I AM NOT TOUGH. Shayne Smith

[mae]

“Yes! I should not have been doing that!” 😂 I’m using that every time someone brings up my past from now on 😂

[hippiecowgirl]

" Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future."

[tacobob]

Close friend of mine was a child soldier in Uganda. One of the most mellow nice guys but had killed people at the age of 14 so I believe this dude

[DaveYognaut]

His delivery on "yes I am I should not have been doing that" is peeeerfect 😂

[jack-qyb]

I actually kind of know this feeling. People who don't know me think I'm sheltered because of the way I act, but I act sheltered the way I do in order to reclaim the innocence I felt I had lost.

[keenansisson]

I was briefly a drug dealer for 3 years before realizing I am not cut out for shootouts on the street. Now I’m an upstanding citizen and my past feels like someone else lived it.

[batmanbear]

"I used to do crime. I still do... but I used to, too." - Mitch Hedburglar

[lindsaytoussaint]

He’s doing some heavy lifting here which is amazing - breaking the stereotype that crime and being a nerd or a good person or a redeemable person are mutually exclusive.

[dandemz]

Some of the nicest, most kind and polite individuals I know have done the most dirt. They do not have to front/ put on an act to be hard. They are capable of great violence but choose to he kind.

[josephhigares]

People saying that have never really been around it. Pretty much everyone in my family and friend groups (myself very much included) has done crime, been shackled, all that. And now we’re all pretty nerdy, smart, artsy, family oriented and most of us are religious. Any one can get caught up, and anyone can get out.

[whywhy]

People who haven’t been around crime have such a limited view on who criminals are. The nerdiest dude you know could be a straight up savage.

[natalielawyerchick]

People have no idea. I have had clients who are just the sweetest or most awkward people who were only involved in crime because of their environment. So when they get a second chance, they never come back. There are a lot of people like that

[jenanjuice]

I was a run away who slept behind a Wendy’s and begged for change for 3 years of my youth. I’m currently working on my masters degree for nurse practitioner. People change

[domelkin]

I know the hardest dudes who reformed and are the absolute nicest guys and you would never be able to tell, honestly never judge a book by its cover

[exoticalBecky_Miami]

The way we laugh at trauma is both disconcerting and heartwarming

[brokentombot]

A prison tatted nerd is the soldier of modern warfare.

[josephkeres]

The Magic The Gathering shirt says it all lol.

[evelanpatton]

What I love about this is that people are commenting on how they have evolved & this is such a loving message that many can relate to & bring understanding. Also, it’s so beautiful to here stories about people who also have reframed their lives from ashes! I know it’s cheese, but I wanna hug you all! I hope you are all proud of your choices, then & now, they make up who you are today!!!🎉❤🎉

[jillie-rie]

“tell my stepdad not to let me in the gang” 💀💀💀💀

[flawlix]

Those tattoos with his whole vibe are throwing my brain for a loop