The circumstances are as follows, as far as we know up to now: The attacks, which happened minutes apart, began when a single shooter, identified as 24-year-old Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez, drove a silver Ford Mustang convertible to a Lee Highway … Continue reading →
Last night I was thinking once again about Donald Trump’s statement that rapists are coming into this country—not about the political ramifications, or about Trump’s candidacy (I’m not a Trump fan), but about the question of whether it’s true, and … Continue reading →
Here’s a truly fascinating article (link found at American Digest), which describes an embezzler who went on the lam and was finally caught after six years of running. Did I write “running”? I actually meant “hiking”—because what Jim Hammes was … Continue reading →
In this post I asked the following question about the Charleston shooter: “how did Roof evade the background check if in fact he purchased the gun himself?” Now comes an answer—except it’s not much of an answer at all: The … Continue reading →
…by firing the police chief: Rawlings-Blake said her motivation for replacing Batts was a spike in murders during the past month and not a police union report criticizing her and Batts for the April riots after Freddie Gray was fatally … Continue reading →
Now, there’s a pleasant subject, you might say (sarcastically, I hope). But I take the topic up as a public service. Let me explain how I came to research this. Sometimes when I’m working, either on the blog or around … Continue reading →
Yesterday there were three terrorist attacks, the worst of which in terms of loss of life (38 people) occurred on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia that is popular with European tourists. You can read many chilling accounts in the British … Continue reading →
But unfortunately his accomplice Sweat is still at large. I actually didn’t think they’d ever find the pair, but I guess the search was massive and they got some tips. There is little question that these men were/are extremely dangerous … Continue reading →
I have a new article at PJ on Obama’s push for gun control in the wake of the Charleston murders. [ADDENDUM: Obama keeps pressing gun control in the wake of Charleston. As I wrote in my PJ article, “in the … Continue reading →
Commenter “rickl” writes: [Dylann Roof] shot old women praying in a church while talking about “black rape”. If he was really so upset about it, then why didn’t he go after young male gangbangers in the hood? Answer: Because he … Continue reading →
Will people call for stricter drug laws as a result? I doubt it. But drugs seem to have been very important in Roof’s life: A high school classmate of Roof’s, John Mullins, told The Daily Beast that the accused white … Continue reading →
Nine worshipers, including the pastor, were murdered at a historic black Charleston SC church yesterday during a prayer meeting. The shooter, 21-year old Dylann Storm Roof, had recently been arrested by authorities on drug charges. The shooter was white and … Continue reading →