That year shaped the rest of my life. Im sober now for just over a year but i have managed to stay out of prison and out here for my wife and kids. I wouldn't judge anyone for their mistakes. I judge based on how people learn from them and grow to be a better human.
God bless brother
Stay up bro. Day by day, the future holds too much to surrender it .
Do one called life in a meth house because that meth got white people walking around with no teeth in their head too 😂😂
Do one called life in a meth house because that meth got white people walking around with no teeth in their head too 😂😂
Do one called life in a meth house because that meth got white people walking around with no teeth in their head too 😂😂
Can't watch this as a black man I grew up in the same neighborhood, I just refused too say in that hood best decision I made. There's a whole world out there.
Good choice my man! I wish everyone in your position could see that there is opportunity outside the drug/gang life.
Kind of destroys the narrative these losers espouse right off the start doesn't it. Good for you.
You did the right thing..people got to wake up .
@@randomonium3742 It can take a certain amount of courage and money to move from the area you grew up in, too.
How do you feel about black culture making their own poor decisions and blaming white people?
I used to not stand my parents but now that I see how I was raised and see why they was so hard on me as a black woman knowing what was in store for the world we live in now... Thank you mama and daddy.. Everyone who has a strong role model or parental figure nowadays is a real blessing
Well said
Amen. I totally agree!!!
Nice comment :-)
@Prieta Chula loser.
@@marcelcadiz8456 lol they just opened their UA-cam account on June 8th. They are a troll with a fake account who obviously has been shutdown before probably for doing the same thing!
I work in a health care clinic inside of a low income hud high rise. The devastation, fear, and lack of opportunities and education for families is heart breaking. Gun fire is common. Kids with rotten teeth and already pre-diabetic, walking by bodies cause the EMS system is slow to respond. Great grandparents raising children. I asked one of the mid-level dealers why not take care of yourself and be more cautious. He said look around, how many guys over 30 do you see? I am already gonna die in the streets or be in prison. He was right. So many children caught up in this.
Wow. I dunno why but ur comment really hurt my heart. It's just all around sad it really is
The ironic part is that they just don't see these men, they exist, they are at work, mostly. Certainly not in a traphouse or housing project or on a corner
Its so true how the grandma says he keeps talking about his ‘friends’ and she says ‘you aint got no friends out here, its a money thing.’.. She really reminds me of my own grandma
I liked how he admits when he was selling the drugs and being gangsta he wasn't being himself, he was being what people around him expecting him to be and living up to it. Thats how it is with alot of them.
Nah, that's just the bullshit excuses they make when they get caught. Judge them by their actions, not their words. He was out there, devastating a community, selling heroin and crack, enforcing his rule with the bullet. Scumbag's gonna scumbag. They deserve their time. Also, their families deserve no sympathy either. If they'd raised their kids right, they wouldn't be where they are now. They want locking up as well.
Damn,this old lady got me in tears she is the absolute salt of the earth,she is so caring and loving,I wish I could give her a huge hug,god bless her,she in my prayers from now on
"Thank you God for my day and health.... oh and please take care of granny from that Crack house documentary, she deserves it!"
It's sounds so funny but so damn true🙂
@scott macdonald u are a good human
I totally agree with Scott MacDonald. She is such a beautiful person that I would want to hug . God blessed her and hope the very best for her.
She is one smart older lady. 'Everybody got choice", she said.
"I am the role model in my house. Thats what you should do stand up, mother and father, and be the role model in your house." Very wise words indeed. Grandma Williams is an inspiration. If only ever family was lucky enough to have someone like her
I give this mother credit for admitting that her son made his choices and she was helpless to stop him. My problem comes with the parents who blame everyone else for their child’s choices.
yes it was so sad that drugs take out and ruin so many lives. If they dont kill you they will ruin you.
@@nancyanderson2032 well tell that to 'Big-Pharma n the government as they r the biggest drug-dealers of all time n will continue being the biggest 'just bc they have made it legal to do wat they do doesn't mean its right - 'RiGHT ?
We don't really make choices, it's mostly genetics. If you have physically strong people who don't have much in mental capability but also value money above everything, the result is obvious.
@marty mcfly We don't really make choices as such. Everything you have done in your life is the product of genetics and environment. It's not really a debate but a fact of life.
No, in US the police don't run the drug dealing. It's not the 3rd world.
@marty mcfly Ugh, so you have any proof that the police control the drug trade?
“You ain’t got no friends” my moms told me the same thing as a kid and it will forever ring true!
How many moms do you have?
Haha 🤣.
@@22vx as many as you 😊
My grandfather would always tell me “those aren’t your friends they are just acquaintances”
I was told, the reason why they don't call is because I have nothing they WANT. Sad but true.
hearing that little boy say “daddy’s only got 30 years left” broke my heart. God bless him and his family.
Watching the pregnant women being beaten the death broke my heart
@@cancelmychannel that too. Made me physically sick. I’ll never understand how someone can do it to a person they claim to love.
@@sidneyrae_ I couldn't even do that to a person I hate
What about all the people who died through taking his drugs, they don't have a time to return, he made money from their misery!! Pure greed.
