I'm a landlord and had a rental property available. This single guy showed up by himself and applied. After he filled out the paperwork he told me he just got out of prison after serving 12 years for armed robbery. I gave him a chance and he was my tenant for 6 years. He got married had a couple of kids and needed a bigger place. The only downside to renting to him was about once a year he would get drunk and call me crying how he loved me because I gave him a chance when no one else would. People can change.
Mica, good for you.The man paid his debt to society and he deserved another shot and you gave it to him and he proved he wasn't defined by his worse action. That being said, there is no rehabilitating anyone who harms a child, rapes a woman, or preys on the elderly. Those types of animals need to be eliminated from society.
@@bluegrassreb1 by 'doing something right' we don't mean doing your normal day to day of not murdering people, we mean acts like these where people through their actions save others
You've never read Wilde’s 1893 play "A Woman of No Importance," have you? You are taking this Wilde proverb way out of context, and as it goes with lines out of context, it means the opposite of what you claim it means. The quote isn't about sanctity and grace, at all; to the contrary, it is about the promotion of sin and wickedness. The quote isn't about one individual's past and future and redemption along the way to salvation. Rather--in Lord Illingworth's view (the character)--it's about an antiquated, static view of morality as the past versus a modern, versitile view of sinfulness toward the future. This sinfulness is rejected at the end of the play, but the meaning of the quote stands as described above. Read it; it's worth the time.
@Dan Dan the word "god'' means; 'to worship', not just etymological but also biblical, it has absolutely 0 to do with a supreme creator of the universe or any specific religion or belief system. So that is under any circumstance not true
Dan Dan someone gets called out their name for what they believe in. You are the worse being a atheist is the most horrible thing besides being a racist.
@@jamesjoseph1249 I figured he would. But all I could do was hope. I was a Deputy for 15 years and out of those 15 years I know only one inmate that actually turned his life around, started a family and tow truck business.. he had a long rap sheet. It took us almost killing him for him to go on the straight and narrow. Richard Head in Gwinnett County Ga. early 2000. Look him up.
bellmeisterful it was publicity stunt for judge to get him off taxpayers money in the county and pass it on to some other place while acting like hey I'm a compassionate judge
@@jackbrandenburger8195 I was trying to think of how to phrase it to make it funny, then I saw this and went, “Damnit, I can’t do any better than that.”
You can still be a human with a criminal record. But being human doesn't really take that much. They don't give awards for being human. Being a responsible human that works hard and behaves is something else. I don't know if this guy is capable of that.
And I bet you’d hop right into fighting with an inmate when you have no idea if he’s got partners and that’s just the beginning wouldn’t you You’ve almost certainly never been and can’t see the danger he put himself in because it’s a very real possibility that he could have sealed his own faith doing what he done
I appreciate this comment. I grew up in an abusive, drug and alcohol using home. My parents were never there to parent me on right or wrong only punish me when I did wrong, so I grew up in and out of boys homes and even ended up in prison. I never got recognized any other way except accepting my problem and my punishment and it's been 20 years since I was in prison. I'm not saying I haven't had any run-ins with jail since then but my intention is never to revert back to what I did wrong. I play music now and music is my passion and I passionately deliver it to the people to show them that I do good in this community and I'm not reflected on by my past. Thanks for listening and have a great day.
We live in a society that focuses too much on punishment instead of reward for good behaviour. Someone commented that now the prisoners will be more prone to protecting others thinking they may get a break, and maybe they should.
He already proved himself. He put himself in danger of retaliation from the whole jail and the possibility of stabbing and or gang rape. He made a real sacrifice for a cop he didnt even know and so did the other inmates that helped.
Except that would be a lie. Good ppl are not rewarded whatsoever in this society. He's being rewarded for bootlicking, for protecting the system. And fair play to him, but don't get it twisted.
