I'm a landlord and had a rental property available. This single guy showed up by himself and applied. After he filled out the paperwork he told me he just got out of prison after serving 12 years for armed robbery. I gave him a chance and he was my tenant for 6 years. He got married had a couple of kids and needed a bigger place. The only downside to renting to him was about once a year he would get drunk and call me crying how he loved me because I gave him a chance when no one else would. People can change.
Mica, good for you.The man paid his debt to society and he deserved another shot and you gave it to him and he proved he wasn't defined by his worse action. That being said, there is no rehabilitating anyone who harms a child, rapes a woman, or preys on the elderly. Those types of animals need to be eliminated from society.
@@bluegrassreb1 by 'doing something right' we don't mean doing your normal day to day of not murdering people, we mean acts like these where people through their actions save others
You've never read Wilde’s 1893 play "A Woman of No Importance," have you? You are taking this Wilde proverb way out of context, and as it goes with lines out of context, it means the opposite of what you claim it means. The quote isn't about sanctity and grace, at all; to the contrary, it is about the promotion of sin and wickedness. The quote isn't about one individual's past and future and redemption along the way to salvation. Rather--in Lord Illingworth's view (the character)--it's about an antiquated, static view of morality as the past versus a modern, versitile view of sinfulness toward the future. This sinfulness is rejected at the end of the play, but the meaning of the quote stands as described above. Read it; it's worth the time.
@Dan Dan the word "god'' means; 'to worship', not just etymological but also biblical, it has absolutely 0 to do with a supreme creator of the universe or any specific religion or belief system. So that is under any circumstance not true
Dan Dan someone gets called out their name for what they believe in. You are the worse being a atheist is the most horrible thing besides being a racist.
@@jamesjoseph1249 I figured he would. But all I could do was hope. I was a Deputy for 15 years and out of those 15 years I know only one inmate that actually turned his life around, started a family and tow truck business.. he had a long rap sheet. It took us almost killing him for him to go on the straight and narrow. Richard Head in Gwinnett County Ga. early 2000. Look him up.
bellmeisterful it was publicity stunt for judge to get him off taxpayers money in the county and pass it on to some other place while acting like hey I'm a compassionate judge
@@jackbrandenburger8195 I was trying to think of how to phrase it to make it funny, then I saw this and went, “Damnit, I can’t do any better than that.”
You can still be a human with a criminal record. But being human doesn't really take that much. They don't give awards for being human. Being a responsible human that works hard and behaves is something else. I don't know if this guy is capable of that.
And I bet you’d hop right into fighting with an inmate when you have no idea if he’s got partners and that’s just the beginning wouldn’t you You’ve almost certainly never been and can’t see the danger he put himself in because it’s a very real possibility that he could have sealed his own faith doing what he done
I appreciate this comment. I grew up in an abusive, drug and alcohol using home. My parents were never there to parent me on right or wrong only punish me when I did wrong, so I grew up in and out of boys homes and even ended up in prison. I never got recognized any other way except accepting my problem and my punishment and it's been 20 years since I was in prison. I'm not saying I haven't had any run-ins with jail since then but my intention is never to revert back to what I did wrong. I play music now and music is my passion and I passionately deliver it to the people to show them that I do good in this community and I'm not reflected on by my past. Thanks for listening and have a great day.
He's already had a second chance, and a third chance and a fourth chance, and a fifth chance...............................He is a HABITUAL OFFENDER. Saving the guards life should give him special privileges IN PRISON, NOT OUT.
Lol, In the 80s or 90s I had a coworker who came in from his lunch break all out of breath and announced to the rest of us that someone told him a big-time rock star had been busted for a heinous crime. By the end of the day the whole company was abuzz over this, with predictable rants from the hens nest up front about "the evils of the R&R lifestyle" and "it's all those drugs!" - then later one of the techs came in from a customer site and mentioned that some rando guy had got arrested who just happened to be named Gene Simmons - "just like that dude in Kiss".
Well, we don't know what he's been arrested for. It's not out of the realm of possibility that he was getting locked up just for having a half smoked joint in his pocket. I expect that the judge isn't about to let a chronically *violent* person go free just because he failed to kick a stray puppy this time around. And, really. What does locking somebody up *really * do except make them better criminals once they're released? I don't think you know what the word "rehabilitation" really means.
We live in a society that focuses too much on punishment instead of reward for good behaviour. Someone commented that now the prisoners will be more prone to protecting others thinking they may get a break, and maybe they should.
He already proved himself. He put himself in danger of retaliation from the whole jail and the possibility of stabbing and or gang rape. He made a real sacrifice for a cop he didnt even know and so did the other inmates that helped.
Except that would be a lie. Good ppl are not rewarded whatsoever in this society. He's being rewarded for bootlicking, for protecting the system. And fair play to him, but don't get it twisted.
Yes. More than any other factor, it's the stigma of being a criminal that keeps people from being able to live on the straight and narrow. If after jail you're still just seen as nothing but an ex-con, regardless of the good you do, how can we expect criminals to see themselves as anything other than just criminals and capable of nothing more?
Phish N' Chimps it is done by individual states here. My state (Virginia) has actually made it much easier for felons to regain rights over the last few years.
I do good everyday! And help anyone I can....... I have never been rewarded for being.......HUMAN! Your comment is silly. HOWEVER, I do believe he showed his ability to recognize his humanity. And YES, his actions should be attributed to his rehabilitation/re introduction into his humanity. Therefore should be a reason for a review of his sentence.
