Monday, April 11, 2022

BLACK LIVES MATTER HOAXERS BUY ANOTHER MANSION - BUT NOT IN OBAMAVILLE, CHICAGO BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY BLACKS MURDERING TOO MANY BLACKS!

 

BLM Claims $6 Million California Mansion Bought for Cultivating ‘Joy’

BLM Mansion (Zillow) A man holds a Black Lives Matter sign as a police car burns during a protest on May 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty …
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Black Lives Matter recently purchased a $6 million California mansion for the purpose of cultivating “joy” among the black community, the organization announced Monday.

“Joy is a radical act,” Black Lives Matter alleged. “As a practice and as an experience, joy is something that can heal and sustain us when times are tough. But joy also provides opportunities to explore the possibilities beyond the limits of our daily lives.”

Black Lives Matter, which is under scrutiny over the misuse of donation funds, said the 6,500-square-foot mansion will be used for fellows who wish to learn how to be joyful during the “challenges of the modern world.”

“Creating opportunities for joyful expression is increasingly necessary but often few and far between,” the organization claimed. “The Black Lives Matter Global Network seeks to change that with a new creative fellowship program.”

It is unknown why Black Lives Matter believes the $6 million California mansion is suited for the fellowship rather than a less convenient location with a glamorous cost. But the organization claims the house will operate as a living space for those seeking joy and and “communal space for collaboration,” which includes a garden space for artists who wish to utilize it for dreaming, meditating, and building joy.

“Black Lives Matter recognizes the power of arts and culture to dismantle white supremacy and bring us closer to achieving full liberation not just here in America, but across the globe also,” Black Lives Matter stated to NewsOne.

In 2021, Breitbart News reported that Patrisse Khan-Cullors, one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, bought four homes over the past several years.

The lavish spending has encouraged some activists to question how Black Lives Matter is spending their massive pool of donations from the unrest in 2020. Cullors claims she has never taken a salary from the donations but has not stated whether she has received any compensation from the organization by way of gifts, expense reimbursements, or stipends.

“Organizers should get paid for the work that they do. They should get paid a living wage,” she claimed in 2021. “And the fact that the right-wing media is trying to create hysteria around my spending is, frankly, racist and sexist.”

A REALITY ON BLACK VIOLENCE

Couples Counselor - SNL

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Florida Teacher Molested 14-Year-Old, Masturbated While Video Chatting with Students, Authorities Say

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A Florida high school history teacher has been arrested for having sexual correspondence with two female students, aged 18 and 14, and allegedly molesting the 14-year-old at the school, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Warning: This Story Contains Disturbing Details. 

On Thursday, the PCSO arrested 39-year-old Derek Stribling of Lakeland hours after receiving word of his sexually explicit messages, WTSP reported. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd noted that Stribling is a history teacher, dean of students, basketball coach, and life-management coach at Crossroads Christian School in Lakeland, according to a press conference shared by WTVT.

The 18-year-old girl, identified by Judd as “Victim Number One,” was one of Stribling’s students at the school and informed investigators that on Valentine’s Day, the 39-year-old teacher requested her phone number, authorities said. “He reportedly told her he could check up on her following an argument she had with her dad, investigators said,” according to WTSP.

“Stribling told the victim that she had a ‘D’ in his class, and she could get extra credit to help her grades,” the sheriff’s office told the outlet via email. “He initiated a sexual conversation via text and on the FaceTime app.”

Investigators said Stribling pleasured himself while showing the student his private regions. He also attempted to get the 18-year-old to meet him for oral sex in a hotel parking lot, but the student refused to go, the PCSO said. Judd said she declined because he was married.

Judd noted that the investigation showed her grade ended up being an ‘A.’

“Isn’t that amazing?” Judd asked reporters. “So he used his position as her teacher and her low grade as the nexus, and they talked the nasty.”

The 18-year-old communicated with a 16-year-old, identified as “Victim Number Two,” who told Victim Number One that Stribling “did the same stuff with her” when she was 14 years old, Judd said.

“The nasty video clips, the inappropriate behavior, the sexual content, and on one occasion, and I’m not gonna stutter here, the suspect kissed and fondled the 14-year-old at the school in the equipment closet about two years ago,” Judd explained at the press conference. 

Investigators say the educator, who was Victim Number Two’s basketball coach, asked her to meet him in the closet.

“The victim said that Stribling began kissing her while rubbing her breast and buttocks over her clothing,” the sheriff’s office told WTSP. “She also reported that he began communicating with her via the Snapchat app and text messaging, and he called her twice via video chat in which he showed himself masturbating.”

She refused to meet Stribling when he allegedly attempted to meet the child so he could molest her, the child said, according to the PCSO. 

He is charged with lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim older than 12 years old but younger than 16 years old by a person over 18 years of age, lewd and lascivious conduct, two counts of a sex offense on a student by an authority figure, and transmitting harmful material to a minor, online inmate records show. He has made bail for $90,000, according to the records. 

“We really, really, really fear there are other victims out there like this 16-year-old that were afraid, that didn’t report it, that think ‘well maybe I did some haha fun fun talk’ – no, that’s not alright,” Judd said. “He’s in a position of authority over her and them. We truly believe, based on his pattern and conduct, there very well may be other victims and we want to know about that.” 

President Rich Wead of Children’s Educational Services, which runs the Crossroads Christian School, told WTSP that Stribling, who started his employment at the school in August 2019, was fired Friday morning. He noted that all employees complete background checks and undergo vetting, adding that the school takes the allegations seriously. He declined to comment further to protect the students, their families, and the investigation’s integrity, WTSP said. 




Florida Teacher Molested 14-Year-Old, Masturbated While Video Chatting with Students, Authorities Say

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A Florida high school history teacher has been arrested for having sexual correspondence with two female students, aged 18 and 14, and allegedly molesting the 14-year-old at the school, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Warning: This Story Contains Disturbing Details. 

