Bumping/seconding this comment. I was borderline preaching on behalf of/about how Josh seemed like such a good fit, and how he even reached out to Chiz/Taylor and sounded like he was going to be invited on really soon.. Then at least a year went by, before he actually got on PKA. But better late than never ofc. It was an awesome ep of the podcast as I'd expected.
It's sad hearing about him being so nice to let the mouse go from the trap because it was cute, and 2 weeks later they think this crime is going to happen.. ridiculous!
Law is created to help rich people, poor people can just sit and root. That is how the world works. In my country someone (politician) who stole millions dollars of government money and found guilty by the court for 12 years prison, still roaming/walking around the states and not yet in prisons. It have been 2 years and he still out there doing his politic movement not yet in prisons. If you have good lawyers at that time, maybe just maybe you only get home arrest or community service. But it is also blessing that you went to prisons, a change man, become stronger and know who is really honest to be on your side when you in deep shit.
I served 6 long years in our country's navy. Never had a single thought of pride for my country, I wanted the education they were offering. Took the education, served the rest of my contract, and now I'm chilling with my own parents as I plan my next steps in my own life. I've been streaming and whatnot myself. I plan on taking advantage of the other education opportunities I got for my service. I signed my life away and I hated what I got for it, but at least it was a choice, I stuck through the issues, and I've got so many opportunities ahead of me for it. Best to you and your family. You're a true inspiration.
I had to cut myself off early since I was watching a downloaded version of this video since I have youtube prime but anyway I wanted to clarify how the service itself was not what I'd hoped for when I signed up. I hoped to get a sense of feeling like something larger than myself and at no point in my career did I feel that sense that I was hoping to relive from my time in high school marching band. I always felt like I was on my own pushing to make some sort of progress but seeing all sorts of delays while simultaneously being reprimanded and blamed for how long things took. I look forward to taking life at my own pace and making the most of the benefits I earned. I went into my service hoping I could get out and do college without going into egregious student loan debt, and subsequently allow others in my country that same opportunity without having to serve in the military to get it. Your life was unfairly taken from you and it adds to my bitterness towards this country. Things desperately need to change. I guess I still hope I can push for and eventually gain the influence to enact some true change. It's a long shot, for sure, but we all start somewhere.
@@fissionphoenix4995 I know you’re a smart dude because you wanted to learn from the experience, instead of wanting to be Rambo or whatever people join the military for. I hope ur doing good I believe In you.
Hey josh I relate to your character so much I'm a emcee and trying to get into RU-vid but addicted to opoids at the moment. Any advice for someone of your age who is trying to develop and grow? Thank you for your content brother
You can only attain what you build on the foundation of sobriety, friend, because when the sobriety crumbles, so will everything built on it. I know it’s insanely outrageously hard to quit, and maybe you’re not “ready” to give them up (I wasn’t for years, and I knew it) but once you get the clarity of sobriety they’ll stop being pipe dreams and start becoming reality. You absolutely 100 percent can do it if I can, dude. You got this shit. Sometimes life is like spelunking in a cave; once in a while, you have to go all the way to the bottom so you can turn around and climb back up.
Hope you get some justice one day man. Prosecutors are there to serve the public and seek justice, not convictions. It's fucking horrifying that this is now the state of our justice system, hopefully stories like yours will educate the pubic and maybe we'll see some change one day!
Hey Josh, I'm a bit older than you and in a worse place in life. No crime or anything just hard times. You are an inspiration and seem like a good hearted person. Try not to change because you are something special.
The fact you did 5 years over a joke on a videogame is fucked up. My town (small town in Ontario, Canada) has fentanyl dealers that get arrested and come out after a month. They sell a lethal drug, and get less time than a kid that made a joke online. That's fuckin wild man.
