Quincey Hughes suggests that his upbringing in a chaotic, violence-prone environment, marked by police raids and a lack of positive role models, made criminal activity seem normal to him.

“I grew up in a chaotic environment of the police constantly kicking in our doors and people running from the police. We lived in the ghetto, every ghetto. So, this is what I see. This is my I'm a product of that environment. >> That seems normal to you. >> Exactly, it seems normal.”