@@eunicel5964 I suppose it seems naive and slightly ambitious to pray that something that happened over 8 years ago will be that "break that changes everything".
i think saving the guards life was a sign that this man deserves a break. the break might show him a different life. sometimes the world needs to cut you a break to set you on a better path. as an ex cop, i think this judge did the correct thing.
Minors crimes shouldn't result in 5 year sentences to begin with. Prison doesn't rehabilitate it does the opposite, so locking people up for long periods of time because of a minor crime is just counterproductive.
G Riv drug using and drug dealing which poisons communities and sets many young people down the road to a life of crime are two different things entirely. As a former Deputy Probation Officer I saw the property crimes, armed robberies, prostitution, etc. which all stemmed from people’s addictions. Programs for addicts and prison for the dealers profiting from the misery they supply to communities including our children.
I agree with the judge, good on him, he did the human thing in this situation or more specifically the "correct" thing even though it may not entirely be viewed as the most popular thing to do from certain difficult inmates! Hopefully he can now put it all behind him and move on with his life by keeping out of unnecessary trouble!
Judge gave what is called “mercy” to the guy who showed mercy to the inmate officer. Hopefully it will inspire the guy who has been on the bad side of the tracks, renewed hope that we really do care.
I want a judgement of execution, crime a single white man, committing hate crimes daily slashing my flesh, against my life, also for claiming killings of all my family members, no matter how the died , I still claim the deaths
James Provins. Mr Provins i give him may 4 months and he will be back in jail. It how blacks are it happens in my hood everyday. Next they blame you for being a hard working white guy. But i did my time and soul search and 🙏 and started a small business. But that face ain't ready yet. But you are a great guy continue on being open minded. But people will take advantage.
The Judge did the Right Thing! This maybe the last chance to rehabilitate this person! Good Deeds should receive rewards as much as bad deeds should be punished!
Showing him that doing the right things in life is much more rewarding then making the wrong decisions is a much better lessen then jail time could ever be.
If the guy was a violent criminal, then he should stay in prison, but if the guy was busted for stealing cars or some other non-violent property crimes, then yeah, he deserves a break for putting his life on the line for a CO.
sritger He put his life on the line either way. . . for a CO. . . if they didn't reduce his sentence he'd be dead. . . so someone should be stuck somewhere like that after doing a very good deed, you know like save someone else's life, and you're putting stipulations on that? Violent or not he deserves recognition.
i was 15 years old working in my grandfathers auto shop he hired two brothers who just got out of prison for murder they turned out to be great friends of my entire family and never got in trouble again people can change if given the chance or shown love and true friendship
I wonder why a guy was attacking a jail guard ,un provoked or did the inmate need to put his hands on the guard with moral justification. He should have helped the inmate who was doing protecting his person and defending all inmates who the guard was opperrssing
He can sign up for any classes and the government will probably pay for it too. He could learn to be a carpenter, or electrician, or plumber or any other number of good middle class jobs.
What I have noticed is even without skill if you just show up at your job every day you will find some success. I work in a machine shop . Where I work it seems that's the hardest thing to find. Someone who shows up. Many times even if they suck at the job they will keep them there just because of that reason.
@@nomad7482 Very true, I'm a union steward and a lot of people just don't want to apply themselves. They view it as more responsibility with out much pay difference if any but they do show up.
“Does saving an officers life warrant release after he was charged with running from an officer?” Seriously? He would be in serious danger for siding with a CO if he stayed in.
I doubt he’d be in danger with this being a county jail, a female CO, and a dozen or so other inmates who ran to help, too. And he knows the ropes. I mean I think it obviously outweighed running from police just for morality’s sake, but still.
This gentleman risked his life in order to attempt to save anothers life. This is the calibre of man he is God bless you sir, Keep moving forward Praying for you 🙏
God bless him. I hope the fact that he's now a hero helps him recognize that he's no longer one of the bad guys, he's one of the good guys. I pray he stays that way
J M* - If he was such a good man he wouldn’t have such a lengthy Criminal record. He won’t even walk out of jail because he has a warrant in another state. Who in the world is going to give him a job. Really!.
@@lauralishes1.... you are a very naïve person Laura. he helps a female correctional officer from being attacked but he has a lengthy criminal record. You think if somebody gives him a job he’ll just be a good tax paying citizen. Delusional!!.
@@lauralishes1 I would like to know where he is now. This might have been what he needed to realize he can change his life. A lot of repeat offenders have been told since they were kids they would not amount to anything.
Yeah. I feel like this country needs to focus on rewarding the good more than punishing the bad. Lots of times people get punished for non-violent crimes(like drug use or "Selling" harmless drugs like weed to friends) and they do not deserve to be jailed. If instead of doing overly punishing the bad, we create programs that reward good behavior in society and behind bars, people will be more likely to not reoffend beccause they realize they have a chance. for example: reporting a crime and when it is proven the person has done wrong in a court of law, the person who reported it will get rewarded in some way, starting a program to help rehabiltate young people who joined gangs and got out will be rewarded by government funding to the program, saving a persons will get you rewards, etc. Focusing on the good will help the people who do bad move more towards the good
He went to jail for fleeing arrest. He got out of jail by defending someone from danger. Seems like the scales were balanced pretty well. He's only a coward for himself, but he'd have your back.
I'm not too sure about that. One good deed doesn't really outweigh a bad one. Without knowing his motivation, we can never know whether he saved the officer in order to get a reduced sentencing or not. Doing something for a reward is not the same as doing something because it's the right thing to do. That's not to say that we shouldn't reward him, or he may have no motivation to do good deeds again. If I were this judge, I would have kept his punishment for his previous crime to show that actions do have consequences, but also find another way to reward him for saving a life. The judge also has to consider consequences of his actions have on the future. By letting this guy go free, he sets a standard in the future. There are plenty of people that would accept money to attack a Correction Officer in prison. There are also plenty of people with money and connections in prison. If they set up an attack on a CO as a planned jail-break operation, unless the opposition has proof a transaction occurred between the two inmates, the judge would have a tough time to act differently to his previous judgement and have to let this person free.
