- 'Sup you Beautiful Bastards?
Hope you havin' a fantastic Friday.
Welcome back to The Philip DeFranco Show
and if you're new here on Fridays
we do things little bit different.
I cover more viewer requested stories from the week,
I include stories that we wanted to include this week but then we
had to cut for time or we were never able to film.
And so with that said, let's just jump into it.
The first thing we're gonna talk about today
is Randall Margraves.
Randall is the father of three young girls who were sexually
abused by Larry Nassar.
Nassar, of course, the monster that used his position as a
doctor for USA Gymnastics, Michigan State University to
sexually abuse so many young girls.
He's been accused by over 265 girls and women
of serial sexual abuse over the years.
His youngest victim was six years old at the time of abuse.
Now Nassar has pled guilty.
He is going to be in prison 'til the day he dies.
But before that he's having to listen to his victims in court.
So many of his victims explaining the pain he caused,
the trust he abused, how little and unimportant he is and today
Randall Margraves was with two of his daughters who were giving
those impact statements.
And following those statements this happened.
- Can a distraught father have a chance to say something?
You son of a bitch.
- [Judge] We don't allow swearing.
We don't want to have profanity.
If you have some words that you would like to say,
I will let you an opportunity to say them.
- I would ask you to, as part of this sentencing,
to grant me five minutes in a locked room with this demon.
Would you do that?
Yes or no? - [Judge] No, sir.
- Would you give me one minute?
- [Judge] You know I can't do that.
That's not how the system-- - Well, I'm gonna have it.
- [Officer] Stay down, stay down.
(indistinct chatter)
- What if this happened to you guys?
- [Judge] No one can behave like this.
I want to make sure it's crystal clear.
You can not behave like this.
- And I'm torn on what we just saw because I know that he
should not have done that for multiple reasons.
One, legality, two, his daughters had to watch him
get pushed down to the ground, get arrested.
After being caught up in the moment,
I don't know how they're going to feel about this.
But at the same time, as a father,
I know that if I was in his shoes,
I would've probably done the same thing.
100%. You're gonna want to curb stomp that monster.
You have this disgusting monster,
this child molester in front of you
most likely for the last time.
And you know that number of young girls he's hurt,
including three of the people
that you love most on this planet.
I get it, in fact, I get it so much that if it turns out that
Randall needs help with bail, if it turns out that he needs
help with legal fees stemming from all of this,
I am more than happy to help contribute.
Why? Because fuck Larry Nassar.
Larry Nassar is getting off easy
serving the rest of his life in jail.
He deserves a punishment that is biblical.
And I would hate to see the father of one of the victims
having an understandable moment of weakness that leading to him
somehow ending up in prison as well.
The only way that I would be okay with that is if he ended up
being Nassar's cellmate for a day.
Something "Handmaid's Tale"-ish.
And actually, last second update,
it's being reported Randall was being held for civil contempt
but he then got in front of
the judge apologized and this happened.
- I would like to apologize to you and the courtroom,
courtroom proceedings I do have the highest and utmost respect
for our judicial system.
- [Judge] I believe you and
I accept your apology on behalf of the court.
And let's just leave it at that now, shall we?
- Thank you.
- [Judge] I think that's the best way to handle it.
- So no charges.
I think a lot of people understood where Randall was
coming from and that's that for now.
But that said, I will pass the question off to you.
What are your thoughts around this story?
And then let's talk about a story that was heavily requested
earlier this week and that was the story around Emily Gibson.
On January 22nd in Tennessee, Lebanon High School sophomore
Emily Gibson posted a video on YouTube titled
"Welcome to Lebanon High School" and in it Emily recites
a poem she wrote about suicide, bullying and student stress.
According to Emily, she wrote
that poem after a fellow student committed suicide.
The school had increased suicide prevention efforts but those
efforts were laughed at by other students.
And she said that made her feel inspired to speak up and
let them know that the way they were treating
each other wasn't okay.
- Welcome to Lebanon High School where today I read an online
post, "She should just put a gun
"to her head like that girl from Lebanon. - Anonymous."
