Category Archives: Crime

The Tragedy

Posted in Christian values, Crime, Gun Safety, Immigration, Important things, Lawyers and Representation, News media, Our Legal Systems, Uncategorized by

There will be many that will disagree with me. Then again, as I have said before. I try to be honest in my posts in the way I think and feel. I do believe, frequently, I do have proper and or logical reasons for what I write.

There has been a recent news story about a 13 year-old shot by police in Utica. To be sure, I cannot claim I know everything about the situation other than it was a tragedy and that should never have happened. Yet, it happens all the time. As I said in one of my first posts, sometimes decisions are made that cannot be undone. I did so by saying that life does not have “undo” functions. There are no backspace keys. I used the case of an old woman shooting her own son thinking that he was a burglar. Certainly that woman would have done anything to reverse the last ten minutes. But, sometimes, it is just impossible to change the past.

Sometimes, while driving, I take a wrong turn. It can have consequences, but generally, I think little of it. On the other hand, I have made mistakes, big ones that I will never be able to change. It does happen. I am sure most others have too.

Going back to the shooting and what I know and what I suspect. I would think right now, the officer that shot that boy would do just about anything if he could hit that backspace key. When he left for work that day, I am pretty sure he did not say to himself, You know, I think I will just shoot a 13 year-old-boy today. It was not part of his plan. It was likely the farthest thing from his mind.

In one of my books, a detective told a woman that his greatest fear was to look down the barrel of gun being held by some 14-year-old. The book is fiction. However, I am sure many policemen do live in that fear for real.

As near as I can tell, he saw the pellet gun and thought it was real. So I ask, one and all. If you were a policeman and some thirteen-year-old was pointing a gun at you, would you shoot him or would you let him shoot you and others.

As I said, it was and is tragic. It should have never happened. As with most tragedies, there were likely many things that led to the time the officer pulled the trigger. Now, I am going to guess at some of it. They said he was an alien. I would suspect he and his parents were here illegally.

Does that make it alright to shoot him. Of course not. However it is part of what led to what happened. He ran from the policeman. Why? Maybe because he was illegal and didn’t want to be caught. No one will really know the reason he ran.

The instant the policeman confronted him, he should have told the officer he had a pellet gun and then followed the instructions. Regardless, run or not, he should have never pulled the gun out. He had to know the policeman would have thought it was real.

Running was a mistake. Pulling the gun was a mistake. Then again, 13-year-olds do make mistakes. I certainly did. It just so happens, the mistakes he made became fatal.

And now, the shooting will have repercussions. It will change the life of the officer who shot him. It will likely change the city and the police department. I guess it can be said that there are and will have repercussions throughout the country.

There will be those who will say the officer should not have shot. There will be those who will rush to the officer’s defense. I suspect that few will consider that which led up to the tragedy.

In the end, as bad as it is, we the public will have to face it. It was a horrible accident. However, it was an accident. It was one that did result in a death, which I hate and I’m sure most others dislike it too.

Now, let’s get realistic. As the official observer of Memphis, I notice that there are shootings about everyday in the city. It seems there is an average of a murder a day and most go unsolved. There are just so many they don’t have the manpower.

Where is the concern for those lives. And I might mention, many of those people killed are not running from the police. Sometimes we are talking of children lying in their bed at the time the bullet hits them. Where is the concern for them? Where is the outrage? Why are we releasing people guilty of crimes involving guns without bond?

Sorry. I don’t understand the outrage of a policeman doing his job and the lack of outrage at real murders and murderers.

Also, let’s take another look at the media. Why do they like to make the officer the villain before the investigation is started, while making the criminal just an unfortunate man down on his luck. To me, that in itself is a tragedy.

ABC 24 This Week

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I watched the above show on channel 24, Memphis. The subject of discussion for the the first 15 minutes was the raising of property taxes suggested by the mayor.

First, let me say as I have before, I like the idea. Every time the Memphis city government does something stupid, the value of real estate in Desoto County increases. May I make this short reminder that Desoto County is growing leaps and bounds while Memphis population is shrinking. I might add that Memphis has been losing people to surrounding area almost immediately after the dems established firm control of the city forcing their liberal concepts upon the cityresidents.

Going back to the TV show, all three guests on the show agreed with the mayor. That says, no shouts something about the show. Considering the rebellion of the tax payers in Memphis, I would have to say that it was a very poor representation of the city population.

The Soviets had a word for that kind of journalism. Pravda, Ironically, it is the Russian word for truth. I think maybe the show spoke everything but the truth.

