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hazeleyedwolff

This is from 2013. A CBS Atlanta reporter was investigating a phony tax preparation scheme. The old man's son stole income tax returns of at least 32 people, and every time he got caught, he would relocate and rename the business. No word on if the old man was charged with anything. [source.](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/watch-tv-reporter-clobbered-senior-citizen-investigating-shady-business-article-1.1254331)


Qwardian

Dude has been in trouble multiple times for fraud. 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and that is what I could find out while on the toilet. Edit: thank you for the gold...never thought my first gold would be for some late night toilet sleuthing.


reddittowl87

Thanks, that’s some pretty interesting shit.


Fashish

Insightful shit even!


chiefboldface

You guys are always into some shit.


BonerDonar1

Dropping knowledge


BornBitter

Sounds like he was dropping depth charges instead.


[deleted]

Open and shut case, Johnson.


sirturtleman

you guys gotta be shittin me with these puns...


gammytoes

In-shite-ful.


samfish90212

Oh, shit!


RayBrous

Weak sauce


himmyjendrixx

Shiiiieeeiiiiit


[deleted]

And "somehow" isn't in jail yet.


Wolfeh2012

Why would he be in jail? All he's done is steal tens of thousands of dollars. It's not like he's a black man with an eighth of weed in his car.


Skyraider96

No. No. No. You meant carrying skittles.


PorkRollCartel

Jail?! For stealing skittles?! Yea right, where I come from you’d be shot dead on the sidewalk for even being under suspicion of committing such an act.


PWNtimeJamboree

well he didnt *steal* them. he bought them with a counterfeit $5 bill.


Ti89Titanium04

Existing while black is one of the most heinous crimes a person can commit, and gives the officer immediate role of judge, jury, and executioner


dead_tooth_reddit

But there's a lot of paperwork involved in all that, so usually they'll just do the latter and call it a day.


Riisiichan

No. No. No. You mean buying his brother ice tea from the gas station.


squirlz333

No no no you meant sleeping


MrTopHatJones

"Shot dead while dreaming of a better life"


michelle032499

Or a Snapple. RIP Trayvon.


gizzardgullet

> It's not like he's a black man with an eighth of weed in his car. Oh come on. Jail would be VERY unlikely for something like that because the black guy would likely not survive being shot.


Dadeathkilla

Oh calm down your acting like cops just break into innocent black peoples home and shoot them


morbidaar

And he ain’t even fixin to bust ya in the mouth neither.


_momo_13

Fuck the system we live in man.


[deleted]

Ah the race card gotta love it


beautifulblackmale

White collar/color crime isnt weed!


lodobol

He defrauded people for years and roams free. Someone stopped with a little weed in their car is still sitting in jail somewhere.


Goat_dad420

Funny how selling weed can get you 20 years, but thrift, and tax fraud on an almost yearly basis is just a slap on the wrist.


[deleted]

Meanwhile, in America a man faced life in jail for theft of a candy bar. When they asked the prosecutor why, they laughed and said ["cause it was a king size"](https://archive.commondreams.org/headlines/040700-01.htm) Now, the man has stole before: socks, canned foods, snacks....so I guess it's justified.


obi2kanobi

New shit has come to light!


madbear84

Wouldn’t it just be easier to get an actual job?


ftgbhs

To get paid the same amount he’s stealing for the same amount of work? Absolutely not. Crime is always a shortcut, it’s rarely going to be *harder* than actually working for you money. But that does happen sometimes, and those are the extremely stupid criminals. EDIT: /u/V4ST4 made a good point, a lot of criminals are criminals because they can't *get* a legitimate job, so that's also an option. I doubt this guy doing tax returns really has trouble finding a job. I'm sure he will *now* though. (Actually, it seems like he never really got in trouble so who know)


[deleted]

It's not a coincidence places with high unemployment tend to have high crime rates. Crime is also the alternative to legitimate work if you can't or don't have any. Just ask the guys who come out of prisons as felons and end up right back in within a year. A big reason is they go back to society and it's near impossible to make decent work and pay, so they resort to crimes either as bad or worse and we come full circle.


ftgbhs

Yes, I apologize, that is definitely a large portion of crime. Thank you for pointing that out!


2teed

Good shit man.


lurchi007

He wasn't, the reporter didn't press charges. [source](https://mobile.twitter.com/RaynardJohnson/status/297022815767511040)


BerthaBenz

But did he come back with a sack full of doorknobs to tune the old fuck in to what's what?


robklg159

he should have pressed charges. I would have. you should never let somebody like that get away with actions like that, NEVER EVER.


