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- John "Boxer" Mendoza is a former high-ranking member of the Nuestra Familia. He was part of the organization from 1994 to 2007 and was incarcerated at various California prisons, such as San Quentin, Pelican Bay, and Corcoran.
He was a member of the Nuestra Raza before rising to the rank of commander in the Nuestra Familia. Mendoza speaks with Insider about rivalry with the Mexican Mafia and Aryan Brotherhood, corrupt prison guards, attacks and uprisings, weapons, and yard fights. He also talks about life inside the gang, from rules to prison tattoos and methods of communication in jail.
Nowadays he has a TH-cam channel called Paradigm Media News, where he does interviews with other former gang members and talks about life since leaving prison. He is the author of "Nuestra Familia", and can be contacted at boxerparadigm@gmail.com for signed copies.
Find out more on John’s TH-cam channel:
/ @paradigmmedianews
And on Twitter:
john36556946?s=21...
And TikTok:
www.tiktok.com/@sfranb
00:00 - Introduction
00:34 - Chapter 1 | Joining the Gang
03:27 - Chapter 2 | Your First Day in Jail
05:43 - Chapter 3 | The Structure
07:43 - Chapter 4 | The Rivalries
10:07 - Chapter 5 | The Weapons
12:52 - Chapter 6 | The Guards
15:26 - Chapter 7 | The Codes
17:49 - Chapter 8 | The Money
19:18 - Chapter 9 | The Gang on the Streets
20:53 - Chapter 10 | The Truce
23:16 - Chapter 11 | The Fallout
27:21 - Chapter 12 | Bad Standings
28:23 - Chapter 13 | The Backstory
30:04 - Chapter 14 | War Stories
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I quit being a correctional officer because of all the corruption at GEO formerly Wackenhut in Cleveland, Texas. I always used to say that the ONLY difference between a CO and a inmate is that the CO's haven't been caught yet for their crimes.
Yea GEO got they hands in PA too..they play dirty🤦🏽♂️
Only difference was one had keys the other did not
You were part of the problem.
Only diff: one gets to leave prison every day.
This mf prob got caught with the burner phones...
No bullsh*t music in the background, just straight to the point stories. Excellent.
Ya
I was blasting the little mermaid sound track to this and it somehow made this less gay
agreed
Uragay @@antfbi
@@antfbiso basically its gay when no music in a video?
Didn't expect to be watching Mexican Kingpin talk about prison life on TH-cam.
He looks like kingpin
He's also in the 'How Obesity Works' video
@@alaincharnier1971haha, noice.
@@alaincharnier1971 ha ha 3rd grade humor. You must be the funny guy of the family
He giving up to much information ,he bet not go back🤷🏽♂️
The Pelican Bay fight from the early 90s is one of the craziest prison riots ever caught on video. This dude is OG.
It was Feb of 99
Maybe from the US but there way more hardcore videos out there from south America decapitations n sheeeite
@@TheWatcherxx99🤔you must wanna have a pissing contest stfu and read!
My ex wife's brother killed a CO on accident and got a life sentence in that video. His name is Tony and he is from Mariana Montavilla,
Aren’t we all glad we’re watching this on TH-cam and not experiencing this for ourselves
Heck yeah, I am wondering how he got out of the gang you can't just leave.
@americanpatriot7508 I believe you can leave but that also leaves you vulnerable because other rivel of gang memeber can still kill you because they saw you running with that crew but that's very rare also mostly you will get beat to life and death or just straight up death
💯
Amen. I don’t miss those ish holes. Summer time in Texas is a different animal in its self. No ac, brutal
it blows my mind that anybody would tolerate that lifestyle... I mean the respect and money at the cost of always having to watch out for what you say or do, killing people?
I'll eat plain rice 7 days a week over that... especially if I can do it while chilling with my dog.
I don't care how many guys look up to you or how much money you can collect, it can't compare to being able to wake up when you want eat what you want, and have a cute dog look at you wagging its tail knowing damn well that the car that just rolled up by your house has a 99.99999% chance of not being somebody that wants to kill you.
I am a Mexican. This gangster life destroyed our family. My older brother joined Sinaloan Cartel back in 1993. It all started when my brother was 14 and into that dope life. Poverty then, was rampant. And gangs were glorified and leaders were portrayed as saviour in some sorta way. Life was never the same in the family. My brother was gunned down in a rival gang shootout. Fortunately for me, Me and my Mom moved in the states and i could pursue my dream of becoming a doctor. But the horrors of murder and seeing dead bodies on the daily are still vivid in my memories.
Glad you made something of yourself man instead of that nonsense.
Amazing
Good for you bro ❤
So myself, you can ultimately change your path.
