Phillip Rizzo

Light 'Em Up

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"Light 'Em Up" takes a deep dive on the criminal justice system, crime scene investigation and leadership. We take you under and behind the crime scene investigation tape to get at the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help us God! Justice comes to those that fight ... not those that cry!

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Phillip Rizzo

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𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! When Police Lie People Get Hurt, Often Seriously. "Testilying" & The 4 Big Lies Police Can Tell. Fraizer v Cupp: How Deception in Interrogations Does Not Automatically Constitute Misconduct 31.07.2023 56:27

Tonight, on this intensively focused, informative, investigative journalistic edition of Light ‘Em Up we focus our spotlight on a problem that is often described as an unfortunate, intractable, unavoidable and daily reality among the members of law enforcement in the criminal justice system. We reveal the story behind the story on “Testi-lying”— when police lie. Blue Lies Matter! It’s unfortunate,...

Akron (OH) Police Craft Convenient False Narrative to Help Justify Massacre of an Unarmed, Young Black Man. Can a Civil Rights Lawsuit Bring a Measure of Justice to a Grieving Family & a Divided City? 10.07.2023 51:37

This explosive edition of “Light ‘Em Up” — which is currently being downloaded in 100 countries — is packed from the beginning to end with rock solid information to enlighten, educate and empower you! Our intense investigative journalistic focus is on recently breaking news items from the Jayland Walker case. At the airing of this episode, it will have marked 1 year since Jayland Walker was gunne...

Not Granted Bail? Rot in Jail: Your Constitutional 6th Amendment Right to a Speedy Trial. Know Your Rights in Order to Protect Yourself! If You Don't, Who Will? 19.06.2023 38:48

Thank you for tuning in! On this revealing, exclusive and brand-new episode of Light ‘Em Up — our hope is that we enlighten, educate and empower you with knowledge that you previously didn’t have. Keep ever-present in mind, learning can be fun! As education is always a key component of Light ‘Em Up — we expose those things that many would wish to cover-up. The truth forces growth and shines brigh...

Murder on the F Train in The Big Apple: The Choking Death of Jordan Neely. Is Daniel Penny a "Gotham City Hero" or a "Manslaughtering Menace"? 29.05.2023 45:58

Peace be with you on this reflective and somber Memorial Day. Thank you very much for joining us! We are excited to share this investigative and educational brand-new episode with you! We currently are being downloaded in 100 countries, globally! On this incendiary edition of Light ‘Em Up , ripped straight from the headlines — we examine the New York City Subway choking death of Jordan Neely, a...

The Massacre of Jayland Walker: 8 Terrified Akron (OH) Police Officers "Skate", No Indictment. Officers Shot 94 Times, Hitting Jayland 46. Walker, 25, Unarmed, but 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠. 10.05.2023 52:17

Thank you so much for helping us achieve our goal of being actively downloaded in 100 countries, globally! On this explosive edition of Light ‘Em Up, ripped straight from the headlines — like a laser, we re-focus our attention on the breaking news in the killing of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old, unarmed black man, in Akron, Ohio, our hometown. None of this story is foreign to us, we live here, we...

Death on the Sidewalk in The Windy City. The Killing of Leevon Smith. Self-defense or 2nd Degree Murder? 19.04.2023 37:48

Welcome to this incendiary episode of Light ‘Em Up! Tonight, on this explosive investigative edition we examine the death of Leevon Smith. We’re certain that his name won’t ring a bell. BANG! BANG! BANG! On January 18th, 2023 Smith was shot 3 times at point-blank range on a sidewalk near the 1300 block of West 90th Street in Chicago by off-duty Chicago police officer Precious Dunn. Levon Smith g...

You May Not Be The 1st, But Your Goal Is To Be The Best: Inspirational Insights that Empower, with Dr. Sandy Womack, Jr. 29.03.2023 33:18

We're proud to announce that we're being downloaded in 99 countries! In this explosive episode we share our final installation of an incredibly informative and intense 3-part series of conversations with our most downloaded special guest, Dr. Sandy Womack, Jr., the Region 3 area superintendent of the Columbus, Ohio school district and a lifelong educator with 30+ years of experience. He’...

“If There’s No Hope for the Youth, Then There’s No Hope for the Future”: Critical Thinking with Dr. Sandy Womack Jr., on: Critical Race Theory, & the Importance of Education, Knowledge of Self & Love in the Currently Divided States of America. 08.03.2023 44:48

As we promised, this is a continuation of our intensive discussion during Black History Month , a “Light ‘Em Up” “After-dark Special Edition”. In this empowering episode, our returning special guest, Dr. Sandy Womack Jr., the Region 3 area Superintendent of the Columbus City School District (the largest district in the State of Ohio) defines for us exactly what Critical Race Theory (CRT) is. He sh...

