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Fantastic Tuesday welcome back to the Philip DeFranco show and let's just jump into it the first thing we're gonna talk about today
Let's start off with some stupid by talking about noah crowley of florida. He's in the news because he he did one of those
Promposals yeah that thing high schoolers do were they like they make like a cute sign
Or do they do like a quirky thing as a way to ask you to prom well
No, I decided to ask with a sign that read if I was black I'd be picking cotton
but I'm white so I'm picking you for prom you thought the best way to ask a girl out our prom was with a
Slavery pun actually in Noah's defense he apparently did pick the right lane because the whole reason that we know that this
Happened was because the girl that he asked posted that picture of him because she was so in love with it she posted hard
Eye emoji so apparently Noah played his target audience perfectly but most everyone else
Horribly, which is why even though Noah received the brunt the bulk of the hate
There are a lot of people also angry at this girl since this blew up crowley reportedly went on snapchat. He apologizing
It was a complete joke and I went too far
After reading the tax and snapchats, I truly see how I offended people
And I'm sorry acting principal of his school had to release a statement saying the high school absolutely does not
condone or support the message conveyed in this post adding the students post is under investigation by
administration parents of the students involved up in contacted an appropriate action will be taken based on the
Investigation and so the question I want to pass to you for this story is for you personally
What is your takeaway here when you see this situation? Do you go, okay?
That's just a young person making a stupid insensitive. Joke that didn't land because it's stupid
Where do you see the situation with no and you go? He's racist or oh, that's casual racism slipping out
I love knew your thoughts on that dan in YouTube lawsuit news
We found out that none other than Jake Paul is being sued for at least 2.5 million dollars
And this is all connected to the house and property that Jake Paul was renting back when we first saw all the Jake Paul
Insanity I back when he had that house in the neighborhood where he was like lighting stuff on fire in his pool for those videos
Of him seemingly doing damage to the property there was just like chaos in the streets at times
Well the owners of that property Cobra acquisitions are now suing Jake Paul according to the suit
They use this residential property for commercial
Purposes also saying they caused extensive damage
a suit specifically saying defendants performed a number of dangerous and damaging stunts including lighting fires in the backyard filling the pool with
Tyrael draining the pool and lighting a fire in the pool hosting parties at the roof installing a trampoline on the roof and making holes
In the interior walls of the subject property there was such extensive damage throughout the subject property defendants took it upon themselves
to make repairs and install a new floor among other things such extensive remodeling of a subject property took place without plaintiff's prior written or
Oral approval so Cobra acquisition says you know this is a breach of the contract. This is intentional
misrepresentation now on Jay Paul's side reportedly a legal representative
Did speak out saying there's no allegation regarding the actual amount of damages other than the request for punitive damages
That's because the damages were minimal compared to the amount they're asking
They say they want punitive damages because they say they didn't know Jake would use the house for his pranks, but he originally states
It's for Jake's personal use and adding after more than a year when they presumably would have known all about the pranks instead of asking
Him to leave they raised the rent and increase the security deposit something doesn't add up
As far as what happens next it will be very interesting to see regarding using the property for commercial purposes
I mean his entire video archive is essentially evidence as far as a 2.5 million dollar amount
It would be very interesting to see how much of that is actual damage also
It could just be a negotiating tactic whenever you see someone filing a lawsuit with a massive amount
It's usually because they want you to offer something else, and they meet somewhere where they're happy in the middle right
It's the same idea behind why you might take a plea deal
You're like I could risk 25 years in jail, but what if I just I just say okay fine for years
I think I hate rather than being maimed
Ultimately we'll see if there is a side note a lesson to be learned for other vloggers
Just keep in mind that everything you put out on the Internet is also potential evidence against you
It's the thing to remember and really quickly let's talk about Amazon
in the news last year we talked about Amazon announcing Amazon key that if you don't remember as a service that they launched where when
Someone's delivering a package to you they can unlock the door to your home
so they can drop the package off inside now is being reported that Amazon has up to that game and
Is making it so that the delivery people can open up your car reportedly now Amazon has been testing this for six months they've teamed
Up with GM and Volvo News Service is going to initially launch in 37 cities in the United States
And I will say personally as someone that initially just crapped all over Amazon ki. I'm open to this but also
