Ex-gang member says London terror victim Jack Merritt changed his life
Former prisoner Rosca Onya has spoken to Sky's political editor Beth Rigby about how he was inspired by London Bridge attack victim Jack Merritt.
Mr Merritt, who was killed in the attack a year ago, was a course convenor for Learning Together, a project which brought Cambridge University students together with inmates to study criminology.
Rosca, who was helped by Jack in prison, said he changed his life and he has released a tribute single to honour him, with all proceeds going to charity.
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When a Cambridge grad doesn’t see himself as better than anyone and just loves people for who they are
@pickupthatcan9696
3 жыл бұрын
It's a shame some of those Eaton twats up in parliament in Labour and Conservative aren't as dedicated to using their skills for people.
@MrBwench
3 жыл бұрын
That's a very rare trait! From my experiences, the majority of Oxbridge grads are stuck up and turn their noses at anyone lower than them on a class/education level. Goes to show what a great lad Jack was!
@ababrah9678
3 жыл бұрын
@Millennial Woes your a proper weirdo
@richfranklin9270
3 жыл бұрын
Shits sad
@SombreroPharoah
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrBwench heck I went to Oxford Uni and wasn't from 'that class demographic' and yeah... Don't have too much positive to say about the human aspect of the experience honestly.
Damn this hit the feels :( Such a good man, he’s using his talent not only to tell a story but to heal as well.
@MrB1923
3 жыл бұрын
Oh sorry, I was just sick in my mouth.
@BigSausageTits
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrB1923 that sick is called poison.
So Sky news, see how rewarding productive news stories can be? We need more of this 'story behind the story' news reporting. Not just relentless "he was a gang member" blanket statements. This was a brilliant humanising piece on a young black man who was given The space to turn things around. And love was the basis of it.this kind of love is what society needs. The kind of love that enables people from a variety of backgrounds to actually see one another's lives and stories with understanding. Stereotypes dehumanise and prevent people forming the bonds humans need that can be a firm step towards crushing racism & hate. Love this news report. Props to Sky News and the young rapper.
@jamescreed5426
3 жыл бұрын
Your right, if more journalists were like this a lot more people would watch and have some trust in the news. I think if we want the world to improve we have to talk with each other and share our stories now matter how sensitive of a subject they are.
@lifewithherbthedog6509
3 жыл бұрын
Get into politics mate👍
@Ellewoods16
3 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more!
@thebackup2121
3 жыл бұрын
Hear, hear!
@urbyyy5980
3 жыл бұрын
@Anglo Scott 1.there isnt any "anti-white" propoganda and 2.whats wrong with diversity?
What's the ex- gang members didn't catch it , to be fair the chaps name should be there not just ex-gang member. Such a sad story the guy has so much strength. Jack sounds like an angel.
@artdesignagency
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, both names in the title, please.
@remaininginlight
3 жыл бұрын
Classic Sky unfortunately. Great news story but points deducted by just seeing this young man just as an ex-gang member. RIP to Jack Merritt. What a loss.
@ralfmalf5828
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely
@PragmaticOptimist_N7
3 жыл бұрын
Rappers (ex Gang member) name Rosca Onya and the title kinda gets the 'click on this ' though I agree also ❤ to them both
@thunderjoy7250
3 жыл бұрын
@@artdesignagency he was in a gang called the ghetto boys....they are still active today.. Good luck to rosco
RIP: Jack Merritt. May Roscoe continue Jack’s legacy and work with others ..Be Fair, Beautiful Soul, Compassionate. ...A humanist. 🙏🏿
@pendergastj
3 жыл бұрын
A humanist against his own kind.
Brilliant interview Beth...So pleased this young man turned his life around with the help of his mentor / friend / brother Jack...Sat here a mess crying now.
Sky doing something decent for a change, uniting instead of dividing!
The hard working people of Britain are some of the best people ive ever met in my entire life, and i have visited alot of different countries, nearly all of Europe, parts in America and South and America, but the hard working people of Britain, are some of the nicest most amazing people I have and ever will meet in my entire life, In the cities and workplaces and streets, they are worth a billion times more than all of those garbage people in power or politics.
@mogznwaz
3 жыл бұрын
❤
@jamescreed5426
3 жыл бұрын
It's always refreshing to meet someone who goes above and beyond with their job or hobby.
@squiffy7058
3 жыл бұрын
@Scissoroar Scissoroar Britannia rule the waves
@chrisdeep8417
3 жыл бұрын
It's true most of us in Britain don't really value what we have until we meet someone or visit somewhere where they have not.
@skuzzlebutt33
3 жыл бұрын
Nice
💌 Survivor should be in the title not X gang member.
@emmajk7433
3 жыл бұрын
Well said, Nicole
@JimiBegbaaji
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, but gang member is the click bait fuel. Not survivor.
