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79 Year Old Illinois Man Shoots Neighbor for Using Leaf Blower

Jeesh!! This story reminds me of the show “Fear Thy Neighbor”.

I understand how annoying neighbors can be but due to close proximity I try my best to get along. This story is super sad because one man is dead and the elder is headed to prison. Prison is not where he wants to be at any age, especially 79. It’s even worse that the two men couldn’t work out their differences before it got to a deadly point.

According to NBC News — An Illinois man using a leaf blower in his own yard was fatally shot allegedly by his 79-year-old neighbor during an argument, marking the latest incident in which people are gunned down while going about their everyday lives.

William Martys, 59, was using a leaf blower in his yard at his Antioch home on April 12 when he was approached by his next-door neighbor, Ettore Lacchei, 79, and the two argued, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.

During the altercation, “Lacchei shot Martys in the head,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

An investigation into Martys’ death found that Lacchei “had various perceived grievances with Martys.”

Anybody else notice an influx of these types of crimes in the news? Conspiracy theorists would believe there is a reason for that. I don’t know if that’s the case but I do believe the news stations are very selective in what stories are published. As a blogger I know that the shocking and outrageous stories garner the most attention. The world loves a train wreck. There is definitely shock and horror factors in these types of stories especially with todays climate of heightened gun homicides. Shock factors bring ratings and views. It’s just simple mathematics.

Either way I hope this kind of petty nonsense stops. It’s scary. We have to learn to live together because none of this stuff goes with us once we go so what the heck are we really even fighting for?

What happened to love thy neighbor? Not FEAR THY NEIGHBOR.

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Side note: The crime drama series “Fear Thy Neighbor” is one of my absolute favorite shows.

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Haitian Vigilante Mob Burn Gang Members Alive

Photo Credit: NY POST / Port Au Prince Haiti

Ok folks.

Haitian gang violence has officially hit cartel levels of violence. On a scale from 1-10 this would be about a 20.

According to NY POST, vigilante mobs are now burning rivals alive in the middle of the streets and nobody is there to stop it.

Haitian officials have long acknowledged the country’s economic deterioration. Due to a widespread humanitarian crisis, the Haitian government has admitted its ineffectiveness to prevent the surges in street crime which includes kidnappings, death threats, murders, armed robberies, home break-ins and car-jacking. Citizens are essentially helpless with little to no protection against the brutality.

Authorities reported 2,183 homicides and 1,359 kidnappings in 2022, almost double the number of cases for the previous year.

Check out this article as bystanders look on in horror at the bodies of alleged gang members that were set on fire by a vigilante mob in the Canape Vert area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

What the hell can be done to stop this?

According to AP News, “increasingly sophisticated weapons are being trafficked into Haiti mainly from the United States and especially from Florida amid worsening lawlessness in the impoverished Caribbean nation”.