Random Ruminations... 
I wonder if you noticed that my recent posts have been a tad "late"?
Well, there's a good reason for it, and it's NOT me...
Seems BLOGGER has a screwed up editor, as in it likes to double-space everything, as well as toss a paragraph in where none is wanted.
That makes for some SERIOUS HTML "amendments" to the initial post. And I detest using HTML...it's SO damn slow and all the type seems to run together after a short while. (one of the "benefits" of older eyesight no doubt...oh, joy) The weird thing is that there is no PROPER "help-desk" to contact either BLOGGER or GOOGLE to bitch a fit at...lovely.
I'm wondering if any of YOU out there have had similar issues? (probably not - they're just picking on me...again) Anyway, it's just another burr under my saddle these days (gonna need a bigger saddle at this rate).
I was telling the Missus this morning, that "If you want to be left alone, THIS CITY (Fort Wayne) is the place that's the FARTHEST from that concept". This is no longer your grandma's Midwest...that's for sure. In some (less than congenial) ways, it's more "big city" THAN a big city....just a bit smaller. I've always believed that ANYTHING IN LIFE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT'S WORST ATTRIBUTE. That goes for vehicles, houses, pets, people, and especially CITIES! I live in a nice neighborhood. The "lay of the land" is rather good, and the architecture, although largely post-WW2, is unique in that are rarely any TWO houses completely alike. THAT is where the "niceness" ends, however. It's the PEOPLE that have brought this area to the precipice of Dante's 7th circle of hell. 
And while Fort Wayne LOVES to blow it's own horn as to how "great" it is as a smaller city in the Midwest, I have to take exception to that.
Fort Wayne is ONLY as good as it's WORST neighborhoods...and it's WORST residents. Which, by normal standards, means that this city needs an enema!
Fort Wayne is ONLY as good as it's WORST neighborhoods...and it's WORST residents. Which, by normal standards, means that this city needs an enema!
Fort Wayne thrives (seemingly) on DOUBLE STANDARDS, although you will never hear that from anyone in any authority. (because it happens to be TRUE) The other day, I was doing a search for the LOUDEST CITIES in America, and while I pretty much KNEW who would be in "the top ten", I did not expect to see FORT WAYNE on the list...but there it was, nestled in at # 42. An interactive map from 2009 can be found HERE: http://www.menshealth.com/metrogrades/may09/noisy-cities.php
Now, the WORST city was DETROIT (with 100), and considering that most of the place looks like a damn GHOST TOWN (even at rush-hour) that makes you think WHAT is the cause for all the damn noise...
Well, don't need to be a damn genius to figure THAT one out...
Well, don't need to be a damn genius to figure THAT one out...
It's not industry.
It's not construction.
It's URBAN BLIGHT...plain and simple.
And that is why Fort Wayne made the damn list...and that was THREE years ago (we've "worked" on that since then, obviously). Like I say, if you want to left the hell ALONE, this surely ain't the place to make that happen.
But, it's NOT just noise intrusion alone...
It's something else that I (personally) find repulsive.
And that's....drum roll please......
And that's....drum roll please......
JURY DUTY!
There, I said it...so there.
"But that's an OBLIGATION to your country, Bob", most would say.
"No, an OBLIGATION to one's country is going to some God-forsaken OTHER country and fighting for freedom and liberty THERE", would be my reply.
An OBLIGATION would be UPHOLDING the LAWS on the filth-ridden streets OF this country.
An OBLIGATION would be running into a burning building and saving a child or two, because what passes for a parent left food burning on the damn stove and torched the whole house.
Maybe, if you asked me about serving on a jury say...THIRTY YEARS AGO, my take would be different, but not today.
Maybe, if you asked me about serving on a jury say...THIRTY YEARS AGO, my take would be different, but not today.
I say this, because yesterday, I received my 4TH "questionnaire" for becoming a "prospective juror" for the County of Allen in Indiana.
( *rolls eyes* )
Here we go AGAIN...four times in a dozen years. Guess NOT being a felon (here) DOES have it's DISADVANTAGES.
( *rolls eyes* )
Here we go AGAIN...four times in a dozen years. Guess NOT being a felon (here) DOES have it's DISADVANTAGES.
Now, I HAVE known people involved in civil as well as criminal cases, and was a victim of vandalism (and a break-in at Willow "Crack" Crossing apartments), and know a LOT of LEOs in several cities, so that SHOULD wash me out from the running.
I AM VERY BIASED when it comes to those anachronistic aspects of our society like JUSTICE, PUNISHMENT, and something we USED to call LAW AND ORDER.
I AM VERY BIASED when it comes to those anachronistic aspects of our society like JUSTICE, PUNISHMENT, and something we USED to call LAW AND ORDER.
I suppose that not having been THROUGH the judicial system in 58 years tainted my perspective a bit...'ya think?
My Dad always said:
"If you keep YOUR nose clean, you won't wind up in jail."
(sage advice...and it WORKS, unlike the human flotsam in my ghettohood who NEVER work at all).
Nevertheless, I am "obliged" to return the questionnaire, so "they" can waste MY time, burn MY fuel, and spend MY money parking JUST to dismiss me yet again from jury duty. I have to admit that the LAST time I had to go down, it was "interesting".
We were called on a child abuse case (minority participants), and as the attorney was describing the "set-up" to us, I sat there in the jury box and shook my head. THAT will get you "noticed" quickly enough. The attorney asked me why I felt the way I did by my actions.
We were called on a child abuse case (minority participants), and as the attorney was describing the "set-up" to us, I sat there in the jury box and shook my head. THAT will get you "noticed" quickly enough. The attorney asked me why I felt the way I did by my actions.
No sweat, that I can do.
(buckle up gang, this is going to be truthful as all hell)
"I'm sorry, counsellor, but when it comes to ANY adult beating on ANY infant, toddler or child to the degree that you have described, I don't take kindly to that one bit.There is a vast difference between discipline and outright abuse," was my reply.
Now THAT drew stares from everyone in the courtroom, especially the OTHER JURORS. This could be one of those times where you wish you could shrink the hell away and crawl under the door.
Instead, I sat up STRAIGHTER, and held my head up. I said what the hell I felt, and what I KNEW to be TRUE.
Didn't take long for the attorney to dismiss me from the juror pool...!
(mission accomplished...AGAIN)
Now, I don't know HOW MANY TIMES I have to "splain" myself to these folks, but if they pulled my PRIOR questionnaires and saw the "excuse or ineligible" marks THEY have to place on them, and the reason WHY...they'd not bother sending along ANOTHER damn questionnaire to fill out all over again.
My position has NOT changed, wavered, or deviated from my initial position. You UPHOLD THE LAW...PUNISH those that need it, and DO NOT EVER turn the judicial system into some sideshow, replete with the usual freaks, clowns, and peanut venders...simple as that.
My position has NOT changed, wavered, or deviated from my initial position. You UPHOLD THE LAW...PUNISH those that need it, and DO NOT EVER turn the judicial system into some sideshow, replete with the usual freaks, clowns, and peanut venders...simple as that.
Then again, if some people RESPECTED and FOLLOWED THE LAW, had a bit of MORALITY and CIVILITY in that thick skull of theirs, and were something OTHER than the abhorrent piece of human trash they obviously are, they wouldn't even BE in court in the first damn place, would they?
I'm just sayin'...
I used to follow the doctrine that believes that all men are INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. Notice I said USED to.
I used to follow the doctrine that believes that all men are INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. Notice I said USED to.
Nowadays, it's more like GUILTY until proven INNOCENT. For when someone is CAUGHT (in the act) with a bloody knife in their hand, standing over a dead man who has been repeatedly stabbed within the last 5 minutes, because these two men had just commenced to arguing over something really stupid, and one of them decided to "up the ante", it doesn't scream INNOCENT to me.
Not one damn bit.