On Thursday, the PCSO arrested 39-year-old Derek Stribling of Lakeland hours after receiving word of his sexually explicit messages, WTSP reported. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd noted that Stribling is a history teacher, dean of students, basketball coach, and life-management coach at Crossroads Christian School in Lakeland, according to a press conference shared by WTVT.

The 18-year-old girl, identified by Judd as “Victim Number One,” was one of Stribling’s students at the school and informed investigators that on Valentine’s Day, the 39-year-old teacher requested her phone number, authorities said. “He reportedly told her he could check up on her following an argument she had with her dad, investigators said,” according to WTSP.

“Stribling told the victim that she had a ‘D’ in his class, and she could get extra credit to help her grades,” the sheriff’s office told the outlet via email. “He initiated a sexual conversation via text and on the FaceTime app.”

Investigators said Stribling pleasured himself while showing the student his private regions. He also attempted to get the 18-year-old to meet him for oral sex in a hotel parking lot, but the student refused to go, the PCSO said. Judd said she declined because he was married.

Judd noted that the investigation showed her grade ended up being an ‘A.’

“Isn’t that amazing?” Judd asked reporters. “So he used his position as her teacher and her low grade as the nexus, and they talked the nasty.”

The 18-year-old communicated with a 16-year-old, identified as “Victim Number Two,” who told Victim Number One that Stribling “did the same stuff with her” when she was 14 years old, Judd said.

“The nasty video clips, the inappropriate behavior, the sexual content, and on one occasion, and I’m not gonna stutter here, the suspect kissed and fondled the 14-year-old at the school in the equipment closet about two years ago,” Judd explained at the press conference. 

Investigators say the educator, who was Victim Number Two’s basketball coach, asked her to meet him in the closet.

“The victim said that Stribling began kissing her while rubbing her breast and buttocks over her clothing,” the sheriff’s office told WTSP. “She also reported that he began communicating with her via the Snapchat app and text messaging, and he called her twice via video chat in which he showed himself masturbating.”

She refused to meet Stribling when he allegedly attempted to meet the child so he could molest her, the child said, according to the PCSO. 

He is charged with lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim older than 12 years old but younger than 16 years old by a person over 18 years of age, lewd and lascivious conduct, two counts of a sex offense on a student by an authority figure, and transmitting harmful material to a minor, online inmate records show. He has made bail for $90,000, according to the records. 

“We really, really, really fear there are other victims out there like this 16-year-old that were afraid, that didn’t report it, that think ‘well maybe I did some haha fun fun talk’ – no, that’s not alright,” Judd said. “He’s in a position of authority over her and them. We truly believe, based on his pattern and conduct, there very well may be other victims and we want to know about that.” 

President Rich Wead of Children’s Educational Services, which runs the Crossroads Christian School, told WTSP that Stribling, who started his employment at the school in August 2019, was fired Friday morning. He noted that all employees complete background checks and undergo vetting, adding that the school takes the allegations seriously. He declined to comment further to protect the students, their families, and the investigation’s integrity, WTSP said. 

Police: NYC Man Stabbed in Head During ‘Unprovoked Attack’

Police officers lock down the scene after two NYPD officers were shot in Harlem on January 21, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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A man in his 30s was stabbed in the head during an “unprovoked attack” Sunday in Lower Manhattan, according to police, as crime in New York City grows.

The attack happened around 2:45 a.m. in front of 425 Broome Street when the victim was approached from behind by a person who plunged a sharp object into his head, cops said,” the New York Post reported.

A photo showed police officers at the scene:

Meanwhile, overall index crime in the city spiked 36.5 percent in March compared to the same month last year as the state’s bail laws began affecting the 2022 gubernatorial race:

In 2019, New York’s disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed legislation into law allowing “suspects accused of second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, child sex crimes, and making threats of terrorism to walk free from jail without ever having to post bail,” Breitbart News reported.

“Coinciding with the state law is New York City’s Supervised Release Program, which allows thousands of criminal suspects to be released following their arrests without having to post bail or be monitored by social workers,” Breitbart News continued.

Last week, some New York City teenagers were on the run after allegedly assaulting a man on the subway by slashing his forehead.

The suspects were believed to be between 16 and 17 years old.

“Transit crime in the Big Apple has seen an alarming rise in 2022 under the leadership of Mayor Eric Adams (D). From January 1 through April 3, transit crimes climbed 62.5 percent compared to the same period in 2021,” Breitbart News reported.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), a gubernatorial candidate in New York, recently criticized the state’s bail reform laws.

“Instead of handcuffing our criminals we’re handcuffing justice, we’re handcuffing our judges, we’re handcuffing police, we’re cuffing law abiding New Yorkers in order to secure our streets we have to put community way over criminals,” Zeldin commented.

Per the Post report, the victim was transported to the hospital and listed in serious but stable condition.

18 Shot Friday Into Sunday Morning in Lori Lighfoot’s Chicago

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 05: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot greets employees returning to work at the Chicago Google offices on April 05, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Google employees began returning to work in the office this week for three days a week following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 …
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Eighteen people were shot, three of them fatally, Friday into Sunday morning in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reports the first fatal shooting occurred around 8 p.m. during a fight Friday night. The deadly exchange was “in the 1500 block of East 61st Street” and a 29-year-old man was shot in the head and killed.

The weekend’s second fatal shooting was occurred around 2:20 a.m. Saturday “in the driveway of a home in the 9500 block of South Sangamon Street.” A 17-year-old was standing in the driveway and was shot in the chest. He was transported to a hospital where he died.

A 40-year-old man was shot and killed during a drive-by shooting Sunday morning “in the 300 block of South Kilbourn Avenue.” The shooting occurred just before 3:30 p.m.

Nineteen people were shot last weekend in Chicago and one of those shooting victims succumbed to their wounds.

The Sun-Times reports 143 people were killed in Chicago January 1, 2022, through April 10, 2022.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkinsa weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. Reach him at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange

 

THE LAST THING AMERICA NEEDS IS ONE MORE VIOLENT BLACK MAN WITH A GUN.

