True Crime Tea Time

Wannabe Gangster Thinks His Arrogance Will Save Him


Listen Later

😎 "He lived the fantasy, talked the talk, and swaggered into court. But his arrogance couldn't hide the truth from the jury."
A 19-year-old wannabe gangster named Binyamin Maqsood walked into a British courtroom believing his street image would save him. He carried a knife and cannabis in his "man bag," but a judge saw through the act, calling him "naive and immature" with a "fantasy-like" gangster attitude [citation:1]. Refusing to send him to prison because it would boost his image, the judge handed down a suspended sentence [citation:1]. Maqsood's arrogance backfired completely, and his smirk of disbelief as he left the courtroom proved that justice doesn't play by street rules.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

True Crime Tea TimeBy True Crime Tea Time