I Forgive (2021)

[bunniefuu]

In the name of Jesus,

you are not gonna sh**t me.

You think just throwing

these guys in jail

would be all the

solution to our problems?

What I'm talking about,

I'm not talking

about just a handout.

I'm also talking about helping.

Stop that ain't him man.

Come here quick dude, come on.

Man, I ain't doing this.

You heard what the g*ng said.

Man forget what

the g*ng said, man.

And here go with that punk crap.

Man, I ain't about to do this.

If you k*ll a man then the

blood is on your hands.

In the name of Jesus,

you are not gonna sh**t me.

You let this happen to me.

I heard your will.

Good evening Los Angeles,

I'm Athena Ramirez,

KPRZ channel nine, you're

watching "Special Report."

Tonight, we'll be

discussing a topic

that's become all too

familiar to Angelina's,

the plague on our fair

city of g*ng v*olence.

Mr. Beach, another sh**ting,

another innocent bystander

hurt or perhaps k*lled.

Some Angellino's would say,

"Just another day

in Los Angeles."

As a criminal gangs expert,

I was hoping that you could

help us gain some insight

into the causes behind

this latest wave

of g*ng related crime

and m*rder in our city.

First, thank you for having me.

I've been personal an experience

and gone down this road before.

I believe that it's twofold.

There's a spiritual side,

and then there's

also a natural side.

Let's first talk about

the natural side.

We've been plagued

in our community

with homes without fathers.

We've been playing

with joblessness.

So it is a scarcity

of health, support,

et cetera, et cetera.

And because of that, many

of these g*ng bangers

praise on our young children.

Ma, ma, ma.

I'm leaving.

Give me something

from the store.

I get you a ma,

that's what I get you.

Tony Tony, that's my jam.

Not in this office.

That's Mr. Tony to you, okay.

And I told you about

coming in here,

looking like a fool, okay?

Come on man.

Look Tony, this is my

image, this is who I am.

Actually, am trying

to impress Jenny.

She's fine, ain't she?

Yeah, Jenny's very pretty.

The look, this image

it's the wrong image.

You ever thought

about just being you.

That's kind of deep Tony.

Just be you, all right.

You could be a minister.

I'm not gonna be a minister,

I just want you to be you, okay?

Just be me, okay.

And you come in this office

again looking like a fool,

I'm gonna send you home.

No, no, no, no, don't

send me home Mr. Tony.

I'm gonna put the

book in the box.

I'm gonna take the book out

the box, I work good, yeah.

Book in the box,

book out the box.

Yeah you.

Let me show you how

the book in the box.

Let me show you.

I do some special.

We gonna put the book in the box

and we're gonna take it box.

That's a nice puppy.

I'm sorry, we

gonna take it slow.

The book in the box,

book out the box.

Book in the box, out the box.

Now you try it.

You can work

on it, I can work with you.

You not gonna say goodbye.

I am gonna say goodbye, but

really liquor and a Bible.

You still working on me, boy.

Yeah.

Where are you going?

I'm about to go

chill with my friend.

They waiting on me.

Please tell me not

them trifling fools

I seen you with last week.

Well, you said that last time.

They're not trifling.

They're not fools

either at the same time.

Those are friends, we chill

with each other, we have fun.

Don't be smart with me.

Go gimme some more water.

Yes ma'am.

Set it down.

- Next to the wine.

- Next to the wine.

I wanna real water,

I want no tap.

All right, your fall's on you.

Just on you, you gonna

go back and get some more.

And look at me.

Don't roll your

little eyes on me.

I don't like them boys.

They look like trouble.

They not trouble,

they're my friends,

and they look after me,

and they watch over me.

What you need somebody

to watch over you for?

And you livin here, what they

taking care of you.

It's not cool being outside

on the streets like that.

You do trifling, hand me the

remote, my show coming off.

I'm trifling, you wont get up

and get through.

Hurry up, hurry up.

Now look, look at me.

You lost parents, and

I lost a daughter.

I know how it feels,

but you ain't going to

fill that void running out

in these streets

with these boys.

You know, you can

always talk to Jesus.

- Jesus.

- He's always here for us.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

Oh, the one who didn't even

help my family in the accident

and left me stranded.

Maybe you don't have to forgive.

Now you might not

understand that right now,

but you gonna have to

learn how to forgive.

It's all right in here, but

chasing after them friends

of yours out there, that

ain't gonna feel that void.

All right, I'm done.

I see you later, I'll be back.

Yeah, you ain't done

until I say,

you be back here at

a reasonable time.

All right, I see

you then, am out.

Many of these g*ng bangers

preys on our young children,

and because of pure

pressure and loneliness

and all of that, that

we could talk about.

Most of these guys

succumb to joining gangs.