Police in DeKalb County, Georgia, were called in 2019 when the rapper allegedly tossed a bottle that later tested positive for traces of the illegal drug codeine. He was also found with an illegal gun in his car when he was arrested.

Rapper 21 Savage’s Immigration Status Still Undetermined Until Criminal Case is Cleared

21 Savage performs as the opener for Post Malon at the Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo by Katie Darby/Invision/AP)
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UK-born rapper 21 Savage’s legal team say his immigration fight is on hold as he faces gun and drug charges.

U.S. immigration officials state the now 29-year-old rapper’s legal immigration visa expired in 2006 when he was a teenager and his mother — who brought him to the U.S. from Britain — never renewed it. Therefore, the U.S. government has targeted him for return to the UK.

The loudly anti-Trump rapper has been fighting against the deportation order for three years. But now that case has been paused as he faces more pressing matters stemming from his arrest in 2019 on drug and gun charges.

Police in DeKalb County, Georgia, were called in 2019 when the rapper allegedly tossed a bottle that later tested positive for traces of the illegal drug codeine. He was also found with an illegal gun in his car when he was arrested.

The rapper was arrested only days after trashing President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. However, the Dekalb D.A. did not officially charge Savage until 2021.

File/British rapper 21 Savage performs at the Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival on October 12, 2019 at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

21’s immigration attorney Charles Kuck told TMZ the fight against deportation has been set aside while the singer faces the other, more serious charges.

Regardless, attorney Kuck claims the gun and drug charges and the immigration case are just an example of the “harassment” his client faces from the government.

“Last night’s manufactured charges are yet another example of how our justice system, from ICE down to the local level, unjustly targets young Black men who seek to exercise their rights,” Kuck said when Savage turned himself in to the police last September. “There is no legitimate basis for these charges nor for ICE’s continued antics, and we will fight until Mr. Joseph is justly vindicated.”

Kuck noted that the rapper is still working at festivals and can travel inside the U.S. as his cases wind their way through the courts. But if he were to leave the U.S.A. he would not be able to return because of his lapsed visa.

Savage has also been heard insisting that all illegals should be given automatic citizenship.

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Police: Suspect Gropes Woman on NYC Train Until Citizen Intervenes

Police: Suspect Gropes Woman on NYC Train Until Citizen Intervenes
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A suspect allegedly groped a woman riding a Manhattan train but backed off when another person stepped in, authorities told the New York Post.

“The 26-year-old victim was standing on the southbound Q train platform at the 34th Street-Herald Square station around 5 p.m. Sunday when a stranger approached her and tried to strike up a conversation, but she ignored him, cops said,” the outlet reported Thursday.

On the train, the man took a seat next to the woman and then allegedly fondled her breasts, inner thighs, and calves.

“The victim told the perv not to touch her, and another passenger came to her assistance,” the Post report said, adding the suspect then moved but remained on the train until it reached Prospect Park station.

In a social media post, the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers shared a photo of the suspect wearing a black coat with fur trim, saying there is a reward of up to $3500 and urging citizens with additional information to contact them:

The incident happened as overall index crime in New York City rose 36.5 percent in March compared to March of last year as the state’s bail laws affect the 2022 gubernatorial race, according to Breitbart News.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), a gubernatorial candidate, recently criticized the state’s bail reform laws.

“Instead of handcuffing our criminals we’re handcuffing justice, we’re handcuffing our judges, we’re handcuffing police, we’re cuffing law abiding New Yorkers in order to secure our streets we have to put community way over criminals,” Zeldin commented.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a man was slashed with a box cutter inside a Manhattan subway station when the victim, who was reportedly in his 40s, was arguing with another individual at the scene.

Per the recent incident, authorities are still searching for the suspect who was last seen wearing the parka, jeans, and a pair of red tennis shoes.

Lori Lightfoot wants us to hug a mugger

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot may have hit on a brutal truth when she recently made remarks about the carjacking of the head of Chicago's film office, which resulted in his hospitalization.  She said carjackers, and by implication, other young lawbreakers, feel unloved, and that is the impetus that carries them into a life of crime.

You may remember the 60 Minutes reports from the '90s about the orphans of Romania.  Those children were horribly neglected in the grossly understaffed national orphanages.  The failed policies of  Nicolae Ceauşescu necessitated those institutions.

The Romanian dictator came to power and immediately instituted Decree 770, which mandated a rapid increase in the nation's population.  He felt that this was the key to his nation's emergence as a regional power.  Abortion and birth control were outlawed.  As the infant population soared, the Romanian economy cratered.  Communism did its usual damage, crushing any possibility of a decent life and leaving thousands of infants and small children whose parents could not afford to support them at the mercy of the state.

Romania created hundreds of orphanages in which the average infant through three-year-old got approximately five minutes a day of human contact.  Reportedly, the orphans were left all day, unloved, untouched, and unsupervised as the untrained and unmotivated attendants lolled about the hallways smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee (as well as other potable liquids).  Those same infants, when later adopted into good families, showed a near universal inability to socialize and live a normal life.  Government planning thus proved disastrous for the young Romanians.

When LBJ pushed legislation creating "The Great Society" through Congress in 1964–65, he, along with many co-sponsors of the legislation, predicted a great uplifting of previously downtrodden portions of our population.  What happened was precisely the opposite.  The various laws passed by Congress provided financial incentives for the one-parent (almost universally the mother) families.  It made more financial sense for young mothers to remain unwed.  Marriage would have removed those subsidies, which allowed them to profit from being the heads of single-parent homes.

In 1965, 24% of Black infants and 3.1% of White infants were born out of wedlock.  By 1990, the rates had risen to 64% for Black infants and 18% for Whites.  The cycle of poverty that condemned these young mothers to lives of financial desperation was ensured continuity.

