Meek Mill: Do You Understand These Rights as I've Read Them to You? | NYT Opinion
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- The criminal justice system has a set of rights created to protect you. But do you think it’s really protecting us? Rapper Meek Mill was the victim of the miscarriage of justice. His experiences are leading him to speak out: it's time to change the system.
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Meek mill came from one of the worst and roughest parts of Philadelphia. His father was killed when he was a small boy. His mother had to work and raise a family on her own. He grew up and was beaten by cops then put on probation for 10+ years. He not only is a self made millionaire but he is using his platform to influence change. This man is trying to make a change and I respect that.
Ma. D. Fa Stark you just better be from my city #Philly lol
Ma. D. Fa Stark his mom was on crack to and his dad died right in front of him
Big deal. My life sucked growing up too but doesn’t give you a reason to commit crimes and then blame white people. What a joke!
Well said
Ma. D. Fa Stark Respect !
It's funny the people hating on meek don't even know who he is and are generalizing that he is a criminal and a bad influence to the youth just because he is a rapper.Just research the man first.Thank you
Cawil Omar 100%.
It’s what he is saying, not who he is or if he is black. I mean if you just keep blaming everyone else for your problem (Meek Mills) then you’re gonna constantly keep going to prison. Maybe stop acting like the victim and idk take
responsibility for your actions.
Everyday Bro you need to watch the video again
Prison Ramos In what way was I wrong?
I've learned to stop looking for haters.
So his music be having millions of views with in a day or even just hours sometimes, now this powerful message barely has 100 thousand views in a week. Do ya'll see the problem?
What's the problem?
@@tethadam6444 if you gotta ask that, then you are part of the problem..
if the tittle was "Meek Mill got shot by a cop" bet it would have gotten millions of views.
people listen when its too late
Tea
Dupylo this reference can be applied for so many things that is happening around the world and it’s scary, I honestly believe our days are limited for the end of our society/world, too much hate, differences, war, violence, poverty, pollution, destruction, over population, food and water will sooner or later within these decades become limited, the list goes on, the world won’t know till it all hits us, even if it means going one country at a time
Shout out meek for telling the 100% truth much respect💯
Love seeing his growth. He came a long way, we came a long way but it’s still a lot of work to be done. ✊🏿
The APEX Lifestyle pause @ “love seeing his growth”
Meek mill Luther King
Meek Luther mill King
Na. Meek X.
Teddy From the block 😂😂😂Not funny but I hope he keep going hard
Wow, these statistics are horrifying
Frank Akwetey they also True
@Yorick Hahn lol the other 53% are all other races... u do know there are more than two, yeah?
@Yorick Hahn do you know that blacks constitute 13% of the population?
@@archstanton3430 stupid most of them are convicted wrongly. Most of them plead guilty cause they know they have no chance with a public defender dummy boy. If you knew you would lose and get 30 years or take 5 in 5 out what would you do. A lot of people in prison cause they patna did something around them dummy
@Yorick Hahn Yep, you definitely white. LMAO there y'all go again thinking there's only two races.
Meek has matured into a beautiful human being! Hes Trying to make some very much needed changes in this country, can't do nothing but respect that!
Why meek look like martin luther king in this lol
YB Maccashe That’s the message i guess 😂
YB Maccashe He looks like this in that video stunt ft 2 chainz
he always looks like MLK never saw people call him Meek Luther King?
I was saying the same thing lol
YB Maccashe lmao
Inspirational! While in white and will probably never experience this, I think it is absolutely crazy and absurd. I’m only 14 and I hope when it comes for my age to be the leaders we will change.
Samtaplet lol brainwashed at 14. Just look at the facts.
Kurt S what in tf are you talking bout fool?
He meant to say ”While I’m white...” btw
@@stevemygoodman7809 wym hes brainwashed?
It could easily happen to you.
I’m white and I’ve definitely had cops profile, stalk, and falsely accuse me of things to trump up charges.
