TI: getting out of trouble?

In respect to Kalya's post about Snoop Dogg...

I was watching the news when I heard about the rapper, TI's, deal he made to reduce his sentence time for prison. I have very mixed feelings about this. Should a rapper who is known to have been buying illegal machine guns off of a convicted felon, be able to talk to children about gun savety and gang violence? He states in his website that
"TI also encouraged the youth to turn away from negativity and stressed that certain situations can interfere with positive growth and success in life."
also it states that:
"Later that day TI was pulled aside by a parent expressing gratitude and respect for TI and stated his message was heartfelt and sincere and will inspire her child to do better."

I have a hard time understanding how to believe messages from those who are 1) forced to talk to children about these things to keep them out of jail. (I would do almost anything to keep out of jail, and I bet he would as well.) and 2) Hearing this message from a man who sold crack as a teenager, went to jail for three years, and then was buying machine guns and silencers illegally...

What does everyone else think?
Should famous artists, like TI, be able to reduce and basically get rid of the charges by talking to our youth in schools?

http://www.trapmuzik.com/
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WireStory?id=3727227&page=2