Brandon Smith, iPad Thief, Orders His Victim Killed From Jail

By Pete Kotz in Stupid Criminals, robbery

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Bedtime Reading from the Village Voice Empire: In April, he was caught on camera ripping of the finger off customer Bill Jordan as he stole an iPad at a shopping center. Now he's been caught trying to get Jordan killed from jail. Westword has the story.

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They just keep getting dumber and dumber, don't they? I mean really, he wears a pair of black sunglasses and somehow that makes him unable to be identified? What is he Superman, does he just don the Shades, say Hi-Ho and he's suddenly someone else? Christ, its' like criminals' don't even TRY anymore, they just take and run, where the hell is the fun in that? Where is the investigation, the high-speed chase? Come on Criminals', do your job and keep my ass entertained when someone lays the smack-down on you. This guy'll still be released too soon and his dumb-ass(assuming the Victim is smart) will meet the warm end of a .45, though violence isn't quite my thing I still believe in Darwinism.
cw, it is because they think that they had the Deity Given Right to do as they dang well pleased. and that no one was to stop them in any way possible.
I would not call you gutless CT-you probably saved yourself alot of trouble. In my experience most felons blame their incarceration on the cops, the victims, the witness, anyone but themselves. It's incredible really, that way of thinking.
There's an app for that.
Over a freaking Ipad? You have got to be kidding me. About 15 years ago I witnessed a guy beating the crap out of his girlfriend and I called 911 and had to ID him. When the court date came - of course she didn't show because it turns out he threatened to kill her - but he did and they sat him across from me in an empty court room to wait because things were backed up that day. The DA for the city came over to me and told me loudly what happened and why we were waiting. Before this - the guy had never seen me. He now knew my face and the area I lived in. I refused to go back to testify. This guy was a gang banger and even she knew better than to testify. When I told the court office why I would not be showing up - their answer was - he did what? I said, "exactly, so please do not contact me again" - and they didn't. Call me gutless if you wish, but I also am not stupid either.
Why can't these thugs just accept that they got caught and do the time. Man up. Don't blame anyone but yourself, it's certainly not the victims fault is it?
It would appear the right person is in jail. It also illustrates that certain information should never be shared with the defendant, ever. I'm shocked that his attorney actually told him the victim's address. WTF?!

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