@@bakersmileyface he didnt set a standard. This has been a known thing. An inmate that saves a correctional officer is always rewarded. Police are treated differently than other citizens. If you harm or put a police officers life in danger the consequences are much worse than if you were to do the same thing to any other citizen. But as we see here and have seen in countless other instances saving a co will result in a reduced sentance or a "get out of jail free card" depending on the original sentance. I first heard about this about a year ago when i was serving time for a mistake i made when i was 18. People in the jail knew about this. But it didnt promt people to orchastrate situations simply for them to be released. And they wont start doing so. Its much more complicated than you are making it seem
To have the courage to help your fellow man as an attempted murder is in progress that is someone i want in my community. Thank you Judge and thank you fellow member of society.
@@lordraptor5042 perhaps they should reinstate classes on manners and grace. And a Master Class for those who don’t know how to speak to others during normal, proper social discourse or for people that are condescending wankers.
i hope this young man has been able to turn his life around.. god bless him and i hope he is having a good life now.. and i hope all the other inmates have been shown some kind of respect for helping save the guard.. god bless them all
"when he recognizes that he's recognized for GOOD behavior, and can utilize this as a turning point in his life." This is important. This is what we do in Norway at least, we have prisons which instead of treating the inmates as animals, we try and help them get back into society. It seems to be working, because we hardly have any crime here. Our cops don't even have guns.. They have to fill out a form if they need one, and they have to have a REALLY good reason to get one.
Showing leniency, illustrating that when one does good things, good things tend to come back, might be the turning point for this young man. It is nice to see a judge not act as simply an administrator of the law, but as a judge (of character, actions, etc.). Way to go Honorable Judge Trusock!
It is really good to hear something nice about a prisoner instead of all the bad things. Well done, and I also hope that you change your bad ways to good from now on.
Morals. this guy has at least some, and definitely deserves a second chance , there can be no higher standard than saving someones life. I hope he takes it and turns his life around . Good on you, the judge was spot on.
@Haze The Space Commie let's hope that's not what the judge says when you get caught with a DUI or false DV charge or obstruction of justice. Because "law-abiding citizens" can easily get sentenced. That's how the system feeds itself.
if you risk your life to save another, regardless of where or who you are and what you have done you have earned your life back it is the ultimate sacrifice and should be rewarded with your freedom
***** It's a given but yes, it should be rewarded. I don't know how things work where you're from but here we respect people who have respect for others.
I think this was a good call. sometimes people have just had the shit end of the stick and no choice but to do bad things (not literally no choice but the alternative isn't good enough). This shows this person is still a decent human being and deserves a chance
in my opinion a bad decision can ruin your life a good decision to get involved and save a life is worth a second chance or a third. This act could turn his life around and this heroic judge is giving that chance. maybe the JUSTICE system in this case was justice.
I hope he takes it to heart that when you do what's right when you don't have to you maybe it will be returned but that's not the reason you did it. This time it paid off in an unprecedented way but he helped the guy because he needed help. Even though they might think they sat on opposing sides of a clear divide he helped him and maybe saved his life and that shows a rare and valuable quality he can apply elsewhere and hopefully make it up and out of the cycle. He has my respect and admiration. We can all do well to be more like this man and the Judge saw it and brought it to the attention of many many more young people who could go either way in life and the right example set by some willing to do what's right changes things and meant the difference between a life of dysfunction and one that elevates everyone around him. We are all in this together no matter what they tell you. Help each other out and you will help yourself too.
When we do something wrong, everyone notices. When we do something right, no one says a word. I'm glad that his good actions were taken into account. A lot of the time, all people need is to feel that they have value... It can change the outcome of someone's life!
Don't care what BS he was incarcerated for. Everything that happens, happens for a reason. What motivation would anyone have if, no matter what actions you make, the system is going to hang you out to dry? Save a life, take a life, there is a difference. I am sure the guard he and the others saved appreciates the fact that they can go home to their family.
David Sanders if everything happens for a reason, you have zero control over your life and no one can be held accountable, since everything is powerless
They said he was the FIRST to help and that usually encourages other to follow. He deserves this break in his life...hopefully Indiana will also help him get on his feet instead of locking him up. He is definitely going in the right direction!!!!
I'm a landlord and had a rental property available. This single guy showed up by himself and applied. After he filled out the paperwork he told me he just got out of prison after serving 12 years for armed robbery. I gave him a chance and he was my tenant for 6 years. He got married had a couple of kids and needed a bigger place. The only downside to renting to him was about once a year he would get drunk and call me crying how he loved me because I gave him a chance when no one else would. People can change.
Ur downside was a big moment for him. So glad u gave him a chance
Thank you man
and you took the calls because YOU ARE A GOOD MAN SIR
my man... our landlady was so greedy. renting for 9 years, payments got delayed because if the pandemic still greedy as h e double LL... 😅
Mica, good for you.The man paid his debt to society and he deserved another shot and you gave it to him and he proved he wasn't defined by his worse action. That being said, there is no rehabilitating anyone who harms a child, rapes a woman, or preys on the elderly. Those types of animals need to be eliminated from society.
If you punish a man for doing wrong, you should reward him when he does something right.
