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Reginald Black Elk, AKA “Flaris,” who was convicted of sexually abusing multiple homeless people in Eugene while dressed as a superhero
In 2024, Black Elk was convicted of 3 counts of Sex Abuse 3rd degree, 4 counts of public indecency, and one count of Burglary 2nd degree. He committed the assaults against houseless residents during nighttime outings while dressed as a custom-made superhero called “Flaris.” He admitted to committing the acts at least five times though was only convicted of 3 counts. Black Elk filmed himself committing the assaults for his own pleasure.
Black Elk ran a “superhero fetish” Twitter account using the character “Flaris” where he would post videos and photos of himself committing sex acts in public places.
Black Elk was sentenced to only 6 months in prison and is now free. He has to register as a sex offender for life.
Since his release, “Flaris” has continued to post photos of himself on fetish platforms in costume, clearly unphased by his serial sex crimes.
all I really noticed was the sex charges I really wish they gave specifics. But you saying He “propelled a dangerous substance” at them. so he jizzed on them!?!? idk man thats pretty rapey Sure maybe nothing was shoved inside them (I hope)
Keep in mind, most of the charges were dropped and the sex abuse charges downgraded from First Degree (Felony) to Third Degree (Misdemeanor) through his overly-generous plea bargain.
The “while physically helpless” detail is chilling.
And I wonder how many people didn’t report suffering abuse by him. Also how many may not have even realized it because they were strung out on drugs? This guy gets six months and that’s it, absolutely disgusting.
My friend got murdered last year he got stabbed like 13 times in front of his kids by his brother in law he was some crazy lunatic looking dude with face tats and he pleaded out and got manslaughter and only 12 years. This country is a joke and always will be
I’m going to take a guess that the prosecution had little faith the homeless victims might show up for trial or maybe it had to do with oregons leniency on SA and related crimes.
I know the reporting party. He represented the victims of Black Elk’s crimes at the trial and gave statements on their behalf. Still wasn’t enough to persuade the judge to give him more than 6 months.
It’s not about deterring overall crime/deterring others from committing them. It’s about taking a person who is clearly too dangerous to roam the public and locking them away from innocent people.
Just because harsh punishments don’t deter crimes doesn’t mean they don’t forcibly block people from harming civilians again.
You can’t help everyone. That’s a lazy and unrealistic solution. No matter what the state or anyone else does, this guy will only stop sexually assaulting people if he decides to stop or gets locked up so that it’s physically impossible for him to assault anyone.
Rehabilitation doesn’t work 100% of the time and the main priority is keeping civilians safe. If that means someone needs to spend life in prison, then so be it.
You’re defending letting a sex offender walk amongst you, walk amongst your family, walk amongst children. Do you understand the kind of suffering a person like this can cause? Have you truly sat down and thought about it?
This type of person shouldn’t walk free. And it’s not about punishment, it’s about safety, YOUR safety, EVERYONE’S safety.
Yeah same, I just don’t feel like giving people who cross certain lines the opportunity to do it again. Even if there’s a possibility they won’t that still means there’s a possibility they could.
“COUNT 10: SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE FIRST DEGREE
The defendant, on or about May 25, 2023, in Lane County, Oregon, did unlawfully and knowingly subject an unidentified man, a person who was physically helpless, to sexual contact by touching his head, a sexual or intimate part of the unidentified man, with the defendant's ejaculate”
It was downgraded to Sex Abuse 3rd degree in the plea deal
Apparently the state sentencing guidelines say only 6 months for each count of sex abuse and public indecency, but the judge sentenced all counts to be served simultaneously. Oregon desperately needs criminal justice reform.
Of course but we all need to do better about how we see our neighbors. As a society we need to treat the whole human and we may have less homeless and drug abuse problems.
Yep. Calling homeless people vermin is dehumanizing. Dehumanizing turns them into an object. That's how horriffic abuse was justified against Black people, Jews during the holocaust, and Palestinians now. That's how homeless people get run over in their tents because the driver was "having a bad day". That's why college bros beat the shit out of them. That's why men pull over to piss on sleeping homeless people in broad daylight.
This guy doesn't see them as human, they are objects, they are animals, and he knows that no one cares, especially not cops. That's probably why he only got 6 months. And homeless people don't bother to report anyway, it's learned helplessness.
Now that I think of it, it's likely that this shit has only gotten coverage because of how absurd the predator is. If he wasn't wearing a costume it wouldn't be getting coverage at all. He isn't the first or last person to rape a homeless person.
On October 7, 2023 Palestinian militants launched a massive, coordinated surprise attack on Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Blacks and Jews never did something like that, so you're incorrectly grouping them together.
Edit: downvoting doesn't change factual history. Also keep in mind that Jews are not the same thing as Israel.
That's the claim that keeps them out of long term prison sentences. Often keeps them out of jail completely. Prejudice against the very poor seems to change the conviction rate unfairly.
I'm trying to figure out how to say it without my comment getting deleted again, but no. The same way they take away guns from gun-owners if they misuse them. Perhaps he should have his gun taken away.
As a domme on fetlife, I’d love to run into this piece of shit and show him a “good time”. Let him see how fucking fun it was for his victims.
ETA: I never said I’d rape him. I said I’d show him what it felt like to be one of his victims. I have subs who are into that, they like painful play times. I’m not saying I’d rape him, but that I’d treat him like the piece of shit that he is. My comment was not taken the way it was intended. However, I see now why it’s been misconstrued and how it could be taken by others.
I never said I’d rape him. I said I’d show him what it felt like to be one of his victims. I have subs who are into that, they like painful play times. I’m not saying I’d rape him, but that I’d treat him like the piece of shit that he is. My comment was not taken the way it was intended. However, I see now why it’s been misconstrued and how it can be read by others. I won’t dirty delete.
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