Hey there.
Shankar here.
A few weeks ago, we were finishing up an episode called in the Heat of the moment.
It's about hot and cold emotional states and how certain situations can cause us to become strangers to ourselves.
If you haven't heard it yet, check it out.
We're really proud of it.
Working on it also got us thinking about another episode we did a few years ago.
It's about teenagers in Chicago and a program that tries to keep kids from acting in anger, from making mistakes that could affect the course of their lives.
In other words, its trying to help kids pull back from the brink when theyre in a hot state.
We thought that episode was worth another listen, so were bringing it to you today.
Hope you enjoy it.
The fight was over a pair of gym shoes at night on the south side of Chicago.
And this is what came of it.
One teenager faces years in prison.
Another, a boy of just 15, is dead.
The incident might not have even made the news, except the victim was the grandson of a long serving congressman.
At a press conference, that congressman Danny Davis did something unusual.
He grieved not just for his own grandson, but for his grandson's killer.
I grieve for my family.
I grieve for the young men who pulled the trigger.