re: Are any of you a felon or have close family that’s one?

I have had multiple family members serve prison time on both sides of my family. I wont lie and say that it doesnt pain me to see it.

I have 1 cousin who is on a murder charge. He gets out in a couple years. He has maintained to the family that he did not do that specific crime, but he has killed a man so it's all retribution now.

Another cousin who just got locked up for a couple armed robberies at a string of gas stations.

Another cousin who is simply addicted to drugs.

Another cousin who gang-bangs. He has never done any serious time. But usually it's only a matter of time for folks who are in that life. Although I have heard that he has been going legit and giving up thay lifestyle since he had his first child 3 years ago. I hope that sticks.

I have an unclr and a cousin who alleges they were deep in the drug dealing business in the 80s. Were apparently big deal guys in their cities making serious topnotch money . But havr since given up that life
A long time ago and both are completely different people now. The cousin who once sold drugs is a fairly successful car salesman, says it is the same thing as selling drugs except there's no risk of getting killed or going to jail.

This doesn't even include my great uncle. I only knew him as am 80 year old man. So many of could been just lies and rumbling. He never went to prison or anything. But he used to love to claim he killed more people in the streets as a teenager than he did fighting overseas in the war.

I have plenty of more people in mmy family who are doing well, never been locked up, etc. But the fact that I just named that many people off the top of my head is depressing af.