Lincoln Raker was incarcerated at Pollsmoor prison from 2013 until 2016 and participated in the restorative justice programme while serving his time
So, when was I to do thinking that nobody loves me, and no one cares about me? I just had one thing on my mind, and that is to stay on top of my game and doing that comes with a bit of consciousness by saying that it matters.If I did something and I did things that aligned with my circle of friends, my group took to be taught in the same way. If I told them to go out and bring me someone, with no doubt, they would bring that person I was looking for.
Then, with that comes the cops. They will always try to pin you, and that was something that happened on a daily basis. But my group had my back, so nothing could ever come back to me. If I had an order that came from a member who is above me, I made sure to carry it out, no matter what the case may be.
To be honest with you, I never had any sleep, and I never put any trust into someone because it is easy to be disappointed by people. So, I knew to never be too open or attached to someone because the moment you do that, it makes you weak, and in the underworld, that is something that should not be done. I think it was just like an action game that I was playing because that was what it felt like.
If I may tell you that if I had to go to my members, there is a certain way that I had to talk and act, and I did it in different places at different times. It’s like I had to put on a mask everywhere that I went, and that changed me because I didn’t know who I really was, and I never had time to focus on that.WATCH: Pride kicked by a zebra as it takes its last breath
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