The other side, I believe

this is a spiritual warfare.

There's something

that had taken place

that we have not seen,

that we can't see.

And because it's almost like

these guys are so ignorant,

they're being used, and

we have this v*olence.

And so we bring it all together,

it is spiritual,

and it is physical.

Take care.

What's up home boy.

What's up Curse,

what's cracking with you.

Here you go.

Whoa, this is clean homie.

I can make a few

dollars off of this.

These kids down for their crime.

Straight up.

So we in?

Slow down a little

homie, almost.

So what's next.

You hard or something.

Man look them laptops

and stereos ain't nothing.

Give us a better links

so we can get in.

Hey, you like this chick?

Yeah.

Hey girl, go give young

Curse a little sugar.

Man, you see who that was?

Yeah.

Man you take this.

Man, I can't do it with

that girl in that bathroom,

just can't.

Why you can't.

'Cause I don't

got no protection.

What kind of brother would

I be without protection?

I'm a virgin.

No way.

Get down on.

Come on let's go.

Dropped my phone.

Can you pick it?

Yes, 'cause I bet it's

not even broken, see.

Look at that, battery's

right in there.

Thank you.

Do you not see me

sitting here eating?

About the cigarette.

You already about to sit here

and avoid that conversation

we had last week.

What, about the raise?

Yeah about the raise.

I told you the state's

cutting all the programs.

The budget is tight.

Okay, when is it not tight?

I know Tony but-

But man, look, I don't

need your buts, okay.

I've been busting my back and

giving my all to this company.

I need this for my family.

The money isn't there.

The only way we can

get you this raise

is if we cut at the

outreach program.

Look man, there's

gotta be a way.

Look, we work in

LA in a nonprofit.

I do know one way.

What we can do, fire some

of them handicap workers.

No look, do not fire

the workers, okay?

You're not good with that.

No, I'm not good with that.

God will find a way.

Wait a minute, what'd you say?

I said, "God will find a way."

There you go with

that God mess again, man.

I can't even eat in

peace in front of you.

Oh man, I'll see you later.

No thank you Bishop.

No, we will be glad to

join your congregation.

Okay, take care.

We got the gig.

Congrats.

You know what?

I'm gonna call the

fellas real quick

and let him know what's up.

Whatever you do get back to it.

Okay.

Stan's phone is off.

That figures.

I don't know what

to do with that guy.

It's always something.

Why don't you just let

him go from the group.

The rest of the

guys will be fine.

'Cause I don't want to.

Why not?

Because Stan is my friend

and I don't wanna be

like everybody else

and just giving up on the guy.

He's a good man Chris.

Stan is not as

dedicated as you are.

Okay, so I'll do

what most people do

in situations like this,

who cares about someone.

I'll chat with em,

I'll give em a call,

but I'm not quitting on

them okay?

Okay, fine.

How was work?

Work is good, it's always good.

Any word on the raise?

Yeah, it's words on a raise.

Well?

Tony.

I can't believe you

the kids read this.

This is really not.

Tony Lenal Davis.

They don't have the

funding right now, Chris.

Are you gonna take

the other job then?

No, I'm not gonna

take the other job.

Are you crazy?

Tony, why not?

Okay, look Chris, Look I'm

making impact over there, okay.

Not to mention if I

wait a little while,

funding will be coming

down from the state.

It'll be good, okay.

Tony, money is tight, okay.

The other job will pay more.

You're right Chris, the other

job pays more, that's great.

But let's think about it,

what am I really

gonna be doing there?

Filing paperwork?

I'm making an

impact at that shop.

Tony.

Chris, it's gonna be okay.

Where are you going?

I'll be at the car.

Tony, what are you doing here?

How man, I can't even

tell you, we got the gig,

but your phone is off.

Money's been kind of tight,

it'd be on the week though.

You come on inside.

Do you mind if we just

chat here for a second?

Yeah, what's going on?

You knew what's going on man.

I know your phone is off with

you been missing practice.

You know we got that, an

empty praise coming up.

I'm trying Tony out here,

just got a lot going on.

These bills are not

paying themselves.

And we all do, man.

But this music we do man,

this is our ministry.

Tony, I pawned my guitar

to keep the lights on.

I know man, your

wife told me, here man.

Man Tony, we don't

even have a deal.

And it's in advance

to keep you playing.

Believe it or not I believe it.

You got it like this?

Thank you no, I don't

have it like that yet.

I appreciate it but

I can't take this time.

Hey look little man lord

look, just take it man.

I know something's

gonna pop, okay.

But in the meanwhile, I just

need you to do one thing, okay.

Focus on the music.

Why Tony?

Why you believe in me so much?

I believe you just

have a gift of music man

and our music it reaches people.

It gives them hope.

