Thursday, January 12, 2017

Arrested! Getting Started in the System


Arrested!

Getting Started in the System

A fundamental guide to the basics of the legal system


Let’s start with getting arrested. {Today you have had a physical altercation which resulted in you breaking someone's nose.}  Everything you say, can and will be used against you. The police mean it when they say those words. The police will also tell you that it’s best to confess to everything because prosecutors and judges like that kind of thing. It’s true, prosecutors LOVE that kind of thing. It makes their job significantly easier. However, your lawyer would much prefer you not say anything. You have the right to remain silent. This is something you should take seriously. The police make this as difficult as possible. They want you to say as much as possible (unless you’re drunk, then they want you to shut the hell up.)   ------  The police have a duty to investigate criminal activity and part of that investigation includes asking you questions. They’re goal is to discover what happen. They want to find a culprit. Part of the problem is they go into every situation with their prejudices, preconceived ideas, and training that tell them everyone is a threat to their life.

They take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. Ironically, they do everything they can to subvert that same Constitution. They also have this idea that if they arrest everybody the court can sort them out. This a major reason for the overcrowding in the jails. The prosecutor is put in charge of taking criminals off the street. They begin every case with the belief that every person is guilty and their job is to prove it. Did you know, that once you’ve been arrested you are consider guilty by everyone that is part of the system (except for a few truly impartial judges) and from that moment on you will begin to fight for your life. The idea that you’re innocent until proven guilty is dead.

Moving on, after you’re arrested a few different things are going to happen. You are going to be taken to the jail and booked in. This is where they take your fingerprints, retinal scan, ask you for as much identifying information as they can, including but not limited to, name, age, race, religion, tattoos, piercings, gang affiliation, etc. etc. They gather this information for their database and will follow you everywhere you go for the rest of your life, even if the charges that are brought against you are dismissed or you’re found not guilty. The booking process itself doesn’t really take that long and there’s really no way around it. (NOTE: Not answering the questions the jailers ask will only cause you to be held longer and piss the jailers off. It’s best to just go through the process and get out or get to whatever cell they are going to put you in.)  

Whether you’re released or taken into the jail, the State is going to begin their case. The police officers are going to write and file their report with the prosecutor’s office, this is called “filing” charges. The prosecutor will decide what charges to press, which is referred to as “pressing” charges. The prosecutor will always go for the highest level of charge possible. The reason for this is to have leverage when in negotiations for a plea bargain.

In our example of your altercation and subsequent breaking of the other guys nose, it’s obvious that it was just a fight but the prosecutor has a range of statutes to choose from to press against you which have a different range of punishment. There is a good chance that he will charge you with 2nd Degree Assault, in Missouri this is a Class C Felony, which carries 1 – 7 years in prison.
After some time goes by, be it in jail or on the streets, the time will come where the prosecutor will offer to drop the charge to a Misdemeanor 3rd Degree Assault, which only carries up to 6 Months in the county jail. Most people will snatch that offer, especially if they’ve been sitting in jail for the last 9 months waiting on court date after court date. Most people just want to be done with everything as soon as possible so they can put it behind them. Whether they are guilty or not isn’t relevant anymore. This is how the justice system works. 97% of federal convictions and 94% of state convictions are the results of guilty pleas.

Arraignment - Your next interaction with the legal system will be an Arraignment. This is a formal reading of the charge by the judge. This will be the first time you set foot in the courtroom. You probably don’t have a lawyer. This is where the judge will set bail or Release you on your Own Recognizances (ROR), read to you your charges, ask how you plea, and authorize the use of public defender (maybe). 



Preliminary – The next time you step inside of the courtroom will be for a preliminary hearing. Often this is waived. This should rarely ever be waived. Your lawyer will meet with you before the hearing to entice you to waive the preliminary. He or she will come with an offer from the prosecutor that will usually include reduced charges and a maximum sentence offer. __________________________________________________________________________________