@@tinaburden845 i understand where you’re coming from but at the same time he wasn’t forcing drugs upon those people. He’s making money like everyone else in the world. He’s serving his time for it
Great documentary and a reality everywhere, the grandma is a breath of fresh air and every word that she spoke was the truth…..I hope one day she has peace and quiet with all of her family surrounding her 🙏🏼
YOUNG CATS PEEP THIS: (society): "why do you deal drugs?" (drug dealer): "because there's nothing out there for me, I gotta get my hustle on because that's all I know what to do"...drug dealer gets 35 yrs in prison, reads basic books, advances to law library, becomes the most intelligent person he's ever been, versed in criminal law, court procedures, etc., gets released 15 yrs later - no one wants to hire him, resorts back to hustlin'.
"It takes 6-8 pallbearers to lift you up when you are deceased...Imagine what you can accomplish if you had 6-8 people lifting you up while you are living"... -anonymous
Motivational structure and discipline led by positive example is something so many people lack!
When I saw “young cats peep this” why do you deal drugs?
I was expecting a different message, I was ready to reply differently as well bc it’s so hard for young men.
Great message or comment.
Not to mention if you think about it selling drugs doesn't even make that much money, hear me out. Lets say in 1 year you make $300k (im not a drug dealer so I don't know how much they make), then you get caught, as drug dealers always do. Now you serve 10-40 years depending on what you did to get that money, so 300,000 ÷ 10 = $30,000/year on the lower end of your sentence and 300,000 ÷ 40 = $7500/year on the higher end sentence. The first option is LESS than a $15/hr job, the second is about 4$ less than minimum wage (minimum wage is $7.50). That is not even mentioning the fact that if the government suspects you of dealing drugs then they can freeze your account and seize your funds meaning you went to prison for 10 years for LITERALLY NOTHING. Crime does not pay. Now, when you get out of prison you cannot get a normal job and are 10+ years older with no friends or family, you have nothing left. Why even be alive if you're going to sell drugs?
You might say "Well, I wont get caught", but that's what everyone who gets caught says. You are no Pablo Escobar, and if you are selling drugs to make ends meet you probably are not very educated meaning the likelihood of you getting caught is EXTREMELY high. Don't play yourself.
That is a powerful statement... At the very end... Just imagine indeed...
Hearing the perspective of the parents, especially the ones who were once drug addicts were powerful. You might be able to rebuild your own life, but you only have one opportunity to raise your kids... that’s something we don’t think about...
So true.
It creates an ongoing cycle of addicts. Breaking the chain when your whole family is addicts is a hard thing to do. You start way younger when everyone around you is doing it.
And too many people abdicate their responsibilities to the State. Schools and after school programs raise their kids and they assume those institutions have their child's best interest in mind.
Doesn't matter what neighborhood in what city or state, Schools do not raise your kids to be moral and productive adults. They shuffle your kids through K-12 in order to keep getting their government funding. There is no incentive for them to make sure your child actually grows intellectually and emotionally. They get paid regardless whether the kids can read and comprehend their lessons. As long as the kids can mimic back to them the answers, they're happy.
We need to take far more responsibility for our own children.
@@your_belief_vs_everything There are good/great scools all over the country that make great contributions to the overall well being of children. Unfortunately, you don't usually find them in poor and/or inner city schools. As you stated though, it is ultimately the responsibility of the parents. However, many childen lack good parental guidance because their parents can't give them what they never received themselves.
Exactly. I had parents who were addicts and still struggle with resentment towards them. I believe my life was negatively impacted and made more difficult than it should have been because of their decisions. I vowed to stop that cycle right in its tracks!
I sold drugs for like a day. It was boring and time consuming so I went up the recruiting office and joined the army. Best decision I ever made.
Working for the government is just as worse.
Sounds like now you work as a recruiter for the army!
Who would'a thought a GOOD DECISION would make such a difference. Good on u my friend 👍🏼
This comment made me smile. Good job and congratulations 🤗
And the army isn’t time consuming?
mom turning her life around is a huge thumbs up
I REALLY RESPECT THAT GRANDMA FOR BEING SO STRONG & TAKING CARE OF HER KIDS, GRAND KIDS, & GREAT GRAND KIDS 💪🏼💯😎👍🏼
She seems to be a genuinely, kind soul♡
It’s really sad. She’s never had the opportunity to just enjoy her life, relax and live for herself! 😒😔 all her kids and grandkids just pawned their kids off on her cause they knew she was solid. She’s a saint for keeping all the kids together but shame on them once they grew up and shirked their responsibilities on to her smh they should’ve never had kids then 😒 💯
Absolutely. I would definitely help her fix that house up if I lived in the area
Agreed,the granny is the biggest gangsta in it
For real. She’s a strong, genuine soul. I’m sure she is full of so much insight on life that so many of us could really use. I bet her cooking is hella good too 😆
it breaks my heart watching this elderly lady traveling back and forth and you can see she has things on her mind including her grandson who's locked up for drug dealings, she has my blessings and respect.
