Former Aryan Brotherhood Leader Michael Thompson Tells His Life Story (Full Interview)
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2022
- Michael Thompson came through for his first-ever VladTV interview, where he detailed being a former high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood. However, Michael started off speaking about growing up on a reservation in the Sierras with his father, who was half Native American. After moving off of the reservation at just 12, Michael detailed being on the bull riding circuit and later facing life for an incident that he hopes will soon be exonerated. While in prison, Michael spoke about being recruited by several gangs and joining the Aryan Brotherhood. Michael explained how things were structured, and he also detailed things that he witnessed while in prison, including prison wives. While in Folsom Prison, Michael was locked up with notorious criminal Charles Manson, and he also spoke about a run-in with Joe “Pegleg” Morgan, the first non-Hispanic member of the Mexican Mafia. After some shake-ups within the Aryan Brotherhood, Michael thought about leaving the gang, and Michael then spoke about cooperating with authorities. To hear more, including Michael speaking about getting out of prison in 2020, hit the above clip.
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The worst way to respond to someone answering your question is with "okay". Come on Vlad
😂😂😂 OKAY !!
So robotically too. He sounds like one of those ai customer service programs
Literally every interview, always.
Distatrous "interviewer". Great guest. Vlad completely missed a fantastic opportunity to engage with a very interesting character.
It’s driving me insane
1. Re-keistering a knife using multiple people’s blood is freakin insane.
And 2. This dude definitely needs to be interviewed by a professional. It would be so much smoother of a conversation. This entire interview was carried by Thompson himself.
Yes… out of all the ways he said the gang made money, he was stuck on the prostitution 🤦
Soft white underbelly
That's what I said. This interviewer is worse than terrible.
A razor sharp buck hunting knife ....possibly a buck 119 with a 6 inch long blade .. yikes
yeeeeeep... good point.
What makes this so surprising and intriguing is how principled, well spoken and modest he is. He's polite and he thanks Vlad for every compliment and well-wish. Makes you wonder how legit some of these in-it-to-be-a-name 'jaw-jackers' convict interviews are.
When he went into prison he couldn’t read or write
Prison is all about respect , black , white , Asian or Latino . You must show respect to survive . All you do is read and workout . Dude is smarter than most college kids I’d say .
@@rommeltroyani3307 you got booty pumped?
It’s mentioned several times by everyone, this gentleman is one I could listen to for hours,and hours. Extremely articulate, and polite. Even describing “ Prison Wives “ and murder, it’s like talking to a family member. Great Interview !
When you have a vlad interview at 1pm but you gotta hunt some dinosaurs at 3
Lol
🤣🤣🤣😂
😅🤣😂
@@profesorphunkmd bnbb
Best comment here
He speaks so "matter of factly" about everything. No fluff. thats an interview that kept me engaged throughout. Super believable demeanor.
Not just believable, but Super believable. The Super usage is super awful grammar. So Super!!
@@stevel.7565 That's your job? The UA-cam Grammer troll? Get a Super life!! Lol
@@stevel.7565 Americans isn't it?
He’s a known liar actually
He’s fluent in manipulative convict. I believe very little of what he says. Bench pressing 600 lbs for example. Bill Kazmaier (look him up) was a world champion strongman. His personal best bench press was 633 lbs. I’ve yet to see a picture of Thompson looking anywhere near as big as Kazmaier. However, Thompson undoubtedly did a lot of good when he debriefed. And he obviously has a moral code and a conscience. He’s clearly just having problems leaving the penitentiary braggadocio behind.
Former CO here. Mike survived by learning fast, and being a stand-up grown ass man. I'm glad he got to be on the outside again. I don't wish that for many convicts at all.
😂😂😂 well, you’re a typical correctional officer easily used. Fault for every bullshit story we tell you just to get you in our pocket but I’m like you us convicts can see through the his bullshit
You may think so. All I ever did was treat people (most of whom weren't convicted yet) as another human being. Everyone got a fair shake, and I lied to NOBODY. That reputation helped keep me safe. Many inmates referred to me as the "Nuclear White Boy", while a court officer told my son and his Scout friends visiting a court session "We call your father the RIOT DEPUTY. He seems to start one and quell it himself almost every day he works."