It is the misfortune of Memphis, the benefits for me and my neighbors, and all the surrounding communities.

To the Rescue, Not

Posted in Abuse of Power, Border wall, Christian values, Crazy Nuts, Crime, Elections, gun control, Gun Safety, Immigration, Important things, law enforcement, Liberals, Our Legal Systems, Politcal Opinion, responsibility & irresponsibility by

If you are one of those willing to risk life and limb to save someone from murder, rape or theft, you really should think about it.

If that neighbor woman in that nearby apartment should be assaulted, if you go to the rescue, it might be more than you physical well being at risk. If you should hurt or kill the man threatening that helpless woman, the district attorney might decide you are the dangerous one. He could actually charge and and convict you. You could go to prison.

Even if he doesn’t get a conviction, you will still lose your fortune and you will be penniless and on the street for legal bills. And if you didn’t kill the real assailant, he will be roaming the streets free, looking for another victim.

Am I wrong? It happens and it will, possibly to you.

You need to be careful as to who you vote in as district attorney. You need to be careful of who you elect to be sheriff. Certainly you need to know the candidates for mayor and city council. These people are not running for federal office, but no one can ruin you life any faster.

Not only can they come after you for protecting yourself but for coming to the rescue of others too. If you can’t get someone in office who believes in proper and responsible defense, you just might want to leave the area. If you can’t do that, bar your doors and windows. Fortify your home and maybe your business. Then, of course, you might not want to go out for that walk on that nice day. You should just resort to the treadmill.

And if that young woman is crying out for help, turn away and plug your ears.

[Let’s Add a Title] (Oops) Our Castles, Our Castles, Our Homes

Posted in Advertising, Christian values, Crime, Deceit, Lawyers and Representation, Priorities by

Just finished watching the news, which was followed by an infomercial of hometitlelock.com. I would suspect that at any time of the day or night, I can find a station that is or soon will be advertising it or something similar.

I have no idea how much that advertising costs, but it has to be a bunch.

Do you know what that tells me? That tells me that protecting homes is a very profitable business. Otherwise, there is no way they could afford all that advertising.

So, I think we can safely say, thieves stealing homes are not the only ones who make their fortunes from the thievery. It would seem, the aforementioned corporation, the advertising companies as well as the radio and TV stations are likely making their bundles of wealth from it too.

We can stop all this, you know. We can change the laws and we can change the priorities of law enforcement. We need laws that make it much more difficult. That alone would cause a drop in stolen homes. However, if we zero in on and throw as many house stealers as we can and put the in prison, as well, the aforementioned corporation will no longer be able to afford all the advertising.

My personal opinion is, that is a good thing, though some will need to go looking for other means of earning money, maybe something of more purpose.

Days of Competition

Posted in Crime, Deceit, Liberals, News Anchors, News media, Politally Correct, Reporters, Truth by

In the not too distant past, newspapers, radio news and TV news all used to compete. Their effort was to bring accurate news faster than anyone else.

Now, not so much. The competition is gone. Now, they cooperate, even to the point they use the same terms, the same phrases and even the same stories. I would have to assume they make sure to cross check their stories to make sure none gets the least out of step with the other.

The really sorry aspect of it all, most of the public is unaware of it. Much of the public doesn’t care. The worst part is that most actually believe it.

Carbine Williams

Posted in Crime, gun control, law enforcement, Lawyers and Representation by

Look him up on the internet. David Marshall Williams, while incarcerated in a prison in North Carolina, designed, built and tested a rifle. He built it in the prison machine shop, while being carefully watched, of course. To be sure, he was a convicted killer.

It is very historic. The rifle went on to be one of our most used weapons in WWII, Korean War and at the beginning of Vietnam.

Now. Just what makes anyone think that outlawing ghost guns will have any affect whatsoever? Williams had very little training in guns. What would make anyone think that ghost guns can be stopped when there are thousands willing and able trained gunsmiths to make guns in their basements. Moreover, there are more than a few willing to pay a pretty penny to buy them too.

Also, with the open border, the gunsmith can make his guns somewhere outside American jurisdiction. Our laws will not be able to touch them in Cuba. Then they can just haul them over the border, individually or by the gross.

Here is one more point. Not one of them would have a serial number. Not one would be traceable.

I saw a sign once. “Littering prevented by law.” Sorry. Littering can be discouraged by law, but it can’t prevent it. I just saw the one sign. I guess most of us are more realistic.

Go ahead. Make your laws outlawing ghost guns. You won’t prevent them. It is too easy to build them and there will always be those wanting to buy them. Those who think they will put a stop to them are foolish.