I'm so sorry for the hand you were dealt early on . Congratulations for pulling yourself out of that situation I am sorry for the loss of your brother
One of the best interviews of an ex gang member. Solide dude
He is a drug dealer who turned into a snitch, nothing solid about him
HAH! You called him solid......he is "solid" for sure
You'd really think the topic here would be "This is how fucked up the US prison system is, now we need to massively overhaul it to get rid of things like prison rape and prison gangs." But no, let's just make atrocity porn about "how prison gangs work," as if they are some sort of inevitable and objective reality instead of a total systemic failure.
he sold out his brothers and turned his back on them, not really solid.
@@crizzonet No honor in that life. Don’t expect loyalty from now days criminals life is different from before. He’s doing a good job changing his life around.
Glad you made it homie
Why thank you ;) (my secret account)
He didnt make it hes a former so drop out loo
This guy is most certainly the boss you get to at the final level.
kingpin irl
Y'all ain't joking holy cow
If he's so echelon type of NF G , why hasn't he ever testified against any NF leaders , or led law enforcement to find NF leader bank accounts or drug operations.
Read his book
Lol
I retired as a deputy warden at USP Leavenworth. Around 2006 or 2007, I had a lot of Sureños and Norteños and they were constantly trying to kill each other. Washington DC finally realized we couldn't house both on the same yard, so we started moving Norteños out. Eventually I only had two Norteños left in SHU. They would ask me to release them to the yard. I would tell them it's you two against 100 Sureños. You know what their response was? "I'm good with those odds." I will admit they have no fear.
Where did they send the Nortenos to if they can’t stay there?
@@123FUG33 sorry, but I don’t recall. I doubt they were sent to the same place but I had 2500 inmates so as long as they were gone it was one less thing to be concerned about.
@jonloftness5210 The more prisoners the more money goes into prison? Just like public schools, the more children the more money.
I bet you were corrupt like most prison officials??
You had 2,500 inmates huh.. no you monitored 2,500 inmates.. you don't have anything you don't own them. did they brainwash you or try to while you were there@@jonloftness5210 ?
Fascinating. Eloquent. Informative. So pleased to be able to understand some of the culture and why it starts in the first place. Thank you for doing this
this was really well done, I learned a lot. Thank you. Well produced, a damn good product.
I worked as a CO for over 10 years. I had John on my tier. He was very respectful. I never had any negative issues with him. Good luck to you John. I hope you are doing well.
Damn
No you didn't shut up
he always this fat?
Reach out to him. @paradigmmedianews
I personally hope he leads a short and miserable life along with all "the homies"
One of the best prison testimonies I've heard. Its not often you get to hear an honest prison story that comes off genuine.
BOXER HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY HE ALSO HAS A TH-cam CHANNEL THAT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL TOO
You'd really think the topic here would be "This is how fucked up the US prison system is, now we need to massively overhaul it to get rid of things like prison rape and prison gangs." But no, let's just make atrocity porn about "how prison gangs work," as if they are some sort of inevitable and objective reality instead of a total systemic failure.
Stool pigeon, is why he lives
@@rickmaldoo4205 that's just YOUR opinion and you are entitled to your opinion but before you pass judgement on somebody you REALLY should get to know them personally BUT I'M JUST SAYIN THO 🤷😁
@@worldadventuretravel it's why journalism is commonly immoral. Talking about the failings of our justice system is boring. Hearing a gangster talk about his lifestyle isn't.
On point.
Glad you out brotha. Keep up the good work on the straight path . God bless
Bro's built like a vending machine
Juggernaut..straight outta Xmen
I went to prison at 18 for weapons charges. The prison I went to was entirely ran by Bloods. I stayed neutral and by the grace of God made some good friends and dudes would tell their friends that I was off limits. I ended up meeting a guy named Gotti. He was high ranking and he was kinda like a mentor for me. He always told me how intelligent I was and that life wasn't for me. Long story short today I have a degree in business and I have worked for the Department of Defense, multiple health insurance companies and now I currently work for a bank as a senior banker. I give all the credit to God first and foremost but I will never forget people like Gotti and a few others that seen in me what I couldn't see in myself. Who would think that a gang member would be one of the individuals that helped me to stay on the right path and become a productive respectable citizen. I am eternally grateful for the people that believed in me when I thought I was nothing.
damn, yo gotti left prison and became a rich rapper LMAO
Do u ever contact gotti he's probably out of there by now.
Lol I didn't say the rapper Gotti 😂😂.
I wish
Nah. DOD don't accept felons
The biggest indication this man has made a powerful internal change is when he brought up his moms struggles. He made it clear he didn't blame her for his drug use. He had accepted his faults.
pretty good for a low iq mud man
Gotta spam that nonempirical psychological individualism 🤣🤣
Modern day psychology is literally a plague. I can't image being in a field where by all metrics mental health issues have increased 4 fold in almost every areas, divorce rates at all time highs since your field began administering itself to the public... If the empirical data says anything its "run" when a mental health provider says they can help. @@Mister_Terrific806
@@Mister_Terrific806nobody cares lil bro stop yapping.