Lol, In the 80s or 90s I had a coworker who came in from his lunch break all out of breath and announced to the rest of us that someone told him a big-time rock star had been busted for a heinous crime. By the end of the day the whole company was abuzz over this, with predictable rants from the hens nest up front about "the evils of the R&R lifestyle" and "it's all those drugs!" - then later one of the techs came in from a customer site and mentioned that some rando guy had got arrested who just happened to be named Gene Simmons - "just like that dude in Kiss".
He's already had a second chance, and a third chance and a fourth chance, and a fifth chance...............................He is a HABITUAL OFFENDER. Saving the guards life should give him special privileges IN PRISON, NOT OUT.
Well, we don't know what he's been arrested for. It's not out of the realm of possibility that he was getting locked up just for having a half smoked joint in his pocket. I expect that the judge isn't about to let a chronically *violent* person go free just because he failed to kick a stray puppy this time around. And, really. What does locking somebody up *really * do except make them better criminals once they're released? I don't think you know what the word "rehabilitation" really means.
Yes. More than any other factor, it's the stigma of being a criminal that keeps people from being able to live on the straight and narrow. If after jail you're still just seen as nothing but an ex-con, regardless of the good you do, how can we expect criminals to see themselves as anything other than just criminals and capable of nothing more?
Phish N' Chimps it is done by individual states here. My state (Virginia) has actually made it much easier for felons to regain rights over the last few years.
I do good everyday! And help anyone I can....... I have never been rewarded for being.......HUMAN! Your comment is silly. HOWEVER, I do believe he showed his ability to recognize his humanity. And YES, his actions should be attributed to his rehabilitation/re introduction into his humanity. Therefore should be a reason for a review of his sentence.
@@eunicel5964 I suppose it seems naive and slightly ambitious to pray that something that happened over 8 years ago will be that "break that changes everything".
Judge gave what is called “mercy” to the guy who showed mercy to the inmate officer. Hopefully it will inspire the guy who has been on the bad side of the tracks, renewed hope that we really do care.
I want a judgement of execution, crime a single white man, committing hate crimes daily slashing my flesh, against my life, also for claiming killings of all my family members, no matter how the died , I still claim the deaths
Minors crimes shouldn't result in 5 year sentences to begin with. Prison doesn't rehabilitate it does the opposite, so locking people up for long periods of time because of a minor crime is just counterproductive.
G Riv drug using and drug dealing which poisons communities and sets many young people down the road to a life of crime are two different things entirely. As a former Deputy Probation Officer I saw the property crimes, armed robberies, prostitution, etc. which all stemmed from people’s addictions. Programs for addicts and prison for the dealers profiting from the misery they supply to communities including our children.
He can sign up for any classes and the government will probably pay for it too. He could learn to be a carpenter, or electrician, or plumber or any other number of good middle class jobs.
What I have noticed is even without skill if you just show up at your job every day you will find some success. I work in a machine shop . Where I work it seems that's the hardest thing to find. Someone who shows up. Many times even if they suck at the job they will keep them there just because of that reason.
@@nomad7482 Very true, I'm a union steward and a lot of people just don't want to apply themselves. They view it as more responsibility with out much pay difference if any but they do show up.
i think saving the guards life was a sign that this man deserves a break. the break might show him a different life. sometimes the world needs to cut you a break to set you on a better path. as an ex cop, i think this judge did the correct thing.
If the guy was a violent criminal, then he should stay in prison, but if the guy was busted for stealing cars or some other non-violent property crimes, then yeah, he deserves a break for putting his life on the line for a CO.
sritger He put his life on the line either way. . . for a CO. . . if they didn't reduce his sentence he'd be dead. . . so someone should be stuck somewhere like that after doing a very good deed, you know like save someone else's life, and you're putting stipulations on that? Violent or not he deserves recognition.
Showing him that doing the right things in life is much more rewarding then making the wrong decisions is a much better lessen then jail time could ever be.
I agree with the judge, good on him, he did the human thing in this situation or more specifically the "correct" thing even though it may not entirely be viewed as the most popular thing to do from certain difficult inmates! Hopefully he can now put it all behind him and move on with his life by keeping out of unnecessary trouble!