By the way, I am not suggesting anything new. I am not that intelligent. I am sure many have thought of this long ago. They have been building guns for hundreds of years. In some cases, they were built by blacksmiths on a forge with not much more than a hammer. You’re not going to stop a trained machinist with a well equipped machine shop.

That Which is Cultured

Posted in Abuse of Power, Controllers, Crime, Education, FOC, law enforcement, Liberals, Our Legal Systems, Politally Correct, Politcal Opinion, Reporters by

In general, we know that, that which is cultured grows. That which is not cultured might still grow, but not as much.

Take the farmer and his corn. He plants it, fertilizes it, waters it. He removes weeds and pests. He watches for molds and when it comes time, if all goes well, he’ll harvest a bumper crop.

The farmer is not the only one that cultures. Cultures are used for vaccines and to identify illnesses. You go into a doctor with a really bad sore throat. He might take a swab to your throat and soon, after he runs a culture, he’ll hopefully be able to give you a shot in your backside and send you home to heal.

Recently, as a nation, we have been culturing something else. Liberalism, communism, thieves, killers and mostly controllers. For those who have not read my prior posts, controllers are people who seek control of people, places or countries. Those controllers who are not stopped, seek world control.

They go by different names, kings, rulers, senators, and representatives. Most who are in the House hope to become senators. Those in the Senate hope to become president. They seek control, not for the benefit of the nation, but for themselves and their friends.

In their efforts to gain control, they will frequently culture the worst part of society.

Oddly, when voters vote for a culture (controllers), those voters seem surprised. I mean, it is what they voted for. Why should they be surprised when it is what they get.

Think. The farmer is not surprised at his crop of corn. Why should we be surprised when we culture communism. The doctor is not surprised when his culture grows staff infection? Why should anyone be surprised after culturing crime, when we find our streets full of thieves and killers?

Really, it shouldn’t be a surprise. We put power hungry leaders in charge. Why is it that we should be surprised when they abuse that power?

Unconstitutional? So What!

Posted in Being woke, Biden, Christian values, Crime, Elections, FOC, law enforcement, Lawyers and Representation, Our Legal Systems, Politcal Opinion, responsibility & irresponsibility, Socialists, Supreme Court by

It is Old Joe’s attitude and the dems are right behind him.

He decided to forgive student loans. The Supreme Court said you can’t do that. It is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Now we all know, he did it anyway.

Did anyone slap his hands? Old Joe does something really illegal and does he get taken to court. Does he pay any fine? Nope. Everyone looks the other way. They are too busy going after Trump, who they know to be innocent.

Now, before the Court, the issue of government affecting free speech. If Joe wins, if Old Joe loses, what’s the difference. There will be no penalty, leastways not as much I can tell. My best guess, Old Joe will say, “So what!” and he’ll keep doing what he wants to.

It would appear that the court has all but lost its true power to as umpire, and Old Joe knows it. He just goes off and does as he wants and the Court feebly waves their arms and say, “You can’t do that.”

Old Joe really is a Friend Of Criminals. The Criminals don’t pay their loans, and Joe helps them.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Posted in A Little About me, Crime, Customer complaints, Empty Nests, Fast Food, FOC, Immigration, law enforcement, Lawyers and Representation, Memphis Drivers, Safety by

We used to go to see the Chicks regularly. For those unaware, the Chicks was a semi-abrieviation for Chickasaws, the Memphis AA league ball team.

We loved it. Sometimes, we put 8 in the car, between friends and us. Most of the time, it was just the 4 of us. Admittedly, the park wasn’t that great, especially as compared to the current stadium.

However, it was accessable. After paying for parking at the current park, we have to each give up a hot dog and soda. Worse, it takes far more time to drive to and locate a place to park.

We no longer have children at home. My wife does really enjoy a pro game, but not that much. We’ll likely stay closer to home this year.

There are many beautiful Little League fields nearby and there is no cost. Let’s us buy more “peanuts & Cracker Jacks.” Also, there are high schools around. I suppose we will be more wecomed there than in downtown Memphis.

If they made it more convenient, we might risk the hazzards of going downtown to see a game now and then, but apparently, those in the Redbird management don’t value our business. It’s a shame. As near as I can tell, the players deserve more than that. Those actually working in the stadium deserve more too.

How-some-ever, that Redbirds stadium is so much nicer. It just is they had to plop that thing down in the worst part of Memphis… and about the most difficult place to park.

I can’t say anyting about how unsafe parking is. I have no recent 1st hand experience. However, I do believe it is a place the wise avoid.