Sitting on the front steps of his Jamaica Queens HQ, smoking a left hand cig, as usual

Marley watches as two guys stand across the street, on the corner, encaged in conversation.  One wearing a nice suit and the other wearing a shirt that reads, "Shoot me in the face", and in small print at the bottom of his shirt it reads, "If you're my friend of coarse".

Marley laughs, but then realizes, what the fuck?!  Angered, Marley takes a puff of his left hand cig to calm his nerves.  Marley's calm again, but the anger just won't allow the reefa to calm if completely.

At this point Marley knows what he has to he steps off his front steps, tosses his joint as far as he can in disgust, runs over and picks it back up, and heads over to the street corner, where the unsponsored gangster with the death wish shirt now lays.

Marley uses his body as a soapbox, knocks some dirt off his joint, takes a puff, and steps up to address the crowd.

Looks here folks.  I'm really starting to get annoyed with these "Shoot me in the face if you're my friend shirts"!!

If you're going to die anyway, I don't see the use of picking who you want to kill you.  Especially those that are -48 hour gangsters.  What this looks like to me, is that, people are trying to go around or bend the rules.

Me personally, I DON'T AGREE!!

So this is what I'm going to do.  Considering that these people aren't sponsered and have no protection, I will be happy shoot them in the face myself!!

Regardless of these t-shirts that read, "My buddy will do it later when he's around".  I'm sick and tired of these rules being bent!!

So when I see Auth. Shot, I'm automatically shooting!  Regardless of who the shot was for!

If anyone has problems with it, take it up with me!!

takes a long, hard drag and exhales

Now that I've told you all how I feel about this topic. I'd like to hear some input from the rest of the community. Good or Bad!

So just to state again for those that didn't get it.  I'M SHOOTING ALL -48 AUTH. SHOT REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY'RE AUTH. FOR!!

Don't like it?!?  Fuck you and the alley you crawled out of!!

That is all....

Marley turns back around and says

Blame the mistakes on the reefa.  Ow fuck-it! I'm a Rasta, it doesn't matter how it's said, as long as you get it.  Got it?

Scipita's attention gets drawn by hearing Marley screaming loud in the streets.
She can hear the anger in the guys voice but is unsure to approach him or let him cool down first..

She takes her chances and decides to confront him.

JamaicanMob_Marley, I hear you're angry but why so angry that it makes you loose your temper?
Your approach today in the streets is a remarkable one, they say a person speaks louder when they feel like they're not heard.
I hear you Marley loud and clear but would also hear when you spoke more calmly, actually I probably would hear you better.

Surely if a Gangster, regardless of +48 or -48 auths a shot on him and makes that clear in his tag I can understand some people would have the urge to pull their gun, regardless of these rules you speak off.

There's just one question on my mind, why does a Crewleader feel the urge so badly to shoot at these people?
And why does it anger him if he is not assigned the kill?

My apologies if I missunderstood, again it's difficult to hear what a men is saying when he's so angry.

I have two issues with your speach here on these very streets.

One being, why does a crewleader care about gangsters under or over 48 hours old? I would think they would be to busy to even bother with them.

Also, why do you come to the streets hollering about this subject, to be honest, it just makes you look rather weak.

This is how I see things to be, I mean no disrespect just making observations and trying to help.

*Watching from the down the street a little ways, Mickey sees Marley standing on the man's body shouting. He makes his way over to see ScipitaRourke step up and start to say something. He listens to Scipita and nods.*

It might not be my place to be opening my mouth, but I do have a two cents on this. I agree with Marley. It is a god given right to decide whether a man wants to live or not, but why should he decide on WHO gets to kill him if that's what the wants? If a man dicides to be given death at an early age, then so be it, that's that. I say first come, first serve. Otherwise, who is to say the man doesn't have a huge family and every one of them go to the same person for the kill so that ONE can rack up a bunch of kills. Doesn't sound fair to me at all. I say the quickest draw should get the kill.

I yell because I please ScipitaRourke!  That's just ME!

I yell on a regular basis.  I'm not one of those soft spoken, mild mannered mobsta, like some of you.  Not really a mobsta at all.  I'm a TOP SHOTTA and will conduct myself as such.