Gives them faith.

Right now I'm investing

and you change their lives.

Thank you man, I

appreciate you man.

Just a little too close.

Thanks.

Stan, you forgot something, man.

No, you said "It

don't have to be,"

But I can keep it if you want.

Just put it to use.

- Thanks.

- Thanks Tony.

Mr. Beach, I've heard

you blame everything

from spiritual warfare

to fatherless homes,

to insecurity for g*ng v*olence.

But I ask you where is personal

responsibility in all this.

Don't these criminals

make the choice

to k*ll, to Rob.

Hey, Hey, Hey.

Hey.

Hey, my friends need a ride.

You mind if we pick him up?

Anybody but Jay and Karen.

It's Jay and Karen.

And we go.

What.

You mean what?

There's always

something with them.

Wait a minute, you're always

helping out other people,

but you got a problem with my

friend being a little ghetto.

You remember that time I

was picking up from church?

It ended up having to

take him grocery shopping-

Tony that happened one time.

Chris, I end up paying

for the groceries.

Well just go pick 'em up.

Chris, all they do

is argue, I'm crooking.

They are not that bad.

Chris, they are that's bad.

Just go pick them out.

Yes ma'am, worever you say.

Thank you.

Curse what the

hell y'all been at?

Man we ran just

like everybody else,

but we got the text and we here.

So what we going to do?

We calling the crew,

'cause we gonna rock.

I'm about to k*ll

all them fools.

Hey, what's all that.

I'm praying.

Pray after we find those fools.

Look, check this out no

recruits y'all got a mission.

Give me your g*n.

Y'all, y'all gonna go scout.

Man where?

Man, we don't have

to do that, man.

Chill out.

That car looked like

somebody from the '60s.

Y'all go look over there, and

you call us when you seen.

Man I can't do this.

What?

I know you not punking out.

Man, he just scared boss.

Shut up.

You wasn't saying all that,

before you joined the.

Now you call us when you find

them or you can wait for me

to call you from your

grandmother's house.

Before we take our

frustrations out on her.

Get your boy.

Look, it is not that

big of a deal, all right?

It's a big deal.

That is my best friend,

what do you want me to do?

Have her on the street.

Well.

All we're gonna do is

we're gonna drop her off

and that's it.

We, is me.

I'm driving.

Karen, I'm not

buying you another car.

And stop asking.

Listening that.

I'm not asking

you, I'm telling you.

It doesn't matter, it's

not that big of a deal, okay.

They're a couple,

that's what they do.

Door is locked, that's

a sign right there.

Don't let him in Tony,

don't let him in Tony.

Shut up.

Hey Carol.

Hey boom.

Hey, how you guys doing?

Good, how are you?

You telling me it's a

starter, but it's not.

You know what I mean?

I keep telling you

it's the starter.

No you not, you telling

me it's the starter.

Well, why don't you

fix this starter?

'Cause I'm paying for your

nails and there's nappy hair

and all these fur coats you be

wearing, thinking you fly.

Don't touch me

don't touch me, Jay.

And it ain't that much, okay.

Seriously, you need

to step it up boo boo.

Woman what you say?

Hey, hey, hey you guys-

- Gotta get her back.

- Calm down a little bit.

Sorry Tony.

It's cool.

Hey Tony, I was wondering-

I'm like five minutes

from your house.

Right, right sure

but I was wondering

if maybe you could just

like take a look at the car.

Here we go.

Because it's like on

the way to the house.

Karen I can fix

the car tomorrow.

If you could fix the car,

we wouldn't be in Tony's car.

Now would we?

No, right.

No, I don't think so.

Woman.

What?

I'm not playing with you.

Okay, okay.

Tony, if you can't

take a look at the car,

maybe you could just like drop

us off at the store, right?

- Right.

- It's not that bad.

Huh, really?

What's your car at ma'am,

I'm gonna take a look at it.

Okay, keep going

until you hit Pasadena.

When you hit Pasadena,

just take like your

first left or something.

Man you sure about this?

Yeah.

Man I don't know I got a

bad feeling about this man.

This don't feel right.

Man Shut up and do your part.

Man I'm just saying,

stealing CD players

and robbing people for

their laptops is one thing,

and pulling a g*n out

on somebody's another.

You trying to get in, huh?

Don't punk out on me right now.

Yeah I want in, but for

protection, not like this.

Well that's why we going

hunting for these fool.

Hunting, you hear

what you're saying?

Yeah.

This ain't no

game, this is life.

He threatened me and my grandma.

Man quit your whining?

The set is all you got.

Them fool sh*t Hector.

Even the police gonna care

about us if one of us die.

You gotta get our own justice.

- So what you gonna do?

- sh**t me now.

Are you with me?

Yeah man let's get

this over with man.

