WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:02.879 We are Castles and Cryptids, where the castles are haunted 2 00:00:02.919 --> 00:00:05.040 and the cryptids are cryptic as fuck. 3 00:00:05.639 --> 00:00:08.480 We're a couple of Canadian chicks who are fascinated by 4 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:11.640 freaky shit. So join us as we fall down numerous 5 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:12.839 rabbit holes. 6 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:19.280 Numerous, so very many rabbit holes, fortune telling. We talk 7 00:00:19.879 --> 00:00:24.160 true crime, cryptids, haunted af stuff, and much much more. 8 00:00:24.839 --> 00:00:28.039 There are definitely some movie tangents in there too, because 9 00:00:28.079 --> 00:00:29.879 we love our horror movie chat. 10 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:36.039 Welcome to dark cast Network, the best of indie podcasts. 11 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:39.880 I'm Jackie and I'm Jenna of Stop who Does That? 12 00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:43.719 And you are listening to Rainbow Crimes with hopefully some 13 00:00:43.960 --> 00:01:00.399 Unicorn justice. 14 00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:04.640 Hey guys, it's me CJ. I hope you're all doing well, 15 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:08.560 both mentally and physically. If it's all the same to you, 16 00:01:08.719 --> 00:01:11.359 I'm just gonna jump into what I have for you. 17 00:01:12.319 --> 00:01:15.400 I'd like to start this episode off with this. A 18 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:19.079 fifteen year old boy went missing in San Diego, California, 19 00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:22.959 in nineteen ninety six. The only people who have not 20 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:25.840 given up looking for him in the past forty years 21 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:30.599 are his mother and Donna Holland. Donna is the boy's 22 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:34.959 maternal aunt. She publicly went on record with her views 23 00:01:34.959 --> 00:01:38.319 of what she thinks happened to the teen her nephew, 24 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:42.519 Jack Dwayne Morgan. Jack has said to have been a 25 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:46.599 good student, straight a's at the private school he attended. 26 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:50.200 He was a sweet boy who was very loving, and 27 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:54.200 he was someone who also made you feel seen. Oh, 28 00:01:54.239 --> 00:01:56.920 by the way, Jack also went by the name Jason, 29 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:01.079 and he might go by the name j d Now, 30 00:02:01.319 --> 00:02:05.799 Donna believes Jack was gay. She also believes his father, 31 00:02:05.959 --> 00:02:09.639 with whom Jack lived with after his parents' divorce, is 32 00:02:09.680 --> 00:02:15.439 the one responsible for Jack's disappearance. Donna said Jack's dad 33 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:19.240 was a marine, and I'm assuming that means since he 34 00:02:19.319 --> 00:02:22.039 lived in San Diego, he most likely worked on the 35 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:26.400 Camp Pendleton base. She said he had a horrible temper 36 00:02:26.520 --> 00:02:31.000 to which he subjected her sister to physical abuse. Donna 37 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:35.039 further believes if Jack was gay, his father, being a 38 00:02:35.080 --> 00:02:38.560 tough marine, would not have stood for it, and he 39 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:43.199 definitely would have never supported Jack living his truth. So, 40 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:45.840 keeping all of this in mind as I tell the 41 00:02:45.879 --> 00:02:51.039 story of Jack, remember nothing has been proven and nobody 42 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:54.240 has ever truly been looked at by law enforcement for 43 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:58.159 committing a crime. Jack's dad also has never went on 44 00:02:58.280 --> 00:03:02.639 record to defend or dispute any of the allegations. But 45 00:03:02.759 --> 00:03:07.919 the oddness that surrounds this cold case is not only suspicious, 46 00:03:08.680 --> 00:03:14.360 it's chilling. Jack was born July twenty first, nineteen eighty one, 47 00:03:14.439 --> 00:03:18.319 under the sign of Leo. At the age of fifteen, 48 00:03:18.439 --> 00:03:22.879 on December fifth, nineteen ninety six, Jack would have an argument, 49 