Author: Ace

Description: On February 3rd, 2023, a train carrying various kinds of toxic chemicals derailed and caught fire in East Palestine. Almost three years later, after many delays, the victims of this tragedy are finally getting their settlement money, and it's turning out to be less than expected.

Content warnings include references to animal death, cancer, and death due to cancer.

Special thanks to Pixabay.com for their library of royalty free music!

Sources and Transcript: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:49989eed-c650-4046-a9a0-12500f6f8bab

Author: Killian Snitzer

Description: In America, the professional criminal has a certain amount of mystique and legend that follows them throughout history. Many criminals today would even be willing to compare themselves to the legendary crimes of old, but why is there no “Billy the Kid 2”?. When it comes to the world of organized, or professional, crime and those that make a living from it, what has caused them to change their ways, and perhaps, shift that focus to other opportunities?

Sources and Transcript: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:9ba365a6-535b-4921-b3dc-dc7969e8aabe

Author: Willa Sabelko

Description: In the Netflix documentary, The Perfect Neighbor, police bodycam footage is pieced together to reveal a true story exposing the flaws of stand-your-ground laws. Disputes between neighbors escalate and eventually lead to a white woman, Susan Lorincz, shooting through her locked door, hitting Ajike “AJ” Owens, a black mother of four, in the chest, killing her, and following the trend of using stand your ground laws to justify violence against unarmed black people.

Sources and Transcript: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:7f86830d-7c42-4d7d-8da7-a95065c2d75b