Where and who are the Hollywood Stool Pigeons?

It’s safe to say we will all find out soon. Former, fellow private eye, Anthony Pellicano has spent the last couple of years at Club Fed for weapons violations.

That case may be small potatoes compared to what he may be facing over an extortion and wiretapping beef. This is a parallel case has been building since the day Pellicano's Sunset Boulevard office was raided by local and federal officers in November of 2002.

In addition to laws against surreptitiously intercepting the conversations of others, California has a really backward law that requires all parties to any conversations to give consent to anybody recording the conversation. To record without permission is a serious felony. That law only serves to protect, extortionists, crooked public officials and liars.

Supposedly law enforcement agents found CDs, of high profile Hollywood types chatting away on the telephone in Pellicano's office. The guess is that Pellicano somehow unlawfully intercepted and recorded those calls. I’m clueless as to how the government can show just how the calls were recorded and who did the wiretapping. Of course if Pellicano himself is a participant in the conversations and he has the recordings that may be substantial evidence of his guilt. One thing for sure the savvy Pellicano has not given the government more than his name, rank and serial number.

The cops and prosecutors are chomping at the bit to raid lots of swank homes of the Hollywood elite. They can’t wait to mug for the TV cameras as they haul some of Tinseltown’s more famous lawyers, agents and actors off to jail. I can just see some of L.A. County DA, Steve Cooley’s lady prosecutors getting makeovers just so they look good on TV while prosecuting their prey. Most of the new charges are the result of a Federal Grand Jury indictment. Some of the felony charges are at the local level.

The first such person to fall in this quagmire is Robert Joseph Pfeifer, 50, who was once president of Disney-owned Hollywood Records. It seems that Pfeifer went through a nasty divorce and custody skirmish that required Pellicano’s unique investigative talents.

Pfeifer is reportedly just the tip of an iceberg that will sink a lot of wealthy and powerful ships. I think it’s safe to say this case and the others will by made by the stool pigeons.

Racial Segregation in American Jails and Prisons.

The courts and do-gooders have spoken. All inmates are to be integrated regardless of what group becomes the minority. It makes no difference whether they are an oil and water mix of violent criminals that want to kill each other on the basis of race alone.

Such politically correct hogwash killed one inmate and sent 100 others to the hospital in a Los Angeles County Jail facility today. Is the feel good political correctness worth the loss of life? The financially strapped taxpayers are forced pay millions for the medical treatment over unnecessary injuries that result from the clashes between inmates. Then the inmates can be counted on to sue for millions more for being victimized.

I agree with very little of what the ultra-Liberal Sheriff Lee Baca supports. However I’m with him in his desire to allow for separate and equal segregation of his jail inmates to keep the peace while providing safer working conditions for his jailers. We can’t afford to do it any other way.

WOODRUFF WAS FELLED BY, NOT BY A BOMB BUT BY INADEQUATE PROTECTIVE GEAR!

I’m shocked and saddened to see the picture of my friend, Bob Woodruff taken just before the explosion. His helmet and body armor is the kind of stuff that busy street cops wear in the United States. This is light duty gear and woefully inadequate for a combat zone where military operations are in progress. Street cops don't face bombs and rockets. Now I know why Woodruff and Vogt were so badly hurt.

ABC NEWS had a duty to provide and require acceptable protective wear for these journalists and failed to make it happen.

Update Febuary 4, 2006: I went to the Supply Sergeant surples store in Santa Monica this morning and found a real U.S military flack jacket size 42 (That would fit Woodruff just fine) and a genuine U.S. military Kevlar helmet. With tax it’s all out the door for $400.00. That’s a cheap price to pay considering what it would have prevented.

The bad news is they would not let me shoot video of the stuff. But there are lots other places to go where these can be obtained cheaper and you'll find a better selection. Catch a reasonable storeowner and video would never be a problem.

Punitive taxes on ammunition to control guns and feed the Tax Hog

The result of this idea from the folks who hate gun and gun rights will bring with it tragic and unintended consequences.

Lots of law enforcement folks practice on their own time and at their own expense. The same holds true for the thousands of security personnel, private detectives and ordinary people who need to defend their families along with themselves.