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:26.560 a significant argument, with his father at their home at 50 00:03:26.599 --> 00:03:32.360 twenty two three Hanneman Drive around three pm. This was 51 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:35.960 the very last sighting of Jack alive, and when I 52 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:39.639 looked the house up on rilider dot com, it looks 53 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:43.159 like the dad might still live there, as it appears 54 00:03:43.159 --> 00:03:46.719 it was last sold in nineteen ninety three. Good news 55 00:03:46.719 --> 00:03:50.080 for the dad, the house has appreciated half a million 56 00:03:50.159 --> 00:03:55.000 dollars since he purchased it. San Diego Police wrote Jack's 57 00:03:55.000 --> 00:03:58.840 disappearance off as a runaway, but Jack didn't take any 58 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:02.960 of his belongings with them. Nearly always runaways take a 59 00:04:03.000 --> 00:04:07.599 few things they think they'll need, but Jack had no jacket, 60 00:04:07.639 --> 00:04:13.000 no change of clothing, no backpack, no wallet, no money, 61 00:04:13.759 --> 00:04:18.800 He left no note, nothing. Because of this, the San 62 00:04:18.879 --> 00:04:23.920 Diego Police changed his runaway status to endangered runaway, but 63 00:04:24.120 --> 00:04:29.399 still they kept the runaway declaration. It's important to remember 64 00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:34.040 just because police determined he was a runaway, it doesn't 65 00:04:34.079 --> 00:04:38.319 mean he was, and the runaway status usually means there 66 00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:41.759 is no sense of urgency for law enforcement to look 67 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:45.759 into the case. Further, when the police came back to 68 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:49.839 Jack's dad's home, the dad and I'm sorry, I couldn't 69 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:52.839 find the dad's name anywhere. For all I know, he 70 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:57.000 too might be named Jack Dwayne Morgan because Jack's grandfather, 71 00:04:57.079 --> 00:05:00.800 who passed away in twenty fourteen, he was also named 72 00:05:00.920 --> 00:05:04.639 Jack Dwayne Morgan. But if we have three Jack Dwayne 73 00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:09.079 Morgan's running around in this story, it's gonna get majorly confusing. 74 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:12.639 So I will continue to just refer to the dad 75 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:16.920 as Jack's father or Jack's dad. When the police came 76 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:20.680 to talk to Jack's dad, he refused to speak with them. 77 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:25.480 The Resource Center for Cold Case Missing Children's Cases also 78 00:05:25.519 --> 00:05:31.279 described Jack's father as uncooperative. Now to me, I felt 79 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:35.639 this was weird, because, dude, your kid is missing, wouldn't 80 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:38.399 you want all the help you could get to find him, 81 00:05:38.759 --> 00:05:42.759 especially if he just ran away. Some people do deal 82 00:05:42.839 --> 00:05:47.199 with grief differently than others. Maybe he was so traumatized 83 00:05:47.240 --> 00:05:51.839 by Jack's disappearance, he just couldn't speak. But aside from 84 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:54.839 him not wanting to cooperate with the police to find 85 00:05:54.879 --> 00:05:59.040 his son, he apparently tried to stop others from talking 86 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:03.199 to the police about Jack as well. When Jack's birth 87 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:06.279 mother and aunt Donna went to Jack's school to speak 88 00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:09.920 with his teachers and other students about Jack, the father 89 00:06:10.040 --> 00:06:13.040 told the school to call the police, and he had 90 00:06:13.079 --> 00:06:17.360 them thrown off campus. Jack has a younger brother who 91 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:20.920 also lived with their father. He wasn't at home at 92 00:06:20.920 --> 00:06:24.240 the time of Jack and his father's argument, but when 93 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:30.079 he returned home, Jack was gone and never returned. Within 94 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:33.920 weeks in that household, photos of Jack started to come 95 00:06:33.959 --> 00:06:37.879 off the walls