That comment on the video of Colt's release day 10 years later sums it up so well:
>Confused about the sentiment people have about being happy that he changed. The only thing that changed was his circumstance. He was accosted and beat by a drunk to the point of wanting to kill him and run away. Nobody talks about how his step dad was an abusive POS and his mom was complacent. He more than likely was never a threat to society as long as he wasn't being beaten and berated regularly. This is a boy who was completely failed by his support system and promptly punished like an adult for it. Colt isn't some champion of the potential of our justice system, he's a boy who was forced in a box after being traumatized and had to grow up on his own...
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That comment on the video of Colt's release day 10 years later sums it up so well:
>Confused about the sentiment people have about being happy that he changed. The only thing that changed was his circumstance. He was accosted and beat by a drunk to the point of wanting to kill him and run away. Nobody talks about how his step dad was an abusive POS and his mom was complacent. He more than likely was never a threat to society as long as he wasn't being beaten and berated regularly. This is a boy who was completely failed by his support system and promptly punished like an adult for it. Colt isn't some champion of the potential of our justice system, he's a boy who was forced in a box after being traumatized and had to grow up on his own...