This post goes out to everyone here who doesn’t seem to take the time to consider ANY thing other than their own predispositions to hating people that their media gods tell them to hate.
Legion5999 was a Freeper. He introduced me to this site. He passed away of cancer. But before he did, he was a squatter.
A dirty, thuggy and criminal miscreant that you guys are painting a picture of here.
He rented an apartment for about 8 years. But in his final year he was paying that rent and the owner had DEFAULTED on the mortgage.
The owner was literally stealing his money. The bank came to kick Legion out, cancer and all.
Luckily, cooler heads prevailed and he was given a chance to find another apartment from the current owner’s good graces.
This squatter was more than likely responding to an online ad for the apartment. He was shown the apartment and a fake contract was written up. His money was taken and the scam artist fleed.
When the subject of the article returned from deployment, they found this person living there. We are made to assume that this tenant held the apartment like it’s a game of King of the Hill. Like he couldn’t be forced out.
The owner and the police are likely working with this poor soul to find another place to live.. but that person has been scammed out of $15,000. It’s a shame and I hope people are coming together not to utterly destroy this guy.
So please, freepers.. Stop being so damned angry. Sheesh. The media worked well on you.
This squatter was more than likely responding to an online ad for the apartment. He was shown the apartment and a fake contract was written up.
A home, not an apartment.
The owner and the police are likely working with this poor soul to find another place to live.. but that person has been scammed out of $15,000
Simon claimed he had a lease and that he'd paid $19,000 upfront for six months.
Who pays 6 months upfront? Sounds fishy to me.
Channel 2 Action News learned that Simon has a long criminal history, including convictions for guns, drugs and theft charges.
And there it is.
It's a shame and I hope people are coming together not to utterly destroy this guy.
No need to destroy this criminal, just evict him.