@rawbluecheese
3 жыл бұрын
Nicole nicely put Nicole because Sky needs to be shown that them that using their huge media reach to feed stereotypes is essentially soul destroying. This news story is a step in the right direction but the title shows they are still clinging to tabloid'esque sensationalism. Murdoch is ingrained in them.
@mcr2356
3 жыл бұрын
@@rawbluecheese I don't know if it's stereotyping, he was a gang member. It's hard to write a two sentence headline without being accused of something.
@aklol7384
3 жыл бұрын
Looool
This was brilliant and shows how color isn't the problem its the content
@urbyyy5980
3 жыл бұрын
@SpringWaterMassives crime correlates with poverty and many minorities are currently in poverty so instead of blaming it on race maybe lets sort out poverty instead 👍
@KemiiLou
3 жыл бұрын
@SpringWaterMassives Right?! White people never commit crimes, including white-collar crimes that police often don't go after. White led governments have never fuelled genocides and cause wars. White people never do anything wrong. Let's perpetuate this narrative and continue to promote divides, this will take humanity far!
@urbyyy5980
3 жыл бұрын
Lol they deleted thier comments
Brilliant story. A story to unite people instead of divisive story for quick clicks.
@jamescreed5426
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it seems that this story wasn't lied about or pushed in a certain way, it was an honest story about how one man changed another mans life for the better.
'Extraordinary life' these people don't have a funking clue how it is done they
This loss is bigger than anyone will know. This man was a true saint. Terrible. Finally sky do something right
@chrisdeep8417
3 жыл бұрын
Those thugs will never understand the true value in a person's life and what he meant to others.
@shanebradford07
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisdeep8417 truth is nobody really values anything anybody anymore. We are all guilty of it. Not appreciating people while they are here
People want to know how many young people end up in gangs look right here, lost youth who crave to belong to a family because they never had it growing up, the family structure is key to tackle gang crime, everything good comes from a healthy and solid family structure.
Some good journalism. Glad to see some still have integrity. Making the world better.
Tosca Onya is inspirational person on how people can change there lives if they get the right help from people like Jack
Jesus Christ, why do the best gotta go?! 😱😭 may more like BOTH men be in the world, willing to reach beyond class and back ground.
@jamescreed5426
3 жыл бұрын
I think it's more impactful when the world loses a good kind person and so we notice it more.
@Mungo658
3 жыл бұрын
meh they just want to brainwash/tug on the heart strings of naive white girls
What a lovely tribute to Jack. Rosca is doing Jack’s name and legacy proud. Rosca gave me an insight into gang culture and the bigger issues that we need to tackle
I wish the best for this guy. Brilliant interview. This room is very dusty.
Bless very touching 😭👌🏻🙏🏻❤️
God bless them both
Finally a sentimental story from sky,
Black man timing saved this mans life!
Finally a news report worth watching
Great story, good hearing a bit of positivity at this time!
Rip jack
Most people praising this young man are exactly the same people who would criticise that he was let out of prison to go to the kind of programmes Jack Merritt worked for. Or that any money was being spent on rehabilitation instead of just locking him up and throwing away the key. Hypocrites.
Out of all the people to kill... RIP to that man
@TheFashionFindss
3 жыл бұрын
@Gigi Kent give us back our resources then 🥴
PROOF COLOUR AND RACE DON'T MATTER HUMAN RACE NEEDS TO STAND UP TOO TYRANNY TMH BLESS ❤
What an interview. I don’t like Rigby but this interview just proves that we must never assume! Or generalise that, for instance, not all university grads are posh. A lot are but some keep their roots and know how to relate to non uni grads!
What a strong guy. Sad story but this great person seems to be moving forward
Bless him💜
I’m getting ‘SOUL’ vibes from this Rest In Power Jack.
Amazing, shocking, tragic... Well done Rosca!! Continue to prevail 👌
What a sad story, i feel his pain!
Never to late to change , he can carry his memory
I hope this man goes far.. seems changed for the better
@jamescreed5426
3 жыл бұрын
It's always good to see someone able to break out of whatever toxic mold has them and be a better person.
Rest in peace Jack🕊❤️
Great interview! Shame u had to put "ex-gang member" in the title though - this is the systematic racism that has to stop.
@jamescreed5426
3 жыл бұрын
Well he was a gang member so I think if the journalist wants to be honest and unbiased they have to put down everything important, especially if it directly connects to why he was in prison in need of jack Merritt to help with rehabilitation.
@jamesharris6898
3 жыл бұрын
@Anglo Scott Sky News ani-white??? The same sky news owned by Rupert Murdock. Please explain more to back up your claim mate because that statement seems extremely narrow-sighted to me.
@TraceyMariexx
3 жыл бұрын
Go give your head a wobble!