None of these people will be able to afford to train and practice as a result of any punitive tax. I wonder how many innocent people will have to die because of government imposed, poor marksmanship? Of course all of the firing ranges will have to close and even if you could afford the ammo tax there will be no place to practice.

The legendary, Congressional Medal of Honor winner, Sgt. Alvin York did not learn his shooting skills in the Army. He developed his ability to protect our way of life as a civilian. That was long before we wrapped ourselves in thousands of gun impairments and gun bans.

This punitive ammo tax idea comes from the same people who want guns banned from the earth at any risk or cost. These emotionally lost souls all gather under the banner of, Sensible Gun Control. Their idea of sensible gun control is for the unrealistic concept of total gun elimination from the earth.

Paris Hilton’s new dilemma

Pretty, privileged and indiscrete is the best way to describe this media driven creature. I guess Paris Hilton is absolute proof that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Hardly a day goes by when you aren’t bombarded with pictures of Hilton and her sordid stories. There’s no escape from the Hilton persona.

Now we are hearing the latest, really sordid Hilton gaffe. It seems Hilton somehow forgot to pay rent for a storage facility that housed her collection of raunchy homemade videos and photos we’ve not seen along with a diary, sex toys, personal papers, computers, heirlooms, clothes, and furniture. All of this hot property fell into the hands of the highest bidder who responded to the auction of the contents of Hilton’s locker. Now those salacious goods are on another auction block. This time the asking price is a cool $20,000,000.00!

Hilton has something in common with the likes of Tonya Harding, Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Amber Frey, Darva Conger and Michael Jackson. What is that you ask? Why he’s none other than that Phoenix sometimes-bad boy, David Has Schmidt. Schmidt has been crowned, the “Sultan of Sleaze” for his ability to broker cash deals involving the dark sides of celebrities. Schmidt is at the epicenter of this latest Hilton publicity-storm.

I know Schmidt, and have always wondered if he’d ever find real financial success with these schemes that always seem to boost the careers of the celebrity victims. I somehow believe this time he’ll get a really good payday.

As for Paris Hilton, this will just get her face on even more tabloids, and magazine covers. There will be no shortage of TV stories to make the already famous Hilton name even more famous. Everybody wins in this debacle. I have to ask myself, why didn’t I buy the contents of Hilton’s storage locker at the auction?

Police Pursuit Methods? Do It The L.A. Way…

Learn new and exciting pursuit methods from the pros at the CHP! Here we have a young officer who has the right idea. Chase and catch the bad guys. No animals were hurt while filming this segment. Tape courtesy of KCBS-TV...

Dr. Bruce Berg examines shooting tape for KTLA-TV

Here is that actual tape of that shooting by a San Bernardino deputy Ivory J. Webb IV, 45 being reviewed by Cal State Prof. Bruce Berg...

The Stearns Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill

This is reprinted from the National Rifle Association.

U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns` (R-Fla.) national Right-to-Carry (RTC) reciprocity bill, H.R. 4547, would allow any person with a valid concealed firearm carrying permit or license, issued by a state, to carry a concealed firearm in any other state, as follows: In states that issue concealed firearm permits, a state`s laws governing where concealed firearms may be carried would apply within its own borders. In states that do not issue carry permits, a federal "bright-line" standard would permit carrying in places other than police stations; courthouses; public polling places; meetings of state, county, or municipal governing bodies; schools; passenger areas of airports; and certain other locations.

H.R. 4547 would also apply to D.C., Puerto Rico and U.S. territories. The bill would not create a federal licensing system; it would require the states to recognize each others` carry permits, just as they recognize drivers` licenses and carry permits held by armored car guards. Rep. Stearns has introduced such legislation since 1999.

· Today, 46 states have laws permitting concealed carry, in some circumstances. Thirty-eight states, accounting for two-thirds of the U.S. population, have RTC laws. Thirty-four have "shall issue" permit laws (including Alaska, which also allows carrying without a permit), three have fairly administered "discretionary issue" permit laws, and Vermont allows carrying without a permit. (Eight states have restrictive discretionary issue laws.) Most RTC states have adopted their laws during the last decade.

· Citizens with carry permits are more law-abiding than the general public. Only 0.02% of more than a half million permits issued by Florida have been revoked because of firearm crimes by permit holders. Similarly low percentages of permits have been revoked in Texas, Virginia, and other RTC states that keep such statistics. RTC is widely supported by law enforcement officials and groups.