Add to that all the loopholes and plea bargains DESIGNED to get guilty people off the hook, as well as incompetence within the prosecutory system itself, and it's no wonder I feel the way I do these days.
And I sure a lot of YOU feel likewise...fair should BE just that...FAIR.
Not rigged,not gamed, not played like some cheap-ass fiddle, but fair to ALL...not just to some, or a few.
To me, this whole thing is no longer a conundrum...it's fact.
I'm on the side of the LAW...as in it being OBEYED and FOLLOWED.
I'm NOT on the side of the system, simply because it's broke...and pretty badly.
I admit there are many times when being able to break a law here and there was tempting...REAL tempting. But something my PARENTS (and others) taught me about those nasty CONSEQUENCES always came back to haunt me. And rightly so.
Everything we do...every choice we make has results...consequences to whatever action we choose to take. Even if we sit back and do NOTHING, that is a choice, and it has it's own results...sometimes good, sometimes not so good. If someone wants us to help them rob someone else, and we do nothing...that's GOOD. If someone is injured or the victim of a crime and we do nothing...that's NOT so good.
See how it works?
I cannot sit in judgment of an individual that has taken it upon themselves to IGNORE or otherwise BREAK the law with intent and with willingness. In MY eyes, guilt has been assessed. And If our places were reversed, I would expect no LESS from that person as they viewed me, because of what I CHOSE to do. There are few things in life that have those "shades of gray" we hear about. The laws we hire people to write and enforce should not be given THAT much latitude where those laws become ineffectual, or ignored.
And if that makes me a cynic... I'm "guilty as charged".
But at least I can still sleep at night (as long as the lawbreakers out there shut the hell up).
Some people can still BE that impartial...and God bless them.
They have NOT been jaded by the seamier side of society.
They have not seen the levels of depravity humans are capable of.
In many ways, they still have that iota of innocence many of us have long locked away.
Let THEM be the jurors.
Let THEM be the jurors.
Take that $17 from jury duty and give it to someone who can put it to better use. I know who the guilty are already...I see them every day.
Well, guess I've said my piece, then.
Be well, make a difference to someone, and... Stay safe out there, America.
30 March 2011
Humpday Happenings... 
Here we are again, gang...middle of the working week. My how the time DOES fly, right? Your Midwest weather is going to be a bit warmer. (although it's still hovering around freezing at sun up).
And we're also staring into the Spring break time for the kids here in Ft. Wayne. (don't say anything, but the parents have already begun to hit the CVS and Walgreens for those "pain killers") Still, we are never at a loss for those news-worthy items...like these:
*** A semi-happy ending to a tragic story.
I brought this to you (here) WAY back on 3 December 2009 (with followups on 4 December and 9 December), and it concerns the MURDER of a Vito's pizza delivery man on (where else?) the SOUTHEAST side of the ghettohood. Anyone wishing to check the archives can feel free to do so...I'll wait.... (whistles the Jeopardy music...)
OK, finished reading?
Good.
(And if not...why not?...LOL)
Anyway, the final page (hopefully) to this story is here.
(( Published: March 30, 2011 3:00 a.m. 2 charged in driver's 2009 slaying FORT WAYNE – Two Fort Wayne men have been arrested in the 2009 slaying of a pizza delivery driver on the city’s southeast side. Andre A. Washington, 21, faces charges of robbery, murder and felony murder in the death of Ian Jacob Crace in the fall of 2009. Washington, of the 2600 block of Pittsburg Street, was being held without bail at the Allen County Lockup. Deangelo M. Bennett, 19, of the 1300 block of McKinnie Avenue, is charged with felony murder and robbery. He also was being held without bail.
Both men were arrested Monday. Officers were called about 10:30 p.m. Nov. 29, 2009, to the 2800 block of Schele Avenue, near Wayne Trace and New Haven Avenue. Police found Crace, 32, dead on the side of the street, near McCormick Place Apartments. Police had said previously that Crace was a deliveryman for Pizza By Vito’s and had been shot as he arrived to make a delivery. Investigators identified Bennett as a person of interest less than a week later and asked for the public’s help in finding him. Washington and Bennett planned the robbery, ordering the pizza from the apartment of a woman who lived nearby, court documents said.
When Crace got out of his vehicle to deliver the pizza, Washington and Bennett told him to give them his money, but Crace refused. A struggle ensued, and Washington shot Crace, court documents claim. The two robbed Crace of the pizza, court records said. The documents did not say whether Washington and Bennett took money from Crace. ))
Funny thing...back on 9 December 2009, THIS story appeared in the paper: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20091209/LOCAL07/312099963 Now Washington was ARRESTED BACK THEN...but WTF happened? Sounds like SOMEONE dropped the prosecutorial BALL here, doesn't it? I pulled THIS from an article that was in the 3 January 2010 paper:
(( Case Status: Police have named two suspects in the case – Andre Washington, 20, and Deangelo Bennett, 18. Washington is being held on other charges. Bennett was questioned and released. Neither man has been charged in the slaying. ))
Yep, "someone" CUT these two thugs LOOSE when they were already ARRESTED for being suspect to the murder...wonder WHY?
Makes me question the efficacy of the prosecutor's office...or maybe they just let that SEVENTY TWO HOUR time period lapse, as they often seem to do? And I also wonder why it took damn near another YEAR before they were RE-arrested (for the umpteenth time)? Let's see what these two thugs have been up to, shall we?
DEANGELO BENNETT - (now 19) was busted back in 2006 (he was 14 then, if my math is right) for minor tobacco.
2009 - disorderly conduct
2010 (where it begins to get REAL interesting) - pot possession, never received license, failure to use turn signal - P.C. residential entry, 2 counts battery *A* (Misdemeanor), 2 counts battery (class D felony) and residential entry. - Possession pot & resisting (MC) and felony *D*
2011 - MURDER, possession hash (MC), robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.
Wow...been a busy little buck, hasn't he?
Now, let's take a look at the OTHER thug.
ANDRE WASHINGTON - (now 21) was first busted back in 2008 for P.C. robbery (misdemeanor)
2009 - P.C. robbery (misdemeanor), robbery (class *B* felony - pending), P.C. robbery, criminal confinement, battery (misc criminal & class *B* felony) 2010 - He was either behaving himself OR was (most likely) serving time.
2011 - MURDER 35-2-1-1(1) and 35-2-1-1(2) and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury - 35-2-1-1(1)F/A Yeah, a real "dynamic duo", right? Let's hope SOMEONE in the damn judicial system can toss these thugs in a very dark cell and forget where they placed the damn key, hmm?
And let's hope the trial for these two doesn't turn into some "mistrial" when the system attempts to "get gamed", as is too often the case here. Be nice to see something we used to call JUSTICE being served for a change...and in ample supply!
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
From the "They're Not Just for Air Raids These Days" files...comes THIS little gem:
((Police find underground pot operation - 150 to 200 marijuana plants found Updated: Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011, 11:31 PM EDT Published : Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011, 5:57 PM EDT ANDREWS, Ind. (WANE) -
The Huntington County Sheriff's Department discovered a giant, underground marijuana growing operation near a home just south of Andrews. More than four police agencies, including the SWAT team from Fort Wayne, initially responded to the scene because of concerns that the underground bunker may have booby traps. "We had information that there were a lot of loaded guns in the house and also down into the bunker. 
We had no idea whether anything was booby-trapped," said Huntington County Sheriff Terry Stoffel. "It's always a concern when we execute this type of search warrant." After the descent down some stone steps, the sight of a sophisticated marijuana operation came into full view. 
"We could smell it when we got in the back yard. As soon as they popped the door there. We were 50 feet from it then," explained Stoffel. "I'd say we've got about 150 to 200 marijuana plants down there. It's a full blown operation." 
Police later tracked down and arrested Shawn Karst. Officers found weapons inside his home. Outside, they uncovered signs that Karst knew what he was doing.
What looked like an ordinary tree was actually how Karst ventilated his underground weed operation.