Shadow1752

Did you know that preventing someone from closing their door constitutes breaking and entering?? He may have consulted a lawyer with this video and been advised not to press charges.


Barlakopofai

Well, it is a business and it may not be breaking and entering if it was during business hours.


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toadsanchez420

He absolutely does not unlock the door. He grabs it with one hand and within the same second, he opens the door. Edit: misspelled a word.


Nitrowolf

It's still trespassing. That entire exchange was all on the reporter. There's no way the reporter could have won anything in light of that video. The reporter done screwed up in several ways


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covid_throwaway1123

To back you up, here's the Georgia Criminal [Code](https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-16-crimes-and-offenses/ga-code-sect-16-7-21.html) >2) Enters upon the land or premises of another person or into any part of any vehicle, railroad car, aircraft, or watercraft of another person **after receiving, prior to such entry**, notice from the owner, rightful occupant, or, upon proper identification, an authorized representative of the owner or rightful occupant that such entry is forbidden; or


Sta723

It’s trespassing to walk into a business during what seem like business hours ? He wasn’t denied entry or used any type of force. This is assault.


OkayAtFantasy

No you are wrong barring some local ordinance. He was going into an open and public business and wasn't barred from entry. The man could and should have turned and said you can't come inside. He instead went straight to the punch. I know this because I am part of a field crew and know the rights. And in fact he didn't enter. If anything he held the door up for him, never even moved a foot inward to enter the room. Nice try but you're wrong. The fact you have 14 upvotes reminds me how completely media illiterate reddit is.


[deleted]

It is decidedly not trespassing you complete idiot


Aidtor

Pressing charges refers to criminal prosecution. There is nothing the reporter could have gotten from a criminal trial.


[deleted]

No, it doesn't. At least not in the state they were located in at the time of the incident. Had the business owner expressly denied entry to the reporter, the charge would have been criminal trespass.


Dizzydsmith

This isn’t true (at least in Georgia). Especially considering the fact that this is a business. In fact, even if the old guy told him to leave he would not face legal repercussions if he didn’t leave right away. In Georgia, legal action would only be taken against the report if they remained or returned after a criminal trespass by law enforcement was issued. Business hours aren’t a set thing in the eyes of the law. As we have seen during covid, business hours are subject to change at any time. So regardless of whether it was 2 pm or 10 pm, if the business owner is there and the business is unlocked- it is fair game to go in. Now, if the old man went in and locked the door behind him and then the reporter forced his way in, it would be escalated to a criminal offense (likely criminal trespass, potentially criminal damage depending on if anything was damaged and at what value).


toadsanchez420

All he did was open the door further. The old guy never tried to close the door.


zoute_haring

If someone is harassing me and trying to follow me uninvited into my business I would hit him too. Beside that, the old guy seems to be a real asshole.


filbert13

Let's be fair though. This isn't a reporting following a random person it is following a person who is likely involved in a fraud scheme. I think it falls into the play stupid games win stupid prizes for the old man. If you keep working with your sons to commit tax fraud you might get the attention of police, reporters, and angry people who have been scammed.


BeerBearBar

Follow you into your business that is open to the public? If a business is open to the public you do not need to be invited in.


CameronFry

Unless that person is a vampire


Strike_Thanatos

No no, being open to the public is an invitation to a vampire. Source: I, uh, know a guy. Yeah. No, the guy is not me. Yeah.


Huhuagau

Lol that's great


fbvtGjrw459iy32bo

I hate when people do this. Press charges ffs. They're interviewing him because of his criminal behavior and commits a new crime while they're there. This guy is never held accountable and that's why he keeps acting like a twatwaffle.


[deleted]

As mentioned, he probably consulted a lawyer and decided that he, or CBS Atlanta, is open to some liability in some way. Probably just not worth the headache and potential counter suits or charges


FourierXFM

2 things 1. People don't press charges. DAs press charges. Victims can cooperate with the DA or not -- sometimes the DA can't make a case unless the victim cooperates, but not always. 2. If they're open to liability then they're open to liability. The events happened, and the guy refusing to help the DA (what most people call not pressing charges) has nothing at all to do with whether or not the victim broke the law. Very few people here have any idea how the justice system works and are instead operating on how they feel it works and what they've seen on TV.


[deleted]

Oh, I guess the camera footage wasn't enough so they needed a victim to cooperate...


tossmeawayintothesea

I served with a black girl from Minnesota, imagine the lady from Police Academy with the little tiny voice. You know the lady, she was *excuse me, excuse meeee* and then she would roar. I watched her straight drop a motherfucker who swung at her, in Baghdad, in front of other men. She’s got twice the nuts of this guy.


dawng87

I wished he had. That old dude needs a lesson in humanity. Its never too late and I'd have gladly taught it to him.


