Misunderstood - Part IV

"you know we don't have room in the jail now for the real mothaf**kas, the real criminals sex offenders, rapists serial killers, s**t like thatdon't get scared, don't get scared I know you saw one them sex offenders papers don’t trip he live right on the end of yo block, Mhm yea, that nigga live right down the street from you, sex offender on the level 3 drug, convicted ex-con yea check em out watch you got, you got a daughter, son , what you got.?" elyricsworld.com

I agree with his statement to an extent, however once again my knowledge is limited on jail statistics.I do not beleive drug dealers for that crime a lone should be sittin in jail, because I truly believe drugs should be legal and controlled. I believe if this were the case we would have more room in jail, more jobs and product to help the economy, plus the economy would save money by decreasing the number of persons and jail and the probono lawyers serving the lower class dealers, which tend to have the most arrests according to lil wayne. I realize this statement is very controversial, but the logic in my mind with my experience sees that there are ADDICTS and even with clinics and services to help we still have drugs on the streets. People are going to do them and find them regardless of the laws. Personally I see this as personal choice and again facts could possibly reinforce my opinion. I do not believe more people would do it and I think if its controlled all would go well. I mean why not? Because people will get addicted is one argument - America is land of the free if thats what they want to do, let them. I don't want to hurt anyone nor will I stand by a government that always it, but I do believe the law is a deterrant when it comes to drugs dealers and users. We are just consuming are jails and using a lot of money for drugs but gaining nothing. It's an inevitable situation to me, and cannot be controlled by anyone other than the government. Guns kill people quicker and easier than drugs, but drugs are illegal. It doesn't make sense.

As for sex offenders, recently I learned from a DEA officers daughter, whom researched the topic for about 6 years, that they are unable to get better - EVER EVER EVER! They always relapse. Its proven! Now would you rather a working guy trying to make a little extra money selling to someone who chooses to do drugs live next door or a sex offender who spends time in jail but never has remorse nor gets healed. It truly is a psycological disease that cannot be cured. I would rather a drug dealer provided he doesn't commit any other crimes, just like lil wayne!

Misunderstood Part III

"would be less to send his or her young ass to college
see, and another thing the white guy was stressing was that
our jails are populated with drug dealers, you know crack/cocaine stuff like that
meaning due to the laws we have on crack/cocaine and regular cocaine
police are only, i don't want to say only right, but shit
only logic by riding around in the hood all day
and not in the suburbs
because crack cocaine is mostly found in the hood
and you know the other thing is mostly found in you know where i'm going
but why bring a mothaf**ka to jail if it's not gon stand up in court
cuz this drug aint that drug, you know level 3, level 4 drug, shit like that
i guess it's all a misunderstanding"(/www.elyricsworld.com)

I will start by describing the classifications of drugs for those who do not know. Drugs are classified based on the effects and use of the drug. Since cocaine and crack cocaine are similar in nature crack cocaine is the much cheaper form, which is sold in poverty areas where there is an overpopulation. As previously discussed, the population density causes an increase for cops opposed to in the suburbs so the chances of getting caught are greater. What many fail to understand is that the world has addicts, they will get drugs one way or another especially if they are addicted to drugs of this sort. So is putting all these dealers in jail really worth it? Though often times drug dealers are involved in other crimes I can see the argument that they should be locked up, but personally I would love to give one an opportunity, a full scholarship to college and see if they could make it or is jail really were they need to be. Ultimately, I believe in second chances and that its hard to establish one self in a crime filled place. However, if one is able to see another environment they may have more motivation than quick easy money, which seems to be a trend among youth in the cities.

Misunderstood - Part II

"i sit back and think, you know us young ******* you know that 1 in 9
we probably only selling the crack cocaine because we in the hood
and it's not like in the suburbs, we don't have what you have
why? i really don't wanna know the answer
i guess we just misunderstood hunh" (/www.elyricsworld.com)
From personal experience, meaning people I have been closely associated with I find this statement very true. Young black males from the ghettos see a long hard path to getting out of the terrible environment they were born into. At early ages they are sucked into gangbanging lifestyles, which include violence and drugs. Fortunately, some get caught and get another chance through foster care, where they live far enough away from home to stay outta trouble. Unfortunately, those who get caught and do not receive such opportunity end up going to a detention center and most likely relapsing until they grow out of crime, if ever. While in the suburbs the schools, the houses, safety/crime rates - the entire environment is much better. However there are still drug dealers and violence but the attention is not brought to the suburbs because there are less police due to less people, which leads to less reports. A vicious cycle.

Misunderstood - Part I

"I was watching t.v. the other day right
got this white guy up there talking about black guys
talking about how young black guys are targeted
targeted by who? america
you see one in every 100 americans are locked up
one in every 9 black americans are locked up
that is 11.1%
and see what the white guy was trying to stress was that
the money we spend on sending ... to jail
would be less to send his or her young ass to college
see, and another thing the white guy was stressing was that
our jails are populated with drug dealers, you know crack/cocaine stuff like that
meaning due to the laws we have on crack/cocaine and regular cocaine
police are only, i don't want to say only right, but shit
only logic by riding around in the hood all day
and not in the suburbs
because crack cocaine is mostly found in the hood
and you know the other thing is mostly found in you know where i'm going" (/www.elyricsworld.com)

I have to say that I do not completely agree due to the fact that I do not have sufficient knowledge of the system in which he is referring too in order to shape a logical analysis. My skepticism comes from the idea that more arrests happen in the hood because there are more cops because the hood typically had a dense population due to affordable/cheap living. However, I believe, here he is touching upon the idea of an unjust society, specifically when dealing with criminology and its sub category victimology. My pending opinion believes that the group he talks about are both the criminal and victim - how is that possibly in a fair and just society. Possible yes, but ok no. This is why I hope to pursue my journalism career in the field of social science and crime - it's just soo fascinating.