So, what you think it is?

I couldn't even tell

you right now brother.

Probably starter or

alternator or something.

Yeah, I was thinking

the same thing.

See this is what

I'm talking about Jay.

You have someone look at

the car before you mess it.

Nah, woman.

I taught Tony how

to work on cars.

Hey Tony, tell her I taught

you how to work on cars.

Why don't you just

take the women home?

I have Chris picking

me up when I'm done.

- Cool with that.

- Yeah.

Okay, thank you.

You going to let him walk

off like it doesn't matter.

What's going on.

Hey woman get in the car.

Thanks beb.

Thank you Jesus, for this peace.

Stop that ain't him.

Come here, quick Punk.

Man I ain't doing this.

You heard what the game said.

Man forget what

the game said, man.

And here you go

with that punk crap.

Man I ain't about to do this.

If you k*ll a man and the

blood is on your hands.

In the name of Jesus, you

are not going to sh**t me.

You let this happen to me.

I heard your will.

It's going to be all right.

Why.

Not for me to answer?

Why me?

Ask the Lord.

There is no need to look back.

I know.

Let's go home.

Detective Stoneberg.

Ms. Ramirez,

always a pleasure.

And I can tell you mean

that from the bottom

of your heart.

Of course.

So nothing better to

do on a weekday night

than come out and harass us.

Detective, there is

nothing I'd rather be doing

with my evening than

keeping the good people

of Los Angeles informed.

Well, at least we're

on the same page then.

What, what's that?

Oh, we're ready, okay.

And now, your

most trusted name in news KPRZ,

Los Angeles changed the game.

This is Athena Ramirez

with KPRZ9 Los Angeles

at the scene of yet another

g*ng related sh**ting.

Detective Stoneberg, yet

another g*ng related sh**ting

at this hour in the

city of Los Angeles.

What can you tell us about it?

Well, at this point in time,

we really don't have

enough information

to determine whether this

is g*ng related or not.

But detective isn't it

true that this is retaliation

for last week's blood bath

between the Crips

and the bloods.

Again, we don't have

enough information.

My men are currently investigating

and we will learn

more as time goes on.

What can you tell us

about the victim detective?

He's currently with paramedics

being treated for his wounds.

Detective, are

you then confirming

that the victim has in fact

suffered multiple g*nsh*t wounds

as the result of a

drive by sh**ting,

and is now in critical

condition fighting for his life?

I think we're done here.

Really, you're gonna

do that to me tonight.

And there you have

it, Athena Ramirez,

KPRZ9 Los Angeles.

This is Davis,

Sergeant Stoneberg LAPD.

I'm so sorry.

No, no, no, no.

It's all right.

No.

Is that right, Tim?

No, five sh*ts, 10 holes.

Five enter points,

five exit points.

The guy nearly bled to death.

g*ng member?

Not according to his

wife, just a normal guy

changing a tire.

Sounds about right.

It's always the wrong

ones that get hurt.

Doctor.

I'm just saying, "It

seems like the good guys

are always the ones that get

hurt and your drug dealers

and g*ng bangers come

in for flu sh*t."

Just ironic.

Miracles more like it.

Miracle?

Well, according to this,

he was dead 30 minutes

by the time he came in.

They got him stabilized,

but he is gonna in the

tough road out on that coma.

Look, I looked at the chart,

left leg tissue is dead.

We're gonna have to amputate.

Tony.

Lord, is that you?

Good, you know my voice child.

Is this heaven?

Welcome to the garden.

We don't have much

time, follow me.

Sergeant caught this one?

Not like I have much

of a choice these days.

So what do you think, drive

by, retaliation, random?

It doesn't seem like a hit.

And we don't have enough

casings for it to be a drive by,

the casings we do have though

the distance is too far

from the Vic to seem personal.

I don't know, initiation.

Well, whatever it is, you

need to close this one quick.

The last thing I need is

another g*ng w*r breaking out.

We still haven't recovered

from the last one.

All right, I'll leave you to it.

They should be

personal responsibility,

but however, what I'm trying

to bring across to you,

they also need education.

When you grow up in a

home without direction,

without father, without

properly role model,

it's easy to listen to

someone directing you.

You don't know if

it's wrong or right.

And the reason why we have

these gangs all over the city,

most of these young

people are afraid.

Peer pressure, they're

afraid to be by themselves.

So it's easier to connect

with someone in a group

so they can feel secure

as a security blanket,

and by doing such things,

these g*ng banger,

preys on the vulnerability

of our young people

and which causing them now to

go out and do crazy things.

So I don't think

that they started out

wanting to be g*ng banger to

k*ll or to harm or maim people.

They want protection,

support and because of that,

it led to the next page

or the next chapter

of what has taking

place in our community.