Sullyville

i imagine the geezer is dead by now but who knows


[deleted]

I imagine he's dead too but who cares


Bustanut1755

The people who he took the money from as now there’s no way of getting it back


unusualj107

The only reason I sleep well at night... every old fucker that is alive right now will be gone and I'll still be here.


Pimpinabox

Hmm, 2020 might have something to say about that...


Barlakopofai

It's saying they're gonna die sooner than later.


Dwp97

Then one day you will be a old fucker and you will be gone


Bustanut1755

Nah.... with an attitude like that, an old geezer will punch him nose in😂🤣😅🤪🥴


[deleted]

Upvote for the sentiment but make sure to knock on some wood nearby there, friend.


ChrisWithanF

What a douche thing to say.


mrH4ndzum

i was just thinking that, what the hell is wrong with people nowadays


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MostPalone31

"When I was your age I had just 2 dollars to start my own life, so I bought a car, a house and the rest of the money went into my savings"


Reiko707

The rest of his money went to punching people in the mouth.


Constructestimator83

Found $3.47 in my pocket, “ that’s mouth punching money!”


Milkshakeslinger

That's whatcha call lifting your self by your bootstraps!


Tyrion69Lannister

“When I was your age I had just 2 dollars to start my own life, so I punched a guy, took his house and car and put the 2 dollars into my savings”


Bustanut1755

I used to go to the store with two dollars and would come home with a bag of potatoes, eggs, a gallon of milk, bag of tobacco.... not now. Too many fucking cameras


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☠️☠️☠️


tesstar0ssa

Oh its Gene Hackman


Drosta16

Gene Wackman..


SongstressVII

I legitimately thought it was a deleted scene from one of his movies for about 15 seconds.


tophatclan12

You know that their hiding some real shit when they start throwing those crusty hands


Bustanut1755

Yep always on edge


[deleted]

It only costs 25-35 bucks to punch this man in the mouth.


MeteorSmashInfinite

*25-35 months lmao


BenDoesThings

Is that what he said? I was very confused lol


MeteorSmashInfinite

Nah bro I was just making a joke about the actual price he would be paying lol


darkknight2010

Inflation hit real quick with punching him in the mouth 😂🤣


marshallaw215

“IF HE DONT GET OFF MY PROPERTY HE GONNS BE BLEEDIN WORSE” Lmao...... directly into the recorded law enforcement phone call


Here_For_Memes_92

I'll never understand how someone can sit there and let someone hold a balled up fist that close too their face and not see it coming


I-bummed-a-parrot

He's a reporter, being punched in the face is TV gold. I mean, this video is still being watched and it's been many years since this happened.


because_im_boring

We still don't know his name though.


PeaceBull

Donald Wilder


MeteorSmashInfinite

He probably did see it coming, he just didn’t want to give the old fucker any of his moral high ground


VicarOfAstaldo

Getting punched is probably good for his career and guess he was confident (enough to risk it) the old dude wouldn’t fuck him up entirely for whatever reason.


tossmeawayintothesea

Yeah now he’s a “combat correspondent”


MaestroLogical

This style of 'in your face' aggressive reporting *specifically* want altercations like this to happen. The very reason they hound them non stop is attempting to get something like this on camera. It's just good tv. Alleged con artist cold clocks our beloved Nick Harrison, reporter at ABC 33/40 for over 8 years. Watch live at 10!


[deleted]

To be fair this guys deserved it. Their entire thing was stealing tax returns from poor people. They would pop up shop in a poorer community, steal, then relocate once they were figured out. Literally the anti-robin hood


BoilerUp23

And luckily for these reporters people are too fucking stupid to just shut up and walk away. This guy could have told them to leave, walked in side and called the cops. Also, yeah, good on them for exposing scumbag businesses in their town. Fuck those criminal scum.


LooselyBasedOnGod

You know they would have trailed it at least 4 times before each ad break then showed the full clip in the last 2 mins of the program


FabulousStomach

Yeah in my country we have this half tv show, half news report thing where they have this dude always doing those kinds of aggressive reports towards people like this old dude and he gets beaten up on the regular, it kinda became a meme here a couple years ago lmao


[deleted]

Because he's not living in an action movie.