These things happen to black men more often but at the end of the day, the system is designed to extract money from the public. It doesn’t matter if you’re white/black/Asian/Mexican. The state wants your money.
Lead the way for you and your peers
let my people go!!!
Angel c 😂 Moses said that not “god”
go back to Africa bruh, it's the other way thats difficult to migrate.
😁😁😁😁😁
We the same people from then.. The Hebrews are still enslaved.. LET MY PEOPLE GO.... #ItStartsWithISUPK #IsrealiteSchoolOfUniversalPracticalKnowledge isupk(dot)com #NachYaselfOut
Don’t say my people when you are Hispanic not black!!!!!!!
2:05 the first time I watched this part gave me chills. I’m glad that meek is using his platform to help make change❤️
This is so real i feel you young king
@@knowledge2159 i hope you find the courage to stand up to your school bully
@@AntiRiku LMAOO
@shrededasfuark proof? If you're going to tell me to do some research on the Internet then it's not gonna happen
Meek Mill is doing great things!
This is the meaning of a turn around yes he had powerful people on his side that gave him opportunities but it's how you use these opportunities that really matter.
How can you possibly dislike this video?
Haters? Ignorance is bliss? Truth hurts? Meek stated facts.
Even not paying your hospital bill can land you in jail. In Florida a 93 year-old was taken to jail for not paying her rent. She seemed Caucasian but it's for the bottom class too.
Zzul Ma - Right!
Zzul Ma people who did that can be executed that is treason
@@Sandmanofamarillo sorry, I missed the fatal shootings of innocent black men at the police hands. And the wrong convictions of black people.
@@truthbetold1374 tf that better be sarcasm
@HB Black woman cause she will definetly go with a fight instead of calm conversation.
I love you Meek!! Yes, speak for the one's who's afraid to speak or who don't got the voice to speak, Amen..
Rewatch 13th on Netflix! Read the New Jim Crow!
Facts...my boi....💯
Just saw it in my college class the other day, very very informative and really exposes the rhetoric used against people of color to dehumanize and lock them up. Crazy to think that our country has the highest incarceration rate in the world.
The new Jim crow ate me up inside.
You can go on TH-cam to see Michelle Alexander New Jim Crow
yep
Even if 1 person hears this, one person in power can begin to make a change, Meek Mill is making an impact. We have to stand together. I am so impressed to see another human taking advantage of their platform to raise awareness.
Powerful 🙏🇺🇸🙏
The point of Meek Mill speaking up is to promote change and open dialogue. We spend a lot of time discussing our opinions of the messenger and not enough time discussing the message. No one is perfect, and you have a right to agree with or disagree with the message, but be open minded! Disparaging the messenger on their flaws and perceived flaws is a distraction from the message. Judges make judgments, judgements require consideration of the facts and interpretation, which can and will lead to biases. For equality, biases have to be weighed. Thank you Meek Mill for using your platform and showing others your desire for growth.
Meek n Cole should do a track together!
I've seen Meek's music videos get more views in one day, yet this powerful message been here for a month and barely has 200k views. See where the problem's at?
Respeck!!!
He never said you were white, and with that name ur definitely black
Meek has evolved into a man that demands respect not through violence, but through creating knowledge from experience!
*even if you get out, you still not free*
it’s crazy how if this was a new song it would have twice as many views as it does rn
Great Vid!
meek mill never disappointed despite every pain . he made it today. its time to break silence and speak the truth .real talk.
go ahead . God bless you .
#meekmillking .
Martin Luther Mill
Trev Szn At Least You Tired🤷🏾♂️
kourt bowen thanks for your input man.
Trev Szn Np Bro 👍🏾
Trev Szn stop playing 😉
I grew up in a warzone in NYC in the South Bronx. I totally can relate to Meek's unfortunate youthful experiences. As many youth I knew personally didn't survive to tell their story. Thank God Meek has and his story represents millions of innocent victims getting incarcerated by a brutal system and much worse. I approve this message. Stand up for what's right! Create your own legitimate businesses, get into legal hustles and use education as your way out. Them streets are mean and everyone isn't built to survive it all.
