COLE MONEYE’S RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
- Marcus Kareem
- Sep 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 20
1. “Don’t take people cases.”
Primary Rule.
It’s about Macey, always.
It’s the line he draws to stay sane.
2. “Never, ever lie to yourself.”
Cole doesn't do self-deception.
The mirror is always cracked.
He never blinks.
3. “Stay cool. Real cool.”
He doesn’t yell.
He doesn’t rage.
His silence is dangerous.
4. “Don't draw down unless it's the end game.”
No brandishing for show.
No half-measures.
It’s the final step, not the first.
5. “Always give someone one chance, but never two.
Grace because of principle.
Be fair, not foolish.
Never be wrong about the same thing twice.
6. “Never beginning first, but always finishing last.”
Don't instigate.
Never initiate.
But always anticipate.
7. “Protect the innocent. Check the guilty. Know the difference.”
Cole does not rely on:
courts
public opinion
police
systems
He trusts his own judgment, backed by evidence and instinct.
He will protect someone society ignores. He will challenge someone society
excuses.
8. “Don’t raise your voice. Make them lower theirs.”
Silence is his presence.
He intimidates by:
stillness
uncompromising eye contact
precision in speech
certainty
9. “Pain is information. Don’t waste it.”
Cole doesn't fear pain....
He collects it. Studies it. Uses it.
10. “He protect those he loves from his demons.”
Cole’s emotional self-withdrawal keeps others safe.
11. “Never apologize for the truth.”
Truth can hurt
Truth is greater than consequence
Truth needs no apology.
12. “Finish what you start.”
Once he commits, he's relentless. Regardless of:
danger
responsibility
promises
people
13. “The law is a tool. Integrity is the edict.”
Cole respects justice — not procedure.
He will bend rules, but not principles.
14. “You don’t earn trust. You prove it.”
He doesn't earn trust nor give it.
Everything is proven:
through action
through consistency
through sacrifice
Trust is action, not sentiment.
16. “Never let your past speak louder than your future.”
This is why he cares.
This is why he helps.
This is why he doesn’t quit.
Like a blank vinyl, spinning on a deck Cole Moneye moves to the sound of his own track.
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