The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Man Sentenced To 100 Years For Murdering Co-Worker Over Stealing His Lunch

Episode Date: February 2, 2024

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on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. It's time for Donkey of the Day. Donkeys of the day, I'm a Democrat, so being Donkey of the Day is a little bit of a mixed place. So like a donkey, hee-haw, Donkey of the Day. The Breakfast Club, bitches.

Now, I've been called a lot in my 23 years, but Donkey of the Day is a new one. Yes, Donkey of the Day for Friday, February 2nd, second day of Black History Month goes to a former... Where the music at, Eddie? Okay, now we talking. Goes to a former target worker from Virginia named Bazin Baer. I think that's his name.

Who has been sentenced to a whole century in prison. A hundred years. I have no idea why judges be playing with people like that. Like, what is the point? Just sentence me to forever. Okay? Just sentence me to for all of eternity matter of fact just let me ask the

judge a question judge am i ever getting out and the judge can simply say no period okay anything sounds better than a hundred years my brain can't even process that if a judge gives you a hundred years you should automatically be granted permission to run and swan dive over the desk at that judge. OK, that's when you're supposed to make those kinds of leaps. But once again, as I tell you every other day, life is about choices. OK, destiny is not a matter of chance. It's a matter of choice. And Bazin Burr made a very poor choice.

Now, today's donkey of the day is a teachable moment because so many people have been faced with the challenge that Bazin was faced with. So many people every day who listen to The Breakfast Club have had to deal with what Bazin has had to deal with. OK, but I bet you handled it better than he did. What are you talking about, Uncle Charlo? Well, let's go to ABC7 News. ABC7 News on your side for the report, please. New at four, a judge is sentencing an Alexandria man to 100 years in prison after he killed his co-worker in a Target parking lot in Bailey's Crossroads. Back in 2021, 25-year-old Basim Berry killed Hernan Levia.

During the trial, prosecutors argued that Berry planned the murder after his co-worker took his lunch from the office fridge. Days later, Berry attacked the victim and stabbed him several times after their work shift barry pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in october lunch bro you killed someone because they stole your lunch out of the fridge at work because they stole your food out of the refrigerator i understand sometimes life is about principle okay Okay, I get it. He thought you were soft. You had to show him otherwise. But now what? You killed someone over lunch only to go to prison and end up being someone's snack.

And you're going to be somebody's snack. Okay, the same way the man you killed ate your lunch. Trust and believe someone is going to eat your ass the exact same way. And you're going to return the favor. Because what else do you have to do over the next 100 years? And he's only 25. Little young tender. Okay, I'm telling you, people are sick out here.

All right, folks need psychiatric help. So many people that are walking amongst us need to be under somebody's care. They need to be medicated. I don't know what this man was dealing with. I don't know what he was going through. But whatever it was, this situation puts them over the edge. Okay, you don't just go zero to 60 over a sandwich. All right. This must have been a meal his grandmother or mother cooked and he bought the leftovers with him to work.

This had to be some sort of comfort food like this food had to have some sentimental value. OK, he had to be something that this man was looking forward to. And you had the audacity to steal it, eat it and and then just come back to work like it's all good. Caused the man to snap. Okay, I can't believe I have to say this, but I don't care how disgruntled you are. There is not a chicken salad anywhere on this planet that's good enough to take somebody's life and get a century in prison. I don't even know if he was eating chicken salad, but wouldn't it be ironic if he did all of this for a tossed salad only to end up in prison tossing salads for the next 100 years? Listen to me, though, man.

It's a lot of things that's interesting to me about this story. But one that stands out is he thought about this. When you read the report, he thought about this. It's a premeditated murder. He didn't look in the fridge and see his lunch was stolen. He went home, OK, and said, well, he didn't just look in the fridge and see his lunch was stolen and then you know um confront the man right there he went home and said he spent the next few days plotting his revenge think about that he went home for three days and plotted his

revenge and this is why things like meditation is so important uh breathing exercises having someone to talk to you mean to tell me over the course of three days he couldn't let go of the fact that his tuna sandwich got stolen his homemade pizza or peanut butter jelly sandwich got took and he couldn't shake that off this man had severe anger issues that he never got the help for and that is the moral of the story anger resembles fire and like the fire if you you keep feeding it, it will get stronger and harm you. If you stop feeding anger with your attention, it will fade away. Three days? This man held this for three days, not one of those days. Did he have lunch? One lunch after

