Does this sort of film glorify “gangsterism” or crime?
DD: Let me make it mathematical for you. Sell drugs. Make a lot of money for a short period of time. And you end up dead, or going to jail for snitching on your friends. So any intelligent individual will look at that and say: “Wow, if I sell drugs, I can make money for a short period of time, but I can either end up dead or in a witness protection program, or jail.” So I don’t see how it could possibly glorify, it’s just showing the whole equation. Q: When you’re speaking about young minds, do you think they can grasp that? DD: I think the responsibility relies on the parent to translate that equation. But yeah, if I saw someone, as a young individual, selling drugs, and then saw them die, then that would make me not want to sell drugs. I think we can’t underestimate the youth like that. But also I think it’s also the person that’s delivering the message. Hopefully I’m credible enough in that demographic, so hopefully they’ll listen. But I think the question gets asked because that’s