I need to ask

you some questions.

No

I'm sorry, I

don't speak Spanish.

Haven't I answered

all of your questions.

Well you have, but you haven't.

I need to know why that

man sh*t your husband.

Why don't you go find

a sh**t and ask him.

Is there any reason

why anyone would want

to sh**t your husband?

What about his former

running buddies?

Did he owe any money?

My husband was just

fixing a friend's car.

sh*t five times

for fixing a car.

Wow, maybe he was just unlucky.

I'm sorry, but you

want me to believe

that he was just a nobody.

Was a nobody.

No, my husband is a man of God.

What a purpose on his life?

We'll watch him in bed with

holes all through his body.

Do you have any idea

what that purpose is?

God will reveal and

that is not to remark.

I called it as I see

it, give me something.

Why your husband?

I don't know why God

allowed for it to happen,

but God will have the glory.

Why don't we start with what

kind of man your husband was?

- Is.

- I'm sorry is.

Tell me about the kind of

person your husband is?

No dr*gs, no gangs,

just a simple man.

Another day another dollar

rolling in patrol, huh?

Dollar getting sorry and sorry.

They skipped me

on a raise again.

Are you serious?

Yeah man.

See, I got ducked on conduct

'cause I'm.

You talk to Cap about that.

Man you already know Cap

ain't trying to hear it.

Old school, man he wanna

do everything his way.

We gotta move with the time

so get left behind baby.

That was about the say man.

The sign of the times is, they

don't understand how it is

on the street, like

you gotta adapt.

Move, adapt.

Well the kids get

smart every day.

Man.

Here we are.

This path represents your life

and all you have gone through.

Thanks for catching me.

I've never let

you out of my hands child.

Why so much pain in my life?

Why couldn't you be there then?

I was with you in

your moments of heartache

as I am now, you

were never alone.

No dr*gs, no gangs,

just a simple man.

Excuse me for a second.

Tony.

Don't give up on me.

Don't leave me.

You promise God will see us

through and I believe you.

Tony don't leave me.

Don't leave me.

You got a whole lot

on your mind, don't you?

Just thinking about the doctor?

I told you God is gonna

see us through all this.

What about the chemo?

Then we get you a weave a weave.

A weave.

Like some lace front,

and look I don't really have

like some fancy scripture

for you on this one, but just

, it'll be fine.

So, God didn't gimme a wife

just to take it away from me.

Is moments like these

that define her faith,

maybe you just

have to have faith.

Faith, pastor told me, why me?

I don't know why

God chose you, okay.

But when you're healed,

you would know that nothing

is too powerful for God.

Yeah, you will be

testifying in God's grace.

But when you do, just

don't have that weave

all over the place, okay.

Chemo, but wave

all, it's not cool, okay.

Come here.

I believe you worked in,

and I believe you,

I believe it now.

Come on baby 'cause I'm

not leaving this hospital

without you.

So I'll be wearing a weave

and you can be on crutches,

but I'm not leaving this

hospital without you.

Tony please.

The blood of Jesus,

from the crown of head.

That souls at our feet,

you will be healed.

That sound is your spirit,

which is in tune with

the saints, follow it.

Lord to God, thank you Jesus.

Hi I'm Dr. Jones,

I'm here to check

on your husband's recovery.

Did I interrupt something?

Just praising God for

my husband's recovery.

You can join me.

It's against

hospitals policy, sorry.

At least you're

in better spirits.

We're gonna try to help

him out of his coma.

He seems to be stabilizing.

That's good news.

Yes, but we still have to

take his leg off tomorrow.

I thought you said "That

would stop the bleeding."

Mrs. Davis, we did, we put

an extra piece of plastic

in his leg to help, but

it's not gonna last forever.

I know this is hard, Mrs. Davis

your husband could be dead.

He could have just bled to

death out in the hallway.

Are there any other options?

I interrupted you from it.

How's his throat?

Well, we're hoping he

can breathe on his own

or we have to fit

him for a voice box.

Voice box.

I accidentally

cut his vocal cord.

50, 50 he'll talk again.

He sings for

churches for a living.

Mrs. Davis however he gets

out of here, it's a miracle.

So the v*olence

in our community,

you would attribute to

the need for protection,

the need for support, help.

Are you suggesting then

that we should meet handguns

with a helping hand.

So what do you think?

You think that you're

throwing these guys in jail

would be all the

solution to our problems?

You was there for

me when I needed you,

be here for you now.

Heaven is on the

other side of this river.

It's so peaceful.

Of course,

you're on holy ground son.

Your life on earth

is been a moment,

but you will live in

this peace forever.

I wish Chris could

see and feel this.

Tony, this is

your moment of peace.

Yours alone son.

We got her.

No doubt, definitely

hungry for real.

