The Life Of A Crip King - Stanley Tookie Williams

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  • @banditpsycho3573
    @banditpsycho3573 3 роки тому +3041

    The most scared person in the room can be the most dangerous.

  • @Kevin-hn7en
    @Kevin-hn7en 3 роки тому +2117

    my oldest brother was a gang leader himself, after being deported back to mexico he found god and changed his life, he now preaches around the country. people can change. rip tookie.

    • @sawyerthrasher1949
      @sawyerthrasher1949 3 роки тому +61

      Congrats to your brother.❗

    • @mikealvitre6396
      @mikealvitre6396 3 роки тому +41

      He dropped out ... what a lame ...

    • @AJ-hh3dz
      @AJ-hh3dz 3 роки тому +22

      Of course Kevin 🤣🤣

    • @hazard9652
      @hazard9652 3 роки тому +31

      Definetly don’t believe this 💀💀💀

    • @corotoz5513
      @corotoz5513 3 роки тому +100

      @@mikealvitre6396 Better than being behind bars or 6 feet under

  • @shaffer419ify
    @shaffer419ify 3 роки тому +362

    My dad was locked up with Tookie in San Quentin. I was 12 when I met him. I remember he was soft spoken and always polite. And at 12 years old I didn’t know anything about him. But I could tell by the way that he carried himself that he was a man that you respected.

    • @kylewyle4638
      @kylewyle4638 2 роки тому

      The Crips created there own enemies called the Bloods its simple IQ if you not stupid nigga we is the Opps we taking cover away from the opps tookie williams is the bad guy not a good guy there certain good guys and bad guys. That nigga say he opp nigga we is the opps nigga even tho the opps doing fucked up shit just know if you know,The Bloods was created by the crips he created his own Opps,that nigga say he opp nigga we is the opps stupid nigga fuck you talking about,Your name is everything protect it all cost protect you life away from opps and always know there names i swear to God next nigga talking about killing me bringing up my name saying he gone get me hell no nigga we know your name nigga that's a easy survival tactic.

    • @kylewyle4638
      @kylewyle4638 2 роки тому

      What the fuck are you talking about he killed people for no reason,Killers are bad guys he committed Black on Black crime and made it popular to kill your own people my survival tactic is to keep my own self protected hell no to killers,Nigga the opps saying they opps nigga we is that stuff, Tookie williams crips created the Bloods easy simple iq don't be the Bloods if the Bloods do the bad stuff we is if the opp trying to catch me nigga I lie to him and said we related easy survival tactic

    • @WindDancer435
      @WindDancer435 Рік тому

      That's ridiculous. He was at that time, locked up and in a controlled environment. Don't be fooled by his prison demeanor. He was a murderer and thug who got what he deserved. Fear and respect are not the same thing. People feared him on the streets, that is not respect. Maybe, they also feared him behind bars since he was the gang leader. Look beyond the exterior.

    • @jim2376
      @jim2376 Рік тому +20

      You respect a murderer? One who referrred to his 4 victims as "Buddha heads"?

    • @MH-zy6tc
      @MH-zy6tc Рік тому +11

      @@jim2376 Carol Bryant her husband and his goon squad can live/lived their days out peacefully after killing an innocent teenager. One country two different laws

  • @dariuscrane860
    @dariuscrane860 3 роки тому +2520

    "Celebrated for destroying his own people." Man that's deep. Good for him for realizing.

    • @shonevans2563
      @shonevans2563 3 роки тому +212

      Same as presidents on paper money .
      How many wars have they forced our young boys to fight in being killed ?

    • @lamontthompson4400
      @lamontthompson4400 3 роки тому +50

      @@shonevans2563 no it's not

    • @fernandoaispuro159
      @fernandoaispuro159 3 роки тому +68

      @@lamontthompson4400 exactly, dude trying to sound deep but what he said don't make sense lol.

    • @quanbrooklynkid7776
      @quanbrooklynkid7776 3 роки тому +6

      @@lamontthompson4400 haha

    • @jesserodriguez8504
      @jesserodriguez8504 3 роки тому +64

      Don't compare Soldier Marines Airman Sailors and Guardians to Criminal thugs

  • @Saladcreamsandwiches
    @Saladcreamsandwiches 11 місяців тому +57

    I can’t get over how they see a child with a drug addiction, overdosing and think the answer is prison

  • @electriceyeslide5959
    @electriceyeslide5959 2 роки тому +649

    Tookie Williams was not a dumb man. He’s a classic example of how smart people can make bad decisions. Dude was an absolute beast. His story is a cautionary tale if there ever was one.

    • @robertbradburn9616
      @robertbradburn9616 2 роки тому +22

      Dude was a crab ...period

    • @dbz739921
      @dbz739921 2 роки тому +1

      Wasn't smart enough to stay out of trouble so yes he was a very dumb man and people in the hood used to make fun of him he was not as big as he represented he would wear very tight extra small shirts

    • @steroidsR4losers
      @steroidsR4losers 2 роки тому

      We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind!!
      ROIDERS are FAKES!
      Stay natural buddy!

    • @juansaladzar
      @juansaladzar 2 роки тому +10

      I don’t think I would call him smart at all because a smart person can weigh pros & cons brah 😐

    • @jonathanweathers4969
      @jonathanweathers4969 2 роки тому +3

      Righteous. On Piru Eternal.

  • @angelodgreat2140
    @angelodgreat2140 3 роки тому +1778

    "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"

    • @pegleg593
      @pegleg593 3 роки тому +45

      He was always a villain fym

    • @weezycobain
      @weezycobain 3 роки тому +12

      Except that’s backwards in the case

    • @spelllegacylikedeath9957
      @spelllegacylikedeath9957 3 роки тому +12

      Ok Christopher Nolan

    • @AtGodsfeet35
      @AtGodsfeet35 3 роки тому +14

      You got that from two face on batman

    • @4ransom437
      @4ransom437 3 роки тому +8

      @@AtGodsfeet35 Na bro plenty of people said that

  • @Desttro73
    @Desttro73 3 роки тому +1033

    Every time they showed a picture of Tookie with Handcuffs, I thought "that dude could probably snap those things no problem".

    • @SN00989
      @SN00989 3 роки тому +60

      That’s why they had to double cuff him and do it in the front lol. That man was too big for them bracelets.

    • @randross4655
      @randross4655 3 роки тому +10

      tookie was a lil baby jesus

    • @bigbaba4542
      @bigbaba4542 3 роки тому +34

      he actually could snap handcuffs

    • @scottyd2262
      @scottyd2262 3 роки тому

      @@randross4655 LMAO !!

