On February 14th 2011 in a small clothing store owned and managed by Sidney and Sara Lazar, a very heinous crime was committed. Two average looking men wearing black leather jackets entered the store at approximately 3:15 pm, later to be “proven” to be John Hudson and Dale Buckner.…
John Hillcoat (Lawless) directs the new cop-themed heist film, which features a star-studded cast, led by Casey Affleck - as a young detective, Chris Allen. His first day on the job in his new department also happens to be the same day that a heavily armed team breaks into a local bank. The team is led by Michael Belmont (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and includes two active police officers, Marcus Atwood (Anthony Mackie) and Jorge Rodriguez (Clifton Collins, Jr), along with two brothers, Gabe Welch (Aaron Paul) and Russell Welch (Norman Reedus).…
In the excerpt from Dalton Trumbo’s novel Johnny Got His Gun, the author tells the coming of age story of the main protagonist Joe. The passage deals with Joe’s struggle with confessing to his father about wanting to break their long time tradition and his worry about how that will affect their relationship. Dalton uses Joe’s inner conflict as a way to elaborate and reveal the relationship between Joe and his father to the reader. By using a limited point of view, repeated parallel sentence structure, and several intimate details and symbols, Trumbo demonstrates the steadfast and warm father son bond shared by the two.…
Henry, one of the main characters, constantly narrates the film and helps provide a more intimate look into the lifestyles of the gangsters. Typically, gangster films focus on one main aspect of the main character’s lifestyle. Often it has to do with the violent aspect of the film, but Scorsese takes a step away with his focus on the day-to-day lifestyle of the mafia families. His emphasis on the personal lives is only reinforced by the real-life personas depicted on the…
Joseph was among the poorest Irish. The high class shown in the movie consisted of Landlord Daniel Christie and Stephen Chase, abusers in the eyes of the Irish tenants. Joseph and several other Irish people were suppressed from economic and social advancement because of this system that created poverty and a big schism between the rich and the poor.…
In the book Douglas describes serial killer’s main goals are hunting and killing. They want the feeling of being and wanting to have complete control over their victims. Douglas dissects each crime scene, reliving it in his mind, creating profiles and predicts their next moves. Douglas has met and interviewed dozens of serial killers to understand their motives. Manipulation, domination and control.…
“The Throwaways” is an article about four young confidential informants who had their lives cut short because they decided to cooperate with law enforcement and help bust drug dealers. Every single informant’s fate led 6 feet underground. Rachel Hoffman was a twenty-three year old girl who had plans to go to culinary school and open a new type of rehabilitation center. Rachel was found dead the next day fifty miles from where the cops were supposed to be tracking her every move. Lebron Gaither testified against a man in court and was then ordered to try and buy narcotics from the same man he had just testified against; he was tortured, shot with a handgun as well as a shotgun, ran over by a car, and then dragged by a chain into the woods. Shelly Hilliard was caught with a half ounce of pot, threatened with prison, and agreed to be an informant. Hilliard’s body was found on fire beneath a…
Additionally, having the loopers kill themselves, and giving them knowledge of when and where that event takes place, compounds issues with the time loop the gangsters are hoping to destroy.…
The word redemption can be defined as atonement for guilt or to extricate, release and to make good. This film starring Jamie Foxx tells the story of reputed gang leader Stan “Tookie” Williams who while incarcerated experience an epiphany and dedicates his life to making up for mistakesof his youth and redeems himself. Recognized as the founder of the notorious street gang the Crips in South Central Los Angles at the age of 17. Williams hadn’t intended on the Crips to become a gang of crime and violence: he wanted them to do something positive to protect his neighborhood from the street gangs. In a few years the Crips had branches in nearly every state and were know as the biggest and most powerful gang in the country. Ultimately, Williams was convicted of four murders and sentenced to death in 1987 and confined at San Quentin prison. There he decided to become an advocate for peace, harmony, and non-violence. Lynn Whitefield played the role of Barbara Bechnel, a jounalis, writing a book chronicling the evolution of the Crips gang, who interviewed him in prison and eventually abandoned the project after developing a trusting relationship with Williams in order to help him write children’s books encouraging peace and anti violence. In addition, after learning of increased gang violence between the Crips andtheir chief rivals, the Bloods, he recorded a message denouncing gang violence,which was used to negotiate peace between the adversaries.…
Is it your husband, wife, annoying teen, insane in-laws, or teacher? Or all of them like it was for me. Whoever it is you want gone, can vanish in a series of simple steps. Over the years; after countless evil deeds and the police catching onto my trail, I made a fool proof guide to an untraceable murder. I would not recommend any of my past murders for they have ending in jail time. However, I have use my past triumphs and tribulations to make a stressful, frightening, and time consuming deed fun. I know murder is not for everyone, but if you choose to, here is a blueprint to carry out a enjoyable murder and not get caught.…
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A murderer dies of natural causes and is provided with a formal funeral. He experienced peaks and valleys throughout his life, but was never arrested. In fact, he actually worked for the state prison. So how does this work out? The murderer being described is not a vicious, serial killer; he simply worked as the state’s executioner. In America, capital punishment is looked upon as a responsibility; however, in reality, it can make a killer of all of us. The death penalty is too inhumane for our level of civilization; it cannot be carried out in a respectable way, may murder innocents, and disagrees with our Constitution.…
He is a hardworking and considerate father to his sons, Chris and Larry and a caring and loving husband to his wife Kate. The audience knows this because early in the play, of Act 1, he says to Chris, "Because what the hell did I work for? That's only for you Chris, the whole shootin' match for you!" The audience believes this because throughout the play they see no evidence of Joe indulging in any of the human weaknesses, which would squander his money…
Tired John Stuart Gladwin has escaped before his execution. He has successfully escaped from prison three times and this is his fourth escape from his past few years. One of the guard witnessed that Gladwin had escaped by breaking through the timber ceiling and lowering himself to the ground with a rope fashioned from bed sheets. The other guards said that he had been hit by Gladwin, when trying to go after him. When the other guards came, Gladwin was too fast to catch, even though they brought their dogs to track and hunt him. Gladwin is an infamous American robber, burglar and thief. He was born into a poor family; he was apprenticed as a self-employer in tool supplier but took to theft and burglary in 2007, with little more than a year of his training to complete. He was arrested and imprisoned 4 times and escaped; making him an infamous public figure. When he was 6, his father died and no one continued his father job’s as a tool supplier. His mother then sent him to an elementary school. Gladwin was treated badly and therefore became irresponsible and brutal. He was never graduated from the school, so his mother took him back home, and let him continue his father’s work .His business was not running well. He started his crime by robbing a woman in the market and stabbing her to death, because she did not want to give him her bag. He is a small man, only 6'0" tall and medium built, but deceptively strong. He has a pale face with large, green eyes, a wide mouth, and a quick smile and has thick black hair. If anyone sees him, please report and call 333. He is very dangerous person, who’s armed with handguns and a 9 millimeter rifle. There is a reward $50000 for information leading directly to the arrest of John Stuart…
On April 15, 1920, Fred Paramenter and Alessandro Berardelli were shot by two armed men while trying to move payroll boxes in Braintree, MA (“The Sacco-Vanzetti Case Draws National Attention”). A getaway car pulled up to the scene and drove the two murderers away at high speed. The car was found in the woods…