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Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time; a look into all aspects of a guilty verdict from the burden of proof to conviction to the judge’s sentence and more.
10 of The Longest Prison Sentences Ever Handed Down
10. Thomas Halliday Kicking off our list and we delve into the case of despicable Thomas Halliday, an 87 year old man who was convicted of 234 counts of sexual abuse, creating and possessing child pornography, abusing a teenage girl for four years and filming and photographing the abuse.
By Vidello Productions5 years ago in Criminal
Criminal Activity that should have put me behind Bars....
Ok so my criminal life began before I was 21, imagine getting your 1st DWI at the age the 20 and the courts not noticing it off hand. Me and a buddy were leaving a strip club called Maveriks, its located in El Paso, TX were I've lived 19 yrs of my life so far. We'll the elaborated version of this story goes like this. We left the club and I usually take I-10 to get home but for some odd reason I took mesa street which is one of the main streets in El Paso, and well it happened to be like this, I saw the red light but I didn't see the cop car in front of me. So what happened was he pulled forward after the light turned green and pulled to the side so I thought nothing of it, well until he proceeded to follow me and flash the sirens. Which my buddy seemed to jump out of the truck and bounce on me. So the officer came to the window and asked me to step out of t he truck, well I ended up falling out of the truck, and proceeded to ask me to stand up and blow, well me being dirty minded as I can be sometimes. So I said don't you think that might be a bit unappropriated for you to ask me to blow.... (I thought it was hilarious but given the situation the officer smirked but didn't laugh) . Let me tell you jail is no fun, I was so in for a shock of my life, The thought of never seeing my son again scared the hell out of me. I cried the entire time I was in holding. Being locked away like a dangerous animal is the worst experience I would never place upon anyone. One thing I can say Is I didn't learn my lesson a repeat offender is what you could call me. Each time was worst than the last on how I became to be detained. Learn from your mistakes or you could be looking at a long 20 yrs taken from you life. Life gets more complicated the deeper you get caught into the system. Some are lucky and get through and out of the system, others are not so much in good graces. The system states that your innocent until proven guilty, but coming from experience that is not at all what it seems like when your locked down waiting for court dates. In all reality you are guilty till proven innocent or we would not have so many people waiting to go in front of the job, so they sit there incarcerated until finial judgment is bestowed upon them. Think wisely about the choices you decide in your life. I wish I had someone tell me not to take advantage of freedom we are privileged to have been born being an American. Don't allow someone to dictate your future because you decided to take a chance that could possibly change your entire future and your relationships with family and friends. Everyday is new opportunity to make the wisest choices even if it is momentary. Life is to short and goes by faster than we can image. So take a deep breath when you wake up and be thankful that your in your home and not behind the clinking of metal doors closing and a small window if your lucky to watch your days go by. Each day is blessing for me these days, I may not be completely happy but I have my moments of happiness. Trust me when I say you loose allot more then just time when you get wrapped up in the system, it's easy to get in but a fight to get out.
By Margarita E. Valentine5 years ago in Criminal
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah was born David Paul Brown on February 15, 1957 in Worcester, Massachusetts. In July 1964, when he was seven years old, Nathaniel lured a neighbor into his basement. He told the five-year-old girl that he had gotten a Ouija board for his birthday and that it could predict the future. He tried to strangle the girl, but she screamed which alerted Bar-Jonah’s mother and she came to rescue the girl. Nathaniel lured a six-year-old neighbor boy to a hill to go sledding in January 1970 when he was twelve years old. When they got to the hill, Nathaniel sexually assaulted the little boy. A few years later, he tried to lure two boys who were riding their bikes down his street to a cemetery to murder them. One of the boys was suspicious and convinced the other boy not to go.
By Kimi Mormon5 years ago in Criminal
How to Feel Safe at Night
It is late, some would even call it early. You are alone, en route from your location to your mode of transportation, whether it be your car, the bus or subway, or even a taxi or rideshare; or, you live close enough to head directly home. The streets are empty, for the most part, save for the few straggling patrons spilling out the closing bars and perhaps a few houseless travelers, dozing on the sidewalks. It's dark. The streetlights offer little but a yellow haze directly below, leaving the rest of the street enveloped in an inky and mysterious blackness. You know this route like the back of your hand. You have traveled it every day for months or even years. You know which lights to cross at, where there are imperfections in the sidewalk to avoid and even the scents wafting from the various restaurants and cafes by heart. For some of us, this scenario is immediately familiar, a snapshot of our daily lives. The question is: when you put yourself in the situation and become the person it describes, how do you feel? Do you feel content? Rushed? Are you at ease with your surroundings? Or are you like 61% of the population? Are you afraid?
By Jenn Jackson5 years ago in Criminal
I know a Murderer
The title says it all: I know a murderer. He's a recent murderer. He murdered for the first time September 16, 2020. It's the only murderer I know. Period. This man I let in my home, I let him hold my child, I let him eat my food, breathe the same air, use my stuff. It's been about a week since this murder happened, and it took me a long time to process it. I know it doesn't seem like a "long time" in the scope of most things, but for someone who reads about a lot of crap on the news, it was a long time for me, especially because there are many dynamics that I had to break down to get to this point.
By Anastasia Barth5 years ago in Criminal
Hit and Run Case
When you think of hit and run accidents, do you imagine a vehicle speeding through a red light, striking a pedestrian, and zooming off? There are hit and runs where someone is bodily injured, but many hit and run accidents involve someone hitting a parked car and driving off. No one enjoys fessing up to a mistake like hitting something with a vehicle. Wanting to flee is a natural response to conflict, punishment, or negative experiences. But that response is also highly illegal, even if no one is there to witness it. Every driver needs to understand the seriousness of hit and run accidents.
By Attorney Miya Griggs5 years ago in Criminal