What you got in mind?

Your wife's cookies

comes the first thought.

My wife's cookies are

always my first thought.

That should be

your last thought.

That's nice though

one day I hope

you get something like that.

13A, 61, 13A, 61 for 13.

You know it's work,

you know what it is?

What's that?

It's all work.

It's definitely play,

but it's all work

when it comes to that g*ng.

See that's problem,

I like to play.

I get that, I get that.

We need more YMCA,

we need more funding.

We need all these things

to help in our community

and that will

lower the v*olence.

We'll not stop it,

but it will lower it.

When you give people

direction and vision

things will change.

Mr. Beach, I certainly

take your point

about the need for

intervention and support

and community

organizations like the YMCA

and these communities.

However, one can't deny putting

violent offenders in jail

certainly does take

them off the street.

And after all the

United States of America

is a nation of laws.

I mean, wouldn't chaos reign

if we didn't have respect

for the rule of law, if people

didn't have to do the time

when they committed the crime.

Well, I do respect what you

say, but throwing them in jail

will not solve all the problem.

What I'm talking

about is prevention.

I'm trying to stop them

before they go to prison

to come out being worst.

Should we just throw them away

because someone made a mistake.

I myself made a

whole lot of mistake.

Personally I shouldn't

be here talking to you.

I've been in jail a few times,

but I'm doing great

to society right now.

I've reached a

whole lot of people.

People lives are being

changed because of my change.

Lord, how do I understand?

That's what I love about you.

What's that?

Even the disciples

didn't so many questions.

I'm sorry, it's just hard.

There's so much pain

on earth, so much evil.

Let me ask you something.

If you were me, would you have

different people free will?

I don't know.

Tell me

something, do you trust me?

Yes Lord, I trust you.

Okay, it's your time yet son,

I still have work for you to do.

Your soul is here, but your

body is still on earth.

Now, I want you to give

a message to my people.

Yes.

Oh, not a problem.

It's like she doesn't

see me standing right here,

you know what I mean.

Yes ma'am, it'd be great.

It'll help me.

- Excuse me.

- Excuse me mess?

- Yes.

- Yes.

Do you know where the

Tony Davis room is?

First door on the right.

Thank you so much.

- Don't forget to

- .

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Can I help you?

Is this a Tony Davis room?

Family?

Oh, help me Jesus.

Brother, brother,

brother, brother, brother.

We are are so sorry.

If you hadn't picked us up,

this wouldn't have happened and-

Don't say that.

Oh man,

Jade, you know what?

I don't have your inhaler,

you don't have your inhaler.

Why you gonna have

an asthma att*ck now?

- It's like, it not the time.

- No, Karen,

it's not funny.

I'm find out who did this

and I'm gonna k*ll him all.

Maybe you should

wait outside, please.

No, I'm go

over there with my people.

No, no, Tony is the

toughest person you knew.

You put on your jacket

and you calm down-

Woman I'm a man,

and I need to get them

fools for what they did.

Jay, okay.

"Vengeance is mind,"

says the Lord all right.

Let God deal with that

all right, please.

I'ma carry his vengeance alone.

That's what I'm gonna do.

Come on Jake, come on.

Too much baby, you're too much.

I haven't seen him act

like that in a while.

It's okay, Karen

No, what I'm saying

is he was hot, right?

He saw the way he got -

Karen really it's okay.

You okay?

I'm sorry.

Lord, this message it's

needed, but me father?

Yes you, I want you to tell

the world what you have seen.

I want you to live a life,

demonstrating my

power and forgiveness.

Wouldn't you say that jail

was a kind of turning point

in your life?

It was in a sense,

it kind of woke me up.

I hate to go there, but

I went back a few times,

but it was a spiritual

awakening that opened up my eyes

that I realized I don't

have to go back to jail

after my spiritual awakening.

So even more than

your time behind bars,

this spiritual awakening

is what set you on the path

that you're now on.

Exactly, 'cause sometimes

you go behind bars,

you come out worse, 'cause

you learn more behind bars

to come out to do things

outside, even worse.

It's not solving the problem.

Heaven on one side

and earth on the other.

And do you have a choice?

Chris can't do this alone.

I made her Tony.

I know what she can do.

Wow, what's that feeling?

That's my spirit.

Lord, I'll deliver your message,

just wash me in your spirit.

My son, because as

your faith and willingness

to serve, you will be healed.

You can stop right now,

it's no choice, you can stop.

- Look.

- What?

Look at that car.

Is that the car that sh*t at us?

I don't know.

Yeah, I think it is.

So?

If it is call them

let them do this.

No, we could take them fools.

We gonna be heroes.

Heroes.

Yeah, come on.

What?

Come on.

Man that ain't him.

Man quit a Punk.

Man I ain't about to do this.

You heard what the g*ng said.

Man forget what the game said.

I ain't about to

k*ll no innocent man.

He can go with that punk crap.

Man I won't do this.

If you k*ll this

man, it's on you.

In the name of Jesus,

you are not gonna sh**t me.

Mr. Davis,

I want you to follow my finger.

Vitals are stable.

You understand what I

just explained to you?

You may not realize it

yet, but you're a miracle.

I've seen patients come in

with one g*nsh*t wound dead.

You're here.

Look the leg, it's gone.

The muscle tissue's dead, we

need to take it in the morning.

I understand this isn't easy,

but look you have to focus

on the fact that you're

alive and that's a miracle.

I have some good news.

If you can breathe on your

own, we can take the trach out.

You willing to give a try.

All right, good.

Here we go.

Tony, breathe.

Tony breathe.

Breathe for me, come on.

Okay, you're okay.

You've been through a lot today.

We'll try again tomorrow.

You took faith.

There's a reason you're

alive, focus on that.

Can you tell us a bit about

this spiritual awakening

that you had?

Well, my spiritual

awakening came

because I was tired

of doing wrong.

Tired of being a

manace to society,

and I was kind of suicidal

'cause I was hurting.

I was tired of selling dr*gs,

exactly what we're

talking about.

But I had a spiritual awakening

where I have an outer

body experience,

and it wakes me

up, I became woke.

And when I follow that

direction, by changing my life,

giving my life to Jesus,

it brings a life changing,

Profound life changing,

life meant something.

Loving my brothers,

caring about people,

it was so different.

So now I live my life

not trying to sell dr*gs,

destroying people,

destroying my society,

destroying my community.

I live a life now

trying to help,

not to break down

but to build up.

Thank you very much.

How are you?

Am good pastor, thank you.

Keep your head up,

keep your head up.

Hey my brother, how are you?

Bless you man.

Men of God.

I'm glad God brought

you back from the dead.

I'm so glad, it got

a purpose for you.

You know what?

Get ready to take up your bed

and walk, 'cause I believe.

And in one hour, one hour, we

had praise and worship to do

my brother, one hour.

I believe it, I believe

it let's believe together.

I believe it, I believe.

Ladies and gentlemen sorry,

but visiting ours are over.

Bless you, bless you.

It's okay.

Babe I be back, am gonna

walk out to pastor.

Mr. Davis, how

are we doing today?

I just need to get a

quick look at the leg.

Yes.

We were scheduled to

amputate this leg today, right?

Yep.

Well I see the scar, but

this leg is completely healed.

That's impossible.

Can you do it again?

No, this leg's alive and well.

Dr. Wilson, you said

"This leg was dead."

I told you you were a miracle.

So what makes you think

we're in the right spot?

Like I told you, I don't know.

It seems more like an

initiation than a hit.

There's this kid,

he's trying to get in,

but he's like right on the edge.

Man, what makes you

think this kid got anything

to do with it?

To tell you the truth.

I'm just trusting my gut.

Yep.

Hold on, hold on.

That looks like him right there.

Right there.

I just think he spotted

this little edge.

He about to run.

Oh yeah, he about

to skate, I got it.

All right.

When I was a child,

when I was a child,

I speak as a child,

speak as a child,

I understood a child,

understood like child

I thought as a child,

thought a child.

But when I became a man, I

put away, try this thing,

try this thing.

I'm here at the park where

the alleged perpetrator

of last week's tragic

sh**ting was arrested

in dramatic fashion.

"It was like a movie,"

says this witness

who would talk to us only if

his identity were protected.

So I was here in

the park with a fam,

man next thing we

know we just see dude

come running through the park.

He hopped over the bench,

one detective almost had him,

but he hit him with the Heisman.

So I was like, "Oh crap

he almost had him,"

but dude was gone.

I was like, "Man," his partner,

he ain't know what to do

'cause they was like track

stars, partner was running slow.

I'm like, "Man, they

ain't gonna catch dude.

They ain't gonna catch dude."

But the other

detective was like,

"Man, you ain't getting away."

So next thing we know

I'm like, "Man, hold on

this feel like a movie,"

like what's going on?

We looking around, we

don't see no camera.

So we like, "Man, this ain't

a movie, this real life."

Tell me about living

here in this neighborhood.

Growing up around here,

it's a whole bunch of g*ng

members, a whole bunch of family

that's g*ng members.

So it's rough growing

up around here.

It's g*ng activity everywhere.

Every night I

kicking with the fam

whole bunch of g*ng

bangers, g*ng members.

Every once in a while we

had one little high head,

that like the wild eye.

But a dude, a new dude,

we knew he was wild.

We didn't know it was like

that so, he grew up rough.

Family in outta jail, wasn't

no man in the household

to really teach

him how to grow up

'cause they always g*ng members,

and so, we knew he

was going to be one

that jump off the porch

and always stay in trouble.

It's quiet now.

Hard to believe that this

small Oasis of normal

exists in such a

volatile environment.

I'm Athena Ramirez,

KPRZ9 Los Angeles.

Hello, how are you?

You have a good day.

I just don't

understand the mentality.

People say a lot of

things, people say that,

"It could be this,

it could be that,

they wanna blame it on socials.

They wanna blame it on history.

They wanna say

opportunity is not there."

Well, this is America

and the opportunity

is wherever you take

the chance to get it.

So I don't understand,

I can't understand.

All I can say is that

this type of behavior,

the g*ng v*olence that we've

been enduring in this city

for decades now is,

these people are animals.

They're animals.

They have no common decency,

and this isn't a

conservative view.

I'm sure some liberals out there

will say something different.

But I firmly believe

that these people,

those people in those areas

they are just animals.

They have a total disregard

for decency and humanity.

I just wanna do whatever,

and damn the rest of us.

And I don't know what we can do.

I don't know what we can do.

Hear your thoughts out there.

There's a lot of stuff

floating around there.

So gimme a call here at

Let me hear.

You gorra be kidding me.

Hey, how are you doing?

Fine, I'm just tryna

get to the house.

Sorry to hear about your son.

Hear what?

Haven't talked

about him, two days,

seems about right for him.

So you don't know know.

Know what?

Your son was arrested

two days ago at the park.

He's what?

He was arrested.

I knew, God, I knew. I

knew he was gonna end up

like his no good, g*ng banger-

Hey, hey, hey, that's your son.

- You know what?

- If I never see him again?

God, Why, Why would he

do something like that?

Oh God.

That is your son.

You don't know.

You do not know the crap

that he has put me through.

It doesn't matter?

That is your son and

he needs you now.

Okay, I'm done, I'm

done, I'm done, I cannot.

Yes, you can.

You can do this,

you are not alone.

- God.

- Hey, that is your son.

It doesn't matter.

Brush yourself off.

Give me the bag.

I'm tired.

- Come on.

- God.

We're gonna pray on this now.

I don't pray.

God doesn't even answer prayers.

I pray, I cry, nothing

changes, you know what?

I'm done.

God hears everyone.

Especially when it

comes from the heart,

and God hears the tears

of a praying woman.

You need to change

your hearts crying.

Okay.

It's okay.

Yes, you can, come on,

babe, come on now, come on.

I need you to take

a breath on your own.

All right.

Come on, you can do it, breathe.

All right, all right,

all right, all right.

I got it, I got it, you're okay.

Nurse we may need

to keep this open.

Can you just.

Look at me, Tony, look at me.

One last chance.

I need you to take a breath.

Breathe come on.

Yeah.

Can you say something for me?

Jesus.

Oh my God.

Hallelujah.

Excuse me.

Yeah.

I just came to say,

"We found the sh**t."

who?

This isn't the time,

how'd you get in here?

I'm sorry, but this

man deserves to know.

I don't care.

What.

I forgive.

Hey, young brother.

Well them your people.

No.

Oh bad what happened.

Said "Dog go Shannon."

So what exactly happened?

What these two gangs just

are k*lling each other.

One g*ng sh**t one, the

other one retaliate.

They even k*lled a

innocent bystander.

Glory to God they didn't.

Oh.

I was at bystander.

You come to get revenge?

No man, I came to forgive.

Don't you think it's

a little late for that?

Maybe.

I don't understand,

you told me to forgive

and use myself as a

tool, I'm confused.

Hey young blood, your

mission is your message,

but forgiveness

that was for you.

Did you just see

that homeless man?

No, I saw you walk to the

house but then my phone rang.

You are an amazing God.

But say you don't want my

experience that works for me.

Well, we could put simple

things together, like begin.

Number one, get the

fear factor out.

Begin to look out

for your neighbors.

If you can help your

neighbor, help your neighbor.

Don't wait till the matter

get worse than you wanna help,

care more, find out what's

going on in your community.

There's a slogan said

"Each one, teach one

or each one, each one.

However it is, but let's

try to help one another,

and also let the police know

what's going on

in your community.

Let each other work.

Have your group in

your own community.

Let's look out, let's

police your own community.

Look out for one another.

And we go from there.

We all have to work

together to make this work.

Thank you Jesus for

healing my body, Lord.

Thank you for making me

whole once again, Jesus.

When the devil came in

like a rushing flood

and tried to take my joy,

thank you for showing

up in my life Jesus.

Lord I'm so grateful unto you.

You my everything Jesus.

My everything, my

everything Lord is you.