"We ended up finding three concrete reinforced rooms all underground so, we had no idea what we were getting into when we got down there. It's quite a setup down there," Sheriff Stoffel said. "We're on top of what the taxpayers are paying us for. Doing our job and keeping the meth and marijuana off the streets." ))
Now THAT, by God is some damn fine police work!
Goes to show that with some ingenuity, you can convert those cold-war era shelters into some SERIOUS dens of illegal activity. And get BUSTED for your troubles, too... ROFLMAO!
I LOVE a happy ending! How much would you wager that THIS Indiana county can make THOSE charges STICK (unlike here in Allen County)? Bet'cha THEY know what JUSTICE still means. (Allen County - take note)
*** Lastly today, I'm growing more unlikely to support this "Kinetic Military Action" (WTF did he call it?) in Libya, and it's because of the rebel factions there. It has been revealed that MANY of the upper echelon of rebel fighters have been (in the past) the EXACT SAME people our troops fought in AFGHANISTAN.
And Obama is not ruling out the possibility of ARMING those same guys. (the aforementioned "rebels") This ain't the moon of Endor, the ice planet of Hoth, or even the battle of the Death Star, and we're certainly NOT the "evil Empire", so let's cut the crap and find out WHO these rebels REALLY are, 'cause they sure as hell are not the likes of Luke Han, Leia and Lando! There is a huge difference to supporting one faction over another, as long as you KNOW who the REAL enemy is. And many times, the enemy of your enemy is not really YOUR friend. He's still an ENEMY, kapeesh? Our intelligence services NEED to find out WHO is running this rebel dog & pony show over there... And we also NEED to know THEIR agenda...not what they "say" it is, but what it REALLY is, got it? 
Many have often said that "The first casualty of war is THE TRUTH", and they're quite right. We, as a major military power have GOT to ascertain the TRUTH. Not "their" truth,. or even OUR truth, but the honest-to-God TRUTH. If this action in Libya is not in our best interest as a nation, and will not further the cause of liberty and democracy in the world, then maybe we SHOULD just back the hell out of it, and leave to those who think less of such things. Let THEM kill off one another first. And by all means, we should not push aside our allies such as Israel (who has shown as much restraint when they get set upon as I do in my ghettohood). 
We can always go to "war"...somewhere...for some reason (or even an excuse) - war is always "good for business" (I believe that is the Ferengi rule of acquisition # 43 or # 44), so someone makes out well. Thing is, WE (our country) have to survive in the process, and not become dimnished in ANY way. And I think we all can agree on that, if nothing else. Have a great "rest of the week". Be well, make a difference to someone, and... Stay safe out there, America.
Here we are again, gang...middle of the working week. My how the time DOES fly, right? Your Midwest weather is going to be a bit warmer. (although it's still hovering around freezing at sun up).
And we're also staring into the Spring break time for the kids here in Ft. Wayne. (don't say anything, but the parents have already begun to hit the CVS and Walgreens for those "pain killers") Still, we are never at a loss for those news-worthy items...like these:
*** A semi-happy ending to a tragic story.
I brought this to you (here) WAY back on 3 December 2009 (with followups on 4 December and 9 December), and it concerns the MURDER of a Vito's pizza delivery man on (where else?) the SOUTHEAST side of the ghettohood. Anyone wishing to check the archives can feel free to do so...I'll wait.... (whistles the Jeopardy music...)
OK, finished reading?
Good.
(And if not...why not?...LOL)
Anyway, the final page (hopefully) to this story is here.
(( Published: March 30, 2011 3:00 a.m. 2 charged in driver's 2009 slaying FORT WAYNE – Two Fort Wayne men have been arrested in the 2009 slaying of a pizza delivery driver on the city’s southeast side. Andre A. Washington, 21, faces charges of robbery, murder and felony murder in the death of Ian Jacob Crace in the fall of 2009. Washington, of the 2600 block of Pittsburg Street, was being held without bail at the Allen County Lockup. Deangelo M. Bennett, 19, of the 1300 block of McKinnie Avenue, is charged with felony murder and robbery. He also was being held without bail.
Both men were arrested Monday. Officers were called about 10:30 p.m. Nov. 29, 2009, to the 2800 block of Schele Avenue, near Wayne Trace and New Haven Avenue. Police found Crace, 32, dead on the side of the street, near McCormick Place Apartments. Police had said previously that Crace was a deliveryman for Pizza By Vito’s and had been shot as he arrived to make a delivery. Investigators identified Bennett as a person of interest less than a week later and asked for the public’s help in finding him. Washington and Bennett planned the robbery, ordering the pizza from the apartment of a woman who lived nearby, court documents said. When Crace got out of his vehicle to deliver the pizza, Washington and Bennett told him to give them his money, but Crace refused. A struggle ensued, and Washington shot Crace, court documents claim. The two robbed Crace of the pizza, court records said. The documents did not say whether Washington and Bennett took money from Crace. ))
Funny thing...back on 9 December 2009, THIS story appeared in the paper: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20091209/LOCAL07/312099963 Now Washington was ARRESTED BACK THEN...but WTF happened? Sounds like SOMEONE dropped the prosecutorial BALL here, doesn't it? I pulled THIS from an article that was in the 3 January 2010 paper:
(( Case Status: Police have named two suspects in the case – Andre Washington, 20, and Deangelo Bennett, 18. Washington is being held on other charges. Bennett was questioned and released. Neither man has been charged in the slaying. ))
Yep, "someone" CUT these two thugs LOOSE when they were already ARRESTED for being suspect to the murder...wonder WHY?
Makes me question the efficacy of the prosecutor's office...or maybe they just let that SEVENTY TWO HOUR time period lapse, as they often seem to do? And I also wonder why it took damn near another YEAR before they were RE-arrested (for the umpteenth time)? Let's see what these two thugs have been up to, shall we?
DEANGELO BENNETT - (now 19) was busted back in 2006 (he was 14 then, if my math is right) for minor tobacco. 2009 - disorderly conduct
2010 (where it begins to get REAL interesting) - pot possession, never received license, failure to use turn signal - P.C. residential entry, 2 counts battery *A* (Misdemeanor), 2 counts battery (class D felony) and residential entry. - Possession pot & resisting (MC) and felony *D*
2011 - MURDER, possession hash (MC), robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.
Wow...been a busy little buck, hasn't he?
Now, let's take a look at the OTHER thug.
ANDRE WASHINGTON - (now 21) was first busted back in 2008 for P.C. robbery (misdemeanor) 2009 - P.C. robbery (misdemeanor), robbery (class *B* felony - pending), P.C. robbery, criminal confinement, battery (misc criminal & class *B* felony) 2010 - He was either behaving himself OR was (most likely) serving time.
2011 - MURDER 35-2-1-1(1) and 35-2-1-1(2) and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury - 35-2-1-1(1)F/A Yeah, a real "dynamic duo", right? Let's hope SOMEONE in the damn judicial system can toss these thugs in a very dark cell and forget where they placed the damn key, hmm?
And let's hope the trial for these two doesn't turn into some "mistrial" when the system attempts to "get gamed", as is too often the case here. Be nice to see something we used to call JUSTICE being served for a change...and in ample supply! Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
From the "They're Not Just for Air Raids These Days" files...comes THIS little gem:
((Police find underground pot operation - 150 to 200 marijuana plants found Updated: Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011, 11:31 PM EDT Published : Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011, 5:57 PM EDT ANDREWS, Ind. (WANE) -
The Huntington County Sheriff's Department discovered a giant, underground marijuana growing operation near a home just south of Andrews. More than four police agencies, including the SWAT team from Fort Wayne, initially responded to the scene because of concerns that the underground bunker may have booby traps. "We had information that there were a lot of loaded guns in the house and also down into the bunker. 
We had no idea whether anything was booby-trapped," said Huntington County Sheriff Terry Stoffel. "It's always a concern when we execute this type of search warrant." After the descent down some stone steps, the sight of a sophisticated marijuana operation came into full view. 