@UrLocalChaldean what was selfish about what he did? I'm from Chicago and was blessed to make it out but trust me when I tell you it's no help kids never was giving a choice you do what you are TAUGHT. So before you trying juding how about you see if there's something you can do so there wouldn't be more kids like these ones
Do one called life in a meth house because that meth got white people walking around with no teeth in their head too 😂😂
@@boepaynepill318 lol
The mother! Is it my fault??🤣Er Yea big time
that meth got white women walking around with know teeth in there hear Becky with the good hair ain't got no teeth 😂😂..let's talk about it 😭
"If 30 years is what it took to humble myself, then all is well."
Damn.. gotta give this guy credit for taking responsibility for his actions.
This comment is in all due respect.....that is code language bro. He is a p stone. I live in chicago....."all is well" is there gang saying
He actually is saying basically be ready when he get out he gonna bang harder than ever
@RednecK187 i mean i hope not. I think he got 35 years though and arrested at 28. So he may see the streers again as an old man lol
I just meant OP said he respects how the guy say " if it takes 30 years to become humble the all is well"
I just mean dont take that for surface value
All is well is the catch phrase or creed of the P Stones ( the gang he is in...a subsidiary called titanic stones)
@RednecK187 someone was just telling me about the rules yesterday and how this younger generstion has contributed to alot of the loss of structure.
Unfortunately what brought me to this documentary is 1 being from Chicago and still here and 2....ovee ten years of h addiction so its a world i know to well.
Clean for 3 years now and watching stuff like this reminds me why i got out for the addicts and dealers its death or jail
@@maxpowers5491 yea when he is 70? GFFO
1st of all..if I had my whole family right now..I wouldn't be the man that I am 2day. On my any to my every the person you see standing next to you hug and tell em you love em you may be here 2morrow .PEACE
52:19 almost made me cry as a grown man. I did 4½ years in the Texas department of corrections. My son was only 2 when I got locked up. When I got out my son died 11 months later. He died from an asthma attack in Des. Moines, Iowa. I will never get to kick it with him again. That is why that scene brought tears to my eyes.
She said "I'm the role model in this house. You gotta stand up and be that role model" this old lady deserves the world. Props to her for working hard and always trying to do right by her family. Shes right, that's what a real role model should be. Always family over everything
@Chelt Munt got me there. Was talking in the sense of fixing her life and doing right by her family in the end. But that's facts too
That couldn’t have been better said👌🏼
@Chelt Munt the grandmother of one guy was the one with the "role model" speech... she wasn't "THE informant" who snitched to save herself n family..
but yeah good words to strive to live for
@@azlemad Exactly.
She breaks my heart, she so wants Montrell to get out of prison and come home.
Shout out to all the real mothers, fathers, uncles aunties and Grandmothers and other members of the community who put in the hard work to try to help the misguided young ones headed for life in prison. God bless you all and give you strength to persevere. 💜
REALTALK TRUESTORY 4REAL4REAL THANKS4SHARIN
Thank you 🙏🏽 I mentor the at risk population very passionate about it
No - I'm sorry - they weren't taught right from wrong - nor held to account by parents when they did wrong.
They say it takes a village. I'm still wondering, when are We gonna build this village? We are failing our youth day in & day out. I'm a Counselor in a youth facility (jail). The fact that the youth have jails & not real life juvenile rehabilitation centers. They want & love that some in our community choices to fail our Babies. WE HAVE TO JOIN HANDS & SURROUND OUR YOUTH. Build a ring around them & make them our center! Our Babies need us now more than ever! There are SO MANY grown boys out here waiting & preying on younger boys. To walk out of their homes, schools, churches, etc. To brain wash them & lead them down a path of nothing. LETS BUILD THIS VILLAGE WE KEEP SPEAKING ON!
Salute to ya @ Rare 1 Thankz for the Encouragement my Brotha!💯👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
I ever hit the lotto I’m gonna look up this grandma and give her a million … she deserves more than this life has given her. Breaks my heart.
grandma is one great lady
So thoughtful
She spoke nothing but facts
Yeah she's a Sharp lady
Millions of grandmas just like her all over
This is truly a tragedy. I was amazed by the woman who said that her boyfriend had “to do what he had to do to feed his kid” 🤬 How about the kids he killed with his poison, how about the lives he destroyed, including his own? These guys get philosophical in jail. Why can’t they make that transition while they are out on the street. These guys will cause generations of sorrow. There are segments of the black community that are devoid of men, GFs, fathers and sons have died early,(homicide), or languish in prison. What happens to their young sons? I’m not convinced that even he most dedicated mother can raise her son to manhood without his father.
exactly!!! no accountability whatsoever, like l go to work like everyone else! It’s not the only way to live by selling drugs! i totally agree with you! 💪🏽
99% if the drug users have chosen freely to try it out, some get hooked others not. Don’t blame the dealers, most of them are addicts too and they just supply what is requested by clients. I am ex addict, too. Never I would hv blamed a dealer.