Cynics might say the intention of LBJ and the Democrat party had all along been to condemn these single-parent families to a lifelong dependence on government subsidies for survival.  Democrats would be rewarded at the voting booths.  Whether that was the intent or not, it is undoubtedly the reality. Government planning proved disastrous to these young Americans, just as it had done for the Romanian orphans.  Are you sensing a pattern?

No matter how ferociously the single parent loves her child, that child is still deprived of half of what every child deserves: two parents who love him.  If elements of our population culturally embrace this government dependence and reward, they are doomed to the same fate as those Romanian orphans.  Maternal love might well provide survival.  But lacking fathers in the home, the paternally unloved have shown an inclination to migrate toward crime.  Many young criminals have been known to hijack cars and inflict bodily damage on the rightful owners of those vehicles, much like what happened to Lightfoot's employee.

So Mayor Lightfoot was likely correct.  These young criminals whom we read about every day do need love.  But it is unlikely she will ever address the reasons for the correctness of her statements.  She and her Democrat comrades are not going to demand or even recommend behavioral changes that would improve the lives of these young people: get educated and don't have babies until you are ready, both financially and emotionally, to bring them up in a loving, two-parent home.  That might cause a decrease in the Democrat voting rolls.

I believe that Lightfoot and her ilk are more likely to ask the rest of us to solve the problem for them.  Rather than make any serious attempts at solutions, we should all just "Hug a Mugger" and give the miscreants the love they so badly need.

Image: MacLean Center via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 3.0 (cropped).


 FUKED!

AMERICA'S BLACKS ARE THE MOST FUKED UP SUBCULTURE IN THE WORLD! RACIST, VIOLENT, ANTI-SEMITIC, HOMOPHOEBIC AND ABORTED. THEN THEY BLAME WHITEY BECAISE THEY ARE SO FILLED WITH HATE. SUCH SHIT!

CAREER CRIMINALS LOVE MEXIFORNIA!

California is trying to devalue citizenship: Terrell




This Feb. 6, 2022, booking photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Smiley Allen Martin, two days before he was released to Sacramento County probation for his sentence on charges of corporal injury and assault likely to cause great bodily injury. Martin was arrested Tuesday, April …


 BLACKS ARE THE MOST VIOLENT SUBCULTURE IN THE WORLD!

Mother shot, killed by husband during daughter's swim lessons at Jewish Community Center.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD47gdBpepY

Man Arrested in Connection to Sacramento Shooting Was Released Early from Prison Despite DA Opposition

This Feb. 6, 2022, booking photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Smiley Allen Martin, two days before he was released to Sacramento County probation for his sentence on charges of corporal injury and assault likely to cause great bodily injury. Martin was arrested Tuesday, April …
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Smiley Martin, the second of three suspects arrested in connection with Sunday’s Sacramento, CA, shooting, was released early from prison in February despite District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert opposing the release.

The Sacramento Bee reports that Martin is charged with “assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.”

The Los Angeles Times points out Martin’s gun had allegedly been stolen and was converted into a fully automatic weapon, and he will face charges for those things as well.

Martin was convicted in 2018 and received a ten-year sentence but was released early from prison, despite DA Schubert’s opposition to the early release.

DA Schubert wrote a letter to the parole board urging them not to release Smiley: “Inmate Martin has, for his entire adult life, displayed a pattern of criminal behavior. While the current case on review may not be ‘violent’ under the Penal Code, Inmate Martin’s criminal conduct is violent and lengthy.”

She also noted, “Inmate Martin has committed several felony violations and clearly has little regard for human life and the law, which can be shown by his conduct in his prior felony convictions of robbery, possession of a firearm and prior misdemeanor conviction of providing false information to a peace officer.”

Sacramento, California

Investigators search for evidence in the area of a mass shooting In Sacramento, CA, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The AP observed that the first suspect arrested in connection with the Sacramento shooting was 26-year-old Dandrae Martin, the brother of Smiley Martin.

KLVU explains that a third suspect, 31-year-old Daviyonne Dawson, has also been arrested. He, too, faces charges “of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.”

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkinsa weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. Reach him at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.



WATCH: Players Viciously Attack Ref After Youth Basketball Game

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A group of teens violently attacked a referee in Georgia after a youth basketball game and the whole thing was caught on video.

Worse, the attack occurred during a game at Stronghold Christian Church in Lithonia, Georgia, TMZ reported.

It seems that some of the players were unhappy with the ref and as players were leaving the court, a group walked up to the ref and confronted him:

The video shows several young men approaching the ref and having words. The ref quickly back peddles from them and tries to run away from them. But the youths follow and begin throwing punches.

In short order, the ref ends up on the floor being kicked and punched by a group of at least six players.

The video also shows two other refs — one a woman — simply standing there and watching as their fellow ref suffers a beat down.

A representative for the church released a statement, saying, “It is truly unfortunate about the turn of events that took place during the basketball game held at our facility this weekend.”

“We open our doors to serve our community and our goal is to provide an atmosphere conducive for enjoyment, enrichment, etc.,” the church added.

“While we can not control people, it is our hope and prayer that those who enter our facility will conduct themselves in the best manner,” the church statement concluded. “Our prayers go out to all those involved in this current situation”

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 BLACKS ARE THE MOST VIOLENT SUBCULTURE IN THE WORLD!


Mother shot, killed by husband during daughter's swim lessons at Jewish Community Center.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD47gdBpepY


Video: Rapper’s Dead Body Propped Up in Nightclub for ‘Last Show’

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A 24-year-old slain rapper’s dead body was seen propped up in Washington, D.C.’s Bliss nightclub for his “last show.” Bliss management apologized for the event, saying they had no idea of “of what would transpire.”

The embalmed body of rapper Goonew, whose real name is Markelle Morrow, was seen in viral video footage on social media apparently propped up on the stage of Bliss nightclub over the weekend, wearing designer clothing and a crown.

“Well, it appears that a public viewing was held at a local nightclub to celebrate Goonew’s life on Sunday,” The Shade Room wrote in an Instagram post.