You're sleeping? I'm checking the utility corridor for your shanks. Block empty for chow? I never steal the inmates wine "Until its time".
Don't be so fluff in your opinions of correctional officers.
9 years after I moved to another state, I was back in town leaving for a cruise. The Stevedore took our bags and I offered him a tip. He said "Nope, I remember you from 811" (the address of the jail.) Had inmates come up to me in the mall to introduce me to their Grandma/Wife. That's just respect. Give it, Get it. You should know that.
BOOOOOOOM!!! i thought the same thing and i'm not a CO. but i did do a year and a week in washington upstate n.y. he's the real deal no doubt!
His humongous size, fearlessnesss and combat skills were also a big help, I imagine.
This man is a bad ass, period!
Man this interview was by far one of the best I have seen. His story has drama, horror and suspense I would read his book.
He’s full of shit
This guy is proof that you don't know who you're dealing with all the time in this life. This dude sounds like he should be narrating documentaries. Treat everyone you encounter in this life with respect.
he was a monstere in his old aryan pics 6'5 280 jacked 8 percent BF, im 6'5 and 227lbs and he has 50lbs on me
@Square Route, I completely agree with you.
That should be our default position, to be respectful until/unless the other person isn't.
@@timothydraper3687 Bingo.
@@arleasecoleman6884 Valuable lesson here.
This is bar far, one of the best Interviews, good job Vald. And I like how u just let him talk with minimal interruptions.
This is by far the best and most authentic interview I have witnessed in this genre. Micheal blew me away, I will watch this countless times for sure....articulate, genuine, and intelligent.... blew me away !
Naw, go watch Geraldo call Charlie Manson a mass-murdering dog. Now that is authentic and I hate bothe the bastards, but it was funny.
Amazing interview, probably the best interview I've seen. Really liked Mr. Rogers interview with Charlie Rose and Carl Jung on Face to Face in 1959,
I did NOT expect this to be how this interview went. WOW! One of the best I have watched, ever. The history of the AB was on point; his transformation was epic, man; just a great interview.
Well the man was extremely high ranking and that fact has never been disputed by anyone who was a legit brand member...
Definitely one of the top interviews on Vlad’s books. I’m mad that it’s only 90 minutes.
Because little Mikey only has so many lies…..
He’s in a prison documentary with San quentin and all ima say is go watch it lol I wouldn’t fw him
@@TDBurrow?
this dude survived eternity in prison with people around every corner wanting him dead. that is one tough S.O.B.
Thank you Vlad for having Mr, Thompson as a guest. This was one of the most fascinating conversations. His life story is interesting and informative. I wishn him luck. 😊
45 years in prison. My god 😱 this guy's been in prison for 20 years longer than I've been alive
Long time ,stay out of prison 💯👍
Right, I'm 45, this guy was locked up for as long as I have been alive.
@@stevejones3744 Well stop committing crimes then, Steve. Jeez.
@@LeatherCladVegan he didn’t commit a crime he told someone their kids were going to be hit.
he was locked up as long as Ive been alive
The part where he said u don’t have time to think about emotions because your to busy trying to adapt to being in prison says so much about how your life can switch in one second
True that !!
He was raised native 😭😭
My son learned that two days in stabbed a guy over Roman noodles...crazy!
yeah. it's absolutely nuts. people don't realize how thin of a line they walk
Ramen noodles my guy, Roman’s don’t make noddles
Why'd you cut it out at some points? Would have liked to hear the full response, especially as it was addressing the core subject matter.
I can’t believe o watched the whole thing, man this was a real good interview! I always seen this guy so when I seen him on the thumbnail, I had to give it a watch
I just watched Gangland Aryan Brotherhood, and he was actually in it, it’s crazy to see him interviewed on this platform
“In it” 🤣 he literally created it from the ground up kid.
@@MadNlGER Settle down tough guy
@DrMadNlG he was "in" the documentary kid. Understand what you're reading before you comment
@@MadNlGERHe didn't create the AB...he was high ranking but never the leader or creator. Those dudes are in Pelican Bay and ADX Supermax. Thompson was recruited into the AB, how can he create something he was recruited into?
