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Despite Any Appearances to the Contrary, Black People Are Not Okay
Before you ask, the answer is an unequivocal “No.” The response will not necessarily be professional or polite, or even articulate, nor taken through proper channels. It will not be as per guidelines enacted by an impartially selected steering committee conducting an AGM after the quorum met and meeting minutes painstakingly recorded.
By The Dani Writer5 years ago in Criminal
Baton Rouge ‘Serial Killer[s]?’ Update
That headline is strangely operative on two, fully separate fronts. What the hell is happening in the Louisiana capitol?
By Real Monsters 5 years ago in Criminal
The Best Legal Help
These days it seems you have to hire a specialist for everything you do and the legal system is no exception. Going to court without a lawyer is not advisable, no matter what brings you there to begin with. Learn the best ways to find your perfect lawyer with the tips in the following article.
By Ericedward5 years ago in Criminal
Department of Corrections
People think that nothing can possibly happen in the middle of a prison without lots of witnesses seeing everything that happened. What people don't understand is that there are two reasons why that just isn't so - The first being that inmates in general make lousy witnesses. Take something like a fight in the chow hall. Line up everyone that was eating at the time and ask them what happened. Every single one of them will give you a slightly different story. None of them will have seen the whole thing start to finish. Very few of them will have seen only the aftermath. Very few of them will have seen only one of the people involved. Not one of them will tell you, with perfect assurance, that they saw both people fighting from start to finish, despite the fact that most did.
By Burt5 years ago in Criminal
Case Four-The Damned
Trudy turned the borrowed pickup truck onto the snow-covered alley, careful not to run over the neighbor’s trash cans that were rolling over the icy roadway. A thud from the gear shifter erupted as she abruptly put the vehicle in park before opening the door. Frigid air blasted her cheeks when she bent down to pick up the wayward containers. The plastic handles were brittle from the negative temperature and crackled in her hands. After securing them against the garage she leaped back into the toasty interior of Jason’s truck. It smelled of new leather and his cologne. Rosewood and cardamom tickled her nostrils as she breathed deep. Her heart skipped a beat thinking of his arrival this evening and how she’d show him how much she had missed him while he was gone. A smile spread across her face, she knew Jason hated to leave and wondered how he was handling his ex-wife’s constant nagging. Lisa, who was also his real estate agent, was assisting him in selling his home. Last week the two had been at odds over curb appeal, Lisa wanting him to power wash the front porch and Jason balking over the impossible task in the freezing temperatures. A low chuckle escaped her lips thinking of Jason’s pained expression and twenty-minute rant as he had filled Trudy in on Lisa’s demands.
By Lori Zaremba5 years ago in Criminal
Recovery Awareness
During a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence, I began journaling about my experiences, thoughts, and feelings. Journaling is a reflective exercise and has changed the way I live my life. I was able to look in-depth at my life and the choices that I’d made that led to a prison cell.
By Burt5 years ago in Criminal
The Chaos Behind the Four C's w/ "Blood Diamond"
This is the film that completely changed my view on diamonds. Supposedly “a girl’s best friend”, diamonds definitely aren’t my best friend. Now for anyone that knows me, you might already know my take on diamonds. Just two letters: “n” and “o”. Why? “Because I watched Blood Diamond and it scarred me for life. I have serious trust issues now.” Then I probably started talking about how “it’s still an amazing film, you should definitely watch it, and Leonard DiCaprio seriously earned that Oscar nomination!” Etcetera, etcetera. But “blood diamonds” or “conflict diamonds” – although much less of an occurrence in these slightly more modern and conscientious times – still exist in the world and diamond industry today, and Blood Diamond showed me that. This film opened my eyes to the chaos behind the four C’s, what the phrase “blood diamond” really even meant and, Leonardo DiCaprio just does such a stellar job in this film!
By Saira5 years ago in Criminal
When Social Services are more like Orange is the New Black than a safe place to heal..
Ga Mountain Crisis Network- This was Avita's solution to having put me in an apartment with a convicted felon on the ACT caseload. It was 30 days of hell, with convicts from FL stealing butter, telling me I deserved to be raped, and roommate who had a concealed weapons permit that had lost her children and committed aggravated stalking..Then there was the staff..their answer, to try to dump me in North Carolina in a homeless shelter, while yelling at me and calling me a liar. If not for a Nagg's Head officer who sweetly told me it wasn't right and they couldn't legally do that especially since I am not a ward of the state or have been even ordered to get a psych eval I have been victimized by police officers in the entire state.
By Justice for All5 years ago in Criminal
The Felons dirty secrets..
Case number 200520091 Report # 64153 Tanner, Deborah Ruth Paroled in December of 2020 she committed a Simple Assault against me while I was returning from a construction site and tried to get the police officers to force me to give her money that was used for someone else to eat. A report was filed and they had no concern about her assaulting getting a DV victim trying to make enough money to have a place to sleep because the Savannah PD was abusing one of their own and threatening to put her in jail for Savannah Police Department's response- To send out three officers, Paige, Quinn and an unknown black female officer who wouldn't even look up Deborah Tanner in their Database. They took a report but that was about all. Didn't even bother to arrest her. A thank you goes to Richmond County Deputy Jason Saal and Burke County Sheriff Officer Eric McCants for trying to help the best they could through Facebook and LinkedIn.
By Justice for All5 years ago in Criminal
Grooming Since Grade School
Giving back, teaching the game to so many kids over the years, happy to volunteer to assist in shaping the future. There was one special kid, smart, talented player in need of guidance. Grant gave guidance in the form of extra practice and personal instruction. Grant's hard work seemed to pay off when young Gary Garland made the varsity football team as a freshman. Grant celebrated his protege's accomplishment; he received much praise for the part he played in the player's success.
By Cam Rascoe5 years ago in Criminal
Child Taken By ‘The Bogeyman’
William Ebeneezer Jones Jr. lived with his parents and two siblings on Taylor Avenue in Vineland, New Jersey. The 3-year-old, better known as Billy, loved dogs. The family had a Basset hound and a Collie. He was particularly close to the Basset hound, Babycakes. Billy had a vaccination scar on his left arm that resembled a giraffe.
By Cat Leigh5 years ago in Criminal
The Gun Slinger of the high seas...
Boom! A shot was fired! SPLASH! A dead body fell in the sea... Boom! Another shot was fired ... SPLASH!.. Another dead body lay in the sea... The time difference between the two shots was exactly two minutes and thirty seconds. After that, two more shots were fired in succession, only this time into the air.
By ankit priyadarshi5 years ago in Criminal