             How it goes - In your fight from earlier where you were charged with 2nd Degree Assault, your lawyer will come and tell you what the prosecutor is offering you which will be something along the lines of dropping the charge from a felony to a misdemeanor, if you waive the preliminary. Which makes your possible outcome go from a minimum of 1.-7 years in prison to a maximum of 1 year in county jail.
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            Here’s the issue – The preliminary is a right a designed to show the court that there is truly a case worth prosecuting. The prosecutor must show evidence that the felony being charged has some merit and you’re the one that committed the felony. The threshold is ridiculously low but this is also the first chance you have of having your case thrown out. If the alleged victim doesn’t show up the case is almost guaranteed to be thrown out. There are a few exceptions. An assault case isn’t one of them. If the victim doesn’t show, they will either dismiss the case or the prosecution will ask for a continuance for a chance to locate the victim. The motion will be granted and another court date will be set for the same thing. They can ask for a continuance up to three times before the court is obliged to throw the case out. This is only possible if you don’t waive your preliminary. However, if the victim does show up they will likely be asked to testify against you in open court. Constitution grants you the right to face your accuser. If your accuser appears in court you will be “bound over”. This simply means you will move up the judicial ladder and the case moves forward. Another arraignment will be set in a higher court and you will get a new judge.

Arraignment – This is your second arraignment and once again you will be read your charges formally in open court and meet your new judge. This is the judge you will have throughout the rest of the case. Again, you will be asked how you plead, it will be noted and documented by the court. Another court date will be set.



Some options – Most people are unaware they have options about this time. There are motions you can file to speed up the amount of time in between court dates. When sitting in jail, a motion for a fast and speedy trial, is often overlooked. A simple case like this is a good one to file such a motion. This is something you can ask your lawyer to file or file yourself. This motion is designed to get you to your trial date within six to nine months. I personally know individuals who have sat in the county jail fighting similar cases for over a year only to have the case dismissed. A motion for a fast and speedy trial could have saved them time and the tax payers money. Although, the downside is you could piss the prosecutor off because it puts them under the gun and gives them a deadline.

Your lawyer should already have whatever evidence is going to be presented. You should make sure you have a copy as well. This is called your “discovery”. You have a right to it. You can help your lawyer once you have a copy of your discovery by combing through it and finding discrepancies in the witness statements, victim statements, officer reports, all the evidence. The prosecution is going to weave together a story using the evidence they have available that concludes with you being the type of person who would and did violate a specific statute of the law.

Good Idea -----> Keep record of all communication between you and your lawyer. Document everything. When they come visit you write down what you discuss. Have ready your questions, concerns, and whatever you want to talk about or need them to do for you.


Pretrial Conference – There are practically an unlimited amount of possible Pretrial Conferences (PTC). These are held at regular intervals for various reasons such as motions to be heard and attempts to get you to plea bargain and be done with the case. If you or your lawyer filed the motion for a fast and speedy trial you will probably have three PTC to discuss the details of our case. These are also opportunities for you, if you’re in jail to ask for bond reduction, ROR, specific evidence that may not be included in your initial discovery, provide counter plea bargain offers. Pay attention to what is going on and document as much as you can. If there is something that is being said that you don’t understand, make your lawyer explain it to you, especially before you sign or agree to anything. This is your life, and your record that will follow you the rest of your life.



Trial – TBD

Now that you have made it this far into the legal system and have read this post, you know more than 75% of the people I have encountered in the county jail. Believe it or not just this little bit of information could have and has changed the lives of many people. Knowing what you're dealing with can only help you. Knowledge truly is power. If more people understood the judicial system that rules every single person's life in one way or another we wouldn't have the over crowding issues in the jail and prosecutors would be more reluctant to press every charge placed on their desk. We the people have the power to change the system by educating ourselves. This is to keep the scales of justice in balance. When knowledge meets ignorance, knowledge will win. When knowledge meets knowledge a balance is created that a civil society must have to remain civil, otherwise tyranny and oppression shall rue the day.





Tuesday, January 10, 2017

More Than Just a Criminal - Justice Reformed



  The world will see you as you wish to seen. Taking the reigns and tailoring what people see is no doubt the best way to discover who you are as a person. This is what I am attempting to do with this brand, this persona of The American Criminal. I do not want to avoid, hide, or minimize what I've done or the person that I have become. I like who I am today. I wake up in the mornings ready to
create something new and shed a little more light on who I am. It's still early for this blog and the direction I'm headed is still clearly in development. I have already had a negative backlash from the one of my post. I seem to have caused people to see me as a threat to the public. I've been working a significant amount of time on this blog, my website, my brand, my life. I haven't had a chance to fully develop what I have to offer.

