Aug 24, '10 21:14 You PICKPOCKETED! Ragnarok.

Sorry Mr Ragnarok sir, what where you saying?

Clearly, that evidence has been doctored, good sir!

Are you then publically offering me free reighn of your pockets... from a purely scientific standpoint of course, in order to prove your claim?

Free reign upon jacket pockets,  but none of that alien mind control. You're grubby fingers are rather slimey.

That is a misnomer in fact, much like the one that snakes are slimey. I suffer from Dry Rot and am actually quite desicated, as the corpse is specially prepared prior to inhabitation. If I were to just decompose as you will when you shuffle of this mortal coil, or like this poor unfortunate speaking on my behalf, then i would have to change body quite a lot, and I don't think too many around these parts would be happy with me possessing their kin.

Louie_Bruno, still on his knees, lower lip trembling, is transfixed by the hideous glare of the lifeless mannequin. A slow trickle of sweat can be seen tracing its way through the grime coating each temple as he patiently absorbs the banter between the intimidating JudgeDeath and members of the curious on-lookers. If they only knew, Louie thought, what this JudgeDeath did to his sister's son, they wouldn't be here gawking. Louie sucked in a breath as that painful memory washed over him, resurging from the deep recesses of his mind long since buried, like an angry bear charging out of its cave...

JudgeDeath looked down and took pleasure from the fear in Louie_Bruno's eyes... 

“I have never understood the reasoning being people wanting to master the “art” of pick pocketing. I always thought it a waste of time with no real benefits to the person. Now we have all seen threads about the issue on pick pocketing, people say it is harmless fun(don’t see what is so fun about it) and if you don’t want to be pick pocketed simply wear a tag that says that or bank your money. Which I thought alright fine.  So I wear a tag that says no pick pocketing and I try to bank my money as much as possible. Yet people still pick pocket me even when I increase the size of my tag. I’m not sure if this is pure ignorance or if some the mafia community is suffering from a possible eye sight problem.”

“But now I see a mobster come along and tell everyone he will be “stealing” from those people who are rich and after handing that money to the poor just like the famed Robin Hood. If I am not mistaken was Robin Hood not hunted by these rich people who demanded his death? Like, sure the money taken from them was not always enough to make them into beggars. It’s the principle; no one takes money from them and just throws it to the bums of the world who didn’t earn it. So naturally I am surprised to see JudgeDeath stating he will be “stealing” not borrowing, not receiving donation but STEALING from the richer mafia community. But I guess he has good intentions *frowns*, still I am shocked to see no one stand against this, like the nobles did against Robin Hood.  Are we all just saying “sure bud, steal my money and hand it over to some poor sap who didn’t earn it”?”

“JudgeDeath has already stolen over $124,971 not from a local post office, or from a poor schlub but from fellow mobsters. I always thought there was an unwritten rule that we can steal and extort from those outside of our mafia world but never from each other, because that shit is what starts wars. I’m sure many of you would go trigger happy if someone stole $124, 971 from you, and you would go even crazier to see that money given to some cheap ass gangster who can’t make money himself.”

“Have we become soft to let this type of thing happen? I say stand up, stop this madness, and catch this modern day Robin Hood before he steals more from the rich folk.”

“Prepare the gallows!”

Well Protein, I can understand you not likeing my methods considering how often you are apparently robbed. I will not be robbing people who have No PP in their profile. Alas occasionally mistakes are made, and when they do I apologiser and return the cash with interest, it is after all only fair.

The money isn't just open to Gangsters, its open to Wise guys like you as well. I'm sure the pot which grows daily would more than make up for the few dollars people have stolen from you... Incidentally, I'm sure someone is bound to point this out, so I thought I'd save them the hassle, but to have an Associate on the cusp of his button come to the streets and ask for a public hanging of a respected Boss is perhaps not the best way of getting that button... even if hanging would have no effect on that boss.

So the question is, would you like to win the money, or did you just come to the streets to talk down about me and complain sir?

To answer your question Mr JudgeDeath, no I would not like to win your stolen money, and yes I did come here to complain about what your doing. I had no intention to talk down to you, but if I came off like that then I apologize. I merely wish to state my opinion on what you are doing. As for my "prepare the gallows" remark it was a mere jest because people demanded Robin Hood to be hanged. I did not mean it literally, I again apologize if you took offence. Also me not liking your methods doesn't have anything to do with how much I have been pick pocketed which hasn't really been that much, but more to do with a principle of not stealing from your fellow mobster and also worse not handing that money to the poorer community.

That's fine sir. I took no real offense from your comments, i'm thick skinned. I'm surprised that you differentiate between my stolen money and how you 'earn' your money. Do you not steal from people to get rich? Do you not commit crimes and felonies? I sympathise with you over your predicament though and hope that someday those who rob you against your wishes are discovered so that you can get fair and appropriate compensation. As I stated earlier, I simply wish to give back to the community some of what I have appropriated, a simple gesture of good will if you wish. I do not discriminate against any associate who wishes to claim my money, regardless of family or city of origin, simply on their perceived wealth.

Alas our friend Louie_Bruno has now disqualified himself from the competition. During a recent check into his finaces which we carry out several times a day, it was discovered that Mr bruno is in fact Rich. As such he has now moved from the recipient list... to the potential target list.