@@MadNlGER you totally misunderstood the comment and you correct something with incorrect down right stupid information. Did you even watch the interview?
He didnt "create" or build AB from the "ground up".
Vlad gettin better at letting people talk instead of interrupting all the time
That's because he knows nothing about the subject....
He's better than that fool al profit!!!
Class a punk
good thing he followed ur training program
@@quranmujahid-jones8426 no protons atom manure
In the very first answer about being exposed to racism in his childhood I understood what he was talking about when he said the natives were racist against him. One of my childhood-adolescent friend's mom lived on a reservation and was a full Mohawk (my friend's dad had primary custody and did not live on the res and was not native). When we would go visit her I (being Caucasian) would be called "White Bread" and various racist names by the native kids and teens on the res. It was the first time I had experienced racism as a target and it felt awful. I can't imagine how people feel going through life dealing with that regularly. Racism is such a horrible part of our world.
It exists in all races
I'm black, Lenape and Seminole, and I've definitely seen it myself too. But not towards me, but towards white friends. And when I lived in Hawaii, it was pretty rough for some white folks there.
This guy has a library of information in his head. Hes seen so much of what ( hopefully) most of us will never know. Thank the gods! I love listening to him speak. Hes so contemplative, so wise, the way he presents himself you would never know hed been in prison for 45 years. Thank you for telling us your experience, sir.
The gods?
@@b.r2715 problem?
He has a really good vocabulary range. I've seen that before with people who have been in prison for a long time. They have a lot of time to read and research. Very well spoken. Also I've seen a few of his interviews since he's been out and this is by far the best interview vlad. Great work here.
Facts….I just started and It’s 2am but it’s getting good….I don’t work until the evening haha
Man once you get to lvl4 or shu there is lots of cell time and you start to read the Dictionary….. encyclopedias…. National geographics…. And you end up educating yourself out of Boredom or if you belong to one of these groups or some of them require certain things for you to do to gain knowledge and to work your mind your mind needs to be as strong as your body so you don’t develop atrophy…. Also need to keep your mind busy so you don’t go nuts
Seems like regular verbage to me. People are just dumb af, when they hear a so called "big word" they think they are listening to a genius.
@@rickb.5434 Most people read a few books or hear a few words here and there and think it's out of this world. This is at the very minimum how everyone should be speaking straight out of high school.
@Rick B. LOL I thought the same thing.
By far, one of your most articulate and intelligent interviewees thus far‼️ Superb interview 👏👏
One day this world will be free of trolls
This was very informative. I didn't realize how little I knew about AB history until watching this. Great interview.
This was a wonderful interview. The last part that Mr. Thompson said about three strikes carries a lot of truth. This former ex-convict and gang leader spoke so elegant without any profanity. Hope he continues to fight for non-violence.
Nah, he was more concerned with scamming people in California out of their money. Thats why he was rearrested and is awaiting trial yet again for being a con man. Still impressed with him?
Yea I feel like he tells stories to make himself sound as good as possible. There’s something off about him.
@84kjk He's absolutely off. I totally get what you're saying. He's a charlatan, a snake oil salesman...basically, the con man that he's always been. I know he was not born on any "rez" like he claims, either. My short impression: he's a scumbag
I have watched few of his documentaries. I always find him to be a very charming and highly intelligent person. He never seem upset or angry. He always calmed and relax, even when explained about his prison fights.
Lol all lies
Michael Thompson is a fraud and pathological liar. He still won't confess to killing the two people he murdered in the 1970's.
It’s called discipline and it what bad him a great killer . Don’t be fooled . Be observant
Here i thought my life has been so hard since 1965.....UNTIL Mike mentioned he was in 18 knife fights and shot multiple times, my grandmother was always right.....that there is always someone that has it much worse than us ! Very best wishes to Mike and so glad he made it out alive too !!!!
This is probably the most interesting interview I’ve ever watched
Can the interviewer stop starting every question with "Okay"?
okay, maybe....