@@uncle.d.: I immediately distrust any argument that starts with 99% of…when both the numerator and the denominator are unknowable. I suspect the those who “freely” chose drugs are already damages souls living in chaos and often in poverty. There is a reason drug dealers are called PUSHERS, the should be called sharks, they target the weak and wounded, the vulnerable. I don’t believe that the young woman “giving head” in the stairwell of an abandoned building nor the young man who robs his grandmother Social Security check has chosen freely…just say’n.
@@uncle.d. You probably got dealers in your family that's why you're soft on them.
I just loved the grandmother…..she was strong yet sweet and loving! She loved her family and definitely did the best that she could to raise her kids and grandkids!
She's a very good role model!! God bless the family!!
Do one called life in a meth house because that meth got white people walking around with no teeth in their head too 😂😂
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
It's sad these little clownd these days don't respect the elders
More father's need to be around.
That video touched my heart man.
2 years sober today by God’s mercy.
Prayers out to the victims of our drug epidemic, and their families- in boxes & in cells alike
YEAHHHHHHHHHH RIGHTTTTTTTTT !
❤️❤️❤️
Congrats bro
One day at a time congrats my friend
2 years sober due to YOUR choices and actions
“He only got 30 years left granny” is something a child should never have to say, I’ve had to deal with the same thing multiple times no kid or family member deserves this
Children don't comprehend the time involved in 30 years. Meanwhile, the most important change needed, in my view, is a massive upgrade of schools (structures, teachers, curriculum, discipline, expectations) in low-income areas. The problem is how to do that. Democrat states don't want to banish teachers' unions that are a bane on education. As more and more people in these liberal, low-income areas depend on government, the tax base for improved schooling dwindles. We need innovative leaders who don't kowtow to liberal victim excuses and who prioritize and follow through on programs to increase the economies and tax bases of these low-income areas.
the sad truth is letting these guys out is a risk to those around them: and quite possibly to innocent people who get caught in the crossfire. If I were a judge, I don't think I could ever trust them fully to not do violence. Selling drugs only doesn't bother me as much: both parties are willing ultimately (I want to legalize drugs actually to maybe end a lot of the violence). But if you did violence in part, then I got a problem there. Maybe if they were monitored strictly if released, then ok. But to assume they won't do it again may be a dangerous assumption.
@@jonathanshmulovich6682 exactly everyone has sympathy for the drug dealers but what about the thousands of lives they ruined
Actions have consequences to them you will either learn the hard way or the easy way the choice is up to you.
@@jrgomez7995true
When the Mum said 'Those Hollywood celebrities and basketball players ain't the role models, I'm the role model'
Montrel's grandma is such a wise woman. She is so strong and filled with hope, and I love her for that. I cried watching her sweep the floor in his old room. Her soul is so loving and giving. Sending her so many blessings.
The grandmother is an amazing woman! She did her best to be a stable influence on her kids & grandkids. I respect her and pray she has peace in her life. I can't even imagine what these people dealt with on a daily basis. The mothers shown have deep regrets but the first thing they need to do is forgive themselves. Everyone has their own choices to make in life so the decision was theirs. Sad but true.
She sure is a Matriarch
The grandmother has uncommon sense.
Well said. A lot of ladies need to read this.
peace in her life... Amen
Gramma is a role model, baby too cute!
This broke my heart. The grandmother is so full of wisdom. She is brilliant. I wish I knew how to help these kids and help them to break the cycle. They are so innocent and need strong male figures to help mold them at such a young age. I pray for all of these families.
It's not your environment; it's how you're raised. People make excuses for everything. Some people use the circumstances as a crutch. Its so important for a kid to have both a mother and father.
Warning always comes before destruction. When his girl said “ baby Nobody has ever lived in this house”, that was the warning.
Yeah these guys wasn't smart at all. I heard one of those guys tell a customer to send a friend which would be a new customer. In my mind that would be the perfect time to send a undercover police officer in there to buy drugs from them.
Str8 idiots. You gotta rotate a trap every 90 days. Plus why didn’t they check the house?
@@josephrobinson5452 🎯🎯🎯🎯
@@josephrobinson5452 they were probably sending undies in anyway
@@lavonwarren7478 every 90 days that's a lil to long 2 months man make your money and go when you stay longer be greedy it's when you get caught
The older lady talking about being the role model in your home is a true inspiration and the world would be a better place if there were more just like her in this younger generation
Yea, well he still got locked up despite her self proclaimed role model status. Apparently she wasn't a very good one. 🤷♂️
She looked and sounded like she was on drugs herself
@vcvortex6356 ... She didn't have anything to do with his decisions. His decisions are just that.. HIS decisions.
Don't come on here talking smack about his grandma, she did her job. She can't control the decisions that he makes. He is his own person 💯
In the beginning when the girlfriend said, aint nobody ever lived in this house, that was the sign right there.
Mar u know dudes in certain positions don't listen to anyone. Like they know all they need cause they came up on the streets.
@@chickenchowmein7601 or had no other good option and too lazy to make an efford. ;)
New owner new rental. Have you ever heard of flippers? Im pretty sure its so popular that they made a tv show out of it.