    • @Alexander-db2kh
      @Alexander-db2kh 3 роки тому

      @@SN00989 lol

  • @BLaCkKsHeEp
    @BLaCkKsHeEp 2 роки тому +44

    “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”
    -Friedrich Nietzsche

    • @travfoley
      @travfoley 6 місяців тому

      We start off black or white and turn black or white. There’s many shades of grey but in the end you’ll become black or white. If you don’t understand what the comment above really means you’re not a knockabout. I’m 40 years olds and have known this for 25 years but still went balls deep.

  • @emilnguyen2989
    @emilnguyen2989 3 роки тому +2883

    He could have been a professional bodybuilder

    • @thegoat8447
      @thegoat8447 3 роки тому +175

      @Supreme Alpha Male That's how bodybuilders look in the off season dummy

    • @matrixseven8528
      @matrixseven8528 3 роки тому +107

      @Joe Bosco Tookie was all natural athleticism

    • @luffymonkey6176
      @luffymonkey6176 3 роки тому +64

      @Joe Bosco arnold, jay cutler, ramy, winklaar. any classic or open mr olympia winner gains fat and retains water in the off season, it is the only way to grow as much as they need to

    • @reggieanderson885
      @reggieanderson885 3 роки тому +28

      @Joe Bosco water retention is from his diet... top ramen is high in sodium

    • @almightyziz
      @almightyziz 3 роки тому +7

      No he cant. Because he lives in America

  • @MrCrystalwarrior1
    @MrCrystalwarrior1 3 роки тому +951

    The Crips were started as an anti-gang group, and now have become one of the most prevalent and violent gangs in America today. The founders of both the Bloods and the Crips were originally members of the Black Panthers group, who started their own groups to help Black communities to defend themselves, but their groups became gangs and mortal enemies that now prey on the very communities they were created to protect.

    • @TheDude21519
      @TheDude21519 3 роки тому +127

      The founders of bloods & crips were black panthers is false....you need to retract and do more research! Smh

    • @donaldhughes4314
      @donaldhughes4314 3 роки тому +96

      @@TheDude21519 he is actually correct you need to quit typing 💩 u don't know.

    • @basilwright4220
      @basilwright4220 3 роки тому +3

      💯💯💯💯💯

    • @kaplislemesis4789
      @kaplislemesis4789 3 роки тому +10

      sounds like I heard this story before, in every place I went to.

    • @randross4655
      @randross4655 3 роки тому +2

      tookie was a lil baby jesus

  • @winkydinkandyou
    @winkydinkandyou 3 роки тому +44

    The narrator is fantastic. I'm 62 and enjoyed this video and the history. Thank you.

  • @still_fatmatic
    @still_fatmatic 3 роки тому +1421

    Damn, his own boys ratted on him. even if he didn’t do any of those, his boys really threw him under the bus.

    • @himswol
      @himswol 3 роки тому +57

      You're either family of co-defendants

    • @darrellwilliams1714
      @darrellwilliams1714 3 роки тому +214

      No honor among thieves. That's why you're better off going solo if you're gonna do crime

    • @bigdogonporchrun6959
      @bigdogonporchrun6959 3 роки тому +52

      They all do that's why I move in silence and by my self ..

    • @Mangraper
      @Mangraper 3 роки тому +105

      @@bigdogonporchrun6959 meanwhile incriminating yourself on you tube ?

    • @DevanteMcDaniel
      @DevanteMcDaniel 3 роки тому +18

      Right!!! Just straight bitch made! Hopefully, those snitches got stitches....

  • @mar4shane17
    @mar4shane17 3 роки тому +190

    There is always redemption for those who try to seek forgiveness

    • @zyzzyz7035
      @zyzzyz7035 3 роки тому +2

      And punishment.

    • @victormalyar9200
      @victormalyar9200 3 роки тому +4

      Not true, some are a bad seed.

    • @aprildickson3963
      @aprildickson3963 3 роки тому +2

      That’s why the comment say it’s always redemption for those who seek forgiveness. A bad seed don’t seek redemption they die with a Reprobate mind

    • @StevenHeapRecipes
      @StevenHeapRecipes 3 роки тому

      Obviously not

    • @JohnDoe-qz5pj
      @JohnDoe-qz5pj 2 роки тому

      @@victormalyar9200 Everyone's a bad seed.

  • @rolandacooper9027
    @rolandacooper9027 2 роки тому +29

    R.I.P to the four people who lost their lives, and many others. God Bless.🙏

  • @fac5158
    @fac5158 3 роки тому +1267

    I read his biography some years ago. All he did to denounce gang violence in later life was never taken into account and he paid the price, compare that to the likes of Leonetti, Gravanno etc from the mob, who openly murdered many in cold blood who walked free. Injustice is unreal. RIP Mr Williams

    • @sohkathatch4081
      @sohkathatch4081 3 роки тому +80

      Sad how the justice system murdered a innocents man who already paid his due in jail over 30 years and want to write books and open positives pat for newer generations. Its sad how society want to pick and choose who a monster and whose a role model ...

    • @fazadam6652
      @fazadam6652 3 роки тому +47

      They white he a brother rip King of crip

    • @bigbaba4542
      @bigbaba4542 3 роки тому +8

      He never cooperated or debriefed in any form or fashion, otherwise they wouldnt have executed him

    • @LaStOnE_leFt
      @LaStOnE_leFt 3 роки тому +76

      Ur comparing him to rats and disloyal mobsters. I'm Italian but the mob went down hill ever since Gotti got made. With Tookie there was no one to tell on. He was the top dog. And that man had no rat in him! I agree tho. I don't think he should even put to death. He paid his debts and turned his life around.

    • @R1chAsshole
      @R1chAsshole 3 роки тому +32

      Pay attention to the skin color of those that walk away, or the size of their pockets

  • @andrewhoward4523
    @andrewhoward4523 3 роки тому +547

    Sounds like his “snake friends” was afraid of him, and used the chance to get him locked away for good. This was a very smart man, that’s for sure. Thanks for this documentary on Tookie. #RIPTookieWilliams

    • @jaketaz8741
      @jaketaz8741 3 роки тому +16

      Dude thia loser created a gang of blacks to kill n murder other blacks , besides that he murdered a chinese family all for NO REASON ! He ushered hate smongst black men he is NO, ONE to look up to, most of us grew up n hoods and the cards stacked against us but we held onto faith ! His anger made him go against his own ppl ....NOBODY CARES HE WROTE A BOOK N PRISON AND WANTED A FEDERAL PARDON , KEEP THAT MONSTER N JAIL FOR LIFE

    • @dhardclass
      @dhardclass 3 роки тому +18

      Not his friends he was a Big dope fiend that allowed Drugs to be his guide . We can't deny that he wasn't a solider yet and still his mind was weak like most youngstas like myself at one time growing up in the ghetto , and with dope, poverty and fear being the guide what you think is right is bound to be wrong . 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾For our youth today they truly mean no harm . Just misguided .