The Shade Room added that a source who attended the event said there was a $40 cover fee to enter the venue.

Video footage of the nightclub viewing also circulated on social media, where it went viral, as social media users commented sharing their horror, confusion, and dismay.

“that goonew vid jus confirmed that ppl really don’t fear God anymore,” one Twitter user reacted.

“no way goonew mama approved that shit that’s so sad & disrespectful,” another wrote.

“This Goonew shit is very disturbing to say the least,” a third commented.

“they’ve got goonew’s dead body propped up in the club for his funeral,” another tweeted. “this is the wildest fucking thing I’ve seen on the internet in a while, I don’t even know what to say.”

Rapper 50 Cent also reacted to the video of Goonew, writing, “oh shit! I just realized what this is.”

The management at Bliss nightclub has since apologized over the spectacle, releasing a statement in which they explained that they were contacted by a funeral home seeking to rent out their venue, but did not know the rapper’s dead body would be displayed.

“Our deepest condolences to Goonew’s family, friends, and fans,” they wrote. “Bliss was contacted by a local funeral home to rent out our venue for Goonew’s home-going celebration.”

“Bliss was never made aware of what would transpire,” they nightclub management added. “We sincerely apologize to all those who may be upset or offended.”

“Please keep Goonew’s family and friends in your prayers at this difficult time,” they concluded.

The rapper’s family, however, say they have “no regrets” regarding Sunday’s funeral at Bliss nightclub, with Goonew’s mother Patrice Morrow telling Fox 5 DC that she is “pleased how she sent her son away” after the funeral sparked outrage on social media.

“For all the negatives, people probably don’t even know nothing about us,” she said. “They have no idea. People just saying what they want to say and that’s fine.”

“That’s perfectly fine,” Morrow added. “I’m pleased with how I sent my son away. I wish people would just let me grieve in peace.”
Goonew was fatally shot on March 18 at the age of 24.

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MOST SERIAL MURDERS ARE PERPETRATED BY BLACKS

Sacramento Mass Shooting : First suspect arrested in connection with the shooting




Sacramento shooting: Man arrested in connection; learning more about people killed

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GRAPHIC VIDEO: 60-Year-Old Man Beaten with Brick in NYC

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A 60-year-old man was struck with a brick in Harlem recently and the disturbing incident was captured on camera.

The New York Post reported Tuesday:

The victim — who lives in a building on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard near West 132nd Street — confronted a woman who he believed was stealing packages in the lobby around 3 p.m. Thursday, police said.

The woman left and returned with two other people — one of whom beat the victim with a brick and repeatedly pummeled him in the middle of the street until he fell to the ground, video released late Monday shows.

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Meanwhile, 39 percent of employees in New York City offices are considering leaving the area, as 43 percent of people working from home said “public safety” was their main worry when it came to going back to the office, according to a recent poll.

“The employees’ claims of safety issues on public transit are reinforced by the New York City Police Department’s transit crime statistics,” Breitbart News reported March 25. “From January 1 to March 20 of 2022, transit crime rose 75 percent compared to the same period in 2021.”

Mayor Eric Adams (D) recently said the city had become “a laughingstock” as it suffered from rising crime and the homeless problem, according to the Post.

“Anything goes in the city of New York,” he commented. “The most important city on the globe has become the laughing stock of the globe. And the dysfunctionality of our city has cascaded throughout the entire country.”

Per the recent incident, the victim was transported to a hospital in stable condition but suffering from severe lacerations.

In a social media post, NYPD Crime Stoppers shared images of a suspect in the case:

According to the Post report, the alleged attacker fled the scene and authorities had not arrested anyone as of early Tuesday.

19 Shot, One Killed, During Weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, left, speaks after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a shelter in place order to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus, during a news conference Friday, March 20, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Nineteen people were shot, one of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reports the weekend’s fatal shooting was an officer-involved incident that occurred after the suspect allegedly opened fire on police.
The suspect allegedly had hostages Sunday afternoon and was fatally shot by officers after attempts to negotiate with him failed.

The two apparent hostages, a 48-year-old woman and a 78-year-old man were allegedly shot and wounded by the suspect prior to police arriving on scene.

Breitbart News reported that 17 people were shot, three of them fatally, during the weekend of March 25-27, 2022, in Lightfoot’s Chicago.

Twenty-two were shot, four fatally, during the weekend of March 18-20, 2022.

WTTW notes Chicago witnessed 178 shootings in March 2022 and a total of 37 homicides.

Lightfoot’s Chicago recorded 128 homicides January 1, 2022, through the end of March 2022.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkinsa weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. Reach him at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange

On March 29, 2022, Breitbart News pointed out robberies with a gun were up 44 percent in gun-controlled Los Angeles.

Ketanji Brown Jackson Wanted to Empty Jails at Start of Pandemic

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said in the early days of the pandemic it would be "reasonable" to release "each and every" person in District of Columbia jails, and she went on to grant COVID-related releases to defendants and inmates implicated in serious crimes.

In the early days of the pandemic, Judge Jackson made a passionate appeal on behalf of inmates in Washington, D.C., jails and said pandemic conditions could justify releasing them.

"The obvious increased risk of harm that the COVID-19 pandemic poses to individuals who have been detained in the District’s correctional facilities reasonably suggests that each and every criminal defendant who is currently in D.C. DOC custody—and who thus cannot take independent measures to control their own hygiene and distance themselves from others—should be released," she wrote. She went on to urge Congress to take action to help.

In one instance, Jackson granted pretrial release to a defendant allegedly involved in a deadly fentanyl-trafficking ring, requiring only that he comply with a 10 p.m. curfew. In another case, she released an inmate with multiple bank robbery convictions. Prosecutors opposed both moves.

COVID outbreaks were common in prisons across the country and prompted authorities to reduce jail populations to slow transmission. As of this writing, 292 inmates have died of COVID out of 135,000 in the federal system—less than one quarter of one percent—according to the Bureau of Prisons. Some researchers suggest this move contributed to the late spike in violent crime.