Hey Josh, I was stuck in a similar situation when I was 19 with the court. It was not nearly on the scale you've had to endure, but I do empathize with your situation because I understand the disgusting nature of our judicial system. I'm sorry for the hardships you've had to face man, and you inspire me to keep pushing brother✌
I don’t understand how or why people would try sending you hate. It’s as if people don’t know anything about the case but know about you somehow. The most mind blowing part of it is the fact that 99.9% if not all of the people trying to send hate or cancel you have below 0 knowledge of the law. It kills brain cells
You both are legends, I commented something similar on another video earlier because I'm binging your stuff, but your mom raised a real one. She seems supportive and sweet as hell. Great mom energy no Karen. You have been killing it dude, you're an inspiration for prison reform even if you went in for fuckin runescape shit talk. You were the wrong man in the right place Mr. Pillault. Much love from a big fan who learned about you from your podcast appearances on the OP and PKA. I hope yourself, the misses, and daughter are doing great.👍
Everyone else here found you from PKA, just wanted to say it was opposite for me. Watching your videos made Kyles prison stories show up in my suggestions. Keep the momentum going brother!
Your mom seems lovely mate, keep up the good work man, i spoke to you on osrs year or two ago through pm, and i watch pka and i saw you on there! i was so buzzing when i saw the thumbnail haha, good luck dude!
Dude. I am SO SORRY this happened to you. We talked about your situation on my stream the other day, and I think it was super eye opening for everyone involved, just how fucked the judicial system is. But also, thank you. It’s so inspiring to me to see you take a bad situation and flip it to a good one. Keep going brother! Rooting for you!
What's up Josh so glad to see you part of RMTS I'm a good friend of Zac's can't wait to talk to you I know you made a good decision by joining. Zac listens to his fans and friends and has the mind and attitude to grow I wish you both the best. Happy holidays, Myth.
Josh, you have a great mom dude. I live in the nearby town of Corinth, MS. I've never been to prison, but I've been addicted to both alcohol and drugs in the past, and if it weren't for my mom I wouldn't be here now. I'm a huge WoW player, and I've heard much worse threats said over Ventrilo/Discord in the past. Your case was pure BS. Take care and God bless.
That is one cool mama bear right there, looking after her cubs. Kudos Josh, your story is crazy - it's hard to believe that could have happened in our society, but obviously it did. Great to see how you are turning things around, your attitude is great. Pretty sure you're gonna be good my friend. Keep pushing.
@Josh Pillault - Great to finally see your mother on RU-vid, after previously having seen only bits and pieces of interviews she gave to the media when you were in jail and prison. She's delightful, and this is one of my favorites among your videos. I found this only a day after it was posted (having left myself signed in to RU-vid, so I got the notification). I gather this was recorded around Thanksgiving day, so happy Thanksgiving in retrospect. And happy Christmas in advance!
Josh you're looking fit! You should do a transformation video on what you've been doing to slim down and share your tips lol. So good to see your mom and hear her perspective, too. I followed your story from her FB feed for so long. It is so heart-touching to see y'all back together and able to laugh at it now.
Sup young bro i just wanted to say what happened to u is so shameful. The feds did u super wrong. Keep ur head up n I hope u get lots of success in life so u can show this feds this situation made u even better. Im def a fan of urs now. Keep putting out content.
One of the grossest parts, at least in my opinion, of the justice system is the lack of accountability that prosecutors have. Prosecutors not only ride the line of ethical and legal boundaries, they frequently break it. This lack of accountability is compounded in that they can tie perfectly innocent people up in legal battles for years without having to face recompense in a civil case due to immunity, even if the law was intentionally violated in a lot of instances. Recently there has been a lot of push for accountability for the prosecution, in large part I’d imagine thanks to the sort of people at the Innocence Project and I would say you but as far as I know about your case it seems the judge was your detriment more so than the prosecution.
And the United States has the gall to accuse Communist China of having an unjust legal system. In my view, and especially since seeing the details of Josh's case, the US legal system is only marginally - if at all - better. Here in Australia, the situation is only slightly better.
I just watched your guest appearance on the PKA podcast and you're a great storyteller! I think that people who have struggled and been through hell and back are far more interesting than normal people with white picket fences. OSRS League 3 is coming out next month you should play it!
I think it's great that you had your Mom on the show, I think she is thinking like we all are, "This can't happen to us". Are you still living in New Orleans?
