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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.
Child murderers
Many people wonder what drives a child to kill. There are many factors to why a child would kill. The most common reason people think of is the home life, a bad home life can do a lot to a young child. Either not having a family or a parent missing in the family. Or having abusive parents can also cause a kid to kill. Another reason is because they may have some sort of mental defect or illness. Alexander Crain was a teenage boy who had shot and killed his mother and father, then called 911 and was hysterical. Alex is a special case in the sense that he had full control over his hysterical outbursts. When he knew that the police were watching him he would be hysterical and upset, but when he did not know the police were watching he would be calm and collected. He ended up pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years, he is currently suring that sentence. Another interesting case is the case of two teenage boys who went off the scream movie. Mario Padillia and Samual Ramirez were cousins who were consumed by the scream movie that they both stabbed and killed Mario’s mother. They had planned to kill teenage girls but did not have the money for the scream costume so they decided to kill and rob Mario’s mother, to get the money for their costumes so that they could move forward with their plan but they were caught by the police before they could get the costumes. Padillia was sentenced to life without parole, and Ramirez will be up for parole after 21 years. Eric Smith is another killer but a different breed. Eric had decided to kill a 4 year old boy and had sotamiced his corpse after he had choked the boy until he had passed out and then dropped a big rock on his head multiple times. At his hearing Eric read an apology to the boy's parents. Eric was sentenced to 9 years to life and has been up for parole multiple times and has been denied every time, he still sits behind bars. Another kid murder is Joseph Hall, he was only 10 years old when he shot and killed his father as he slept on the couch. His father was a plumber and a religious leader of the National Socilaist Movement, he was also a neo Nazi who believed in fighting for an all white society. So Joseph learned how to hate at a young age, his stepmother had discovered that her husband was having an affair. She had woken Joseph up and told him that his father was planning to leave her and take him away, and that the only way to keep the family together was to shoot him. She handed him the gun and told him it would make his father a better person. This is the story he told the police but she could not be charged because of double jeopardy. He was sentenced to a juvenile facility until the age of 23 and will be eligible for parole at the age of 20. This next story is about a young serial killer, named Harvey Robinson. He was a 17 year old kill who raped and killed women ranging from 15 to 47. He was caught when he returned and tried to finish off a woman that had gotten away. The cops decided to set up and stake out and it worked or so they thought Harvey had returned and got into a shootout with the officer. He had broken through the window and escaped. The police asked all hospitals to be on the lookout for a man that is being treated for cuts or gunshot wounds, this is how the cops caught Harvey. He was sentenced to life and is sitting on death row in Pennsylvania. Most of the stories you have read the kids either had mental issues or were in a bad house. Harvey's father was an abusive drunk Joseph’s father and stepmother were both abusive and he also had mental issues. Mario and Samual were an odd case and so was the Alex Crain case. Though there were no confirmed cases of abuse of Alex Crain that is what most people like to say is why he snapped. The Mario and Samual case though went into motion because Mario could not handle rejection. And wanted to kill the women who had rejected him, but he wanted to do it in the same fashion as the scream movies. There are many more cases that have similar outcomes, but those I shall save for another time.
By Maria Johnson6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Ex-Cop Guilty of Rape Seeks House Arrest in Light of COVID-19
Cops get a bad reputation. They are often seen as a necessary evil rather than a supremely needed aspect of a properly functioning government. They are often looked at with disdain at the least and out and out hostility at the worst. And when one of them breaks bad, it seems like the entire force is to blame. But let’s keep it individualized. Naming every police officer as a crook, on the take, or vicious in some way is a severe and subjective viewpoint. One former law enforcement officer who should receive blame is Pete Williston. He was convicted of raping his stepdaughter starting when she was only 14 and he was in his late 30’s and early 40’s. This heinous crime was committed by one evil cop, not every policeman on the beat. What makes this whole affair even worse is that the now 50-year-old Williston is seeking house arrest due to the courts being closed in the wake of COVID-19. That’s right. This ex-cop, criminal rapist wants to taste a bit of liberty because of the recent outbreak.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Harvey Weinstein Stricken with Coronavirus, What Now?
Just when you think that the COVID-19 virus would overshadow every other news item, it once again became part of another story. Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein contracted the novel coronavirus while imprisoned. Will the world weep? With this creep still breathing, will anyone shed a tear or rush to his aid besides medical workers? Weinstein’s crimes remain some of the most vicious in Hollywood history. Make that American history. His 23-year sentence may still be too light for his evil actions. Now, with the coronavirus, maybe the story about how he abused all of those women will come to an even brighter spotlight.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Car Owner Virus
I collected the boy from his friends house, after school, and popped into the Sainsbury’s local supermarket, which after the panic buying, looked as if it had been pillaged by the Viking’s. I got home and drove around for a parking space, of which there were none. In one of the nearby streets, which were awash with spaces, there is an hour restriction between 7 - 8 pm, and as it was 7.30 pm and we were in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, I tried my luck and my old van came to a rest, and we wearily got out and headed indoors, to hear the Lockdown Latest from Boris.
By Warwick Holding 6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Legalize Insider Trading Now
Fraud and receiving information are two different entities. The former relates to an actual crime where the violation of rights is involved. Information from a friend is just data supplied from a close associate that could benefit both parties. Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks is facing time in prison and a multi-million dollar fine for his role in an insider trading scandal.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Delaware Male Robs Three, Steals Spirit form Self
The madness continues. A man committed an armed robbery of two people and stole their car at gunpoint in Lincoln, Delaware. Where is the rationality? Where is the selfishness? If the suspect had thought through his actions and considered his own short-term and long-term self-interest, then he would’ve never decided to go against the letter of the law an morality.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Dover, Delaware Male Commits Murder, Destroys Own Mind
A Dover, Delaware man has been charged with first degree murder of his child’s mother. A second look at that sentence may not hold enough information but it says a great deal. For a murder in the first degree, that could mean a minimum of twenty-five years in prison or life in Delaware. The irrationalism involved in the case is evident. Emotion before thought led this man to take this woman from her child and other children under her care.
By Skyler Saunders6 years ago in Criminal
Woman Didn't Know She Married a FAKE Doctor
This story is truly one of the craziest I’ve read in a long time. You’re introduced to a woman by the name of ‘ Tammi McCreary’, a mortgage broker who ends up falling in love with a con-artist at a party in 2008. Eric Perteet is the name of a man who tricks his soon to be wife Tammi into believing he’s a fully schooled, trained, ER doctor; a lie that only one true manipulator could pull off.
By Kayla richard6 years ago in Criminal