    • @darkmagician1710
      @darkmagician1710 3 роки тому +5

      @@jaketaz8741 He was executed in 05 in case you didn't know

    • @dhardclass
      @dhardclass 3 роки тому +1

      @@jaketaz8741 sounds like you're scared 😨 he's gone now no need to be fearful of the deceased . You see the lord has a plan for all things living and perished . No matter what he will be judged by the ultimate judge as we all will .

    • @markpagtama7954
      @markpagtama7954 3 роки тому +1

      Its because of the RICO act.

  • @itsmexican6735
    @itsmexican6735 2 роки тому +15

    Yall can believe me or not but my dad told me he actually grew up with tookie. My dad was born in 1957 and said tookie was a good kid growing up but in the area they lived it was hard to not get caught up in gang and shit like that. He also told me that he knew his uncle (I believe he said this he hasn't told me this story in a while) was a great singer and has a hell of a voice. My dad told me when he found out the path tookie went down and what happened to him he thought is sucked because he really thought he could be something better. Just happy my dad didn't go down a path like this. Stay Safe Everyone🙏🙏🙏

  • @dustinfowler7868
    @dustinfowler7868 3 роки тому +453

    All that talent,strength, and intelligence went into creating the crips. Imagine what he could've done with all that if the right chance had come along ,and he had taken it.

    • @slapathabass7708
      @slapathabass7708 3 роки тому +20

      Oh he tried but was labelled a gang member so he got kicked out!

    • @Deadassbruhfrfr
      @Deadassbruhfrfr 3 роки тому +2

      @@slapathabass7708 well, he was a gang member. How low functioning are you?

    • @DrMurdercock
      @DrMurdercock 2 роки тому +13

      @Yours_Truly STL Nah, most gang members aren't really held in high regards in society lol. He chose his life and he lived it.

    • @PubstarHero
      @PubstarHero 2 роки тому +5

      @@DrMurdercock Man that is the whitest, most suburban take I've seen in awhile.

    • @KindOldRaven
      @KindOldRaven 2 роки тому +5

      @Yours_Truly STL True. Guy born where he was, in those circumstances... people really seem to forget that this shit matters. If you're spending most of your early days fighting not to become a victim or protecting your family and friends in such a setting. Well, let's just say his life story makes a lot of sense.

  • @miami-blac
    @miami-blac 3 роки тому +353

    There's no such thing as a partner in crime, only a witness.

    • @joecuillo5005
      @joecuillo5005 2 роки тому +11

      Absolutely love this!!!

    • @fastraxplayground5155
      @fastraxplayground5155 2 роки тому

      So if 2 men both stamp a man to death which one is the witness?

    • @marathontoamillionusds8060
      @marathontoamillionusds8060 2 роки тому

      Yeal

    • @josephdavis3686
      @josephdavis3686 2 роки тому +1

      Better belive it because when the shit get tight somebody will cut a gold record singing their ass off.

    • @pairrynwatson4229
      @pairrynwatson4229 2 роки тому

      @@josephdavis3686 🤗 Cut a gold📀 record 🤣🤣🤣 Singing like a songbird huh⁉🎤🎶🎵

  • @alpheusjoseph9907
    @alpheusjoseph9907 10 місяців тому +7

    Tookie grew up in the most hardest way possible but even though his own experience took a path of violence none to his own will, he still rose to be a legend in being a Crip and at the end of his life got the message out to all who wanted to alter their lives from dangerous gang activity

  • @erynnlove6216
    @erynnlove6216 3 роки тому +457

    So his so called friends/fellow gang members turned on him. Wow!!! And they didn't even have real proof. That's crazy.

    • @oneday5572
      @oneday5572 3 роки тому +14

      You sound like 69 “Wow! The deceitful and Manipulative ppl I chose to surround myself with turned out to be liars and manipulators in the end! Who knew?!?! Wow!”
      🤦🏾‍♂️ Even if a person is smiling in your face or treating you like a brother, that is NOT a lifestyle in which you should expect loyalty.

    • @deenclayton6172
      @deenclayton6172 3 роки тому +14

      So they just wanted his black ⚫ ass in cell. Period

    • @R1chAsshole
      @R1chAsshole 3 роки тому +8

      @@oneday5572 it’s literally about loyalty, but niggas don’t know that or care about it when getting in they just lie

    • @rasheedjeffries5754
      @rasheedjeffries5754 3 роки тому +5

      Tee green stfu , he was a kid raised and groomed in a fucked up environment

    • @EVEROSFP1
      @EVEROSFP1 3 роки тому +3

      Even more crazier is that the state believed them instantly....

  • @raumyurena5693
    @raumyurena5693 3 роки тому +699

    Its mind boggling to think that Tookie was in that type of physique all while having a pcp addiction..

    • @cozmo562
      @cozmo562 3 роки тому +88

      Roids

    • @DayOnRuntz
      @DayOnRuntz 3 роки тому +157

      @@cozmo562 naw a lot of gang members were built like that back in the day for stamina for fighting it wasn’t like how it is today

    • @bresams2917
      @bresams2917 3 роки тому +2

      I was wondering same thing

    • @kommunitykonnected
      @kommunitykonnected 3 роки тому +1

      I hear u

    • @tonygicz8
      @tonygicz8 3 роки тому +63

      He's black bro.

  • @Deavonj
    @Deavonj 2 роки тому +16

    Fun fact: Tookies nephew is an actor. He played in snowfall and is in raising kanan. His name is Malcolm Mays.

    • @beb5407
      @beb5407 2 роки тому +1

      🆕 info thank u

  • @Itsorrvega
    @Itsorrvega 3 роки тому +277

    this woman’s voice is lowkey relaxing

  • @JBCCT01
    @JBCCT01 3 роки тому +52

    Never heard this story. Great job in presenting his life and mission.

    • @KenFrm23rd
      @KenFrm23rd 5 місяців тому

      rip Legend🕊️♿️

  • @awfan221
    @awfan221 2 роки тому +105

    Shows how important our environments in shaping who we become. I grew up in a poor area as well with many gangs. Fortunately, unlike many in my high school, I managed to avoid the cliques/small gangs, and had the grades and athletic prowess to keep me occupied. It's tough.

    • @jupiterinaries6150
      @jupiterinaries6150 2 роки тому +3

      Still no excuse for harming others and committing crimes.

    • @nikkonikko8684
      @nikkonikko8684 2 роки тому +5

      @@jupiterinaries6150 murder no excuse... stealing is different depending on what is stolen. Kids literally go to sleep hungry.
      You cant choose your parents.
      And someone gotta pick up the trash and run the grocery store

    • @joelhungerford8388
      @joelhungerford8388 2 роки тому

      @@nikkonikko8684 stealing cars doesn't feed you

  • @makaveliithadon
    @makaveliithadon 3 роки тому +250

    I don't understand why blacks were so mean to each other. were already a minority in a racist country but yet we so divided

    • @chillaxing-_-1312
      @chillaxing-_-1312 3 роки тому +11

      Could be the reason why were such a minority we will grow in time all it takes is less ignorance and more care.