😂😂😂
Ok I hope so ok
Hes in front a cold blooded killa, you would be nervous too
Well, I can live with it as long as he gets out his follow up questions. He is nowhere near as bad as Sam Seder of The Majority Report.
This interview is pretty amazing. It's amazing this dude is still above ground.
He did 30 years in the hole. How he isn't insane is quite incredible. I had a friend spend 6 months of his 5 years in solitary and he was never the same. It is an existence I would never ever want to experience
@@michaelmartin96gotta admit I don’t believe everything this guy says. I believe about half
@@brianmeen2158 understandable they are master manipulators most of the time
@@brianmeen2158 which half?
the universe looks after those who are really required above ground until their job is done
Did anyone catch that part about using 16 different people's blood to re-keister his knife?
Crazy AF
@@banecrew4963 are you sure?
@@yeahsteeeve Where's this bane crew ? Did he or she say something foul and deleted or does utube take down certain comments ?
Nasty AF.
Did he just say…? 😂
Best interview iv seen what a man to come out and tell the tale God bless
Respect for Mr Thompson...for his guts and his balancing his life in a violent infuses environment. Being native myself and my uncles ( 5 in number who have all passed on) being members of local gangs, I have seen some of this life first hand. My uncles were great, loving men, but life was such back then in my tribal land. Thanks Vlad..
I remember watching him on lock up prison. Show. Awesome he's still around. Great interview. I love hearing stories like this
Me also 😊👍
Yes I also remember seeing him Many yrs ago on that series.. Amazing stuff. Started watching stuff like this Wayyy Back with the Original Scared Straight back in 76 or 77 ? I think it was.... God Bless....
This has to be Michael Thompson's best interview. djvlad -Salute
I love his integrity; and this interview. VOAD, this is one of the Best interviews I’ve ever seen. Well done. 👏
I want to help with the social reform, be involved in some way of making this world a more fair and peaceful place, and I would love to be counseled by him or his wife for my cptsd. How does one reach him or his wife? Also, I can’t recall if he said it but, my entire family in my dads side has Blackfoot in their blood, is he Blackfoot?
Amazing 👏 Human Being! Incredible original dude. Hope him the best. Someone should make a movie of his life.
Vlad, thank you for improving your interviewing skills. Keep this up
This man is extremely intelligent and dangerous. No wonder they tried so hard to recruit him.. Glad he turned his life around.
He was arrested in an unemployment scheme in 2021
what an absolute giant of a being...in all ways physically and spiritually. America has more people incarcerated than almost every other country combined...Land of the free my ass, what an absolute shame that a political system can do this to one of our brothers, it saddens me to no end just trying to comprehend what happens to people that are wrongly accused of crimes. There has to be a better way . This poor individual was send to hell and back numerous times but yet he rose above it, thank your insight amigo you have humbled me. I hope you are left in peace for the rest of your days
He didn't. He got arrested almost immediately after he got out for a massive unemployment fraud.
@@bigron8896 yup
@@thisisnottv6793 "baseball Bats" Please tell me how you get baseball bats on a level 3 yard?
Guy is full of shit.
one of the best interviews with Michael Thompson
What an interview. I wish Mr. Thompson nothing but goodwill.
Google him he's back in jail for defrauding the edd during covid
This is definitely one of the best Vlad interviews I've ever seen. Every single minute of this interview is important stuff.
Its all fairy tales Lol
@@user-im9kn3qx3x not truthful?
@@user-im9kn3qx3x Don’t break the bad news to them lol
Nothing this man said, in no way, is important to anybody
I really wish you the best, Mr. Thompson.
Great interview btw.
I was with this man at Lancaster state prison. It’s an understatement to say that he commanded respect! Even from the cops!!! He’s a real one the last of a dying breed. Very humble man when I was with him…
Part of my family was part of pen1 and we were of both races. What this guy says is true. Never been affiliated but then locked up my name made me head of multiple races.
I see a lot of myself and his knowledge in him.
@@Whither616haha pen1 wish they were brand kid. Stay in school
I opened the Reg yard in Lancaster (Level 4). Never saw this guy anywhere. He must have moved over the SNY or dropped down to Level III. He knows the real deal. Hopefully, he didn't go SNY. Some people break it down. I did almost 45 and never tapped out.
