He qualified for the Boston Marathon while running in prison. Now, he's a free man with bigger go… 

Amen ❤️

It highly depends what they’re in for. If somebody robbed me or somebody I cared about at gunpoint, I honestly wouldn’t care how they turn their life around. Edit: So he assaulted a pregnant woman and killed his own unborn child… Not quite a forgivable offense if we’re being honest.

@@gummy5862 I get what you’re saying on the surface but what if the person you loved was the one holding someone at gun point? What if the details of the court filings and public charges weren’t quite factual - because I’ve learned that many are not? I could go on but the larger point is : what generational trauma did he inherit, by no fault of his own, that lead him to make poor choices? How can we deal with that? What opportunities did he have to learn proper emotional regulation and what reinforcements were in place to help him succeed? How can we make sure that happens for young men in his position? Most abusers were abused. Hurt people hurt people. I strongly believe we miss the point when we write someone off as “bad,” lock them up, and pat ourselves on the back cuz… he’s off the street. To me, this man’s scenario is as good as it can get for such a heat-breaking set of circumstances. He made poor decisions with poor tools and lost HIS own child as a result. He likely lost the woman he loved at the time, too. He was probably shattered and likely still replays that day in his head. But He used that time to actually rehabilitate his mental health and then found productive outlets and positive rewards. Then to speak so publicly and vulnerably, so the younger generation in his shores can avoid the same path or restore faith in themselves - you can’t ask for much more than that. There are people who are full of 💩 and haven’t learned anything from their punishment but He’s using the language of someone who has a healthy fear of ever becoming what he once was and showing a commitment to maintain the changes. Not that he would even care about my random self labeling him as unforgivable since he’s managed to do what most can’t and forgive himself … but either way I can’t find reason to consider him a lost cause.

@@gummy5862 agree !

@@gummy5862 Any crime has the capacity of being "forgiven." It takes strength, it takes a little bit of undoing from all the things that you've learned over the years. It takes a change in perspective. It can be incredibly painful and difficult, but the most difficult decisions require the strongest wills.

He’s black too. They don’t age. Lol

Oh yeah, the best shape of your life can very well-being in your 50's. Never give up.

My brother has a website ‘Before the Abuse’ to try to help prevent those who were abused or saw abuse repeat it.

Do you practice Nichiren Buddhism? Changing poison into medicine is a popular saying in the SGI-USA, cheers 🙏🏻😄

Didn’t inspire you to spell properly tho…

@@bessmahaneypilates8638 why yes I do, 18yrs almost. Sounds like you do too!

@@melissahardeman294 oh get over it, you knew what I was talking about.

@@B1keN3rd Yes I do! I've been practicing for 36 years! Love meeting fellow Buddhists!

@Draper Scott really!!!

They still won’t change. Just lock em up. And no I’m not trolling.

Very truuu ✊🏾

You’d get woken up with a whooping to go clean up the kitchen!

Sorry brother.

Sounds like slavery is still around

My mother would wake me up from sleep at 4 am and wash all of the clean dishes all over again if one fork or spoon had dried on food on it. It happened to me twice and to this day, I am a beast when I wash dishes. Fast forward, If my husband placed a dirty dish in the drying rack, I don't freak out I just put into the sink to be washed later. No way was I going to awake him or our teenage son to redo the dishes because of one dirty dish. I'd let our child know what was up so he would be careful next time. That's all.

I remember those days.

It's really heartbreaking what has happened to him. He may have done something evil, but he's not completely evil. This man is a hero of mine. A symbol of going down a terrible path, but rebuilding yourself so you can be a better version of yourself. I'm sorry for his child. I'm sorry for his partner. I'm sorry for him, but I'm proud of him. I'm proud that he got to find a way to live life as a better person.

Amen

I hope your time passes quickly up until your release. How much longer do you have?

God bless

Utube from prison 🤔

@Gary Greenstein ok God....

@@dm6187 😹😹IKR, Gary the Perfect

@Gary Greenstein I think his sentence was extreme especially when you have women who abort their babies everyday. I’m not some prolife fanatic. But I do see a double standard. Gary God forgives all who ask no matter the sin.

@@yvette3636 I think that’s a bit different . I am not fond of abortion myself. But someone deciding to terminate their own pregnancy and someone being beaten resulting in the loss of a pregnancy against their will is very different. Both the mother and child could’ve died too

That's awesome we let criminals do what they want from jail 🤦

@@iair-conditiontheoutsideai3076 it should be about rehabilitation and becoming a good law abiding citizen, which is exactly what he is doing

Laying hands? 🤣 😐 He Beat Her !

Remember he said he learned to be physical and aggressive from being beaten for every little thing. Learned behavior because he was abused.

What he did was wrong He did his time I wish him the best in his second chance

@@alexarihani2902 he did the time and he has to live with the thoughts of his mistake. Cant run away from it.

I wonder what his baby mom did to upset him like that I think we should focus on how these Heux drive men crazy to do this

@@cravenmoorehead5657 wow…. No matter what was said he assaulted his girlfriend that resulted in death of a baby… the law was accurate and fair in sentencing him. He gets a second chance the baby won’t ever have….#next

@@blkyogi999 clearly but women often push a man’s buttons for a reaction. Been there done that. Female tactics

You got this, Theresa! Fight til the end. Til you can't anymore. 🙌🏽

ME TO ; until I heard Mr. Gayle NAME "trying to destroy JD with Camille on her interview I don't like GAY Gayle

I hope the girlfriend is an Ex!

Wow

Yeah this story is upsetting.

Very sad 😞 however he learned from his bad deeds

Yes but also remember this man has to live with the guilt of killing his child in a rage fueled by mental health issues that he may not even known he was struggling with

And for the millions that die through legal means? Thank God for redemption may this guy continue to move forward

@@willowbe4747 That is NOT the same to what happened to this poor mother. Not even debatable because it’ll just be idiotic arguments. Apples and oranges

This means a lot to me. Thank you for sharing your perspective. 🙏🏼 It's appreciated.

At Boston too! Don't forget that part 😉

@@MySongs2445 yeah, Heartbreak Hill is no joke!

He killed his unborn son? Maybe other sentences are too lenient, but he deserved this sentence.

But it took the doctor calling the store owner for him to get the job. The store had originally turned him down. He's definitely the exception because you are right, most are punished forever.

Respect and love to your for your home life coming up. It's terrible to know how many people have endured such an ordeal. Please don't put your outcomes on to other people. It's judgemental and unhelpful.

Yes indeed…our past and upbringing doesn’t define some of us…….✌🏽

@@ladyp1823 Good for you (if applicable at this time). Any single experience does not have to translate to any single human.

You are so right. God bless you for believing in second chances sweetheart.