In 2015, Hitchbot — a hitchhiking robot made from pool noodles and a bucket by the eager students of Canada’s Ryerson University-slash-Toronto Metropolitan University — was dismembered by unidentified assailants on the streets of Philadelphia. Its decapitated cake-container of a head has never been recovered. In this episode, we’re going to try to answer the question: Can you murder a robot? Plus, social experiments, baby seal violence, and everyone's favorite sci-fi topic: sex robots. Patreon: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal">http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal</a> Sources: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz">https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;In 2015, Hitchbot — a hitchhiking robot made from pool noodles and a bucket by the eager students of Canada’s Ryerson University-slash-Toronto Metropolitan University — was dismembered by unidentified assailants on the streets of Philadelphia. Its decapitated cake-container of a head has never been recovered.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;In this episode, w&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;e’re going to try to answer the question: Can you murder a robot? Plus, social experiments, baby seal violence, and everyone's favorite sci-fi topic: sex robots.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal"&gt;http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href= "https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz"&gt;https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In 2015, Hitchbot — a hitchhiking robot made from pool noodles and a bucket by the eager students of Canada’s Ryerson University-slash-Toronto Metropolitan University — was dismembered by unidentified assailants on the streets of Philadelphia....

69 - The Murder(?) of Hitchbot

In 1932, the Menzel family purchased Marc Chagall’s painting, Jacob’s Ladder, and hung it in their apartment in Brussels, Belgium. But as the Nazi regime advanced, the Menzels, fearing for their own safety, fled Brussels for the United States, leaving their Chagall painting behind. After the Allied Forces declared victory, the Menzels returned to their Brussels apartment, only to find their Chagall painting missing. The Einsatzstab Rosenberg, a Nazi Party organization responsible for looting cultural property like artwork, had stolen it during the war. But the Menzels were not about to let the fascists take anything else from them. They were determined to find and retrieve the Chagall. Mr. Menzel passed away in 1960, but his widow, Erna, refused to give up on the painting. In 1962, she found it. And the legal case that would follow was controversial and precedent-setting in New York State, the art world, and the field of post-war damages and reparations. Patreon: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal">http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal</a> Sources: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz">https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;In 1932, the Menzel family purchased Marc Chagall’s painting,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Jacob’s Ladder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;, and hung it in their apartment in Brussels, Belgium. But as the Nazi regime advanced, the Menzels, fearing for their own safety, fled Brussels for the United States, leaving their Chagall painting behind.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;After the Allied Forces declared victory, the Menzels returned to their Brussels apartment, only to find their Chagall painting missing. The Einsatzstab Rosenberg, a Nazi Party organization responsible for looting cultural property like artwork, had stolen it during the war. But the Menzels were not about to let the fascists take anything else from them. They were determined to find and retrieve the Chagall.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Mr. Menzel passed away in 1960, but his widow, Erna, refused to give up on the painting. In 1962, she found it. And the legal case that would follow was controversial and precedent-setting in New York State, the art world, and the field of post-war damages and reparations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal"&gt;http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href= "https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz"&gt;https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In 1932, the Menzel family purchased Marc Chagall’s painting, Jacob’s Ladder, and hung it in their apartment in Brussels, Belgium. But as the Nazi regime advanced, the Menzels, fearing for their own safety, fled Brussels for the United States,...

68 - Menzel v. List: The Case of the Looted Painting

On Sunday September 27th, 2015 Marco Muzzo landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. He was returning on a private jet from a trip to Miami. He got into his SUV and drove off, reaching 85 kilometers per hour (or ~53 mph). At around 4:10 PM, Muzzo’s SUV sped past a stop sign in Vaughan (a city in Ontario, north of Toronto and within the GTA), smashing a family minivan. Gary Neville, 65, was killed instantly. Children Daniel (9), Harry (5), and Milaga (Milly, 2) Neville-Lake also died from their injuries. Neriza Neville and Josephina Frias, also in the minivan, were severely injured. The children's father, Edward, would later die by suicide. In this episode, we dissect this case and the controversy surrounding the sentencing and parole of Marco Muzzo, as well as better solutions to the epidemic of driving while intoxicated or under the influence. Patreon: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal">http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal</a> Sources: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz">https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;On Sunday September 27th, 2015 Marco Muzzo landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. He was returning on a private jet from a trip to Miami. He got into his SUV and drove off, reaching 85 kilometers per hour (or ~53 mph).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;At around 4:10 PM, Muzzo’s SUV sped past a stop sign in Vaughan (a city in Ontario, north of Toronto and within the GTA), smashing a family minivan. Gary Neville, 65, was killed instantly. Children Daniel (9), Harry (5), and Milaga (Milly, 2) Neville-Lake also died from their injuries. Neriza Neville and Josephina Frias, also in the minivan, were severely injured. The children's father, Edward, would later die by suicide.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;In this episode, we dissect this case and the controversy surrounding the sentencing and parole of Marco Muzzo, as well as better solutions to the epidemic of driving while intoxicated or under the influence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal"&gt;http://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;a href= "https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz"&gt;https://bit.ly/3ygv9Fz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On Sunday September 27th, 2015 Marco Muzzo landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. He was returning on a private jet from a trip to Miami. He got into his SUV and drove off, reaching 85 kilometers per hour (or ~53 mph). At around 4:10 PM,...