Extremely skeptical let's talk it out with Amazon key
You're allowing access to a strange or someone delivering a package where they can open your door right and there's a range of potential
That could happen you could have an awkward experience
We get scared someone's just opening your door out of nowhere
you have animals a aware that are gonna get out or
All the way to someone's going to steal or case your place, but on the positive end
There is a camera that is a part of the process so you'd be able to at least see that person and of course packages
Get stolen all the time outside of people's homes
I didn't realize how rampant stolen packages were until I got a ring doorbell
And they have this neighborhood feature where people can report stuff
It's just alerts of stolen package after stolen packet, but then now looking at access to a car once again
They're their pros and cons a stranger being able to get into one of your things again
There is no camera connected to this you're the kind of person that leaves valuables in your car
they could be stolen with little to provide proof on the positive end instead of getting something deliver to your home if you're getting a
Package midday, you can get get it at work. I don't know I'm extremely skeptical
This is not for me personally
But I do want to pass the question off to you seeing this option now does it does it change your mind?
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We also have Mckayla Maroney back in the news. Former Olympic gymnast speaking out and going into more
Detail about the abuse she received at the hands of Larry Nassar
The ways he used and abused the toxic environment
that these Olympic athletes were in to abuse them. Maroney describing how the
Gymnasts are put on insanely strict diet and so the girls would be desperate for food
and this guy who was already in a position to help and of
authority he would sneak them food. Maroney also saying back in 2011 she actually spoke out about the abuse
she was receiving. Also saying Nassar molested her hundreds of times.
- "And did he molest you again"
- "Every time I saw him, yeah"
- "Every time?" 
- "Yes"
- "How many times might that be"
- "Hundreds"
Also one of Maroney's gold medal teammates Jordyn Wieber is filing a lawsuit, that against MSU USA
Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee over the abuse by Nassar saying "my teammates
And I were subjected to Larry Nassar every single month at the National Team Training Center in Texas
Nobody was protecting us from being taken advantage of nobody was even concerned whether or not we were being sexually abused
I was not protected my teammates were not protected my parents trusted USA
Gymnastics and Larry Nassar to take care of me, and we were betrayed by both."
and I don't really know how to close a story like this. Even as time passes we get further and further away from the
case, further away from the abuse. It is somehow even more infuriating to me today
(sighs), but I don't know
And then let's talk about Nicaragua where we have seen massive
Protests over this past week. People originally took to the streets to protest changes to the INSS which is their Social Security program
But really that was just the latest of a series of complaints from the people against their President, Daniel Ortega
And so the protests have just kind of morphed into this general opposition of the president and what they consider his family dictatorship
Let's jump back to the beginning of this specific situation
Which is last Wednesday
The INSS needs money and Ortega pushes forward a plan to make up the 71 million dollar deficit and here is kind of a tldr
Of the plan people paying into their pension would need to contribute 7% of their pay into INSS versus
6.25% before. Employers would pay twenty two point five percent instead of
19% and retirees receiving a pension would pay five percent tax on that pension. And that last part is considered by many to be unconstitutional
and even if it wasn't
Nicaraguans in general are just
Furious about it. Because ultimately the most simplified version of this is that you are now paying more into your pension
And then you end up receiving less.  So immediately people took to the streets to protest the changes. And those who opposed this
Ranged wildly - we're talking bankers
businesses, students, even Ortega's loyal base of poor Nicaraguans. People who benefit the most from Ortega's
Socialist policies. And at first these protests were largely peaceful
They were held in the capital,
Other major cities, however police came out in force - they fired tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds. At some point it seems that police
Switched from rubber to live ammunition. Reportedly, the crowds then responded with rocks, homemade mortars
Then there was looting. We're now seeing videos online from protesters showing buildings on fire, that the police are raiding places where protesters are meeting up
like universities and very unfortunately this situation has led to deaths on both sides. The exact number is hard to pin down right now in all
of this chaos
But the group is claiming that between 8 and 30 are dead and almost all of them are protesters. And in addition to this there
are also reportedly upwards of 400 injured. And one of the most
high-profile deaths from this situation was that of journalist Angel Gahona. Angel was shot in the head while covering the protests via Facebook live
It's unclear who shot him but most are saying that at the time only the police and their allies were armed
We've also seen reports of the government is cracking down on news outlets.