I thought the same thing...
facts
Brad's grandmother really devoted her life to the kids. What a wonderful and wise person. She did her best but sometimes no matter what the kids go the wrong way. God bless her and her family.
My pop always said " if u have more friends than fingers on one hand, then thats a hand too many🖖"
I have many acquaintance's yet very few friends
Yep
Totally agree. I know LOTS of people, but that is not the same.
can i be your frend
White people say if you need both hands to count friends than your counting co workers.
A friend with weed is a friend indeed
This makes me cry. I see it from both sides. The money was fast and easy and helped to take care of their families. But on the other hand, look at all the lives that were destroyed and now these babies don't have fathers. A father is soooo important in a child's life....
Fathers made their choice! Remove the criminal factor and now addicts can get REAL help via medical/counseling etc. in countries where drugs became legal, addiction, overdoses and crime have decreased
@@shockawha9 I read HIV transmission dropped significantly in the countries where they decriminalized narcotics, that's good. I never saw anything on crime rates. Wondering if just bc drug possession use is no longer a crime so therefor crime is down? I wonder if these smaller countries have violent crime stats like the US?
Ikr! I like Martha she's leveled headed has a good job she's a role model!!!! I feel bad for her grandson! I hope she keeps him on the straight and narrow!!!!
The parents really showed how they aren't 100% to blame while also being honest about the fact that they did play a part.
Raised in the streets of Cincinnati, homeless at 11, in prison at 17, out at 18, 56 years old, worked everyday since release. 3 Brothers Dead. Choices Period
What does choices period mean?
@@douglasrodenbach8000 Are you that Obtuse?? You CHOOSE the streets, you die in the streets. You get Married, live a wholesome Fatherly lifestyle, you grow Old like the Millions of Black Men in America. The Choices you make. Stop doing shxt & then blaming other people for YOUR CHOICES. Perod. @ 33:09
Congratulations! You learned the hard way but you got a second chance at life and made good choices 🎉
@douglasrodenbach8000 use you brain you figure out what it means..
@@adamNDkipker can you use your tiny brain to understand how choices period is a fragment and doesn’t address those wrongfully convicted? My apologies if your handicapped, mentally
Omg grandma is a blessing to that young man and her family. She is so caring and a very strong woman. May God continue to bless her and her family. Along with the rest of these people
This beautiful old lady is carrying the world on her small back for her family with NO help! I cry tears for her. I pray to GOD to send relief to her
that meth got white women walking around with know teeth in there hear Becky with the good hair ain't got no teeth 😂😂..let's talk about it 😭
Where you think this old lady money come from to take care of multiple houses and people. The most innocent looking people are the most dangerous ones. Come to Detroit you'll see what I mean
AAA........
Seasons make such a big difference. Being retired I have plenty of time, but no vaccines yet. Living in Cambodia since 12 Years I still have to wait till the fast working, but very effective vaccines are available in PP.
The best food here is fish. I am almost 80 and am happy that my kids live in London and Perth . So we used to meet in Singapore or KL. PATIENTS!
I just can't get over the way that woman was beaten while everyone stood by and did nothing. I also don't understand why no one else isn't as enraged as I am
& she was pregnant too 😔 So disgusting & pitiful.
I'm with you Enyah, I cried with that woman, it was painful and how he still threatened to smash her with the fridge, what an awful position to be in, Drugs drags you into the strangest places
many people dont value women like we do. and for sure people dont value women who associate with men like them. and we know that people dont value black womens lives and joy even though they are as amazing and kind as they are. I have abusers in my family and I have saved some friends from some abusers, I know the situation very well. my mother was abused by my father etc. often times its so awful that people tune it out rather than to confront the issue when they watch vids like this
She deserved every minute "queen'
What was she beaten for??
It's been almost 12 years since this was made I really hope these people are still alive and well
I really doubt it, life is full of pain and suffering and I feel like you haven't had enough to make you a better person yet.
It was 2005.. more than 15 years old not 12
Reality is that most of these people are probably dead for a while now.
That cop at 41:50 needs to understand that nothing has to go wrong for you to become a drug addict. I don't understand how other people don't understand that. Hard drugs are addictive; all it takes is curiosity to try it and become chemically dependent on them. I feel like a cop should understand that and not be so perplexed about the behavior he's seeing.
You are right. BUT....Studies have shown that the kids that come from broken or dysfunctional homes or have faced some kind of abuse or trauma are more likely to try drugs, alcohol or cigarettes.
Kids need positive, secure and stable homes to have the best chance of making good choices. I don't mean perfect parents by any means. They don't exist. Children are heavily influenced by their environment. If they see dad smoking, drinking, cursing, getting high or beating mommy you know the odds are much better that a male child especially, will follow right along. If a single mom of a daughter has multiple boyfriends over, spending the night, guess what she's likely to do before she's 18? That's right! Morality by the parents will almost always dictate the morality of the child!