in the house, Jack's things were taken 96 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:42.279 and disposed of, and Jack's name was never to be 97 00:06:42.360 --> 00:06:46.759 spoken in the house again by anyone. It was as 98 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:50.839 if Jack never existed in the household at all. He 99 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:56.360 was simply erased. When Jack's dad learned Jack's case was 100 00:06:56.399 --> 00:07:00.240 to be featured on America's Most Wanted, hosted by John Walls, 101 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:05.240 the dad called the production company and he effectively had 102 00:07:05.279 --> 00:07:10.199 the episode removed from ever airing. But again, why all 103 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:14.079 of this is so damn fishy. He might as well 104 00:07:14.120 --> 00:07:17.439 have bought neon signs the posed in his yard saying 105 00:07:17.680 --> 00:07:22.120 it's me I did something to my son. In nineteen 106 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:27.120 ninety three, three years after Jack vanished, his file at 107 00:07:27.120 --> 00:07:32.199 the police department that contained his missing report, some witness testimony, 108 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:38.399 and even some potential evidence also disappeared. It wasn't misplaced 109 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:43.959 or misfiled, it was gone. This closed Jack's missing case 110 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:50.199 until twenty thirteen, when it was finally reopened. Investigators now 111 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:53.439 believed Jack was not a runaway and that he was 112 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:57.240 probably a victim of foul play, But yet they still 113 00:07:57.399 --> 00:08:02.439 didn't change the runaway status or the endangered runaway status 114 00:08:02.480 --> 00:08:07.720 of Jack's case. When the police initially looked into Jack's disappearance, 115 00:08:08.120 --> 00:08:12.680 their assumption of him being a runaway really wasn't that unreasonable. 116 00:08:13.519 --> 00:08:17.000 I've even seen a status report that ninety percent of 117 00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:21.199 all teens that go missing are runaways. But with the 118 00:08:21.279 --> 00:08:25.680 father being so hell bent to not cooperate, they probably 119 00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:30.120 should have looked harder for Jack. Honestly, though they had 120 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:34.440 nothing to go on other than the father's attitude. I 121 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:37.320 do wonder if they could have obtained a search warrant, 122 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:40.080 And I also wonder what they might have seen in 123 00:08:40.120 --> 00:08:44.360 the house or in the yard. As for Jack's younger brother, 124 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:48.000 who by now is way past the age of young adult, 125 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:52.440 why has he never come forward. He must know something 126 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:56.480 about what happened to his brother. He knew the family dynamics, 127 00:08:57.120 --> 00:08:59.879 He knew what things his father might be capable or 128 00:09:00.080 --> 00:09:05.120 holpable of. Why has he remained silent all this time? 129 00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:08.200 Why does he choose to carry the burden of the 130 00:09:08.279 --> 00:09:12.559 knowledge he has? Is he protecting someone? Is he in 131 00:09:12.600 --> 00:09:18.039 fear of someone? I just don't know. For decades, Jack's 132 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:22.200 aunt has been actively searching for him, hoping Jack might 133 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:26.480 still be alive somewhere but possibly had forgotten who his 134 00:09:26.519 --> 00:09:30.080 family was, or maybe Jack even believed no one in 135 00:09:30.120 --> 00:09:33.399 his family cared enough to look for him. But in 136 00:09:33.559 --> 00:09:37.879 spite of her hoping, she still believes Jack's dad killed him. 137 00:09:38.480 --> 00:09:42.159 She's quoted as saying, I believe his father killed him. 138 00:09:42.519 --> 00:09:45.200 I believe it was because Jack was gay and his 139 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:49.120 father couldn't accept that. I believe he did something to 140 00:09:49.279 --> 00:09:52.519 Jack that day, and then he spent years making sure 141 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:56.679 no one could prove it. Donna had also said that 142 00:09:57.000 --> 00:10:00.240 Jack wouldn't have just disappeared and made his mother their 143 00:10:00.320 --> 00:10:04.000 suffer for decades at the thought of losing him. He 144 00:10:04.200 --> 00:10:08.039 wasn't that kind of boy. He was loving and caring. 