67 - Marco Muzzo & The Driving While Intoxicated Epidemic

Donate to Every Bottom Covered: <a href= "https://www.everybottomcovered.org/support-us">https://www.everybottomcovered.org/support-us</a> On July 21st, 1999, the girls at the Plankinton juvenile detention boot camp in South Dakota were forced to do a 2.7 mile — or 4.3 kilometer — run. Fourteen-year-old Gina Score was having trouble. Gina had not even finished a week at the boot camp, and she almost immediately fell behind the other girls. Gina was showing signs of heat stroke — the most severe form of heat illness. Gina had several serious indicators: she was barely moving, and gasping for breath. Gina was cooking like an egg in the hot sun. Her organs were shutting down.  She lay like that for more than three hours before staff called an ambulance, but it was too late; at only fourteen years old, Gina Score was declared dead en route to the hospital.  Gina was a victim not only of the cruel staff at Plankinton who literally worked her to death, but of a juvenile criminal “justice” system that doles out ruthless punishments to children under the guise of “alternatives to prison.” The very place that claimed it would help Gina by reforming her into a model citizen murdered her. And while Plankinton itself has been investigated and shut down, most of the ingredients of the deadly recipe that killed Gina Score continue to abuse and traumatize children around the country. Patreon: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/dascriminal">www.patreon.com/dascriminal</a> Sources: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3xIznW5">https://bit.ly/3xIznW5</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Donate to Every Bottom Covered: &lt;a href= "https://www.everybottomcovered.org/support-us"&gt;https://www.everybottomcovered.org/support-us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;On July 21st, 1999, the girls at the Plankinton juvenile detention boot camp in South Dakota were forced to do a 2.7 mile — or 4.3 kilometer — run. Fourteen-year-old Gina Score was having trouble. Gina had not even finished a week at the boot camp, and she almost immediately fell behind the other girls.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Gina was showing signs of heat stroke — the most severe form of heat illness. Gina had several serious indicators: she was barely moving, and gasping for breath. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Gina was cooking like an egg in the hot sun. Her organs were shutting down. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;She lay like that for more than three hours before staff called an ambulance, but it was too late; at only fourteen years old, Gina Score was declared dead en route to the hospital. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Gina was a victim not only of the cruel staff at Plankinton who literally worked her to death, but of a juvenile criminal “justice” system that doles out ruthless punishments to children under the guise of “alternatives to prison.” The very place that claimed it would help Gina by reforming her into a model citizen murdered her. And while Plankinton itself has been investigated and shut down, most of the ingredients of the deadly recipe that killed Gina Score continue to abuse and traumatize children around the country.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/dascriminal"&gt;www.patreon.com/dascriminal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Sources: &lt;a href= "https://bit.ly/3xIznW5"&gt;https://bit.ly/3xIznW5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Donate to Every Bottom Covered:  On July 21st, 1999, the girls at the Plankinton juvenile detention boot camp in South Dakota were forced to do a 2.7 mile — or 4.3 kilometer — run. Fourteen-year-old Gina Score was having trouble. Gina had not even...

66 - Juvenile Penal Labor: The Killing of Gina Score

On August 10th, 2021, the Dandong City court found Michael Spavor guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison and the payment of a fine and deportation following the sentence. Spavor was arrested alongside another Canadian, Michael Kovrig, on charges of espionage in December of 2018. The “Two Michaels,” as the cases are commonly known, have caused a stir in Canadian politics and strained Canada’s relationship with China. Many believe that the arrest of the two Michaels was a direct response by China to Canada’s arrest of Meng Wanzhou. Meng, a Chinese citizen, and executive of the massive multinational technology company Huawei, was arrested by Canadian authorities on December 1, 2018. She was stopped by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while transiting in Vancouver International Airport.  The RCMP announced that they had detained Meng on behalf of an extradition request by the United States. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York had issued a warrant for Meng’s arrest on August 22, 2018, and Canada has an extradition agreement with the United States. The US charged Meng with bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. At heart is the claim that Meng had knowingly cleared money for Huawei when it was meant for Skycomm, a Huawei subsidiary that has been dealing with Iran contrary to US sanctions.  What crimes have been committed here? Is this justice being conducted or a complicated game of international relations? Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal">https://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal</a> Sources: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3bhoMVw">https://bit.ly/3bhoMVw</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;On August 10th, 2021, the Dandong City court found Michael Spavor guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison and the payment of a fine and deportation following the sentence. Spavor was arrested alongside another Canadian, Michael Kovrig, on charges of espionage in December of 2018. The “Two Michaels,” as the cases are commonly known, have caused a stir in Canadian politics and strained Canada’s relationship with China.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Many believe that the arrest of the two Michaels was a direct response by China to Canada’s arrest of Meng Wanzhou. Meng, a Chinese citizen, and executive of the massive multinational technology company Huawei, was arrested by Canadian authorities on December 1, 2018. She was stopped by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while transiting in Vancouver International Airport. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;The RCMP announced that they had detained Meng on behalf of an extradition request by the United States. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York had issued a warrant for Meng’s arrest on August 22, 2018, and Canada has an extradition agreement with the United States. The US charged Meng with bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. At heart is the claim that Meng had knowingly cleared money for Huawei when it was meant for Skycomm, a Huawei subsidiary that has been dealing with Iran contrary to US sanctions. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;What crimes have been committed here? Is this justice being conducted or a complicated game of international relations?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Patreon:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/DasCriminal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Sources:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://bit.ly/3bhoMVw"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;https://bit.ly/3bhoMVw&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On August 10th, 2021, the Dandong City court found Michael Spavor guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison and the payment of a fine and deportation following the sentence. Spavor was arrested alongside another Canadian, Michael...

65 - Meng Wanzhou & The Two Michaels

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