guilty
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.
Reason First: How Severe Should the Raptors Fan Tristan Warkentin's Punishment Be?
To blame alcohol for one’s behavior is a cheap excuse for owning up to foul words and deeds. Following Game 2 of the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors tournament, 28-year-old Raptors fan, Tristan Warkentin, expressed a reference to engaging in sexual contact with NBA player and Warrior Steph Curry’s wife’s genitalia. In a statement, Warkentin showed somewhat remorse for his heinous behavior. Essentially, he blamed it on the Grey Goose and the Patron. He said that “it was an alcohol influenced situation…” The vodka and the Hennessy played a role in his actions and verbiage, allegedly. The police didn’t think that the whole alcohol angle was funny. They arrested him moments after the statements. Warkentin seemed to sober up rather quickly once the cold steel bracelets wrapped around his wrists.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Criminal
The Manson Family Cult's Downfall
Charles Manson, as seen above, is known to have started a Cult in California that led to almost 35 brutal murders; his cult consisted of runaways and vulnerable people who went into his cult just looking for friends and what they got was a family setting, but they may have gotten more than what they were asking for. In order to break down the family he created, we must look at all aspects of his life.
By Scott Lavely7 years ago in Criminal
Why 'All Killa No Filla' Is a Great True Crime Podcast
True crime has been on the rise for some time. With the rise in true crime documentaries and dramas comes a sordid fascination with the darker parts of the human mind. Netflix has been pouring its budget into crafting new and unheard crime stories as the popularity of them demands it. But now true crime is leaking into every area of our lives. Our books, the news, our films, and TV programmes, and now our podcasts too...
By Craig House7 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Why Would Rapper Bussdown Write a Song Referencing a Murder He Committed?
How stupid for Bussdown and fortunate for the fallen’s family does a rapper have to be to rap about the very crime that now has him sentenced to life in prison? Rapper Bussdown recorded a 2017 song called “Cookies” that details the circumstances surrounding the case. The North Carolina hip hop recording artist’s irrationalism led to a break and solution to a murder. All of this pertained to a man who refused to return his firearm. But the real issue is how empty-headed that Bussdown had to be to go on and record about the his involvement in the crime.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Should John Walker Lindh Be Shunned?
That this male has been released on good behavior is an injustice to people who wish to live their lives free of worry. While the “War on Terror” actually means nothing because you can’t wage war on an inanimate object, a better term would be a War on Jihadism. And Lindh is a prime example of a person who should be serving a life sentence for his crime of aiding the Taliban. There ought to be no sympathy for a derelict criminal who lent his support to one of the most notorious organizations ever founded. With his release, Lindh will be able to breathe air in somewhat freedom. The element of the law ought to reconsider what a threat this man poses to rational individuals.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: Can 'Swatting' Lead to Murder?
It’s all fun and games until someone is gunned down on their own property. In the vicious would be prank known as “swatting,” or calling false emergencies on other people’s homes, a male named Tyler Barriss heard the sentencing by the judge for up to twenty years in prison for manslaughter among other charges.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Criminal
Applying for Murder
Imagine going to work one day, nothing remarkable about it unless it's the day someone decides it should be the day you die. Imagine applying for a job, routine fair. Unless decades earlier you had committed a heinous crime and the police finally catch up to you. That is the story of Sondra Better and Todd Barket. It's also more evidence that everyday tasks like applying for a job can alter lives.
By Edward Anderson7 years ago in Criminal
10 Writers Who Were Actually Criminals
Certain non-fiction genres thrive on authors who can discuss their own firsthand experience. Our desire to know what life is like for others keeps books interesting, and is why publishers love seeing authors who have "been there."
By Skunk Uzeki7 years ago in Criminal