145 00:10:08.519 --> 00:10:10.600 He would have reached out to her if he was 146 00:10:10.679 --> 00:10:15.960 still alive. Personally, I still think they should take cadaver 147 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:19.600 dogs to the twenty two oh three Hanneman Drive residence 148 00:10:19.679 --> 00:10:23.759 and how to look see around if he is still alive. 149 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:27.960 In July, Jack would be forty five years old. He 150 00:10:28.039 --> 00:10:31.600 had brown hair, brown eyes, and a small scar by 151 00:10:31.639 --> 00:10:35.720 his left eye. Detective mo Parga has been assigned to 152 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:39.559 Jack's case. She's known for having been on the force 153 00:10:39.720 --> 00:10:44.600 for over thirty two years. She's direct, tenacious, and has 154 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:47.559 a commitment to cases that others might give up on. 155 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:52.360 You know, it's really disturbing to me how someone knows 156 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:55.240 what happened to this boy and still keeps it under 157 00:10:55.360 --> 00:10:59.679 lock and key. It's disturbing how easily he was able 158 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:03.279 to be race from twenty two to oh three Hanneman Drive. 159 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:07.360 And it's disturbing that the person who erased them has 160 00:11:07.480 --> 00:11:11.440 never been looked at under a microscope. If you have 161 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:15.960 any information on this case, no matter how insignificant you 162 00:11:16.080 --> 00:11:20.120 think it is, please call the San Diego Police Department 163 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:25.360 at one six, one nine, five three one two thousand, 164 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:31.679 ask for Detective mo Parga Jack. If you're still out there, 165 00:11:32.200 --> 00:11:35.840 I hope you're thriving, buddy. I don't have high hopes 166 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:38.679 that you are still out there, but on the off 167 00:11:38.799 --> 00:11:44.159 chance you are, contact the San Diego Police and if 168 00:11:44.200 --> 00:11:50.559 you aren't alive, may you rest in power. That was heavy, guys. 169 00:11:51.200 --> 00:11:54.559 Our true crime quickie is from San Francisco, California, in 170 00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:59.120 twenty twenty three. First, let me ask you. Have you 171 00:11:59.159 --> 00:12:03.440 ever shopped at a Walgreen store? Have you ever noticed 172 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:07.840 anything there that was worth killing someone for? I haven't, 173 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:12.480 but maybe I'm just not looking Down the right aisles 174 00:12:13.480 --> 00:12:17.399 on Market Street in San Francisco lies a Walgreen store, 175 00:12:17.840 --> 00:12:21.679 right in the heart of what many considered the gay district. 176 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:27.279 This Walgreen employs armed guards to watch over their store. God, 177 00:12:27.360 --> 00:12:30.759 they must have diamonds and emeralds dripping from Aisle five. 178 00:12:30.840 --> 00:12:36.399 I guess armed guards really. Twenty four year old Banco 179 00:12:36.519 --> 00:12:40.200 Brown was a black trans man living unhoused in the area. 180 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:44.639 In fact, Banco had been struggling with a proper living 181 00:12:44.720 --> 00:12:49.120 situation since he was twelve, but in spite this, his 182 00:12:49.240 --> 00:12:53.039 friend said, Banco always had a good attitude. He always 183 00:12:53.080 --> 00:12:55.720 tried to put his best foot forward when he could. 184 00:12:56.399 --> 00:13:00.639 He was bold, and he was funny. On April twenty seven, 185 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:04.440 twenty twenty three, Banko must have been going through a 186 00:13:04.440 --> 00:13:08.840 pretty tough time. Banko entered the Walgreens on Market Street 187 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:13.279 and was said to have been shoplifting something. The arm 188 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:18.720 guard on duty, Michael Earlwayne Anthony. Oh wow for first names. 