1. I think there is nothing wrong with drugs. Drugs are not good or bad. They are just tools and it depends how they are used.
2. Taking the drug LSD was one of the single most important experiences of my life. If you read about Steve Jobs, you will see he had a similiar experience.
3. You can be a Christian and smoke weed.
4. Most people in jail would have never ended up in jail if they had a psychiatrist or psychologist treat them early on in their teens.
5. Gangs are not good or bad. Many gangs especially prison gangs offer many benefits to people who are in a bad situation. Many gangs were started with really good intentions and were started to uplift a small group that was having a hard time in society at a certain time.Gangs can be used as a force for good if you can find a legal way to employ the people in your gang. Most people invovlved in gangsterism regret they life they are in and would not wish it on anyone.
6. You can learn a great deal from spending time with people who live in the hood.
7. You can learn a great deal about security by hanging out with someone who has spent years in jail.
8. Nelson Mandela was a terrorist who killed many innocent people, he did not end apartheid and his release was a PR move.