@Whither616 your name dont mean shit homie
Good, interesting interview. Thank you for that.
Not a super huge issue, but not every question has to start with "ok..."
Watched the whole thing, very informative, thx ✌🏾🇬🇧
Excellent interview 💯
So much for scrolling the UA-cam b4 work this a.m. I just binge watched this whole damn show.. man Mike T. What a wild life. I thought mine was wild.
He gives the game away at 18:19 when he says the prison gangs were all about controlling their resources. This usually means funneling the resources to the top at the expense of everyone else. This also applies to national politics. The racism is just used as a catalyst for division and social control.
It’s wild seeing a vlad interview with this man i remember watching a documentary on him like 5 years ago dude is a straight hitter nothing but respect seeing him finally released big Mike🤘🏻
Amazing interview, thank you.
God bless you Mr . Thompson thanks for the great interview.
This was by far my favorite interview yet. He's extremely genuine. I don't even question what he's saying. I really hope he beats that case. Best wishes Michael. Great interview Vlad.✌🏻💯
I agree, great interview subject. Mr. Thompson seems like a very likeable,interesting man. But he did the majority of his life in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit. It doesn't actually make any difference to me if he did do it, he's done his time and lived to tell the story. But it's way too late to talk about him beating the case, the system has already punished him for it.
You should question it
@@histguy101 I'm finding out the more I dig into this stuff, we must always question. You are correct.👍🏻☘️
@@HardTruthsReviews So what did you find? It's all a lie?
He practiced this speech for the parole board for 40 years. He's full of shit
I`ve just finished watching this video and I`m still trying to process what I`ve just listened to. There are so many layers to his story that I don´t really know where to begin. One thing that pops in my mind is that his story is a testamant to what some human beings are capable of coping with. I have no idea how many people worldwide could go through what he went through and emerge mentally intact, but this number has to be very small. I take my hat off to this man for enduring the unthinkable and becoming the person he is today.
I don't dispute any of that. But convicts have two favorite subjects. The first is how badass they are, and the second is how everything they ever did was justified. Just be aware of that when you listen to one.
@@teastrainer3604hit the nail the head bro
This gentlemen has a great deal of integrity. Great interview. Thank you.
Integrity?
This dude is Chuck Norris. MacGyver. A Great Indian Chief. A weapons fabrication technician. An electrician. A carpenter. A brick Mason. A pumber.. Astronaut.. Vietnam War hero. Race car driver. Teacher...
COME ON MIKIE... TO MUCH BS MAN. YOU'RE A CON MAN WHOS RUNNING OUT OF ROAD TO DRIVE ON
600 lb bench press. Shoved a buck knife up his ass using his enemies blood as lube? C mon.
I can do everything you just named and much more. Men like me, we exist, were called men. And you forgot to add car Mechanic, father, HVAC technician Carpenter and all-around bad motherfucker. And a lot more
He's been through so much and yet is such a gentleman. I admire him and wish him success and peace.
Maybe he's a gentleman coz he's gone through so much..he's matured
He so mature he got re-arrested and is being charged with fraud.
@@Lifewithemerson323 oh dear! Looks like he's stuck in his ways.
@@Lifewithemerson323hat was 2 years before this interview. Still bad nonetheless but hes definitely changed since then, plus its an open case and still all alleged. He literally talks about it in the interview
this is a very good doco, nice to hear another side, whether he is talking shit or not ill never know because I don't know him. Have seen him in other Aryan clips thou. Its important to get the history, this guy has really nothing to lose and I feel hes pretty genuine. I've heard other Aryan brothers talking respectfully about him. There must be a time in everyones lives thou where you come to point where you just say...enough is enough im done. Good one Vlad
What an excellent interview. What an articulate man. Thanks for sharing this! 🙏🏼
Very articulate of him to use 16 different people's blood to re-keister a buck knife huh
People born in the 50s usually are
@@chupacabraracing181 damn right
California wokeness has already influenced him
@@chupacabraracing181 Good Lord, that was a heebie-jeebie moment. Quite the articulate bullshitter.