In the song,  "This Corner" by Denaun, I think he says it best when he says,

"It's my gameplan now
To get in this ring and show that I'm a changed man and how
I won't blow another chance to make you proud
Even though you got the right to hate me now
I know you lost your hope in me
But hopefully I can restore it back where it's supposed to be
I just want my daughter back, this fight means much more than that
I'm tryna think before I react, I ain't get the message at first
I tried to ignore the facts
But I'm much older, she's my soldier, I told you
I'd go to war for that
I said your boy is the truth and it's no lie in him
All he needs is his family with him
Y'all want him 'til it's no room given
I'ma hit him 'til the ref come and get him"

To give you guys a slightly better idea of where we're headed with this brand and idea of American Criminal. I'm currently working on plans to launch the American Criminal T-Shirts. I intend to speed up the development and production of the clothing line. We'll start with T-Shirts, I've already spoken with the owner of a few clothing outlets including Eye Candy in the Battlefield Mall as a starting place to distribute the products. We're also looking for designs for the American Criminal Brand. If you have an idea that you think we cold use get ahold of us on our website LivingCriminal.com
While I have reached a level of being able to accept the fact that I will never be able to pass a background check, and the world will always see me as a criminal, I know that I am so much more than that and through this medium of Blogs, news columns, website, clothing line, writing (E-Book Coming Soon), I can show the world that I may always be a criminal to you, BUT I'll always be more than just a criminal.

I am Justice Reformed



Sunday, January 8, 2017

Are you a Criminal?

  

Are You a Criminal

     Very simply, according to Google a Criminal is a person who commits a crime. Seems pretty clear cut, but is it? What if someone commits a crime that is later deemed not a crime? What if someone is found guilty to have committed a crime, but then it is discovered they were innocent? What about the "Founding Fathers" of this nation, do we consider them criminals for the act of committing high treason? These are questions I pose for the sake of understanding that being a criminal is more of a mindset that can't rightfully be placed as a label on just anyone who has committed a crime.

Do Yo Consider Yourself A Criminal


     The first thing you should take into account is whether you think of yourself as a criminal. Believe it or not, most criminals consider themselves criminals. One thing people forget is intention. Stephen Covey once said, "we judge ourselves by our intentions, and others by their actions". When criminals consider what they are and what they do, they usually focus on their motives for acting against the law as reason enough to do so. For some who decide, that it is better to destroy your family by selling them drugs than for mine to go hungry, is a noble intention wrapped in the guise of feeding their family. The law is not calculatedly when one chooses to make such a drastic decision to commit crime, like selling drugs. Rarely are the ramifications and affects that such a profession (I use the term loosely) may cause others deemed worthy of consideration and thereby leaving the individual with the stand alone belief that either they or their family eating is all that matters.

Everyday Criminal (Misdemeanors)

   Misdemeanor - a nonindictable offense, regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a felony. A lot of folks don't consider these kind of crimes as those relating to "criminals".  There are those that commit misdemeanors every day but are never considered to be criminals, like my mother. According to the law in the state where she resides, buying and possessing marijuana is a crime. Yet, rarely is she without her weed, so she is in a constant state of criminal activity. Let’s remember that a criminal, according to google, is a person who commits a crime.

Above the Law

     Are you a politician or activists? A significant amount of the people that I speak with consider most politicians to be criminals but not activists, and vise versa. I think a common theme that works along the lines of all criminals is a perception that the individuals seem to believe they are above the law, the law doesn't apply to them, or the law is wrong. Politicians are commonly seen as criminals by their acts that appear to disregard the law. Activists are seen as criminals when they break the law in order to bring awareness and change to a particular legal issue. Now whether you think you’re above the law, the law is wrong, or it simply doesn't apply to you, is a question only you can answer.



Critical Thinking

     Do you have the ability to think critically? People with the ability to think critically can see that the world we live in is run by criminals. The only way to be free is to see beyond the reality of a ruling class of policy makers and live a life that makes you happy. Thinking critically allows one to question the validity of he law and make a personal determination as to whether the law is right or wrong, and act in a way they see as right regardless of said law.