@@sicsempertyrannis7162 You care, that's why you're here *"yapping"* 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing your story
the guy is drowning in wisdom and experience. kudos to him for taking the leap and making a change!
A buddy of mine became a Norteño. Then one day he had a baby with his lady and decided he wanted to change his life for the better. He wanted out of the gang. Norteños went to his house, stabbed him in his front yard, threw him in their car and drove away. His body was found burned alive. Absolutely horrific.
Blood in blood out
@@Salasixpolerolol, fkn losers
@@Salasixpolero Stupid is as stupid does.
He should have went to another state.
Yea.. that is absolutely terrible. I’m sure there is a right way to get out and a wrong way that nobody speaks on but damn I’m so sorry bro. I hope the baby doesn’t ever grow up to know what happened to they father. Bc that is awful. 😭
The fact that he survived two greenlights, shows that he still had respect with some individuals within the organization...
Time is still not up for him yet. He did something real bad. No matter wat he did when he was running the yard. Just saying wat he is saying now pisses a lot of people off
@@joelpineda2042 Right. I said HAD ...
Reading is fundamental lol
He’s a scumbag
It shows God's protection in his life & he has yet a plan for him.
Learned a lot. Your awesome and nailed this interview
Salute to a real OG, he is a powerful speaker and his wisdom has much growth behind it.. Blessings to him and all who follows his lead. When you know better you do better and he has achieved that goal
All the Norteño homeboys I grew up with are doing life forgotten by their wives, girlfriends and families, dead, in wheelchairs, on the run forever from US Marshalls in Mexico, Homeless living on the street, taken out by their own people in Prison or the County Jail by some young dude trying to earn his keep in the gang. Some were just lucky to leave Northern California and the life behind, as Woodie the Norteño rap legend said in one his songs “Northside life ain’t nothing nice” Norteño and NF is the hardest gang to be in, you can get “Removed” by the slightest of reasons no matter how many years or sacrifices you’ve made for the gang. Strict gang rules make it hard to be a Norteño for life, it’s like walking on a tight rope for life.
You people did this to your self and complain when your neighborhood is being gentrified
Norteño gangsters are the hardest core because they have to be. They’re targeted by sureños, all the Aryan inbreds, the COs, etc. They’re also outnumbered by the sureños like 5 to 1. So they have to be intensely organized and prepared. It’s why Ene is virtually paramilitary (many Norte gangsters are required to learn first aid and CPR). It’s a crucible that produces tough, tough dudes.
@@franktheexpertstrenchclub9025 all of them are losers kid you know nothing garbage in garbage out.
@@michaelzero5278what a sales pitch lol.
@@tw5647 how is that a sale pitch, I'm from northeast LA that what going on right now.
I’ve been in the dep for 22 years . I’m at Folsom prison. I read your book a few years ago and it’s as real as it gets. I commend you for the choice you made. It takes a real man, a powerful man to step up and turn the other way. I’ve seen your book get passed around for sometime now inside. I know for certain you have made a positive impact in many of these men inside. I pray you keep up the good work and stay blessed. My condolences for your wife and mother.
Amazing thought I just had, how people educate themselves so well inside. I had the good fortune of having a father send me all the books I ever wanted and ever read in jails, rehabs, and other places I wasn't allowed a phone. But I only read books when I'm away from the internet. I feel like if I was down for that long I would get a masters and become a jailhouse lawyer. On the outside it's just too hard to work and go to school. But when you're inside? No worrying about meals, where you're going to sleep, a lot of different types of stress are taken away and exchanged for new ones. Maybe I'm just making excuses for being lazy but I write now and work full time at a normal job.
@@rageius Probably making excuses, but I am not bashing you for it. I am the same way. I learned alot when I was locked up for a year. I had so much focus. Now that I am free, I dont over achieve much. I can relate.
What’s his book called?
@@Mr.Mayhem12a broken paradigm
@senorclash3543 it's called "A Broken Paradigm "
This was absolutely fascinating. He was very well spoken and easy to listen to.
Thank you for being brave enough to share. Your inspiration will absolutely save young kids from this life.
Good for you brother! He realized that gang life served him no good at all. Thank you for educating the public. We need people like you
making money of crime
@@rockenOnethe legal way 😂
He also put a target on his head
It's not a target, its a donut he is holding up to his mouth. @@getthebagnelly
He's a fuckin dropout and considered a rat for putting business out on the streets
His story shows how crappy this world can be. Given a different start in life, this man could have been a leader in any field that he decided to pursue. He is obviously intelligent, dedicated and hard working. These are 3 qualities that are in short supply these days. I am not trying to make excuses for his past or his decisions, but environment dictates behavior more than most people credit.