The problem is that most judicial systems only pay attention to the first part of that sentence
From a CO I agree!
doing something 'right' should be normal...nothing to be rewarded for. I hope he doesnt hurt anyone AGAIN....
@@bluegrassreb1 by 'doing something right' we don't mean doing your normal day to day of not murdering people, we mean acts like these where people through their actions save others
@@rory8182 but that's not what you said or what you words conveyed
A judge gave me a shot once and I never looked back, been blessed ever since.
He saved a life. That counts for a lot. He deserves a chance to save his own life
Absolutely, he could have just watched, but he didn't with great risk to himself no less.
Well said
@@mauricefaulkner455 Thank you
History shows that sometimes a single event becomes a turning point in people's lives.
he's playing for the bucs now doin great!
@@fafafohigh69 The judge or the former convict?😳
It happened to Saul.
He made a right turn, not a U turn.
I hope he takes this blessing and turns his life around! This is the second chance that could save him, don't waste it my friend! 😉
In the words of Oscar Wilde. "All saints had a past. All sinners have a future"
You've never read Wilde’s 1893 play "A Woman of No Importance," have you?
You are taking this Wilde proverb way out of context, and as it goes with lines out of context, it means the opposite of what you claim it means.
The quote isn't about sanctity and grace, at all; to the contrary, it is about the promotion of sin and wickedness.
The quote isn't about one individual's past and future and redemption along the way to salvation. Rather--in Lord Illingworth's view (the character)--it's about an antiquated, static view of morality as the past versus a modern, versitile view of sinfulness toward the future.
This sinfulness is rejected at the end of the play, but the meaning of the quote stands as described above.
Read it; it's worth the time.
@@JavierArveloCruzSantana Wilde...A Woman of No Importance I'll read it. Thanks.
Thanks for the input.
@Dan Dan Why do you feel the need to be so low brow in your response?
What was it that was said that triggered you so?
@Dan Dan the word "god'' means; 'to worship', not just etymological but also biblical, it has absolutely 0 to do with a supreme creator of the universe or any specific religion or belief system.
So that is under any circumstance not true
Dan Dan someone gets called out their name for what they believe in. You are the worse being a atheist is the most horrible thing besides being a racist.
It is eight years later, and I hope that he has turned his life around and is living a happy life. 😀
I hear he just got his first Touchdown in a super bowl this year.
He's been arrested multiple times since.
@@jamesjoseph1249 I figured he would. But all I could do was hope.
I was a Deputy for 15 years and out of those 15 years I know only one inmate that actually turned his life around, started a family and tow truck business.. he had a long rap sheet. It took us almost killing him for him to go on the straight and narrow. Richard Head in Gwinnett County Ga. early 2000. Look him up.
@@comcastjohn His name is really Richard Head??? No wonder he started off on the wrong path, his parents set him up for it.
@UCfoImzKJGulIFBjxq279Fzw 🤣🤣🤣 facts! What can expect from a dicc head other than being a dicc head? 🤷
“One good turn deserves another” well done sir! This gentleman scored a goal in overtime.
Hopefully this straightened out his life and realized that he can be an asset to the community.
Id love to think so but he went straight from this jail to another where he had another warrant somewhere else.
@@bellmeisterful that doesn't mean he hasn't changed. He had those charges before this incarceration and before he saved the guard.
bellmeisterful it was publicity stunt for judge to get him off taxpayers money in the county and pass it on to some other place while acting like hey I'm a compassionate judge
Man STFU
And an awesome man! Because he put morals n values first....shows his true character!
ppl in jail gonna be protecting the hell out of these CO's now
tripp Lol true.
tripp That would be a bad thing?
Kevin Casey a very bad thing. all you need Is two people to set this up.
+Swan Kim you sound stupid stfu
+gerald sampson the likelihood of it happening is small but he's not wrong.
That deserved a reward, hope he goes on to continue being a good guy.
He stole my bike!!!
@@danbam465 LOL
I hope when he got out that he stayed out this time?
He has been arrested multiple times, in multiple states since.
Coming soon, to an area near you.
He was most likely going through the guards pockets as he "helped" him
Man, ever since Antonio Brown left the Steelers his life has just been on a decline. Happy to see that his life is changing course
I was looking for this comment
@@jackbrandenburger8195 same
Knew this was coming 🤣
@@jackbrandenburger8195 I was trying to think of how to phrase it to make it funny, then I saw this and went, “Damnit, I can’t do any better than that.”
Finally. The comment I been looking for 😂
Having a criminal record doesn't make you less human. He went with what was right!!
You can still be a human with a criminal record. But being human doesn't really take that much. They don't give awards for being human. Being a responsible human that works hard and behaves is something else. I don't know if this guy is capable of that.
And I bet you’d hop right into fighting with an inmate when you have no idea if he’s got partners and that’s just the beginning wouldn’t you
You’ve almost certainly never been and can’t see the danger he put himself in because it’s a very real possibility that he could have sealed his own faith doing what he done
PREACH
What an ignorant comment. He has to pay for his bad decisions and for being a criminal....period.
I appreciate this comment. I grew up in an abusive, drug and alcohol using home. My parents were never there to parent me on right or wrong only punish me when I did wrong, so I grew up in and out of boys homes and even ended up in prison. I never got recognized any other way except accepting my problem and my punishment and it's been 20 years since I was in prison. I'm not saying I haven't had any run-ins with jail since then but my intention is never to revert back to what I did wrong. I play music now and music is my passion and I passionately deliver it to the people to show them that I do good in this community and I'm not reflected on by my past. Thanks for listening and have a great day.
Yes his good deed deserves reward. He was given a second chance and he deserves to be out.