The Legal System

     Do you need the legal system to exist to keep you from doing bad thing? The craziest thing about the legal system is it can allow the most reprehensible acts to go unpunished. The law is something that a lot of people would see as a pillar of a modern civilized society. However, a man can snatch a 7 year old girl off the street, violate every orifice of her tiny little body, chop her up, cook and eat most of her body, have a fair trial where the prosecution failed to provide some of the evidence to the defense, have a mistrial or worse, the man could beat the case altogether, and thereby legally he is

still not considered a criminal, justice (whatever your definition) hasn’t been served, and the law has made what the man did ok. That is likely to happen because criminals don’t tend to take too kindly to hurting children. We go round and round and the baseline for what is a criminal is quite simple… A criminal is a person who defines right and wrong for themselves. They don't allow the world to dictate what is right or wrong. The will go to any leangths to protect their family and be happy.

Well...?

     Those are some o the basic elements of the criminal mindset and the ignorance of the legal system. Examine the world around you and ask yourself the questions posed here. Remember that not everyone who has committed a crime is a criminal, and not every criminal commits crime for the sake of personal gain or to terrorize the public. There's a story behind every criminal. There's pain, loss, struggle, and a desire for better a world. Criminals are created by the law. A question for you to ponder, if there were no law, would we still have criminals?


T.D. Rucker
American Criminal

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Stealing from Walmart, The Receipt Game


Theft, Stealing, Larceny

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     These are some of the best practices to stealing. But let me say I find a moral high ground when it comes to stealing from business as opposed to stealing from individual people. I personally don’t steal from friends, family, coworkers, or citizens in general. Am I aware that stealing from businesses causes prices to rise and thereby affecting citizens adversely? Yes. However, it doesn’t have to be that way, companies tend to make ridiculous profits and could easily absorb those losses but choose not to and therefore pass the loss to customers while maintaining there comfortable profit margins. While those of you on your high horse who say things like, “you’re making I harder on the rest of us who work for a living” should take into account we’re not the ones making the choice to make it harder on you, there are specific people in charge of making that decision, and I’m not one of them. I have gone out with the intention to acquire as much a I could in order to turn around and sell it at a discount, simply because I needed to pay the utility bill because every interview goes terrific until they ask about felonies or do a background check. Just because I’m not hired doesn’t mean the utility bill isn’t due, and they don’t care whether you’re employed or not.

Now that I have soap-boxed on that let’s get to it.

Simple Returns

The quickest way to get a little bit of cash in your pocket, like say…for cigarettes or gas money is simply to return items to Walmart….with a receipt. Having the receipt is vital to a smooth experience, due to the variety of return policies at every individual Walmart. When returning something with a receipt there’s no muss, no fuss. Here’s the steps to make it happen:

1.       Get a receipt.  
This is an example of a receipt where the items were purchased with cash.

Yes, it’s as easy as it sounds. Get a receipt, any receipt from Walmart, whether it’s one that you have from a previous purchase, your mama’s receipt, or just a receipt you found on the ground.



a.       Make sure the items on the receipt were paid with either a debit card or cash.

b.       DO NOT USE a receipt that the items were paid with a credit card, (I wasn’t paying attention and did this once, someone now has money back on their credit card. Merry Christmas. #pay attention)



2.       Read the UPC codes (UPC – Universal Product Code).

Next to each item on the receipt is a 12 digit number – the UPC code. Mostly just pay attention to the last four digits. This is the number you have to match to the item you intend to acquire.



a.       Different items have different UPC codes. Identical items have the same UPC codes.

(Blue medium shorts by AND1 has the same UPC code as all other blue medium shorts by AND1 but different than say, large blue shorts by AND1.)

b.       This is universal throughout every Walmart. But not every Walmart has the same items.