"We could smell it when we got in the back yard. As soon as they popped the door there. We were 50 feet from it then," explained Stoffel. "I'd say we've got about 150 to 200 marijuana plants down there. It's a full blown operation." 
Police later tracked down and arrested Shawn Karst. Officers found weapons inside his home. Outside, they uncovered signs that Karst knew what he was doing.
What looked like an ordinary tree was actually how Karst ventilated his underground weed operation.
"We ended up finding three concrete reinforced rooms all underground so, we had no idea what we were getting into when we got down there. It's quite a setup down there," Sheriff Stoffel said. "We're on top of what the taxpayers are paying us for. Doing our job and keeping the meth and marijuana off the streets." )) Now THAT, by God is some damn fine police work!
Goes to show that with some ingenuity, you can convert those cold-war era shelters into some SERIOUS dens of illegal activity. And get BUSTED for your troubles, too... ROFLMAO!
I LOVE a happy ending! How much would you wager that THIS Indiana county can make THOSE charges STICK (unlike here in Allen County)? Bet'cha THEY know what JUSTICE still means. (Allen County - take note)
*** Lastly today, I'm growing more unlikely to support this "Kinetic Military Action" (WTF did he call it?) in Libya, and it's because of the rebel factions there. It has been revealed that MANY of the upper echelon of rebel fighters have been (in the past) the EXACT SAME people our troops fought in AFGHANISTAN.
And Obama is not ruling out the possibility of ARMING those same guys. (the aforementioned "rebels") This ain't the moon of Endor, the ice planet of Hoth, or even the battle of the Death Star, and we're certainly NOT the "evil Empire", so let's cut the crap and find out WHO these rebels REALLY are, 'cause they sure as hell are not the likes of Luke Han, Leia and Lando! There is a huge difference to supporting one faction over another, as long as you KNOW who the REAL enemy is. And many times, the enemy of your enemy is not really YOUR friend. He's still an ENEMY, kapeesh? Our intelligence services NEED to find out WHO is running this rebel dog & pony show over there... And we also NEED to know THEIR agenda...not what they "say" it is, but what it REALLY is, got it? 
Many have often said that "The first casualty of war is THE TRUTH", and they're quite right. We, as a major military power have GOT to ascertain the TRUTH. Not "their" truth,. or even OUR truth, but the honest-to-God TRUTH. If this action in Libya is not in our best interest as a nation, and will not further the cause of liberty and democracy in the world, then maybe we SHOULD just back the hell out of it, and leave to those who think less of such things. Let THEM kill off one another first. And by all means, we should not push aside our allies such as Israel (who has shown as much restraint when they get set upon as I do in my ghettohood). 
We can always go to "war"...somewhere...for some reason (or even an excuse) - war is always "good for business" (I believe that is the Ferengi rule of acquisition # 43 or # 44), so someone makes out well. Thing is, WE (our country) have to survive in the process, and not become dimnished in ANY way. And I think we all can agree on that, if nothing else. Have a great "rest of the week". Be well, make a difference to someone, and... Stay safe out there, America.
29 March 2011
Believe It Or Else...
Yes friends, time once again for some of life's more unusual people, places and things. And in THIS day and age, you certainly don't need to buy a ticket to see the sideshow and it's freaks... All you really have to do is turn on the TV, pick up the paper, or look out your own window. So, hitch up the team, it's gonna be a long ride to town.
Yes friends, time once again for some of life's more unusual people, places and things. And in THIS day and age, you certainly don't need to buy a ticket to see the sideshow and it's freaks... All you really have to do is turn on the TV, pick up the paper, or look out your own window. So, hitch up the team, it's gonna be a long ride to town. *** First up, an update to the BK bikini brawler I mentioned last week. (courtesy of the SMOKING GUN website - link at left column)
If you're going to say the word WHOPPER, the BEST place would be in BURGER KING, right? Well a WHOPPER of a story was told to Panama City, FL POLICE after that bikini-clad Alabama woman trashed a BK last week. Seems she gave a FALSE name, address and age to authorities.
If you're going to say the word WHOPPER, the BEST place would be in BURGER KING, right? Well a WHOPPER of a story was told to Panama City, FL POLICE after that bikini-clad Alabama woman trashed a BK last week. Seems she gave a FALSE name, address and age to authorities. (how "typical" is THAT?)
She originally stated she was KIMESHA SMITH, age 23, living at 2627 Westgate St. in Montgomery, AL. In fact, The Smoking Gun has discovered, the suspect’s actual name is NEKIVA VONTE HARDY. She is 30 and lives with her children at 2627 Lark Drive in Montgomery. Her rap sheet includes arrests for cocaine possession, criminal mischief, and hindering prosecution.
Hardy gave Florida cops the name of an acquaintance from Montgomery. In an interview, the real Kimesa Smith told TSG that she was “shocked” to see her name attached to the Burger King incident.
Smith, 28, recently completed a two-year prison term (for burglary and theft of property), and is not allowed out of state without her probation officer’s permission. Florida prosecutors filed formal charges against “Smith,” accusing her of felony criminal mischief, two counts of misdemeanor battery, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest (she initially was charged with only simple battery, a misdemeanor).
Smith, 28, recently completed a two-year prison term (for burglary and theft of property), and is not allowed out of state without her probation officer’s permission. Florida prosecutors filed formal charges against “Smith,” accusing her of felony criminal mischief, two counts of misdemeanor battery, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest (she initially was charged with only simple battery, a misdemeanor). Hardy will likely face an additional charge (or charges) for the Smith masquerade. Nice to know the TAXPAYERS, who have coughed up money for YEARS to support this creature (and her sub-creatures), will ALSO have to pay some more for her court appearances AND incarceration.
Yes people...your hard-earned TAX MONEY "at work" ('cause they simply don't)
*** Next up, we have a story about a teenager that (as the old song goes) "don't get around much anymore"...and with GOOD reason.
Teen draws 100 years for brutal rape-murder - Whitley family mourns girl, 14
Here's the link to the story: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110329/LOCAL03/303299945 Amazing how trash such as this always seem to invoke the name of GOD...AFTER the crime has been committed. (well, he did when news people asked him a question)
This (now 18 years old) piece of white trash broke into a Whitley county house back in March 2010, raped and murdered a 14 year old girl there, and then moved her body from the residence. Authorities caught up with him not long after that. It was right after Joshua Wright was administered a polygraph test,. that he confessed to the murder and led police to where he had taken the body.
This (now 18 years old) piece of white trash broke into a Whitley county house back in March 2010, raped and murdered a 14 year old girl there, and then moved her body from the residence. Authorities caught up with him not long after that. It was right after Joshua Wright was administered a polygraph test,. that he confessed to the murder and led police to where he had taken the body. The judge ordered him to serve 100 years for the charges, and called him "the most depraved and vicious person to ever enter his courtroom". (agreed)
Seems in some parts of Indiana, you're not even safe inside your OWN home. I hope this sentence manages to bring some closure to the Doggendorf family in the loss of their daughter.
And now, 32 years LATER, we have another nuclear accident, but THIS time, caused by NATURE, and not mechanical difficulties. Still, radiation is radiation, and the Fukushima plant in Japan has to deal with cleaning up thousands of gallons of contaminated water in the plant before they can get power restored to it.
*** I'll bet you didn't know that YESTERDAY was the 32nd anniversary (?) of the accident at the Three-Mile Island nuclear plant in PA.
And now, 32 years LATER, we have another nuclear accident, but THIS time, caused by NATURE, and not mechanical difficulties. Still, radiation is radiation, and the Fukushima plant in Japan has to deal with cleaning up thousands of gallons of contaminated water in the plant before they can get power restored to it. The good news is that the Japanese reactors were built using American technology.
The bad news is that it's G.E. (we bring good things to life) behind it, and they like all those "curly-fries" light bulbs, too. I wish those new commercials they air with the GE people "dancing" around the factories and hillsides (instead of doing their damn jobs) were pulled off the air. Somehow, that creeps me out...just a bit.
