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I always wondered what happened to the people in situations worse than mine, Mill said.
Im one of the lucky ones.
Im here to speak for the ones who dont have a voice.
For Rubin, Mills story was a wake-up call about the racial bias ingrained in the judicial system.
And Id be like, Bro, what are you talking about?
We live in a great country, Rubin said.
An hour later, Meek calls me from prison and goes, I told you so!
I told you there were two Americas!
You were right and I was dead wrong.
That day changed my life forever.
This problem is so much bigger than Meek.
Fundamentally, our criminal justice system is broken and doesnt work.
(Kraft,who is pro-Trump, later added, This is a cuckoo system.
We can make America better if we cure this.)
Reforms first step will be focusing the 4.5 million people on parole or probation.
Were not here to reinvent the wheel, but accelerate it, he said.
This started out as a buddy movie and its now become the Avengers.
Jay-Z saved his thoughts for the very end.
Were all prisoners to this.
Until everyones free, no ones free.
Your fathers gone so youre like, I hate my dad.
Aint nobody tellin me what to do, he said.
Then you hit the street and run into a police officer and his first thing is Freeze!
Put your hands up!
Youre like excuse my language Fuck you!
The system, he added, is designed to then prey on that disadvantage.
That interaction causes people to lose lives.
If someone commits a crime, they should go to jail.
But these things are just disproportionate and the whole world knows it.
A lot of these [laws] are in place now because elected officials run on them.
Im just saying the honest truth … Its a humane issue.