@@saturn722 Do one called life in a meth house because that meth got white people walking around with no teeth in their head too 😂😂
that meth got white women walking around with know teeth in there hear Becky with the good hair ain't got no teeth 😂😂..let's talk about it 😭
@@saturn722 Poor kids are easier to bust and go through the 'system' whereas the 'rich' kids stay off the radar and don't have to steal etc to fund their highs. But yeah, hear what your saying.
Who is at fault the suppliers or the addicts? Supply and demand.who is the worst in this equation?
The crazy part about this, is that I know a ex DEA officer that's a crack fiend now, like they call themselves getting it off the streets, but sometimes their the main ones that's addicted to drugs they just cover their addictions up until it starts to show on the outside!
Who ever said It was all good In the hood, never took a walk down the block.
Trunuff
Its all good in the hood until people make stuff and drop it in our laps....with love from 2POCBLACKKK
There goes the neighborhood 💭
Deadass
He beat his pregnant girlfriend face into pieces!!!! Why am I the only one bothered!!!!!!
Dude thats so sad for that one grandmother . She cares so much. I wish these boys could have seen that. God bless her soul.
After a while the gang aint gonna be visitng em no more, they aint gonna be sending him money, its just gonna be his mum that still visits and he spent his life tryna impress the gang
I agree
The streets will use and abuse you and then when you had a place of being in the gutter when you had a place of total darkness and hopeless that's when you'll see who really loves you and the reality is you'll come to a place by God's grace that Jesus Christ was reaching out to you to the whole time.
That's why Jesus Christ went into the streets because he knows the devil roams around looking for someone to devour in Jesus Christ wants to set the captives free before the devil devours them
You know nothing of Chicago gang scene it's never a choice that is on ALMIIGHTY It's sad but true you get jumped until you get down by the time the world sees That's what you see check your info first
Yup.
@@dtroyjones7229 Everyone has a choice, they just choose not to become a victim so they join.
"Stand up and be the role model in your own house."
Exactly! The wisest words in the documentary and in the "hood". But that doesn't mend her broken heart. May God bless the grandmother dearly!
AbSOfuckinglutely absolutely 100% break the cycle I have seen friends go down ,
Allow God to be your role model
Those words hit me really hard... what a wise woman... God Bless her!
I just wanna hug that lady!
That grandmother, interviewed in this documentary is such a sweetest dear heart 💓.
She, like myself speak of true, organic facts and nothing more.
I have a million thoughts running through my head and I am having a hard time choosing which to share. But first I will say that I am grateful to see so much love in the comment section. And one thing I will take from this documentary albeit it’s something I have been living myself, is that everyone starts out the same and most of us have families that love us no matter what. And probably just about every drug dealer, every drug addict, every criminal has family or friends that love them no matter what. The sad part is that a lot of us don’t realize that until it’s just too late. Whether someone goes to prison for a month or 40: years, they are going to need love and support so when they do get out, they can do better. And no matter how much hurt and damage they have done, they are going to be let out one day and we need to do everything we can to stop them from hurting anyone else and that means helping them to change while they have nothing but time to grow and heal and become better people.
The sad part about all of this is that it's an endless cycle. One set of gangs goes to prison and then the next set takes over smh. 🙏
I’m a fan of that grandmother! That is a smart, caring and overall wonderful human being. This world would be a better place if their were more people like her.
Stop supporting India stores.you Don't see them killing each other.
Less grandmothers like that = less drug addicts, carjackers and felons.
Maybe we need to start a gofundme for grandma to fix up her hyde park 🏡
Dinner at that grandma's house sounds amazing
Oh man! I thought "I wish that grew up in her house!"
If you want diabetes then sure go ahead.
Yes indeed
And it WAS
@@bd3825 why you say that
That sweet grandmother spoke facts! 💯 same things my grandma told me! God bless her!
The grandma breaks my heart at the end! Sometimes as humans you just don’t know any better. I hope the grandkids have a brighter future.
Grandma with the broken heart and the plaster pealing off her Hyde park home did me in. I pray she came into the money to fix up her beautiful home and keep her dream alive.
I wished I could hug her through the entire film.
if she set up a go-fund me account to get her home fixed up, I would donate to her. She is an incredible woman, who has given everything to her family, I would love to support her dream for her home.
@@Meowzers1250 most mothers fathers n grandmothers n grandfathers would 'its as u make it out that she's one in a million. it might just be the circle of ppl your surrounded in as most ppl do love their family n would do anything for them, I no mine did.#Peace from Sydney Nsw.
she comes into some money every month, same as all her daughters.. and her grand daughters will to, paid by working people..
@@land7776 that's a little harsh, but I get it. She is a mother. She loves her son. Nobody else ever will love him that much. He made mistakes, and he is paying them.
Man the grandma is just, pure. She reminds me of my own grandma, one of my life heroes that helped and put me back on my feet. I miss her old stories. His grandma is such a strong woman and has great wisdom. As for the documentary, finally one that isnt pure bullshit and finger pointing - really enjoyed how this one played out.
Maybe make a documentary about how bad the gangs are instead of sympathizing with them.
Heartbreaking at the end when the 8 year old boy says "he only got thirty years left....."
