A tale of one villain…
…and many heroes. Rescuing Ethan.
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More evidence that the sun has not only set on the British empire,…
…it has set on Britain as well: If you’re thinking of getting steamed over [the Woolrich machete murder], don’t. Simon Jenkins, the former editor of the Times of London, cautioned against “mass hysteria” over “mundane acts of violence.” That’s easy … Continue reading →
Those generic rioting “youths” in Sweden
I was going to write a long article about the press’s coverage of the riots by so-called “youths” in Sweden, but this article pretty much covers the same territory: In addition to the horrendous beheading of a British soldier in … Continue reading →
Words, knives, guns
It’s hard to find words to describe yesterday’s murder of a soldier by machete-wielding Islamic terrorists in Woolwich (a part of greater London) who hacked him to death, so I’ll just let this article do the talking: Witnesses told how … Continue reading →
The Boston marathon: not the Tsarnaev brothers’ first murder?
Escaping from the house of horror
[NOTE: I wrote the following post last night. In it, I speculated on some of the conditions under which the three Cleveland captives had been held, and how that might have made it virtually impossible for them to escape. When … Continue reading →
Ariel Castro and the monsters among us
Jack Dunphy has a piece at PJ about Ariel Castro and how ordinary he must have seemed to his neighbors and acquaintances, and how it would have been very difficult to perceive the evil that lurked within. Although I understand … Continue reading →
Ariel Castro: what a guy—too bad the police didn’t know it
I was watching CNN last night, and learned some more things about the gothic horror show that was Ariel Castro: his deceased ex-wife Grimilda Figueroa had filed very serious physical abuse charges against him, allegations of violent and multiple beatings … Continue reading →
How can…
…this be? Can a dog survive a month without water, just on McDonald’s scraps? And have you noticed that McDonald’s has been featured prominently in another story lately? That would be the escape of the Cleveland women, whose rescuer was … Continue reading →
Did the police drop the ball in the Cleveland kidnappings?
It certainly seems that way. Neighbors report having called police numerous times with complaints of suspicious goings-on around that house, and the police did nothing. What’s more, the police visited the house once because Castro had left a child on … Continue reading →
Return of the lost
This seems to be the week for the return of the disappeared, presumed dead. First it was Brenda Heist, whose disappearance was voluntary; she ran away and stayed away till now. Now comes the story of three Cleveland girls, ages … Continue reading →
The Boston bomber and the death penalty
Dzhohkar Tsarnaev didn’t just blow up hundreds of people in Boston. He also revived support for the death penalty (at least for himself), with 70% of Americans polling in favor of it in his particular case. Republicans are most in … Continue reading →