Tag Archives: #Crime&Punishment

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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day Gavin Newsom is wrong on just about everything else, but he got this one right

As both of my regular readers know, I am opposed to capital punishment. It is my position that we should not kill anybody, unless it is absolutely necessary, and if we have a prisoner so securely held that he cannot prevet his own execution, he is, by any rational definition, helpless. If he is helpless, it is not necessary to kill him.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is commuting the capital sentences of all 548 people on death row in the Pyrite State, although technical problems exist. This is no surprise, given that he imposed a moratorium on executione when he entered office in 2019, and California has not actually executed anyone since 2006. But some families are very upset:

Her son was raped, murdered. Newsom’s death row decision brings ‘soul-hurting pain’

By Michael McGough | November 6, 2026 | 6:42 PM PST

Among the 548 inmates sentenced to death in California is Robert Rhoades, who abducted 8-year-old Michael Lyons as he walked home from school in Yuba City on May 16, 1996, then tortured and raped him before stabbing him more than 70 times. Continue reading →

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You a heap o’ trouble, boys! Five gang-bangers are now off the streets, hopefully permanently

Technically, Kaleem Roland, only 17 years old, was convicted of first degree murder, but in actuality, he was convicted and will be sentenced for absolute, utter, boneheaded stupidity. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Vinny Vella told us for what he, along with Jabriil Morgan-Cook, 20, Naseem Worrell, 19, did:

The killing of a Norristown man last year was a retaliatory shooting rooted in a bitter gang feud splitting the Montgomery County seat, prosecutors said Tuesday as the murder trial for Tahaj Harrison’s three alleged killers ended.

Now, the fate of Jabriil Morgan-Cook, 20, Naseem Worrell, 19, and Kaleem Roland, 17, is in the hands of a jury, set to deliberate Wednesday morning.

Assistant District Attorney Tanner Beck said in his closing arguments that the three were self-proclaimed members of the 300s/All Black Bandits and set out in May 2025 to “hunt” Harrison. Continue reading →

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Why do ‘progressives’ want to protect criminals?

I can at least understand people who want to help illegal immigrants who have not broken any non-immigration-related laws, but who on God’s earth would want to protect the criminals? Well, apparently the Democrats do! From the New York Post, with a hat tip to William Teach:

NYC’s sanctuary DAs ordered prosecutors to downgrade charges to keep illegal immigrants in US, House GOP report finds

By Josh Christenson and Thomas English | Monday, October 26, 2026 | 6:55 PM EDT

WASHINGTON — New York City’s elected Democratic district attorneys are bending over backwards to keep illegal immigrants in the US, instructing prosecutors to downgrade charges to those considered “a non-deportable offense,” according to a stunning House Judiciary Committee report shared with The Post. Continue reading →

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It sounds fair to me! Life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 25 to 36 more years for other crimes!

“It’s not fair,” the convicted murderer said, after he was sentenced! To me, the only unfair thing is that not all murderers are sentenced the way he was.

A jury found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of first-degree murder, rape, sexual offense and burglary in the 2012 killing of Faith Hedgepeth, a UNC-Chapel Hill student and North Carolina native. He faces multiple sentences, including life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Friday, October 23, 2026 | 4:29 PM EDT | Updated 11:10 PM EDT

A jury found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, first-degree sexual offense and first-degree burglary in the 2012 killing of UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth. Continue reading →

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Killadelphia I would be shocked if Larry Krasner sought the death penalty for a cop-killer

My Philadelphia friends are going to be upset, but it seems that cop-killer Eric Lewis is already setting the stage for a reduced charge of third-degree murder or even manslaughter. From The Philadelphia Inquirer:

How a brief conversation on a West Philadelphia porch left one officer dead, and another seriously wounded

Eric Lewis has been charged with the murder of Officer Shane Seiber, and the attempted murder of 10 other police officers.

by Jillian Kramer, Ellie Rushing, Jesse Bunch, and Brett Sholtis | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | 10:57 AM EDT | Updated: 6:02 PM EDT

Officer Shane Seiber was knocking on the door of a West Philadelphia home around 12:50 a.m. Saturday when Eric Lewis walked up from behind, demanding to know why police were on his porch, according to a law enforcement source.

Believe it or not, the newspaper actually included Mr Lewis mugshot in their article, though I used Philly Crime Update’s tweet on the story to post his current mugshot, to avoid any copyright issues. Continue reading →

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The execution of Nidal Hasan? This one might backfire for President Trump.

As I have said many times before, I am opposed to capital punishment. We should not kill anyone unless it is absolutely necessary, and if we have a prisoner securely and permanently confined, to the point he is unable to resist his execution, then he is sufficiently helpless enough that it is no longer necessary to kill him.

But I have also held that, if we are going to have capital punishment, we should stop being so squeamish about it. Executions used to be held in public, where the public could see what was being done in their name. The last public execution was held ninety years ago, when Rainey Bethea was hanged for rape in the Bluegrass State. Continue reading →

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You in a heap o’ trouble, boy! I suspect that he will not do well in prison.

David Harris noted about a former principal that he went “From celebrating someone’s murder to possessing some of the most vile material imaginable.” We have recently been noting that when someone is, in the immortal words of Colonel Batguano in Dr Strangelove,” a “deviated prevert” in one thing, there is a high probability that he will be a perv in something else as well.

Former Oregon principal sentenced to prison for possessing child sex abuse material

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Let’s face it: obeying the law is a choice

In the end, unless a person is incarcerated, compliance with the law is entirely voluntary. A 57-year-old man had his driver’s license revoked for an undisclosed medical condition, but got behind the wheel anyway, and now he’s dead, after having left a trail of debris behind. From WPVI-TV:

Deadly Haverford Township crash raises questions about revoked driving privileges

By Cheyenne Corin | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 12:33 AM EDT

HAVERFORD TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — A deadly multi-vehicle crash in Haverford Township is raising questions about how a driver whose license had been revoked for medical reasons ended up behind the wheel. Continue reading →

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You in a heap o’ trouble, boys! Some people are just plain stupid.

Traisan Fields, mugshot by Fayette County Detention Center, and is a public record.

I noted, on August 14th:

Lexington, Kentucky, current population 329,791, has seen four murders so far in 2026. Philly has 4.77 times Lexington’s population, but 27 times as many murders.

I’d like to think that the gang-bangers in Lexington didn’t take what I wrote as a personal challenge, but for whatever the reasons, five more murders have been committed there.

Second teenage suspect arrested in Lexington murder, overnight crime spree

By Christopher Leach | Friday, October 2, 2026 | 7:00 AM

A second 18-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a Lexington murder and overnight crime spree, according to the Lexington Police Department. Continue reading →