"- Anonymous" millions of posts go up every day.
Posts that read "- Anonymous".
I guess we will never deserve to know
Mr. "- Anonymous" or even Mrs. "- Anonymous".
I live in a world where I see "- Anonymous" on the daily.
Welcome to Lebanon High School where smiles are fake and
suicide prevention is something to laugh at.
Welcome to Lebanon High School where gun threats
are passed out like candy.
Welcome to Lebanon High School
where you're just one of 2,000 faces. No!
Do not be the bully that does not get caught.
Do not be "- Anonymous" and please,
I am begging you, do not be the one that takes their own life.
- Now what ends up happening is after the video
started getting attention, Emily gets called outta class
by her principal and vice principal.
And according to Emily, "They sat me down and
"had a really long talk with me about it.
"They sent me back to class, but they pulled me out of class
"again fifth block, and that was when
"they told me about my punishment."
They ended up giving her two days in-school suspension.
And she was told that if she posted more videos or took more
action, she would receive out of school suspension.
And according to Emily, "They gave me in-school
"suspension because they said I was trying to incite violence
"while on the school campus.
"I didn't have any intentions to incite any kind of violence.
"Everyone sees my message their own way and
"if that's how they see it, then so be it."
Also, it's very weird to me that
if you actually listen through the entire thing,
anyone would go out this is about inciting violence.
For the most part it just seems like she's saying
bullying sucks, let's respect one another.
This is a serious issue.
Now in response to this, Lebanon High School principal
Scott Walter said he couldn't discuss Emily's punishment due
to her privacy rights as a student but did say,
"In talking with Emily, because I met with her couple of times,
"we talked about what she was trying to accomplish and what
"was accomplished with the video.
"Of course, she does have her right to free speech.
"What I did have a problem with was that it was videoed
"on school campus in a classroom
"without the teacher's permission."
"It would have been better if she had done it
"at home and away from school."
But the thing there is that Emily told a news outlet that
she recorded the video after school hours and she had the
permission of two teachers.
Specifically she mentions two coaches and I imagine one of
them is the one who has his name in the top right corner.
Now, of course because the internet hates when someone,
especially someone in a position of power tries to shut someone
down just because of something they said,
this story blows up.
Gets hundreds and hundreds of thousands of views that it would
not have gotten if they didn't do a damn thing.
In general, most of the reaction was very supportive of Emily
and very negative towards the school.
But also according to the school principal,
the school has also received support since the video went up.
He's said they've received cards and notes from parents and
students who say they don't agree with the video.
One including a gift from one student who told him
he was doing a good job.
He even received calls from parents who said they were
confused about the video because it wasn't what their children
come home and say about school.
Walters saying, "Teachers' feelings are hurt.
"Mine are, too. There are things I and others can learn
"from it from another student's perspective.
"I can appreciate the perspective of the video.
"Of course, she's 16, and her perspective
"is going to be different from mine."
Which really quick, I just want to chime in.
One, facts don't care about your feelings.
Facts don't care about the other teachers' feelings.
This is a girl reaching out to other students.
This is a girl reaching out reaching out to other people.
This is a girl, in a way, reaching out to you
to please do a better job.
You may feel you're doing a good job,
but at least one person seemingly doesn't agree.
Also, just because one person gave you a cupcake and a pat on
the back doesn't mean you're right.
Also, to the parents calling saying this isn't
how my child talks about school.
One, a ton of children don't share a lot with their parents.
They also have different life experiences.
And two, none of what you have said makes it more
understandable that you gave
this student two days in-school suspension,
that you punished this person for sharing their point of view.
And you're like, "Well, it was because
"it was on school property."
Maybe you should do a little less punishing,
a lot more listening.
I think maybe that would be a good start for you as someone
who is helping and hopefully molding the youth.
Or not, it's the children who are wrong.
Then, in a quickie throwaway segment
I like to call "Is It Weird?"
Let's talk about Bella and Gigi Hadid.
The reason for that is this week British Vogue released it's
March 2018 dual cover featuring sisters Gigi and Bella.
