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Another Hot Felon Named “Prison Bae” Just Got A Modeling Contract Thanks To His Mug Shot And Heterochromia
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Mekhi Alante Lucky is only 20-years-old and had been arrested a few times already. Last time it happened in April, 2016, for speeding in a stolen vehicle.
His mug shot went viral and caught the eye of Demanti O’Bryant, manager of Atlanta-based St. Claire Modeling. Since Mekhi managed to avoid jail time, he has signed a contract with the agency and started a new life.
His Instagram account has already over 25,000 followers.
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If it helps him turn his life around and keeps him out of prison, who am I to complain?
I agree, some people do deserve second chance
Article says he's 20, and already been arrested " a few times". How many chances is he entitled to, because it sounds like he's had his fair share already, and he keeps choosing to break the law.
its not about that, its about idolizing him..and he is only a thief
Although it's be good if anyone can straighten their life out, it is a shame - this not being the first mugshot to fame in recent times - that a good honest guy out there with good looks can't get the same exposure. Do these modelling agencies trawl on line for criminal mugshots? If the guy has issues that have brought him to crime, is the high fashion world going to be any better a place for him?
There are lots of opportunities for a good honest guy out there, and very very few for someone with a criminal record. While I agree that crime shouldn't pay, I do worry that the prison system occasionally traps people into the very life we want them to get them out of. Things like this alleviate that somewhat, and if it works (of course it may not work) then one less criminal in the world improves the lives of more people than just that criminal.
Society doesn't help, all too often. An 18-year-old does something dumb, serves his time, gets out and tries to go straight -- but can't get a job because of the prison record. "You should have thought of that before you did X" doesn't pay the rent or the bills, so now the ex-con has to find a way to do that. Since nobody will even hire him/her to mop floors for 15 hours a week, it's time to look up some of the old cellblock gang. And around and around it goes because we'll give the likes of Bernie Madoff more chances than we'll give the kid who robbed a convenience store of $600.
I agree completely with "Parmeisan" and "Juliet Fischer" - people who think criminals deserve NO second chances or opportunities fail to realize that rehabilitation is good for ALL of society. I'd rather give this guy a chance to turn his life around, and stop committing crimes, than some "good kid" who is already contributing positively to society. Maybe if our criminal justice system kept this in mind, and focused more on rehabilitation than punishment, we'd have lower recidivism rates (which are currently VERY high).
Honest guys go to the agencies, and many of them do get contracts for modeling. You don't hear about them for obvious reasons, but you see them in magazine ads and catalogue photos. At age 20, he's still more likely to be 'young and dumb' than a criminal mastermind. He was in for stealing a car, not being the Pablo Escobar of his neighborhood. A stable source of income will do far more for him than people telling him how broken and problematic he is because he committed crimes.
you dont know his story not all criminals are bad, some people do crime because they are in unfavorable circumstances some people grow in bad homes where parents do crime because of drugs and so children think wrong behavior is the only way. some just had no chance in society, dont you think that probably life give this guy another chance? and why he cant get another change to change his life ?
It would be worth knowing if he maintains a criminal mentality. And if so, will the modeling profession sweep that under the rug as well? I believe in second chances, but turning a blind eye is every bit as bad.
Hell, he's going to fit right in with the modeling industry! If you think they're all angels, think again.
If you looked like that and took your portfolio around some agencies you'd get taken up. Being an ex-con isn't going to make a model more likely to get booked for a campaign and therefore not useful per se. He's not getting an extra chance he wouldn't have had if he'd tried to enter modelling by the more traditional route. It's more likely that growing up in the sort of environment that led him into fairly rubbish crime is unlikely to have prompted him to think "I know, why don't I give modelling a go".
99.9% of male models would be a "good honest guy out there with good looks". It's not as if the majority of male models are found via mugshot. This guy is only the second one I have heard of.
the reason some people remain criminals is because they are unable to reintegrate back into society and revert back to crime as a means of living. Hopefully this opportunity will prevent them returning to criminal activity
I agree. This lifts him out of that bubble where he thinks he can only be one thing. Through this he will see so much more of the world and see broader opportunities.
If it helps him turn his life around and keeps him out of prison, who am I to complain?
I agree, some people do deserve second chance
Article says he's 20, and already been arrested " a few times". How many chances is he entitled to, because it sounds like he's had his fair share already, and he keeps choosing to break the law.
its not about that, its about idolizing him..and he is only a thief
Although it's be good if anyone can straighten their life out, it is a shame - this not being the first mugshot to fame in recent times - that a good honest guy out there with good looks can't get the same exposure. Do these modelling agencies trawl on line for criminal mugshots? If the guy has issues that have brought him to crime, is the high fashion world going to be any better a place for him?
There are lots of opportunities for a good honest guy out there, and very very few for someone with a criminal record. While I agree that crime shouldn't pay, I do worry that the prison system occasionally traps people into the very life we want them to get them out of. Things like this alleviate that somewhat, and if it works (of course it may not work) then one less criminal in the world improves the lives of more people than just that criminal.
Society doesn't help, all too often. An 18-year-old does something dumb, serves his time, gets out and tries to go straight -- but can't get a job because of the prison record. "You should have thought of that before you did X" doesn't pay the rent or the bills, so now the ex-con has to find a way to do that. Since nobody will even hire him/her to mop floors for 15 hours a week, it's time to look up some of the old cellblock gang. And around and around it goes because we'll give the likes of Bernie Madoff more chances than we'll give the kid who robbed a convenience store of $600.
I agree completely with "Parmeisan" and "Juliet Fischer" - people who think criminals deserve NO second chances or opportunities fail to realize that rehabilitation is good for ALL of society. I'd rather give this guy a chance to turn his life around, and stop committing crimes, than some "good kid" who is already contributing positively to society. Maybe if our criminal justice system kept this in mind, and focused more on rehabilitation than punishment, we'd have lower recidivism rates (which are currently VERY high).
Honest guys go to the agencies, and many of them do get contracts for modeling. You don't hear about them for obvious reasons, but you see them in magazine ads and catalogue photos. At age 20, he's still more likely to be 'young and dumb' than a criminal mastermind. He was in for stealing a car, not being the Pablo Escobar of his neighborhood. A stable source of income will do far more for him than people telling him how broken and problematic he is because he committed crimes.
you dont know his story not all criminals are bad, some people do crime because they are in unfavorable circumstances some people grow in bad homes where parents do crime because of drugs and so children think wrong behavior is the only way. some just had no chance in society, dont you think that probably life give this guy another chance? and why he cant get another change to change his life ?
It would be worth knowing if he maintains a criminal mentality. And if so, will the modeling profession sweep that under the rug as well? I believe in second chances, but turning a blind eye is every bit as bad.
Hell, he's going to fit right in with the modeling industry! If you think they're all angels, think again.
If you looked like that and took your portfolio around some agencies you'd get taken up. Being an ex-con isn't going to make a model more likely to get booked for a campaign and therefore not useful per se. He's not getting an extra chance he wouldn't have had if he'd tried to enter modelling by the more traditional route. It's more likely that growing up in the sort of environment that led him into fairly rubbish crime is unlikely to have prompted him to think "I know, why don't I give modelling a go".
99.9% of male models would be a "good honest guy out there with good looks". It's not as if the majority of male models are found via mugshot. This guy is only the second one I have heard of.
the reason some people remain criminals is because they are unable to reintegrate back into society and revert back to crime as a means of living. Hopefully this opportunity will prevent them returning to criminal activity
I agree. This lifts him out of that bubble where he thinks he can only be one thing. Through this he will see so much more of the world and see broader opportunities.