Allegedly the only non-government TV news station in Nicaragua has been shut down during these protests. Newspapers have also been subject to closings
We've also seen some international pressure for Ortega to back down and end the violence
Pope Frances saying "I'm worried about what's been happening in the last few days in Nicaragua
Where after a social protest there were battles that have caused death, I express my solidarity with the country
And I join bishops and asking that the violence and pointless spilling of blood is avoided and the underlying issues be resolved peacefully
and with a sense of responsibility."
And one of the things that's been really interesting from this situation has been the reaction from Ortega and his Government.
On Sunday, Ortega claimed that the protesters were being manipulated by unspecified right-wing forces also calling many of the protesters quote "Delinquents"
Saying "They are members of gangs."  "When you incorporate these gang members, they are criminalizing the protests"
"They are putting at risk the very groups who with good intentions came to the protest." Which on that note
I will say yes, there has been looting but in general and and it shouldn't be used to kind of make the the protest invalid
overall the protesters were considered peaceful
Then despite his claims about gangs and right-wing forces on Sunday Ortega backed down, saying "The previous resolution of April 16th,
2018 which was the resolution that kicked off this whole situation is being revoked,
cancelled, put aside." Instead the government saying they want to negotiate with the private sector employees over changes
but on Monday even though Ortega backed down here, that wasn't enough for thousands of Nicaraguans
COSEP, the business lobby that Ortega  wants to negotiate with here, says that they will not enter talks until police repression has ended
and that freedom of expression is returned. Student groups also demanding the constitutional rule return and that Ortega be removed
from power. And some of the common demands we're seeing between different protestor groups is the return of freedom of the press as well as the release of people taken into custody during
protesting. And all of that led to Nicaragua having the largest protest since
2007 yesterday. Thousands demanding both the removal of Ortega and his cronies from the government. If they were successful this would be a massive change
For the country I mean Ortega has been in power for over 20 years. We're talking 1980 to 1990 then
2007 to now. His government is widely seen by many as corrupt an example of nepotism. Ortega has reportedly meddled in elections for
Legislature appointing judges loyal to him, replacing military leaders with loyal allies, and his wife is his Vice
President. And those court appointments of his, those legislative wins of his, they allowed him to remove a core tenant of the
Constitution which was term limits. So there is a lot that people are angry about it just appears that this social security thing was the
Straw that broke the camel's back
It's going to be very interesting to see what happens next when it comes to Ortega would he actually step down?
Or is he gonna double down. and also not only what does this mean for Nicaragua?
But for Central America in general because if you don't know Nicaragua is one of the more stable countries there
But over this past week you have this now even more chaotic situation there
I don't know
But it'll be very interesting to watch.
And then let's talk about the Toronto van attack yesterday
afternoon a man in a van struck pedestrians leaving ten people dead
14 more injured along a mile-long stretch of road.
Police have said they'll be on the scene
Investigating the incident for days because the attack covered such a large area
Also urging the community and witnesses to help them in their investigation
If they have any information whatsoever
But here's what we know right now: Pedestrians were struck around 1:30 p.m.
the first calls started pouring into the police station shortly after.
The van first hit a man crossing Yonge Street before it jumped the curve and came on to a sidewalk near Mel Lastman Square.