    • @demaification
      @demaification 3 роки тому +19

      Gangs was originated till 1800 it's been around long time you got white gangs and you got black gangs and you got Asian Gangs and you got Latino gangs gangs is everywhere in the world people just have to be aware and just stay away from there it's not worth it

    • @incognito96
      @incognito96 3 роки тому

      i truly believe its the language, all other ethnics have non english to bond with each other. Only when you go prison that they start learning swahali.

    • @montbrink4700
      @montbrink4700 3 роки тому +17

      It's a well-organized 500-year-old indoctrination plan for us why can't you understand this

    • @GodsMadeMan
      @GodsMadeMan 3 роки тому +18

      A biblical curse: "And the eye of every man shall be evil toward his brother..." Deuteronomy 28:54

  • @orionnaperez4704
    @orionnaperez4704 3 роки тому +514

    As long as he made peace with god.. that’s all that matters

  • @Allyourbase1990
    @Allyourbase1990 2 роки тому +24

    I do respect him for changing , and trying to lead ppl away from that life. A lot of guys never feel remorse , at least he did .

  • @mattr3688
    @mattr3688 3 роки тому +51

    These videos are superbly made. Thank you for taking the time to put these together for us.

  • @richardsedillo6246
    @richardsedillo6246 2 роки тому +78

    Respect to his mom for always being there for him. Would be interesting to know about her and her strength.

  • @jbizzletx3420
    @jbizzletx3420 2 роки тому +2

    Man been can't stop watching the CHANNEL!!

  • @whoamI-in9jq
    @whoamI-in9jq 3 роки тому +16

    I told my homie last weekend that the people you think you can trust is usually the one that starts your downfall. (My past experience) and he told me," I KNOW I can trust my friends". 🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @michaelf4506
      @michaelf4506 3 роки тому +2

      Hes fucked

    • @rece5232
      @rece5232 3 роки тому +1

      @@michaelf4506 Naw YOUR friends are fucked lol

    • @mrsbdubc2174
      @mrsbdubc2174 3 роки тому +1

      Starts with your own family

  • @unrulycrown7025
    @unrulycrown7025 3 роки тому +65

    Always excited for a new CaliFaces video. It's interesting to hear what drives people to choose the gang life

    • @Phil_Trujeque
      @Phil_Trujeque 3 роки тому +1

      @Cripout247 ... Interestingly enough, I grew up in South L.A. (1970-2003) surrounded by Bloods, Crips, F13 and Firestone Sheriffs...
      Fortunately for me, at a young age I had the wherewithal to notice that all the morons who were joining gangs, were _only_ joining gangs out of peer pressure, or there was no one at home who made them feel wanted - which is exactly what these cliques provided.
      As a youngster, I hung out with gang bangers - these were people I went to school with who decided to join a gang - although I was always cordial with them on the streets, I disassociated myself with them on principle.
      Influence is something *we* get to chose - whether that influence comes to us in the form of literature or a Wet Daddy... it’s ultimately our choice - our path.

  • @kkff1388
    @kkff1388 3 роки тому +70

    Shedding a tear for Tookie and ALL the innocent ppl that are negatively effected by gangs. As a former member of a gang I can tell you, its a NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ending cycle NEVER ENDING. It consumes you, everything you ever care or cared about and it just doesn't stop. The ppl above you don't stop, its no mercy, to keep calling on you over and over and you gotta put yourself on the line every..............single...........time. If you don't.............POP! Its your turn. There's no love. Its about what can you do for me. That's it. STOP being that impressionable young little dude who doesn't know these thing's Y O U know them to be true so just say........NO. Do something beautiful man, so much beauty out there, just fine something you're passionate about and do it!

  • @mrprice7818
    @mrprice7818 3 роки тому +35

    So he initially hated gangs but then wanted to be the biggest gang leader in the world only to eventually end up believing that gang life is not the answer. Growing up in LA made the choice for him I guess. RIP Tookie 🙏🏾

    • @joecuillo5005
      @joecuillo5005 2 роки тому +1

      "Growing up in LA made the choices for him". For real?? I thought I make my own choices no matter where I am or who I'm with

  • @CrowdPleeza
    @CrowdPleeza 3 роки тому +76

    One of the most famous Crips,Monster Kody Scott,recently died at 58 in a homeless shelter. Shows what gangbanging can lead to.

    • @mushimbwakafuta4083
      @mushimbwakafuta4083 3 роки тому +1

      Reminds me of West Indian Archie from the Malcom X film

    • @stephaniebowling1051
      @stephaniebowling1051 3 роки тому +1

      I read his book. He mentioned Tookie in it too. Hate to hear that he passed in a shelter.

    • @officerofftap
      @officerofftap 3 роки тому +6

      The streets have always had sharp teeth, everyone bleeds

    • @circa9441
      @circa9441 3 роки тому +1

      Dannnng that's crazy.....his book was one of the 1st and only books I read in high school.

    • @kennethclaar922
      @kennethclaar922 2 роки тому +1

      They don’t talk about that much .

  • @frankhanson9260
    @frankhanson9260 3 роки тому +71

    nobody knows what goes on in the mind of a man. different people see and react to the world differently. i grew up in compton around the time when tookie was in his prime. there were thousands of teenage boys all across the city. some were afraid of bullies and gang members. others were like "hell no, you not taking my money" and would fight back. I remember once incident during lunch period, there were a couple of older dudes who didn't go to our school came on campus messing with people. most people broke out and left but i remember this one dude, i won't say his name, said f-that and went toe-to-toe with these dudes. keep in mind back then nobody had guns yet. toughness, bravery, fear..... these are individual traits. each man either has it or he doesn't.

    • @kforcer
      @kforcer 2 роки тому +3

      Wow. Fascinating story. What's your view of Tookie as an individual? It sounds like a lot of people lived in fear of him and his people.

    • @ScottRachelson777
      @ScottRachelson777 Рік тому +2

      I agree! Being tough is a personality trait you are either born with or not. I remember living in Philadelphia when somebody asked an older, Puerto Rican guy from North Philadelphia if he thought people in the cities were tougher than people in the suburbs and rural areas. His response was, "tougher- no, more aggressive, yes!"

    • @rahatahmed6188
      @rahatahmed6188 3 місяці тому

      These days it’s different, if someone robs you now, let them have what they want, everyone has weapons now.

