Young Thugis free sort of.
He is also mandated to do quarterly anti-violence school lectures.
But Thug wanted to take a deal and get home to his family as soon as possible.
Atlanta Rapper Young Thug© Miguel Martinez/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/ZUMA
His carceral experience wore him down.
Thats to say nothing of how solitary confinement may have weighed on his psyche.
Fulton County had him in a pit.
And to get out of it, he agreed to walk a tightrope.
But in this case, its unclear if all their circumstantial evidence was enough to convict Thug.
Perhaps theYSL trials relative failure will give prosecutors pause about using rap lyrics at the core of their indictments.
In 2022, a Maryland Court of Appealsruled that rap lyrics were admissible evidencein a murder and weapons trial.
The lyrics in question referenced the .40 caliber gun used in the alleged crime.
Underserved Atlanta communities are suffering from economic deprivation at the cost of the Justice systems funding.
Instead of prioritizing poor families, city officials focused on Cop City to further its gentrification agenda.
Black people in America are already contending with a restricted definition of liberty.
