A Jersey Shore man followed an Amazon delivery truck into a cul-de-sac, blocked it with his car, then approached the driver and asked him “why he was in his neighborhood.” Um, delivering packages? Doing his job? Feeding his family? “His” neighborhood? John Vincentini, 62, the[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
Threatening election officials deserves jail time
The voicemail message left on Sep. 27, 2021, to the chairman of the Maricopa County, Arizona, board of supervisors said, “Hello Mr. Hickman, I am glad that you are standing up for democracy and want to place your hand on the Bible and say that the election was honest and fair. I really appreciate [...]
October 6th, 2022 - 1:39 pm § in Law and Courts
“You Be The Judge” of this Capitol rioter
There used to be a TV show called “You Be The Judge” (details here). According to Wikipedia, “In each episode, a real-life court case would be re-enacted, and three ‘amateur judges’ (contestants) would make their decisions on the case. The ‘judge’ who came c[...]
Give this pastor a prison ministry
“An Ohio pastor who … pushed against a police line on Jan. 6 was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday,” NBC News reported on October 5, 2022 (read story here). He’s William Dunfee (with megaphone in photo below), and he was recorded telling rioters they were “taking our hou[...]
The Oath Keepers leader is guilty
Some election deniers are really dumb. For example, this one. Elmer Stewart Rhodes isn’t one of them. A former congressional staffer (for Rep. Ron Paul) and a Yale Law School graduate, he’s a very smart guy who possesses the intellect to easily grasp abstract concepts like those I discus[...]
October 4th, 2022 - 1:26 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Legal roundup for 10/4/22
These are just my accumulated impressions, not from any particular source of news or commentary. 1. The Supreme Court begins a new term, and probably will gut voting rights and environmental protections, courting further public backlash. This would be unwise, because while I’m unsure at what p[...]
September 30th, 2022 - 10:58 pm § in Misc.
Madness
Peter Zisopoulos, 34, is schizophrenic. In 2018, he was transported to a hospital by EMS personnel from NYFD Station 49 in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, after making anti-Asian threats online. It turns out he was capable of insane violence. In his twisted mind, on Thursday, September[...]
September 29th, 2022 - 11:40 pm § in Law and Courts
Is spying worth it?
He may have worked at a desk that looks like the one below. Jareh Dalke is only 30 years old. If convicted of espionage, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. Maybe a concrete cell at Florence ADX (see floorplan here), where the government houses other traitors. CNN says he “worked at[...]
September 29th, 2022 - 10:41 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Hunger Games, migrant version
“The Most Dangerous Game,” written in 1924, is a famous and widely read short story. It’s about a man who hunts people for sport (details here). It apparently wasn’t the inspiration for “Hunger Games,” whose author says she drew on Greek mythology for her theme of[...]
“We must refuse to accept it”
That’s what Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes (photo, left) told his followers after Biden won the 2020 election. I don’t care whether he accepts it or not. He doesn’t decide who governs us. He gets one vote like the rest of us. He doesn’t have to like the election results; [...]