That particular street very notable because according to police it is one of the busiest streets in the country
Witnesses have said that the van sped
down the sidewalk at 40 miles per hour
Also saying the  vehicle was not swerving it appeared to be deliberately running down pedestrians
and police are also saying the attack did appear to be in fact deliberate
According to police the suspect drove away from the scene and
Was then later arrested seven minutes after the first 911 call
There's been a lot of talk about the arrest because the video of it
went viral. There was a brief standoff with police the video shows the attacker pointing something at an officer
He's filmed saying that he has a gun in his pocket and while police have not confirmed what he was holding in his hand at
that time, no gun was found on him.
And it really just appeared that the attacker was trying to commit suicide
by cop telling the police officers to shoot him in the head
But the officer does not  -- he gets him down to the ground gets him in handcuffs
According to Canadian media outlets that officer's name is
Ken Lam and he and his actions have been getting tons of praise
Now this murdering monster has been identified obviously
I'm not gonna tell you his name or show his face on my show actually one of the specific pieces of information that has come
out with
This story really hits home on why we do that
Media outlets say they found the attackers Facebook page and just before he ran down
Innocent people in the street with his van on his Facebook. He praised another mass murderer praising this other killer
By name who back in 2014 killed six injured 14 with a driving, shooting, stabbing, attack.
But also a note that I think is important: police have not publicly confirmed the Facebook account belongs to the suspect at this time
The way mass killers are made infamous by the media
I think is a huge factor in motivating people to do things like this in the future
That said as far as motive for this attack police are saying that this incident does not represent a threat to national security
So they're saying that it is probably not terrorism, but also a note on that things can always change an investigation
That's something that even the police chief said in the press conference
He also said that the suspect was not known to police prior to this incident also
We've learned that according to the Department of National
Defense the suspect was very briefly in the Canadian Forces.
The department also saying sixteen days into his thirteen week basic training courses
He was asked to leave he was released from his service in October
But the military says that there were no red flags about him committing any type of potential future attack
An official saying that the man
Had problems with dress, deportment and group interaction, and also according to reports
He also didn't have weapons training during his time with the military
The driver of the van also appeared in court today where he was charged with
ten counts of first degree murder
13 counts of attempted murder
The next hearing is scheduled for May 10
In the wake of the attacks Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau
Tweeted "my thoughts are with all those affected by the terrible incident at Yonge and Finch in Toronto
Thank you to the first responders working at the scene
We're monitoring the situation closely."
Trudeau also speaking in front of the House of Commons this morning offering condolences
Once again reiterating that this is currently being deemed a non national security threat saying this attack does not change the overall threat level in
Canada and Trudeau was also asked how the government can protect its citizens in in so-called soft target areas, and this was his response
"Obviously
we need to continue to reflect on the
Changing situations in which we're in but we and do everything we can to keep Canadians safe
But we cannot as Canadians choose to live in fear every single day as we go about our daily business
We need to focus on
Doing what we can and we must to keep Canadians safe while we stay true to
the
Freedoms and values that we all as Canadians hold dear."
I thought that was an interesting note because we have a situation like a van attack or a truck attack
I think the general public can feel
More helpless
Right? Because when there's a situation in the news like if there is another shooting we cover a lot of those this past year
All the sudden you have the gun debate or the gun access debate
Which is why on videos talking about this story you see so many people in the comments saying "we need van control"
Right? Kind of mocking the idea that gun control it actually cause people to kill less that they would just find another way
Right? But when it comes down to something like a van attack
Something that you can you can go to u-haul and grab one right now
What can actually be done to prevent these killings? If you're talking about something directly like a van attack you can talk about metal
Barriers that maybe you have someone that's at a crosswalk
There's it really I mean if you if you look at any situation
I mean there is there's been the big talk about schools
Protecting the schools, then what about the malls, and what about all the other plaves
There will always be soft targets unless we end up living in a police state
I'm not commenting on what should or should not be done
But I think that's why when you have an attack like this you feel extra helpless
Hopefully we learn more information soon find out why this happens so in the future we can prevent this from happening again
the final note that I want to end this story on is just
My thoughts and well wishes to all those affected by this
My love to Canada
And that's where I'm going to end that story and actually today's show
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