Awwwe man, I'm just watching this now and I'm at that part. 😥 pass the tissues 😥😔😟
As if the whole doc wasn’t sad enough. This crushed me
It's amazing his level of optimism in spite of the formidable future for his father. It's a sad cycle that can only be broken through education and a willingness to not repeat it. Tragic
42 years and the man didn't kill nobody, wtf. How is this even legal? They're giving Black men who didn't kill nobody over 25 years for drug dealing and nobody says nothing because they call us "thugs". Shame on you people.
hopefully that pushes him to extreme levels of success. hes the last hope his family has of getting out of his generational poverty.
It made my heart smile watching the little boy and little girl eating at McDonald's, and the grandmother's interaction was perfect. It made me smile that she got that second chance.
America would be a better place if we all had a grandma like that....
That little boy went to get up for that BBQ sauce, she said I didn't ask you to do it, I told her to do it....classic.
And condolences on the loss of your brothers
I love how the snitch was like, “my kids were more important than any gang, more important than anything on earth.” Right. I suppose that’s why you were slangin and smokin crack. For the kids. Straight up taking penitentiary chances every day, which only ends one of a few ways, and last I checked, none of them are good for the kids.
My thoughts exactly!!! I thought I was the only one who caught that!!
@@007jLoSoulGLo Haha- It was just tooooo damn obvious to not point out. Ol Girl talkin about how she just had to go the righteous route while she gotta sack of rocks in one pocket and hot pipe in the other. Crazinessssss.
I wish there were more snitches n the world like her
@@DocHolliday-vg1zw wasn't that the same excuse the men made? Imagine her desperation as a black woman. Chances r she and her child was abandoned
@@007jLoSoulGLo that's been then men excuse to sell drugs since forever. At one point during the crack epidemic everyone was addicted at one point. To all the forgetful sellouts don't forget these things are perpetuated.
What an amazing documentary. Having everyones perspectives, even the criminals.. love this
It’s one of the best I’ve ever seen. I agree.
That man has one of the BEST Gmas on the planet...She is the Village! God continue to bless that woman. She seems amazing all around.💯
I find it insane that drug dealers get nearly a life sentence and pedophiles, rapists, and mentally ill get a slap on the wrist just for them to offend again smh.
Yeah but these guys kinda deserve that long of a sentence he beat that girl and they were out there killing people. I get what you are saying and I agree with you but these guys are dangerous. There's selling drugs but then there is this violence no remorse for hurting people
American prison system is SO F'd up. I have never been able to understand that crap. Your absolutely right!
@Guitargreat never did i say what they did was okay. check yourself.
Pedophiles rapists and Mentally ill? Humble yourself. Fool.
Being Mentally ill isn’t a crime weirdo
"my kids are more important than any gang?" No you pulled the mom card when facing prison time.
Facts that broad just guilty as these mfers who got caught up
She knew because she's a female that nobody will hold her fully accountable for anything she does. I'd say she is even more so guilty seeing as she has kids and doing what she was doing snitched to get out of the situation. Get a job lady !
She knew what she was doing when selling it if you don’t wanna follow the code don’t be part of the life , never snitch . Simple .
God placed that camera there to have that demon and menace put away for life. I bet this is normal to u though huh?
@@timothymorgan2150 not really u "men" r the problem within your community. If we had leaders and providers instead of so called protectors who exploit our vulnerabilities they've created. Yall are more guilty as our should be leaders providers and protecters
“They did not send for you” idk why but when that grandmother said that it hit me hard!!! What a true statement
And just to think, old boy’s girlfriend basically felt a bad vibe. She told him she’d been living there all her life and NEVER saw anyone living in that house.
right. But all that means is they would find another house and do it all over.
right
That Grandma has a golden soul. May God Bless Her.
Yes she does❤️
Yes God bless her
Absolutely a golden lady. Pure as 24 carrot gold. Sad they didn’t listen to her
Jesus Christ has a one step program.! I'm a. Brown man speaking, was born in poverty..NOW JESUS HAS ME SPIRITUALLY RICH.
I know from experience that when you one truly give their heart to Jesus Christ he will impart inside of them power to be victorious Jesus Christ can set anyone free instantly if they truly desire forgiveness 💯. He will do it.
I would give her the shirt off my back
Grandma is what touch my heart she's beautiful woman from inside and out.. everything is hard that's the hood but there's still good in it .
Grandma and mother raise these thugs...
GRANNY AND MOMMA created this after choosing WELFARE and FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS over family unit.
Black men take back our COMMUNITIES from THE MATRIARCHAL DESTROYERS.
@@thatwhichismostunlcean8362 ye your on ther mate. 👌
@@thatwhichismostunlcean8362 And please don't forget that they tend to blame the problems on the men, that they xhose to reproduce with without getting married and full knowing these people were deadbeats and generally not husband and father material
I don't know if these guys can get a job or not, but there's no excuse for terrorizing the neighborhood, and that's the real measure of what kind of people they are.
THey, are human beings who have been ridiculed for too long , Give these people a chance , help, love , compassion ,rehab if needed .