I wonder why a guy was attacking a jail guard ,un provoked or did the inmate need to put his hands on the guard with moral justification. He should have helped the inmate who was doing protecting his person and defending all inmates who the guard was opperrssing
i hope this young man has been able to turn his life around.. god bless him and i hope he is having a good life now.. and i hope all the other inmates have been shown some kind of respect for helping save the guard.. god bless them all
God bless him. I hope the fact that he's now a hero helps him recognize that he's no longer one of the bad guys, he's one of the good guys. I pray he stays that way
James Provins. Mr Provins i give him may 4 months and he will be back in jail. It how blacks are it happens in my hood everyday. Next they blame you for being a hard working white guy. But i did my time and soul search and 🙏 and started a small business. But that face ain't ready yet. But you are a great guy continue on being open minded. But people will take advantage.
J M* - If he was such a good man he wouldn’t have such a lengthy Criminal record. He won’t even walk out of jail because he has a warrant in another state. Who in the world is going to give him a job. Really!.
@@lauralishes1.... you are a very naïve person Laura. he helps a female correctional officer from being attacked but he has a lengthy criminal record. You think if somebody gives him a job he’ll just be a good tax paying citizen. Delusional!!.
@@lauralishes1 I would like to know where he is now. This might have been what he needed to realize he can change his life. A lot of repeat offenders have been told since they were kids they would not amount to anything.
i was 15 years old working in my grandfathers auto shop he hired two brothers who just got out of prison for murder they turned out to be great friends of my entire family and never got in trouble again people can change if given the chance or shown love and true friendship
It is really good to hear something nice about a prisoner instead of all the bad things. Well done, and I also hope that you change your bad ways to good from now on.
The Judge did the Right Thing! This maybe the last chance to rehabilitate this person! Good Deeds should receive rewards as much as bad deeds should be punished!
I hope he takes it to heart that when you do what's right when you don't have to you maybe it will be returned but that's not the reason you did it. This time it paid off in an unprecedented way but he helped the guy because he needed help. Even though they might think they sat on opposing sides of a clear divide he helped him and maybe saved his life and that shows a rare and valuable quality he can apply elsewhere and hopefully make it up and out of the cycle. He has my respect and admiration. We can all do well to be more like this man and the Judge saw it and brought it to the attention of many many more young people who could go either way in life and the right example set by some willing to do what's right changes things and meant the difference between a life of dysfunction and one that elevates everyone around him. We are all in this together no matter what they tell you. Help each other out and you will help yourself too.
@@lordraptor5042 perhaps they should reinstate classes on manners and grace. And a Master Class for those who don’t know how to speak to others during normal, proper social discourse or for people that are condescending wankers.
I am happy for him. I hope he has people who can give him the support he needs to stay free. I would hate that circumstances would cause him to end up back in jail.
Good stuff both with the inmate and judge. Good deeds need to be rewarded more. Might be an uplifting and proud moment for that young man to turn things around
Yeah. I feel like this country needs to focus on rewarding the good more than punishing the bad. Lots of times people get punished for non-violent crimes(like drug use or "Selling" harmless drugs like weed to friends) and they do not deserve to be jailed. If instead of doing overly punishing the bad, we create programs that reward good behavior in society and behind bars, people will be more likely to not reoffend beccause they realize they have a chance. for example: reporting a crime and when it is proven the person has done wrong in a court of law, the person who reported it will get rewarded in some way, starting a program to help rehabiltate young people who joined gangs and got out will be rewarded by government funding to the program, saving a persons will get you rewards, etc. Focusing on the good will help the people who do bad move more towards the good
He went to jail for fleeing arrest. He got out of jail by defending someone from danger. Seems like the scales were balanced pretty well. He's only a coward for himself, but he'd have your back.
