By Cammerin Davis
When I was listening to Mr. Hakeem’s speech, I though about someone that is very close to me. Although this is true, he is not currently in a situation that could get him hurt or placed in jail and humiliated like the thousands of other people who have to go through the jailing process. When Mr. Hakeem was speaking, I thought about how different my life would be now if that person was out of my life because of a prison sentence or because he’s 6 feet below the ground in a grave because he decided he wanted to be like the people hanging on the corner with the famous saying: “Whatever,” something he used to say about a year ago when we started talking.
When I heard about some of things that go on when you have to go to jail and about how rough it is, my soul cringed. I thought about some of the things that he used to do and some of the things that he said he used to do, and I thought: “What would have happened if we hadn’t met or if we weren’t friends anymore? Would he be gone? Would he still be on the corner with his boys doing whatever?” I am happy that we still talk and that he is completely safe now and I my soul can rest knowing that he is still in my life. I am happy we met and extremely happy that I was able to impact his life in such a profound way. And even still every night I pray for him to make sure he doesn’t go backwards in his progress forward, and that his path is still straight.
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When I was listening to Mr. Hakeem talking I thought about someone also close to me. It made me so sad and it made me want to cry. All I could think about was the process that my dad is going through now to get his appeal.I thought about how many people go to jail from things that they didn't even do. The justice system is so messed up.
i think that you are so right that people go to jail for stuff that they didn't do and that they be in jail for life and my Aunt was in jail for 2 years and i was sad when my mom told me that she was in jail because it was on my birthday when she told me i was so sad i did not come in the house i went to my grandma's house. when i go home with my brother form my aunt's house i was crying in the car.
I thought that mr.hakeem's speech was enspiring it inspired me to me to do my best in every thing i do and not to bad thing that will make me lose time in my life i dont have to learn from my mistakes if you dont make them in the first place
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