@JJ-te2pi
3 жыл бұрын
He's an ex gang member though. A man that has risen out of it. So why even try to cover up that fact? Idiot.
@tommypresley6598
3 жыл бұрын
Loooool gtfo of here
Really sad how life is sometimes 😔😢
RIP Jack 😢🖤
Wow what an amazing story, such a bond n it was stolen by the uncaring violence of ignorant ppl. This just made me cry. Faith should make ppl better not kill! How many lives have a hole due to the London Bridge attacks?
wow, African-timing saved this man's life!
Such a heartwarming tribute ❤
Stay strong Rosca 💙 RIP Jack 💙
I'm heartbroken ❤
Well done yaya
great story
@jamesharris6898
3 жыл бұрын
@Dangerous2099 How?
@weltschmerz88
3 жыл бұрын
@@Leviathan123456 who mentioned the BBC?
An excellent interview. Jack was obviously a good Man. Maybe he was a bit naïve in terms of what can be achieved (when he was brutally attacked) but this is a lovely story. Welldone Sky News.
Such a heartwarming thing. If only Jack's dad had been this supportive after his son died instead of selling him out for his politics.
@scunnered5745
3 жыл бұрын
@Gigi Kent Unfortunately ideologues are deranged my friend.
What a remarkable man and interview, wow.
Dave was rhyming about Jack in Black
Yes rosca my bruda
@chrisdeep8417
3 жыл бұрын
Brotherhood (or brudahood) transcends all superficialities that the ignorant struggle so hard to promote. The devil sees something good and can't wait to destroy it. It sees unity and must do everything it can to promote division. If your love is just skin deep then it isn't real love in the first place.
@neilleatherbarrow3341
3 жыл бұрын
We are all brothers we are all one
How did i know that the black guy was the one in a gang
@rawbluecheese
3 жыл бұрын
Whoosh.
Use his name. Not just Jack's! R.I.P. great story to share!
We all bleed red we’re one
I can't believe the absurd amount of dislikes on a video this emotional..smh
@chrisdeep8417
3 жыл бұрын
Troll bots.
Bongland.
🙏🏻❤️
❤
Look at the thumbnail stereotyping that's all i will say work out the rest
@holeefuk413
2 жыл бұрын
Thumbnails a picture of 2 guys smiling 😏
Cambridge students into jail 😂🤣😂
@cursedspider
3 жыл бұрын
? why is that funny??
Cultural enrichment, yes!
@tommypresley6598
3 жыл бұрын
😂
Sky news for a change,
God bless
I wonder if they still sell Um Bongo 🤔
🙎🏻♂️🤝🙍🏿♂️
Is this the new English accent?
@chriscoulson7684
3 жыл бұрын
London
@properkhunt710
3 жыл бұрын
This awful gibberish called rap is not part of English culture. As an aside, I see the BBC still plays this form of music, including tracks that glorify violence, but choose to suspend a freelancer who uses the word “handbags” during a football commentary. The U.K. is a nut house and a multicultural cesspool.
@molybdomancer195
3 жыл бұрын
@@properkhunt710 culture changes. English culture used to be morris dancing and celebrating harvests done by hand.
@properkhunt710
3 жыл бұрын
@@molybdomancer195 English culture is defined by English people, just as African culture is defined by African people. Black people who have U.K. citizenship are not English, they are civically British. It is biologically impossible for Africans to be English, just as it is biologically impossible for me to be African or Chinese or Indian.
@tommypresley6598
3 жыл бұрын
@@properkhunt710 truth
Fake news
Hope this is genuine and not an attempt at selling a record
🥺
S to spit.
Blm!
Why is he wearing a Los Angeles shirt?
@betterwithwinebetterwithwi2359
3 жыл бұрын
Why doe that matter?
Nice guy , nice spirit but I can't deal with the lack of musical depth in hiphop and rap ....i likemsome of the early 80s stuff but thats about it .... having come from avrock background where making records is very diffucult and writing songs a lot more complex and not so common, the idea of sampling a beat sitting on it and just rapping some rhyme and beong considered an artist still puzzles me.
And that’s why there cannot be any gods....
British crown 👑🐀🐀
Obviously bought and paid for
Another same stupid news, keep repeating fake news like this.
@Headie2
3 жыл бұрын
Wdum
Spanish crown 👑 King and Queen🐀🐀
The great conjunction on December 21st will set humanity free
@whollyspokes3645
3 жыл бұрын
The same was said in 2012,
Bet they robbed his shoes 😂
??????????????
So basically he was late for his probation 🙄
Back to the BBC's second favourite crisis football after covid-1984. Added bonus: the subject has black skin. 10,000 Establishment Virtue Signalling points. Congratulations!!!!!
Uk lol is boring
British crown 👑🐀🐀