On the Texas self-defense shooter
Here’s a post by Andrew Branca at Legal Insurrection on the Houston taqueria shooting and self-defense. As always with Branca, it’s well worth reading and very comprehensive.
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Clarification on how the police nabbed Kohberger
I see a lot continuing speculation on how Kohberger was traced and caught. That leads me to believe that many of you haven’t seen the affidavit that explains it fairly well. Here’s a link to the document. The gist of … Continue reading →
Crime and punishment
In connection with the arrest of suspect Bryan Christopher Kohberger yesterday in the Idaho student murders, there was a discussion in the comments of other cases brought to mind, such as that of Leopold and Loeb. That case, which occurred … Continue reading →
Suspect arrested in Idaho student murders
There will be a news conference soon, but here’s what we know so far: Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody by local police and the FBI at 1:30 a.m. in eastern Pennsylvania on a warrant charging him with … Continue reading →
Why doxxing is different
The special nature of doxxing is not that hard a concept to comprehend. But the same people who shriek “Words are violence!” when the subject matter is “mere words,” and who demand “safety” from the expression of thoughts they don’t … Continue reading →
Twitter files #5: retrofitting the “rules” in order to ban Trump
[NOTE: Part V of the Twitter files can be found here.] The powerful wokesters at Twitter wanted to ban Trump, the guy they all knew – just knew – is a Nazi. And so when he didn’t violate their rules, … Continue reading →
Iran is executing its protesters
Evil doings in Iran [emphasis mine]: On December 8, 2022, the Iranian regime hanged 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari (pictured, left), after a secret trial in Iran’s Revolutionary Court. Four days later, in defiance of international condemnation of Shekari’s execution, Iran publicly … Continue reading →
Daniel Shaver’s widow receives eight million dollars for his wrongful death at the hands of the police
This was a long time coming: …[T]he town of Mesa, Arizona, reached an $8 million settlement last week with the widow of Daniel Shaver. Shaver is the unarmed man who was fatally shot while crawling down a hallway on his … Continue reading →
Apple and the China riots
Apple had a role in the recent demonstrations in China: AirDrop, the file-sharing feature on iPhones and other Apple devices, has helped protestors in many authoritarian countries evade censorship. That’s because AirDrop relies on direct connections between phones, forming a … Continue reading →
What’s going on with the alleged perp in the LA car incident that injured the police recruits?
First we were told it was probably a bona fide accident. Then we were told it was likely to have been a purposeful crime. Now we hear this: Twenty-five recruits for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department got mowed down … Continue reading →
French violence and French voting
An article entitled “France Sliding toward Barbarity and Chaos” was published today by the Gatestone Institute. It presents the situation in France as dire; for example: The borders between France and other European countries are open and, like all the … Continue reading →
Is there a more tone-deaf politician than Hochul of New York?
And yet, and yet she has a good chance of winning the election. Zeldin also has a decent chance, but it would be an upset because New York is such a deep blue state. Here’s Hochul’s latest: Democratic Gov. Kathy … Continue reading →