Story I 

One of my cases.  Defendant and friend go to settle a debt with a bunch of 20 year-old kids at their apartment.  Apparently, there was no debt to be settled that day.  Defendant decides to rape one of the kids by not only penetrating her but also inserting his gun into her vagina.  Mind you, this is after he binds and blindfolds her, and stuffs her panties into her mouth.  Then defendant’s friend shoots her in the eye and blows her brains out and then does the same to the other kid by capping him in the back of the head. 

Story IU

So in our beloved city of love (as well as other cities), we have a problem with witness intimidation.  Witnesses do not want to testify or come forward with information to solve crimes because defendant or his friends threaten them.  In fact, people sell T-shirts that say “Stop Snitching” right in front of City Hall.  Worse still, many witnesses have been murdered after cooperating with law enforcement. In a rare case, someone came forward with information that led to the arrest of a murderer.  In this case, there was a $40,000 reward that she was entitled to.  Guess what, kiddos?  The Crime Commission who offered the reward are withholding it.  Do you know why?  Because she didn’t give them the tip, but rather to the police.  They say that the correct procedure was to report it to them.  Based on this, this brave woman who risked her life will not get the reward due to some idiotic penny-pinchredtape ingrates.