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Reason First: Delivery Man Assaulted, Seeks Answers Amid Chaos
The monsters who attacked Esvin Cruz in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York deserve to be sentenced to the fullest letter of the law. For their vicious actions, the police ought to arrest these miscreants and they should be processed in a court of law the supreme sentence, whatever that may be. Cruz is a smart working, honest man who was only fulfilling his duties as a pizza delivery man. Instead of going on a routine run, his life changed for the worst when horrible “people” assaulted him and absconded with his belongings.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Michael Avenatti Found Guilty, Justice and Selfishness Win the Day
When an attorney needs defense attorneys, that usually means that there’s real trouble. Former lawyer Michael Avenatti received a guilty verdict related to an extortion case involving the athletic apparel giant Nike amongst other charges. He faces at least two scores in prison at sentencing in June 2020. Known as the lawyer for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, Avenatti seemed poised to even one day ascend to the highest office in the land. Now, he is confined to a jail cell and allegedly being treated “like a caged animal.” Good. His smugness and subjectivism did him in this time. He just knew that his thousand dollar suits and slick talk would get him out of this jam. Such was not the case.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
The Time I Briefly Saw a Real Yakuza
As hard as it is to explain to anybody on the outside who has no idea who I am, what I do, or anything I'm involved in, it's almost an understatement to say that "yakuza" became something of an on-brand identity for me this past year. For starters (and this is going to sound absolutely ludicrous), I was pretty deeply involved in a very public conversation about an American anime voice actor who had allegedly been involved in numerous sexual harassment and assault allegations over the last few decades. When a Japanese friend of mine saw my Twitter feed and was beginning to grow concerned about some of the horrendous things she was seeing not only about the actor but about his vitriolic and vengeful fan base that she didn't necessarily understand, I made the mistake of responding to her tweets to me in Japanese briefly explaining the situation I was going through. From there, that fan base began spinning the narrative to say that I was slandering the actor's name to Japan, and that--even more absurdly--surely by me speaking such ills of this actor in another language, I have incited the rage of the Japanese crime syndicate, the yakuza.
By Kaylyn Saucedo6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Is it Selfish for Thou to Steal?
When it comes to the believers who entrust their funds in their houses of worship, they expect those dollars to be handled well. This, allegedly, did not happen in Florence Township, New Jersey. Taisha Smith-Dejoseph, 43, is accused of fraud and embezzlement among other charges as the former volunteer of the St. Paul’s Baptist Church. Any non-believer or devout parishioner can see that this is an egregious slight against the letter of the law. For Smith-Dejoseph to so brazenly steal and lie should disturb both camps.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Johnny’s Data Diving Part 2: Henry A. Brown School & Philadelphia Police Fail to Respond to Abuse Allegations
It’s a horrible place to be. I had been gazing at the various titles of the films being shared by I.P. 96.227.59.114 and I was sick to my stomach. Their username on the file sharing software that they were utilising was “Darkshadow”. I checked to see if I could locate the local internet exchange using the I.P. address. The results came back as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, postal code 19125. Darkshadow appeared to be a complete idiot. He was sharing films exclaiming the sexual involvement of children between the ages of 8 years old up to 16 years old. Some of the worst titles that one could conjure up were being shared alongside two documents revealing the identity of the man who owned the computer. One document was entitled “PDCertificate.pdf” and the other was named “John Humenik Jr.docx”. This is something which I've witnessed over and over again since I began hunting sex offenders; people sharing their CV’s alongside child abuse films and images. You really have to be as dumb as they come to do such a thing but there are plenty of dumb paedophiles in the world. I opened up the other document. It was a Philadelphia School’s District certificate also inscribed with the name John Humenik.
By Johnny Vedmore6 years ago in Criminal
Disadvantaged
DAILY NEWS: Hello everyone, I am Hellen Carter of today's daily news and I'm here to report that more than ten disabled people ranging from the ages of nineteen to thirty have gone missing this past month alone. The latest victim is a twenty-one-year-old by the name of Mark Jenkins, his parents had reported him missing last week and last night his body was found dismantled and discarded inside a black bag in the streets dumpster.
By Lonely Whale 6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Who Killed James Brown?
The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, James Brown, met his end in 2006. Now, new evidence suggests that someone murdered Brown. District Attorney from Atlanta Paul Howard, is determined to find facts sufficient enough to evaluate the claims. A woman says that the case should be re-examined. Jacque Hollander brought the idea of Brown being laid down by wicked hands to Howard. She also alleged that Brown’s wife Adrienne had died under suspicious circumstances after a cosmetic surgery incident. Rumors had swirled like a tornado sweeping through the midwest but left only trails of misunderstanding and falsehoods. So, what does all of this mean? Most likely, people will not be as interested in an investigation as digging up old dirt will not bring Brown back to life. But with the Who Killed Malcolm X? Netflix special that shone a light on the assasination of the Muslim leader, folks, on the other hand, may crave clues as to the shady death of one of the world’s biggest acts.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Why Hip Hop Needs to be a Culture
With its lack of guidelines, rules, parameters and a council, hip hop is a genre of music not a culture. Not only is it lacking a moral compass, but it was smashed a long time ago. Tankhead666 has been charged with attempted murder and second-degree murder for his involvement in the almost death of a restaurant employee and the death of his accomplice. In Florida, the stories of weird occurrences continue to surface. The rapper’s prominent facial tattoos led to the police eventually capturing the suspect. As out of control and wild as hip hop can get, it is with the individual like Tankhead that the blame should be placed on, primarily.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Jussie Smollett Indicted, Bizarre Case Resurfaces
While a hate crime is an anticoncept, it should still be discussed. As a result of our twisted culture where people feel that America is a democracy (it’s a constitutional republic) and where young men allegedly lie about being attacked, it is easy to slip up and not regard the truth. For Jussie Smollett, the case from over a year ago which brought international attention has resurfaced with an indictment against the actor. How he contends against the facts will be a tough fight. And he will, it seems, ultimately lose.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