@@maureenlang4949 I bet you wouldn’t have that same mindset if you were a victim of this or any other gangs terrorization.
@@maureenlang4949 lost me at domestic violence
I think you can love and have compassion for someone, while still holding them accountable for their behavior. We are seeing the manifested behavior of adults, who were victims of all types of phyical, emotional and psychological abuse as children. They grow up emulating what they have been exposed to all of their lives. This doesn't justify criminal behavior, but we have to discuss the "why" in order to better understand the "what". Much of this drug situation in black neighborhoods has been by "design" in America.
When I worked construction most of the people had been to prison and somewhere even on parole. Those were good paying jobs but you had to work a lot harder than these imbeciles are willing to.
I grew up in this type of environment and now hold a great job making good money!!! Tired of these excuses!!!! It’s just a cop out to make easy money and be lazy!!!!!
Me as well and I have a disability which leads to more discrimination than skin color for sure. It's all about the way you carry yourself in many cases but that doesn't work that way when it's a disability. Also number one thing to do is move out of a Democrat ran City with high taxes and rent prices. Always gets better after that
@@VillaG89 don’t have to wait 2 days for my response. I’m extremely happy. Been married 20 years this past March. Have four children, live in a nice neighborhood with good schools. I grew up in Gary, Indiana (look it up). These drug slangers are just lazy POS that want to make easy money!
I wouldn't saying drug dealers are lazy.
@@lavish_rayne5730 they’re not out there looking for a hard job either. They’d rather stand in a corner all day selling crack or weed. So yes they are lazy.
@@elmeromero1794 idk if lazy is the right word, what they do is actually harder than most jobs tbh. The stress of having to look over your shoulders 24/7. They are just impatient. Working a 9-5 is too slow for them but honestly much less stress. I don't have to be afraid of police chasing me down when I shut it down for the day.
Love that grandma love talking with older people to gain more knowledge and wisdom
Montreal's grandma is such a sweet and kind woman. Shes like the perfect grandmother
"She kept a roof over my head, DESIGNER clothes on my back, and made sure I didn't miss a meal"......
Damn, that shows ya, you dont have to sell drugs to be a gangsta. Granny the tru MVP!
Designer clothes? I grew up in the 70s and my mother was making me clothes and she sucked at it. I was lucky to get hand-me-downs or garage sale clothes. It didnt kill me but when I got a pair of levis for my graduation present and my friend got a car I felt gyped.
You believe that pot of crap
It takes more than materials to be a good parent
@@blackdogslivesmatter1568 thing is kids get things too easy, I'm nearly 50 and growing up in a big family, all we had was hand me downs, and people were grateful for that.
Designer clothes are part of the problem
If they just sold drugs it would be one thing.
The guns and violence is what killed them.
Then being pure guilty but still going to trial was a massive mistake
Not true, They would have still got that time they are in federal prison.
They should have coped out to a deal knowing they had evidence
Guns and drugs is that real time. Drugs alone you can get a significant amount of time reduced... That gun is whats going to bury you!! They look at it as if you're prepared to harm or endanger a person over the drugs. Ive been convicted with possession of drugs and distribution, I was able to plead out to probation as it was my first offense, had I been carrying a pistol it would have been 5 years minimum and I would have done every bit of 2.5 of those in prison and paroled out on the rest of the time.
@@jasoncardwell8535 Truth. I know a guy who robbed a bank to feed a dope habit. He used a note instead of a gun, and got 3 years fed time in Leavenworth. If he would have used a gun, he probably would have done 15 years minimum.
Thank you for this documentary. I never used ,sold drugs. But society took advantage of my son . I worked my whole life gave my kids my all. But my all wasn't good enough for him . To this day my baby boy says he hates me. But my love for him will never die
Sound like you are a good mom but not your fault your son made the decisions he made. He need to stop blaming you and man up and show some appreciation.
Sorry you're going through this with your son hope things get better for you both
I'm sorry you're going through this, your not the only mom this happens to and will happen to be strong in God and remain a loving mom and person this can happen to me and I will do the same... . Ase
Needs intervention
Its the same in London. I was never on drugs I moved my 4 kids away from bad places , 1 son got on heroin from a young age, then it went on to crack. Meet a girlfriend while in prison who lived the same life style as him . There still together on drugs of drugs in jail out of jail. Its bought a lot of heart break to me and still does. He's almost 39 and I can't change him. I have to except who he is, I have tried so hard over the years to get him of drugs. Sometimes I think I will get a call or phone call saying he's dead. I used to feel as tho it was my fault, I have never touched drugs I don't even drink . I surpose that lady at the end hit the nail on the head , we all have choices in life some people just make wrong choices . You can only be the best parent you can be . This can happen to anyones kid from rich to poor trust me. 😢
“They don’t “give” us jobs” “they arrest us when we do crimes” Lmao 😂
@JasonFeankes tf you talking about 😂 it was a quote for the documentary you clown
There’s a special place in heaven for this precious grandma. Even tho you are not mine I love you grandma and God Bless You
Agree! Amen, Ma’am!
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What a heartache for her. Good woman.
Amen
Rigt on!