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Before my father would open up a karate school in a particular neighborhood, he'd clean up the block - kick all the drug dealers and gang bangers off the block. my father was very clear: 'i've got guns too, and i'll kill you just as much as a rival gang would.' and he meant it. he was a man of many facets and complexities.
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Before my father would open up a karate school in a particular neighborhood, he'd clean up the block - kick all the drug dealers and gang bangers off the block. my father was very clear: 'i've got guns too, and i'll kill you just as much as a rival gang would.' and he meant it. he was a man of many facets and complexities.
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