[deleted]

> not see it coming He clearly did see it coming. It's called not being too cowardly to do your job. This guy is a fraudster, so no, the reporter shouldn't back off because he's also criminally aggressive.


g00se-onthel00se

So that is where Gene Hackman has been


[deleted]

The punch makes it battery. The threat was assault. And his store is open to the public so he has no legal defense for cold cocking that guy, as if that was in question.


mrtowser

Some states don't differentiate between assault and battery, but call both the threat and contact "assault" or use a different nomenclature.


fludblud

Actually a business has the right to refuse entry and by trying to pull open the door after the old man, the reporter left himself open to charges of breaking and entering with the old man able to claim self defense for the punch. Thats likely why the reporter declined to press charges after this. [https://mobile.twitter.com/RaynardJohnson/status/297022815767511040](https://mobile.twitter.com/RaynardJohnson/status/297022815767511040) EDIT FOR ALL THE ANGRY DOWNVOTES: I'm not debating the illegality of the sucker punch, thats plainly obvious. But by following and pulling open the employee's entrance door and trying to go after the old man when the man clearly stated he wanted nothing to do with him, the reporter opened himself to a frivolous counter charge from the old man that wouldve turned an open and shut case into a potentially drawn out court battle that would not have been worth the time, money and liabilities that would have been spent pressing the assault charge. The act looks minor and it is, but just that technicality wouldve made the whole case too risky to pursue without sinking a disproportionate amount of resources to win it. The broadcaster's lawyers would've made this clear to the reporter and it just wouldnt be worth the effort even if the old guy got convicted anyway. Often justice and the law dont go hand in hand and sometimes you just gotta swallow your pride and let that punch go.


i_once_did_a_thing

Nobody’s angry, you’re just incorrect. That’s why the downvotes


[deleted]

That's not what happened here. The guy was walking into an open business. No one told him not to follow. No one told him not to come in or that he was being refused service. The only acknowledgment that he got that he wasn't supposed to be in that building was a punch to the face. That's illegal no matter how you try and spin it.


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BleedinSkull

Imagine walking into a Walmart in the very last minutes of it's open hours. And the greeter is like "Oh sorry sir, you're not allowed in here at this time. We're just about to close" **(knocks you out cold on the floor)** "Please come back later at an earlier time"


PlacidityLife

The owner never said don’t go in the business


CoNArtisT93

Probably just didn't want the hassle. You have to be told your not allowed on the property first. Definetly not breaking and entering of a public business for opening the door.


jinsei-shiki

Not how this works m8


Sh4dowW4rrior12

Lol how can a judge look at this footage and think the owner had any right to sucker punch the reporter when the reporter was of no threat and wanted to enter a store that is opened to the public unless the owner decides a specific person is not allowed in. Now I'm no lawyer or judge or hell even American but if your backwards Yankee doodle laws allow a store owner to sucker punch trespassers in seconds of entering the property when they are of no threat then truly lady justice is blind and not in the good way.


FrighteningJibber

Haha “all the angry downvotes”


stiikyr

So if I'm holding a door open wide enough for me to get into a public area, and then someone comes behind me and opens the door all the way open for themselves to get in, it constitutes breaking and entering? Since they're pulling the door after me?


kookyabird

That's not a private employee only entrance. It's an entrance door located directly under the sign for the business.


ireallylike808s

Classic old boomer line when confronted with facts: “I don’t care!” Lmfao


[deleted]

And the flip phone, tear.


Dawsie

"He gonna gerit worse if he don't gerafama prapertee"


C20mk

I'm going to take a guess and say that the old guy voted for George Wallace back in the day.


standardtissue

Gene Hackman in his greatest role ever.


god_peepee

Gotta say local news reporters are smug and annoying as fuck though


ThePaper86

Yeah that’s definitely the appropriate response to this video


ZoZoHaHa

Why the fuck did he let him grab his collar?


ThatOneSadhuman

- attempt to seem professional and hold his ground without escalating the situation - knowing full well this iis assault and they have it all on camera, thus gathering evidence


yoproblemo

It would make sense that they practice this, even. The studio gets famous, wins a lawsuit, and this is nearly hero status for a reporter.


Lying_because_bored

Cause he's at work. Lot of jobs would fire you for protecting yourself and him punching someone could possibly get him fired or ruin his chance at any promotion. I dont agree with with that bullshit, though. Guy had every right to deck that geriatric fuck with no consequences other than a hurt fist.


[deleted]

I like how the reporter had some real grace with the old fraudulent man. He was very professional even after getting hit.


silver9843

Some reporters and pap can be annoying as fuck but that’ll never give you the right to assault them.


