My first reaction to the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a groan, “Oh, no!” Without even thinking it through, I felt that it would almost certainly increase the chaos in an already chaotic election situation. I still feel that … Continue reading →
RIP. Whatever will happen as a result of this seems loaded with turmoil and strife and rage and uncertainty – as if we didn’t have enough of those things already. UPDATE 10:50: Seen in a comment at Ace’s: “Seriously though, … Continue reading →
Please read this on the history of David Ware, the man charged with murdering police officer Craig Johnson in Tulsa back in June. It is quite edifying. As you read it, note that the killer probably has been an alcoholic … Continue reading →
They’ve been charged with an assortment of crimes such as theft, conspiracy and simple trespass, harassment, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct. I have no idea whether they’ll be convicted, and even if convicted whether they’ll get anything more than a … Continue reading →
Do you remember the names of police officers Craig Johnson and Aurash Zarkeshan, or that of David Ware? I certainly didn’t. They are not household words. But on June 29, 2020, Officer Johnson was killed and Officer Zarkeshan was gravely … Continue reading →
Pretty amazing: Sheriff Alex Villanueva told KTLA on Monday that video of the brazen shooting shows the male deputy staggering out of the patrol car after being shot, and the female deputy also getting out of the car. Both were … Continue reading →
The narrative that “cops hunt down black people to kill them” leads to actual killings. Killings of cops. Killings by rioters rioting against cops. Killings by black people killing other black people in neighborhoods from which the police have withdrawn. … Continue reading →
When I was a child, I had elderly relatives who lived in Newark, New Jersey. We’d visit them now and then. They lived in an old apartment building that had a European quality (as did their furnishings), with very high … Continue reading →
From William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection: …Trump’s move [to end Critical Race training in federal agencies] is viewed as a mortal threat by the CRT movement. One of the leading academics on CRT, UCLA and Columbia law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, … Continue reading →
Who can blame them? Another foreseeable result of treating police like dirt while simultaneously making it difficult if not impossible to do their jobs, and exposing them to great risk: Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary said in a statement that … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE below.] Are they going to make this guy into a martyr too? After all, it sounds like the feds killed him. Unless he killed himself as they closed in. Breaking news: NYT Reporting Portland Shooter Micheal Reinoehl killed … Continue reading →
The Portland rioters are testing Wheeler, to see just how far they can go. They understand that he’s weak and getting weaker, and they revel in it. Now he’s thinking he may have to move from the condo in which … Continue reading →