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REGGIE GOT■ SHOT■]+s IN■ THEU A.
>> ■REPORTER■:WHENU RENLY
WILLIAMS■ WAS A BOY■ HE HAD TO
MAKE A ■ ■@■+;■CHOICE.
FOLLOW THE CHR■ISTIAN FAITH OF
HIS FATHER OR HIS■■] FRIENDS ONç
STREET. HIS DECISIONUY WOULD SE
■
THE COURSE F FOR HIS ■ ■LIFE.
>>■ THE STREETS■W D■REW■@ ME■
WE■uRE MORE■■■O■Ñ ATTRACTIVE.
YOU■■ KNOW THE CRIME■y WAS MOREz
ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE THAT'S■u" WH
THEY■á WERE INTO.+ç
YOU■+■ñ■■E■■ SEE THAT■■R GROWIN
+;N'T SEE IT A■■S WRONG AND YOUO
■N IN LIFE AND IT■ ■/UBUILDS LI
SNOW■ BALL EFFECT■z.■
+;
I WOULD BEFRIEND YOU AS■ LONG A
YOU HAD WHAT+; I WANTED AND■OU]
WOULD U■wSE YOU TO GET IT ONCE
GOT IT IT WAS LIKE,U WEr? NEVER
EXISTED■■ O■bR■ WORTH.
■> AS HE GREW OLDER■■@■■ THE+ç
GOT BIGGER AND S STAKE■ w■HIGHE.
WHEN ■REGGIE'S BROTHER WAS"ñ■
FROM A■+■J FASTUy FOOD RESTAURA
ME TO REGGIE■/ W■ITH AN ñ■IDEA.
>> WEU= SET TO ROB■ A■O M■CU=
WE COUNTED THE MONEYj; AND■?■ G
AWAY WITH IT■ HE SAID,■@ LET'S+
THEM■ ■ALL.
■O■;■ --■ WE DID.
■ÑIT WAS THE■? SAME METHO■D■?■
TIME.
ñ■
TAKE■?■ THE?/ ■■MONMANAGER■■ TO
AND PUT■R THE GUN TO THE■IR HEA
AND DO■ WHAT■ YOU ITF■■e TO TO
SURE TA KWO■■ ■■OPERATED.
>> REPORTER:HE■ ■O GOT USED TO
■LIFESTYLE OF A■@ C■RIMINAL BUT
■AME A■T A COST.Ñ■
■
>> YOU HAVE CASH■ AND■O■ CAN B
■AD AND THAT BUT+ THE PEOPLE YO;
AR■E HURTING■■ AND THINKING ABO
YOU COULD GET HURT YOU AR■AR■EU
HAPPENING ABOUT■/ THE MONEY AND
YO■@UR SELFISH■ MEANS AND WHAT
■@NT.■
ANDU WHEN YOU ARE AT THAT■O■ PL
YOU ARE AT A DANGEROUS P+LACE A
MATTER OF OF A■ TIME■w BEFORE I
WILL COME■+■W AHEAD.
>> FOR 3■@■ MONTHS HEfÑ■■ AND
FRIENDS ELUDED POLICE■■■ AND+U■D
■/
A CONVENIEN■■■ STORE.■■■■■E
AN OFFICER HAD■ó BEENkq FOLLOWI
THEM AND R■EGGIE'S CRIME SPREE
CAME TO AN■/ ■ END.■
>> HAD HIS■ GUN■ UPOINTD AND
SAYING SOMETHING I COULDN'■/T■
UNDERSTAND IT.
I'+M■■ñ■@ ■+THINKING, ■■■O■ +UeK
>> ■? FEL■ET A■ ■j S■HARP PAI■e
A RING NOTHING MY EAR.■
LOOKED BACK■ A ATU% THE,■ WINDO
REAL■IZED HE+K SHOTá ME I SAW
BULLET ■HOLE.
YOU■■e TOSSED MY:? GUN■ñ■■ AND
IT OVER WITH.■
GET OUT OF HERE.■
>> REGGIE WAS ARRESTED AND
TAKEN■ TO A ÑHOSPITAL.