I think Michael is and inspiring individual. My husband said the hardest thing he ever had to do was adjust to life in prison and the second hardest was adjusting to life when he got out. That struggle is extremely real so keep up the good work. One day at a time
It's definitely not easy at first but once you find a routine it helps a lot I really figured out who I was in there and turned my life around thankfully
Welp he went back to what he knows back. Prison. Hes full of shyt and people fell for it.
Sounds like he's conned you too , into believing he's a good guy. He's one of the biggest snitch con artists in the history if the United States. They used to hide him in soda machines to bring him into court to testify against countless people, he's responsible for putting countless amounts of people into the shu for years on end . He finally got released and scammed a bunch of homeless people out of their identities. He conned his x wife out off alot of money to start a scam business. What an inspirational guy!
Hes pack in prison
@@sinverrette9803 I have never been in prison.
40+ years in prison,we are creatures of habit,it's not easy to change.
I wish him the best,but it's not easy to change.
Appropriate or not to say he is incredibly well spoken, has great self control and sensicle. Wisdom and hatred pair up. There is something frabjous about this interview.
I truly appreciate your sharing this story with us
I knew this man when he was housed in the Restricted Housing unit and again when he was housed semi-mainline on a Sensitive Needs Yard (SNY). He is an intelligent well spoken man with a remarkable memory.
Like many others, I saw Michael years ago on Nat Geo and I remember being utterly impressed by his intellect and integrity. They showed a picture of him when he came in and he looked like a human grizzly bear. Seeing him now get out is almost surreal. I believe he was wrongfully accused on murder. The fact that he is even sane is absolutely amazing!!
Prison will change a man. Either for the better or for the worse. But nobody stays the same. It’s called criminal university for a reason.
But he was picked up on a huge unemployment scheme in 2021 and is now back inside
What is wrong with U fools. He is a lying con man.
@@chill21100 that’s a lie
@@velihenny1361 Which part? The unemployment scheme is real. He was at least charged with it while on parole. Google it.
Great interview!!!!
awesome interview !
Ohhhhh, yes, I love this guy! Saw him first on another podcast from the UK ( Shaun Attwood’s podcast). Awesome stories, and I love his whole vibe.
Excellent interview Vlad, Mr. Thompson is such a fascinating man to talk to despite all.
Excellent content!
This is my third time watching this interview. One of my favs other than Michael F. Mob guy.
I did about 3 years and was a hard adjustment I couldn't imagine 4 decades! Wow what a story!!! Great interview Vlad!!
I did 56 months, I've been out since 2020 I still have bad PTSD still, I'm having hard a time sleeping in my wife and is bed, to soft, when I first got out I slept in the closet in my wife and i's room now I sleep most nights on the floor next to her on the bed, finely went to my first big event in late October (a jelly roll concert) and still was VERY distracted with people around me, Made my time harder then it needed to be, and there for was put in a VERY violent private prison (which was one of 2 private prisons left in the whole state cuz how the bad the conditions where, and the fact that they don't report most of the serious shit that goes on in private prisons because the owners need that loot there making from the state for houses felons) never ratted on my ride though...I try everyday to make sure I won't go back once a violent gang member, I'm now a positive member of the community, a good father, husband and business owner.
@@trev970 it will go away just take time and believe in god and your life will fall in place! Society doesn't understand when you lock up a bunch of troubled men in the same place nothing good will happen! People are punished for their crimes by serving prison time that doesn't mean they need to be punished more while they're doing their time! Some of the CO's are worse then the convicts!!! And after you've served your time and paid your debt to society you still continue to pay your debt to society with a felony on your record! In the 90s laws were put in place to turn prison into a business and that hasn't changed! Some prisons have quotas to keep their incarceration rate above 90% or they lose funding! So basically you incentivize the system to lock people up!!!! Good luck and Time heals all wounds!!!
I still cant figure out why he was denied parole 18 times. Yeah right
Kind of a soft spoken guy who is obviously very intelligent. He must have been one bad ass dude to have survived all that time in the thick of it.