Like I said, if people don't like it, "Fuck them and the alley they crawled out of".

I respect all the CL and GF/GM's, but I only answer to one person and that's GF Thomas! 

I'm tired of people bending rules, I'm tired of seeing people born to be killed.

And to answer you questions. 

> It angers me because of what I just said

> And the reason why it angers me is because a GANGSTER has know right to assign anyone, anything!

I hope you heard me LOUD and clear and understood this time.

Just my personal opinion. You do as you please. You whisper as you want.  I have no control over what you, or anyone else does, or how you do it.  Frankly I don't give a, you know the word.

in a small whisper

Just how I feel.

Marley yells out

IS THAT BETTER?

DJ can't help overhearing the raging rasta (and to be honest finding the sight quite entertaining) as well as the response from Scipata. Now he knows that this is really none of his business and that in general it's a good idea to just keep your big fat yap shut when things aren't your business; but he would hate to see two such good people getting on bad terms because of the actions of idiots that aren't worthy to lick the ground they walk on. So against his better judgement he decides to wade into this mess.

Scipita I think you may have missed Marley's point, which is easy to do when someone is scremin n yellin n dancin aroond like that; but I think I know what's gotten under his skin here. I think that the key words were " What this looks like to me, is that, people are trying to go around or bend the rules". You see I think his anger is based on the fact that people are trying to skirt the system and get away with murder in more ways than one. If this is getting to be a common occurance it would seem likely that some people are trying to pump up their gun by using (possibly even paying) others to let them take the shot. I don't think it's that Marley could care less whether or not HE gets the shot - he just doesn't want to see others benefiting unfairly. To be honest I doubt killing some -48 unsponsored has much effect on his abilities one way or the other.

Now, where I come from we don't tolerate the shooting of a -48 under any circumstances. The only way a -48 should get taken out is if they do something wrong and a hitter is given the auth to eliminate them (by the proper people, not by their buddy who is going to die). To be honest, while I see his point and taking away the benefit is something, I think that what really should happen here is that people take a long hard look at the people taking the shots and see if they are really staying within the rules (both literally and in the spirit of them). If they aren't perhaps their leaders should stop to consider if they are really the calibre of people they want to have working for them.

Am I making any sense here?

I see DiamondJim was listening to what I was saying and not how I said it.

Marley lites another joint, puffs, and coughs

This one's for you Jimmy!

Jamaican, My friend. Just like Scipita I understand you are angry but.. If you are angry then you don't take it out on just anyone you want to.

but I only answer to one person and that's GF Thomas!

You may respect all CL's and GM/GF's and only answer to one person and that be ThomasRourke. Of Course because hes your Godfather.

One question though..

(Sorry for using you as an example Prem but I always use Marietta so.. wanted to change.)
What would you say if someone like Premier was to come to you respectfully and tell you that one of your members have disrespected him or his city and he was to ask you nicely to take care of them ? You would just ignore him and let your member get away with it. Of course not because you know then that your actions of ignoring him would fall on your head. There are times in this life when we only take demands from one person but we must answer the questions and listen to others. You must always read what you have put over and over before saying it. As somethings will make you look bad depending on the way you say them.

Also.. I do not understand why you would get so fired up over some -48 gangters ? Im sure they don't mean that much to you.

I have no control over what you, or anyone else does, or how you do it. Frankly I don't give a, you know the word.

Also I shouldn't really take it to offence or anything but.. I really do not like it when someone like yourself comes to the streets and states they don't give a flying 'you know what' of what anyone but themselves think. This isn't the best way to act as a leader such as yourself. You are basicly saying that if your member comes to you and says.. 'Boss I think it would be a good idea to have so and so in our family as it will help us get to know each other' Etc Etc. You are saying that you don't give a fuck about what they said as long as you are ok. Am I correct or am I reading this wrong because thats once again the way you phrased your sentence.

I have been told off by many people about the way I phrase some of my Sentences.. including my own members have told me a better way to phrase it. I listen to them and take on board what they said because I know that in future it will help me look like a better person. This is all just advice for you brother for you to become a better leader. I know I haven't been a leader for the longest of times but I sure have picked up absolutley loads of advice and learnt from my own mistakes on what to do and what not to do, and one I know NOT to do is to come to the streets yelling my mouth off saying I don't care what anyone thinks. I never had to learn from a mistake to not to do this because its pure comman sense.