3.       Make a list.

This is a huge time saver. You’re probably not going to get everything on every receipt. So you’re going to want to make a list of the items you’re going to get. On the list write:


A Small list with the required columns.

a.       The name of the product.

b.       The price of the product. (helps in locating the item later)

c.       The last four digits of the UPC code



4.       Get dressed.

I know it seems dumb, but this could be the difference between being watched and not being watched.



a.       Wear clothes that look and are clean, preferably new.

b.       Long sleeves are ideal. (often items are small enough to pick up and slip inside your sleeve with one hand.)

c.       Cut your hair, trim your beard and moustache, look clean cut.

d.       Pants that are comfortable or relaxed fit. Stay away from baggy clothes.

e.       If you have a bag that’s not too big, like for laptops – Bring it.  Ladies bring the big purse.

f.        A belt is a must, whether you need it or not.

g.       Try not to be black or Mexican (sometimes this is unavoidable, sorry).

h.       If you have a friend who is a minority, have them dress the opposite of what’s suggested above, they will become the decoy.





5.       Let’s go to Walmart.

The best way to get there is by car, but if your items are few or you just don’t have a car, take the bus or walk. Whatever the case is, you have to get to Walmart or you won’t be able to do any of the stuff we’re about to discuss. (Best practice is to get a driver)



a.       It’s best to go in teams. Male/Female teams are best. (We’ll Discuss teams another time in more detail)

b.       Be confident, listen to music that makes you feel the world is yours and owes you something.



6.       Inside Walmart.

Pretty simple instructions. Go inside. Here’s a few things to pay close attention to.



a.       Notice the greeter, or lack thereof. Say hi, be friendly, smile… Most greeters are the little old ladies  or old men or disabled folks who don’t do much but… Greet you. If that’s the case…remember that, it’s gonna come up again later.

b.       Act like you know what you came for, because you do. You even have a list, unless you got high and left it on the fucking counter.

c.       Don’t rush, but don’t lollygag either. According to ChaCha the average time spent in a Walmart is 1 hour.
d.    When you get into a section locate the item's brands. Walmart tries to stay organized, use this to your advantage.
e.    Next, search for the price of the item in question.
f.     Then, look closer at the UPC and find your match. (sometimes it's not there).
g.     Don't be afraid to ask for help.



1.      Stealing

This is where the good stuff starts. You have to decide how you’re going to steal based on what you’re going to steal. There are a few ways to do this.

A.    If the item is small and you can slip it up your sleeve, do that.
B.     If the item is large or you have a significant list and plan to fill your cart up, do that…throw it in the cart.
C.     If you’ve brought your bag, hopefully you placed it in the part where the baby sits. Small items can be placed near it.
a.       If you place items slated to go in the bag, place them near the bag and wait to put them in there until you’re in a safe and secure aisle.
D.    Continue moving throughout the store repeating the process until your cart is about half full.


2.      Time to Go.


It’s now time to leave. Make a pass by the front door and check out the greeter. Is it the same old lady or has the greeter been replaced with someone more…competent looking? This is a yellow flag. Be careful because you may have been made. But it ain’t over yet.

If the greeter is the same, walk up to them and ask them to watch your cart, and head to the car. Now you can either go to another Walmart and return the items yourself or have your partner return the items to the same Walmart…right then. You stay in the car.

If you intend to take the whole cart, because some of you’re items are large, then try to find a checkout lane that doesn’t have a chain across it or a cashier. Walk through it confidently. Head to the bathroom. Go in, take a piss, wash your hands, head back to the cart. Again, notice the greeter. Same old lady? Walk past her, best to be preoccupied, texting on your phone or in a discussion with the person your with. Walk out. Head to the car. If you make it off the sidewalk right in front of the store you have gotten away and they didn’t even realize it.

The items that you have receipts for can be immediately returned by someone else, or you can do it yourself at a different Walmart. Congratulations, if your load is worth less than $750 you have just committed a Misdemeanor  and gotten away with it.

Now I know, this petty crime can be invigorating and help make ends meet. I'm also well aware of the fact that this is a far cry from the "gangster" ideal I had grown up with in my head. But, I'm sure nobody would argue with the fact that this is Living Criminal.

Yeah, That's me!


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Monday, January 2, 2017

Growing up a Little Bit....A Criminal in the Making

    

     I have often wondered at what point I decided to become a criminal. Growing up in America I travelled around, a lot. When I'm asked why we moved so much, my standard response became, "because we were poor." Which we were, financially. I was raised by my mother, Veta Ann Hargis and we often went from place to place for reasons unknown to me as a young child. There were a few occasions I was sent to live with my father, Daren LaRoy Rucker, Sr., and shortly there after I would be sent back to live with my mother, who by this time had moved again. Different cities and different states, from California to Pennsylvania, Missouri to Arizona and in between all the places there was always one place called home, Waynesville, Missouri. I'm sure I'll be referencing "The  'Ville" throughout my time and anecdotes as it has and always will be a significant part of my life.  