He's already had a second chance, and a third chance and a fourth chance, and a fifth chance...............................He is a HABITUAL OFFENDER. Saving the guards life should give him special privileges IN PRISON, NOT OUT.
exactly
+H.E Abaco .. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Username not found Error was that kayne in the mug pic?
One good deed deserves another. Great judge! This may be a turning point in this man's life. He no longer feels worthless but valued.
This is an amazing story, this man went on to be one the best wide receivers in the NFL. Played for the steelers! Heartwarming.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!! Of course, you know that the guy in the video merely has the same name as the football player.
Ah you beat me to it! 😂
Lol, In the 80s or 90s I had a coworker who came in from his lunch break all out of breath and announced to the rest of us that someone told him a big-time rock star had been busted for a heinous crime. By the end of the day the whole company was abuzz over this, with predictable rants from the hens nest up front about "the evils of the R&R lifestyle" and "it's all those drugs!" - then later one of the techs came in from a customer site and mentioned that some rando guy had got arrested who just happened to be named Gene Simmons - "just like that dude in Kiss".
LOL I was trying to think of a joke but you sir nailed it!
Yeah let the guy out. Society recognizing his strong character is a much more effective form of rehabilitation than locking him up
Exactly. Show him the fruits of being a good citizen. It sounds like he's a repeat petty criminal, maybe this helps him turn it around.
Well, we don't know what he's been arrested for. It's not out of the realm of possibility that he was getting locked up just for having a half smoked joint in his pocket. I expect that the judge isn't about to let a chronically *violent* person go free just because he failed to kick a stray puppy this time around.
And, really. What does locking somebody up *really * do except make them better criminals once they're released? I don't think you know what the word "rehabilitation" really means.
this shows that most criminals have empathy
Exactly
I like that some people juat cant respect when someone does something admirable. Most likely they have never done anything memorable.
Teaching him good people are rewarded, may help turn him around
We live in a society that focuses too much on punishment instead of reward for good behaviour. Someone commented that now the prisoners will be more prone to protecting others thinking they may get a break, and maybe they should.
He already proved himself. He put himself in danger of retaliation from the whole jail and the possibility of stabbing and or gang rape. He made a real sacrifice for a cop he didnt even know and so did the other inmates that helped.
Except that would be a lie. Good ppl are not rewarded whatsoever in this society. He's being rewarded for bootlicking, for protecting the system. And fair play to him, but don't get it twisted.
True, but he probably needs positive people and support out there to help.
@Jim Johnson I’m working so hard ughhhhhhhhh
We need more judges like this 👏
I hope this guy does well and turns his life around. He certainly deserved some type of attention from the court for his actions.
If we want people to do good, we should give them credit where it's due.
Yes. More than any other factor, it's the stigma of being a criminal that keeps people from being able to live on the straight and narrow. If after jail you're still just seen as nothing but an ex-con, regardless of the good you do, how can we expect criminals to see themselves as anything other than just criminals and capable of nothing more?
Phish N' Chimps it is done by individual states here. My state (Virginia) has actually made it much easier for felons to regain rights over the last few years.
PostgodAfterbirth ....WELL SAID!!!
yep
I do good everyday! And help anyone I can....... I have never been rewarded for being.......HUMAN! Your comment is silly. HOWEVER, I do believe he showed his ability to recognize his humanity. And YES, his actions should be attributed to his rehabilitation/re introduction into his humanity. Therefore should be a reason for a review of his sentence.
This could be the break that changes everything. I pray.
This video is from 8 years ago...
And?
@@eunicel5964 I suppose it seems naive and slightly ambitious to pray that something that happened over 8 years ago will be that "break that changes everything".
@@Derek.Joseph to you perhaps. But if not for that guy then for someone else. And just as a side note...I find your choice of names amusing.
Usually people with long criminal records have had many breaks throughout their past.
May God bless this man and may his future be better than his past.
i think saving the guards life was a sign that this man deserves a break. the break might show him a different life. sometimes the world needs to cut you a break to set you on a better path. as an ex cop, i think this judge did the correct thing.
he saved a human life, that should offset any petty or minor crime committed.
Minors crimes shouldn't result in 5 year sentences to begin with.
Prison doesn't rehabilitate it does the opposite, so locking people up for long periods of time because of a minor crime is just counterproductive.
I agree it should be a factor...the bad is why not the good
G Riv drug using and drug dealing which poisons communities and sets many young people down the road to a life of crime are two different things entirely. As a former Deputy Probation Officer I saw the property crimes, armed robberies, prostitution, etc. which all stemmed from people’s addictions. Programs for addicts and prison for the dealers profiting from the misery they supply to communities including our children.
THE JUDGE WAS SPOT ON WITH THIS, GOOD FOR HIM, I HOPE THE LAD DOES WELL , HES BEEN GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE,..
Given a secound chance by helping create one..NOW THAT SEEMS JUST
I agree with the judge, good on him, he did the human thing in this situation or more specifically the "correct" thing even though it may not entirely be viewed as the most popular thing to do from certain difficult inmates! Hopefully he can now put it all behind him and move on with his life by keeping out of unnecessary trouble!
You get accustomed to an act of kindness.. you feel whole, makes you wanna do more. Such recognition will change him
Judge gave what is called “mercy” to the guy who showed mercy to the inmate officer. Hopefully it will inspire the guy who has been on the bad side of the tracks, renewed hope that we really do care.
I want a judgement of execution, crime a single white man, committing hate crimes daily slashing my flesh, against my life, also for claiming killings of all my family members, no matter how the died , I still claim the deaths
Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.
