Ben Owen
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Nothing more, nothing less. That's some big, big impact. We have no plans on slowing down, man. We want to take what we're doing in Memphis... I want to quantify it and validate it by getting that city off of the top five deadliest cities list. And I'm going to blueprint exactly how I did it.
Nothing more, nothing less. That's some big, big impact. We have no plans on slowing down, man. We want to take what we're doing in Memphis... I want to quantify it and validate it by getting that city off of the top five deadliest cities list. And I'm going to blueprint exactly how I did it.
Every relationship we made, every agreement we went into with the street gang or with law enforcement, and just write every bit of it out and see if somebody else can replicate it in their city. Because I'm positive they can. I'm literally just a crackhead. And we've pulled this off in South Memphis. You know, like I'm not that special. I think this can be replicated. I think it's scalable.
Every relationship we made, every agreement we went into with the street gang or with law enforcement, and just write every bit of it out and see if somebody else can replicate it in their city. Because I'm positive they can. I'm literally just a crackhead. And we've pulled this off in South Memphis. You know, like I'm not that special. I think this can be replicated. I think it's scalable.
Every relationship we made, every agreement we went into with the street gang or with law enforcement, and just write every bit of it out and see if somebody else can replicate it in their city. Because I'm positive they can. I'm literally just a crackhead. And we've pulled this off in South Memphis. You know, like I'm not that special. I think this can be replicated. I think it's scalable.
I think it's viable. And if nothing else, I've seen a lot of families get put back together. I've seen a lot of lives get saved. I've seen a lot of people become productive members of society. And that's enough for me.
I think it's viable. And if nothing else, I've seen a lot of families get put back together. I've seen a lot of lives get saved. I've seen a lot of people become productive members of society. And that's enough for me.
I think it's viable. And if nothing else, I've seen a lot of families get put back together. I've seen a lot of lives get saved. I've seen a lot of people become productive members of society. And that's enough for me.
Wow. It's our duty. You know, you remember we used to pray to God if he'd get us out of hell together, we'd go back for those who left behind. He got us out. We're together. We got to go back. I don't have a choice.
Wow. It's our duty. You know, you remember we used to pray to God if he'd get us out of hell together, we'd go back for those who left behind. He got us out. We're together. We got to go back. I don't have a choice.
Wow. It's our duty. You know, you remember we used to pray to God if he'd get us out of hell together, we'd go back for those who left behind. He got us out. We're together. We got to go back. I don't have a choice.
Oh, yeah. Yeah. So Jacob worked 17 of the 21 funerals in Uvalde with us. He made a lot of the surviving kids smile for the first time in a long time. Jacob helped renovate the house at 1186 Melrose. Jacob had to jump. I hope his mom's not listening to this. Aaron, I'm sorry. Jacob had to jump under floorboards to hide from a drive-by on Webber Street. But, yeah, they're involved.
Oh, yeah. Yeah. So Jacob worked 17 of the 21 funerals in Uvalde with us. He made a lot of the surviving kids smile for the first time in a long time. Jacob helped renovate the house at 1186 Melrose. Jacob had to jump. I hope his mom's not listening to this. Aaron, I'm sorry. Jacob had to jump under floorboards to hide from a drive-by on Webber Street. But, yeah, they're involved.
Oh, yeah. Yeah. So Jacob worked 17 of the 21 funerals in Uvalde with us. He made a lot of the surviving kids smile for the first time in a long time. Jacob helped renovate the house at 1186 Melrose. Jacob had to jump. I hope his mom's not listening to this. Aaron, I'm sorry. Jacob had to jump under floorboards to hide from a drive-by on Webber Street. But, yeah, they're involved.
James and Ava come everywhere with us. They love it. Lily has had a great time going out and meeting people in the hood. Madison has come out. They all have. They all love it. You know, the twins, they're 14. It's kind of cool sometimes. I think the only one that hasn't really gotten terribly involved is my oldest son, Jackson. He's in college, you know, doing his own thing.
James and Ava come everywhere with us. They love it. Lily has had a great time going out and meeting people in the hood. Madison has come out. They all have. They all love it. You know, the twins, they're 14. It's kind of cool sometimes. I think the only one that hasn't really gotten terribly involved is my oldest son, Jackson. He's in college, you know, doing his own thing.
James and Ava come everywhere with us. They love it. Lily has had a great time going out and meeting people in the hood. Madison has come out. They all have. They all love it. You know, the twins, they're 14. It's kind of cool sometimes. I think the only one that hasn't really gotten terribly involved is my oldest son, Jackson. He's in college, you know, doing his own thing.
He's very focused on school, and he's still working full-time too. For all that we put our kids through, they turned out okay. They really did.
He's very focused on school, and he's still working full-time too. For all that we put our kids through, they turned out okay. They really did.
He's very focused on school, and he's still working full-time too. For all that we put our kids through, they turned out okay. They really did.