If You're Not Sittin' at the Table, You Often End Up on the Plate. The Struggle for Equality in a Land that Doesn't Value Black & Brown Lives. A Conversation With Solutions Based Educator & Superintendent of the Columbus City Schools Dr. Sandy Womack Jr. 15.02.2023 50:33

Welcome to this Special Edition of Light ‘Em Up. We are currently being downloaded in 99 countries globally! Tonight, we feel very fortunate, highly honored and richly blessed to deliver this Special Black History Month “Short Sojourn” with one of our most popular guests, Dr. Sandy Womack Jr. Dr. Womack Jr. is the Region 3 area superintendent of the Columbus, Ohio school district (the largest in...

Barefoot, Alone, Pacing Back & Forth in the Rain at 4 am with a Machete. Brian Umana was a Human Being in Need of Help. Shot 10 Times & Killed by the NCPD. The Police Culture, Patterns & Practices that Have Gone Wrong in Policing America’s Streets. 27.01.2023 42:45

Welcome to this incendiary, investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up ! As we wrap-up our multi-episode series where we’ve analyzed how nuanced and deadly policing the mentally ill has become – tonight, we dig deep into the killing of Brian Umana at the hands of 2 officers with the National City, CA Police Department (NCPD), near San Diego. Brian, 28, the father of a little girl, found himself in the...

Using the Police to Clear the Mentally Ill from Streets & Subways with "Involuntarily Hospitalization": Is New York City Mayor Eric Adams' Policy a "Moral Obligation to Help" or a Heavy-handed Move Equivalent to "State-Sponsored Kidnapping"? 06.01.2023 1:15:51

Happy New Year to You! As we kick off our 4th Season, we are currently being downloaded in 98 countries – a fact that we are tremendously proud of and have worked extremely hard to achieve. Thank you for helping us achieve this momentous goal! On this premier, explosive, new episode, we drill vast, deep and wide to bring you the facts, not the fiction. This is another eye-opening episode as we co...

Thank you for another 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 Year! We're being downloaded in 97 countries globally & growing! We're not "true crime", we're the truth in criminal justice! 09.12.2022 11:54

It is great to be back with you! As we prep to close out another fantastic year filled with one accomplishment after another for “Light ‘Em Up” … which included new sponsorships … and new underwriters - we wanted to focus on what is most important to us other than searching out the truth. We wanted to take some special time to recognize you, our listeners for your (TSL) time spent listening to us...

Policing the Mentally Ill: A Matter of Life or Death. Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), Reducing the Risk of Death During Emergency Interaction Between Law Enforcement and Someone Spiraling Downward in a Mental Health Crisis. 17.11.2022 51:37

Welcome to this impacting episode of Light ‘Em Up! We are grateful to you for joining us. Please tell a friend about us! Remind them that they can find our full catalogue here on every major platform where you get your podcasts! How often do you see or hear where a person who is suffering extremely from some type of a mental health crisis which ends with the person being killed at the hands of la...

"Snitches Get Stitches"... The Dark Underworld of "CI's" - Confidential Informants 28.10.2022 1:01:17

Tonight, on this educational, empowering and explosive episode of Light ‘Em Up — our investigative journalistic focus is on the raw underworld of Confidential Informants or CI’s — a term that is often kicked around among the criminal element and the seedy underworld — but in the real-world very little is really known about CI’s and their intricate role and the crucial impact they have in and on th...

You Are Being Watched by the Police: Automated License Plate Reader Cameras - Emerging, Effective, Crime-Fighting Technology or An Unlawful, Unconstitutional Intrusion of Your Privacy? 07.10.2022 43:17

THIS is the 50th episode of Light ‘Em Up! We are excited and humbled to deliver this educational and empowering episode to you! Thanks to YOU, we’re now being downloaded in 95 countries! With this historic episode we investigate and ask: Is “Big Brother” & your police department watching you? Are your movements being tracked? Whether you like it or not, your driving habits are being observed...

Can You Be Impartial Or Is Your Bias Showing? An Insider's look at the 'Hallmark of the American Justice System': Jury Duty, with Special Guest April Litman 17.09.2022 45:10

You’ve been summoned to appear for jury duty! How a person thinks about jury service is how a person conceptualizes democracy. After years of widespread abuse by courts stacked with King George's cronies, our Founders established the right to a jury trial. The colonists wanted to ensure that members of their community would be responsible for safeguarding their liberty and rights. Before you...

You Have the Right to Remain Silent: 𝐃𝐎 𝐒𝐎! The Conversation YOU NEED to Have with Your Kids & Yourself. 28.08.2022 28:41

Globally, we’re now being downloaded in 95 countries! The truth is powerful and under attack! We won’t be swayed from delivering impactful investigative reporting. Welcome to this episode on knowing your constitutional rights to protect and preserve your life. It’s 3 a.m. and you are lying in bed asleep, “dead” to the world. Suddenly the front door explodes – you hear loud voices screaming POLIC...