He may be a repeat offender but there's a good guy in there some where. Good job.
James Provins there's an angel inside Satan
Just saying.
James Provins. Mr Provins i give him may 4 months and he will be back in jail. It how blacks are it happens in my hood everyday. Next they blame you for being a hard working white guy. But i did my time and soul search and 🙏 and started a small business. But that face ain't ready yet. But you are a great guy continue on being open minded. But people will take advantage.
Mayo Mayonnaise are you triggered?
The Judge did the Right Thing! This maybe the last chance to rehabilitate this person! Good Deeds should receive rewards as much as bad deeds should be punished!
+Fidel Lytle true>>>>
Wise words
Fidel Lytle Jax in the house. Fellow Jag supporter.
*Good things happen to people that do good things. I hope things smoothed out for him and he was able to quietly go about his life in peace*
Showing him that doing the right things in life is much more rewarding then making the wrong decisions is a much better lessen then jail time could ever be.
If the guy was a violent criminal, then he should stay in prison, but if the guy was busted for stealing cars or some other non-violent property crimes, then yeah, he deserves a break for putting his life on the line for a CO.
I agree.
Even if it was violent he might have changed over his sentence.
Kyle Cook Prison generally makes people harder, not more law-abiding. Such is the nature of the beast.
sritger I have been to jail for doctor shopping and your right it does make you harder and less law abiding citizen fren
sritger He put his life on the line either way. . . for a CO. . . if they didn't reduce his sentence he'd be dead. . . so someone should be stuck somewhere like that after doing a very good deed, you know like save someone else's life, and you're putting stipulations on that? Violent or not he deserves recognition.
Rewarding good behavior is more effective and beneficial than punishing bad behavior.
That was a very brave and honorable thing he did. Now may he have the courage to walk in a better light of life with this chance to love himself.
i was 15 years old working in my grandfathers auto shop he hired two brothers who just got out of prison for murder they turned out to be great friends of my entire family and never got in trouble again people can change if given the chance or shown love and true friendship
I hope this man realises that there is a better way to live his life and that the greatest reward in life is helping others.
you do know who he is right?😂😂
Mindrolling Yeah, he can by repenting and turning his ways to lead hin towards a more rightious path with GOD!!!!! (OH YES I DID!!!!)
I wonder why a guy was attacking a jail guard ,un provoked or did the inmate need to put his hands on the guard with moral justification. He should have helped the inmate who was doing protecting his person and defending all inmates who the guard was opperrssing
Mindrolling tell your ppl that too because it is a lot of them in jail to
Brent Allen RETARDED=EXTRA CHROMOSOMES
Why not help him learn a skill so he doesn't go back?
Exactly. Idle hands and all.
He can sign up for any classes and the government will probably pay for it too. He could learn to be a carpenter, or electrician, or plumber or any other number of good middle class jobs.
What I have noticed is even without skill if you just show up at your job every day you will find some success. I work in a machine shop . Where I work it seems that's the hardest thing to find. Someone who shows up. Many times even if they suck at the job they will keep them there just because of that reason.
@@nomad7482 Very true, I'm a union steward and a lot of people just don't want to apply themselves. They view it as more responsibility with out much pay difference if any but they do show up.
Awesome idea. Can you do that?
“Does saving an officers life warrant release after he was charged with running from an officer?” Seriously? He would be in serious danger for siding with a CO if he stayed in.
What does he gotta do before he stays in jail? Kill someone?
I doubt he’d be in danger with this being a county jail, a female CO, and a dozen or so other inmates who ran to help, too. And he knows the ropes.
I mean I think it obviously outweighed running from police just for morality’s sake, but still.
@@TheDevilAirmanGamer uh yeah, that’s usually how we do things. We don’t put people in prison for life for drugs and evasion, sorry.
@@TheDevilAirmanGamer displease the judge.
Sometimes giving someone a chance is all someone needs to change there life around.
This gentleman risked his life in order to attempt to save anothers life.
This is the calibre of man he is
God bless you sir,
Keep moving forward
Praying for you 🙏
God bless him. I hope the fact that he's now a hero helps him recognize that he's no longer one of the bad guys, he's one of the good guys. I pray he stays that way
I agree. It shows he is a moral person
Matt Foley
I hope so too, that he uses this opportunity to turn his life around.
Matt Foley You can rescue corrections officers when you are living in a van down by the river!
Matt Foley Praying while hoping his ways change to stay out a trouble!!!!!!
he will
Yes, He should get out because he showed he's a good man, SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN A JOB !
That would be fantastic.....
J M* - If he was such a good man he wouldn’t have such a lengthy Criminal record. He won’t even walk out of jail because he has a warrant in another state. Who in the world is going to give him a job. Really!.
@@trooperdgb9722 this was 8 years ago but if someone gave a job I'm sure it could've changed his life.
@@lauralishes1.... you are a very naïve person Laura. he helps a female correctional officer from being attacked but he has a lengthy criminal record. You think if somebody gives him a job he’ll just be a good tax paying citizen. Delusional!!.
@@lauralishes1 I would like to know where he is now. This might have been what he needed to realize he can change his life. A lot of repeat offenders have been told since they were kids they would not amount to anything.
They should reward inmates when they do something good like this. It’s like an incentive for them to do better
So, now it’s 11 years later. I said a prayer for that man. I sure hope he’s been blessed with a turnaround in his life.
Statistics go out the window when you give someone a chance, simply by talking and looking at them as a human being and not another "statistic".
J. Exactly why psychology > sociology
Need a kleenex?
@@joelarms2171 need a brain?
This dude on point, give respect to get respect
I see it’s a bunch of scatterbrain nobody’s in the comment section.
