Some desperate [terrorists] decided to [destroy American cities]. The idea was to … team up with disaffected [locals] to wreak havoc. For New York City the plans were particularly grandiose. [Terrorists] would infiltrate the country from Canada, make their way to the metropolis, and set off fires around town. … [Terrorists] would revenge the [destruction…
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After a couple weeks of extreme violence, including one night with a fatal accident, three shooting, the homicide of a 9-year-old as he slept in bed, and another suspicious death, the religious community is challenging Saginaw’s citizens to become angry about violence. I am sure this message is full of good intentions. The problem is…
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The BBC has a good video reportage on the latest gun battles between the drug mob and police. This time in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacán. The complete disrespect the drug people have for law enforcement is shocking. They engage in gun battles with heavily armed police and expect to win. Sometimes they…
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A reader of mine read John Seabrook’s story in the New Yorker, about John Jay Professor David Kennedy. He send me these thoughtful comments: I’m still turning the article over in my head. This may come off as a rant but I don’t mean it as such. The piece was thought provoking for a host…
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Ryan Grim reportsin the Huffington Post that only 3 of 763 “sneak and peek” requests involved terrorism cases. A sneak and peak is when the government searches your home or office without telling you. It was supposed to keep us safe from terrorists. But most sneak and peaks, not surprisingly, were for drugs. Also worrisome,…
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Whoa… In the afternoon, protesters who tried to march toward the convention center where the gathering was being held encountered roaming squads of police officers carrying plastic shields and batons. The police fired a sound cannon that emitted shrill beeps, causing demonstrators to cover their ears and back up; then the police threw tear gas…
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And the apparent robbery walks into a hospital with a gunshot wound. The off-duty officer, a 16-year veteran, was shot in the abdomen last night outside his home and is in serious condition after surgery. Update: Was moved Tuesday morning from Sinai Hospital to Maryland Shock Trauma Center and has been downgraded from serious to…
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Raționalitate asks a very good question: How much marijuana is consumed in the US? Of course, thanks to drug prohibition, we really have no idea. Some 100 million Americans would admit to having smoked marijuana, but that is most certainly a low estimate. The New York Timescites a congressional report stating that Mexico seized around…
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Rogueregime sent me this link to Electronic Village documenting 36 taser-related deaths in 2009. That’s far more than I suspected. I repeat my position: the taser is an excellent less-lethal weapon, an alternative to lethal force. The taser is not acceptable as a “less-than lethal” weapon because it, well, kills.
The New York Timesreports: Documents filed in Brooklyn against the driver, Najibullah Zazi, contend he bought chemicals needed to build a bomb — hydrogen peroxide, acetone and hydrochloric acid — and in doing so, Mr. Zazi took a critical step made by few other terrorism suspects. … “The ingredients here are quite scary,” and the…
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