Tyrell Brannon said he wants to go to CR for business management when he gets out of prison. When Ms. Firpo asked him why, he said he no longer wants to be a part of his former life with the gang and has changed his life since he got "saved" and became a Christian.
"I am no longer good in the hood," he said.
He was polite, took responsibility for his past actions and very calm as he testified.
There are others like Rhett August and Sean Butler-Smith who have also said how their lives have changed with the incidents in this case. They may not have changed their lives because they found Christ, but just like Brannon, they are young men once on the wrong path, who did the right thing and are looking to better their lives.
Of all the witnesses, Butler-Smith and Brannon have the most to lose. Other witnesses have preferred to stay silent and sit in jail for contempt, refusing to testify. To these young men and all those who were brave to speak up; their courage and character speaks for themselves.
Some have family to help them, some don't. They may not be rich in their bank accounts, but they are rich and in a more permanent way.
There are people who live in this community complaining every day about others, never taking responsibility, never doing anything to help someone. I wish these young men the very best. They are not waiting for someone else to change their lives, they are doing it themselves, despite great odds.
God has made this Key for opening up our consciences which is the Spirit of Christ. It can act like a trigger for releasing the "Good Person" inside most everyone, even those damaged by environmental situations guaranteed to produce criminals. If only leaders of nations would find their "little Christs" inside this world would not be so prone to wars and misery of not sharing community produced wealth among the community that produces it, the whole community, not just the ones at the top of the economic pyramid eating most of the economic pie. Evening the social score is what produces criminals.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your diligence. God bless you John
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