Tag: Crime

If you choose to sow bad seed, don’t complain about the harvest

  Oregon is finding that out the hard way. Overdose rates in the state of Oregon rose by 700% after voters in the state approved a ballot measure to decriminalize all hard drugs. Voters in the state of Oregon voted to decriminalize all hard drugs in the pursuit of encouraging those struggling with drug addiction… Continue reading If you choose to sow bad seed, don’t complain about the harvest

The inevitable result of “Defund The Police” – coming soon to a city near you?

  Seattle was one of the first cities to actively seek to rein in its police force following the George Floyd case and the countrywide riots that followed.  Not only that, but some of its “woke” city councillors openly denigrated its police force and promoted the cause of chaos and anarchy.  As a result, hundreds… Continue reading The inevitable result of “Defund The Police” – coming soon to a city near you?

Fred Reed calls it

  From Fred’s latest column: As the sentient have presumably noticed, the United States is in crisis, the country’s problems are profound, intrinsic, without solution, and worsening. When a population reaches the point of despair, even desperation, when it sees a darkening future for itself and its children, people yearn for a strong man who… Continue reading Fred Reed calls it

Two powerful thoughts on gun control

  While our senile President blathers on about 9mm “blowing out your lung” (it won’t) and threatening more gun control measures, I found two observations over the long weekend that sum up the futility of the latter option.  Click either image for a larger view. From Larry Lambert: And from the Latino Rifle Association: Both… Continue reading Two powerful thoughts on gun control

The Uvalde shooting: what we’re learning is deeply troubling

  I posted my initial reaction yesterday to the shooting of 21 people, including 19 children, at Uvalde on Tuesday.  Since then, a lot has emerged that’s deeply troubling, to say the least. The first point at issue is the conduct of local police in response to the incident.  There’s video shot at the scene… Continue reading The Uvalde shooting: what we’re learning is deeply troubling

Without class, without compassion and without a clue

  Two reactions to the Uvalde shooting, and the murders of 19 elementary schoolchildren, made me see red yesterday. The first came from former President Obama (although, to be fair, he may not have made these tweets personally:  they may have come from a person on his staff – but if so, he needs to… Continue reading Without class, without compassion and without a clue

The Uvalde shooting: a tragedy with some strange elements

  Thoughts, prayers and support go out to the bereaved of Uvalde.  For parents and siblings to lose sons and daughters, brothers and sisters like that, particularly at so early an age, is tragic beyond description.  May God give the survivors what comfort they are able to receive, and accept the souls of the dead… Continue reading The Uvalde shooting: a tragedy with some strange elements

A survivor of the Gangland War tells us what it was like

  City Journal has published an article titled “Confessions of a Loan Shark:  One of the last survivors of Boston’s Gangland War of the 1960s opens up about his notorious past“.  It reminded me of a number of hardline convicts I met during my service as a prison chaplain.  I’ll cite an excerpt from the… Continue reading A survivor of the Gangland War tells us what it was like

“Gun violence”: putting the blame where it’s due

  Many people have pointed out over the years that one race in particular has a gun violence problem, rather than America as a whole.  The latest study by the CDC confirms that. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. saw the highest firearm homicide rate in more than 25 years, according… Continue reading “Gun violence”: putting the blame where it’s due