Meek on fire right now!
love to all my black brothers and sisters..they came to our country as a trader and ended up ruling it for 250 long years and we got our independence in 1947 and then they created a racial war between Hindu and Muslim when they left..
Greetings from India!!
and championship is one of the best album that came out in 2018.
This is so true people!!!
He is my stance, I agree with everything Meek Mills just stated, so that means I will not be having any debates about what I know and feel is the truth, in other words, don't let the trolls get to you, ignore them.
Meek mill is like the real life black panther
This is so powerful, Stand up for what’s innocent. Stand up for humanity. Stand up for our children. The next generation in line are leaders to change. We are the movement, we are the system. We create our rights. Do you understand what is right!
Educate!
Meek out and about just being alright coping with life. Love the way he handling everything and standing tall at all times. big up boet. more life
New Meek album fire 🔥
meek is one of the most inspirational rapper out here whose actually tryna do good for the world
Meek for president
As a Mexican-American man even I can understand and appreciate what Meek is expressing. Deep.
Everthing could change today if we really wanted it to. 🎰
FACTS
Yh your right, but at what cost and sacrifices 🤔
@@jamesluco2902 You Become the change you want to see in the world 🌎
@@jamesluco2902 Sacrifice: Possibly some lives due to deployed police for some made up reason.
Cost: Time and reputation because those participating will be vilified in the media.
Answer: The Money...
@@willonthesoul But those who make the biggest profit off this system would also fund and probably orchestrate the war only prolonging the issue for more years to come.
Proud of meek mill for speaking up. We need more people like him
Can’t believe Meek Mill created criminal justice system
Meek, your a true inspiration to any man trying to better himself, you are image of perserverence and determination. I can not thank you enough for what you are you doing for people. Never quit my man!
WINS AND LOSSES, IT WHAT COMES WITH BEING BOSSES
_Let's get this ball rolling and start making a real change America_
TUPAC BACK!!!!
Facts 🙏🙏🙏💪💎
Brian mutwiri MLK back
Meek mill made me want to become a public defender to help my people get out the system 🙏🏽😁❤️
It was a strong message but with no information on how to join his cause to reform the justice sysyem.
Car Los it’s not a cause you can join. The only way to criminal justice reform is to vote for people with it on their campaign agenda.
@@timwasko847 Then he should have directed us to the congressmen or politicians in favor of reform.
@@CarLos-by5xl than your sheep.Republicans and democrats have good senators,look for them than vote for them.
@@cawilomar7926 What was the point of calling me sheep? So what your saying is that everyone (who is not sheep) knows where all the "good" senators are, so by that logic that means everyone (who are not sheep) is completely fine with the justice system as it is. Another point is I did not make a video calling for change in the justice system he did, but maybe he is just getting on a soap box and crying, waaah waah, the justice system, Waaah waah, Drake won't do a song with me waah waah he uses ghost writers.
Do you even WANT to help in reforming the justice system r are you just a hater? you need to go somewhere@@CarLos-by5xl
I hardly ever buy albums now that we have streaming Meek. But I bought your album just to support you Meek.
meek mil i see ya king...
Philly stand up... proud of this. Thank you Meek, for letting your talent, not overcast your past nor the change that can alter the system. Salute you.
Wow 200 thousand views for something you need too know hmm interesting 🤔🤔
Let's see cardi B and offset breakup views oh its just a lil million smh tragic
Salute meek yoooo always gone be the realist one in the new generation hip hop
This is thought-provoking, for sure. I wish that there had been citations offered (even at the end) for the statistics that were presented. I think we should be wary of an ad hominem logical fallacy; Meek Mill's background may or may not give him more ethos, but it certainly doesn't automatically negate the validity of his argument. I've never thought of the prison system as a modern day interpretation of slavery, but I'm willing to consider this perspective.
look it up for yourself.