I must say I completely agree with Marley on this one & my forefathers have always practiced this act & never been reprimanded simply because of the fact that the -48 protection is given by the leaders of this thing of ours & if someone doesn't want to live in this thing then they forfit this protection.

Death Knight sir, I'm sure that if someone from Marley's family acts in a disrespectfull manner they would be punished accordingly as I'm sure his family rules mention this.

Yes Wacktard of course they would, but that would then meaning that Jamican has listened to whoever told him and he has listened and answered what they said also. Which then means that he doesn't 'just' listen to ThomasRourke. He will only take demands and orders from Thomas but he will answer to other people just then Thomas. Once again a sentenced phrased wrong which can effect your reputation as a leader.

In this case I hope people learn to scream "authed" 2 seconds before they get shot. This way the person authed to shoot gets the shot off themselves.

I know that im not the best speller or sentence writer in the world but.. I always know that the ways I write my sentences will effect how people look at me. Its all just advice for my old friend Jamaican to take on board.

Crazy Nine was leaning against a wall while listening to the different opinions and taking advantage of a period of silence decided to voice his own opinion.

I also believe that while being a -48, authing a shot to somebody in particular is bending the rules. Also, it is so easy to avoid being covered with a blue blanket in your funeral that it makes me wonder why people just don't care about the stress and alert it generates from the leaders of our world every time they see a blue name in the obits.

If you want your friend to shoot you, then pickpocket him so your name won't show up in blue and you give your friend a "valid excuse" to shoot you. Also, if this is all good and dandy, why not go to your CL and ask him to invite him to the crew and THEN shoot him? That way nobody could care less about his death.

With that being said, I'm not sure the best course of action for a CL is to stay one step ahead of the rule breakers by breaking the rule a bit faster. While I was listening to Mr. MobMarley I was guessing that he was going to take the issue with the shooters and their leaders rather than become just like them bending the rules even further.

Crazy Nine then leans back on the same wall and anxiously awaits for the debate to resume.

So what a gangster gives his shot to someone? Its his life he can do whatever he wants with it. Now if it falls under what we call a "target" account then let the gods handle it. I have better things to do than worry about some gangster giving his life to someone. I would hope and think you would as well.

Now if it just says auth shot and no name then by all means take the shot. Far as I know there are now written or unwritten rules about shooting someone who auths a shot on them self to someone and someone else taking the shot. It may be viewed as a slap to the face and some disrespect but that can be dealt with when the time arrives.

"I have no control over what you, or anyone else does, or how you do it. Frankly I don't give a, you know the word."

I just wanted to point out your response to this quote Death-Knight. I'm sure Marley meant this toward the subject he has brought up, not in every situation possible.

I don't see how we can change any of this. Usually when someone gives up a shot to a hitter or friend, the matter takes about two seconds. How can any of us, see this and do something about it within those two seconds?

Now if the person is being protected and you see they have 'authed' on their name tag, then yeah. But 95% of the time, no one can do anything about it.

I think the issue is someone claiming the right to be an "authed shot". You surely cannot stop the practice but I agree that actually advertising and trying to enforce such things should not be tolerated by anyone. It is no wonder he is yelling, he should never have had to say anything at all about this as we should have never seen it.

im not one for insult especially against someone who outranks me so...but your speech seems pompous and the subject...uneccesary and provoked...is there a reason for this outburst?

Anyone who finds Marley's views without merit has not respect for order and the rules that govern us; and is more than likely to bend or break the rules of this thing of ours.

There is an hierarchy for a reason and no point in the hierarchy should a gangster's wishes be taken as an order  and cause a boss to holster his weapon.

Some of you speak so intelligently, yet the simplest of logic escapes you to see fact and analyze this situation? And why? Because Marley Raised his voice?

Disturbed by their lack of reason & rationale, Kaz shakes his head, lights his spliff and takes a walk to clear his mind.Bob Marley plays over and over in his head.

'Emancipate yourself from mental slavery;None but ourselves can free our minds.'