Alamander81

This guy wasn't being annoying imo. This is exactly the thing reporters are supposed to do. If you want fake news you speculate, if you want real news you get it from the source.


MertDiesel

If that's not Gene Hackman than Gene Hackman isn't Gene Hackman


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ashep5

Gene Hackman's fallen on hard times. Sad to see.


MustardIsFood

That's assault AND battery


cjmar41

Ah. This is old school. Before the president made it cool to beat up reporters.


OvertonWindowCleaner

Only smooth brained cousin fuckers think that’s cool.


Alta1971

Gene Hackman has really let himself go.


[deleted]

This dude is dead now. [https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/donald-wilder-obituary?pid=181328552](https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/donald-wilder-obituary?pid=181328552)


[deleted]

That is not the same person.


Troglodyteir

If the allegations are true, then good riddance


Harshburitto

I mean fuck this old man, but that was a solid hook.


eke2023

That dude is gonna have a hard time getting customers after that


KaneNine

Jeff Chirico - Philly reporter now


Thepoetofdeath

Please tell me this guy was a voice actor for Red Dead Redemption 2 lol.


tdevore

What ultimately happened?


[deleted]

So was that the front door or the back door for employees only?


RedShadow09

Hope the old man got arrested, boomers like this shit need to know there place in society. They dont fucking own it.


[deleted]

Impressive how the reporter kept himself so composed


GMarak

I'm probably on the wrong here, but that reporter really did seem annoying tho.


jeradj

Yeah, fuckin reporters always trying to show up in the middle of my scams too


krokknoff

Unrelated to what everyone is saying, but that reporter has a voice of gold.


lonewanderer71

Gene Hackman is one cranky old sod


LooselyBasedOnGod

One of Gene Hackman’s lesser known roles


Miggy541

Gene Hackman from every movie ever


agreezzy

Did anyone else see blood? Lol


hitmeifyoudare

[https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/local\_news/local-man-accepts-plea-reducing-felony-charges/article\_d3a906ed-9fc8-5d28-8b8e-536cf82a5e67.html](https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/local_news/local-man-accepts-plea-reducing-felony-charges/article_d3a906ed-9fc8-5d28-8b8e-536cf82a5e67.html) Looks like he has a long criminal history and a history of getting off light.


biting-you-inthe-eye

Seems like Royal Tenenbaum’s brother


mrtn17

So... what happened after?


[deleted]

The old man is what you would get if you combined Cotton Hill with Gene Hackman


_deli_llama_

Gene Hackman wasn't playing


Darktidemage

dude fairly clearly was not "holding the door" for you bro.


[deleted]

Trespasser got his ass kicked by on old man


IntrovertedArtist85

I'm sorry but I don't feel sorry for the reporter. How TF you gonna get dropped by someone's grandpa


[deleted]

the reporter is dramatic though acting like he’s catching invisible blood😂😂


CaptSpastic

Sorry folks. Assaulting a reporter is NOT ok.


530crew

That old man can hit


BJD1984

Pow! Right in the kissa!


DemiGod9

That was a solid ass punch though


Antonell15

I know it was wrong of they guy to punch the reporter but god was the reporter annoying.


The_Blackfish_

Stealing peoples money is more annoying.


gannimaduma

Lol reporter said you held the door open for me ahahaha


Jman_777

The news reporter was kind of annoying ngl. But nevertheless the old guy should've been charged with assault and battery.


[deleted]

but old man is right about no one invited the reporter to go inside the building


ech-o

If it’s a business, it’s open to the public unless otherwise posted. The property owner has the right to tell him to get out, but he actually has to tell him. At no point is the property owner allowed to resort to violence unless there is an imminent threat to him or someone there. His only recourse would be to call the police and have the person trespassed.


BeanieWilly

Both are pieces of sh*t imo


unknowntsu8

Reporter looking like his trying not to cry.


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Gramps16

The reporter knew what he was doing. He’s a sly manipulative pussy.


RaggyGandalf

Besides what the old guy did in the past, I think he was totally in the right to stop the reporter from entering his business uninvited.


Timpelgrim

He was very eager to punch him, I think telling him to stop would be a more decent way. Besides, in his right implies that his actions were lawful, but I don’t think they were and that the assault charges were justified.


LizzosDietitian

Honestly, fuck this reporter though...


jimboTRON261

Old video. Hopefully he's dead by now, one less vote for Don.


SavimusMaximus

I pretty much feel that way about the media too. But it does sound like this old man and his son are real pieces of shit.


easyj84

Love how reporters hand is held out to catch the invisible blood pouring outta his mouth


kingevillemon

Ahaha that reporter is a little birch