Not saying he deserves to be let out, but showing him there are good rewards for good deeds might plant a seed that grows.
Yeah. I feel like this country needs to focus on rewarding the good more than punishing the bad. Lots of times people get punished for non-violent crimes(like drug use or "Selling" harmless drugs like weed to friends) and they do not deserve to be jailed. If instead of doing overly punishing the bad, we create programs that reward good behavior in society and behind bars, people will be more likely to not reoffend beccause they realize they have a chance. for example: reporting a crime and when it is proven the person has done wrong in a court of law, the person who reported it will get rewarded in some way, starting a program to help rehabiltate young people who joined gangs and got out will be rewarded by government funding to the program, saving a persons will get you rewards, etc. Focusing on the good will help the people who do bad move more towards the good
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@@iamnotaweebiswear8940 ❤️
He went to jail for fleeing arrest. He got out of jail by defending someone from danger. Seems like the scales were balanced pretty well. He's only a coward for himself, but he'd have your back.
He should get out. White priveledge gets away with so much in this country it’s disgusting. He can get a pass for helping an officer.
I hope he does better with this chance he's gotten. Many blessings to him👏🏾
He deserves to be rewarded for setting an example for how everyone should act even if you have made a mistake you can still make a good choice.
The Judge did the right thing.
I'm not too sure about that.
One good deed doesn't really outweigh a bad one.
Without knowing his motivation, we can never know whether he saved the officer in order to get a reduced sentencing or not.
Doing something for a reward is not the same as doing something because it's the right thing to do.
That's not to say that we shouldn't reward him, or he may have no motivation to do good deeds again.
If I were this judge, I would have kept his punishment for his previous crime to show that actions do have consequences, but also find another way to reward him for saving a life.
The judge also has to consider consequences of his actions have on the future.
By letting this guy go free, he sets a standard in the future.
There are plenty of people that would accept money to attack a Correction Officer in prison. There are also plenty of people with money and connections in prison. If they set up an attack on a CO as a planned jail-break operation, unless the opposition has proof a transaction occurred between the two inmates, the judge would have a tough time to act differently to his previous judgement and have to let this person free.
Of course I'm not a judge or in law, so I don't know. But that's just my little insight onto it.
@@bakersmileyface he didnt set a standard. This has been a known thing. An inmate that saves a correctional officer is always rewarded. Police are treated differently than other citizens. If you harm or put a police officers life in danger the consequences are much worse than if you were to do the same thing to any other citizen. But as we see here and have seen in countless other instances saving a co will result in a reduced sentance or a "get out of jail free card" depending on the original sentance. I first heard about this about a year ago when i was serving time for a mistake i made when i was 18. People in the jail knew about this. But it didnt promt people to orchastrate situations simply for them to be released. And they wont start doing so. Its much more complicated than you are making it seem
This man did something very courageous and was instantly recognized for it. I hope this is what he needs to get his life straight.
Great judge, I would bet on this man being a good human in the long run.
To have the courage to help your fellow man as an attempted murder is in progress that is someone i want in my community. Thank you Judge and thank you fellow member of society.
Good. What he did was heroic. Let’s hope he makes the most of his second chance.
Second chance? Did you not hear that this guy is a Habitual offender? Vocabulary lessons need to be reinstated in schools.
@@lordraptor5042 just in case no one has told you lately, you’re a condescending wanker.
@@terri78 Thats fine, I at least listen to whats being said and not what i feel like hearing. See ya!
@@lordraptor5042 perhaps they should reinstate classes on manners and grace. And a Master Class for those who don’t know how to speak to others during normal, proper social discourse or for people that are condescending wankers.
@@terri78 loved your comment to “Lord Raptor” so I “borrowed it” as part of my comment. Thank you!,❤️👍
I hope he'd received the help he needed and stayed out of trouble.
SO true.
i hope this young man has been able to turn his life around.. god bless him and i hope he is having a good life now.. and i hope all the other inmates have been shown some kind of respect for helping save the guard.. god bless them all
"when he recognizes that he's recognized for GOOD behavior, and can utilize this as a turning point in his life."
This is important. This is what we do in Norway at least, we have prisons which instead of treating the inmates as animals, we try and help them get back into society. It seems to be working, because we hardly have any crime here. Our cops don't even have guns.. They have to fill out a form if they need one, and they have to have a REALLY good reason to get one.
went from criminal to all pro wide receiver on the Steelers....well done.
right lol
Anthony GHB lol no.....''twas a joke
i was about to say that HAHAHAH
Jordan Jones I don't understand the joke. Please explain
Khalfan Suleed There is a Wide Receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers that has the name Antonio Brown. As of July 2017, he is the NFL's best Receiver.
Showing leniency, illustrating that when one does good things, good things tend to come back, might be the turning point for this young man. It is nice to see a judge not act as simply an administrator of the law, but as a judge (of character, actions, etc.). Way to go Honorable Judge Trusock!
We love our law enforcement in Los Angeles, Ca. God bless him and hopefully hr can change his life. 🙏🙏🙏
It is really good to hear something nice about a prisoner instead of all the bad things. Well done, and I also hope that you change your bad ways to good from now on.
This could be the good break he needs, let him out
Yes, but if he reoffends again, then it will be back to prison for him.
So I hope he takes this chance to mend his criminal ways.
People usually just need to know where they FIT into society. Maybe this made him realise he has the capability of being an asset.
This happened in 2012 so.......
Trillock 1945 check his mugshot he’s gonna be back lol
Saving a life should easily be of more value than the year and a half of time the inmate had to serve.
