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Johnny’s Data Diving Part 3: CWT’s Rape Porn Data Shame - An IT Architect of His Own Downfall #SVAW
This is possibly the most ironic story that I’ll ever tell. Around six months after I originally released the story, the man involved came to me and asked for a second chance to continue with his life without this article hanging over him. He convinced me that he was extremely remorseful and he also gave me proof that he was committed to doing good works as well as informing me of some of his other good deeds. For this reason, and to give him the benefit of the doubt, I will refer to him as Marcus Baggio throughout the story. But I will also be keeping a close eye on the gentleman in question and I withhold the right to change that decision at a later date if there is any further information which implicates the individual in anything sinister.
By Johnny Vedmore6 years ago in Criminal
My Chance.
The environment around you can determine your interest. I am a proud believer in this; I feel my parents have shaped my interests. I’m a big classic rock fan; The Beatles, Three Dog Night, and Bob Dylan were always playing in my house. Our vacations were mostly educational; historical Boston, Massachusetts, Colonial Virginia, even at Disney we took a tour about Walt Disney. They molded us into history buffs, into cultured people. Every time I see a late-night show where they quiz the public on basic history about our country, I am impressed with how much my mother and father taught me.
By Elizabeth Rose6 years ago in Criminal
Loggers
When Ernesto Gálvez declared, with an air of erudition and a sense of pride, that “in Guatemala, we should’ve done what the Argentines did with the Indians,” he didn’t know he was calling for his own death, and that in an unrelated chain of events, his bloodline would soon come to an end due to an astonishing, far-reaching combination of natural disasters, drinking, and erectile dysfunction.
By Angel David Lindes6 years ago in Criminal
The My Lai massacre
As Americans, many of us consider ourselves defenders of truth, honor and justice. We even become outraged when we learn about atrocities that occur in other countries. For instance, we think crimes like slavery, war crimes and child trafficking are crimes committed by non-Americans.
By Marc Hoover6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Was Lawrencia Bembenek the ‘Proto-Karen’?- The Christine Schultz Murder
The way that Lawrencia “Bambi” Bembenek’s life twisted and turned warranted books, movies, and television specials. Accused of murdering her ex-husband’s wife on Thursday May 28, 1981 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the jury found her guilty and the judge sentenced her to life in prison. She would serve ten years of that sentence. Why? Because she broke out and escaped to Canada.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
A New Day
Everything that has happened in our past makes us what we are today. Now we can not change the past but we can learn from it and we all can make our futures brighter from what we have learned. I know that I have learned from my past. My past has made it hard for me to find a job, help support my children, make decisions about what was the best for my children, where I can live, and relationships. But with all of the downs, it has made me a stronger person and is making me change for the best.
By Lori Castledine6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Second-Hand Crimes- The Ugly Soul of Charles Welch, Jr.
Bernard Charles Welch, Jr. was the man who never was. Rather than applying himself to a trade or profession, he burglarized homes. As a criminal for the better portion of his adult life, Welch debased himself even more when he murdered heart doctor Dr. Michael Halberstam, 48.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Suspects in the Spotlight
Any fan of Dateline can agree that one of the best parts of the show is delving into the life and details of the suspects. Learning about suspect histories, motivations and outcomes makes you feel like you are part of the investigative team. Further, if you are a Dateline die-hard, you may find yourself spotting patterns in the suspect’s stories that make you feel even better at sleuthing than the detectives themselves.
By Pam Jannes6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: The Sarai Ribicoff Murder
Two brutes involved themselves in a crime that took the life of a promising reporter named Sarai Ribicoff. Does it matter that they were black? The descriptive nature is the only thing that matters in pointing out the two savages’ race. Otherwise, race doesn’t even exist, only racism.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
It's Not In Our Hands. & The Covid Crisis In Our Communities.
I want to speak on this parasite of the racial tension slowly crippling and draining us all in the us and around the world right now. I want you to realize severity of our reality is that we have absolutely no assurance of safety. There is no promise that whatever we do in that moment with our hands up behind our heads that we won't be killed. The gun is not in our hands, we don't decide if that trigger is pulled or not. That is the fear we live in. It doesn't matter who I am as a person I'd still be killed, it doesn't matter what accolades I had I'd still be killed, it doesn't matter how quiet and still I Stood I'd still be killed, it wouldn't matter how much I could breathe or not because I'd still be killed. It comes to the point where or action or reaction doesn't matter but it's the fact that my life is in the hands and at the mercy of the person with the badge. When first looked upon, I am regarded as a threat, a menace, a criminal by default. The color black as long been associated with evil even from our very childhoods. We read books and watch movies that portrays the villains wearing black masks, black suits, and black skin. We have metaphors and superstition based solely on colors and their supposed meanings. Even in literature the color black in writing stands for death, sin, fear, guilt, and evil. We have things like little white lies, and big black lies, the dark web, the black market, black cats that symbolize bad luck and evil, blackmail, and the list goes on and on. It is a subconscious state of color association which as caused us all from our childhoods to think a certain way about colors even if parents did not sit down and teach their children how to be racists. So the reality which we live in contribute to these deaths, crimes, , brutalities, and indecencies. We have to look at the heart behind the badge and not just the skill of its holder. Because In that moment, with our hands up behind our backs, or with the knees on our necks, no matter how silent we are or how loud we scream, It isn't in our hands.
By Nahrahel Louis6 years ago in Criminal