Watch 13th on Netflix or wherever you can find it on the internet. For sources.
Thanks! I'll check it out. Do you think it's extreme to equate it with slavery, as some have suggested here?
Not completely equatable, obviously, but there's definitely a comparison that is also made in the 13th. @@carolannhook554
Carolann Hook if you expect black people to be stupid and you expect white people to not be stupid but one of the white guys is “shown” to be as dumb as the black dudes should you punish him more for being extra stupid. Js seems to be proportional if it’s about money or property there’s probably even some statistics to back this up js.
Oh MEEK mill is such a gentle man. Nuff love keep up the good work king 👑 👑 👑
This is what KANYE was talking about but y'all demonized him.
KANYE is an uncle TOM
No he wasn't....
@@chownful congrats you're a racist and a bigot.
@@coreychris100 Google him
Jonathan Solomon exactly! this society are too stupid too understand
Justice doesn’t always mean the bad guy goes to jail, it just means someone is paying for the crime.
I believe the avoidance of crime and wisely choosing who you associate with are the paramount factors in staying out of the justice system, not race or ethnicity.
Ok after i give you this answer you might invent something else to add on but dont just take in the facts aired above and marinate on this: All of the Above Are factors in being tied up in the justice system and That is not as it should if Justice is the Goal and Not Penalization. Especially of Black And Brown. (fyi Race is Made up unscientific term). Wake up Folk and Learn Thats Why were here.
Allen Johnson I’m not quite sure what you meant by that, but I don’t believe I stand corrected. Justice is the goal, and I don’t refute the fact that there are, in fact wrongful convictions. Those truly are a tragedy and need to be investigated. Those responsible for them should be punished. Justice is the goal and penalization for crimes is the punishment. The environment that individuals grow up in and reside in can directly affect the exposure to crime and illegal activities. I don’t believe the justice system is perfect because there are still imperfect people involved in it. But I also don’t believe there is a systematic oppression involved in black arrests. I do however believe that it is the mindset of the individuals (despite race) that commit those crimes that is the real issue. We need to teach people that they can exist beyond their circumstances and not conform to the ways of their peers. If you and your friend are committing crimes, it’s likely you will get caught and punished. That’s not dependent on race at all.
MrPhatcat98 - You're in a main stream media comment section. That logically sound reasoning ain't gonna fly, sport.
Matthew Davis 3rd who is they?
There is no avoidance of crime when you're being targeted. I'm white and I understand that.
"now it's our right to speak up" *goosebumps* Change is near!! now i feel so
Kanye says the same thing about amending the 13th amendment. Gets dragged meek says prison is current slavery everyone understands...but s/o
Amendment XIII
Section 1.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. People often think because slavery has been abolished regulations should change. The 13th amendment protects the freedom of all Americans. Kanye fight is for notoriety and obvious jealousy that his wife is making more of an impact.
@@TheSiavii kanye was fighting against the except part. There shouldn't be an exception when it comes to the prohibition of slavery, that's what Kanye is saying but I guess trying to get rid of loophole that disproportionately places blacks back into the shackles of slavery is just an attempt at notoriety and stems only from the wish to out do his wife for making progress lmao
@@joshuayoung7972 Looking back at the video naw son, sorry nothing about the “except” I’m guessing that how you understood it. He actually speaks on the fact that he should have initially said amend instead of “abolish” as he originally stated on TMZ. In additions when he met the POTUS, he said abolish again and never referred to “except.” With that said amend is the word we are looking for and I’m all for it. LMAO
Anyone who hates on this message just doesn't understand where we come from... everything he said on here was a straight fact.