*** It's not a "war" unless WE say it is...
Abraham Lincoln or JFK...this guy ain't!
At least that's what I'm hearing from this administration in D.C. I was listening to Obama's speech last night about the LIBYAN situation, and there were (by me) more than a few "eye rolls" over the course of that "speech". He DID try to make it impassioned...notice I said "TRY".
Abraham Lincoln or JFK...this guy ain't! Is it just "me", or does anyone ELSE feel this administration hasn't a CLUE on what it's doing (or how to go about figuring things out), and couldn't print enough "stimulus money" to even BUY a damn clue?
Now, I like illusionists as much as the next person, and I really find people like Harry Houdini fascinating, but ENOUGH with the prestidigitation already. 
I like to be ENTERTAINED while watching people like Penn & Teller or Blackstone. I DON'T like to be bamboozled or otherwise flim-flammed into some sort of submissive posture. Cripes, this nation can't even call this a war...or a "police action", or even a "military involvement". The action in Libya is (for the moment) being called a "KINETIC MILITARY ACTION"...
I like to be ENTERTAINED while watching people like Penn & Teller or Blackstone. I DON'T like to be bamboozled or otherwise flim-flammed into some sort of submissive posture. Cripes, this nation can't even call this a war...or a "police action", or even a "military involvement". The action in Libya is (for the moment) being called a "KINETIC MILITARY ACTION"... (( *WTF??? ))
Kinetic????
Are you sh*tting me?
As opposed to WHAT, exactly?
Lemme dig out the dictionary here...
ki·net·ic [ki-net-ik, kahy-] –adjective
1. pertaining to motion.
2. caused by motion.
3. characterized by movement: Running and dancing are kinetic activities. Origin: 1850–55; Greek kīnētikós moving, equivalent to kīnē- (verbid stem of kīneîn to move) + -tikos -tic —
Related forms ki·net·i·cal·ly, adverb non·ki·net·ic, adjective
(To quote Ace Ventura, Pet Detective) ALLLLLLLLLLLLlllllllllllllllllllllrighty, then....!
Well, in the military, they DO say that "MOVEMENT IS LIFE." Anything less...and you're JUST a target! But, isn't that the kind of military action we ALWAYS pursue when we send troops in country? When does our military ever stand around and do NOTHING? Oh, wait...that would be THE PENTAGON, right? I figured as much. At least it's NOT a police action....like in KOREA...or even the 'NAM. Which brings me to the final entree to this morning buffet.
*** Police actions...we all have a good idea on what they are. Arrests, pursuits, investigations, negotiations, surveillance, all this and more go into GOOD police work.
And many times, it's through the help of CITIZENS that police work can become a bit "easier". Now, I've been sending along monthly "updates" regarding my 3 square block of the ghettohood since 2004. That's SEVEN (long) years. My "reports" include trends in the area that would promote crime, suspicious people and vehicles (complete with descriptions tag numbers and occupants), as well as problem houses in the area. (places that party loudly a lot, gambling, drugs, etc)
And in those seven years, I have ONLY seen TWO houses that resulted in some type of arrests and/or the people moving elsewhere (to cause the same sh* t somewhere else).
That's about IT...period. We had a chop shop down the alley some years back (with an auto carcass that took damn near a MONTH to get towed away), and when I saw the EXACT SAME parts on another vehicle and forwarded THAT car's description tag number and house where the occupants lived...nothing came of it.
*** Police actions...we all have a good idea on what they are. Arrests, pursuits, investigations, negotiations, surveillance, all this and more go into GOOD police work.
And many times, it's through the help of CITIZENS that police work can become a bit "easier". Now, I've been sending along monthly "updates" regarding my 3 square block of the ghettohood since 2004. That's SEVEN (long) years. My "reports" include trends in the area that would promote crime, suspicious people and vehicles (complete with descriptions tag numbers and occupants), as well as problem houses in the area. (places that party loudly a lot, gambling, drugs, etc) And in those seven years, I have ONLY seen TWO houses that resulted in some type of arrests and/or the people moving elsewhere (to cause the same sh* t somewhere else).
That's about IT...period. We had a chop shop down the alley some years back (with an auto carcass that took damn near a MONTH to get towed away), and when I saw the EXACT SAME parts on another vehicle and forwarded THAT car's description tag number and house where the occupants lived...nothing came of it. The chop shop did leave the area (no idea as to the resident's arrest or capture). We continue to have chronic NOISE violations, and although the department says 
"we made 586 noise citations just LAST YEAR" (or some number close to that - for the ENTIRE CITY), when the FACT that I have (literally) THOUSANDS passing just MY house EVERY DAMN YEAR goes unreported...and more importantly, UNCITED!
Good police work means you take care of the small sh*t, so you don't permit all of that to escalate into the BIG sh*t...like MURDER, gang violence, armed robbery, and the like. I'll be doing some followups in the near future about what I feel (and know) about GOOD policing versus the types of policing we see both HERE in the Summit City (Ft. Wayne) as well as around the nation. And I would entertain any and all LEOs out there to weigh in and let me know what you think and feel about this.
I want to get input from the "vets"...people that have been on the streets for a while, and how THEY have seen the aspects of policing change in just a decade or two.
I know it has changed DRASTICALLY over the past 30-40 years, and not necessarily for the better, from the standpoint OF the officers on "the beat".
"we made 586 noise citations just LAST YEAR" (or some number close to that - for the ENTIRE CITY), when the FACT that I have (literally) THOUSANDS passing just MY house EVERY DAMN YEAR goes unreported...and more importantly, UNCITED! Good police work means you take care of the small sh*t, so you don't permit all of that to escalate into the BIG sh*t...like MURDER, gang violence, armed robbery, and the like. I'll be doing some followups in the near future about what I feel (and know) about GOOD policing versus the types of policing we see both HERE in the Summit City (Ft. Wayne) as well as around the nation. And I would entertain any and all LEOs out there to weigh in and let me know what you think and feel about this.
I want to get input from the "vets"...people that have been on the streets for a while, and how THEY have seen the aspects of policing change in just a decade or two.
I know it has changed DRASTICALLY over the past 30-40 years, and not necessarily for the better, from the standpoint OF the officers on "the beat". Think on it for a spell, and feel free to vent, rant, rave, or complain.
Most of all, feel free to speak the TRUTH. Because the road to real freedom lies along such a path.
Be well, make a difference to someone, and... Stay safe out there, America.
28 March 2011
Monday Musings...
Another week starting out like it's more November than March. Going to get warmer as the week progresses, and I'm sure it won't be long before we're all griping about the HEAT and HUMIDITY...LOL. As usual, I want to "ease" you all into the week with some things I've either had on my mind, or have come to light over the last 72 hours, so here goes...
Another week starting out like it's more November than March. Going to get warmer as the week progresses, and I'm sure it won't be long before we're all griping about the HEAT and HUMIDITY...LOL. As usual, I want to "ease" you all into the week with some things I've either had on my mind, or have come to light over the last 72 hours, so here goes...
*** Wifey's car has some neat gizmos on it (even though it's a 1996). Power windows and locks, digital speedometer, delayed wipers, lights under the hood and trunk lids...lots of things my car doesn't have.
Even had a power antenna for the radio (automatically went up and down when the radio was turned on or off).
Even had a power antenna for the radio (automatically went up and down when the radio was turned on or off).
Well, it USED to work that way, until something internally decided to break itself, and then the antenna refused to go up OR down, and the motor ran long after the car was shut off. Well, since I didn't want to remove the wheel and inner fender to get TO that motor, I tried the fuses...nope, didn't work. (damn thing didn't seem to have an "OFF" switch readily available - not good if you don't want to run the battery down).
So, under the hood I went, and saw a connector close to the firewall. As the antenna motor was still running, I decided "what the hell", and unsnapped the connector. VOILA`...it shut OFF...(astounding)!
