I Knew In My Heart That I Wasn’t A Killer - Joseph Lucero, Father, Mentor, Actor

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Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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“I knew in my heart that I wasn’t a killer. I knew in my heart that I never wanted to take anybody’s life,” says reformed gang member, Joseph Lucero. On this week’s episode of Phil in the Blanks, Dr. Phil speaks with the youth mentor and actor about his life on the streets, his time behind bars, and what he says prompted him to turn his back on gang life. New episodes of the Phil in the Blanks podcast drop every Tuesday. Listen and subscribe. www.drphilintheblanks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How old were you when you first carried a weapon?
0:14.7	I was 13 years old.
0:16.7	I'm representing Jade.
0:17.7	I'm trying to heal, trying to plant seeds and it's still self-worth.
0:21.9	You've been in ER, the shield, Colquets, criminal minds, shameless.
0:26.8	And now you're creeper in the...
0:30.8	Mayans, yeah, Mayans MC.
0:32.4	It's a spin off the sun's anarchy.
0:33.9	Yeah.
0:34.9	You go to this street and don't go past it.
0:36.4	You go to this block, you don't go past it.
0:38.2	100%.
0:39.2	100%.
0:40.2	And how's that determined?
0:42.2	All right.
0:43.2	Well, it's still in the blanks and I have a really special guest today.
0:50.1	He's been on my show many times and made a huge, huge difference.
0:56.9	With some really tough guests that I had young guys that were headed down the wrong direction.
1:03.2	I'm here with Joseph Raymond Lacero.
1:06.6	He is an actor.
1:08.1	He is a lot of different things.
1:10.6	But he grew up on the mean streets.
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