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Is The YSL RICO Trial A Court Proceeding Or A Reality Show?

Flavor of QZ has a ring to it.

By Chris Williams on September 23, 2024 1:48 pm
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Are you seeing this?

There are three constants in life: death, taxes, and YSL RICO fuckery. The shenanigans died down after the defense shifted from questioning Lil Woody, but things are turning back up to 11 with Quindarrius “Lil Dee” Zachary — QZ for short — on the stand. His short time on the stand feels less like the stuff you’d expect of a serious racketeering trial and more like a medley of realty TV show greatest hits. For example, there are moments that channel Flavor of Love:

Judges have done far worse than giggle at a smitten man on the witness stand, but pull it together, Judge Whitaker! You’re overseeing a serious trial, not a school dance where the “will they, won’t they” students hold hands for the first time.

There were moments that channel Sober House:

I don’t even know what show this would be, but it is great television nonetheless:

Between this case and the upcoming Diddy trial, you should cancel all of your subscriptions to those streaming sites. These are going to be the only things worth watching.

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.  He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.