189 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:21.000 This guy could be a double serial killer with a 190 00:13:21.080 --> 00:13:24.639 name like that. He scuffled in the store with Banco, 191 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:28.360 but the guard had size on his side and he 192 00:13:28.480 --> 00:13:32.080 was able to gather himself and escort Banco out of 193 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:36.679 the store. Michael then walked back into the store, but 194 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:41.399 he seemed to have some type of epiphany. He turned around, 195 00:13:42.000 --> 00:13:46.399 stepped back outside, pulled his service weapon, and fired it 196 00:13:46.440 --> 00:13:50.600 into Banco. Banco would die later that night in a 197 00:13:50.679 --> 00:13:56.559 nearby hospital. Banko's life was ended over fourteen dollars and 198 00:13:56.759 --> 00:14:01.519 sixty four cents worth of candy. Michael, the man with 199 00:14:01.679 --> 00:14:06.440 four first names, was never charged with any wrongdoing. The 200 00:14:06.440 --> 00:14:12.000 San Francisco Police called his action self defense. Really, Banko 201 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:15.679 was unarmed, he was taking candy to have something to 202 00:14:15.799 --> 00:14:20.080 eat to survive. Banco was outside the store when the 203 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:23.399 guard decided to go back outside and shoot him dead 204 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:29.000 self defense. That's the best you gott ASFPD. Even the 205 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:33.320 city prosecutor of San Francisco agreed that the guard, Michael, 206 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:38.559 was justified after he told the prosecutor Banco threatened to 207 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:41.240 stab him. What was he going to stab you with? 208 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:46.320 Michael his finger? He was unarmed, He was probably humiliated 209 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:48.879 for having to still the candy in the first place, 210 00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:51.519 and then he got his dander up because he had 211 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:54.000 to scuffle with you, and then he was thrown out 212 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:58.600 of the store. I agree that shoplifting should be considered 213 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:02.879 a serious crime, but what gives an armed security guard 214 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:06.039 the right to enact a death penalty over someone caught. 215 00:15:06.759 --> 00:15:09.879 Why was this guard allowed to be judge jury and 216 00:15:10.080 --> 00:15:14.879 hangman over less than fifteen dollars of candy, and then 217 00:15:15.039 --> 00:15:18.080 be allowed to walk away without being punished for taking 218 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:21.679 a life. I know I'm critical of the police who 219 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:25.879 do something like this, but a security guard is a 220 00:15:25.919 --> 00:15:30.279 tunnel vision of power automatically granted once someone downs a 221 00:15:30.399 --> 00:15:34.639 uniform with a gun attached to it. This perplexes me 222 00:15:34.759 --> 00:15:38.320 in so many ways, there is no justice to it, 223 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:42.240 so it would seem Michael was arrested and take it 224 00:15:42.279 --> 00:15:45.879 to the police station for an interview. In his interview, 225 00:15:45.960 --> 00:15:49.960 he continually referred to Banko as a woman. He went 226 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:53.759 on to state, normally he would just let someone who 227 00:15:53.840 --> 00:15:57.120 is shoplifting just leave with the items, as long as 228 00:15:57.159 --> 00:16:00.879 they didn't hurt him or the Walgreen staff. But get this, 229 00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:05.519 Michael said he felt an aggressive energy from Banco. He 230 00:16:05.600 --> 00:16:09.159 grabbed Banko's arm and tried to make Banko drop the items, 231 00:16:09.279 --> 00:16:13.720 but Banko refuse. He told Banco he was letting her go, 232 00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:16.559 but Banko tried to spit on him and was saying 233 00:16:16.600 --> 00:16:19.159 she was going to stab him, and that's when he 234 00:16:19.240 --> 00:16:22.360 felt fear in his heart and pulled out his gun, 235 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:26.600 never aiming it at her, but at the floor. He 236 00:16:26.679 --> 00:16:30.279 thought Banko was leaving the