As an Aussie Max inmate for
22 yrs i can respect your morals
I was in gangs, ( or 'clicks' as we called them) and did not agree with alot of the shit that went down and stepped away. I was very lucky to be respected enough ( and feared, I guess)
To be able to do that.
what u gotta do to be feared in aus? steal a kangaroo?
Thanks Michael. Honorable man. Appreciate the words of wisdom and motivation to stick to your moral code. Look forward to the day where I can buy you a beer
Best video I've seen in quite awhile regarding incarceration, prison gangs and resolve.
I hired pier 5 for my case and I'll never ever regret it. Randolph Daar, my lawyer has and always will have my upmost respect and friendship. My best wishes to Mr. Thompson in his case.
Although i only believe about 20% of what he says is true, that 20% is still the thug life.
That's putting it mildly
You gotta remember the times he grew up in were way tougher and more serious. California prisons in the 70's? That would be one hell of a place to try and survive.
@@Cardb33 hey, I wouldn't fuck with the guy, but iffing I was on a jury, I wouldn't trust him either.
@@jamiewilliams685 a life spent in prison is a life wasted. As far as im concerned we only get one. Prisoners don't need to be idolised, they should be pited.
I've eat jail food before. You could be dying of cancer and they'd maybe give you ibuprofen. Prison sucks ass.
If you watch old videos of this guy. You can tell hes a dangerous individual. Please UA-cam some other videos and you'll understand
so calm and collected. i would never ever fuck with this dude.
You can f wit such a one on here with impunity
u know for comedic fun
Cause you’re weak
@riffraffchoppers you definitely wouldn't either.
💯
Dude is a beast.. I used to go to Big Pine several times a year growing up as a kid to see me grandparents..I'm sure my dad's family knew this dude, small-town.
Much respect to this guy right here, 💯 always like hearing his story’s and actual yard fights and battles he’s been through happy he now gets to actually live his life what’s left of it anyways can never get all the years back lost behind bars live your life and God bless
i heard he just got busted for unemployment fraudnand facing time again
@@thedamon221 he did. He'll probably go back for a while. Maybe he won't. It would suck having this few years of freedom and then die in prison. It just shows prison is a school for thieves.
Why do you care ?
He's back in prison now
Do you even realize how much of a pathological liar Michael Thompson is? Almost every single story he tells is complete nonsense.
In every situation he's the good guy, and it's always a miraculous story of how he beat up "six guys with knives" or some other bs.
To this day he still won't own up to murdering the husband & wife in California, which originally got him sent to prison in the 70's.
I love listening to these stories and thank God I never had to experience any of them!! This man is a true gladiator and real OG!!
Go listen to Hard Intensions UA-cam channel on this guy, he did time with him, he says that this guy is a liar and shows proof on some stuff.....Mitch did 38years in prison himself, he’s a big dude as well
He’s an informant, not an OG
Glad to see he is out of the joint 👍🏻😊 man that was a long stretch he did
He's back in. 33 charges for scamming homeless ppl out of their unemployment
Man great interview. The Okays kill the flow. Let’s keep growing.
Loved this interview, well conducted 👏🏾
Not really. Youd think after all the interviews vlad has done hed have learnt not to say "ok" after every answer
I remember watching some nat Geo show in the late 2000s with him being interviewed, and wondered what ever happened to this guy. Good interview Vlad!
He was on lock up raw.
@@jesush.christ5978 Wich episode bro
I remember that
I never thought they'd release him, darn miracle.
@@Nestor420officialpage I`m not sure, but I think it`s the Folsom episode. He was in a protective custody unit for gang drop outs and chomo`s. I wish lock up raw was on youtube. I use to watch that show all night on MSNBC. I don`t believe shit this guy says. He claims it was illegal to speak and practice Native American in the 70`s which is not true, so what else is he lying about. He`s a legend in his own mind.
This man is so fascinating and hes so naturally charasmatic. I think he would be really great with an interviewer who knows how to keep a conversation flowing and evoke thoughtful responses from people. This interview is great in spite of vlad.
He is a very hard man to read. It's hard to tell if he is totally relaxed or just about to jump out of his chair and kill Vlad for being such a dickhead.
From what I know of him I think he is a man who is entitled to immense respect.
