A vanished world
The title of this post is taken from the title of a book of photographs by Roman Vishniac, of Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the 1930s. Here is the story of how the photos were taken: …[B]etween 1934 and … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Violence
The would-be Kavanaugh assassin wanted to kill 3
I”m referring to this: The California man accused of plotting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh had an expansive goal to change the makeup of the Supreme Court “for decades to come,” according to a recent court filing that … Continue reading →
Trying to assassinate NY gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin? No biggee
Well, at least Zeldin gets to say “I told you so”: The man who allegedly tried to stab Republican candidate for New York governor Lee Zeldin with a bladed weapon during a campaign stop on Thursday was released from jail … Continue reading →
That two-tiered system of justice again: DA Mike Schmidt of Portland
I’m referring to this: …Joey Gibson, the leader of Patriot Prayer was hit with a charge of rioting for the May Day brawl in August of 2019 [in Portland, Oregon]… Today, Gibson’s case was finally dismissed. He threatened to sue … Continue reading →
On the Greenwood Mall “Good Samaritan”
This was one fast-acting and accurate “good guy with gun”: According to Greenwood Police Chief James Ison, Dicken was shopping at the mall with his girlfriend… “The time lapse between the moment that Jonathan Sapirman exited the restroom and began … Continue reading →
An overview of Uvalde: Part II
[Part I can be found here. You can find my discussion of the ALERTT report on Uvalde here.] If you’ve been following my posts on Uvalde, you know I’ve been working on a long post (or several posts) about the … Continue reading →
Jose Alba and assault: update on the NY bodega case
More has been revealed about the incident leading up to the death of Austin Simon at the hands of bodega employee Jose Alba. If you’re not familiar with the story so far, please see this previous post of mine on … Continue reading →
On Uvalde: notes on the ALERRT report
No, I’ve haven’t forgotten that I said I was planning to write another post (or several posts) on the lengthy McCraw presentation to the Texas legislature about Uvalde and the police response. It’s just that so many events have intervened … Continue reading →
As Boudin goes, so goes Gascon?
One can hope: A preliminary count of signatures submitted in a petition to recall Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón totals 715,833, L.A. County elections officials reported Saturday. L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan said his office has completed … Continue reading →
More on the Alba case; plus the election of Manhattan’s DA Alvin Bragg
There’s more on the genesis of the Simon/Alba confrontation, at least according to the deceased’s family (by the way, Alba’s age has been variously listed as 51 and as 61, but it appears to actually be 61): Simon was killed … Continue reading →
The charging of Jose Alba and the war on self-defense
The war on self-defense continues, in New York City this time. You know how it goes with these Soros-backed leftist DAs such as New York’s Alvin Bragg. When Bragg was elected in January, I wrote this post about his plans … Continue reading →
Shinzo Abe assassinated: RIP
Former long-term Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated by a gunman while Abe was giving a speech in the city of Nara. Japan is a society with a low murder rate and also what are perhaps the strictest gun … Continue reading →