Moral of the story, don't break the law. And if you do, accept responsibility, and change your ways of living.
roberto bravo that’s not the moral of the story at all actually
roberto bravo you look like a cop 😂
yungTrunks actually most of the people who are incarcerated come from the same social economic background. When people finally realize that, then change can happen. I don't feel bad for people like Mill either.
yungTrunks can't say what you look like.
roberto bravo I’m still on probation today and am a part time student who can’t even find a job because I have assault on my record for defending myself. So what do you propose i should’ve done then Roberto, ABIDE THE LAW? The law is made to take money from the poor plain and simple
I’ma 1st generation Hip Hopper, these the best bars Meek done dropped in his career. - Knowledge is Power - 🖐🏻👮🏻♂️🤚🏻
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿✊🏿😮
Meek Mill - I'm following your footsteps. Making a difference in my personal life for the better, professionally.
its coo that he doin this but I wish his music represented this frame of thought, but I honestly haven't heard his latest so I could be wrong, never been a fan but im down with spittin knowledge to everyone especially the ghettos
ric cervant he just dropped a EP called champions which speaks on social issues
Not an EP
It's an LP (ALBUM)
THAT ALBUM WAS🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Meek the truth came back home with straight good vibes & positive look...
If you Yahweh is the creator like this
This is so tragic, and tragically, absolutely true.
As a middle aged White male with almost ten wrongly accused convictions and over ten years of probation completed I take offense to the issue involving race. If your poor you will end up in a courtroom. If you don't have family or support to defend you,you will lose even if your innocent because your voice is irrelevant. If you admit and plea guilty in a plea bargain which 97% of defendants ultimately do you will be given a lessor sentence but found guilty just the same as if you were convicted after a jury trial,that is why the court makes you waive all your rights during sentencing. Scared of the possibility of prison or getting maxed out during sentencing then you will end up agreeing to a plea bargain. This is how the government saves money and makes money. Your freedom costs alot of money.
this is anecdotal. the statistics say otherwise
@@blakewilson480 theirs a lot of statistics that can prove why its not a race issue actually
@@JazzRipHH those stats point to the inequality of wealth. but the disproportionate amount of black people with less wealth is a result of a chain reaction that began with slavery.
@@blakewilson480 if you watch that video it explains why they make less money, and commit more crime. Its ben shapiro so its kinda a meme, but he does make amazing points
@@blakewilson480It doesnt have anything to do with slavery
Meek mill Africa respects you. Very intelligent black man ..love from Kenya
Victim Mentality
@Philosophical Rain drop the link
@Philosophical Rain of course you cant drop the link😂😂😂
This guy is truly my inspiration role model right here from bad upbringings to now trying to reform our justice system while still being 🔥🔥 on the mic
Ummm but what about responsibility for your own actions. Play the race card with your own people.
he did the time, but was thrown in jail for minor infractions. Do you not see anything wrong with the fact that statistically black people serve harsher sentences than white people for the exact same crime? Especially if they come from diff economic backgrounds?
Yup, they fail to realize you se drugs in the community and tear it up and we suppose to co-sign, I'm not
“Plantation and the prison are no different the past is the present” ✍🏽🗣🗣
Meek Mill does a crime and he can't do the time lol classic
Joseph Dorian He did do the time. But he’s also gotten thrown in jail multiple times for unrelated minor infractions
Somebody didn’t do their research
Xavien Jones They never do.
yUnGbRaTz #FreeC5 um when you get probation, that means one slip up and you go to jail for the first crime. They lying to you
Xavien Jones so he didn’t get 10 yr probation for a second chance? And you never been in the system I guess because when you on probation, you get the jail time for your original charge(ten years for meek) even for something small. Because you could have got it originally but they was giving him a second chance. Now he crying he didn’t get a third and fourth lol and you over here sucking up to him lol
Meek Mills is one of the few that's trying to make a change
Much respect for him. An outstanding speech of true facts. Thanks for the upload!
Then why rap about drugs and violence ?!
It's about growth have you heard his latest music. I don't like him like that but respect anyone who is trying to better themselves
its called telling your story about your past
@@openEyes60 yeah but I get tired of "Rollie on my wrist" meek mill sometimes
It’s Cuz That’s What They Went Through, Telling Your Story.
ty meek been making conscious music tho check out traumatized and cream Freestyle
Thats right meek im all ears & ur 100% right ...preach black brother ...its a shame we dont have more of him with a voice....