  • @ikedirty21
    @ikedirty21 3 роки тому +81

    Man, I be waiting for these video/stories/documentaries. Thank you for all the work you put in. :)

  • @thatonefatchic
    @thatonefatchic 3 роки тому +229

    I learned about Tookie when I was in high school. I remember thinking to myself that he could’ve done more good if he was alive. He rehabilitated himself, Tookie really tried to make real change in the gang community.
    For the record... I don’t think he actually killed those people he was convicted in. HOWEVER, he did create a gang that would go on to destroy lives and communities. He shouldn’t have been killed in my opinion.

    • @dennardglover2848
      @dennardglover2848 3 роки тому +19

      They didn't want him alive and rehabilitated... It's fuccd up too. Arnold swartznegger could have stopped his execution.

    • @SuperJimmielee
      @SuperJimmielee 3 роки тому +4

      Ask yourself.... Would he change if he would not have been locked up? No!!!! It takes all that to change? It should not.

    • @roneducator
      @roneducator 3 роки тому +2

      What gang did he create?

    • @froglifes6829
      @froglifes6829 3 роки тому +1

      @@SuperJimmielee Being locked up and executed are 2 different things you moron. Prisons are meant to rehabilitate so why are you shocked if he changed?

    • @quangphan8996
      @quangphan8996 3 роки тому +2

      What world are you leaving in where a gang leader don’t kill people ?

  • @Kayceebadazz
    @Kayceebadazz 2 роки тому +5

    I love this short documentary and the narrator voice is just perfect! So soothing . Great job 👏🏽

  • @bigkpbigkp4100
    @bigkpbigkp4100 3 роки тому +221

    Tookie was a real OG rest in peace Cuzz

    • @Fit-bl1ob
      @Fit-bl1ob 3 роки тому +4

      what hood you claim ?

    • @Montilyet
      @Montilyet 3 роки тому +31

      @@Fit-bl1ob you ain’t post to ask ppl that💀

    • @coreyj.7776
      @coreyj.7776 3 роки тому +2

      Still influenced huh?

    • @jasonculp2993
      @jasonculp2993 3 роки тому +1

      Lmao

    • @mikealvitre6396
      @mikealvitre6396 3 роки тому +10

      @@Fit-bl1ob WHERE U FROM NIGGA ?!?

  • @homestead503manormob3
    @homestead503manormob3 3 роки тому +16

    Man I love this channel every once in a while I come back an show love to cali faces

  • @kevini3490
    @kevini3490 2 роки тому +8

    This is truly an amazing story...
    The importance of positive male role models for young men is the key to saving the youth/ and always will be...

  • @Trashman702
    @Trashman702 3 роки тому +128

    Took was a massively intelligent and influential man. A shame things went the way he did. Imagine if his life took the other path

    • @fsmith6287
      @fsmith6287 3 роки тому

      My brother workef for UP out ofTX

    • @johnnytaylor2476
      @johnnytaylor2476 3 роки тому +1

      He was smart but not intelligent. Some trained animals are
      called smart. They will still walk right in front of a moving
      car. Intelligence yields self preservation and human empty.

  • @champcummings9574
    @champcummings9574 3 роки тому +15

    Great job your voice was amazing I learned alot from this video keep up the good work

  • @Sylygrl
    @Sylygrl 2 роки тому +3

    Interesting documentary with excellent narrating. Sad story. Thanks for posting. I'm going to read his book. R.I.P

  • @bresams2917
    @bresams2917 3 роки тому +40

    All these "friends" testifying on him. That's why I tell my teenage boys 24/7 have friends that want something out of Life and nobody is your true friend but God.

    • @busaman5261
      @busaman5261 3 роки тому +2

      Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

    • @herculesballz1905
      @herculesballz1905 3 роки тому +6

      Teach your kids to stay in school and stay away from gangs. Let your kids know if they put their minds to anything they can do anything. Don't ever use the words can't because can't. Always motivate your kids to do good. The more you believe in them they will believe in themselves. This is why so many kids join crips is because they don't have that kind of parenting in life and when they're in a gang they feel like that is their true family.

  • @kimmieh8419
    @kimmieh8419 3 роки тому +18

    OMG! When they went from a picture of him as an adult to the picture of him as a baby, his facial expression DID NOT CHANGE! He literally was born with that ‘death stare’! 😳 0:41

  • @BumbleBee-wi3cf
    @BumbleBee-wi3cf 2 роки тому +7

    As an African I am fascinated by stories of our kind all across the world and this was well presented. Thank you for this documentary. I believe that when we are going too fast and being blinded by our wrong ways something above a higher power, God, helps us slow down and realise our actions are not right and that spilt moment to think out lives through is when we get a choice to change. I believe had he not gone to prison he would either be dead or the crips would have been a extreme real threat. The crips rise was to show him and the world that actions have consequences and sometimes no matter what we do to change our present, the flames of the past will still burn us one way or another. Change is achieved but that doesn't exempt us from consequences. We pay our dues accordingly but still see redemption. R.I.P Tookie. Your efforts to make a change weren't in vain. Someone somewhere out there listened and made amends. In the end he did save some lives.
    Edits: spelling

  • @sean_007.i
    @sean_007.i 3 роки тому +183

    He told them his plan was to lead the biggest gang and they let him out anyways 😂

    • @BillKapri7
      @BillKapri7 3 роки тому +32

      They said sounds good buddy off you go

    • @ndiaz1982
      @ndiaz1982 3 роки тому +9

      I'm sure the government knew he could do it. Make them all criminals so they can kill each other and the survivors get locked up or killed by police.

    • @Takedown-Tate
      @Takedown-Tate 3 роки тому +2

      @@ndiaz1982 Yep 3 options can't believe people are so stupid they don't even realize it

    • @joecuillo5005
      @joecuillo5005 3 роки тому +5

      Man this kids got drive and determination, he'll do fine on the streets😄

    • @entertainmeant6520
      @entertainmeant6520 3 роки тому +1

      They figured he'd come back

  • @naeg6449
    @naeg6449 3 роки тому +43

    I remember watching his documentary and he was tryna change his life and Arnold Schwarzenegger was the state governor of California and he was one of the ones that felt like he shouldn't live smdh

    • @abnnuzzinicholasclay686
      @abnnuzzinicholasclay686 3 роки тому +8

      What if he murdered your mother would you still have compassion for him? He killed at least 4 people. What about them?

    • @luvthistufft6285
      @luvthistufft6285 3 роки тому +3

      Is “tryna” a word 🤔?