Sir, I wish you nothing but the best and hope that life gives you back some of the serenity you have been missing. Dedicating your life to trying to prevent others from following the same path is admirable.
People stigmatize people like this way too much. I've been to prison myself and I can tell you from my own story as well as the VAST majority of the people I've met in correctional facilities, that is that these people "never had a chance" because a lot of the bad things that set them in bad directions happened to them as children. They were born on crack, without parents, ... they're the most tormented souls on the planet and when people stigmatize them they keep "the nightmare" going for them and they don't realize it. Love really is the only thing that "wins".
@@AaronEbrahimnonsense
Exactly. Couldn't have said it any better myself. The environment that so many children are raised in you know almost for a fact that they will be a product of that environment and so it goes. Get children out of that environment and into something positive that doesn't involve having to fight to survive and can focus on living a successful life without prison, drugs, violence, illegal activities, the list goes on.
@@AaronEbrahimI wouldn’t say people in those situations “didn’t have a chance” but more so had a few things going against them from the start. Truth is we all do though - it’s just different struggles for each person
This shows you why the military is the way it is. Because if you aren't organized and strong in war, you're dead.
The version of him who wasn't organized, didn't survive to make this video.
That was a very interesting video, thanks.
Well articulated perspective
As a former teacher in the literal hood, stories like this were everyday. I taught at an elementary where we had to bus students 3 blocks home from school to keep gang members away from our elementary kids. We could not get any delivery services because they'd all been robbed way too many times. We had three incidents in 6 months of students as young as 7 bringing guns into school. We'd have some kids with some promise that you'd hope to guide out of there somehow, but a few months later, they'd disappear into these gangs which would start training them up to sell drugs and be enforcers and then it was all too late.
If you listen to a lot of ex gang members, they describe life in prison just like this, these elaborate organizations that would rival any corporate entity, and I wish with this level of talent, you could see more black and brown and poor peoples running things at the top and making a difference for those that come behind, but if mom/dad aren't at home because they're working 18 hour days, and brothers in jail, and the kids go home on empty stomachs, they aren't lured by an education or the promise of a potential good future that may take years to come, they want the immediate--food in belly, money to help mom/dad (if they have one) pay rent and not make them homeless, and the gangs give them all of that at the high price of imprisonment or their eventual deaths. Just a lot of days thinking why did we even bother, but someone's got to give a damn for the 10 that may make it out or choose to change their lives.
Thank you. Some want a way out but their circumstances and surroundings won't give them a chance to do so. Imagine yourself living in the way you described these youngsters living and knowing what they're faced with daily. Same scenario, living in filth in a fatherless home, starving and knowing nothing but pain and abuse. Eventually this turns us into what he just described. Lot's of people only judge us but never put themselves in our shoes. How would they turn out under the same circumstances? Better yet how do we change this? I commend all whom are aware of what we face and want to help and make a difference even if you're only able to reach 10 out of 100 it's worth the effort.
What city did you teach in?
yeah its idiots like you (mr teacher) that want more migrants to come into our country.
It's better to run with a gang then not if you live in the hood. If you want to try and make something legitimate of yourself. You only have a real chance of making something if you join a gang. Then you go legit later, oftentimes still a gang member when not committing crimes for a living.
You either have a jump shot or you're slinging rock.
This video was amazing. The way he spoke, his narration, his tone, no doubt he was a shot caller of a certain level.
He's probably shouted loads of words why single out shot?
Scarey and a Serious dude
Great interview, really interesting.
Incredible interview.
This dude probably has a lot of knowledge to share with the youth. He is a good story teller who really lives that life. It seems he has taken accountability for his actions, learned from his mistakes and changes for the better. Keep going big homie you are changing the lives of the younger generations.
He does. TH-cam channel is Paradigm Media News
@@Catdaddy510😂he a peceta didn’t survive the game he loved 😂😂😂
I appreciate your words. I have taken responsibility for my actions and I realize that this struggle is a daily struggle. But it’s far from over. My TH-cam channel Paradigm Media News is all part of a bigger plan to continue putting my message out there and to continue trying to help guys that either made some of the same mistakes I made or the youngsters who are heard in that same direction. Again I appreciate your comment and your positive words
He wrote a book. “Nuestra Familia: A Broken Paradigm” 👍🏼
@@mannyboyaztlan5127nobody survives the game stupid
with all respect john "boxer" mendoza looks like the kingpin in marvel comics.
😂😂😂😂😂 Good 1
El Rey!
On gawd😂😂😂
Just like myself, used to be built for battle
Now I’m over 300 pounds and enjoying great food and luxury
He's just wearing 7 bulletproof vests, that's how dangerous things are
Thank you for sharing Boxer.
