We received a call recently by an angry caller who claims to be a close friend of Shawn Schwartz, a homeless man who publishes videos of himself screaming angry rants blaming society for all his problems.

We covered the story back in Episodes 109 & 110 of Sword and Scale, and mentioned the widely reported story that Shawn Schwartz had stalked & harassed teenage girl Natalie Bollinger shortly before her murder.  In fact, Natalie had a restraining order against Shawn at the time of her death and his bizarre vitriolic YouTube rants were certainly suspect.

Since those episodes aired, Shawn Schwartz, who goes by the handle ShawnDavid now, has gone on to create several additional videos where he blames me for "lying about him" and ruining his life.

You can listen to the episodes in question here:
https://www.swordandscale.com/sword-and-scale-episode-109
https://www.swordandscale.com/sword-and-scale-episode-110

https://www.swordandscale.com/sword-and-scale-episode-109
https://www.swordandscale.com/sword-and-scale-episode-110

Angry Caller - Friend of Shawn Schwartz

It's hard to tell if people on the Internet are being serious sometimes.  Cause wow... talk about cringe!

You Serious?

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Immaculate

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Kid Van

It was May of 1998 in the small town of Romeo, Michigan and a crew of detectives found themselves knee-deep in a hoarder’s nest. The once quaint home of the Verellen Sisters now resembled the inside of a dumpster. The whole house was littered with trash: greasy paper bags, half-empty cups of soda, pest strips hanging from the ceiling collecting flies, and ketchup. There was an obscene amount of ketchup smeared over the entire home. With each step into the layers of trash on the floor, the detectives wondered what mysterious noise would pop under their feet. The squish of an old hamburger? A cat? A small dog? After all, the people living here shared this mess with seven pets. The detectives trudged through the sea of clothes, feces, trash, and children’s toys. They were looking for a woman who had gone missing and this was the last known place she had been seen alive.

Protective Services

While police search a small Pentecostal church for kidnapped Baby Brandon, another disturbing case emerges… one involving the horrifying exorcism of Arely Proctor.

Exorcism

When Kent law enforcement arrived at 67-year-old David Fuller’s home on December 3rd, 2020, they expected to put an end to a 33-year-old murder investigation. They never expected that closing this case would shatter the lives of over 100 additional families in the process.

Peeping David

In June of 1977, Yale students Terri Jentz and Avra Goldman are on a cross-country biking trip when a terrifying attack changes their lives forever.

Going for a Spin

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A concerned listener recently gave me some tips on how to be less-biased by inserting some more of my own personal bias.  I've included the audio so you can hear his entire suggestion (without any of my rampant bias getting in the way).  Thank you, concerned listener.  I will list out the lessons you've taught me and use them to better this program in the future...


Concerned Listener Suggestion #1: "You can't just do a report on something that is intrinsically political" without being political.  

Me: Don't cover anything that can in any way be perceived by anyone as "political."  Got it!


Concerned Listener Suggestion #2: "You can't do things like you did, where, you have a woman suggest that this is not the exception to the rule."  

Me: Makes sense.  Next time I'll interject and harshly correct any perceived suggestions with my unfounded claims and own political bias.


Concerned Listener Suggestion #3: "But this woman with her claims 'this happens far too often..."  No that's bullshit.  You're being political right there."

Me: Right, same thing as before.  Interject, correct, insert my own political bias.


Concerned Listener Suggestion #4: "Also you have your statement saying, 'oh this was not by anti but pro-abortion,' and that's you coming down on one side right there"

Me: Actually, it's a line read directly from the grand jury report.  But next time I'm make sure to immedieately call them morons after quoting them and, of course, insert some more of my own political bias.


Concerned Listener Suggestion #5: "...And number three, in a time when Planned Parenthoods are threatened to be shut down... and people are taking any example they can as proof that abortion is a satanic fucking ritual, to put out an episode like this. Despite the fact that it's true ...and then suggest that '(Oh) this is not the exception to the rule. It happens more than you think,' is completely irresponsible if you're trying to be unbiased or if, the impression that I get is that you're an anti-abortion person, that it's just the usual bullshit coming from your side of the fence."

Me: Ok, so first I gotta make sure I never talk about any topics during any time which one side may not like it.  if I say anything negative against this anyone on this side of the argument then, obviously, I'm biased.  I need to be more responsible with my reporting in the future and take into account the political struggles of both sides so I can time my own comments and reporting to weigh more strongly a bias on the opposite side.  Timing is everything!


Concerned Listener Suggestion #6: "You're clearly a moron."

Me: Point noted.

Concerned Listener

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