Starting a New Life After Years in Prison 

I am from Europe, so I don;t know much about USA regarding this topic (and many others, I guess). Why is it so uncommon for convicted fellon to have roof over head and a job? Here those things are so basic, anyone can have them...

@@ivanangelimajority of people and especially businesses owners here villainize all felons as criminals, also an easy way to discriminate. People would rather criminals just be criminals here than realize they are usually people in need of help.

@@samjackson4640 I agree. But mostly it is a product of society (how goverment is leadin gpeople, and education etc)

Recidivism. I think that comment has more to do with the guy doing an honest days work, living with a parent (likely a good person, influence) & seeking improvement all while seemingly being honest & sincere.

no such thing as a curse. it's about owning your individual decisions.

Exactly. The guy clearly wants to right the ship, that is his life, and they were very helpful and respectful to him.

After Cain murdered Abel, God allowed him to start a new life in a different place and marked him to prevent him from being killed by others. Through these acts of mercy, God reminds us that even in spite of our weakness - or outright depravity - God is a God of grace and second chances.

@@JustinCase780 Who/What is GAFB?

Leopards don't change their spots

@@joeriveracomedy i suppose you've never made a mistake in life?

Sheeeshhh

Excellent

😂😂😂😂lol , in reference to a restaurant, you only see the inside of a restaurant if you work there. Classic

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Money invested is far better than money saved , when you invest it gives you the opportunity to increase your financial worth.

It is remarkable how much long term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.

The wisest thing that should be on everyone mind currently should be to invest in different streams of income that doesn't depend on government paycheck, especially with the current economic crisis around the world. This is still a time to invest in Stocks, Forex and Digital currencies.

Many individuals report success in investing in stocks, forex, and cryptocurrency (Bitcoin), yet I continue to struggle. Can somebody help me out or advise me on what to do?

Even with the right technique and assets some investors would still make more than others. As an investor, you should've known that by now that nothing beats experience and that's final. Personally I had to reach out to a stock expert for guidance which is how I was able to grow my account close to $35k, withdraw my profit right before the correction and now I'm buying again.

And he’s still young!

Yeah but he needs a good paying job which I suspect will be a huge challenge. Good jobs are not easy to get IMO because specialist jobs tend to require specialists trappings.... all of which is not easy to get IMO!!!!!

My son does it in Chicago and makes well into the 6 figures. Get job and he can learn on the job.

Agreed. I live in Tucson. HVAC certification is like 2-3 semesters at a community college here.

Agreed. Definitely a great career path coming from a former HVAC recruiter.

​@@lonestarrk9308👋 fellow Tucsonan. HVAC certification is great, but if you don't have $$$ for those classes, then it don't do no good. Taking out a loan is bad idea and also, if someone just got out of prison, it's even hard*er* to get a loan.

Along with HVAC, we have several chip fabs being built and you can get trained as maintenance techs for them for free and make good money if you don't want to deal with sweaty, grumpy customers 😂. A lot of great jobs here in the Valley

My brother died of heroin OD. He was super rich. Died at 49. God Bless u

@@PInk77W1 I'm so sorry for your loss. Addiction can be just as hard on a family as it is on the person who's addicted. God bless you.

@@PInk77W1 Super Nosey here. Was he thin? How did he make his money? I think the stories I hear about heroin users are that they are thin and can't keep a job. (the non-entertainment users)

must be difficult to turn away from that fast drug money.

Well that is your idea but what works for you can't be true for all the rest of us. He does not like where things are now and we both know getting different jobs requires some level of willingness to leave the current one. SO F THAT GRATEFUL STUFF the law is not likely to help him given his past!!!

There is a severe shortage of repo workers now

How did you end up in prison if you don’t mind me asking?

May god continue to bless you. Thank you for sharing your testimony.

God is good!!!

Christians, generally, are the biggest perpetrators of prison-worthy crimes in the US. Far more than immigrants, muslims, or atheists.

You surrendered your life to the demons sir. lol

That’s awesome! God bless

Never heard someone curse on this show in the years I've been listening to it.