Republican opposition to Jackson during her confirmation hearing was pinned to her lenient sentencing, particularly to individuals convicted on charges related to child pornography. In many cases, she imposed sentences far below sentencing guidelines and the recommendations of prosecutors. Her call to release dangerous criminals back onto the streets due to the pandemic could further those concerns.

Jackson made the remark on COVID releases in the course of denying a request for release from a defendant named Sean Ray Wiggins, a high-level heroin dealer. But her pro-inmate appeal was the opening passage of the decision, apparently serving as the frame for all that followed. And she urged Congress to take steps to facilitate release of inmates.

"It is crystal clear that the dangers of the moment call for more systematic action than a judge can grant in any one case," she wrote.

Jackson sprung several inmates from jail due to COVID despite serious underlying offenses.

One such defendant was Devon Dabney, who was arrested for distribution of fentanyl in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2020. Dabney was allegedly part of a drug ring based in an area of Washington, D.C., that authorities were surveilling and pursuing. At least one fentanyl overdose was connected to the ring.

Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous opioid that is often fatal above the very smallest doses. There were 56,516 overdose deaths reported in the United States in 2020, primarily the result of fentanyl, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Dabney asked Jackson to release him on March 27, 2020, because of the pandemic. Dabney provided medical records showing he had asthma. The jail infirmary issued him an inhaler for the condition, but they had trouble keeping it full.

Jackson granted Dabney’s request in an April 13 ruling and released him to home detention, citing his condition as well as the fact that Dabney had been a secondary target in the investigation. An associate was the primary target.

Despite his stated fear of contracting COVID, Dabney then asked Jackson to relax the conditions of his house arrest and replace it with a nightly curfew of 10 p.m. Jackson granted that request on Aug, 4, 2020.

Prosecutors believed Dabney was a flight risk and emphasized he had a pending firearms charge at the time of his arrest for fentanyl distribution.

The weight of evidence against Dabney was overwhelming. Two undercover police officers were prepared to testify that he sold almost $500 worth of fentanyl to them, with audio and video of the transaction captured by hidden camera. Given the evidence, and the fact he was facing upwards of a decade in prison, prosecutors believed Dabney was at higher risk of becoming a fugitive.

At the time of his arrest—which took place during a traffic stop shortly after the alleged sale to undercover officers—Dabney was on release from a Washington, D.C., case in which he was charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. And when he was arrested on the fentanyl charge, police found a handgun at his feet. He was also carrying two cell phones and $700 in cash.

"The defendant has now been arrested twice for serious charges—weapons and narcotics related—both within a fairly short time period and one while he was under pretrial supervision by another court," prosecutors wrote.

Once Dabney provided medical records to the court, prosecutors didn’t take affirmative steps to keep him in jail. But they opposed his requests—which Jackson granted—to relax the terms of his release, citing his growing rap sheet and the seriousness of the offense. The case is ongoing as of this writing.

In another case, Judge Jackson granted early release to a defendant, D’Angelo Dunlap, who pled guilty to robbing two banks and who had three years yet to serve on his prison sentence when Jackson sent him home.

Dunlap robbed two Washington-area banks, one in 2015 and another in 2017, to fund his addiction to heroin. He pled guilty to both crimes and Jackson sentenced him to just under five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was incarcerated at a medium-security federal prison in Pennsylvania.

Almost two years into his sentence, Dunlap requested "compassionate release," claiming he was at heightened risk of a serious COVID infection due to obesity and comorbidities like heart disease.

Prosecutors strongly opposed his request, and suggested his request was based on misrepresentations. In court papers, they said Dunlap’s height was "mistakenly listed" as 5’5 on some forms, when his actual height is 5’9 according to intake photos and other records. Correctly accounting for his height indicates he was not obese. Similarly, prosecutors said his medical records showed his cardiac health was sound overall.

Authorities also warned he was a danger to the community, citing a Bureau of Prisons assessment that he was a "medium risk" of recidivism and the need to complete a more extensive drug treatment program.

Jackson granted Dunlap’s request and reduced his sentence to time served, but maintained the three-year supervised release requirement. She justified her decision by noting that Dunlap had repeatedly complained of chest pains while incarcerated, had some damage to a heart valve, and had elevated levels of calcium in his heart, which is sometimes a precursor to a heart attack.

As of August 2020, when Dunlap’s release was under consideration, the Pennsylvania jail housing him reported just one positive COVID case. Jackson acknowledged as much in her ruling, but said close quarters in prisons pose inherent and continuing risks of transmission.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to consider Jackson’s nomination on Monday morning. She is expected to receive near unanimous opposition from Republican Senators, but has already won the support from at least one, Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), clearing the path towards her confirmation.

6 Dead, Numerous Injured During Shooting in Gun-Controlled California

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Six people were killed and numerous others injured during a Sunday morning shooting in gun-controlled California’s city of Sacramento.

CNN reports the deadly incident occurred “in the area of 10th and J Streets.”

Details on the shooting are scant. At 3:52 a.m. Sacramento Police tweeted, “Conditions unknown at this time. Please avoid the area as a large police presence will remain and the scene remains active.”

California is the most stringently gun-controlled state in the Union, and Michael Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety ranks CA No. 1 for “Gun Law Strength.”

California gun controls include universal background checks, a gun registry, an “assault weapons” ban, a 10-day waiting period on gun purchases, a limit on the number of guns a law-abiding citizen can purchase each month, a “good cause” requirement for concealed carry permit issuance, a red flag law, a ban on campus carry for self-defense, and a ban on K-12 teachers possessing guns for classroom defense.

The AP observes California also “requires background checks for people buying ammunition.”

On March 29, 2022, Breitbart News pointed out robberies with a gun were up 44 percent in gun-controlled Los Angeles.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkinsa weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. Reach him at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.


