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“If somebody did it to your kid, you’d do it too”: The Case of Gary Plauché

December 4, 2025 Andrew Esteverena

What comes to mind when you think of vigilante justice? Batman? What about a case of someone taking justice into their own hands when our legal systems fail to deliver it? What about before our legal systems even have a chance to deliver justice? There are numerous such cases of

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The Case of Andrew Brannan

November 2, 2025October 29, 2025 Andrew Esteverena

On January 12th, 1998, 49 year old Andrew Howard Brannan was pulled over for speeding by rookie Deputy Sheriff Kyle Dinkheller. What began as a routine traffic stop quickly escalated: Brannan became agitated as the officer ordered him to keep his hands out of his pockets. A verbal altercation ensued

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Help or Harm? The Ethics of Mark Laita and Soft White Underbelly

October 4, 2025 Andrew Esteverena

65 year old Mark Laita operates a documentary and interview style Youtube channel known as “Soft White Underbelly” where he has been producing videos for the past decade. His channel features people who are in extremely bad situations. Laita interviews drug addicts, gang members, prostitutes, convicts, and homeless people among

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