Now if you have not heard, Howse was arrested on Sunday for a warrant from 1998. It was at that time that he allegedly struck his mother in the head, with a gun, leaving a 2 inch gash.
Now I don't know the situation that surrounded this incident, but I am pretty sure that Flesh-N-Bone wasn't in a fight for his life. If he was, I'm pretty sure he would have gone to the police and cleared up the incident. If he was innocent, or had an excuse, he would have used any number of lawyers from his music company to deal with this situation. I could be wrong.
Thus if the charges are correct, it makes Howse a coward. Only a lowly self-important and wholly miserable imitation of a man would strike his own mother, in my opinion. The fact that a gun was involved makes it even more abominable, and him even less of a man if accurate.
I tend to believe this might be the case even more when you consider how Flesh-N-Bone got caught. Reportedly he was pulling a crowd onto the stage, once he noticed police, so he could run and hide in the confusion. Another act of a coward. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime as an old saying goes.
Now I could need to apologize to Howse. He might just be innocent. Then again, he is an ex-con, having done 8 years for another offense with a gun. Brilliant he is not.
The truely saddest part has to be that there are kids out there that want to be just like this apparent loser. They want to emulate his style and mannerism, in hopes of becoming a star entertainer and making a lot of money. But the price just seems to high.
The money and fame will never replace family or a mother. Even if she is a bad mother, she gave him birth. And a man that can't respect his own mother, likely can't respect any woman, I imagine. Thus that man can't even respect himself (another likely reason for his prior trip to jail).
Money can't buy respect. Jail is not the birthplace of success nor a goal to be attained. But it is the place that thugs seem to yearn to be in.
I am reminded of a quote.
"A fool and his money are soon parted."
Going to jail and acts of criminality are foolish. Plus it's a great way to end a promising career. Ask I'd say Tupac or Biggie, but you can't since they are dead.
Do I have any shred of respect for Flesh-N-Bone? None, if the charges are accurate. I can't imagine how anyone could.
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You're wrong to call him a coward. You're talking about a man that just spent the last 10 years of his life in prison in California... yes, you're correct: for a different gun-related offense. To equate who he is now at 35 years old to the way he was when he was 23 is a pretty desperate thing to do. I've been following Bone Thugs n Harmony and Stanley Howse for a long time to know that he's undergone a lot of soul-searching and reformation in prison. I've met him personally and he's offered me his deepest gratitude for support during the hardest time in his life. You're judging him for a mistake he made 12 years ago that the state of Ohio couldn't have taken care of while he was in custody for 10 years. This is the same mother, by the way, who was waiting for him at the gates in tears the day he was released last year.
If you don't believe in reformation, transformation and reparations that's one thing. But it might make you the coward.
Pedro,
Perhaps I am wrong to call him a coward for past actions, and present reactions. Perhaps he did change after his 8 years in prison. As I stated, I may owe him an apology.
But he was out of prison and knew he was going to Cleveland - where charges existed for his arrest. He knew his actions in the past, and took no action to correct or deal with them - at least 2 years after he left jail. When his past confronted him, he allegedly tried to flee. These are not actions of a contrite and remorseful responsible adult.
Stanley Howse is not a friend of mine. I have never met him. I have no idea of the changes he went through in prison. Nor do I care.
I do know that he allegedly struck his mother. I do know he allegedly did so with a gun. That he avoided taking responsibility for his actions. And that youth see his actions and some may try to emulate them. That his image is seen as inspiration and a path to monetary gain. Which is troubling to say the least.
His mother forgave him apparently, mothers do that. And if he is a changed man, takes responsibility for his actions, and acts to ensure that the youth that idolize him never follow in his footsteps (on this matter at least) then I would be happy to apologize.
I believe in reparations and redemption and forgiveness, when they are deserved and displayed. I am willing to stand up and state my beliefs, just as I will stand up and admit when I am wrong. I have made clear what I believe, and if Howse displays his contrition I will be happy to stand corrected equally as publicly.
http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/03/exclusive_layzie_bone_discusse.html
According to his brother he was unaware of the outstanding warrants. As I mentioned, it seems to me like the city of Cleveland or the State of Ohio could have handled this during the many years he spent in Prison. Unfortunately this is a trial by fire in the media: B-List Rapper pistol-whipped his mother." Guilty until proven innocent.
Again I state that if the allegation is incorrect I will publicly apologize.
But my anger is more to what will be the impact on youth that wish to emulate this hip hop entertainer. To that end Howse has a great deal of work to do.
Plus the admission that if the group knew of the warrant they would have avoided Ohio is not exactly upstanding is it?
Still I admit that I am somewhat relieved to hear that Stanley Howse did not strike his mother. If this is true, I look forward to making an apology.
God bless you but its ashame when another african american belittles ,discredits etc.... another african american instead of doing a face to face interview...now when you google flesh n bone you see your. Blog and a potential fan or people who don't know him personally will believe you & your words...won't you interview his mom and him beforfe you write ridiculous reviews..... 1rst he's no coward when bone has there concerts they give the fans a dance session so the fans were enjoying themselves and the police assumed.....secondly all those new charges are now dropped and no problem so between people like you and others who played up the story you should be ashame.....if you google or get to know him you wiill know he' s a good father and role model for youth his image is being smeared to keep him like other black men of our society to never be able to have been known for positive.....sir I would love for u to interview and get to know him and change n delete this because you are so wrong...email me sir yiggastylez@gmail.com
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