No longer will that motor drone on...ever. And the antenna can still be manipulated up or down MANUALLY (but works fine in the down position), so...problem solved.
(one less thing to bother the mechanic with when we take it into the shop over Spring break) Sometimes...I even amaze myself. Chalk it up to common sense (and a bit of luck tossed in).
I could see this coming, as all the sea water that as dumped onto the cores to keep them from melting down WILL absorb the radiation. Add to that, another earthquake, but one that did no further damage (thankfully).
*** The Japanese nuclear reactors are still presenting problems...this time with contaminated waste water.
I could see this coming, as all the sea water that as dumped onto the cores to keep them from melting down WILL absorb the radiation. Add to that, another earthquake, but one that did no further damage (thankfully).
The utility there (TEMCO) got some flak from it's warnings to citizens, and about 500 people protested, and yet STILL, no reports of lootings or riots. The spirit of NIN-TAI (persistence to perseverance) still rules the day in Japan. While crops were irradiated and tap water contains low levels of radiation, the people still display pride, but not of a haughty nature.
They have already determined that they WILL survive...will continue, and will thrive once again. That is one helluva testament to a nation.
*** This story got my shaking my head for more than a couple reasons.
The man was driving himself to a hospital and a woman was following behind him in another vehicle. Police said she called 911 asking officers to pull the man over because he needed medical help and that's when the he crashed into the steps. Medics took the man to a hospital in serious condition.
(( Gunshot victim drives into police station Written by WANE Sunday, 27 March 2011 02:07 FORT WAYNE - A man with a gunshot wound crashed into the Fort Wayne Police Department Saturday night. Police told NewsChannel 15 the vehicle hit the steps leading into the the station on Creighton Avenue.
The man was driving himself to a hospital and a woman was following behind him in another vehicle. Police said she called 911 asking officers to pull the man over because he needed medical help and that's when the he crashed into the steps. Medics took the man to a hospital in serious condition.
His name wasn't released.
Now police are investigating when and where the man was shot. ))
Obviously, it was a LOW-speed "crash", as the railing were barely bent, but still, we have another instance of a shooting victim in our fair city. Now, if only the PERPS would crash into the police station for a change, hmm? Good thing the FWPD HQ is moving UP-town to center city (leaving the SE side wonderfully void of a police "building")...just what we need...NOT. Sure glad they closed all those "sub-stations" we USED to have around the city.
*** And then there was this.
According to police scanner traffic, speeds reached in excess of 100 mph during the half-hour pursuit.
(( Published: March 28, 2011 3:00 a.m. Biker ends police chase; just too cold - Ron Shawgo The Journal Gazette A high-speed police chase on Interstate 69 Sunday ended when the operator of a reportedly stolen motorcycle stopped when he could no longer see because of the cold, police said.
According to police scanner traffic, speeds reached in excess of 100 mph during the half-hour pursuit.
The temperature was about 39 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The cyclist, Christopher Bercham, who was not wearing eye protection, was arrested and taken to a hospital for treatment, Fort Wayne police officer Scott Tegtmeyer said. The chase began on Illinois Road heading west near I-69 shortly after 4 p.m., Tegtmeyer said. A city officer pursued the cycle but was unable to catch it.
County sheriff’s officers became involved as the pursuit traveled along Bass Road. The chase continued in the area of Leesburg Road and U.S. 30, Tegtmeyer said. At one point, with city and county officers still following, the motorcycle rider headed south on I-69. At the city’s far southern border, the cyclist started to pull over near the General Motors plant. As he did, the cycle struck the mirror of a city police car, Tegtmeyer said.
Although the cyclist took off again, he stopped a few minutes later near a rest area farther south. "His eyeballs were almost frozen over," Tegtmeyer said.
Wow...finally caught one. Be great to see officers down in MY part of the ghettohood try and pull over the "drag-bikes" we hear zipping up down and over OUR streets, whenever the weather gets nice...for once. What can be learned here kids?
Bercham,19, was transferred to Allen County lockup. He faces fleeing and theft charges, Tegtmeyer said. ))
Wow...finally caught one. Be great to see officers down in MY part of the ghettohood try and pull over the "drag-bikes" we hear zipping up down and over OUR streets, whenever the weather gets nice...for once. What can be learned here kids?
When on a motorcycle (at ANY speed and in ANY temperature) WEAR the damn goggles...or better yet...a HELMET! (you never know when you might want to ELUDE the police for whatever reason...and even a grain of sand at 60+ MPH in your eye can do some nice damage to your cornea.) And ALWAYS breathe through your NOSE (you bikers know why...lol).
*** Lastly today, I got a comment on Friday's post that I decided to NOT put up, and it was only because the person mentioned they hated black people.
Now, my Mom always said that "hate" was a strong word, and she was pretty much right about that. Although I post a lot about the blacks in MY part of town, you must realize that they are NOT representative of the ENTIRE race (thankfully).
They are a minority OF a minority - simple as that.
They are BAD folks, plain and simple.
There are people that will paint other folks with a broad brush (as I mentioned in my comment on Friday's post), and if you NEED to do such a thing, be VERY sure of the people you choose as well as your motive for doing so. There is only ONE group of people I lump together, and that's the "chronically-stupid" among us. These are the people that have NO sense of what authority means, skirt the law at every opportunity, and basically prey upon others because they can. Folks such as this have no REAL place in a civilized society...like a "mom" that kills her infant by placing it in an oven, or 50+ teens that mob a convenience store, or people driving around trying to abduct young girls on their way to school. 
And THAT kind of bad comes in ALL colors, shapes, sizes and races. I just "highlight" the ones that live closest to me, or feature people in our city (or in other cities) that commit crimes that YOU, the reader should be informed about.
Sometimes, it's even to demonstrate how inadequate the law can be to allow such people to slip from the scales of justice.
There are people that will paint other folks with a broad brush (as I mentioned in my comment on Friday's post), and if you NEED to do such a thing, be VERY sure of the people you choose as well as your motive for doing so. There is only ONE group of people I lump together, and that's the "chronically-stupid" among us. These are the people that have NO sense of what authority means, skirt the law at every opportunity, and basically prey upon others because they can. Folks such as this have no REAL place in a civilized society...like a "mom" that kills her infant by placing it in an oven, or 50+ teens that mob a convenience store, or people driving around trying to abduct young girls on their way to school. 
THOSE people just aren't right in the head...period. THOSE are the ones I would tend to hate, despise, detest or otherwise not include with those people I like. And until they can come up with a STRONGER word, I'm gonna go with hate for now.
If I choose to hate those that do nothing BUT bring harm and hurt to others, does that make me a "racist"?
Not hardly...unless you're now considering calling ALL the stupid-asses in the world a "race", which considering the number of such people in the world today, might not be such a bad thing.
That don't sit well with me, because I've known my share of blacks,Hispanics, Asians and Jews, and the ones I got to know where fantastic people. (who also hated the stupid-asses of the world...imagine that - diversity WITH common "interests"...who knew?) We must have been ahead of our time, I suppose.
See, I don't care much for the REAL racists in society, either. Those in white-supremacist groups as JUST as culpable as those stupid people, because their hate is misdirected towards ALL people of certain races.
That don't sit well with me, because I've known my share of blacks,Hispanics, Asians and Jews, and the ones I got to know where fantastic people. (who also hated the stupid-asses of the world...imagine that - diversity WITH common "interests"...who knew?) We must have been ahead of our time, I suppose.
People I grew up with, worked with, played with, laughed with and cried with were ALL GOOD PEOPLE!
Race, nationality, or religion never entered into it.
Like I'm fond of saying: "You take people one at a time."
Now, until those living around me learn to display behavior that smacks of being a lot more "normal" than what I see today, I'm going to promote my dislike for them.
But it was not ME that instigated my feelings...it was THEM.
