Solid nikkas are very very rare these days.
Rare, but they do exist. Which is why people should be careful who they deal with.
Preface this by saying - I am not a street nikka, not involved with no street shyt. I am a proud square nikka. But all sides of my family have been involved in street shyt in the past. I've seen a lot of shyt, which is why I laugh at nikkas on this forum talking tough/like they lay shyt down.
I got a brother(dad's side), let's call him Steel, that actually planned on snitching on our deceased dad about some shyt to leave prison because he weak. If our dad was alive and that happened, he wouldve legit had my brother killed.
One of my older brothers(dad side) told me a story about how Steel was using his name in the streets outta town and running off on people. He also thinks this same brother tried to set him up with a CI.
When I heard that Steele was trying to get close and do business with a family member on my mom's side, I immediately called that family member up and told them dont do shyt with Steel.
Thorough shyt:
I got an uncle that tried to eat a charge for one of my brothers that involved real weight(that wasnt my uncle's).
I got a brother that got sent to the pen for 5 years for arson because he refused to snitch on our uncle. Police/streets knew our uncle was the mastermind and wanted him. Not the same uncle/brother mentioned above.
Younger brother on my dad's side is one of them "death before dishonor" type dudes and sat down for 3ish years and didnt snitch on the ppl who robbed a spot with him. He would be the same type to help a person on the run. He one of them "gang/street dudes is family type" dudes.
Older brother who did double digit fed time, who couldve snitched and got less time, but didnt and took his lumps.
I say all that to say. It's all about surrounding yourself, blood can fukk you over and a non blood related person can be more solid/thorough than blood. Groves was laying shyt down/catching bodies for the gang. I guarantee you there is at least one person that would came through for him with a care package, whether directly or through a family member to give to him. Even if it wasnt on some respect/I fukk with you shyt and they just scared of Groves, they wouldve came through.