Joe Biden Responds to Sacramento Shooting by Pushing Existing California Gun Controls

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President Joe Biden responded to the Sacramento shooting by pushing gun laws the state of California already has in place.

Breitbart News reported six people were killed and numerous others injured early Sunday morning when gunfire rang out near 10th and J Streets.

Police noted there were multiple gunmen involved in the shooting and the incident was preceded by a fight.

CNN quoted Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester saying, “We know that a large fight took place just prior to the shootings. And we have confirmed that there are multiple shooters.”

Moreover, KCRA points out that police recovered a stolen gun at the scene of the shooting.

FOX News observed Biden responded by pushing Congress to pass more gun control. The president said:

Ban ghost guns. Require background checks for all gun sales. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Repeal gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability. Pass my budget proposal, which would give cities more of the funding they need to fund the police and fund the crime prevention and intervention strategies that can make our cities safer. These are just a few of the steps Congress urgently needs to take to save lives.

California already bans ghost guns.

California has required background checks for all gun sales since the 1990s.

California has banned “assault weapons” since the 1990s.

California bans “high capacity” magazines.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is pushing to allow private citizens to sue gun makers.

Additionally, California has a red flag law, gun registration requirements, a 10-day waiting period on gun purchases, a “good cause” requirement for concealed carry permit issuance, a ban on campus carry for self-defense, a ban on teachers carrying on K-12 campuses for classroom defense, and a limit on the number of guns law-abiding citizens can buy each month.

California also requires would-be purchasers to pass a background check before acquiring ammunition.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkinsa weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. Reach him at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange

Professor: Will Smith Oscars Slap Was Triggered by 400 Years of ‘Black Erasure,’ ‘Black Silencing’

(INSET: professor Eisa Nefertari Ulen) Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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Hunter College professor Eisa Nefertari Ulen claims that Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last week was triggered by 400 years of “black erasure, black marginalization, black silencing, and the stereotyping of black people.”

“I think that any time we witness violence, we need to understand that from a place where we recognize the emotional and psychological state that’s driving this physical response to a trigger, and Will Smith was definitely triggered that night,” Ulen told PBS NewsHour in a recent interview.

“But I think in the broader context of American society, we need to understand what was happening there,” the professor continued.

Ulen then went on to claim that Smith — who has an estimated net worth of $350 million — attacked Rock due to 400 years of “black erasure” and “black silencing.”

“It’s really rooted and stepped in a 400-year commitment to black erasure, black marginalization, black silencing, and the stereotyping of black people,” the professor said.

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“All of that was present in a visceral, felt, and real way in the infamous slap,” she added.

Ulen was reacting to Smith marching onto the Oscars stage last weekend and striking Rock in the face after the comedian referred to his wife as “G.I. Jane.” The actor then twice shouted, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth” after retaking his seat in the audience — a scene that shocked audience members and viewers.

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After the assault, many in Hollywood turned on Smith, referring to his onstage meltdown as a display of “toxic masculinity,” calling his excuses for hitting Rock “bullshit,” and noting that the actor’s behavior has likely set a “terrible precedent” for comedians on stage.

The Academy Awards also condemned Smith’s actions, declaring that it “does not condone violence in any form,” and later announced a formal investigation into the matter.

Smith, however, appeared unbothered by the battery, as the actor was later seen dancing the night away with fellow Hollywood elites at the Vanity Fair Oscars after party, where he told the Hollywood Reporter, “It’s been a beautiful night.”

On Friday, Smith resigned from the Motion Picture Academy, nearly one week after assaulting Rock during the live broadcast of the Academy Awards.

“I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct,” he said. “My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable.”

You can follow Alana Mastrangelo on Facebook and Twitter at @ARmastrangelo, and on Instagram.

VIDEO: 76-Year-Old New York City Woman Violently Mugged, Suffers Broken Hip, Police Say

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New York City police are searching for three suspects they say forcibly snatched a 76-year-old woman’s purse during a Bronx robbery, causing her to fall to the floor and break her hip, WNBC reports.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) Crime Stoppers said the incident occurred at 12:30 a.m. Sunday near Roberts Ave and Hobart Ave in the Bronx. The victim’s son told CBS New York that his mother spotted the trio following her as she returned home from a night of dancing. Neither he nor his mother was identified by the outlet.

Footage appears to show the suspects accosting the victim at the door to her apartment building, CBS New York reported. The victim attempts to stave them off, but they eventually make their way inside, according to the video.

“Police said they grabbed her purse, pulled her hair and swung her around, causing her to fall and break her hip,” according to CBS New York. One of the suspects, who appears to be a woman donning pink pants and a black jacket, takes one last look at the helpless victim while scurrying out of the building, according to the footage.

The victim’s son informed CBS New York that she underwent surgery to repair her hip, adding that she will be in the hospital for an extended time.

“My mother has lived here for 50, 52 years, and the building knows her. She was lucky some neighbors were coming out right afterwards,” he told the outlet. “It’s the worst thing that can happen to somebody her age, you know, breaking your hip — never mind everything else about being assaulted.”

Police said the group made off with her purse, which carried her debit card, insurance card, wallet, and around $50, WNBC noted.

Anyone with information regarding the attack is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477).

The incident comes as crime rates in the Big Apple have spiraled out of control under Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’s leadership.

From the time Adams assumed office on January 1 through March 27, robberies are up an alarming 46.1 percent compared to the same period in 2021, the NYPD’s crime statistics show. Moreover, grand larceny auto is up 84.7 percent, burglaries have climbed 27.9 percent, and transit crime is up 70.3 percent over the same period compared to last year.

Thief Who Hit Walgreens, CVS in San Francisco Freed Due to Minimum Sentence

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The man seen ransacking Walgreens and CVS stores in San Francisco was freed from prison thanks to a minimum sentence.

Jean Lugo Romero pleaded guilty to felony grand theft and a misdemeanor for petty theft prior to being sentenced to 16 months and one-year probation for the robberies, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday:

Under California law, Romero could have been sentenced to three years in prison on the felony rap and another 16 months on the misdemeanor charge.