Showing leniency, illustrating that when one does good things, good things tend to come back, might be the turning point for this young man. It is nice to see a judge not act as simply an administrator of the law, but as a judge (of character, actions, etc.). Way to go Honorable Judge Trusock!
“Does saving an officers life warrant release after he was charged with running from an officer?” Seriously? He would be in serious danger for siding with a CO if he stayed in.
I doubt he’d be in danger with this being a county jail, a female CO, and a dozen or so other inmates who ran to help, too. And he knows the ropes. I mean I think it obviously outweighed running from police just for morality’s sake, but still.
if you risk your life to save another, regardless of where or who you are and what you have done you have earned your life back it is the ultimate sacrifice and should be rewarded with your freedom
I'm not too sure about that. One good deed doesn't really outweigh a bad one. Without knowing his motivation, we can never know whether he saved the officer in order to get a reduced sentencing or not. Doing something for a reward is not the same as doing something because it's the right thing to do. That's not to say that we shouldn't reward him, or he may have no motivation to do good deeds again. If I were this judge, I would have kept his punishment for his previous crime to show that actions do have consequences, but also find another way to reward him for saving a life. The judge also has to consider consequences of his actions have on the future. By letting this guy go free, he sets a standard in the future. There are plenty of people that would accept money to attack a Correction Officer in prison. There are also plenty of people with money and connections in prison. If they set up an attack on a CO as a planned jail-break operation, unless the opposition has proof a transaction occurred between the two inmates, the judge would have a tough time to act differently to his previous judgement and have to let this person free.
@@bakersmileyface he didnt set a standard. This has been a known thing. An inmate that saves a correctional officer is always rewarded. Police are treated differently than other citizens. If you harm or put a police officers life in danger the consequences are much worse than if you were to do the same thing to any other citizen. But as we see here and have seen in countless other instances saving a co will result in a reduced sentance or a "get out of jail free card" depending on the original sentance. I first heard about this about a year ago when i was serving time for a mistake i made when i was 18. People in the jail knew about this. But it didnt promt people to orchastrate situations simply for them to be released. And they wont start doing so. Its much more complicated than you are making it seem
This gentleman risked his life in order to attempt to save anothers life. This is the calibre of man he is God bless you sir, Keep moving forward Praying for you 🙏
To have the courage to help your fellow man as an attempted murder is in progress that is someone i want in my community. Thank you Judge and thank you fellow member of society.
@Haze The Space Commie let's hope that's not what the judge says when you get caught with a DUI or false DV charge or obstruction of justice. Because "law-abiding citizens" can easily get sentenced. That's how the system feeds itself.
***** It's a given but yes, it should be rewarded. I don't know how things work where you're from but here we respect people who have respect for others.
Awesome!!! Thank you sir for saving this officer. I appreciate you guys looking out for us female officers regardless, This shows your respect for women. I sure appreciated it as well when I worked for the Jail in Florida. 🤩
I think this was a good call. sometimes people have just had the shit end of the stick and no choice but to do bad things (not literally no choice but the alternative isn't good enough). This shows this person is still a decent human being and deserves a chance
Don't care what BS he was incarcerated for. Everything that happens, happens for a reason. What motivation would anyone have if, no matter what actions you make, the system is going to hang you out to dry? Save a life, take a life, there is a difference. I am sure the guard he and the others saved appreciates the fact that they can go home to their family.
David Sanders if everything happens for a reason, you have zero control over your life and no one can be held accountable, since everything is powerless
It's unfortunate that every inmate hasn't gotten a chance to be a hero like this... I think we all know there are thousands of people imprisoned right now that would do the same thing this guy did, if given the chance...
in my opinion a bad decision can ruin your life a good decision to get involved and save a life is worth a second chance or a third. This act could turn his life around and this heroic judge is giving that chance. maybe the JUSTICE system in this case was justice.
When we do something wrong, everyone notices. When we do something right, no one says a word. I'm glad that his good actions were taken into account. A lot of the time, all people need is to feel that they have value... It can change the outcome of someone's life!