    • @friendlynayborhdcruelinjun3243
      @friendlynayborhdcruelinjun3243 3 роки тому +4

      @@luvthistufft6285 shut yo dumb face

    • @sojo_z4638
      @sojo_z4638 3 роки тому +2

      @@luvthistufft6285 shut tf up u geek lol u know how to comprehend so don’t pretend and act oblivious troll

    • @SlimLlid
      @SlimLlid 2 роки тому +1

      @@luvthistufft6285 it is in the south

  • @YNot19152Xs
    @YNot19152Xs 2 роки тому +2

    Well, I always told my son “there’s a better way other than fighting”. I supported That belief all thru his life. We talked a lot and eventually he grew up never having been in a fight. He’s successful with a clean record today. I raised him as a single mom, I did it All by myself because that’s what’s expected from responsible people… and I left the men alone, didn’t date… at all. It’s Always been just him and i. I’m proud of the decisions I’ve made in my life and can’t imagine not having a close relationship with him and his wife as I do. I’m 69 yrs old and expecting my FIRST grandchild (a boy) early June and couldn’t be happier.

    • @charoletteharrington969
      @charoletteharrington969 2 роки тому

      God bless you and I know how it feels to be a grandparent I'm a great grandmother too I'm proud to be but for everyone that has lost somebody like I have you know my heart goes out to you and I hope that our days get better

    • @charoletteharrington969
      @charoletteharrington969 2 роки тому

      🙏

    • @charoletteharrington969
      @charoletteharrington969 2 роки тому

      God bless you again this is Bunchy sister and if you ever seen him you might have seen me I'm 66 as of today and I'mma tell you something it's good to be our age today and be here to talk about what we've gone through so as as I'm talking to you you talk to somebody and we keep talking and maybe things will be better cuz there's much needed we have broken hearts

  • @ibadyahxdagrz
    @ibadyahxdagrz 3 роки тому +191

    I saw his son speak at a Hebrew summit him and his father are powerful amd natural leaders and the brother rethought his ways in the end too RIP big Tookie

  • @blaquebeauti2u
    @blaquebeauti2u 3 роки тому +75

    Be careful who you call friend cause they’ll switch up on you quickly which lead to his demise. Rest In Peace Tookie

    • @billwilliamsii2659
      @billwilliamsii2659 3 роки тому +5

      Killing 4 people led to his demise not his so called friends

    • @fredbutler3396
      @fredbutler3396 3 роки тому

      Rest in peace blaqubeauti2u johnson

    • @thegoat8447
      @thegoat8447 3 роки тому

      @@billwilliamsii2659 do you have proof?

    • @joecuillo5005
      @joecuillo5005 2 роки тому

      @@billwilliamsii2659 bet he killed a lot more than 4 and he didn't go down for them. It was the dudes who rolled on him that got him busted. In other words you can role with a crew but do your business alone

  • @bryanelam7431
    @bryanelam7431 3 роки тому +1

    You are an impressive narrator, always impressive! I could listen to you talk about anything!

  • @treysavage4570
    @treysavage4570 3 роки тому +51

    exactly y i do my dirt by myself no fake friends to rat on me

    • @rockydennis4497
      @rockydennis4497 3 роки тому +9

      Fool...you don't need to worry bout being snitched on..you snitching on yaself..on here talking about doing dirt!!!!

    • @MrDonya2392
      @MrDonya2392 3 роки тому +1

      So true cause they will tell on you?

    • @MikeyBickle
      @MikeyBickle 3 роки тому

      No matter how much dirt you do in the dark, it will always come back to haunt you, in one way or another.

    • @doomguy9049
      @doomguy9049 3 роки тому

      Smart, that's one of the best lessons I was ever given in life, luckily I learned early lol

    • @jctorres6112
      @jctorres6112 3 роки тому +1

      you just told on yourself 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ManuelHernandez-ek4nw
    @ManuelHernandez-ek4nw 3 роки тому +26

    Had he been alive today he would've made alot of changes through the years.

  • @davidwebster8245
    @davidwebster8245 3 роки тому +43

    I knew Tookie from San Quentin and knew very well of his reputation while free in Los Angeles. Dude was a black klansmen who brought nothing but misery to his community and local property values. It's sad people try glorifying that guy. He was detrimental to the black community.

    • @scottnewton9619
      @scottnewton9619 2 роки тому +3

      Very well said - there seems to be all this love & R.I.P shit for the great big thug - what about the innocent lives he took, l hope they are the ones Resting In Peace.

    • @anthonyjones2392
      @anthonyjones2392 2 роки тому

      Big facts. Black genocide

  • @GunnyPhillips
    @GunnyPhillips 3 роки тому +85

    This video is as professional as any documentary I've seen. You have a great gift for balance and objectivity while still preventing the facts. I wish you great success and believe great things await you if you keep it up.

  • @garethh6962
    @garethh6962 3 роки тому +13

    You know when somebody gets stitched up, he was a gang leader but no murderer...

  • @trj1442
    @trj1442 3 роки тому +2

    Another excellent episode. Thankyou.

  • @Lightwolf9518
    @Lightwolf9518 3 роки тому +402

    I just finished reading Blue Rage, Black Redemption. That is a real piece of work! RIP Stanley Williams

    • @markgreen4377
      @markgreen4377 3 роки тому +4

      It sure is(a very good book)

    • @TemporaryDiscomfort
      @TemporaryDiscomfort 3 роки тому +14

      Read that book right around the time he was set to be executed. Shit was super super sad. Never had u seen so many people outside a prison begging them to spare another man's life. When he came around and started writing children books and educating whomever he could... I believe that is the point u convert his death penalty to life without! No he was no saint but who is? There are far worse death row inmates that involve crimes on children deliberately! Rapists, and plenty others who could have been given there date instead of Took and in thw meantime he could have still spread his message and warnings!

    • @wardawg-84
      @wardawg-84 3 роки тому +5

      YEAH I LOVED THAT BOOK EVERYONE SHOULD READ IT AT LEAST ONCE!!!

    • @josephbuccoleri3814
      @josephbuccoleri3814 3 роки тому +6

      He killed 4 people

    • @edwarddailey21
      @edwarddailey21 3 роки тому +3

      It was made into a movie with Jamie Foxx its pretty good, FX made movie.

  • @jadenyuki3138
    @jadenyuki3138 3 роки тому +30

    He became the thing he so much hated

  • @justtoxic3716
    @justtoxic3716 2 роки тому +3

    The toughest man on the planet is who work an honest job and provides for his family.

  • @larrywhite5619
    @larrywhite5619 3 роки тому +60

    This Brother had a chance at life but this governor had other plans.
    They had shut down the prison when Tookie was about to be executed for fear of riots. Tookie had changed while locked up.
    He started writing books to inspire young minds to do the right thing, unfortunately, they killed him anyway.