You've Been Pulled Over by the Police: What You Do Next May Cost You Your Life, Pretextual Traffic & Equipment Stops, Officer-Induced Jeopardy & Deadly Force 08.08.2022 57:50

Welcome to this new, raw and unfiltered episode of Light ‘Em Up! 🌎 Globally, we’re now being downloaded in 94 countries! From multiple FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests we’ve uncovered a treasure trove of primary source material exclusively for you! We’ve gone to great lengths to bring you exclusive body-worn-camera-audio (BWCA) that you won’t hear anywhere else but on Light ‘Em Up!...

As Many as 90 Rounds Fired: 46 Entry Wounds, 15 Exit Wounds. From Minor Traffic Violation to the Brutal Killing of Jayland Walker, an Unarmed 25-year-old Black man, at the Hands of 8 Officers of The Akron Police Department: Why? 19.07.2022 51:31

Welcome to this incendiary new episode of Light ‘Em Up! As you read this, we are now being downloaded in 94 countries! This episode is our most ambitious of our entire three season catalogue. We’ve gone to great lengths to bring you exclusive audio that you won’t hear anywhere else but on Light ‘Em Up! Gunned down in a hail of bullets. Some reports say as many as 90 rounds were fired. 46 bull...

The Cancerous Face of Antisemitism: From Hate-Fueled, Intentional Murder to Swastikas Spray-painted on Synagogues, Sidewalks & Gravestones. A Global Pandemic of Hatred Surges Against Members of the Jewish Faith & Community 03.07.2022 1:03:42

Tonight, on this explosive episode of “Light ‘Em Up” … we shine the light of the truth on: The cancerous face of Antisemitism – the hatred towards all things Jewish that has permeated our society and the world. Antisemitism is a global problem today. Hatred of Jews based on religious, political, or racial ideologies continues among ordinary citizens, people of influence, and even under state spon...

He'll Kill Until He's Killed: Your God-given 2nd Amendment Rights; The Premeditated, Calculated, Cold-blooded Massacre in Uvalde, TX & How the "FASTER Saves Lives" Program Mitigates the Carnage 12.06.2022 1:07:59

On this special edition of: Light ‘Em Up: We focus the light of the truth on the slaughter in Uvalde, TX – the cold-blooded, calculated murder of 19 little children and 2 teachers. We’ll highlight a specific Active Shooter Risk Mitigation Protocol, “FASTER”, with our expert special guest, Mr. Jim Irvine, and explore the highly divisive issue of the 2nd Amendment. Is the 2nd Amendment being used a...

"I have no peace. I feel like I can't breathe. It's almost as if I’m afraid to go to sleep". The Raw, Unfiltered Emotion, Deep Mental Anguish & Heartache of a Mother – While the Razor Wire & Steel Bars of Prison Separate Her From Her Incarcerated Child 23.05.2022 1:10:21

Welcome! We are now heard in 93 countries across the globe! Thank you so much! On this explosive new episode of: “Light ‘Em Up” , we peel back the raw, unfiltered emotion as we explore the deep mental anguish and emotional heartache and pain that can only fill a mother’s heart on Mother’s Day–while the razor wire and steel bars of prison separate her from her child who is incarcerated (and in this...

Step Forward, Turn to the Right, Turn to the Left, Step Backward. You've Been 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 by an Eyewitness - Your Nightmare Has Just Begun. A Troubling Look at 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 03.05.2022 51:58

Welcome to this new episode of: Light ‘Em Up! We are now being heard in 93 countries! Thank you! On this explosive episode, we shine the “light of the truth“ on Eyewitness Mistaken Identifications . From behind the one-way mirrored glass in a dimly lit room in the precinct police station, the police detective (or line-up administrator) has just given you these instructions: “Turn to the right, tu...

The 5 Phases of Anger & Aggression Management. We Unpack the Slap Heard 'Round the World by Will Smith from a Criminal Justice, Physical Security, Crisis & Anger Management Perspective 13.04.2022 38:42

Welcome aboard to this exclusive episode of: Light ‘Em Up ! Special thanks to our production crew and team of editors as a great deal of effort went into researching and developing this special edition for our fans and friends. We’re very excited that we are now being heard in 90 countries across the globe! In the wake of the “slap heard ’round the world” – the “slap” that actor Will Smith delive...

Stabbed 40 Times and Left for Dead. Hurled In Front of an On-coming Subway Train. Beaten into a Coma with a Rock. Members of The AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islander) Community: The Intentional Targets of Hatred in America. 27.03.2022 36:57

On this special intensely focused new episode of Light ‘Em Up we drill deep and focus the light of the truth on Asian Hate Crimes and the fear that has gripped the AAPI communities across our nation. On February 27th in only 120 minutes 7 New York Asian women (all members of the AAPI community) were attacked. The FBI defines hate crimes as “criminal offense[s] against a person or property motivate...