· States with RTC laws have lower violent crime rates. On average, 21% lower total violent crime, 28% lower murder, 43% lower robbery, and 13% lower aggravated assault, compared to the rest of the country. Nine of the 10 states with the lowest violent crime rates are RTC states. (Data: FBI.)

· Crime declines in states with RTC laws. Since adopting RTC in 1987, Florida`s total violent crime and murder rates have dropped 31% and 52%, respectively. Texas` violent crime and murder rates have dropped 19% and 33%, respectively, since its 1996 RTC law. (Data: FBI.)

· The right of self-defense is fundamental, and has been recognized in law for centuries. The Declaration of Independence asserts that "life" is among the unalienable rights of all people. The Second Amendment guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms for "security."

· The laws of all states and constitutions of most states recognize the right to use force in self-defense. The Supreme Court has stated that a person "may repel force by force" in self-defense, and is "entitled to stand his ground and meet any attack made upon him with a deadly weapon, in such a way and with such force" as needed to prevent "great bodily injury or death." (Beard v. U.S., 1895)

· Congress affirmed the right to guns for "protective purposes" in the Gun Control Act (1968) and Firearm Owners` Protection Act (1986). In 1982, the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution described the right to arms as "a right of the individual citizen to privately possess and carry in a peaceful manner firearms and similar arms."

Yet Another Really Ugly Video Tape-This Time Of A Police Shooting.

CHINO, Calif. – A San Bernardino deputy shot a passenger of a car involved in a chase several times as the man appeared to be following the deputy’s instructions. The passenger was an unarmed, active duty Air Force policeman. A neighbor shot the videotape. It looks like an attempted execution and a trip to federal court for the deputy.

Story and video.

KTLA-TV broadcast the tape this morning but did not post it on their web site. I saw it and it's as bad as any I've seen. The Sheriff has the original tape and is not releasing it.

Update 11:30 pm.- FYI-The FBI has taken over the shooting investigation today.

Goin’ Postal Fatal To Seven—Woman Is The Shooter

GOLETA, Calif. - A woman who was a former postal worker is believed to have open fire on workers at a mail processing facility killing six , and critically wounding another before taking her own life. (note this wounded victim expired Febuary 1, 2006)

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a radio call of, shots fired found two dead victims outside. The other dead and wounded were located inside the complex.

So far no motive has been offered for the carnage but detectives are sorting out the details this morning. Acordint to Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Anderson, there were more than 50 people working at the postal facility at the time of the shooting. The plant is located near the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The 44-year-old shooter, identified as Jennifer Sanmarco of Grants, N.M., had not worked at the plant for more than two years but still managed to get inside the fenced and guarded Santa Barbara Processing and Distribution Center. She drove through a gate by following closely behind another car, then got in the front door by taking an employee's electronic identification badge at gunpoint. That employee was not hurt.

(I guess some of the deputies did not learn how to count in pre-school so they have since revised the death toll to six)

Once again, we have another "safe" gun free zone. The Mugger Protection Act is working in our post offices.

KCBS-TV story and video.

Here's a 2:20 pm update.

St. Louis and Maplewood MO. Police officers on video, so what?

After an attempted stop on a suspicious person situation the suspect fled from police. Officers caught the suspect as a news media helicopter overhead was shooting live video. So now the allegations are flying without documentation of death or broken bones. I’d hope they’d wait for the medical reports before they cry brutality and start a riot. It’s impossible to see the level of resistance being employed by the suspect. Here’s the news report with video link. http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=91513

Vigilante Killer Is An 81-Year-Old Great-Grandmother

Lake Forest, CA—Get that vision of Charles Bronson’s character, Paul Kersey out of your head, this one is definitely different. 26 year-old, Alex Reyes, was shot twice and died on Sunday at a hospital from a bullet wound to his head. Reyes was in the process of making a court supervised visit of his his 18-month-old son. The supervised visits were ordered after Reyes was accused of sexually molesting the boy.

The great-grandmother, Jeane Ellen Allen allegedly drew a handgun without warning and shot Reyes twice from the front porch of their home. Allen is being held for investigation of 1st Degree Murder at the Orange County Jail on $1,000,000 bail.