store, but Banko turned and 237 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:33.799 came at him aggressively, and that's when he shot her. 238 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:38.240 It's strange to me how his interpretation of this encounter 239 00:16:38.320 --> 00:16:42.360 with Banko completely contradicts what was seen in the store 240 00:16:42.440 --> 00:16:47.600 surveillance video and by several witnesses who were there. They 241 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:51.519 saw the scuffle, They saw the guard release Banko outside, 242 00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:54.919 they saw the guard come back inside and then go 243 00:16:55.039 --> 00:17:00.480 back outside to shoot Banko and still and each charges 244 00:17:00.519 --> 00:17:05.400 against the guard were completely dropped. The California Bureau of 245 00:17:05.480 --> 00:17:10.519 Security and Investigative Services find the guard fifteen hundred dollars, 246 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:15.839 and this was for uniform and firearm regulation violations, whatever 247 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:20.799 that means. The security company Michael worked for, Kingdom Group 248 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:25.599 Protective Services, was fined five thousand dollars for failing to 249 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:29.759 report the incident in a timely manner. Other than those 250 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:35.400 measly monetary fines. That was it. Banko's family filed a 251 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:39.559 civil suit against Walgreens and the security company that Michael 252 00:17:39.599 --> 00:17:43.240 worked for. The total amount is for twenty five million 253 00:17:43.319 --> 00:17:48.079 dollars in damages. This was in twenty twenty four. As 254 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:51.000 of this recording, there has been no record of whether 255 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:57.079 they've been successful in obtaining the settlement. San Francisco supervisor 256 00:17:57.200 --> 00:18:01.319 Shaman Walton released a statement on the video the shooting 257 00:18:01.359 --> 00:18:04.960 death of Banco Brown. They have said, I have watched 258 00:18:04.960 --> 00:18:09.799 the video several times. Banco Brown was clearly walking backwards 259 00:18:09.799 --> 00:18:14.079 after being thrown to the ground, punched and abused by 260 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:19.079 the security guard for several seconds. The security guard successfully 261 00:18:19.200 --> 00:18:24.079 subdues Banco and lets him go. Banco walks backwards and 262 00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:28.359 is executed. The security guard had the upper hand the 263 00:18:28.559 --> 00:18:31.960 entire time, and even told Banco that he was letting 264 00:18:32.000 --> 00:18:35.599 him go, as was stated in the transcript released by 265 00:18:35.640 --> 00:18:40.920 the DA Where is the perceived thread? DA Jenkins' decision 266 00:18:41.039 --> 00:18:44.359 to not charge gives every armed security guard in San 267 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:48.759 Francisco a license to have an open season to shoot 268 00:18:48.799 --> 00:18:53.920 and kill black and transgender people for alleged shoplifting. And 269 00:18:54.000 --> 00:18:59.000 you know what, guys, that San Francisco supervisor is absolutely right. 270 00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:04.359 Guard admittedly has let other shoplifters just leave with items 271 00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:08.160 that they pocketed, but because he was getting an aggressive 272 00:19:08.319 --> 00:19:13.920 vibe from a black transman, he decided to end Banco's life. 273 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:18.480 No unicorn justice has been served for Banco, Brown Rest 274 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:22.759 and Power Warriors. You might wonder why I choose to 275 00:19:22.839 --> 00:19:26.559 cover a lot more stories with trans men than trans women. 