​@@JN-ys6eqWell, get over it. 😂😂😂😂

​@JN-ys6eq this is You Tube not PBS ..the editors left it in for a reason

@@JustinCase780 😂 oh I'm over it. Just pointing out a first.

And, why should he be not offered employment after serving his time?

@@JustinCase780 I was a former recruiter for a company I worked for and if you had a background as an ex con, your applications is shredded.

I get that you are cynical, but bear with me for a second. Pretend this was a family member of yours that you still loved. They f*ed up, but you still love them. You want them to be able to get back on track. Now think for a moment. This caller KNOWS he screwed up. He KNOWS he has to work on fixing things. As a society we have to make some amends and help people get back on track or they get back to doing what they are doing which is why Dave is setting him up with a mentor and role model to emulate. There was no mention of a dad, which I am willing to bet was not a role model or not even present. He is saying he is making sh*t money, not because he isn’t grateful to working but he knows it will be tough turning his life around at his current rate…. AND the appeal of “easy money” (by selling drugs) is out there. He’s trying and kudos to him for making the call for help.

@@theflightsimulationexperie6894 I would hire this guy in a second. He knows he screwed up and he's young. Corporate logic is protecting itself against liability. Some groups are not so stupid and will give him a shot. He could out perform most college grads today if he's serious about getting his crap together which seems to be the situation. What's the only option of ... ah, you sold drugs so can never work? Nonsense.

He didn't seem ungrateful but it honestly isn't good money, McDonald's is paying more. He may have not expressed it they way you'd like but it is in fact crappy money, plus he gets to deal with people in less than great situations all day... sometimes in the middle of 120 degree heat.

I knocked my sister up and sell drugs...then drink myself to sleep with a 5th of vodka nightly... Dave: cool

He is just starting to build his life and mom is helping him by giving him a roof over his head. He needs to save and asked God what he needs to do to further himself. I was a used car lady for 35 years and it is a good business too.

@@judymckee5992 he was just starting to build his life and his mom was giving him a roof over his head before he went to prison too and we see how that turned out.

@@biscaynesupercars OH really!!! OMG I don't think this will work out well!!!!! Hopefully I am wrong!!

Very insightful, particularly around patience.

The buying power difference between his old income and the new will have long term differences. Tell that to all these RICH RU-vidRS... because they are not interested in giving up their source of wealth either!!!!

Maksymilian Kolbe was a prisoner...like many Polish people in a german concentration camp. theres a huge difference if you get there cause you commited a crime, or you are there due to your ethnicity because of some sick tyrany and war.

@@annako22 “We are all poor in the eyes of our Lord” St Francis

@@PInk77W1 i wsih that guy all the best. the fact that he already at the time of this call for 6 montsh pulled it off is very telling and saying he'll make it. graet for him. i just dont want people putting in same line that someone is a prisoner due to own mistakes and someone is enslaved by war criminals. two different stories

@@annako22 You have no idea if he made mistakes. Maybe he got railroaded to the max by the govt 6% of prisoners are innocent.

​@@PInk77W1 he said himself he was dealing. dont you see the difference between him and those inprisoned by german nazis? really comaprable? i see you dont try to get my point. i understand the complexity of choices - but he had a chocie. plese read about M. Kolbe or Witoldd Pilecki. they also made choices as prisoners - but they werent there because of crimes. but because they were polish and anti german during war. thats what i was stressing about it. the thing you keep on to is that we dont know this young man;s life- we dont. and im super glad he re-builds his life. i wish him all the best, as i come from "projects" myself. its difficult, long journey to get anywhere, BUT please dont compare him to people that were par of holocaust..these are NOT similar prisons...cheers

Pinkman?

Big time...What the Fuck?

Shit is an acceptable word now

​@@user-mu7vv7gb9fFuck yea! That shit word is fine.

Why? People curse on YT all the time. Ohhhhh so horrible! 😂😂

@@JustinCase780 RU-vid isn't gonna care. But Dave might

@@emoney1231 They didn't, his word wasn't the F word.

It's not RU-vid that is strict, it's the radio station.

We’re all adults here? We can handle it 😳?

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