I appreciate your time and honesty and willingness to help the younger generation see there is a difference in your decision making. I went to jail for a weekend and I told myself this place is not the home I see myself living in. Thankfully I've never been back. I was born and raised in Compton in the mid 70s and 80s graduated in early 90s. I've lost so many friends to the gang world growing up. I'm thankful for my parents and my Christian up bringing to make those though decisions. Growing up in Compton it literally becomes a part of your life you just adapt to your surroundings. I enjoyed listening to your story and I really appreciate you taking the time to talk truth and knowledge. God Bless my brother and my condolences to you and your family.
Every one snitched i dont care who u are ... When your pusher up against the wall with no options. So lets keep it real. If are sentrnced zo lige on first charge then i understand... But i know u know you all want outta the cagr
Gangs have no honor. You would be dumb to become part of them.
@@dudsulugulugan7639👍
Lies again? Golden Globes Gangbang Gangsta
4:54🤔 id take everything thing he says with a grain of salt. It's safe to say most gang members are rapists/childpredators so im not sure how this weird double standard works with Sex Crimes and being Affiliated vs. Unaffiliated
Hands down one of the best prison testimonies I have heard!
4:54🤔 id take everything thing he says with a grain of salt. It's safe to say most gang members are rapists/childpredators so im not sure how this weird double standard works with Sex Crimes and being Affiliated vs. Unaffiliated
His happy ending would be THEN JESUS SAVED me! GLORY!
@@SOULRELIEF22no that would be sad coz only shlawgs say ish like that.
An excellent and informative story. Thank you for sharing.
I really enjoyed this vid. I loved the guy. Thankyou for this most informative programme. Xx
This man appears to be smarter and more well spoken than 90% of politicians
Smarter, maybe; well-spoken, nope. Being well-spoken is probably the number asset of politicians regardless if you support them or not. They make a living speaking and screwing over people while appearing to actually care. lol
Agreed
He has morals they do not
Politicians are smart they just act dumb.
Just as crooked, all of these people are rats and snakes. Scum of the earth. The most intelligent people are the most evil😂 idgaf how articulate someone is😂
His channel goes deep into their history.
Paradiam
News
Media
Very insightful and captivating.
Great video
What this man has seen and gone through must be mind blowing.
How good he is now to tell the world how he has lived and how he wants to carry on with his life as he has been there and burned the tee shirt.
Pleased you have turned your life around John and keep up the excellent work.
The fact that it took 2 hit jobs from his gang to convince him to walk away is insane.
Allegiance to BS.
I’m glad he did, but wish he did it when his family asked so they knew he was going to do what they asked.
@@MsAmiquefor some people that lifestyle is all they’ve known since they were kids , don’t judge people if you don’t know anything about them
@@josenunez611she's a women Not to be disrespectful but gangsters only use hyenas for set ups and .. other activities. She wouldn't get it
Back when he could walk.
What a guy and what a story. You have my respect for wanting to be a positive change in this world now man 👊🏻
Heartbreaking to hear what happened with your loved ones, and then to have the organization do what they did. Cant imagine going through that. You are very strong. Thank you for telling your story.
I have never seen such an honest description of prison politics, corruption and life. Everyone knows that COs bring in the lions share of contraband (they should get paid more for that job), but I don’t often seen it stated so plainly. Great interview!
I know COs that make 120k retired. They make enough.
COs get paid very well.
They just get greedy.
@@pedrolopez8592 That is the exception, not the rule. Most of them that start where I live are 18-20 years old so only a high school diploma needed and they can start out under $30k. For the level of risk you have as a CO, that is not enough.
They should be paid more for bringing in contraband?
They can never be paid enough to keep away from corruption
The people who get in to that kind of job are not normal.
My dad grew up in east Salinas around the 80s, where a lot of activity was going on, and still is in some areas. This was such an articulate outlook on all the corruption and violence, and I really enjoyed this video 👍🏼
I hope everyone can tell that this guy has a "FAT SUIT" on to Disguise his identity. I would be undercover also if I was doing all this talking....
Salinas is a different animal these people don’t know about the saladbowl! Small farm towns but all mob tied
I was in high school in Salinas back in 2008-2009 when they were breaking the murder record in Salinas.. making Washington D.C. National News Headlines.. it was a wild time back then. Per capita it was considered one of the top 5 most violent cities in California. Monterey County was considered “youth murder” capital of California. During that time, Latino males age 13-25 were most at risk of being killed by gun violence in the county where Salinas is the capital.
@@Coco-xw3wpit's methadone my guy, he's bloated since his heart can't pump enough for his weight, and his kidneys probably don't work well, as well as the liver.
Methadone is possibly worse than heroin.
