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A Leader
A true leader is someone who does their own thing, someone who
other people want to be like.
-Vierrissi
From The Beat: You seem to have left out the most important part of
this piece. Details, you have the first and last sentence, but nothing
else? Details…
It Won’t Go Away
Some times my problems will just like never go away. Like I sit in my
cell and think will I ever change, but than I have control of my life.
No one else does, and than that’s when I say I need to change but in
my life style it’s like I was never taught to do good at any point that
I remember.
I’ve been in JDC since I was 11 years old and ever since then
I’ve been coming back. Now I’m 17, and I still have problems, but
now I know a little on how to work with the things I’ve put my self
through. Things are not perfect up to this point, but making changes
makes life just a bit easier, but no one’s life is perfect.
-Sean
From The Beat: Your right no one is perfect, and the best you can do is
continue making better choices so life does get easier. Life is all about
choice.
My 2012 Resolutions
Be the best father I can be
Stay clean and get off drug court
Get another job to support my girlfriend and child
Get my GED
Complete CCP (Community Custody Program)
Stay out of jail or any out of home placement
-Robert
From The Beat: Very straight forward and to the point, we look forward
to hearing about your success when you get out. Don’t forget to send
The Beat Within an update.
Drama Won’t Go Away!
Something that just don’t ever seem to go away is drama it’s like
everywhere I go. Drama follows, but it’s also the way you deal with
it that helps you out. I learned that ignoring it helps a lot, but
sometimes it just pisses them off more and they try to get to me
even more.
Being in juvie now there is even drama every day these girls got
something to say about me even when I don’t do shhh. It’s like I try
to be the coolest person in here but there’s still haters.
-Diorio
From The Beat: No matter where you go or what you do you’ll run into
“haters” and your first method is a good one. Ignoring them, or just do
your best to avoid them.
My New Years Resolution
Is To Do Good
My new years resolution is to get out and do good. I’m going to get
my GED so I can go to college and use my smarts for good things.
I don’t want to go to prison for twenty years; I have a family, my
brother, and my grandma that I need to support. I don’t need to
support anyone but they need me, and I’m tired of making money off
the streets and getting caught so I’m going to just go to college and
make legit money.
-Green eyes
From The Beat: Now that you know what you want for the long term,
keep us posted at the Beat so we can hear about how you and your
family are doing.
Standouts New Mexico Volume 17.01/02
Big Changes This Year
My new year’s resolution is to get out of the gang life, because I’ve
been in this life since I was a very young teen, and now I’m sixteenyears-old.
My whole gang life has got me in trouble, and it has got
me hooked on meth and in and out of jail. I’m done so that’s my
news resolution.
-Mo Money
From The Beat: This is good to hear that you want a positive change,
but yet your way of thinking is still the same because of the way you
signed your piece. Making a change has to be a complete change not
just a partial change.
Fake People Go Away!
I want all the fake people to go away. Because every thing would be
alright, there would not be any fake people to tell your business
and start shhh with people and expect you to help them, but when
you’re going to get down they won’t be there for you, I want all the
fake people to go away.
-Lil MoMo
From The Beat: It sounds like anyone that tries to tell you to better
your ways is a “fake person?” Or some one that corrects your behavior
is also a “fake person”? Would you care to explain?