And more specifically, inside the magazine there
was a photo of the two posing nude
with their legs wrapped around one another.
That photo got a lot of attention.
Some people loved it, thought it was beautiful and
others thought it was really creepy and incestuous.
And so I pass the question off to you,
is it weird?
As far as my opinion, I'm personally one,
bothered more by the amount of Photoshop in this photo
and two, I don't personally know if it's weird.
Like my experience with having brothers or sisters
are my two little boys.
Right, so I'm like okay, them growing up,
they're gonna be in a bath together.
You know, one's gonna be four, one's gonna be one.
Also, what is up with that pose?
What is supposed to be happening here?
We got a hand on a foot, hand on the chest.
It kinda just looks like they're playing a weird game of Twister.
I'll pass the question off to you.
I'm done with this story.
The more we stay on this the weirder I feel.
And then let's talk about huge marijuana and
legal news out of California.
And this all revolves around Proposition 64.
Prop 64 is the voter approved initiative that took effect this
January that legalized recreational marijuana for
anyone 21 years or older in California.
So most people know or have heard about that part.
But a big thing is it also allows individuals with previous
marijuana convictions to petition the court to have their
cases dismissed or recalled.
The only potential issue with that is the petitions can be
costly and time consuming.
So that's California in general but then on Wednesday
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced that his
office will be retroactively and automatically enforcing Prop 64.
This meeting that in San Francisco 3,038
misdemeanor marijuana convictions dating back to 1975
will be dismissed and sealed.
Also another 4,940 felony marijuana convictions
will be reviewed, recalled or re-sentenced.
That said, there are some exceptions to this move.
Individuals who are repeat offenders,
have committed a violent felony, are registered sex offenders,
they've sold marijuana to someone that is under the
age of 21, those people are not eligible to have
their conviction revisited.
It just happens, it doesn't require individuals
to petition the court, go through the process,
it just happens.
And as far as why the DA says he's doing it,
in a press conference DA Gascón said,
"While drug policy on the federal level is going
"backwards, San Francisco is once again taking the lead to
"undo the damage that this country's disastrous failed
"drug war has had on our nation
"and on communities of color in particular.
"While this relief is already available pursuant to
"Proposition 64 for anyone with a conviction,
"it requires that they know it is available and retain an
"attorney to file the expungement paperwork.
"A criminal conviction can be a barrier to employment,
"housing and other benefits so instead of waiting for the
"community to take action,
"we're taking action for the community."
And I mentioned the story for two reasons,
one, Gascón is a BAMF for doing this
and I hope other DAs follow suit.
And two, to let people in California know about
this part of Prop 64.
According to the California Judicial Council,
only 4,885 people across the state have actually petitioned
the court to have their convictions thrown out.
This despite the many marijuana arrests
we've seen in California.
I mean just between 2005 to 2015,
there were nearly 500,000 marijuana
related arrests in California.
So there you go, now you know.
Maybe you can do something about it and I really,
not only do I hope the rest of California automates this,
right, just handle it for the people
so they can live their lives.
But hopefully more states can adopt something like this
because it is insane to think that someone can have a
nonviolent drug offense like this,
something with marijuana,
and it can ruin their whole life.
But that's where I'll leave that one.
Then we had a quick update on the Slender Man stabbing story.
That, of course, the horrifying story of Anissa Weier and
Morgan Geyser stabbing another girl in the woods 19 times.
That girl managed to survive, the other two were arrested,
they were charged.
The reason it's called the "Slender Man Stabbing" is the
two girls said they did this to appease Slender Man
so they could be in his favor.
They could live in his mansion.
The last update we had was Weier was sentenced
to 25 years in a mental hospital.
And the new update today is that Morgan Geyser has been sentenced
to 40 years in a mental hospital.
That said, will she serve the full sentence?
With how severe they described her schizophrenia probably.
But according Morgan Geyser's attorney,
"She can petition to get out every six months
"and I presume we'll do that."
This is where we are now with the story.
And then let's talk about this insane scandal around the
Baltimore Police Department.