the lunch that got stolen will remind him that lunch goes on he was moving like he only had one lunch to live and that's not how lunch works listen we must be willing to let go of the lunch we planned so as to have the lunch that is waiting for us not you basil no no no the lunch that is waiting for you right now is two mixed grain sandwiches one roast beef relish and salad our tomato mayo and salad one egg mayonnaise and salad and one serving of fresh fruit that's what's waiting for you for the next hundred years dinner gonna go crazy though one maybe two blue vein sausages that beef whistle you gotta blow on Because it may be too hot

Okay You don't even want to see that custard launcher for dessert Okay Please give um Bazin Bear the biggest hee haw Crazy world we living in y'all I gotta hear both sides What you mean you gotta hear both sides

gotta hear both sides what's the other side there's never a reason you did a killer man over getting your lunch stolen at work and then you're doing 100 years what's the other side let's take it out of the situation for a second right we got 60 seconds right let's just take it out of this this side for a second let's say what side let's just take it let's take it let's take it away from this situation right let's say my name is rashawn right your name is rashawn you stupid idiot i'm five foot four let's say i'm small i've been paid being picked on my whole life i go to work i get a sandwich that my mama made me my only sandwich because maybe I can't afford it Right so this is my sandwich

Are you trying to justify this man killing somebody I'm not justifying anything would you listen to me No we don't need to listen to you You know what you need to do put a meat popsicle in your mouth right now And shut up There's no way you're going to justify it I'm not justifying but I'm just saying He's been bullied right

Now this guy takes his sandwich I'm not saying this is the situation This guy picks on Rashawn Now I come to work? Now this guy takes his sandwich. This guy, I'm not saying this is the situation. This guy picks on Rashawn, takes my Rashawn sandwich. Now I come to work, I see this guy every day. He's laughing at me. I can't beat him physically. So I do something stupid. Nick, put your one-eyed yogurt slinger in this guy's mouth and shut him up.

Okay? The hell is he talking about over there? Huh? Jesus Christ, man. Shut up. I don't want to play with nothing one-eyed, all right? Just shut up. Jesus Christ.

You're a slinger. All right. You're disgusting. What? You're disgusting. Why am I disgusting? All these terms. You got these terms in the back of you or something.

Oh, please. All right. Well, thank you for that, dog. Speaking of the back of something, you want me to put my tonsil tickler back? See? See? He just messed. He must have a bunch of these, and he's just ready to fire off. Your tonsil tickler?? See? See? He just messed. He must have a bunch of these.

And he's just ready to fire off. Tonsil tickler? Like, come on. Shut up. This guy here. Oh, man. All right. When we come back.

See? Back. Say something. I know you got one waiting. I know you got one waiting. I do not. When we come back, Dr. Joseph Puma will be joining us. All right?

Now, he is the founder and president of Soarin' Medical. Now, this month is Heart Awareness Month. Yes, it is. And we're going to be talking to him about things, what we should be doing to make sure our heart is running the right way, our heart is running safe, and that we can live a lot longer. See, that's what anxiety does to you, right? It plays tricks on you. So, you know, the end of last year.

No, not the end of last year. The end of the year before that. What was the year before that? 2022. Okay. Yeah, Dr. Puma does. Yes. And we the year before that. What was the year before that? 2022. Okay, yeah. Dr. Puma does. Yes.

And we're going to talk to him when we come back. All right? It's The Breakfast Club. We'll be right back. The Breakfast Club. Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney, Michael the Bull Laminsoft. Don't be a donkey when you need a fighter on your side.

If you're ever injured, go to MichaelTheBull.com. That's MichaelTheBull.com. And when you mess with the bull, you get the horns. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of

concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zaka-stan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-a-stan. On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best and you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before.

Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. to politics to police violence, and we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other, so join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese investigative journalist who on October 16th, 2017, was assassinated. Crooks everywhere unearthed the plot to murder a one-woman WikiLeaks. She exposed the culture of crime and corruption that were turning her beloved country into a mafia state. Listen to Crooks Everywhere on the iHeartRadio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.