Crazy Youth Hockey Brawl in Russia brought to you by Paul Gozzo

This video isn't for everyone, but hockey players, especially those that have played at a high level, will understand how these kids exemplify courage, camaraderie, and how to stick up for each other even in the face of fear.

Some parents may cry about this. I particularly enjoyed the woman in the crowd clapping as this brawl continues.

Watch this video, then tell me what you think?

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The New Chief Marketing Officer at Lax Wax

Mr. Paul M. Gozzo of Jupiter, Florida has been named the new Chief Marketing Officer at Lax Wax, adding to his existing role as Director of Sales. A former lacrosse player at Paul M. Gozzo quickly discovered that Lax Wax was the best option for improving his game. He says "I apply Lax Wax to the pocket of my sticks in order to protect them from the elements. Lax Wax, without a doubt, gives me better ball control and elongates the life of my stick!"

Now that Paul M. Gozzo lives in Florida, he can be found spending as much time as possible being active outdoors enjoying the tropical weather that South Florida has to offer. Although he enjoys warm weather activities like fishing and golfing, he can still be found playing indoor ice hockey at least once a week as well as lending a helping hand to others through serving the community.

Lax Wax was developed by actual lacrosse players to create the best wax for lacrosse sticks. Lax Wax uses a twist up applicator to easily distribute wax to the pockets, sidewalls, and shooters of lacrosse sticks. Lax Wax makes it easier to control the ball, and increases release velocity.

Since joining Lax Wax in March, Paul M. Gozzo has been instrumental in adding relationships with retail lacrosse stores throughout the United States bringing the total number of retail stores currently selling Lax Wax to over 50, well on the way to the company goal of 100 in 2013. Recently, Paul assisted in negotiating a promotional deal with the Boston Cannons professional lacrosse team. Gozzo is looking forward to adding other positive marketing relationships moving forward as well as establishing a presence at select lacrosse camps and tournaments this summer.

For up to date information on Paul M. Gozzo and his new role as Director of Sales and Chief Marketing Officer at Lax Wax, follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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3 (of the 6) Teens Plead Guilty in Senseless Ohio Beating

3 Teens in Ohio who jumped an innocent man, have plead guilty and avoided an aggravated riot charge and the serious youthful offender stipulation that would have sentenced them under a blend of juvenile and adult guidelines.

Have you seen this national story about the 6 Teens in Ohio who senselessly and severely beat an innocent unemployed man who was walking home from a local convenient store to watch a ball game?

Probably not.

Here is the link to the USA Today story.

What's remarkable to me, Paul Gozzo, is not so much that these 6 teens jumped an innocent man. Senseless violence happens every day in American Society. No, what I am curious about is why the color of the man who was jumped is not in the subject of the title, nor is the color of the boys who jumped that innocent man. I stand corrected really because I have been saying for some time now that I wish the journalists who break stories could leave the color of the skin and the nationality of people out of the story lines these days. In this case they did, but now, I have to ask why?

Three quarters of the way through the story you will learn that the man was white and the boys who jumped him were black. Do you think there would be more publicity surrounding this story if the innocent man walking was black and the boys white?

The journalists commenting do a great job of adding that this is absolutely not a hate crime and the police officials support this notion. I still have to ask, would this be the case if the races of the men involved were different?

Would the Zimmerman case be national news if the race of those involved was different?

I can't help but feel that the press fuels the racism topic in our country and for what, to sell newspapers?

Does this blog now make me a racist?

That couldn't be further from the truth.

Oh, and by the way, racism does go other ways. In other words it isn't always white against black.

Racism

Let's not forget some important truths in this story. 6 teens jumped and brutally beat an innocent Ohio man sending him to the hospital for a few days. So far, not much has happened to the youths other than an explanation that they were "bored" and "looking for something to do" according to the police report.

Oh, and by the way, that man's name is Pat Mahaney and he was hospitalized for four days suffering so many internal injuries that doctors had to insert a tube down his throat to remove all the blood from his stomach.

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Rasberry Williams Could be Free from Life Sentence in Prison by: Paul Gozzo

Rasberry Williams who is serving a life sentence for a 1974 murder may be released from prison after 38 years incarcerated. The only person standing in his way is Iowa's Governor Terry Branstad.

Well, sort of.

Apparently Rasberry Williams has been a model inmate over the last 38 years by staying out of trouble, educating himself, and mentoring younger inmates. Recently the parole board acknowledged all of Williams' efforts to rehabilitate himself as they voted 4-0 in favor of allowing Williams to walk free.

Concerned for his own political career, Governor Terry Branstad has a lot to lose and very little to gain if he approves of Rasberry Williams' release and then Mr. Williams does something wrong. After all, Branstad has enjoyed 18 years as the Governor of Iowa spread out over 3 decades. So, Branstad has requested a public hearing in Waterloo to allow the people to sound off on the parole board's recommendation as the Governor must make a decision by May 4th.

Jeremy Haile, who works for the Sentencing Project and advocates for shorter prison sentences, agrees with me (Paul Gozzo) that it is rare for a governor to free someone convicted of murder because of the obvious political risks involved. Haile and I also agree that the hearing is a smart move because strong public support for Williams would help justify the Governor's decision to release him as well as hedge any future possibility if Williams does get into trouble.

