White Supremacist Tries to Take Over North Dakota Town Quietly, Legally; Fails

I an almost crazy story out of western North Dakota, Craig Paul Cobb, a white supremacist wanted in Canada (but not badly enough for them to actually extradite him when offered the chance – they apparently were o.k. not having him back), slowly and quietly bought up parcels of land in a tiny western North Dakota town near the Bakken Shale fields.  The town had 19 people before he got there. He bought up a lot of the town’s available real estate for a few thousand dollars here and there, most of which had been on the market forever.  He then started recruiting others on white supremacy message boards with the lure of cheap land, nearby available jobs, and the promise that if they were quiet for long enough, and enough moved to town (around 20 people), they could effectively take over the town politically by doubling the population.

Things went awry when Cobb opened up his mouth when someone in town asked what he was doing.  The Southern Poverty Law Center, who monitors white supremacy message boards, also showed up in town and talked to the mayor.  The town reacted appropriately and bought up the rest of the available parcels so Cobb would have nowhere else to buy.  The town’s one black resident is unsettled by the new neighbors.

Pimping Not as Easy as His Shirt Says

A California pimp was busted in the most ridiculous shirt a pimp could be busted in. It said, “I make pimpin’ look easy.” Martell Davis was arrested by San Diego Police who answered a Back Page ad for prostitution, got an underage prostitute to come to a motel room, then engaged in a text-message negotiation with Davis for the price of anal sex.  Full article with pictures here.  

In more epic failures, Davis posted pictures of traveling across state lines to pimp underage prostitutes. Perhaps in an attempt to be ironic, put up posts on Facebook disapproving of those who turned out minors.  And in what is surely going to be on its company website soon, made a play at being a brand ambassador by posting a picture of himself wearing a Trump Hotel bathrobe, smoking a blunt, looking cool. 

Not very well played, sir.  Not well played at all.

Oklahoma Bored Kid Murder Really Gang-Related

Last week, we posted on the seemingly senseless murders of a jogger in rural Oklahoma by three teenagers, who said they did it because they were bored.  By the end of the week, it was being reported that the murder was part of a gang initiation for their offshoot of the Crips. The kids were caught when the father of another kid who was being forcibly recruited by the gang (he was resisting) saw the gangsters show up at his house and call the police.

The gang-initiation angle is being used as an explanation that is supposedly better than boredom. It isn’t.  They’re basically the same. Both senseless murders of an innocent person with no connection to them or their criminal activities.  It’s still senseless and depraved.  Anyone who thinks gangs are only an urban problem and that rural gangsters are a joke is completely wrong. Gangs are gangs, crime is crime. Drugs are a bigger problem in rural areas than urban areas and murder more prevalent there.