With all the hype about child molesting Allen can be counted on being viewed as a heroic protector of her great-grand son. Between the motive and her age I see a made for TV movie coming down the pike. The big question I have is, will the Orange County prosecutor actually find a jury willing to convict the old gal?

Granny spilled her guts to reprters from the L.A. Times.

Bob Woodruff, a class act

Nearly a decade ago a startup TV news organization owned by Scripps Howard began in Phoenix, AZ. The plan was to create the best possible broadcasts to quickly grab a respectable market share. A very talented producer, Mary Cox was named news director. Cox had a full year to locate and hire the best of the best to crew what was planned as the new FOX affiliate.

That was also the year that station brands were traded like baseball cards. Instead of FOX the new station obtained the ABC label. Mary Cox soon created the 800-pound news gorilla of that market.

Among the Energizer News Bunnies Cox hired was a young lawyer who opted to be a reporter, Bob “Woody” Woodruff. Woody was a pleasure to work with as he absorbed all he could about his reporting craft. His news packages were top shelf and you could tell he’d be going places.

Despite great ratings, management changes were made with rapid rotation of three news directors. The result was a disaster; KNXV-TV began its suicide plunge. Nearly all of the great talent including Woodruff left for other markets. News at KNXV-TV was scaled back to the bare minimum.

I lost touch with Woody but cheered when he and another talented Phoenix alumni, Liz Vargas were sent to the bridge of the ABC World News Tonight ship.

ABC news reported that Woody and his photographer were hurt in Iraq while imbedded with the 4th Infantry Division. I’m saddened by that development and concerned. I’m anxiously awaiting word on their condition. Woody is in my prayers this morning.

Privacy? Surely you jest!

I could easily write a book about lost privacy just in the last three decades. The American people don’t have a clue how much information and video can be assembled on their every day habits and behavior.

Personal surveillance by a private investigator is now all but obsolete. Today it’s really simple to follow and gather the data and video trail and expose absolutely everything about anyone.

I don’t think even George Orwell envisioned all the ways technology would intrude into our lives. On the other hand, The Unabom Man, Ted Kaczynski knew exactly and documented all of it in his media published “Manifesto” which ultimately led the FBI to his capture. It appears that the mad genius may have not been so mad after all. Kaczynski wanted to stop this technology abuse even at the cost of killing and maiming people with his bombs. Is Kaczynski really an American patriot and a hero? They way things are going that just may be the case.

Members of the Chicago City Council unveiled a proposed law requiring video cameras to be installed in nearly every business. Of course the tape will have to be made available to authorities that launch investigative fishing expeditions. The days of picking your nose or scratching you butt in private may soon be over as all eyes will be on YOU!

The News Delivery Revolution--Bloggers vs Traditional Sources.

It all began with newspapers and magazines. Later radio and TV news followed. In order to publish, broadcast or otherwise be seen or heard it took a huge financial investment.

Cookie cutter schools like Northwestern’s, Medill School of Journalism or the University of Missouri Journalism School, manufactured journalists to exacting standards. From newspapers, radio or TV. Their uniform story packaging is always so strikingly similar.

The three broadcasting sources on television were nearly identical in content, delivery and the political slant. The message was always the same and changing the channel brought no relief.

More disconcerting was the Left Wing political slant that seemed to control the vast majority of information given to the American public. Conservative thinking journalists for the most part were frozen out of publishing and broadcasting.

In the 1980’s talk radio slowly came into its own with a wider base of views and opinions. Conservatives at last found their voice and Conservative audiences had finally found a trustworthier source for information about things important to them.

The Liberals were soon horrified to learn they lost ground in the information battle. Liberals soon coined the term, Hate Radio to describe talk shows and hosts who were critical of Leftist politicians. Rush Limbaugh became the King Of Conservative Talk Radio. I have to wonder, why are Liberals so afraid of free speech?

All Hell has broken loose as the 1990’s gave us a new medium and a new news delivery method called blogging. Bloggers were the ones that were able to expose and shut down that CBS News attempt to influence the Bush, Kerry election campaigns. As information was learned bloggers quickly published it to the dismay of CBS and the Kerry campaign. Internet search engines made the task of getting information out to the savvy and brighter Internet audience a snap. Advertisers like the readers and TV news viewers are abandoning traditional news delivery sources and are now sponsoring bloggers!