@@WretchedDrummer i remember that there was like 41 homicides we were going back n forth the southsiders would hit a homeboy n we’d go hit 3 of theirs there was also a ton of housecleaning going on. When the youth murder capital article came out in the paper the next month they did federal gang sweeps
One of the best episodes ever !! Hope boxer has a beautiful life now . Respect ❤💯
Mendoza is a smart guy with balls of steel. What a great guy and now he's helping others. God bless him.
I feel his plight and how the organization deemed him bad was a slap in the face . You want to have honor and be a warrior but they want you to be a pawn . His story is very enlightening.
Reminds me of the story of Christian Knighten and how the Mexican mafia turn on him, even though he was the most loyal
"enlightening"? this is what you call enlightenment? Buddha would be so confused.
@@commentforthealgo5383Buddha?
Sounds like Military heads and people who don't know what being a soldier means. I think of Apartheid soldiers like Steve Biko and Chris Hani to name two, who were leaders of a very important cause and they died for it. but our leaders today shake hands and do business with the very people who killed those activists. In the end unless you are a boss, you are a pawn and there is no way to the top unless you start your own movement
@@commentforthealgo5383weird ahhh
Insider has the best mini docuseries, hands down. Amazing first-person accounts.
I hope John Mendoza is doing good!!! Congratulations brother for changing your life around that’s as real as it gets!!! Listen to this man! Especially you young ones!!
Great documentary ❤
What a paradox: the gang requiring it’s members to educate themselves reading Socrates, etc, which, ultimately, if they survive long enough, becomes the tools and knowledge base that allows them to overcome such a petty, empty, violent lifestyle. The universe is truly and beautifully nuanced
Deep input
Gang life isn't so simple.
Yeah, criminal organizations have to earn money, gain territory, wage wars against rivals, conduct diplomacy, discipline their ranks, outsmart the law and etc. So, it behooves them to have their members read literature that will benefit the gang.
@Vinny6962 but then you can read and educate your life without being in a gang and be successful as a man with freedom
@@stocktonca6586 sure, you can do that too. People have choices in life.
In a perfect world, criminal organizations wouldn’t exists.
You can tell he’s very intellectual and strategic. I salute you from SoCal much love OG 🫡 ✊🏼
I KNOW BOXER HE HAS CHANGED HIS LIFE DRAMATICALLY 👍💯🥰💞
I wonder if all the people he's hurt along the way have been that lucky.
This guy reminds me of my uncle, he did a lot of time in and out of prison he had the same body language and that serous stare in his eyes everytime he talked
Glad my dad kept me out of all the crime fam business. Most certainly has kept me out of jail and prison throughout my life. Sadly the same cannot be said for nearly all of his own nephews and close family; many of them dead or in prison for murder and gang-related felonies. Such a small separation between a life with no criminal record full of peace and love from my own family now, to what may have been, a violent danger hellbent on feeding the lurking monster inside of me. What a difference a good father makes. Never forget this fellas, be a good father to your kids.
All of the inmates write mother's day cards. None for Father's day. Heck yeah it's a Fatherless issue, but no one wants to talk about that. Fact.
Yep, one of my fully tattoo brother in law did crime most of his younger life until he met my sister, but for the past 10 plus years since he had children with my sister he stopped his criminal life and trying to help their children live a non-criminal life. So yes, a strong and ethical father figure does make a huge difference to how a child is raised and who he/she become in their life.
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Well Said Brother!!! We Need Jesus in Our life’s
@@Seeklip6T I’m just here to ask why you put a period after “that” then again after fact?
If you wanted to accentuate fact, you could’ve just capitalized it.
This was so easy to watch. This guy is very smart and good at explaining things. Great video!
I was born and raised in San Francisco as well. And its true, people think about Full House, The Golden Gate Bridge and feel good songs about The City. And even though they City is beautiful, what a lot of people didnt relate to it was the gangs.
I was raised in The Mission District. Predominantly Latins and Hispanics, my neighborhood was filled with Norteños and Sureños. My mother arrived to San Francisco with mt older sister from Guatemala. But when she had me, she did her absolute best ti make sure i kept my head in the books and no where near the gang life. It was really hard though. I went to school and made firends with people who's families were in gangs. And as we grew up, they were getting more and more into that life as well. Pretty soon, my old firends became people i had to stay away from due to them constantly trying to recruit me or fighting me for refusing.
My mother and sisters always asked about my cuts and bruises when i got when i would come home. I just would tell them it was just friends and I rough housing during recess. I would also never own anything that had the color blue ir red on it. Which really sucked because Spider-Man has been my favorite superhero since forever.
That when on while i was growing up. And even though I love my home and how my mom raised me, i ended up moving to souther California living in a better neighborhood where gangs arent that prevalent and the only actual gangsters are OG's who gave up that lifestyle.