The Prize fund now stands at just under $200,000, all we need is for a few associates to step forward and claim it... I honestly can't believe how hard it's been to try and give away free money.

so you want my hardluck story? ok, had a nice little drug buisness sprouting in philly, when the cops, who i paid off repeatedly, came buy and said they had decided to crack down on my little shop of pleasures. combined with the fact that the druggies don't like me and won't sell to me at decent prices, i'm up financial shit crick.

i'm also certain i fit in your parameters.

That you do Melien, and you are now our only participant... come sunday if no one else has entered you are guarenteed to win.

A point has been brought to my attention, and if it has caused some misunderstanding i apologise. By being sponsored I mean that you must be in a family, and not that you have to be an associate of someone like myself. I agree that i didn't make that abundantly clear,so I apologise.

So to recap the rules:

1) You must be an associate member of a family... IE you must be between the ranks of Petty Thief and Wise Guy and have a sponsor/Crew. Unsponsoreds and Button men are excluded.

2) You can not be Rich or Extremely Rich. Remember I steal from the rich so that rules you out. This includes assets. If I see you are well protected then you will not qualify.

3) You must come here and tell me why you deserve my money. What hardluck story makes you more deserving of my ill-gotten gains than the next schlub.

Well Judge, you certainly had me confused with that rule!

I encourage everyone that meets this erm, things, requirements to make a plea for his cash. Lord knows he can afford to give it away! (Despite my efforts to limit his profits)

I got a question here, how come there can be a Robin hood in a world of thugs and gangster? people who live on others lives, you deal drugs, we all do, drugs kill people, right? we steal purses of old ladies, we do every unacceptable thing to earn a penny, how can one of that community be a Robin hood? I totally believe that Robin hood doesn't fit our time nor our life.

Because the Robin Hood character is first attested in popular ballads, there is no definitive account of Robin Hood, no original story. It seems clear that many of the elements of the story that are popular today were comparatively late additions to the story. One of the oldest elements of the story is that Robin Hood was an outlaw, a criminal who had no choice but to live in the wilds of the forest. Some of the crimes that Robin commits are robbery, poaching on the king's deer, and even murder. Yet he also displays great loyalty to the members of his outlaw band, risking his life to rescue them from the hands of the Sheriff. Robin is also famous for being a "trickster", and he loves disguises.

I am an outlaw... I live outside the law, I am wanted for alledged criminal activities, which has forced me to live in the undergroundof the city, I have committed robbery, I poached this body from the morgue andI dare say I've even committed a few murders. I also display great loyalty to my family... my fellow outlaws, and have risked my life and liberty to defend them and to rescue them from jail.

So would you like to tell me again why this time should have no Robin Hood figure and why that figure should not be me? I believe that your beliefs are wrong and that you have based your knowledge of Robin Hood on the few Hollywood films about him, staring Douglas Fairbanks, Frankie Lee and William Russell for instance, rather than the original legends...

However I will not disqualify you from entering the competition should you find a family to join Teobaldo...

Some of the crimes that Robin commits are robbery, poaching on the king's deer, and even murder.

According to you he was stealing from rich people, but Do you check if the old woman you are snatching her purse is a rich or not before snatching her purse? No you don't. You don't snatch godfathers/dons pockets to give them to a poor gangster.

When you murder, you don't murder for the good of humanity or the sake of improving the world or even helping a weak get over a stronger rival, you kill for your own fun, what did an sleeping Gangster who has been sleeping for 7 days do to you to kill it? That is what happens here sir, we are a different type of out laws, time changed and life did as well, and it changed a lot.

I have never, and I mean never, killed a sleeping gangster, my killing has only ever been to defend the weak and for the good of the community and I defy you to find any man who can prove otherwise. Furthermore, I'm sure many of the Dons of this world will confirm that I have rifled through their pockets with unparalleled success. Give me time and I'll succeed on a Godfather or two.. Oh wait... it would appear that I have already picked the pockets of a Godfather... twice.

I do indeed steal from the rich, and I'm endeavouring to give to the poor. I only ever stole 7 purses in my life... yes you heard that right 7. It was a long time ago before you were born and its not something I am proud of, but I did what I had to do to survive when I first came to this world. If I could find those 7 elderly women, if thety were only still alive, and I had the oppertunity to make ammends, I would. However that is an impossibility. I make my money by robbing and extorting wealthy institutions, not robbing poor defenseless women. I make my money by picking pockets and moving merchandise from areas of low demand to areas of high demand. I'm not a petty thief... I am a Mafioso... albeit an Alien Super Fiend Zombie Mafioso.

All I am attempting to do is rectify a small percentage of the mistakes I have made in my life, by giving one individual a boost. A Chance to make his or her money without doing some of the nasty ass shit I did in my youth. And for offering to help one such individual sych as yourself you would decry me? Forshame on you sir, forshame on you. Would you rather a kept my money to myself and did nothing good with it?

Prophet violently scribbles down a few notes, and walks over to Judgedeath shaking his bony, icy-cold hands in a congratulating manner, Judgedeath had made the Holy News!

The Holy news has made of note of your good deeds, well as good as a petty thief can be, and has put you in a small article and advertising your services. The world shall know of the undead robin hood figure that walks our streets!

Prophet felt no need to take it further then this and walked off on his way searching for any evidence, information on the past wars, Issue 2 was to be on Judgedeath yes, but focused on re-capping the populace on how those in power had come to be.