In addition to doing investigation, I’ve spent some 17 years producing news programming for TV stations on a freelance basis. After writing a blog for little more than a month I’m absolutely amazed about the exhilaration that comes from writing whatever I want to write. Real free speech and diversity does exist in Cyberspace. Bloggers can publish with print, photos, audio and video at minimal cost. I have not yet made a dime but as I watch my viewers grow on the counters after only a month advertising revenue can’t be far behind.

The Mugger Protection Act.

Since the beginning of the human race a minority of humans have chosen to obtain whatever they want or need through intimidation, force and use of various weapons against others. Among other terms we call these people muggers. In order to be successful at this kind of career certain precautions have to be taken in order to avoid getting, caught, beaten or punished. Muggers must be sure that they are stronger, faster or at least outnumber their victims. The idea is that muggers must avoid targeting anyone they can’t overcome, and subjecting themselves to unsafe working conditions.

Often muggers are actually aided by their victims for all kinds of illogical reasons. It’s the same mentality that caused millions of victims to cooperate with Hitler’s Nazis by quietly marching to their deaths in an orderly fashion. This same kind of cooperation is exactly what enabled small groups of skinny little Muslims to take over those airplanes on 9/11. You can argue about the “heroes” of Flight 93 but their efforts were too little and too late. For some strange reason nature’s gift of the fight or flight instinct becomes disabled in too many people. The end result is that the muggers of the world generally succeed in their efforts.

We all know that it was Sam Colt, not God who made all men and women really equal. A small or otherwise frail person can defend themselves from the largest mugger or even a small group of them if he has a gun and the ability to use it. Because most muggers are true cowards, when an intended victim can produce a gun the thugs will surrender or run away. Unfortunately some muggers will continue in their efforts and sometimes are seriously wounded and even killed in the process by their intended victims. Of course their intended victims are uninjured and get to keep their property. Sam Colt gave the frail, weak and elderly people a fighting chance to avoid rape, robbery and to live.

In order to provide safer working conditions for all muggers the gun control movement was born. The idea was to bring some kind of sense and order to crime and victims. It’s really quite simple. Gun prohibition laws can be made that the law-abiding will always obey. The muggers can always be counted upon to ignore such laws. The result is that the mugging, rape and murders go unchallenged. Instead of OSHA, it’s the politicians; ATF and police agencies that keep the victims soft and easy for the muggers.

Laws that restrict or impede the possession or carrying of firearms by law-abiding Americans are nothing more than MUGGER PROTECTION ACTS.

Will pretend for food…

Paul Huebl

Rich Skidmore

Once about a time there were two pals who were working inside a Phoenix television station and wondering about their future. One was a seven-time Emmy Award winning, television consumer reporter at the top of his game, Rich Skidmore. The other one was yours truly, Paul Huebl. I’m a real hybrid character, half newsman, half private eye and ex-Chicago cop.

Skidmore was and is a happy-go-lucky sort who after graduating from Ohio State planned on a career as a U.S. Marine pilot. After enlisting for flight school, a 40-foot fall and a broken neck changed this Pittsburgh native’s career direction for good. Surgery and a long recovery period took Skidmore to his second career choice, journalism.

After climbing the TV market ladder Skidmore wound up in Phoenix with a good life and a good future. I was satisfied with my own career but wanted expand my horizon into entertainment as an actor, writer and producer. I had appeared in several plays in Phoenix and Scottsdale and was bitten by the acting bug. Somehow I convinced Skidmore to audition for the Neil Simon Play, Barefoot In The Park as the lead, Paul. A wise director for this Tempe Little Theater production quickly cast Skidmore for the part. They soon sold out every show. I can say that I helped create a monster! Yes, he’s alive!

All is not well in TV news. Because of cable and the Internet the TV news audience is rapidly shrinking along with the paychecks. The future of local TV news is not a rosy one. Really how can TV news possibly compete with Crime, Guns and Video Tape? CG&VT will win hand down every time! (Remember, You're here and not in front of some TV set) Two careers were about to change. A contest of sorts began as to which one of us was going to get to L.A. faster

My life is a wild novel filled with adventures from my two year stint as a drafted Army medical corpsman to police work and later some incredible private eye cases. Being recruited by TV news organizations I found myself chasing some of the biggest international news stories. I’ve always found myself where the action is happening. Along with acting and producing, I want to bring these stories to Hollywood and make some films.

This is how the two Hollywood pretenders, I mean actors were born. Okay, I beat Skidmore getting out here by a month. We began acting classes, and an endless campaign to pester and annoy every agent and casting director we could so we might become entertainers and millionaires in the process. We somehow both landed Charlie McAfee over at Venice Talent Management as our manager. We wound up with commercial agents but we both still need to get representation from a powerhouse theatrical agent. That’s easier said than done. We have not quite made it just yet. We did make a deal one day right after we got here. Which ever one of us made it big first would buy the other a big plasma TV set. Of course I want to buy one for Skidmore. The sooner the better!

As I write this Episode, Skidmore is shooting yet another spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Skidmore plays a news anchor or reporter now and then on this show. Skidmore’s daily struggle is to find enough acting work at union scale to pay the rent and stay out of TV newsrooms. The idea is to get lots of auditions for anything and everything possible.

I’m building my profile on the net and developing my film projects but I’ve fallen back on some private eye work to pay rent. Why didn’t I try this as a kid? What, am I nuts to start this so late in life? The answers seem obvious, but what the Hell this is Hollywood where strange things happen all the time. The team of Skidmore and Huebl can’t be accused of not having the balls to gamble everything for the chance to pretend for food.

Taxi self-defense case in an L.A. court 27 January..

I'm reposting this with the updates since this will be in court in the morning for a Preliminary Hearing...

Monday, December 19, 2005 12:55 A.M. Hollywood.UPDATED JANUARY 20, 2006...Officers from the Hollywood Division of the L.A.P.D arrested 51 year-old taxi driver, Alexander Terminassian for Attempted Murder in connection with the shooting of a, 28 year-old would-be passenger outside the Frolic Room nightclub.

According to police the cab driver was attacked by the unnamed man, who spat at, chased and began striking the cab driver who fled for his safety to the back seat of yet another taxi. The cab driver was then dragged out of the taxi and that's when he drew a handgun in an attempt to stop the attack. Despite the presence of the gun the thug continued striking Terminassian who fired his gun wounding the man.

The wounded assailant was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment of an upper body gunshot wound. Terminassian fled the scene fearing for his safety and was later arrested at his home by police.Police further said that the taxi driver refused the wounded man service after he became too afraid to take him to his destination.

The only real question for me is about the disparity of size and ability to use force between the five foot, seven inch tall, 175-pound cab driver and the wounded goon who was nearly half the cabby’s age.There was apparently no dispute that the attack was both furious and unrelenting. The question for the authorities and perhaps later for a jury is whether or not use of the gun constituted excessive force. Other issues will be raised later such as the pending examination of the blood drawn from the wounded man for alcohol and drugs.

Okay, I’ve taken sides here and suggest the thug fully deserved his fate. If the cab driver was incapable of resisting the attack and reasonably believed he’d suffer death, disfigurement or other serious injury his shooting was JUSTIFIED.The cab driver possessed a firearm, which is his right in America, provided he’s not a felon or an otherwise prohibited firearm possessor.

Cab drivers and convenience store clerks are inarguably the first and second most often murdered and assaulted workers in America. Being a cop or fireman are much safer occupations by comparison. I would submit that Terminassian should not face prosecution for any simple gun possession charges because of the NECESSITY DEFENSE. This defense is what excuses a person who commits an offense because he reasonably believes it was necessary to save his own life.

Now, lets talk about leaving the scene of a justifiable shooting. When we’re involved in an auto accident we must stop, render aid and exchange information about identity and perhaps insurance. I’ve always had problems with those laws because they violate the text and spirit of the right against self-incrimination.

When it comes to a self-defense shooting there are no laws that require calling or waiting for a police investigation. On the contrary there is a rock-solid Constitutional protection that makes it clear you don’t have to talk to the police when you’re under investigation.