    • @usern4metak3ns
      @usern4metak3ns 3 роки тому +4

      Yup, Arnie could have been an absolute legend by helping a fellow body builder

    • @DeathHelper420
      @DeathHelper420 3 роки тому +4

      Books dont mean reversing the life he took. What you meant to say was that he made a mistake and admitted that creating the crips ruined his own people. And he was destroying his own people. Writing a few books ain't gonna make a kid read it duh. What kind of kid in this environment reads books?. Selling weed is easier they say.

    • @concernedcitizen684
      @concernedcitizen684 3 роки тому +9

      They didn’t “kill him anyway“. He was being killed because he was convicted of killing four people. He was receiving his just punishment for his crimes. Don’t blame it on the state. Blame it on him being involved in the worlds most violent gang

    • @betterthanyou3145
      @betterthanyou3145 3 роки тому +5

      You still have to pay the price if you do the crime, even if you change. That’s why it’s so important to make good decisions. They have consequences.

    • @MrSkills123
      @MrSkills123 3 роки тому +3

      he killed civilians, time to go.

  • @gabrielgarcia2626
    @gabrielgarcia2626 3 роки тому +7

    We wrote letters to the governor, not to execute this man. I was 16 when I read the book of monster. And I told my self we should write to the governor, I remember passing out all the paper pens. My teacher was from chicago. She told me that he started crip gang. And I told her he also turned his life around along with his best friend raymond . who wrote baby books. 2 weeks later my teacher gave me the newspaper and it was too late, they put him asleep. And the letters that we wrote got to the governor hands late. My teacher was kind of shocked what I did for this so called killer, but in my eyes, I understand a real leader. And I believe in change. A week later, I walked out my class after school and group of gang members were walking towards me, I knew whatever they want to do, I was ready for it. It turns out, couple of my classmates told their relatives and friends what we did in class and they came by to shake my hand and told me only if we had a little more time we could save that man with those letters. That was a good idea. I went to a summit where their was nothing but gang members from all different sides of my city, and it was really hard to get along or even be good. From that day on, Everybody around me was giving me big respect. My Fridays were really fun and wild, different kind drug dealers/ gang members Always gave me different kinds of marijuana, Always got invited to different house parties. And I never had to worry about anything because what came from my heart as real gangster. A few months later some crip try to bang on me and another gang member from his neighborhood kicked his teeth inn. I was trying to understand why that gang member jumped up for me and started fighting that guy. And turns out that the crip heard about what i did, gave me a thumbs up for passing in his neighborhood. The crips are really cool well some of them. I grew up in a blood neighborhood/ mexican neighborhood. Colors is a big thing, it's either blue or red and I can't forget my Lincoln's they wear green(Bloods). I respect every gangster, I never had a problem unless someone owed me money or tried to stop my money. #Restinpower #tookiewillams.

  • @hedwards4599
    @hedwards4599 3 роки тому +2

    Great video. Well put together and everything including the message very organized. Good job 👍

  • @shauntriplett4560
    @shauntriplett4560 3 роки тому +19

    RIP Tookie. “ oh! and for the record anybody can change. But before change can happen you must have change in your heart to have the enough ability to change. That’s the first step little by little, baby steps, because change don’t happen overnight, but only with time spent with self dealings.

  • @theflyingcrud
    @theflyingcrud 2 роки тому +39

    People can change! I used to be an addict... still not perfect but I got out of the life I thought would be the end of mine. I know many people that have escaped the gang life too, it can be done! Find your heart and get away from those who tell you it's not possible, I promise you it is. Much love and stay strong 💪

    • @mrm8151
      @mrm8151 2 роки тому +1

      you didn't change, u just realised whats wrong and whats right, and positioned urself on the right path, but when you say you change, u can only change when you're at the cross, or never change

    • @d0c616
      @d0c616 2 роки тому

      @@mrm8151 man shut yo dumbass up fucking retard why u gotta criticize him for just be proud not everything's about god its hard to get out of that life he did change

    • @d0c616
      @d0c616 2 роки тому +1

      proud of you man honestly its hard to get outta that life im happy u were able to overcome it u a strong dude fr hope ur lifes going well 💯

    • @joshmay2944
      @joshmay2944 Рік тому

      ​@@mrm8151youre full of shit and the cross has nothing to do with it.

  • @markvegas7152
    @markvegas7152 3 роки тому +26

    No man is stronger than nature

  • @hostilemgtow603
    @hostilemgtow603 3 роки тому +145

    I believe that brotha Williams was sincere in his change, and I have
    no doubt that the MOST HIGH forgave him 🙏. May Stanley "Tookie" Williams rest in peace,
    and may the rest of us who remain, live in it 🙏 ✊.

    • @will_cashgrow2294
      @will_cashgrow2294 3 роки тому

      You have to be equal to God to be able to doubt him are you?

    • @Hou713
      @Hou713 3 роки тому +3

      God is rich in mercy.

    • @carlawilliams5-26-27
      @carlawilliams5-26-27 3 роки тому

      @@will_cashgrow2294 what does that mean, just asking... equal to God!????

    • @Thegeekmonger
      @Thegeekmonger 3 роки тому

      Idiots

  • @TheFeralBachelor
    @TheFeralBachelor 2 роки тому +2

    That was very interesting and informative. Thank you

  • @VictorSSmith
    @VictorSSmith 3 роки тому +7

    Not celebrated for anything he did in his past, celebrated for having the courage to change.

  • @geraldspud36
    @geraldspud36 3 роки тому +54

    Rest up standley 💙. And he's from our state of Louisiana.

  • @lorihanlon5389
    @lorihanlon5389 2 роки тому +2

    New Sub ❤️I heard an interview with Ice T who spoke very highly of Tooki. That’s how I learned about Him.
    You have an excellent voice 😊

  • @shredddkelly
    @shredddkelly 3 роки тому +9

    I love this channel

  • @prince_ace9389
    @prince_ace9389 3 роки тому +132

    Mfs bogus for snitching on folks like that

    • @bigboy-tc9qr
      @bigboy-tc9qr 3 роки тому

      Word

    • @olaw9498
      @olaw9498 3 роки тому

      That’s pissed me off so much bro

    • @rawrrwar4152
      @rawrrwar4152 3 роки тому +5

      I see why snitching plays a big role in the gang community.

    • @oneuptop5371
      @oneuptop5371 3 роки тому

      This prolly what started alot of the inner crips wars all them mfs snitched u kno ppl got on them for that then those ppl friends retaliate den it jus bounce back and forth never stop

    • @DeeskiiKrazy
      @DeeskiiKrazy 3 роки тому

      On shordy

  • @jordanplathstone7373
    @jordanplathstone7373 Рік тому

    You have great storytelling abilities, keep it up!!!

  • @damac5136
    @damac5136 3 роки тому +69

    Smart fu*&ing kid. He led such an intense life in such a short time it is difficult to fathom. They killed him?!? Awful!!!

