Some readers may be aware of events in Pittsburg, PA last Tuesday. Sciulli and another officer, both in uniform, were driving on Arlington Avenue in a marked police car to respond to a report of shots fired when they spotted Justin Jackson, police said. They stopped because they believed he was carrying a gun, Harper… Continue reading Blame the cops for everything!
Tag: Crime
Scandal in the archives: the forging of history
I don’t know whether US readers have been following this, but there’s been an ongoing scandal at Britain’s National Archives. To sum things up as briefly as possible, author Martin Allen and his wife were frequent visitors to the National Archives. Mr. Allen published a book, citing ‘evidence’ he’d ‘found’ in the Archives. In 2004… Continue reading Scandal in the archives: the forging of history
Big Brother tactics fail miserably, but will that stop them?
If you think so, dream on . . . It’s been revealed that in Britain, CCTV public surveillance cameras number one for every 14 members of the population, or 20% of the installed total worldwide. In London alone, £200 million (equivalent to US $400 million) has been spent to install 10,000 cameras, plus their monitoring… Continue reading Big Brother tactics fail miserably, but will that stop them?
When laws trip over themselves
I’m cynically amused by a recent court case in England. In a nutshell, a drug dealer was convicted of his crimes and sentenced to incarceration. The State then sued to confiscate the assets he’d amassed from his life of crime. Unfortunately, they’d already frozen his assets, so he couldn’t afford a lawyer to represent him… Continue reading When laws trip over themselves
Mayhem in Chicago: politically correct insanity
I’m sure many of my readers have been following the story of the multiple shootings in Chicago last weekend. Three dozen of them left nine people dead and many others injured. Criminal conduct, right? Yep. But do the police in Chicago come out and say that? Like hell they do. Police blame the warmer temperatures… Continue reading Mayhem in Chicago: politically correct insanity
It’s true – when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns!
That phrase is hated and derided by the anti-gun lobby, but it’s starkly and undeniably true. Further evidence of that truth has just come to light in Britain, where the Home Office’s British Crime Survey has released its latest figures. Sixty people a week are being wounded as gun crime continues to rise, Home Office… Continue reading It’s true – when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns!
Insane car chase
I’ve seen plenty of car chases on TV, as I’m sure you have, but this one is really hair-raising! It took place in the Netherlands. The driver of the stolen car behaves more recklessly and dangerously than anything I’ve seen in US videos. How no-one got killed is beyond me! Peter
Stolen money – first by thieves, then by the Government!
I find this almost incredible. Bertil and Elly Jacobsson of Sweden were robbed of 18,000 kronor (about $3,000) in cash from their home. They duly reported the theft and the thieves were caught soon thereafter, with the Jacobsson’s cash in their possession. So far, so good, you might think. The Jacobssons would now get their… Continue reading Stolen money – first by thieves, then by the Government!
Doofus Of The Day #20
Our latest and nameless hero comes from Germany, where he stole a collection of old coins valued at $80,000. Three days later he’d obviously had time to think, and probably realized that what he had stolen from another might also be stolen from him. What to do? In a flash of inspiration, he took them… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #20
Not your average aphrodisiac!
Thieves struck a museum in Cape Town, South Africa over the weekend, making off with two very impressive 19th-century rhinoceros horns from a mammal exhibit. It’s believed they plan to send them to the Far East, where powdered rhino horn is considered to be a highly efficacious aphrodisiac. It fetches very high prices indeed: a… Continue reading Not your average aphrodisiac!