This is NOT me,  But  it's kinda  what it was like.


     There are a few very distinct moments that I can recall that I believe assisted in the development of my identity as a criminal. First and foremost in my recollection of being taught that, "It's only illegal, if you get caught". This, however true it may be, was never balanced out directly with the reality that while something may not be illegal, it doesn't make it right. This is a lesson that I've learned on my own, more so than anything. Of course, that works in reverse as well, just because something is legal, doesn't make it right. I think this is above all, the concept that I hope to get people to stop and think about when reading this blog.

     When I was about seven year old I was caught stealing some candy or something and my mother had a friend who worked for the small town police department and had my brother and I thrown in a jail cell for a couple hours in an attempt to scare us into not stealing anymore. I remember hearing the cell door slam shut and my brother and I looking at each other, sitting on the bunk, and discussing how, "it wasn't that bad". I assure you a couple hours, isn't that bad.




     So perhaps it was about that time that it started to grow, the idea that being a criminal is a subconscious path that I would begin to follow, because it wasn't long after that I began stealing almost everywhere I went. Usually small things like pens, pencils, crayons, and often when I was hungry I stole my specialty, Little Debbie snack cakes, especially Star Crunch....loved them. I wasn't caught stealing again until I was 15, at which point I wasn't really caught, as I was called out by my mother who noticed all the nice clothes and constant change in shoes when she told me to stop stealing. Looking back I'm ashamed at my response, "I'll quit stealing, when you can buy me the things I want." That ended that conversation. I stepped my game up and starting grabbing jewelry as well as higher end clothes of which we could never have afforded. My mother has had some of the biggest smiles on her face when I've gifted to her nice things, and it seemed as though we've adopted a don't ask, don't tell policy. This lifestyle choice, mixed with reinforced conditioning from some of my favorite movies with lines like,  "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being President of the United States....To me, it meant being somebody in a neighborhood that was full of nobodies. They weren't like anybody else. I mean, they did whatever they wanted." Henry Hill (Goodfellas, 1990)

This all came after my cousin had me out late in California and put me down with the GDs, (Gangster Disciples), Because in between all of this I really wanted to be a person my mother could be proud of, someone that could say they were better than everybody else. I studied in school and was often bored as the school curriculum wasn't very challenging, and I was never a part of the "in crowd" because I was always the new kid and the "in crowd" always consisted of the kids who had grown up together. Since I didn't have anyone to goof off with at school, I studied, made good grades, and excelled at academics, while wanting to participate in extra-curricular activities like football. But often couldn't afford it, or moved before any season started or started too late in the season.

So it was probably around that time, age 15 that I really wanted to be a criminal.

Introduction to the American Criminal

     Who am I? I am the American Common Criminal. My name is Terry Rucker and I have a rap sheet. Among my accolades include a guilty plea for Robbery in the 2nd Degree for which I spent six out of ten straight years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, from 2004 - 2010. Domestic Assault 3rd Degree, for which I was sentenced to unsupervised probation, and most recently, as of February 18th, 2016 I plead guilty to two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance, for which I am currently serving 5 years supervised probation with a 6 year back-up. (Back-up - Term of incarceration should I be violated and my probation revoked).

     I've been previously charged with Arson, Resisting Arrest, Destruction of State Property, Failure to Identify as a Witness, 2nd Degree Assault, Felonious Restraint, Armed Criminal Action, Introducing Contraband into a Federal Facility, destruction of state propety and Stealing. These charges have either been dismissed, dropped, or currently pending.

    Why am I telling you this? In the days that are to follow I will reference these various crimes,  some in detail. I don't want to brag, but using words like "accolades" one would think I am proud of what I've done. I'm not. However, there is a sense of pride having survived the many trials and tribulations I've encountered. The main reason for listing these criminal activities was to establish a base of knowledge and qualify myself as an American Criminal.