Craig Robinson

in any major way, whip smart, hungry, capable, probably living in a lot of dysfunction, unparented in many ways. And what do they do? They do exactly what you did. But they're doing it with illegal substances and gangs. But they're trying to do the same thing, use their knowledge, acquire it. But they're doing it in a way that puts them in jail and changes the trajectory of their lives forever.

in any major way, whip smart, hungry, capable, probably living in a lot of dysfunction, unparented in many ways. And what do they do? They do exactly what you did. But they're doing it with illegal substances and gangs. But they're trying to do the same thing, use their knowledge, acquire it. But they're doing it in a way that puts them in jail and changes the trajectory of their lives forever.

But you're the exact same kid.

But you're the exact same kid.

But you're the exact same kid.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

And I wish we were having those kind of conversations. I wish, you know, not to make this political, but as people think about criminal justice and what young kids are doing to survive and what motivates them, they are so deeply penalized because they're in a different socioeconomic and life structure, but they're challenged by the same things. They're trying to

And I wish we were having those kind of conversations. I wish, you know, not to make this political, but as people think about criminal justice and what young kids are doing to survive and what motivates them, they are so deeply penalized because they're in a different socioeconomic and life structure, but they're challenged by the same things. They're trying to

And I wish we were having those kind of conversations. I wish, you know, not to make this political, but as people think about criminal justice and what young kids are doing to survive and what motivates them, they are so deeply penalized because they're in a different socioeconomic and life structure, but they're challenged by the same things. They're trying to

work their way out because they don't have schools that speak to them. They don't have parents that can help guide them. They are as capable and able as you are. But their chances are now completely wiped out because they're felons, they're convicts. They don't get a second chance. They don't have the opportunity to turn that intellect into power in so many ways. And I just want...

work their way out because they don't have schools that speak to them. They don't have parents that can help guide them. They are as capable and able as you are. But their chances are now completely wiped out because they're felons, they're convicts. They don't get a second chance. They don't have the opportunity to turn that intellect into power in so many ways. And I just want...

work their way out because they don't have schools that speak to them. They don't have parents that can help guide them. They are as capable and able as you are. But their chances are now completely wiped out because they're felons, they're convicts. They don't get a second chance. They don't have the opportunity to turn that intellect into power in so many ways. And I just want...

our audience here to be thinking about that as we think about, you know, rehabilitation and how we work with young men in particular, because we're losing a lot of them, but so many of them are you, which means that they could be you with a little extra attention and help and understanding and compassion.

our audience here to be thinking about that as we think about, you know, rehabilitation and how we work with young men in particular, because we're losing a lot of them, but so many of them are you, which means that they could be you with a little extra attention and help and understanding and compassion.

our audience here to be thinking about that as we think about, you know, rehabilitation and how we work with young men in particular, because we're losing a lot of them, but so many of them are you, which means that they could be you with a little extra attention and help and understanding and compassion.

And we are eliminating them here in this country, sadly, day by day.

And we are eliminating them here in this country, sadly, day by day.

And we are eliminating them here in this country, sadly, day by day.