Waffenhandel, Gewalt & 13 Jahre Gefängnis || Maximilian Pollux

Welcome to "Who's Your Neighbor?" – the podcast that tells the stories of people who aren't in the spotlight, but who make our world a little safer, more exciting, and more extraordinary every day. In this episode, we talk to Maximilian Pollux – ex-criminal, former arms dealer, and ex-convict. At just over 20, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Today, he speaks openly about arms dealing, violence, drugs, organized crime, and the reality behind the prison system. Max recounts how he got involved in crime as a teenager, why weapons fascinated him, and how his life spiraled further and further into violence and crime. He also talks about his time on the run, life in a maximum-security prison, and why many people incarcerated would have been better off receiving help than imprisonment. An intense episode about crime, fear, power, prison, and how a person ends up on such a path. #ArmsTrading #Prison #MaximilianPollux #Crime #Violence #Prison #TrueCrime #Podcast #DrugTrading #HighSecurityPrison Follow us: Instagram:   / weristdeinnachbar   TikTok:   / weristdeinnachbar   Website: https://www.wer-ist-dein-nachbar.de Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CCEwIQ... YouTube:    / @weristdeinnachbar_badih   Maximilian Pollux: Instagram:   / maximilianpollux   https://linktr.ee/maximilianpollux 00:00 Intro 00:35 Introduction & Arms Trading 02:49 First Firearm At 16 04:35 Why arms dealing is his biggest guilt 05:53 Armed at parties & street life 06:41 Life between violence, fear & robberies 09:30 Robberies, drugs & escape to the Czech Republic 11:58 Violence born of fear & trauma 14:41 Knife attack before his eyes 18:08 When violence suddenly escalates 20:52 Fleeing from the police & life abroad 22:48 State Criminal Police Office search & arrest in Amsterdam 26:48 13 years in prison – the verdict 29:52 Juvenile detention vs. maximum-security prison 31:53 Why prison felt “right” to him 33:41 Rehabilitation or mere confinement? 35:44 Why many offenders actually need help 37:58 Prison as a "school for crime" 41:46 Violence in maximum-security prison 44:14 Witnessing a murder in prison 47:54 Why he didn't betray anyone 50:33 Loyalty, betrayal & the rules of the street 53:11 Why many reoffend after prison 56:24 Isolation, loneliness & psychological consequences in prison 59:47 Daily life in a maximum-security prison 01:03:12 Fear, violence & power structures in prison 01:06:28 How to gain respect in prison 01:10:04 Why freedom on the outside was harder than imprisonment 01:13:38 The turning point in his life 01:17:05 Books, education & change in prison 01:20:26 Why he helps young people today 01:24:11 What young people are wrong about crime Understanding 01:27:08 The truth about money, power & the underworld 01:29:02 What Maximilian Pollux would do differently today