Tag: Law

Armed tax “special agents”? Yes, they’re a thing.

  There’s been a furore in news and social media about an Internal Revenue Service recruitment ad for “IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent”.  It’s since been pulled, but not before it had been archived:  you can view the whole thing at this link.  The part that gave people pause for thought is this: Major Duties:… Continue reading Armed tax “special agents”? Yes, they’re a thing.

An open letter to FBI agents and all Federal law enforcement personnel

  I’m no fan of Steve Bannon, but last night he put the FBI raid on President Trump’s residence in Florida in perspective. They’ve weaponized the Justice Department – this had to be approved, going up to the White House to be approved. Absolutely. Anybody saying it didn’t is a liar. This had to go… Continue reading An open letter to FBI agents and all Federal law enforcement personnel

No wonder the criminals are winning

  I was startled to see these figures. A retired Chicago Police Department Chief of Detectives, Eugene Roy, describes the situation. … police in Chicago are understaffed and under supported by leadership, which has led to plummeting morale and skyrocketing anxiety. “The suicides and the current climate go hand in hand,” Roy said, explaining that… Continue reading No wonder the criminals are winning

“I want to put drinking beer in the Olympics”

  I’m sure many readers have indulged in Wiki-wandering from time to time.  That’s what happens when you look up something on Wikipedia, and something on that page catches your eye, and you click through to find out more about it, and that leads you on to something else, and so on, and so on.… Continue reading “I want to put drinking beer in the Olympics”

So much for the Supreme Court EPA decision…

  It looks like the EPA – and other Federal bureaucracies – are intent on defying the Supreme Court’s recent ruling restricting their authority. … contemporaneous with the Supreme Court’s decision, several agencies promptly doubled down on efforts to strangle the oil and gas industries with regulatory restrictions, essentially daring the courts or anyone else… Continue reading So much for the Supreme Court EPA decision…

We’ve let the rule of law slip through our fingers

  Karl Denninger comments, in his usual trenchant fashion, about the need to reassert the rule of law.  Emphasis below is in the original. There is no answer to any of the issues we have as a nation if we do not restore The Rule of Law.  And, virtually every one of our major societal… Continue reading We’ve let the rule of law slip through our fingers

In many big cities, responding to crime is no longer the police force’s top priority

  This report from Seattle makes disturbing reading for those living there, but its implications stretch far beyond that city, and beyond Washington state as well.  The push to “defund the police” and impose left-wing, progressive perspectives on city administrations, prosecuting authorities and those who enforce the law has resulted in many liberal cities struggling… Continue reading In many big cities, responding to crime is no longer the police force’s top priority

Another consideration when defending yourself in an anti-self-defense environment

  I’ve written a couple of articles about defending yourself in an environment where the justice system is weaponized against you: Self-defense under a justice system that’s no longer on your side No, I wasn’t being alarmist – rather, I wasn’t alarmist enough In the first of those articles, dealing with politically-correct investigations and/or prosecutions,… Continue reading Another consideration when defending yourself in an anti-self-defense environment

A lesson from Uvalde: “You get the police department you deserve”

  Greg Ellifritz, a nationally known and respected law enforcement and self-defense instructor whom we’ve met in these pages before, wrote a very good analysis of the Uvalde school shooting soon after it occurred, based on the information then available.  A lot has been learned since.  Now he’s come out with an updated analysis –… Continue reading A lesson from Uvalde: “You get the police department you deserve”