Tag: Crime

A failed city and its failed residents – but who failed first?

  Fox News has a fascinating investigative TV report and a series of articles about murder in Washington D.C.  The four articles published thus far are: Only 42% of DC murder cases were closed after anti-police movement and it could get worse, criminologists say. ‘Unfathomable’: Washington DC murder victims often killed over petty insults, experts… Continue reading A failed city and its failed residents – but who failed first?

So tell me why we shouldn’t inflict exactly the same injuries on these rogue cops?

  This absolutely sickening report, with accompanying video, tells its own story. A 65-year-old Army veteran filed a lawsuit this month after he was assaulted during a traffic stop. Gregory Gross was in handcuffs and complying with officers when he was slammed to the ground and his neck broken. Gross filed the lawsuit earlier this… Continue reading So tell me why we shouldn’t inflict exactly the same injuries on these rogue cops?

Renewed interest in the 10mm Auto as an optimum defensive round

  The 10mm Auto pistol round has been controversial almost since its inception back in the early 1980’s.  It’s more powerful than the famous .45 ACP, and appears to be at least as (if not more) effective than the latter when a suitable defensive bullet (i.e. hollow-point) is used.  It has the big advantage that… Continue reading Renewed interest in the 10mm Auto as an optimum defensive round

Money talks (with a little help from gasoline)

  I’ve heard of having difficulty in making a withdrawal from your bank, but this isn’t the normally recommended way of resolving them.  (A tip o’ the hat to Andrew in Australia for sending me the link.) A man who held up a bank to withdraw his own money has been hailed as a hero… Continue reading Money talks (with a little help from gasoline)

Want to help fix America’s problems? Start by helping to fix her voting system

  A number of recent headlines have highlighted problems with our November 2020 elections and their consequences – elections that I’ve maintained all along were stolen by the current Administration and the shadowy people behind it.  Click on any link to go to the article concerned. Judge rules absentee ballot drop boxes illegal in Wisconsin… Continue reading Want to help fix America’s problems? Start by helping to fix her voting system

Portland police training slide causes controversy

  I’m sure many readers have heard about the controversy in Portland, OR over police riot training material that allegedly included this slide (clickit to biggit): Notice that (as far as I’m aware) all the protests and outraged shrieks have come from the left of US politics.  There’s a deafening silence on the right –… Continue reading Portland police training slide causes controversy

So much for the security of rail freight…

  If you’ve wondered why some of your parcels and packages, traveling by rail for part of their journey, haven’t arrived . . . wonder no longer.  John Schreiber has posted a thread on Twitter, complete with videos and images, that uncovers a huge theft problem as trains pass through certain areas.  I’d like to… Continue reading So much for the security of rail freight…

“We have lost control of the southwest border”

  That’s what Mark Morgan claims.  He’s a former acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). “What we’re experiencing now on the southwest border is a complete, utter catastrophe … We have lost control of the southwest border.” During the 2021 calendar year, Border Patrol agents apprehended close to 2 million illegal immigrants from… Continue reading “We have lost control of the southwest border”

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies – not so secure as presumed?

  A recent court case has revealed some interesting information about the supposed anonymity and security of Bitcoin – and, by extension, other cryptocurrencies. The United States took action in federal court Monday to protect and ultimately return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group… Continue reading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies – not so secure as presumed?