THEY proved to me they would much rather place themselves in that "stupid" bin, rather then be productive people of a society who are willing to learn and thereby educate others as to how to conduct themselves throughout life.
America as built NOT by ONE group of people, but by a conglomeration of ethnicities...of religions, of nationalities.
That's why we were called "The Great Melting Pot". 
We were the great experiment in societal evolution...people from many countries combined into ONE nation.
We were the great experiment in societal evolution...people from many countries combined into ONE nation.
And we take one another the same way we take every day of our lives... One at a time.
Have yourselves a great week.
Be well, make a difference to someone, and... Stay safe out there, America.
25 March 2011
Friday Follies...
Welcome, friends to another weekend.
A well-deserved respite from the hectic last 5 days, hmm?
Let's get rolling with some of those "Things that make yo go "HUH?", shall we?
*** I don't know about you, but I know that when I wake up around 0500 hours, there's nothing I like BETTER (to do) than to go out and pick up a crapload of papers that have been strewn along the street (and property line)!
Yes, kids, going out into 25 degree air STILL manages to wake one up, no matter the age.
Someone had decided to toss out a notebook belonging to one BRIANNA FARR of Fort Wayne (from IPFW?).
There were algebra notes as well as a paper (copied) regarding the MPAA ratings for movies and the impact that drugs and alcohol have on the film industry (pretty heady stuff that she never got to read).
BTW, Brianna has her very OWN Facebook page...imagine that!
Here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/brianna.farr1
Go ahead...make her YOUR "friend"...maybe you can clue her (and her friends) in on the nuances of LITTERING?
Oh, look, she attended Northrop H.S., and ALSO has had THREE addresses since 2007!
-- 1369 Fayette Dr, Ft. Wayne, IN
-- 15626 Smith Rd, Yoder, IN
-- 722 Prestwick Sq, Ft. Wayne, IN
AND...she's also had FIVE citations since 2007...for criminal misdemeanor (minor consumption & false informing), violation of child restraint laws, operating while suspended (expired plate), and disregarding an automated signal (running red lights).
I won't bother to cite the dates or court document numbers...I think you get the idea, though.
Wow...such a STELLAR citizen in our midst, don'cha think?
Betcha good money she knows the people in the drug crib down the street, or at least LIVES in my part of the ghettohood, within a 3-block radius (4th address?).
And I only bet on sure things.
Oh yes, I have my ways of finding things out...and that's why I maintain that *I* am one of the BEST "weapons" the FWPD can have down here, even if they don't take that much notice to the information I DO pass along to them. They SHOULD.
After all, I used to work for the FEDS, (among other things) remember?
Meanwhile, back at the taco stand...
*** I'm sure all of you MUST have seen the video from the Panama City BK.
You can't help but find it somewhere.
Here's one (of many) links to the video:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/florida/meet-panama-city-bk-brawler-653092
Again, we have a display of animalistic behavior...a "scofflaw"...a person who is more than a few fries short of the proverbial "happy meal", and obviously does NOT know what BOUNDARIES are..
And she's doing what she does best...being loud and angry...and for no good reason, other than the fact that SHE (and others like her) CAN be.
Proof positive that some people really need to learn how to CONTROL THEMSELVES!
You read the story...you make the call.
But, I will say this...behavior like this has NO place in a CIVILIZED society, and certainly NOT in such a public venue.
That reminds me of a similar incident Wifey and I were witness to at the Southgate BK about TEN years ago.
A black man didn't like the way his burger was prepped (he wanted a FREEBIE - don't they ALL?) and argued with the manager.
Well, the kitchen help came out front (another black man) and they started to tussle.
We had a few chairs tossed, and luckily nothing came near US (we were eating our food like NORMAL people do).
The cook chased the perp outside where he got into a blue sedan and sped off.
I couldn't get the damn plate number, so we left when shortly afterward (took the police close to TEN minutes to arrive...back THEN).
Nice to know some things don't change all that much.
Yet, these "people" (read animals) are part of those poor, oppressed citizenry who have the government taking (very good) care of them...from cradle to grave, courtesy of the hard-working U.S. taxpayers of this country.
Reminds me of all my "neighbors"...(and JUST as disgusting).
Yes...your "tax dollars" at work, my friends.
But wait, there's MORE...
If you think the POLICE are immune to confrontations with one another...think again.
Here's the link to a disturbing story:
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/cops-tussle-with-cops-on-camera
The suburban community officers of Colwyn and Darby (PA) are the participants, in which a jurisdictional dispute erupts.
Suffice it say, Darby, PA IS a minority cesspool...
I watched it decline for years...damn shame.
Seems we have a public safety "turf war" of sorts.
The Darby chief has had "problems" before.
Good relations always makes for good arrests, I always say.
Perhaps a "county-wide" force would be the way to go given budgetary issues.
And the LAST thing we need to see is officers pitted against ONE ANOTHER...not in THIS day and age.
After all, we don't want someone (Obama and cronies) to "...create a national police force"...do we?
Hey, the Prez said it first...I'm just repeating it.
LEOs out there...take care and be wary.
Lord knows you guys and gals have PUH-LENTY out there to fret about as it is...!
Hold on, we're not done yet, kids...
*** This video is yet ANOTHER case of teens running rampant in stores down in center-city Philly.
(caution - there may be unsuitable language)
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/03/24/teens-arrested-for-fighting-in-center-city-store/
The area is close to where I used to work a long time ago...when it was a lot more CIVIL a place to wall through .
There was a similar incident where someone had been shot.
Now you tell me this world isn't running AMOK (and in a damn hurry, too)!
And yes, there is even MORE...
*** Planes land in D.C. with controller asleep.
Here's the link to a very good read on this:
http://www.wben.com/Planes-Land-In-DC-With-Controller-Asleep-in-Tower/9468458
This site even has the control tower "traffic" audio.
Now, I've been in a control tower or two in my day, and even at smaller airports, it was DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE to only find ONE person "at the helm".
In large airports (like Reagan International) there is USUALLY a "group" of controllers, all doing specific things.
You have ONE person for GROUND TAXI and traffic clearance.
You have someone handling INBOUND flights...another handling OUTBOUND traffic, and sometimes, another person who deals with the "handoffs" to or from regional facilities.
The movies get it right, also...
You ALWAYS see a bunch of people handling air traffic control. That's just the way it works...or is supposed to.
Now, I don't know if the controller at Reagan was burned out (wouldn't surprise me...it IS a stressful position). I've known a controller, and he told me some interesting stuff about ATC. Differs a lot from the mil-ops and the FATCs.
But even on the graveyard shift, you DO NOT EVER have ONLY ONE person in the tower.
Whoever did that should be FIRED OUTRIGHT.
(the controller should be suspended with investigations and/or termination pending with a complete physical AND psyche evaluation)
That is procedurally WRONG...period!
Fortunately, a regional tower (as well as the on board technology of the planes) managed to get the two aircraft down without incident.
In other words, someone dodged a really BIG bullet.
FATE, it would seem was on the winning side...this time.
*** Finally today, in lieu of ALL this stuff (as well as what's happening in YOUR neck of the the woods), we have to be "on guard" it would appear more than EVER. And it doesn't have to be JUST in the realm of what transpires within our own homes.
We really NEED to be wary of situations ALL around us...
I know with all that's going on, it seems like another direction to be pulled, but THIS direction can often determine our true course. We can often handle what goes on INSIDE our homes...it's all the crap (and crappy people like those above) we have to watch for.
If it's not kids wild in the malls, it's fast food floozies with more attitude than brains, or even those predators that would seek to abscond with your child as they walk to school (like what happened here in Ft. Wayne yesterday morning, but was averted, thankfully).
It's this portion of our society that we CAN pray for (they surely need something), but we need to WATCH for even more intently.
WE are the watchmen, as it were...WE walk the bastions of civility...of reason. WE patrol the gates and walls of our (and our family's) lives.
And we also need to SPEAK UP when the need arises and the cause is JUST.
