Styles P has been buzzing all over social media lately and it’s not because of his music. On July 12th, Styles P stepped in to help an unarmed woman being wrestled to the ground by police. Styles P intervened, calling the police a variety of names and accusing them of being scared.
P’s actions drew praise but doesn’t feel the same way given how bad the situation could’ve gotten. The New York native hopped on Instagram live Tuesday night and confessed he didn’t act with good judgment. He then said he doesn’t want to give the younger generation the wrong idea.
Style P’s Apology:
“Now, look. On behalf of all young black people who seen the video, I was wrong because you have to be careful with what you do and how you speak out here because we’re all at danger,” he said. “But we also gotta kinda step up when we see shit being done wrong.”
“I definitely should’ve delegated it better and usually, I actually do delegate it better. To be honest with you, I go through that a lot, but most of the time, it turns out in a positive manner, so there’s never going to be footage of it.”
Styles explained that a situation like that usually happens with men roughed up by police. P was “caught off guard” when he witnessed a woman being treated in that manner. P doubled down on his stance that he doesn’t hate law enforcement. He “despises” the mistreatment of all poor people, from blacks to whites. He added his disapproval of cops being placed in neighborhoods they don’t understand.
“I don’t want to see the cops fired, I don’t want to see the cops lose their job, lose their lifeline”. He continued, “I want to see them be able to delegate where they at, I don’t actually blame them so much. I gotta blame the system.”
Style P Let His Anger Get The Best Of Him:
Styles revealed he was so angry that he wanted to fight the cop, which he said is “one of the dumbest things you can ever do.” He attributed his anger to PTSD that he and others have dealt with in neighborhoods where police use excessive force.
“If you’re going to be in our community, this is what I say,” he said. “They gotta make sure the cops ain’t scared or racist when they put them in certain zones. I don’t think they should fire cops; I think they need to go through certain courses, speak with people, delegate a certain way.”
Styles added, “We gotta all stand up and say something about it at some given point in time. You can’t just expect to come to people’s neighborhoods and slam their women and children around, especially with all the fucking death that’s happening all the time, and expect everybody to be mentally healthy and stable and accept the shit. But also, don’t do what I did. That’s not the smartest way to go about it.”
He advised people from these communities to police their own neighborhoods. Style P also advised setting up initiatives that put others like them in law enforcement. This prevents accidents like this from happening. According to P, it doesn’t matter if they are white, black, or Hispanic. He just wants “the right people policing the community at the right time.”
