EP1 Of Sit Down With Marlise(FT. Josh&Scan)

This transcription is a conversation between Marlee and Josh Isken about the impact of crime and street life in Boston. They discuss their personal experiences with violence and how it has affected them mentally. They also talk about the need to carry weapons for self-protection and the reasons why some teenagers join gangs, such as a desire to fit in and the influence of poverty. Hey everybody, how y'all doing and welcome to Sit Down with Marlee. So today I'm here with Josh Isken and we're going to talk about how crime and street life affect people in Boston. So first I want to thank y'all for taking the time to talk to me about violence in your community because I know this can be like a hard topic to hear from people, I just wanted to thank y'all. So first, where do you live and how long have you lived there? I've lived in Georgia for a couple of years now, we live in Georgia. And like how is it compared to other places that y'all lived before? I used to live in Sunville and it's totally different, it's loud, that's all I can say, it's loud gunshots, I feel like in other places it's sirens, in other places it's quiet, it's weird. Like we had crickets in the little estate, in Boston, the city, everything, there's some cars going through, hear it, crickets, hear it, everything, hear it. So like, I don't know, like have y'all ever been impacted by like violence in the community? Yeah, um, yeah, um. Would y'all like to talk about it? I guess. Um, no, like, I've had people tell me, I've had one person try to rob me, I've had one person try to rob me. Um, I forgot, um, I was at a corner store and I left, I left the corner store and this dude, he like came around the corner and was looking at me crazy and his hands were in So I knew what he was trying to do, so I like, I turned around and I ran, I ran, but like, that's like, I feel like it's an everyday thing, it's like people always try to do something when you walk outside, that's how I feel. It's, it's, it's different. Um, okay, so, how about your skin? Um, me personally, I've never been robbed or anything like that, but I have got some people from gangs checking on me and stuff like that, it's just, it's just part of everyday life, some daily. Nowadays it don't happen no more. I promise you that. Um, like, do y'all feel like after that incident, like, did y'all have like any mental problems? Like, trauma? I could speak on that. Um, for me, it was kind of hard to like, do anything and go outside, cause I was, I was paranoid that people were looking at me and trying to do something with me. Um, with me, I just like to be outside and feel me. Ever since I was little kid, I just loved to be outside, so I just didn't really think too much about it. Um, I just went on about my day and everything, seeing the boys again, many times, over and over again, and to this day, still fine, still walking, um, saying goodbye. Like, after like that incident, like, do y'all feel like y'all need to carry something like a weapon with y'all that could keep y'all safe or anything like that? Yes! Yes, I do. Cause, look, look, they could be trying to press me like I'm a bitch or some shit, like, cause once I get it on me, oh my god, they're not going to press me, you know. That's how I feel. Alright, bro. Alright. Like my partner just said right here, I definitely feel a strong heart originally. For me, there's many different things that happen, there's many different things I make money from carrying weapons. I mean, I can't just say, oh, is that just, from that moment on, that made me want to carry a weapon. There's a lot of things in people's life that happen out in the streets while you're out by yourself, you feel me? In general. Like, to me, a lot has happened. I got police, you feel me? A lot has happened. Just know that. Um, that sounds tough. So, like, also nowadays, like, me personally, like, I've seen like a lot of people change, especially teenagers, like, they would be like quiet kids and now they're like all of like gangs and things like that. Like, why do y'all think those type of things happen? Because they try to fit in. Like, at one point, they didn't, not that they didn't have no friends, but they were either in the corner or no one would talk to them and they'd see people with a whole bunch of other niggas that are like always talking and in a group. They try to find a group to be involved in stuff. Nah, I don't know. I just think that happens to like a lot of kids. A lot of kids just, back in the day, a lot of kids used to be in like little mini, not officialized gangs, just little mini gangs of friends and stuff like that. And they just went around terrorizing everything. So, nowadays, like a terrorize, people are coming back in their life trying to fight them over it. You feel me? They still have to be from that way back there. They try to deal with it. So, people just go, say, eff it. They just go, throw me down. They just be with us so they can back me up. You feel me? That's how it's been. Things happen. Yeah, I feel you. I feel you. So, like, do y'all think like poverty, like, play a role? Because I feel like the reason why some of them go into gangs and things like that, I feel like there's a lack of opportunities and activities for them to do. Nah, I feel like poverty plays a big role because, like, a lot of kids that grew up in poverty just, like, a lot of kids that grew up in poverty, you've seen their older parents or other siblings, like, carry guns, anything like they have anymore. They just have a lot of drugs and money. You feel me? And they're getting close by that kind of early age. They just, when they grow up, they just want to be just like their father, just like their brother. Especially when they're poor and, like, they're seeing people out in the streets and they're like, oh, they're making money. They got this and that. But I never see them go to a job. My mother don't got no job. Why are they making money like that? So their main focus is, like, I gotta make some money some type of way. Just sell drugs. That's what they gotta do. Sell drugs or go do a drug. Okay, guys. That was the interview I did with Josh Iskian. And I hope that y'all learned something from it and also enjoyed it. So thank you again for listening to this interview I did with my friends.