T.I. Responds to Critics After Suicide Intervention
No good deed goes unpunished. Despite being a good Samaritan and helping prevent an attempted suicide yesterday, T.I. is now being faced with critics who question his motives.
The “Got Your Back” hitmaker rushed to the scene upon hearing that a man was threatening to leap to his death from the top of a 22-story building in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday (Oct. 13). He made a detour on the way to a video shoot and offered to help the cops, persuading the man to come down using a heartfelt video message.
Tip, who has a court hearing scheduled Friday for his recent arrest on drug possession, said he was not motivated by his personal interests. “For one, I’m not taking any credit,” he told V103’s Ryan Cameron. “I didn’t do it… I could’ve just as well came down there and it could have been resolved in another way. The fact of the matter is that God put me in a position to help, and I can’t take any credit for that.
“I didn’t wake up this morning with the intentions of going down and helping hostage negotiators talk someone down off of a ledge. I don’t think that could be in anyone’s plan of action. If not me, then who? If not now, then when? Sometimes life happens certain ways.”
Atlanta officer James Polite vouched for Tip. “He didn’t have to stop. He could’ve kept on going about his business,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We’re happy it ended the way it did, and we thank him.”
The rapper also delivered a message to his supporters who have been disappointed by his repeat run-ins with the law. “All of those who have been let down by these circumstances, I want to give you my sincerest apologies and let you know that I will make it up to you and make you proud in the future.”
Source:Rap-Up
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Comment by Infamou$Hill on October 15, 2010 at 11:20am -
1st crime stoppers and now this?
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Comment by Joeinsidious on October 15, 2010 at 9:13am -
Man get the f*** outta here. This is one of the most b******* n***** of all time.
He can't keep himself outta jail. He has to do the lamest fake TV s*** ever to try and look good and to top that all off he wants us to actually believe this b******* was real? Word? WORD!?
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Comment by Hec on October 15, 2010 at 5:06am -
I don't give a f*** if your black white yellow or purple! this n***** a convicted felon running around with guns and drugs.. and you know stupid a** n***** are gonna try to immolate his ignorant a** behavior.. He only does community service when he gets Caught up and needs to prove that hes a "good citizen".. or else you know he wouldn't give a f*** about NOBODY! F*** TIP!! I hope him and his elephant face wife rot in jail!! They should have neva gave these n***** money!
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Comment by NEWARK_BRICKZ on October 15, 2010 at 12:42am -
I'M I SUPPOSE TO TRUST THE WORD OF A 2TIME CONVICTED FELON? F*** ALL THAT BLACK PEOPLE, WHITE PEOPLE S*** J-ROC IS TALKIN. IF HE REALLY HAD THE INTREST OF OUR PEOPLE IN HEART HE WOULD STAY OUT OF TROUBLE SO THAT THE LITTLE BLACK KIDS THAT HE WENT TO GO PREACH TO COULD BELIEVE HE IS A WORTHY ROLE MODEL. FURTHERMORE, AT THIS POINT HE COULD USE SOME GOOD PUBLICITY NOT ONLY TO SAVE HIS A** IN COURT BUT ALSO TO SAVE HIS BRAND. SO ONCE AGAIN I'M I TO BELIEVE THAT HIS ACTIONS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM GETTING GOOD PUBLICITY? YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
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Comment by J-ROC on October 14, 2010 at 11:31pm
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Like I said yesterday, For hundreds of years white people have been doing all types of crimes and been getting NO time at all, but now somebody BLACK beat the system, BLACK people got a problem with it?!?!? WOW! where they do that at!!!! T.I. testified against the dude that killed his best friend, some of you dumbazzes would call that snitching, but put in the same situation, you would do the samething. Of course T.I. called the radio station trying to get some publicity, he is looking for all the community service he can get. Hell, he might even get a cat out of tree right now. He seen the opportunity and took advantage. T.I. has ALWAYS been an asset to the community of atlanta for years. He has ALWAYS gave back, one of the few rappers that give back, but you never hear or see that on the news or ThisIs50 website. Some of you stupid clowns never been to Atlanta or nowhere in the south for that matter, but you can post stupid comments about a man you never seen and don't know. This man has done alot of good things and stupid as well, but give him a break, and all you haters go eat a d**k!
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Comment by Jordan brown on October 14, 2010 at 10:35pm
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come on son if i had the bread i would of put the bul on a diff building in a diff state what makes it look fake is i kno the game plus its in atl and they only wanted ti i guess its just my opinion i f*** wit ti
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Comment by Brittany on October 14, 2010 at 8:14pm -
lol @ people saying he set it up
smh
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Comment by Berto on October 14, 2010 at 7:35pm -
He set it up? Seriously just respect the man for wat he did. How can you hate a man so much for doing something good. Im sure he made that kids family very happy and they are thankfull for what you think was set up by T.I
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Comment by DOLLA $LICK on October 14, 2010 at 7:16pm -
yea and i dont have to light this indo..but I am...TIP GAME OVER!!!!
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Comment by Duke on October 14, 2010 at 4:36pm -
I CO SIGN BORn2REIGN a 100%, this dude set that up. SO easy for a man like him with the money he has to have that set up.
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