recently read something about a man in a "vegetative" state for 12 years, then started talking, he had been sentient, unable to move for 12 years.

A movie a while back Awakenings with Dinero was based on a true story, what the movie couldnt show was that all the patient wanted to do was masturbate continuously, so conscience, sentience, and understanding is not really well understood from a scientific viewpoint.

Deepak is a traditional street hustler, Sharpton with a better schtick but that is my opinion.