    • @larrybaldwin5919
      @larrybaldwin5919 3 роки тому +22

      Nobody KILLED Him, He Got what he Deserved, Admire his change and all but by NO MEANS Is he a "VICTIM" In his Story

    • @eb9095
      @eb9095 3 роки тому +21

      @@larrybaldwin5919 people tend to forget the actual victims he hurt...
      Backwards ass people always wants to feel bad for the perpetrator 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @nepaliprayasgurung2594
      @nepaliprayasgurung2594 3 роки тому +1

      @@eb9095 Your being a such a asshole!

    • @stephordless8876
      @stephordless8876 3 роки тому +1

      @@eb9095 true!!!!!!

    • @eb9095
      @eb9095 3 роки тому +3

      @@nepaliprayasgurung2594 hush pussy if stating Big FACTS is considered being an asshole to you then you're part of the problem 🤡

  • @newjack1982
    @newjack1982 3 роки тому +105

    I love your voice I’m a big fan. There is child molesters and rapist that don’t get put to death smh.

    • @torriebrown9607
      @torriebrown9607 3 роки тому +3

      Well Said

    • @hardtarget3-11
      @hardtarget3-11 3 роки тому +5

      That because they work for homeland security, just like the gangmembers that sold Tookie out. Counter Intelligence Program. It's getting old.

    • @readynow12345
      @readynow12345 3 роки тому +4

      Those crimes are not punishable by death, you can still get life in prison though.

    • @mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412
      @mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412 3 роки тому +2

      @@hardtarget3-11 you're crazy as shit

    • @mblack7056
      @mblack7056 3 роки тому

      @@mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412 for real tho!!!!

  • @Fearthesmoke
    @Fearthesmoke 2 роки тому

    Excellent work on this, had me drawn in from start to end.

  • @UMF5500
    @UMF5500 3 роки тому +6

    Incredible piece!! 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

  • @BacKYarDsky
    @BacKYarDsky 3 роки тому +48

    Great Story
    I remember I used to pretend I was a crip back in the 1980s,
    Now I Daydream about
    Saving Lives

  • @richarddevoe9990
    @richarddevoe9990 2 роки тому +1

    Great video!

  • @dannybam1
    @dannybam1 3 роки тому +12

    It's very sad to me to see that a lot of these young kids can't get out and join the military where they get paid for training feel bad for them in the neighborhoods and they live in things could get better

  • @radbaby9926
    @radbaby9926 3 роки тому +26

    I love your content! Ure underrated

  • @dane0phelps
    @dane0phelps 3 місяці тому +1

    My best friend through US Army Infantry OSUT (specialized basic training for Infantrymen), Javelin/Anti Armor Specialist School, Airborne School, my first Airborne unit, and first two combat tours was a former Long Beach Crip. He got away from the life and he surprisingly got in the Army without having to have his LBC tattoo removed. He told me how his dad ran with Tookie. That’s how I, a midwestern whiteboy in 2001, first heard about Tookie. My buddy would come back from visiting LB on leave and would show me pictures of him chilling with Snoop at home and at church. That’s how I first got to meet Snoop in 2004. I don’t know where I was going with this or how it applies to the video 😂

  • @p3rfectinputxnz69x2
    @p3rfectinputxnz69x2 3 роки тому +15

    The government should have realized putting him in prison wouldn't fix a dam thing.

    • @malcolmbaldwin5735
      @malcolmbaldwin5735 3 роки тому +3

      he killed innocent people , he had to pay

    • @brucedavid3131
      @brucedavid3131 3 роки тому

      @@malcolmbaldwin5735 I heard someone else murdered those people & framed Tookie.. They wanted him regardless, he was the face of it all..

    • @hairyelder5019
      @hairyelder5019 2 роки тому

      @@brucedavid3131 I heard someone say the saw Tupac at the super bowl 🙄

  • @ambercotton3260
    @ambercotton3260 3 роки тому +31

    This was brilliantly written and executed

    • @robertmike5511
      @robertmike5511 3 роки тому

      Hey pretty how are you doing over there?

    • @parhhesia
      @parhhesia Рік тому

      Yeah, bad choice of words tho

  • @patriciadavis1393
    @patriciadavis1393 Рік тому

    I have heard of this man before but don't know much but I have to say your voice is amazing

  • @MUSH05
    @MUSH05 3 роки тому +24

    Damn he got jumped at age 6? That’s tuff

  • @joblessbum7
    @joblessbum7 3 роки тому +9

    Tookie is the perfect example of being a victim of his environment. He was not a stupid kid and if he grew up in a better neighborhood, who knows what kind of life he could have had. Unfortunately the gangs got to him. Being a victim of gang violence at such a young age and almost every day after, turned tookie into something he never wanted to be.
    Did tookie really kill those 4 people? I cant say either way, I dont know

  • @GRYDE2000
    @GRYDE2000 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome video. Well done.

  • @kansasjayhawk8386
    @kansasjayhawk8386 3 роки тому +5

    What a good powerful documentary. 👏

  • @seanjohnson6566
    @seanjohnson6566 3 роки тому +151

    Just wanna say I think you did an amazing job on this story it was put together very well thanks for putting this out there I've been a convicted felon since I was 11 now older and reformed I appreciate things like this to help us convicted felons have a little bit easier time out here getting jobs and whatnot again great job

    • @jokerdejesus4756
      @jokerdejesus4756 3 роки тому +3

      Good luck to you sir I salute you

    • @freddieking4846
      @freddieking4846 3 роки тому +1

      Keep up the good work

    • @typy7616
      @typy7616 3 роки тому +1

      Be encouraged it is well with you

    • @m4ch4wk52
      @m4ch4wk52 3 роки тому +2

      Right now is the perfect time for jobs bro! Good luck!

    • @Mooreeezy
      @Mooreeezy 3 роки тому +4

      Sir, I'm a bit naive so forgive me when I ask what exactly you have to do to recieve a felony at 11 years old?

  • @MASTERmw100
    @MASTERmw100 2 роки тому +4

    "His father left" I see some things never change.

  • @beautifu_81
    @beautifu_81 3 роки тому +63

    They Told because they where intimidated by him wanted to take his power . Do your dirt all by your lonesome , friends more than likely because your secret enemy

    • @SACRAMENTO_916
      @SACRAMENTO_916 3 роки тому

      Hell yea thats a real fact

    • @oso1144
      @oso1144 3 роки тому +2

      Na they told like dude tell today to get out of trouble and pressure from cops simple stop making stories

  • @marya5931
    @marya5931 3 роки тому +15

    Create a gang to help people live better.. but gang gets you to live in prison we’re people kno no better 🤦‍♂️

    • @sirnazegrover1179
      @sirnazegrover1179 3 роки тому

      We did, it was called the Black Panther Party but the feds called it a terrorist organization