AS HE TALKED TO A NURSE■SE■ HE
■EALIZED HOW MUCH HE WASTEDU HI,
■IFE.
>> ■@■/ I■+ KNOW THAT■á THIS■ I
I HAVE■■ 6ñ■■■ CHARGED OF■? AGG
ROBBERY AND LOOKING AT A LOT OF
ñ■OF TIME.
SHE SAID WHAT■■? HAPPENED TO YO+
■HAT RANG■ THROUGH■ MY■ SPIRIT
■EIF GOD WAS■■ TALKING TO +KME.@
WHAT POINT DID YOU■á■z VEER■/ O.
I■ HAD POTñ■ENTIAL AND■e SO MA
PLANS WHAT HAPPENED?■R
■%MAN, YOU KN■óOW, I CAN'T BELI
I'M AT THISFu POINT.
>> REPORTER:HE WAS■■ CONVIU%CT
OF 14 C■■OUNTS OF AGGRAVATED
ROBB+KERY AND SENTENCED TO■ó 30
YEARS INU% PRISON.■á
■
THE FIRST DAY RááEGGIE■@ REM(jE
THE FAITH HIS F"?ATHERR■/■ TRIE
INSTILL■■@ AND■O■+K CALLED OUT .
>> I ACT■UALLYF] COU■OLDN'T PR
OF TOOñ■■ OVERWHELMED GODñ■ KNE
UNDERSTOOD AND HEARD ■ME.Ue
I FELT LIK■E A■■+K■e WEIGHT■ W.
THAT'S WHEN I■á MET HIM■@■ AND +
ME.
THE■ WHO■?LE■ TIME■■ I■ WAS THEU
LEARNED I SOAKED■b UP AS■ MUCH■I
COULD AND ■USEDU THAT TO GET WH
■OD SHOWED■@■ ME■U■ H■?E HAD I
FOR ■ME.
FROM■ THA■?T P+OINT MY LIFE■ W
TAKING ON A■@ D■IFFERENT TURN■.
■EU DEVOTED HIM■SELF T+O READIN
THE BIBLE AND■■ PRAYER AND ■R
SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH■:■ P■EEO
WHO HELPED HIM GROWUE IN HIS NE
FAITH.
■ >> HE SAID REGGIE■,■ ■ IUE W
NEW THING.
GI■?VE■ YOU N++EW PEOPLE TO■ ■■
TO AND LEARN■@ FROM.
EVERY W■ HERE■■ I WENT■@ A■?ND+■
PRISON■% HE PLACED■á■ U% SOMEBO
LIFE( TO GIVE:. ME■■@■ó■ A POS
INFLUENCE.
■>. ■REPORTER:REGGIE SERVED:+
YEAR IN PRISON AND TODAY TEACH■
YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO■■e AVOID MA■
THE SAME CHOICESU% HE ■MADE.
>> NOW INSTEAD■O OF TAKING■ FR
MY NEIGHBOR OR■U% BROTHER, WHATN
I DO■ ñ■■O TUeO HELP■@ H"+IM.■
THAT+K GAVE ME JOY TO KNOW■■ I
USEFUL YOUU YOU HAVE NOT
FORGOTTEN ME.
(á
WHEN■ó I GIVE UP ON■@ MYSELF ORN
Iáá■ REALIZE■D HOW MUCH GODñ■ L■
ME.vW
■THAT■ COMPELLED ME T■O LOVE HI
BACK.
IT■■ COMPELLED ME TO LOVE■? H■I
BACK.
ANDw I■O CAN ONLY SHOW HIM■O■■
BY GIVING W■áITH THE r+■@DEBTS■
TIME AND■ WHATEVER ITñ■ MEANS T
HE TOLD ME■ TOUU DO ABO■UT■ ■IT.
WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN■■■ KILL
IN THE STREETS HE DIDN'T■Uu ALL
IT TO HAPPEN.■
WHEN:+ I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALONEE
+k
DID NOT ALL■EOW THAT■ TO :+HAPP.
■@
HE■U5■ñ■O■■5( ■@ SHOWED■ ME ■ M.