Isn't it crazy to think that Theotis Beasley is from the same hood as Antwuan? Of course they probably had slightly different lives, but even with Antwuan as his older homie, Theotis manages to be the nicest person I have ever met and has never touched weed or any drug (not even fuckin cigs! not once!). I hate to say it, but the poorer neighborhoods of inglewood or hawthorne are engineered to produce people like Antwuan, and Theotis is the exception to the rule. So before we say we want Antwuan to die in jail, just know that though he makes some particularly bad decisions, he's a product of his environment. Therefore since Kab had grown up surrounded by aging, desperate, and bicurious uncles, it's understandable why he's such a cocksucker.
This.
Never forget that Antwaun's older Bro was a role model to him- and look where he ended up.
I'm not passing blame or fault here, a lot of people get caught up in circumstances that are beyond their control-- there are also a lot of people that are content to just get by, and fulfill a lot of stereotypes placed (and forced) upon them...which is easy to do when you are constantly stigmatized.
Although race isn't as big an issue in this scene, it would be interesting to find out if there are some older dudes trying to look out for the younger ones- but then you realize that not everyone was brought up the same way, or will act the same way in a given situation.
It's just sad to see a young person, especially one that could affect so many that look like him and come from those neighborhoods, wasting so much of his life away.
The corny kids get made fun of until for not being "cool" until they reach adulthood and see the "cool" guys in fucked up situations. Image is not everything.