An elite gun trace task force for the Baltimore PD was
indicted in 2017 and is now in the middle of a trial.
And over the course of the trial,
details have emerged exposing
over four years of corruption and abuse.
This task force was supposed to get guns off the street,
something Baltimore has struggled with for many years.
But instead this group spent years planting evidence,
arresting without warrants, stealing from defendants,
abusing overtime, selling drugs and guns they confiscated and
getting them back out onto the streets.
But they were finally caught by the FBI with the help of
internal affairs and the use of a secret recording device.
And so these seven men were indicted.
And all of them pled guilty
except for Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor.
And over the past week, we've got a lot of testimony
detailing years of abuses, theft, corruption in the unit.
Things like nearly every defendant had their salary
doubled because of bogus overtime.
So instead of the average base around $72,000,
they'd essentially double it.
They've stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars
over the years.
They're also facing racketeering charges
and face decades in prison.
Also some of the very specific stories
that have come out are crazy.
Reportedly the task force with Sergeant Jenkins would
drive fast at groups of people, slam on the brakes and
see who ran and whoever ran
they would just chase down and detain, no probable cause.
And according to testimony this would happen 10 to 20 times on a
slow night and over 50 on good ones.
There's another story about officers who stopped and
arrested a man by the name of Mr. Stevenson.
They took his house keys.
They then got his address through a police database,
went to the house without a warrant,
broke in, found drugs and a safe.
They crack open the safe that
reportedly has $200,000 inside of it.
They end up taking $100,000, and according Mr. Stevenson's wife,
some expensive watches as well.
They then seal it back up and the officers then record
themselves opening it for the first time.
There's footage of Sergeant Jenkins saying,
"Nobody touch anything."
Then after that incident they listened to Mr. Stevenson's call
with his wife while in jail, the wife was coordinating the
legal defense, and the police wanted out her out of the
picture so they went to his house and they put a note on the
door claiming to be another woman that he got pregnant.
Detective Ward, who pled guilty, also testified that Taylor had a
source in internal affairs that tipped him off that
he was being investigated.
Officer Rayam testified they once recovered a pound and a
half of marijuana and a gun before they had a warrant.
Jenkins told them to just get rid of it
so they sold it back onto the streets.
Rayam admitted to stealing $11,000 from an arrestee.
He also recounted that in 2006 his partner was shot.
It was widely believed to be an anti-police motivated move but
it was actually because they were both
heavily involved in the drug trade.
There was a bail bondsman that worked
with Sergeant Jenkins to sell drugs.
Reportedly Jenkins would bring him drugs nearly every night.
So much so that the bondsman said that he thinks he made over
$1 million selling drugs and gave
between $250,000- $500,000 to Jenkins.
Also when stopping suspected drug dealers,
Jenkins would pretend to be a DEA officer and then take their
drugs and weapons but then he'd let the people go saying they
weren't his target and then he'd sell those drugs and guns.
They would also, I know that there's so many things
but it just has to be told.
They would also reportedly take fake firearms and BB guns in
their vehicles to plant on people.
Now there, based on the evidence,
it's unclear whether they planted a gun or not but some of
the officers when arrested
did have fake guns in their vehicles.
And they're not even done yet.
Holy hell, I mean with the stories that we've covered out
of Baltimore, I mean I can't fault anyone
for not feeling safe.
And the last thing I want to do is label all police officers or
all Baltimore PD as these guys.
When you see this is able to exist and thrive for many years,
untested, I mean how can those
people really be expected to trust?
And the overtime situation is
actually bigger than just this story.
Right now Baltimore PD spends
about $1 million per week on overtime.
It's gotten so bad that there are reports that Baltimore PD is
planning on making their officers scan their fingerprint
at the beginning and end of their shift to
prove they actually did it.
With that said, I want to pass the question off to you and it
really is just an opinion and a feeling thing,
when you see this story, when you see stories like this,
what does this make you feel?
Do you think that it's the bad apple situation or you think
there's a lot more corruption
than a lot of people want to believe?
I'd love to know your thoughts there.
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