Despite what they have done I think that most of the high ups in these gangs are entitles to immense respect. They do horrible things, but the achievement is I suspect a much higher acheivement than say an MBA climbing to the top of some corporate ladder. By higherr achievement, I suspect they need to work harder, be smarter and calculate risk to a much finer degree of accuracy and have way better leadership and HR skills than any MBA. They are literally investing their life in their "career".
Great interview, thank you for sharing your story. Very articulate and well spoken gentlemen. It's amazing how detailed his stories are. Thank you Vlad for doing your research.
This guy is a liar. Some of the stuff he says are true no doubt but most of it is bs.
This guy is a pathological liar and sociopath who has just recently been imprisoned again for stealing money from the homeless.
If I only watch the last 25 minutes of this interview about his POV on current world situation & life after prison, I would've thought this is a social scholar. He went into prison before even finishing middle school and was a top-notch killing machine and came out as a life coach. What a life.
He went to prison while in middle school? I thought he said 23 was his first time getting arrested and it was for the double homicide
@@frezieduh3457 he only had a middle school education, but went to prison at 23 yes
@@werewolf3954 ahh I thought that mighta been what u meant. Either way his life is fucking crazy. Went to jail for 45 years for murders he didn't do, became what he had to become, rose the ranks, then didn't snitch to get out of jail but informed because he didn't like what they became.
@@DAE92487 Where'd you do your time Dusty?
@@DAE92487 he seems to speak on what he is sure of and doesn't want to speak on things he does not know the details of. He seems pretty level headed for being institutionalized for as long as he was.
I remember seeing Mike on a tv program in the late 90's early 00. He was a beast. I thought he be dead by now. Good for him. When i saw this tv program i was impressed with him. Seemed like a good guy but had made a lot of bad choices. Glad he got a second chance. GL Mike 👍
Fantastic interview and interviewee,his story deserves to be made into a movie,,guaranteed Oscar winner with the right people behind it….👍👍👍👍
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I think from everything he's said, that LEARNING to read and write in prison was the key point for him to become what he is today and also ONE of the basic foundations for all the other things he did and continues to do in life, as it did for me, I wish he were asked what books or literature he read while in prison that had in IMPACT on him, and his thinking. Good books and practice can lead you basically out of any despair or bad situation, that's been my experience. All that turning and testifying etc etc, had to come after many small changes of perspective and adjustments of thinking.
So we're just gonna believe that he "didn't murder anyone"? Sure.... Apparently, the prosecution said that the kidnapping allegations were made up by thompson so he could get with the guys wife. And the 2nd guy was just at the wrong place at the wrong time, and they killed him anyways. The other dude Thompson was with told the same story, that he was innocent and the other guy (thompson) did it. Classic.
None of us know what really happened but we should take everything these people say with a BIG grain of salt, especially when you're not doing your own research.
Well spoken man… that had went through a lot…45 years is a long time! Respect 🫡 to him with educating hisself.. don’t care for the hate group he was apart of but that was his past..
This is the first full interview i watched from minute one to the last second i washed the whole thing and was stuck in it great interview!!!!!
Hope you do well in life Mr, Thompson enjoy your life to the fullest your wife and yourself should live a great new chapter together
He’s a fake Native American with facial hair. A complete con
Did you wash your clothes at the same time?
@@snoogan1 the man who pee's while sitting down asks a question.
I think this is the best interview I have ever seen. Very much respect. Everybody can call him a rat but he stood with what he believed in and I respect that !
If the circumstances are right, theyre all rats.
Well he was the goog kind of rat. Stood for white he believed in. Instead of most rats who just have no loyalty to anything and ironically are usually the worst degenerates. Weak men with huge egos and no code they live by. That is not this guy.
Respect? He was a shot caller for the AB. He’s got a lot of blood and misery on his hands.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland nah fam he's paid his debt. He's square with the house stand up man. Like it or not
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland Sure but he has served his time. Everybody deserves a second chance. The reason he got parole at all is all the positive work he has done on the inside trying to reform other violent people.
Very interesting. He is so well spoken.
Wow. Very very interesting interview for sure.