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Charles Murrell fends off a marcher from a group bearing insignias of the white supremacist group Patriot Front, in Boston

Veterans group releases ‘playbook’ to prosecute white supremacist youth group Patriot Front

Veterans' group modeled the report after the civil suit over Unite the Right.

On Sep 21, 2022 by Claire Goforth

PnB Rock standing in front of greenery (l) Steph Sibounheuang standing outside with hand on cheek (r)

‘Leave PnB Rock’s gf alone’: People are criticizing those blaming PnB Rock’s girlfriend after she posted their location

'It’s crazy that y’all are soft blaming PnB Rock’s gf for a common social media practice, and not the man with the gun.'

On Sep 13, 2022 by Rachel Kiley

IRL

‘He told her he was a multi-millionaire who had homes all over the world’: 2 ex-wives expose their husband’s shocking cheating schemes—and disturbing criminal behavior

Athena Klingerman and Amber Rasmussen take credit for their ex's eventual arrest.

On Aug 31, 2022 by Jack Alban

Internet Culture IRL

woman walking outside speaking caption 'Got accused of stealing from Ralph's in LA and La Brea & Fountain' 'WAIT FOR THE END' (l) woman in store speaking caption 'The woman who worked there 'NOT HER THE GUY WITH THE SANDWICH AND 2 SODA POPS' (c) woman speaking outside caption 'The security guard YANKED the bag OUT OF MY HANDS refused to look at the receipt I showed him 100 times' 'WAIT FOR THE END' (r)

‘Why do people even snitch about shoplifting like they make commission on it’: Woman wrongly accused of shoplifting sparks self-checkout and stealing discourse

'A good security worker checks the receipt and double checks the person they need to follow.'

On Aug 19, 2022 by Siobhan Ball

IRL

young woman with caption 'Me doing well on my first day at my new job' (l) surveillance footage of cashier handing money to man with caption 'I get robbed (the first time a cashier has ever got robbed in this location)' (c) police report on blue clipboard (r)

‘I’m not gonna protect $200 for an insured multi billion dollar company’: Worker gets robbed first day on the job, sparking debate

'You were being so nice about it. I thought you were giving him his change.'

On Aug 3, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

man hitting window with arm passenger side caption 'Baltimore is not safe' 'These people forcibly started cleaning our windows at a red light. When I started recording him began aggressively banging on our window. Thank G-d the light turned green.' (l) man walking around front of car at red light caption 'Baltimore is not safe' 'These people forcibly started cleaning our windows at a red light. When I started recording him began aggressively banging on our window. Thank G-d the light turned green.' (c) man hitting passenger side window with arm caption 'Baltimore is not safe' 'These people forcibly started cleaning our windows at a red light. When I started recording him began aggressively banging on our window. Thank G-d the light turned green.' (r)

‘They could have broken our window’: Woman films ‘squeegee man’ washing her car window at a red light, sparking debate about Baltimore’s safety

'The mayor calls them entrepreneurs.'

On Jul 29, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

woman holding tiny microphone speaking (l) woman holding tiny microphone speaking caption 'Things I will never do after working in a prison' (c) woman speaking into tiny microphone (r)

‘This is a reality for so many people, especially women and children’: Former correctional worker shares things she would never do after working in a prison

'Not paranoid just cautious. If I can prevent something [from] happening to me, I will.'

On Jul 29, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

woman in mirror with caption 'show you, then who he cheated with' (l) dog (c) woman pointing at speech bubble that reads 'are we getting a story time? I need to know red flags, reactions, is the dog okay/with you, etc' (r)

‘I wish I were kidding’: TikToker says ex-boyfriend ‘cheated’ on her with her dog, sparks discussion on reporting crimes against animals

'This is a FELONY. Who knows how many times he’s done this before/since?'

On Jul 18, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

woman hand on chin caption 'My mom's close friend was murdered and I can't find a single video without them laughing and a Hello Fresh sponsorship' (l) 'TRUE CRIME' white writing on grey background with red splatters on corners (c)woman hand on chin caption 'My mom's close friend was murdered and I can't find a single video without them laughing and a Hello Fresh sponsorship' (r)

‘I can’t find a single video without them laughing and a Hello Fresh sponsorship’: TikTok comment shows off the dark side of true crime

'I don’t think anyone should be able to profit from murder.'

On Jul 15, 2022 by Lauren Castro

Internet Culture IRL

woman speaking (l) man stealing valuable jewelry holding small box and earring (c) woman speaking holding up two fingers (r)

Dating app disaster: Florida man ghosts woman at 2 in the morning. She then discovers that he burglarized her house

'Post his picture all over social media.'

On Jul 14, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

‘It had to be an inside job’: McDonald’s manager shows aftermath of alleged burglary in viral TikTok

'Call Ronald.'

On Jun 22, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

woman arms up showing outfit crop top and shorts (l) female police officer writing ticket on yellow background (c) woman holding ticket in hand speaking (r)

‘Sounds like internalized misogyny on their part to me’: Woman says she was ticketed for indecent exposure while wearing crop top and shorts

'I want justice. I'm tired of them abusing their power.'

On Jun 17, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

IRL

police officer outside of subway other police around caption 'He yelled at young women and physically taunted them' (l) Inside subway caption 'So there was a man wielding a hammer on the LIRR today' (c) Police with police dog outside of subway woman hand reaching out caption 'Transit isn't safe' (r)

‘We’re all afraid’: Women are feeling increasingly unsafe on NYC’s public transit

'The subway has been so scary lately.'

On Jun 10, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

IRL

TikToker says someone sold her Mercedes-Benz on OfferUp for $27K after she rented it out on Turo

'Every time I hear about Turo it’s someone getting their car stolen.'

On Jun 8, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL Tech

OpenSea employee charged with insider trading over NFT purchases

'NFTs might be new, but this type of criminal scheme is not'

On Jun 1, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech