#crime
Lawmakers, Lawbreakers
#crime
Lawmakers, Lawbreakers
When politicians get caught committing crimes, it's like watching a toddler deny eating chocolate with their entire face smeared in it. There they are, standing in front of a podium, sweat glistening under the lights, swearing they “had no idea” that embezzling millions and hiding it in a fake charity called “Save the Puppies Foundation” was wrong. Their excuse? “I was hacked,” “It’s a smear campaign,” or the classic, “This is all news to me,” as if their signature didn’t appear on every shady document like a kid writing their name on the wall with permanent marker. And yet, despite overwhelming evidence, they strut back into office like nothing happened—because in politics, apparently, crime pays... and also gets you a book deal and a Netflix docuseries.
MP Threatened Again: Man Admits Making Deadly Threats Against Bishop Auckland's Sam Rushworth
- Friday, 28 March 2025
Benjamin Clarke, 31, admitted threatening to kill Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth twice. In August, Clarke sent a message saying he wanted to harm Rushworth at his next public appearance. The following month, he told mental health practitioners that he planned to find and hurt Rushworth, then set fire to a building where he was and lock him in. Clarke initially applied to withdraw his guilty pleas but later decided not to proceed. He has been remanded in custody pending sentencing on May 12.