As long as he didn’t hurt anyone in his original crime I think he should get a pass
Heroes can exist anywhere. God bless this man for his bravery.
Coming to someone's aide the way he did shows he does have a heart!
That's a good man
@@kemwilliams2274 A lengthy rap sheet is not a good man
@@Ena48145 Hope this break can make him a good man. Let's pray for Antonio.
He deserved it.
A honorable act deserves a honorable second chance.
I hope he handle this smart, not everyone gets a chance like this one.
Morals.
this guy has at least some, and definitely deserves a second chance ,
there can be no higher standard than saving someones life.
I hope he takes it and turns his life around .
Good on you, the judge was spot on.
That’s a good call on the judge. I hope he is able to turn his life around.
Give the man another chance he’s earned it.
Even if he went back to jail later it’s still the right decision
Totally agree
@Haze The Space Commie let's hope that's not what the judge says when you get caught with a DUI or false DV charge or obstruction of justice. Because "law-abiding citizens" can easily get sentenced. That's how the system feeds itself.
if you risk your life to save another, regardless of where or who you are and what you have done you have earned your life back it is the ultimate sacrifice and should be rewarded with your freedom
And what does his next victim deserve?
I hope this act of kindness will change this prisoner's life.
Good for the judge. Justice System sending clear message; good deed will be compensated.
I'm praying for him, he deserves it
Maybe this positive reinforcement will help him stay on the right path.
This is exactly what should happen when an inmate helps any officer.
So to sum it all up, he helped an officer get some exercise before going to jail then saved an officer's life when in jail. 10/10
I bet this man who saved the cop has used this more of a life changing experience then any amount of time would have
You're punished for years for a single BAD deed, why not be rewarded ONCE for a good deed?
That doesnt make any sence
God bless him! He caught a chance at redemption and took it! Good on you brother!
saving the officer's life deserves the reward, he put himself in danger at that time and in the future by helping
Wow recognising people for good behaviour.....whats happened to this world???
What world?
This was uploaded before the celebrity nude leak and Kanye West hadn't named his son North at this point.
In other words, slow week.
Good behavior should be rewarded.
Aditsan
I agree.....I was being a little sarcastic ;)
***** It's a given but yes, it should be rewarded. I don't know how things work where you're from but here we respect people who have respect for others.
I think this was a good call. sometimes people have just had the shit end of the stick and no choice but to do bad things (not literally no choice but the alternative isn't good enough). This shows this person is still a decent human being and deserves a chance
That's the type of reward they should've received
I think that shows the young man's heart is in the right place. That warrants a second chance!!
this may be the break he needs to turn around
We can all hope, but most likely it will not be, statiscally speaking
john hancock he plays in the NFL now... he is a true success story
This will hopefully lead him on a good path wow take this advantage and grow
Like society is ever going to let him forget he was in lockup.
in my opinion a bad decision can ruin your life a good decision to get involved and save a life is worth a second chance or a third. This act could turn his life around and this heroic judge is giving that chance. maybe the JUSTICE system in this case was justice.
The people that should be sentenced are the people who assigned a female guard to a men's prison in the first place! 😕
Rewarding the decency in human nature builds character. That Court may have set precedent to save us all!
UPDATE: the man freed is now a janitor at M.I.T solving serious Mathematical Problems.
That's good for him. I hope he gets his life back on track.
Lynda Harris never seen that film I guess
what film? lol
Goodwill Hunting. You've seen it?
No
could be a turning point. I agree. probably has never been praised in his life. good story.
Good comment.
I hope he takes it to heart that when you do what's right when you don't have to you maybe it will be returned but that's not the reason you did it. This time it paid off in an unprecedented way but he helped the guy because he needed help. Even though they might think they sat on opposing sides of a clear divide he helped him and maybe saved his life and that shows a rare and valuable quality he can apply elsewhere and hopefully make it up and out of the cycle. He has my respect and admiration. We can all do well to be more like this man and the Judge saw it and brought it to the attention of many many more young people who could go either way in life and the right example set by some willing to do what's right changes things and meant the difference between a life of dysfunction and one that elevates everyone around him. We are all in this together no matter what they tell you. Help each other out and you will help yourself too.
Glad it went that way for him. I hope this good deed changes his behavior in the future.
THIS might be the turning point for the man. I'm sure that the guards family is appreciative.
When we do something wrong, everyone notices. When we do something right, no one says a word.
I'm glad that his good actions were taken into account.
A lot of the time, all people need is to feel that they have value... It can change the outcome of someone's life!
he definitely deserves this. he is not a violent offender. I'm glad they are recognizing him, he could face retaliation for helping.
Hopefully this helps this man see the other side of life, he's got good in him, he saved a life.
True rehabilitation only can come from the individual, , I believe this man has redeemed himself! !!!,, good on ya brother! !!.
Don't care what BS he was incarcerated for. Everything that happens, happens for a reason. What motivation would anyone have if, no matter what actions you make, the system is going to hang you out to dry? Save a life, take a life, there is a difference. I am sure the guard he and the others saved appreciates the fact that they can go home to their family.
You wouldn't be saying that if he killed your mother
What if he raped 14 babies?
David Sanders if everything happens for a reason, you have zero control over your life and no one can be held accountable, since everything is powerless
@@coolguy2418 that would be longer then a year
@@chandranair9448 yeah, they would at *LEAST* get 2 years
They said he was the FIRST to help and that usually encourages other to follow. He deserves this break in his life...hopefully Indiana will also help him get on his feet instead of locking him up. He is definitely going in the right direction!!!!
I hope and think this changed his life. To have a judge personally thank him thats rare.