So don't do crime in the first place.
ok its about equality, whites shouldn't get more leniency than blacks
@@openEyes60 they don't
DJBaffler he’s they do and every study says so statistically
Lin Yu - It's better to blame other groups of people for your choices. It gets idiots on your side.
Lin Yu that’s very flawed
So much respect for this bruhh❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
Y'all act like nothing bad happens to white people. Bro we're all suffering. UNITE, don't divide.
This video is about criminal justice reform. Not dividing people. Where did you even get that from in this video?
@@bonswaga9915 your living in the past, racism is so small in america youll probably only see it with your own eyes once or twice. Most places, specially blue states, People are assaulted for even being republican, and you will be shamed to the point of suicide by the media, if you even dare say something that could be interpreted as racist. The judicial system doesnt see color, it only sees green, cash. And black people have the highest poverty rate of all races in america.
The video didnt say nothing bad happens. It did say black people recieve 20 percent more time in prison than white people. So basically whatever is happening to white people is 20 percent less bad than black people. I think that is a problem.
Exotic Gaming you dont see racism "with your own eyes" thats the point. No there will not be a cross in peoples yard. No there is no more voting test. But when you dont get a job because your name sounds too black, who is to see that?
RealNews WithBen - Unite? Lol that ship has sailed 🚢.
Choose a side.
Speak the truth meek the world needs to here it!!!
Good message. Bad messenger. This dude has a net worth of 14million. Look at his rap sheet all dumb and avoidable bs. The struggle is real but this dude is an entitled baby, multi-millionaire, who can’t do right. No tears are cried for Meek.
Lol do you know the history of meek mill?Robert Williams is from the worst part of Philadelphia.He was dirt poor but had ambitions to be a rapper "to make it out of the hood"until he was Wrongly convicted.Yet he is now(12 years later) spreading this message as a successful black man.No better messenger than him.
meek is for a certain group of people....not everyone can relate.
FACTS!
The reason why he was on probation in the first place was because of a false testimony by a cop who said he had a gun. If he wasn't falsy convicted in 2009, most of his probation violations would not be considered "crimes. Do your research.
Think of it this way, even for someone who is so rich and influential, he still served with an unfair sentence. Imagine how horrible the situation would be if it was someone who is poor?
Meek mills needs to keep going forward with this message. I salute
All I'm going to say is GROWTH & MATURITY!
Meek Mill is a beast over beats, and now he's showing what more he can do for those from the streets. I like where his heads at(Pause) and this movement that's been in affect with other great Hip Hop Scholars. I'm sure all those dislikes are just blinded by what's given to them in order to keep the negative interpretation on ethnic cultures. He's a great example(among others) of what can be done with hard work, discipline and determination. Hip Hop has come a long way, and maybe that's why the new era isn't looking great in the eyes of some because they might be setting us back. But we have to be patient with the youth as we all have to learn from our actions. Sometimes it's hard to see what's going on with so many lights in your face. Learn your laws, those with you and against, Because like Meek pointed out... We never stopped being look at as slaves. Stick together, don't lose sight on the bigger picture... Unity, love, family and Freedom.
Glad to see meek has grown into a man n realize god gave him the power to make great change
Meek Mill for president
Black fist in the air....let's love an support each other
Speaking the truth. Stand for something are fall for anything. The message needs to be heard by every black man in this country. It's a wake call for all.
yep everyone should share
I’m from England and these statistics are shocking! It’s disgusting!! I’m glad he’s done this.
Facts!! Stand up for your rights!!⏫
Happy to see Meek growing into the big bro we need him to be. Need more people with money supporting reform to help black America.
it geeks me that all these people say theres no racial disparity in the justice system, when the justice system, not even a single generation ago, thought it was okay to have laws segregating whites and blacks. So those people are still alive and kickin, passing it down to their children, and training/already trained their replacements.