276 00:19:27.440 --> 00:19:30.200 Maybe you don't wonder, but I'm gonna let you in 277 00:19:30.279 --> 00:19:34.240 on something. I have a certain soft spot for trans men. 278 00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:37.599 This is because when I used to work with kids 279 00:19:37.680 --> 00:19:40.440 or coach softball, a few of the kids who were 280 00:19:40.480 --> 00:19:45.519 born as biological girls have become trans men. I adored 281 00:19:45.599 --> 00:19:49.519 these kids when they were little, When in particular, was 282 00:19:49.680 --> 00:19:53.279 born a biological girl. She was trying out for a 283 00:19:53.279 --> 00:19:56.079 softball league that I worked hard to reprise in my 284 00:19:56.200 --> 00:20:00.599 hometown of Sacramento. This little girl was such an athletic, 285 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:05.440 gifted talent who loved playing the position of catcher. I 286 00:20:05.599 --> 00:20:08.519 encouraged her and worked with her briefly before she was 287 00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:12.160 moved up to a more advanced league. Since then, we've 288 00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:16.440 maintained contact with each other through Facebook. I've seen how 289 00:20:16.440 --> 00:20:19.440 this person has grown through life. He is now a 290 00:20:19.480 --> 00:20:23.079 trans man, married to a beautiful woman, and he is 291 00:20:23.119 --> 00:20:27.640 a fierce advocate for the LGBTQ and leads many projects 292 00:20:27.680 --> 00:20:31.279 to strengthen the community. I think the last project I 293 00:20:31.319 --> 00:20:35.240 saw him leading was for suicide awareness. He is farce 294 00:20:35.759 --> 00:20:39.039 and I will always cherish my friendship with him. I've 295 00:20:39.079 --> 00:20:41.920 had a few others that I worked with that have transitioned, 296 00:20:42.519 --> 00:20:45.079 but the other one that really is near and dear 297 00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:48.039 to my heart. She was in my recreation program that 298 00:20:48.119 --> 00:20:52.599 I supervised. She was also born a biological female. This 299 00:20:52.640 --> 00:20:56.279 little girl has two lesbian moms, and she has this 300 00:20:56.559 --> 00:21:02.160 incredible talent for art. She was sweet and empathetic. She too, 301 00:21:02.319 --> 00:21:06.039 has transitioned into a man. While I don't maintain a 302 00:21:06.119 --> 00:21:09.880 relationship with him anymore, I am still friends with his 303 00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:12.839 mom's and I get little glimpses of his life now 304 00:21:12.839 --> 00:21:16.359 and again. And that's my story and I'm sticking to it. 305 00:21:17.119 --> 00:21:20.200 So let's look for a little bit of sunshine. The 306 00:21:20.279 --> 00:21:24.799 Maryland House of Delegates passed a comprehensive education bill to 307 00:21:24.839 --> 00:21:31.359 protect and support LGBTQ plus students. Right now, Maryland, Romania 308 00:21:31.720 --> 00:21:36.720 has just recognized a transgender man's gender identity. This is 309 00:21:36.799 --> 00:21:42.799 a major legally significant win for European transgender rights. Romania, 310 00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:45.599 look at you coming out of the dark, ages and shit. 311 00:21:46.720 --> 00:21:54.160 And lastly, an estimated eight million people worldwide participated in 312 00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:59.839 No King's mobilizations to show support for LGBTQ plus rights 313 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:07.079 and democracy. We rock. Okay, I leave you with a joke. 314 00:22:07.960 --> 00:22:11.119 Four men on a golf course are boasting about how 315 00:22:11.160 --> 00:22:14.359 well their sons have done in life. The first one 316 00:22:14.440 --> 00:22:18.039 says to his golf buddies, why my son has done 317 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:21.400 so well. He even bought one of his friends at chacuzzie. 318 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:26.079 The second one says, oh yeah, my boy is really 319 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:30.000 excelled in the business world, and recently, he bought one 320 00:22:30.039 --> 00:22:33.839 of his friends an apartment. Then the third one chimes 321 00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:38.480 in and says, that's nothing. My son did so well 322 00:22:38.519 --> 00:22:41.839 in the stock market. He bought a ferrari for one 323 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:46.440 of his friends. The fourth man turned away, muttering he 324 00:22:46.559 --> 00:22:49.359 was feeling awkward and he didn't know what to say. 325 00:22:50.160 --> 00:22:54.960 He finally blurts out, my son's gay, and I don't 326 00:22:55.000 --> 00:22:59.119 know what he's achieved. Then, feeling more hopeful, he said, 327 00:22:59.720 --> 00:23:02.319 but he can't be all that bad. His last three 328 00:23:02.359 --> 00:23:06.039 boyfriends each bottom a jacuzzi, an apartment, and a ferrari. 329 00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:11.799 I love you guys, You matter so much. Remember it's 330 00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:14.400 not a crime to be gay or to live your truth, 331 00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:16.319 unless you're a murderer.