To be silent is a choice, just as much as it is to be vocal about what's gone wrong in the world.
Make the right choices today, and the results will follow you like a dear friend.
To do otherwise will take you down paths you need not travel.
Here ends the lesson.
Have yourselves a great weekend.
Be well, make a difference to someone, and as always...
Stay SAFE out there, America.
Welcome, friends to another weekend.A well-deserved respite from the hectic last 5 days, hmm?
Let's get rolling with some of those "Things that make yo go "HUH?", shall we?
*** I don't know about you, but I know that when I wake up around 0500 hours, there's nothing I like BETTER (to do) than to go out and pick up a crapload of papers that have been strewn along the street (and property line)!
Yes, kids, going out into 25 degree air STILL manages to wake one up, no matter the age.
Someone had decided to toss out a notebook belonging to one BRIANNA FARR of Fort Wayne (from IPFW?).
There were algebra notes as well as a paper (copied) regarding the MPAA ratings for movies and the impact that drugs and alcohol have on the film industry (pretty heady stuff that she never got to read).
BTW, Brianna has her very OWN Facebook page...imagine that!Here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/brianna.farr1
Go ahead...make her YOUR "friend"...maybe you can clue her (and her friends) in on the nuances of LITTERING?
Oh, look, she attended Northrop H.S., and ALSO has had THREE addresses since 2007!
-- 1369 Fayette Dr, Ft. Wayne, IN
-- 15626 Smith Rd, Yoder, IN
-- 722 Prestwick Sq, Ft. Wayne, IN
AND...she's also had FIVE citations since 2007...for criminal misdemeanor (minor consumption & false informing), violation of child restraint laws, operating while suspended (expired plate), and disregarding an automated signal (running red lights).
I won't bother to cite the dates or court document numbers...I think you get the idea, though.Wow...such a STELLAR citizen in our midst, don'cha think?
Betcha good money she knows the people in the drug crib down the street, or at least LIVES in my part of the ghettohood, within a 3-block radius (4th address?).
And I only bet on sure things.
Oh yes, I have my ways of finding things out...and that's why I maintain that *I* am one of the BEST "weapons" the FWPD can have down here, even if they don't take that much notice to the information I DO pass along to them. They SHOULD.
After all, I used to work for the FEDS, (among other things) remember?
Meanwhile, back at the taco stand...
*** I'm sure all of you MUST have seen the video from the Panama City BK.
You can't help but find it somewhere.Here's one (of many) links to the video:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/florida/meet-panama-city-bk-brawler-653092
Again, we have a display of animalistic behavior...a "scofflaw"...a person who is more than a few fries short of the proverbial "happy meal", and obviously does NOT know what BOUNDARIES are..
And she's doing what she does best...being loud and angry...and for no good reason, other than the fact that SHE (and others like her) CAN be.
Proof positive that some people really need to learn how to CONTROL THEMSELVES!
You read the story...you make the call.
But, I will say this...behavior like this has NO place in a CIVILIZED society, and certainly NOT in such a public venue.
That reminds me of a similar incident Wifey and I were witness to at the Southgate BK about TEN years ago.A black man didn't like the way his burger was prepped (he wanted a FREEBIE - don't they ALL?) and argued with the manager.
Well, the kitchen help came out front (another black man) and they started to tussle.
We had a few chairs tossed, and luckily nothing came near US (we were eating our food like NORMAL people do).
The cook chased the perp outside where he got into a blue sedan and sped off.
I couldn't get the damn plate number, so we left when shortly afterward (took the police close to TEN minutes to arrive...back THEN).
Nice to know some things don't change all that much.
Yet, these "people" (read animals) are part of those poor, oppressed citizenry who have the government taking (very good) care of them...from cradle to grave, courtesy of the hard-working U.S. taxpayers of this country.
Reminds me of all my "neighbors"...(and JUST as disgusting).
Yes...your "tax dollars" at work, my friends.
But wait, there's MORE...
If you think the POLICE are immune to confrontations with one another...think again.
Here's the link to a disturbing story:
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/cops-tussle-with-cops-on-camera
The suburban community officers of Colwyn and Darby (PA) are the participants, in which a jurisdictional dispute erupts.Suffice it say, Darby, PA IS a minority cesspool...
I watched it decline for years...damn shame.
Seems we have a public safety "turf war" of sorts.
The Darby chief has had "problems" before.
Good relations always makes for good arrests, I always say.
Perhaps a "county-wide" force would be the way to go given budgetary issues.
And the LAST thing we need to see is officers pitted against ONE ANOTHER...not in THIS day and age.
After all, we don't want someone (Obama and cronies) to "...create a national police force"...do we?
Hey, the Prez said it first...I'm just repeating it.
LEOs out there...take care and be wary.
Lord knows you guys and gals have PUH-LENTY out there to fret about as it is...!
Hold on, we're not done yet, kids...
*** This video is yet ANOTHER case of teens running rampant in stores down in center-city Philly.
(caution - there may be unsuitable language)
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/03/24/teens-arrested-for-fighting-in-center-city-store/
The area is close to where I used to work a long time ago...when it was a lot more CIVIL a place to wall through .There was a similar incident where someone had been shot.
Now you tell me this world isn't running AMOK (and in a damn hurry, too)!
And yes, there is even MORE...
*** Planes land in D.C. with controller asleep.
Here's the link to a very good read on this:
http://www.wben.com/Planes-Land-In-DC-With-Controller-Asleep-in-Tower/9468458
This site even has the control tower "traffic" audio.Now, I've been in a control tower or two in my day, and even at smaller airports, it was DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE to only find ONE person "at the helm".
In large airports (like Reagan International) there is USUALLY a "group" of controllers, all doing specific things.
You have ONE person for GROUND TAXI and traffic clearance.
You have someone handling INBOUND flights...another handling OUTBOUND traffic, and sometimes, another person who deals with the "handoffs" to or from regional facilities.
The movies get it right, also...
You ALWAYS see a bunch of people handling air traffic control. That's just the way it works...or is supposed to.Now, I don't know if the controller at Reagan was burned out (wouldn't surprise me...it IS a stressful position). I've known a controller, and he told me some interesting stuff about ATC. Differs a lot from the mil-ops and the FATCs.
But even on the graveyard shift, you DO NOT EVER have ONLY ONE person in the tower.
Whoever did that should be FIRED OUTRIGHT.
(the controller should be suspended with investigations and/or termination pending with a complete physical AND psyche evaluation)
That is procedurally WRONG...period!
Fortunately, a regional tower (as well as the on board technology of the planes) managed to get the two aircraft down without incident.
In other words, someone dodged a really BIG bullet.
FATE, it would seem was on the winning side...this time.
*** Finally today, in lieu of ALL this stuff (as well as what's happening in YOUR neck of the the woods), we have to be "on guard" it would appear more than EVER. And it doesn't have to be JUST in the realm of what transpires within our own homes.
We really NEED to be wary of situations ALL around us...
I know with all that's going on, it seems like another direction to be pulled, but THIS direction can often determine our true course. We can often handle what goes on INSIDE our homes...it's all the crap (and crappy people like those above) we have to watch for.If it's not kids wild in the malls, it's fast food floozies with more attitude than brains, or even those predators that would seek to abscond with your child as they walk to school (like what happened here in Ft. Wayne yesterday morning, but was averted, thankfully).
It's this portion of our society that we CAN pray for (they surely need something), but we need to WATCH for even more intently.
WE are the watchmen, as it were...WE walk the bastions of civility...of reason. WE patrol the gates and walls of our (and our family's) lives.
And we also need to SPEAK UP when the need arises and the cause is JUST.
To be silent is a choice, just as much as it is to be vocal about what's gone wrong in the world.
Make the right choices today, and the results will follow you like a dear friend.To do otherwise will take you down paths you need not travel.
Here ends the lesson.
Have yourselves a great weekend.
Be well, make a difference to someone, and as always...
Stay SAFE out there, America.
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