I snagged the graphic below from Ace of Spades HQ. The story it tells, though four and a half years old, is an important one. It’s easy merely to allow yourself to be appalled and then pass on to other things. In today’s sociopolitical environment, that’s no longer wise. Anyone could be caught in …
Category: law and order
May 25 2023
Some Vigilance Committees Are Pretty Small
Yet they can still be effective: A Dollar General store in California could be on the hook for a substantial sum of money after an employee appears to have flouted the state’s monopoly on violence by going after an accused shoplifter on her own – and hitting him with her car. Remember …
Mar 27 2023
Undoing The “Not Done”
I hope John Ross, the author of Unintended Consequences, won’t mind the following lengthy excerpt from his book: Joe Columbo was a well-guarded organized crime boss who operated in New York in the ’60s and ’70s. In 1972, a mob rival paid someone to murder Columbo during a New York parade. Knowing that …
Mar 22 2023
Dog Bites Man?
(The full story on page A38 at bottom right, with pictures!) There are items of information to which the human mind is resistant. Take the certainty of death, for example. All but the youngest of us know this, yet very few people go through their day with even a background awareness that I …
Mar 18 2023
Peak Lawlessness
According to this article, Donald Trump, the 45th president of these United States, expects to be arrested on Tuesday: Numerous leaks have reported Trump will be charged next week in New York City in the Stormy Daniels case where he has been accused of paying Daniels as part of a confidential settlement before …
Mar 18 2023
Social Deterioration In Real Time Dept.
As long as we’re looking at signs of the Apocalypse, have another: Walmart has taken the racist step of protecting their inventory. pic.twitter.com/eOXhFE4sJP — Dane (@UltraDane) March 16, 2023 Well, yes, she’s an idiot. The cloth mask is a dead giveaway. But not only is she mumbling through a completely unnecessary mask, she’s …
Mar 14 2023
Unforgivable Sin, Ineradicable Stain
Perhaps you’ve already read about this latest infamy against the well-being of the American people: The Department of Interior (DOI) initiated a rulemaking process to “establish maximum protection” for 13 million acres of land across the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. It was set aside by. Congress for resource development. Biden added …
Mar 04 2023
Toward Ungovernability
Every process occurring in nature proceeds in the sense in which the sum of the entropies of all bodies taking part in the process is increased. – Max Planck Dunghills rise and castles fall. – Yankee proverb If there’s anything a public servant hates to do, it’s something for the public.” – …
Feb 13 2023
It’s Not Just Here
Have a look at this report from Alice Springs, Australia: A cinema in Alice Springs has been forced to board up their front door despite being open after it was broken into five times in the last four weeks. Alice Springs Cinemas shared an image of the theatre’s boarded up front door …
Feb 03 2023
Moral Principles And What Follows Their Dismissal
Fulton Sheen said it better than I ever could: I’ve known people who would argue endlessly that there are no moral absolutes: i.e., that there are no natural rights to life, liberty, or honestly acquired property. Not all of them were stupid. Neither were all of them criminally inclined. They simply couldn’t cope …
Jan 25 2023
Framing Mischief
There are parts of the Old Testament that are particularly instructive, especially when applied to the behavior of governments. Here’s one: Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. But the LORD …
Dec 04 2022
More Than Coincidence?
Maine is also a Constitutional-carry state. No permit required, though I think the state will issue you one on request, for use in other states that observe reciprocity. Considerate, eh?
Oct 07 2022
TEOTWAWKI Stuff
I don’t write a great deal on this subject, but lately I’ve been getting the sense that the time has come to confront some harsh realities and some ugly possibilities. If you’re not in the mood for the subject this fine Friday morning, I promise that I’ll understand…but I am. *** The following …
Sep 17 2022
Starting Small
The BLM rioters demonstrated that the “forces of order” were unwilling to enforce the law against them to maintain public order. Riots such as the ones that drove sociologist Charles Murray and other prominent conservative figures out of the halls where they were supposed to appear have reinforced that impression and emboldened the Leftists …
Aug 23 2022
“Make It Stop” — ?
Just how do you plan to do that, hmm? Anthony Bradford, 19, approached a 12-year-old girl in a park on Detroit’s east side around 10 p.m. last Tuesday and demanded that she surrender her shoes. When the girl told Bradford to pound sand, he shot her. Bradford was arrested and charged with …
Aug 20 2022
Poor Besieged Compton, CA!
Gee, I can’t imagine what brought this on: Dozens of people who were part of a street takeover also looted a 7-Eleven convenience store in Harbor-Gateway, and police are asking for help identifying some involved. “I live in the apartment next door,” said neighbor Lisa Trafton. “I was ready to go to …
Aug 13 2022
The Lawless FBI
If you still think of the FBI as a repository of “Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity,” read this stunning piece. Apparently the Bureau’s willingness to act outside the law in pursuit of its objectives goes way, way back. Applause to Mike Miles for the link.
Aug 01 2022
An Overlooked Lesson
I’ve written to this effect on several occasions: The New Segregationists Hard Truth Unspeakabilities Media Strategies And Tactics New Things To Fear Nevertheless, the idea isn’t sinking in very widely. I suppose that’s just the consequence of a small readership. All the same, it’s somewhat depressing. “But what’s the lesson?” I hear …
Jun 15 2022
Do You Really Think…
…that we can share a country with savages like these? The U.S. Marshals Service arrested three men accused of fatally beating a 17-year-old high Ethan Liming outside the high school founded by LeBron James. The three men beat Liming to death and later bragged about it to friends. The murderers: …
Jun 13 2022
Whence The Problem, Thence The Solution
Concerned about crime, Gentle Reader? Baffled as to why the justice system sits idle as felony crime rates explode? Bemused by the untouchability of the rioters, vandals, and looters that have laid waste to America’s great cities? You’re not alone; according to the polls, it’s one of the top political priorities of our time. …
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