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You know I love you guys, though we may disagree on things like this, the death penalty. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it myself now-a-days anymore.
But this guy...this guy...friends, I'd do it myself.

https://youtu.be/i5p8UipZ02I

https://youtu.be/NnmNIxY8oJw

https://triblive.com/local/penn-hills/prosecutors-to-seek-death-penalty-against-man-accused-of-killing-uber-driver-in-monroeville

Prosecutors to seek death penalty against man accused of killing Uber driver in Monroeville

The Allegheny County District Attorneys Office filed notice Thursday that it will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing an Uber driver after she picked him up for a fare.

Calvin Crew, 23, of Pitcairn, is accused of shooting Christi Spicuzza, 38, in a wooded area off Rosecrest Drive in Monroeville about 75 minutes after she picked him up on the night of Feb. 10.

In the minutes leading up to the shooting, video recorded by Spicuzzas dashboard camera showed her asking Crew repeatedly, Why are you doing this?

That man, who police later identified as Crew, held a gun to Spicuzzas head with one hand and held her ponytail in the other, demanding that the mother of four from Turtle Creek keep driving.
The video ended at 9:34 p.m., with the man reaching forward and yanking the camera off the dashboard.

Spicuzzas car was found on Fourth Avenue in Pitcairn on the morning of Feb. 12. About four hours later, her body was found by a delivery driver in the area.

The dashboard camera was found along a Penn Hills street, and her cellphone was recovered below the Triboro Expressway.

In the notice it filed, the DAs office cited two aggravating factors supporting its decision to seek the death penalty. It said the killing occurred during the perpetration of an alleged felony in this case, robbery and that Crew has a significant history of committing felonies involving the use or threat of violence.

Although Crew has not been convicted of any felonies in the past, if a jury finds him guilty of the ones charged in the Spicuzza case, those charges would apply as a possible aggravating factor for the death penalty thereby giving him a history of felony convictions involving the use of threat or violence.

To obtain a death sentence, the prosecution must prove at least one aggravating factor and convince the jury that it outweighs any mitigating evidence presented by the defendant, which could include medical or mental health history, a traumatic childhood and other life circumstances.

The DAs office also filed notice on April 14 indicating that it planned to seek the death penalty against DeAngelo Savion Zieglar, who is accused of killing Rachel Dowden on Jan. 19 at a Bellevue bus stop.

Police said Dowden, 28, had previously been in a relationship with Zieglar and had a history of being abused by him. She obtained a protection-from-abuse order that was to remain in effect for three years and also legally bought a handgun for protection. Police said Zieglar took the gun from Dowden several days before the killing and then used it to kill her near the intersection of Lincoln and Sheridan avenues.

Prosecutors listed five aggravating factors in that case, including that Zieglar, 25, killed Dowden during the perpetration of another felony (illegal gun possession), she witnessed another crime committed by Zieglar and he was the subject of a court order protecting Dowden from him. Zieglar has previously been convicted of gun charges and robbery.

The DAs office also filed notice earlier this month that it would seek the death penalty against Isaac Christopher Smith, 26, who is charged with killing Karli Short, 26, and her unborn baby on Sept. 13 in a McKeesport alley.

In addition to those three cases, there are four other capital prosecutions pending in Allegheny County.

No one in Pennsylvania has been executed since 1999, and there have been only three people put to death since capital punishment was reinstated in 1978.

The most recent person sentenced to death in Allegheny County was Richard Poplawski, who killed three Pittsburgh police officers in 2009.

Gov. Tom Wolf issued a moratorium on capital punishment in Pennsylvania in 2015. A report issued three years later called into question how the state handles the death penalty, but it did not call for a repeal of the death penalty.

Because they don't have good arguments for anything otherwise.

bsp77 posted...

Can't answer. Yes to both men and women.

No, the male female thing is you, not which kind of friends you have. So if you're male and think you do, then you would hit male, yes.

Boys Don't Cry
https://youtu.be/vA_q1kKuo9o

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/29/health/men-friendships-wellness/index.html

Friendships arent just about those you sit with on the school bus or play alongside on your childhood baseball team they are a core component of the human experience, experts say.
But making and retaining deep, meaningful friendships as an adult is hard, especially for men, according to research.

Less than half of men report being satisfied with their friendships, and only about 1 in 5 said they had received emotional support from a friend in the last week, compared with 4 in 10 women, according to a 2021 survey from the Survey Center on American Life.

The falling off of friendships between men begins around middle and late adolescence and grows starker in adulthood, said Judy Yi-Chung Chu, who teaches a class on boys psychological development at Stanford University in California. And those who do maintain friendships with other men say they tend to have lower levels of emotional intimacy than women report.

Boys dont start emotionally disconnected; they become emotionally disconnected, said Dr. Niobe Way, a researcher and a professor of applied psychology at New York University.
All humans have the innate capacity and desire for close, emotionally intimate connections with others. We need these relationships for survival as babies and then to thrive as we get older, Chu said.

Research has shown close friendships protect our mental and physical health, she added. And men who prioritize those relationships are fighting off one of the most harmful things to human health loneliness, said Dr. Frank Sileo, a psychologist based in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

What (men) are at risk of losing is this sense of not being alone in the world or not being alone in their experience, Sileo said. Research has shown disclosure of emotional distress improved (mens) emotional well-being, increased feelings of being understood and resulted in less reported loneliness, he added.