Even though im happy i never fell into gangs, it still sucks how much power, impavt and influence they have on the younger generations, and how they can truly corrupt with a false sense of Brotherhood.
I grew up in Salinas and my older sisters adopted Chicana culture. Often times they would leave me at Closter Park with homies/SEMsters as babysitters while they went cruising. Back then (late 70s/early 80s) its wasn't as wild as it is now in Salinas. Surprisingly the homies who watched me while my sisters went cruising never tried to instill gang culture into me at that young age. They looked out for me and took care of me. I never aligned myself but had many friends who were members. Many years later I left Salinas after being attacked by a gang member who didn't like that I had a successful hustle and no one was taxing me. All in all, I learned enough to survive and to be respectful from the streets of Salinas. This is a great interview. Thanks for sharing.
White dude from s.Sacramento. My sister was half Mexican. We had different dads. She adopted the Chicana culture. Mean. Sold dope and battled Aids for 35yrs. Extremely sad.
She turned me on to them oldies though!! God Bless her for that!! My favorite music. She was 7yrs older than me and she would spin Tower of Powers 45 “ your still a young man “ over and over and over again. Not a damn thing I could do about it.
Rest In Peace, Renate
Yeah the Salad Bowl is no joke. Glad you made it out.
I was a corrections officer for 7 years before becoming an armed security officer for the federal government so everything he has said is correct.
17:34 I love him changing his tone "when i had hair"
What a clown. Sounds like he is proud of himself.
John wick can stab a man with a pencil. This guy can stab you with 15 sheets of paper.
Ultímate game of rock paper scissors
Facts
He made a video showing how to do it lol literally made a shank with paper.. only good for a couple hits but it'll get the point across...
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Much ❤ Big Box! You killed this interview! Well spoken and articulate like always!!!
When was he this big? Is this interview old
Thanks Dude. RESPECT
All I saw was a big fluffy striped couch in the thumbnail so I came to look, but good documentary as always Insider! I'm glad the guy is helping the youth to prevent them from taking the same path!
I hope you're able to live a long life and keep helping the ones who want to follow the path you took earlier in your life and get them to change. I learned so much from you and your experience. Keep up the great work you're doing!
His YT channel is packed with stories like this.
Exactly I love BOXERS TH-cam CHANNEL I'm a member on his channel too
Holy smoke !!! You are awesome. So glad I grew up in a loving home and community. God bless U and your family… what a whirlled we live in.😮
Best choice u ever made in denouncing that gang crap brother..Admiration/ Respect!!! STAY POSITIVE mano!!!👍👍💪
I did 32 years out of 4 offenses in Texas. I was a member of the Mandingo Warriors. One of the biggest dumbest, stupidist mistakes, I ever made. I have the same story you do as to the inner working and politics. But it ended up being a part of something that deprived me of independence. My own life and a prisoner that belonged to a different set of guards and rules. I held rank but eventually my free speech and unwillingness to obey rules without question lead to them turning on me and injured.
I got out of that slavery, I got out of prison and, I tell any fool thinking about joining a gang is, you will now have other overlords and your life don't belong to you no more.
If it is for the reason of needing protection in there because unaffilated are targets, I get it but men standing on their own make it. You just will have to put what it takes into being independent that you will being your own man.
Good on you brother you were not a sheep
Are you jokin? There is a gang called the Mandingo Warriors? lol!
Did Tango like y’all?
Google Texas Prison gangs under that name.@@BongDonky
Are you trying to say Tongo Blast, If so fact is we are not like out in California. We have a peaceful existance. Our problem is with the system not each other. @@escoboy4737
Wow, this was good!!! Makes me want to buy his book now! Much respect to Boxer changing things up for the better!
I read one of his books few yrs ago and it was really good.
He has an extensive story I knew of him in the early 2000s when he was a regiment commander in San Jose
He has it in AudioBook form on his channel. You should just start there.
Very good presentation. Good wishes to you John.
This guy is an absolute unit.
Is that the new euphemism for obese?
What does gen z slang 'absolute unit' means? What kind of unit of measurement does gen z use? Not metric or imperial i think
A heckin chonker, one might say
Paradigm Media News is his TH-cam channel. Great content creator with an intense amount of educational information. I’m grateful to have come across Boxer’s channel. Real life first hand stories by Boxer himself.
This was an incredible interview.. kudos!
That’s crazy bro 😮❤🙏🏼
Respect. You letting the world know this is not the way to live
An inspirational story of a real Mob Boss, much respect. Love the realism and genuine feel of your trajectory Big Boxer
a snitch that spent his whole life in the shu.