Can the cab driver leave the scene? I say fleeing may save his life because of potential retaliation from any of the thug’s friends that come to the scene, or the wounded man may launch yet another attack. Getting to safety should be your primary concern under these circumstances.

When the police come, and they probably will, what’s next? This is the easy part. You recite four simple words, “I want a lawyer.” Does that ever happen? Very rarely, because the average person starts chirping away to police like a magpie. Too often it’s laced with some exaggeration or outright lies. That will guarantee you're going to be sleeping away from home for a while as a guest of your local Sheriff.

Silence is golden especially if you’ve not tampered with physical evidence. No jury can ever be told you did not cooperate with police by refusal to tell them what happened. If you do talk to police there’s nothing you can ever say that will make them let you go once you’re in their custody. Cops don’t win Brownie points for letting people go where there’s a chance that a jury will get to decide the case.The common police practice of cleaning up the losers and arresting the winners is what can be expected. That’s the reality of what happens on the street.

The only sound choice to make along with shutting up is to jump into the lap of an experienced criminal defense lawyer. If the case can stay out of court the legal fees are really small by comparison to a trial.

January 10, 2006, an update:
The thug was released from the hospital and is recovering. At this point, the charges against the cabby remain at one count of attempted murder and one count of assault with a firearm. The Los Angeles DA asked for and got bail set at $1.53 million dollars against the cab driver. A bail hearing is set for January 11, 2006 in Superior Court, Division 30 located at 210 Temple Street in Los Angeles.

January 12, 2006, an update:
In the case of People v Alexander Terminassian (BA295118), bail has been lowered to $1 million and a private lawyer, Tony Brooklier of Los Angeles is handling the defense. I've learned that Treminassian has no criminal record and works as many as three jobs to make ends meet.The next court date for this matter is the Preliminary Hearing now set for January 27, 2006 @ 8:30 am, in Division 35 located at 210 Temple Street, in Los Angeles.

Call Tony Brooklier with any information at 310-772-2287

According to LA DA spokeswoman, Sandi Gibbons the allged victim is, Marco Cifuentes.The LAPD report indicates that the Marco Cifuntes admits to drinking two 24oz bottles of beer and some wine before the altercation. After being shot Cifuntes ran accross the street to another bar.An update:It seems our thug has a criminal record for similar conduct here's the data provided by the L.A. County Superior Court:
Result of query on Monday, January 16, 2006 7:25:35 PMLast Name: Cifuentes(Exact Match)First Name: Marco(Exact Match)(A Date of Birth was provided for this search)Filing Date Range: 10/10/1985-01/16/2006Name: CIFUENTES , MARCOCase Number LAA4CR02632-01Filed At Central Arraignment CourtFiling Date 08/13/2004Limited JurisdictionCount Charge Code Charge Description** Disposition Disposition Date01 422.6(A) PC THREATEN/FORCE FOR BELIEFS Guilty/Convicted09/13/200402 242 PC BATTERY Dismissed or Not Prosecuted09/13/200403 594(A) PC VANDALISM Dismissed or Not Prosecuted09/13/200404 11357(B) H&S POSS UND 1 OZ MARIJ Dismissed or Not Prosecuted09/13/2004

Update January 20, 2006: We are learning that the thug in this case, Marco Cifuentes goes by other names: Marcos Cuculi, Marco Cocul, Marcos Cuco and Marco Fuentes. At this juncture we don’t know who he really is. We also believe he is using someone else's Social Security number as his own.Cifuentes has given the police various Los Angeles addresses for himself. None of them were valid:5455 Barton St. 900291157 1/2 N. Western Ave. #1 90029202 Fountain Ave. #26 90029300 Bonnie Brae 900261570 Gordon St. 900281817 Gordon St. 9002959391 Carlton Way 90028In 1994, Cifuentes was arrested by LAPD Hollywood Division officers:Det. J Thacker # 23454Burdine #31960Oropeza #36283.The LAPD police report was filed under, DR # was 04-06-11884.In March of 2004, Cifuenties was charged with:01 422.6(A) PC THREATEN/FORCE FOR BELIEFS (This is a HATE crime)02 242 PC BATTERY03 594(A) PC VANDALISM04 11357(B) H&S POSS UND 1 OZ MARIJUANA

The victim in the case is a man by the name of ALY SHALABY ABDELRAHIM, 47 years of age.Cifuentes was allowed to plead guilty to the single hate crime count and in return the other charges were dropped. He was also ordered to pay $600.00 restitution to the victim and attend a mandatory course at the Museum of Tolerance on March 11, 2005 as part of his probation. Cifuentes was also required to do 400 hours of work with Caltrans as a result of his conviction. He has still not completed that requirement.