Oh and one more extraordinary fact to go with this story, along with the possibility of a person in prison for a life sentence possibly being released after 38 years in jail and a governor ordering a public hearing, is the simple fact that Williams, while incarcerated, saved two guards lives when a young inmate took them hostage way back in 1979. In fact the man, George Goff, who planned to kill those guards wrote a letter to Williams' parole board stating, "If it had not been for Rasberry Williams that day there would have been two dead guards and I would be doing a life sentence".

This is Rasberry Williams third attempt in front of a the Governor of Iowa. Previously, Gov. Tom Vislak denied Williams' commutation bid in 2006 with concerns that Williams had been gambling in prison, which Rasberry denied. Then gov. Chet Culver reviewed Williams' commutation file in his final days in office in 2011 but ultimately did not act.

I, Paul Gozzo, would like to see Rasberry Williams get the opporunity to become a model citizen just like he was a model inmate and for this sotry to have a happy ending. What do you think of Rasberry Williams and Governor Terry Branstad's opporunity to end Williams prison sentence?

Andrew Auernheimer Harsh Prison Sentence by:Paul Gozzo

Andrew Auernheimer's prison sentence is getting some attention.

I'm (Paul Gozzo) not going to comment on what Auernheimer may or may not have done to get in this position in the first place. I have followed this story with interest just like I followed the Aaron Swartz story which ended so horribly. What is interesting to me is the impression by journalists on how prison sentences are actually handed out. I'm getting the feeling the public really doesn't understand this either.

Just look at the differences in these two stories. The first is from The Star Ledger in New Jersey, or NJ.com and the second from the other side of the country in California at Mercury News.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/ipad_hacker_sentenced_to_41_mo.html

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22822356/hacker-gets-3-1-2-years-prison-stealing

So why did Andrew Auernheimer get the higher end of the "sentencing guideline" range? And what are the sentencing guidelines anyway? Is it because he actually went to trial and did not take a plea deal? Is it because he was so "defiant" and showed "disrespect" to the court as Dan Goldberg of The Star-Ledger points out? Is it because among the 120,000 iPad users whose personal data was allegedly compromised included film mogul Harvey Weinstein and big shot New York Mayor (and part time Billionaire) Michael Bloomberg, who by the way made all that money by organizing data on people and companies that he sold at a high price to Wall Streeters?

Auernheimer got the heavy sentence not because he was defiant to the judge, but because he didn't cooperate with the prosecution who never wants to go to trial and enjoys a "conviction rate" percentage in the high 90's because so many take plea agreements. So when an arrested person does actually go to trial, the prosecution then asks for the maximum sentence on the guideline range that they came up with to begin. So much of the negotiation that factors into the "range" is done behind the scenes anyway. The judge's hands are sort of tied. The prosecution has all the power.

It goes a little like this. The prosecutor's office will talk to a person about being arrested and offer them a plea that is significantly lower than what they will ask for in front of a judge if the accused signs a plea agreement and avoids a trial. Now the person has to think and weigh the options. In cases where the person is a real criminal and they know this game, they understand when to take a deal and also when to tell on someone else thus reducing their potential sentence even further. In cases where the accused (Auernheimer) feels they did no wrong and doesn't buy into the "ignorance of the law doesn't mean you're innocent" theory, and they say "no" to a plea agreement, that defiance will tick-off the prosecutor's office and the accused will end up getting hammered, or the high-end of the guideline range, at sentencing.

This news will die-out, but Auernheimer is going to jail soon. As for the "victims" in this case. I believe they already have moved on and their life was not altered in the slightest.

My guess is that Auernheimer's prison sentence will end up getting reduced significantly at some point though. I (Paul M. Gozzo) would be shocked if Auernheimer stays defiant and serves the 34.85 months or nearly three years that he would have to stay imprisoned on the 41 month sentence. (Inmates can earn 15% off for good-time).

 

SEC Charges the state of Illinois with securities fraud: Paul Gozzo

SEC Charges the state of Illinois with securities fraud: brought to you by Paul Gozzo

This is an interesting story from CNN

"The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Illinois state government have reached a settlement over charges that the state defrauded investors by not giving them proper information about its pension funds."
Amazing

"The agency said Illinois issued corrective disclosures beginning in 2009. The state agreed to settle the SEC's charges without admitting to any wrongdoing. A statement from Illinois said the settlement is in its best interest and that it had cooperated with the probe."

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Lacrosse All-Stars (Sweet Sweet Lax): http://sweet.laxallstars.com/laxwax/
Inside Lacrosse Magazine (ILGear): http://insidelacrosse.com/ilgear/news/2012/08/23/gear-zone-lax-wax
NE Lax Blog (Daily New England College Lacrosse Blog): http://nelaxblog.com/2012/03/31/laxwax/
Lacrosse Playground: https://www.lacrosseplayground.com/lax-wax/
Lacrosse Playground #2: https://www.lacrosseplayground.com/tags/laxwax/