"mob boss" lmao
@@user-uc9nu1yn1nwell if u wanna call him a snitch feel free cuz I'm sure Jesus wants darkness to come down already
He is what he is. Probably still committing crimes too.@@anthonybautista3585
@@anthonybautista3585,
Trolls are going to troll 😅. IDK why also haters are going to hate 😅. Jealous they never knew betrayal.
@@user-uc9nu1yn1n regardless if he’s a snitch this dude will still fold you in less than a minute..
Bigups to you, my brotha. This just made my TH-cam top 10 list. Blessings to u 👊🏿
I will pray for you my Brother.
And your life , and your story is as strong a message as any.
And i pray for myself and the future of others as well....
Dude. The Lord Will use your story.
And its a Blessing to many people,
Thank you for sharing...
Love and Respect..... ❤
The most amazing thing in all this is his aspect ratio.
This dude is articulate & is very well spoken. I’d like to hear this guy on a podcast & have him talk for a couple of hours & have him break down NF & the politics behind it. This was a great sniper for folks sitting on the outside to understand this criminal organization.
He has a youtube called paradigm media news
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Very well spoken? Hahaha he’s primitive and dumb. You don’t know how normal people live and speak. It’s a different reality!
He has a book on everything broken down an he’s read it on his channel
He got a interview with Dj Vlad that is a couple hours long....I haven't seen it yet.... should be a good one tho....😮
Rest in peace to your wife, sir. I can't imagine what that must have been like while still dealing with prison stresses and gang pressures. All the best
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His own choice to be a worth;ess dirtbag.
Hes a drop out, which is as bad as snitching.
Lmao a drop-out. All the zumasses in the gangs are drop-outs irl. You're a fool to believe that he did anything but extend his time on earth by "dropping-out". You'd be a fool to do any different.
Meh his a bad person no sympathy from me I wonder how many people he took out and mothers crying
Very accurate. I've been retired for 8 years, but this took me right back to some of my interviews with many gang members. I used to tell some of them that they were a shot caller, etc... on the inside but when you get out, what are you? Are you going to live under a bridge, in a van down by the river (I actually said that to a few of them) Some of them got it, but others did not. Many many stories, but prison is VERY real. Sometimes I miss the realness of it.
In prison worrying your family, worrying about your family and all about killing, what an awful way of life
Boxer got one of the craziest life stories. From a kid till present day.He needs his own series on FX or on Starz. This is a great start. I see you Box.
too bad they're to busy covering taylor swift and those other depressed millionaires
Paradigm Media News is the BEST and most CREDIBLE channel in the california prison genre.
Something that always amazes me is prison is already undoubtedly a miserable experience, but then these guys make it even worse with these gang shenanigens. Assuming you're not in there for life wouldn't you want to get it over with quickly with as little unnecessary misery as possible? I'm sure most of them are stupid and don't look that far ahead in life, but could you imagine being one of the only non-idiots in there and you get sucked into this mindless gang drama anyway? That's gotta be incredibly annoying; like you're constantly surrounded by 1000 toddlers who are capable of murdering you.
Good video, sht is wild
“If you see a bird fly over your like, damn I seen a bird today man. You go back in and tell people in the pod”
That statement alone is crazy.
Imagine being free your whole life and being able to see nature, Waking up to the bird chirping and other animals.
The littlest things in life you take granted over to even just seeing a bird we forget to appreciate everything around us.
Truth! Enjoy the things around you, and stay out of prison.
when I came home from the Pelican Bay SHU and my parole officer brought me to my moms she had a tree in her front yard. That was Dec 2005 and I still remember what it felt like to touch that tree - both the physical sensation and the emotional response. The closest I ever saw in terms of that reaction was when my first daughter was born and she would cautiously touch things and often be withdraw quickly..not from fear or repulsion but as if the sensory overload was such that she had to detach in order to process what just happened. Then she would reach again and this routine would continue until touching that object was normalized. The difference was my daughter wasn’t even a year old..I was almost 30. I’ve been home ever since and while my amazement at nature in all its forms is a little more subdued its still “my thing”
@@HOMIEHangout I hope you love the rest of your years and enjoy your life the way it should be brother. This game me goosebumps I couldn’t never imagine living like that! Stay positive brother !
That's a great message, truly. I fill up the bird feeders in my yard regularly, and often run out to chase squirrels, one super fat one in particular, away from them. I never really thought about how just watching them would be a luxury for others. I guess I can afford to spare some birdseed
Turning a door nob
One thing I admire about this interview is the lack of glorifying of the lifestyle or the gang. Certain mob member like Sammy the Bull glorify the life and act as if they are still in the life when they were not. I don't see that coming from this man being interviewed. Very informative.
I’m glad he’s not glorifying this time with nostalgia and romance. The way a lot of organized crime is portrayed after the fact. Movies are in real life. That’s what draws in young people with false ideas about organized crime and gangs.