Just as many men strive to eat right, exercise, succeed in their careers and raise children , men should prioritize developing friendships as adults, he said.
Why its so hard

When Sileo first began conducting research on male friendships in 1995, many participants assumed his survey was about homosexuality, he said. Such stereotypes that male bonding would be, or become, sexual in nature are inaccurate, but revealed some of what may be holding some men back from deep friendships, he added.

Assumptions 27 years later might be different, but social pressures remain that make it difficult for men to express the vulnerability and intimacy needed for close friendships, Sileo said.
We are all born with two sides of ourselves: the hard side that is stoic and independent and the soft one that is vulnerable and interdependent, said Way, author of Deep Secrets: Boys Friendships and the Crisis of Connection.

The hard side has been characterized as masculine and inherently preferable, and the soft side has been seen as feminine and lesser than, Way said.
Boys receive messages that growing up and manning up mean shedding that soft side a mindset that neuroscience, social science and developmental psychology all show is harmful to them, Way said.

We gender relationships as feminine, Chu said. If thats a feminine thing, it becomes a weakness or a liability if (men) admit to needing friendships.

Characterizing the gender of these experiences has a clear impact, Sileo said. Men who were more emotionally restricted, focused on power and who scored high on surveys measuring homophobia are less likely to have intimate and close friendships, he said.

And the drive to toughen up and never show vulnerability that restricts men from friendships can lead them to loneliness, violence and anger, Way said.

We live in a culture that clashes with our nature, she said. If we raise children to go against their nature, we shouldnt be surprised if some of those children grow up to struggle.

Your partner isnt enough

Heterosexual men seeking closeness might turn to those they see as better at building relationships and feel comfortable exploring their vulnerability with: the women in their lives and their romantic partners, Way said.

It may seem like a good solution, but it works neither for the men nor the women they look to, Sileo said.

Putting everything on a romantic partner can strain a relationship, he said, whether it is going to a female partner exc

Sorry things are tough right now. Hope you feel better soon.

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Oi! Oi! Oi!

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Cool, thanks.

ApherosyLove posted...

Death Note is an anime about a demonic notebook that kills whoever's name you write in it.

The gunman's "death note" seems to be like a suicide note, except for killing others, not himself?

Well, here's two pieces I've seen. What caught my attention was that it was entitled "death note"

https://youtu.be/ZucL4CWC3IU

https://tinyurl.com/2zbyrvkt

(Sorry for the tiny url on the second one, it goes to a local news story with a very long ass link name)

Oh man, can't wait for this.

Wake up winning.

Well, you were looking for a job when you found this one.

I never really got into it. I know someone reads some shit and then someone else gets killed, or something...?

I was wondering in particular because that gunman at Walmart had a "death note" on his phone "explaining" why he did what he did. And so I was wondering if it had anything to do with what you guys talk about with this other death note.

King_Rial posted...

You look like a super nice dude. Did you say you were a teacher? You look like you'd be my favorite teacher.

Thank you! Yes, I taught high school English for 18 years.

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That sucks.

To me honestly no.

Try changing the power supply.

Just him and her, no crowd, no kids, coming into the ice cream shop, he opens the door and just walks right in, not even really holding the door for her in anyway.

It's amazing to me how different people see the world sometimes.

Can't believe it's this Sunday. So freaking weird.

I wanna talk to SAMPSON!
Fly me to the MOOON like that bitch
Alice Cramden
Because it's hard being black and gifted!

The Stepford Wives

Love that movie!

Hope you feel better soon.

No

Cool

Do you have the powerwall batteries?

Congrats.

What are you going to do with the money?

Did you have to take a drug test?

Tough choice. As long ass Dead Space pays off from a remake I'm going with that.

Dang. Yeah, I don't know about these Teslas...

CyricZ posted...

Just like to remind everyone that the crime happened two years ago. The story as shared in the topic is about the criminal receiving the death penalty.

As TheGoldenEel said, why is this topic being made?

The trial wrapped up and she got sentenced the other day. Again, this is current events. Not sure where you guys are confused.

TheGoldenEel posted...

why is this story news to anyone in the first place?

why was this shared on CE?

It's current events for a reason.

i WAS LOOKING FOR JOBS THE OTHER DAY, AND i SAW THAT A JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER MAKES JUST A LITTLE OVER $19 AN HOUR. i'M LIKE WHAT THE FUCK

Edit: ^^^ had caps on by acccident, not retyping.

Happy birthday holmes! What are you doing for your birthday?

Whoa

LightHawKnight posted...

If they are going to steal a baby, why not adopt?

Because she was losing her man and, in desperation, she wanted to grab him back quickly thinking if she were pregnant he'd stay around. Yeah I know she's a genius.

Gwynevere posted...

If anything, Cyric only catches s*** because he's right. Being for the death penalty doesn't mean you want justice, it means you want blood and revenge.

But some of us are saying...what's wrong with that, even if it's true...?

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Shut the fuck up. I'm writing a letter to the governor of Texas to encourage the speedy conclusion of this monster's legally delivered sentence.

She has a right to due process, but that's it.

Kakapo posted...

Shame about anyone who'd have later been found innocent, though.

Is executing people guilty of committing heinous, horrible shit because punishment worth the risk of murdering innocent people?

But again, when you have irrefutable evidence, then a streamlined approach is a good solution. Like that Parkland school shooter. There is zero question he did that. Those parents and the community wanted death for the shooter, and they were robbed of it for some bullshit reason.
Irrefutable proof, streamlined approach.

Mearcstapa posted...

I'd want to take it a step further and imprison anyone who has ever been involved in the process of enforcing it as well.

Gimme a break.

It's a must-see!

Not really, no.