So far Marco Cifuenties has been hauled back into court for violating the terms of his probation just last week. That violation has nothing to do with the new HATE crime against the taxi driver. Independent witnesses told police that Cifuentes had used racial slurs against the cabbie during the assault prior to being shot.

If anyone knows of other crimes committed by Marco Cifuenties you’re requested to call attorney, Tony Brooklier 310-772-2287 or leave an e-mail here with your name and phone number. All calls or e-mails will be kept confidential.

Another update: The next day in court for this case will be March 10, 2006 @ 8:30 AM

The immigration invasion of America. Yet, another view...

First of all I have nothing against anyone for his or her heritage, religion or color. I do have a problem with the criminal culture, along with the blight, death and destruction it brings. We've been invaded and did nothing to prevent it.

Who are these invaders? They’re hungry, poor and uneducated. They’re seeking refuge from the most corrupt miserable government in the Western Hemisphere. Our open arms policy for Mexico’s citizens allows this Mexican Cabal to stay in power.

Mexico is no friend of the United States. Mexico’s officials know that the flight of their unhappy population to the United States reduces the likelihood of a much-needed Mexican revolution.

Imagine if 30 million Mexicans were forced to return to Mexico after spending several years here. I don’t think they’d tolerate their old government leaders very well and take to the streets to fix their country.

Mexico has all of if not more resources than our country. They don't have an acceptable real free enterprise system. Mexico has no education agenda for anyone who is not wealthy. Instead of commerce, Mexico breeds poverty, ignorance, crime and violence.

What’s needed are a bright group of men and women that understand freedom and the way to a better way of life in Mexico. We were very lucky for having the likes Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and the rest of our founders. They were people with the courage to risk their own lives and limbs to form a government they can be proud to have.

Since so many Mexican citizens would rather live here, it’s imperative they be sent back with the tools to remake their own country. Maybe it's long past time time for a good, old fashioned CIA plot to destabilize the Mexican Government? A plot with the goal of creating a second democracy based on the USA model South of the border. If it was done right, our citizens would be sneeking into Mexico.

Because Mexico refuses to reform in any way, it’s time to start giving the Mexican government the cold shoulder. We have enough unskilled, uneducated and needy people here. We must stop bringing in more. Any foreigner living here who is unwilling to learn English should be deported.

One thing for sure, we have a major crisis over our worthless and meaningless immigration enforcement efforts. What's needed to get the attention of our own politicians to fix the problem?

EXPOSED! The raw power of a single juror.

Crimefilenews talked about evading jury duty, now it’s time to talk about the enormous power a juror has to combat laws he or she does not believe in seeing enforced.

In any criminal case, to convict someone a jury’s verdict must be unanimous. Every juror must agree on a guilty verdict or there can be no conviction. Often, a hung jury results in a dismissal of the case but probably more often the case gets retried. For the truly innocent defendant a retrial provides another chance to rip apart the testimony of lying government snitches or some so-called victims who are waiting to somehow prevail in a civil lawsuit against the defendant later.

Let’s assume the crime or crimes charged in a case involve a laws you don’t believe the government should have the power to enforce. You have the absolute power to acquit the defendant of violating those laws.

We have lots of laws many Americans do not want enforced. Laws involving gambling, prostitution, drugs, abortion prohibitions, or gun control may only have the support of only a slim majority of our fellow citizens. If you are on jury duty, here’s your chance to send a message with a NOT GUILTY VERDICT. You may find that the majority of the other jurors want to climb all over you like a cheap suit for your refusal to convict. Stand your ground, you will feel good about it later.

Prosecutors hate this kind of action by jurors and fight hard to keep such inclined folks off the panel. In the legal business it’s called jury nullification. The “stealth juror” who hides his or her opinion of a controversial law cannot be stopped. Your single Not Guilty vote is cast in stone.