However, the judge credited him with time served and released Romero back onto the lawless streets of San Francisco. He was ordered to stay away from two Walgreens employees and two stores, as well as one CVS store.

A video of Romero showed him dumping approximately $1,000 worth of cosmetics into a bag. Romero then hopped onto his bicycle and moved past a guard who was standing nearby.

“If you call 911, will they do anything?” a woman in the video asked the guard:

District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who now faces a recall vote, previously defended Romero’s actions, describing him as “desperate,” the Mail report said.

In December, Boudin spoke out against Mayor London Breed’s policy to expand law enforcement funding and declare a “state of emergency” in the crime-ridden Tenderloin district, according to Breitbart News.

“Boudin, the son of a convicted Weather Underground militant, was elected in 2019 on a promise to pursue criminal justice reform, like his predecessor, George GascĂłn, the George Soros-backed prosecutor who is now D.A. in Los Angeles County,” the report said.

Meanwhile, the shoplifting surge in October forced Walgreens to shut down five additional San Francisco locations.

“Shoplifting has skyrocketed in San Francisco recently, likely a result of Proposition 47, which dictates stealing would not be a felony in California if the item stolen did not exceed $950,” Breitbart News reported at the time.


Emotion fills courtroom as Prattville barbershop killers hear judge's sentence

Editor's note: This story was updated to add information as to the motive behind the slayings.

PRATTVILLE — It started with dominoes games between friends that ended with three men dead; shot and bludgeoned to death.

Prattville's deadliest crime ended Wednesday, five years later, with two men sentenced to prison for the rest of their natural lives without the possibility of parole.

But is it over, can it ever be over, for the families of Tony D. Smith, Eddie Dean Scott and Al Seal Benson?

About 50 family members of the victims of the July 3, 2017 massacre in Smith's barber shop gathered in a Prattville courtroom Wednesday afternoon. They witnessed Circuit Judge Bill Lewis Jr. sentence Marty Morgan, 38, and Keon Cain, 23, both of Prattville, to life in prison without the possibility of parole on capital murder charges.

Left to right: Marty Morgan, Keon Cain. Circuit Judge Bill Lewis Jr. sentence Morgan, 38, and Cain, 23, to life in prison without the possibility of parole on capital murder charges.
Left to right: Marty Morgan, Keon Cain. Circuit Judge Bill Lewis Jr. sentence Morgan, 38, and Cain, 23, to life in prison without the possibility of parole on capital murder charges.

Both men pleaded guilty, Morgan in 2019 and Cain about a week ago before his trial was set to begin, after the death penalty was taken off the table. The victims' families approved the plea agreements.

The motive in the slayings was a robbery gone wrong, Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson said early on in the investigation.

'Barbershop massacre': Prattvlle's deadliest crime wraps with guilty plea

Why did this happen? Family members speak in court

About a dozen family members addressed the court before the sentences were meted out. Cain and Morgan stood to the side, under Lewis' orders, to listen to the comments. The process took almost two hours. The most asked question was why? Why did this happen?

Everyone in this case knew one another — the victims, their families, Morgan and Cain. Smith, Scott and Benson were well-known and well-respected men in the community. They were youth sports coaches, they coached Cain when he was younger. They drove him to games and practices and made sure he had cleats and equipment.

Cain was a neighbor of Eddie Scott, growing up across the street from him, Scott's son, Jason, told the court. Another of Smith's relatives recalled changing Cain's diapers.

Morgan too grew up in the same tight-knit group, going to school and playing sports with the relatives of the victims. They had spent time together on porches, helped care for sick relatives and comforted each other during funerals.

"What you did was stupid and senseless, it will never make sense," Mallory Anderson, Smith's niece told Morgan and Cain. "For a while I carried hatred in my heart for you.

"Not anymore. You don't deserve my anger."

Anderson gave an emotional statement to the court, voice strong, often looking over to Morgan and Cain.

"This is last thing I will say, the last thing I will ever say to you," she said. "I pray you can make peace with yourself and your creator."

Many of the victims' relatives that addressed the court offered their forgiveness of Morgan and Cain. Others actually thanked Cain and Morgan for taking the pleas and sparing the families from going through two trials.

"At the end of the day, I knew I had to forgive you," Jason Scott said. The experience of losing his father led Jason to become a minister. "Yeah, they made mistakes and shook the city up. Thank you for stepping up and taking responsibility for what you did.

"God can change your hearts."

Other family members expressed anger.

"I had a good brother, he would help anyone," Barbara Jean Benson said. "He would give you the shirt off his back, Marty you know this. I never will forgive them. I hate them."

More: With guilty pleas in, what happens next in the Prattville barbershop killings case?

Morgan and Cain allowed to speak at sentencing

Lewis gave Morgan and Cain the opportunity to speak during the proceeding.

"This is for the families, and my family too, I'm sorry," Morgan said. "It wasn't supposed to happen, but it happened. I'm sorry."

Cain said he understood some of the victims' relatives would not believe him.

"I know my actions were wrong and I know I hurt a lot of y'all," he said. "I regret what I did, I'm very sorry. I'm very sorry we had to go through this.

"I accept my punishment and take responsibility for what I did."

The verdict is read to a packed courtroom

Before handing down the sentences, Lewis asked the families in the courtroom to stand. He told Cain and Morgan to turn and face them.

"They chose to do what you wouldn't do on July 3, they spared your lives," he said. "Without them I don't think any plea agreements would have been reached."

Lewis then paused for several seconds, looking at the packed gallery.

"I hear you," he said. "I heard forgiveness. I heard we don't want revenge, we want justice. I heard several of you ask why. We may never know why. And if in the coming years we do find out why, it won't make sense anyway.

"I know we can't bring your loved ones back. But from here on I hope you can begin to heal."

Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Marty Roney at mroney@gannett.com.

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