Be Somebody — Verda Colvin

“Care about your future. Be somebody. Anybody can be nothing. It doesn’t take anything to be nothing."

Judge Verda Colvin

"Consider the Consequences" class

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Keywords:

Caring, Future, Potential, Change, Life

Source:

"WATCH: Georgia Judge's Message Brings Teens to Tears." 11Alive. N.p., 31 Mar. 2016. Web. 14 Apr. 2016. <http://www.11alive.com/news/watch-bibb-county-judge-lays-in-on-wayward-teens/112676073>.

My Thoughts:

This is a powerful message, and it becomes even more powerful when one looks at the source.


One has to decide to become something, someone. One has to choose to change.


But first of all one must care in order to change. One must have an aim.

 

 

More Background Information:

Said by: (Bibb County Superior Court Judge) Verda Colvi
Where & When & How: As a volunteer in Bibb County Sheriff's Office's "Consider the Consequences" class. It is a program that aims to open youths eyes, so that they can see where life with crime leads.

Verda Colvi didn't know that the situation was filmed.

The situation took place March 29, 2016.
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