He also acknowledges that he's played a role in his situation, but is still maintaining his innocence.I try not to do too much negative thinking on her because my life is in her hands… If the DA is offering that I get bail, that I get a new trial, 60 days is a little outrageous. Eighty cases go in front of a judge on Friday and mine will be the only one that's heard in June.
In the interview, he shares his thoughts on the state of the criminal justice system.I'm not perfect. I didn't commit the crime. I didn't point a gun at two officers… With all these young men getting shot for reaching for a cell phone, I happened to make it from the ghetto to be on the road to success. That was lucky enough. You think I'm lucky enough to point a gun at two or three officers at one time without a shot being fired at me? That's like, almost impossible.
If I would've got locked up in Starbucks just for sitting in Starbucks by mistake and got a technical violation, legally, a judge would be able to sentence me to 2-4 years, 3-6 years, 5-10 years, just for having police contact. I don't think nobody should lose their freedom for not even committing crimes.
Watch the full interview below.Kristin Corry is a staff writer for Noisey. Follow her on Twitter .The most important thing I want to say is vote. When its time to vote for governors, time to vote for judges, DAs… Vote. Let's vote for people that's into justice reform and helping the urban community because we're being affected by it but we're not holding any political presence.