Talk:Lillo Brancato

Arrest
Does it really need to say "felony homicide arrest"? considering there is no such thing as midemeanour homicide arrest? Pacian 17:23, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

I think you make a good point. Homoicide Arrest would be fine. Feel free to change it. 64.222.36.104 18:28, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

"Felony" isn't describing the homicide, it's describing a death that occured during a felony. There's something called a felony murder rule which holds felons responsible for deaths that are caused during a felony, like a burglary in this case, even if accidental. So even if Brancato didn't kill this cop, he could still be charged with murder because it happened while Brancato (allegedly) was committing a felony. Taco325i 07:03, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Homicide Arrest sounds good with me. I say he's italian-american. it's too bad for the police officer to lose his life. anonymous — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.151.140.2 (talk • contribs) 1:13, 11 December 2005 (UTC)


 * He says he considers himself an Italian-American. I don't know what his birth details are - his Italian name came from his adoptive parents, not his birth parents.  wknight94 23:37, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Since he was actually charged with Second-Degree Murder today I move that that be what the heading is changed to. Menos 14:15, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Italian American?
Does anyone have any proof this actor is Italian-American? He was born in Bogota and raised by adoptive parents.

BabuBhatt 19:42, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Although he is of Colombian descent, Brancato identifies himself as an Italian-American because he was raised as such. I think the category is appropriate is his case.MrBlondNYC 20:18, 20 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I self-indentifying as Italian-American good enough for a fact-based encyclopedia? BabuBhatt 20:33, 20 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Sure. The U.S. census relies on self-identified race data, for example.  If he calls himself Italian-American, especially considering that the people who raised him from infancy are of Italian descent, then Itialian-American he is.  --Nelson Ricardo 21:31, 20 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Millions of "Jews" self-identify even though they have ancestry from different parts of the world. Why can't Lilo?--173.60.151.243 (talk) 03:03, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Judaism is a religion that anyone can join. You can change your religion. The Category is "American people of Italian descent". Self-identifying as Italian does not change your ancestors into Italians. (I changed my view from my previous comment five years ago)MrBlondNYC (talk) 18:19, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

But you dont know his ancestry. His family could have been Italian Colombians. Colombians have a bunch of ethnicities. Do you ignorantly think that only Americans are of Italian descent? Do you think the language of Italians is English. Plus,yes you do take the ethnic identity of your adoptive parents because that's how you were raised. If an Italian was raised by Native Americans, he or she would take that ethnic identity. No matter what his/her ancestors are. Self-identification is very important, and being Jewish is not only about religion. There are non-observant jews. Verifiableman (talk) 18:33, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Colombian category
Not sure I agree with removing Category:Colombian actors. He was born in Colombia and I assume his biological parents were Colombian. If those are true, why is he excluded from all Colombian categories? Even though he was brought to America and raised by Italian-American adoptive parents, he's still 100% Colombian. wknight94 19:12, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Should be removed. Cat is subcat of Cats defined by nationality, not national origin or ethnicity. Your nationality matches your passport, and surely his is American. And i have no problem accepting his ethnicity as Italian. --Jerzy•t 21:49, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Definitely still current
This actor has been arrested and awaits charges, and then possibly a trial. Hi saga will last a year or more ... I hardly think he's no longer a current event. BabuBhatt 21:55, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Current? Yes.  Needs the  tag?  I definitely vote no.  There are plenty of cases of people in the news that don't have the little  tag.  I assume the only reason for that tag is because the news is happening so fast that this article could easily get out of date but I haven't heard any article-worthy news on this guy since the day after he was arrested.  Not to mention that people aren't exactly clamoring for news on this guy anyway &mdash; I think most, like me, would say they don't even know who he is.  In general, you don't keep that tag in an article for a year or more.  The Iraq War doesn't have that tag and I hear important news on it every day.  wknight94 23:22, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Good point. BabuBhatt 23:29, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Given the current time, do we know if he's been convicted, still awaiting trial, discharged of responsibility, or what? This article simply says that around two years ago he was charged with murder. What's going on? Roche-Kerr 17:38, 4 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I added an ext lk to his (one-way) "Forum" for court-news clippings, and feel even better abt doing so, when i realize not even those working on the article are up to date. They were in court for motions in July; if they'd gotten him bail, i think it would be reflected there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jerzy (talk • contribs) 21:42, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Renaissance man = Army Intelligence
Why delete (rather than modify if need be) my addition of the name by which the movie is known outside the USA? Believe it or not, there are actually internet users who need non-American information and therefore the list is not complete, or at best misleading, for the many millions of us in other countries.

=Because as soon as the international user clicks on "Renaissance Man," the first line of that's film's entry states its non-US aliases. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. IMDB is the definitive source for an actor's filmography, and that is linked just below, as well. BabuBhatt 23:00, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:57, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

20/20 interview


I'm sure there's some pretty useful info that we can add from it. I just watched Brancato's interview from jail tonight. --Andrewlp1991 (talk) 07:19, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Title of article
Should the title of this article contain a comma (after "Brancato" and before "Jr.") ... or not? I am not sure what the Wikipedia convention is on that matter. The rest of the article is inconsistent ... sometimes a comma is listed and sometimes not. Does anyone know what the correct format / convention is? Please let me know. Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 19:31, 21 February 2009 (UTC))


 * According to Naming conventions (people), a comma is included in Wikipedia articles.
 * -- Wavelength (talk) 21:06, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I will move the article to its correct title (that is, adding a comma after "Brancato" and before "Jr.").  Thank you.   (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 21:49, 21 February 2009 (UTC))