Thug Life

So the reading we had in class really caught my attention because for some reason, gangs are interesting to learn about like the tv show gangland. The main character sounds crazy to just walk into the projects with a pad and ask people how it is to be poor. I feel like that would just make them angry and beat him up or something, but they ended up just keeping him around. T.J. thought he was just dumb coming in their and didn't see him as a threat though. I found it really interesting that they were never caught by the police because it was one of their largest drug dealing headquarters. In the end the sociologist brings them a 6-PACK not a case of beer and they chill for a bit, while he gets a feel for what its like to be in the hood. Its a real different life than mainstream society because most of the people are unemployed and just drug deal, smoke and drink all day...quite the life.