Humpday Happenings...
Welcome to the middle of the week, (Happy Washington's Birthday) and we've plenty of things going on, so I'll try to glean the "best" from the bunch and have at it.
But first, if you read yesterday's post, you found out what can be a motivating factor in a person's life.
And with any type of motivation comes a sense of purpose along with a certain DISCIPLINE, in order to make it all happen.
With that, let's delve into this day's WHO SAID THAT? quote:
"One of the primary purposes of discipline is to produce alertness.
A man who is so lethargic that he fails to salute will fall an easy victim to the enemy."
The answer at the top of tomorrow's post.
Now, on to more criminally-intensive things...



*** The Ft. Wayne City Council went and approved that 40% water rate hike over three years instead of two...big fat hairy deal...(( yawn )) no REAL surprise there, hmm?


*** Gas prices continue to rise (because of fear, mostly) and we can blame that on the FACT that in America, we've had NO NEW REFINERIES built over the last 30-40 years. We actually had THREE refineries just south of Philadelphia CLOSE in recent years (as I mentioned a while back).
It's amazing how we can EXPORT fuel (diesel and crude) at rates that surpass ANY OTHER export item in THIS country, and yet HAVE TO IMPORT refined unleaded gas back INTO the country...anyone as creeped out about this as I am?
*** The Kroger robber has been caught - God, how I just LOVE "Happy Endings".
Here's the link to the story:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20120222/LOCAL07/302229977/0/FRONTPAGE
One Billye D.Gaulden, 36, of 4401 S. Hanna St (latest address to date) was taken into custody Monday after a scuffle with police (sure looks that way -great mugshot... LMAO!) at the 900 block of McKinnie in an alley between Spatz Ave. and South Park Drive.
(Now, what did I tell you about the FWPD finding him in MY part of the ghettohood??? Someone in the investigative division MUST be reading my blog.)
The marvelous irony to this, was that Gaulden was TAZERED by the officer on scene.
Gaulden was not incapacitated by the discharge. (probably wearing a heavy jacket like most all the perps do around here for just such a situation)
Eventually, the officer took Gaulden to ground and when Billye refused to place his hands behind his back, the officer cold-cocked him in the face, initiating "compliance" forthwith...
The officer stated the punch produced "the desired response"...yeah, those tactical gloves (often with nylon-reinforced KNUCKLES) do come in handy, don't they?
Gaulden was initially held on $20K bond, but was jailed (for 60 days) on another "unrelated" misdemeanor.
But what kind of "good boy" was Billye anyway?
I'm GLAD you asked, because here is his RAP SHEET:
(( 02D04-9202-CM-003558 Gaulden, Billye D 02/10/1992
Allen Superior Court 5 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided NEVER RECEIVE LICENSE
WRONG WAY ON ONE-WAY ST
NO OPR'S LIC. WHEN REQ'D
--02D04-9403-CM-001348 Gaulden, Billye D 03/03/1994
Allen Superior Court 6 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEVER RECEIVE LICENSE
RECKLESS DRIVING
LEAVING THE SCENE OF ACC
DISREGARDING AUTOM SIGNAL
FAILURE TO YIELD
--02D04-9403-MC-000217 Gaulden, Billye D 03/04/1994
Allen Superior Court 4 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. ARMED ROBBERY
--02D04-9403-CF-000173 Gaulden, Billye D 03/09/1994
Allen Superior Court 4 CF - Criminal Felony
Decided ROBBERY
--02D04-9909-MC-001413 Gaulden, Billye D 09/07/1999
Allen Superior Court 5 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. CARRY HDGUN W/O PRMT
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
--02D04-9909-CF-000451 Gaulden, Billye D 09/10/1999
Allen Superior Court 5 CF - Criminal Felony
Decided CARRYING A HANDGUN WITHOUT A LICENSE
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
--02D04-9911-DF-000851 Gaulden, Billye D 11/05/1999
Allen Superior Court 6 DF - CL D Felony or lesser charge
Decided RESIDENTIAL ENTRY
--02D04-0212-FD-000791 Gaulden, Billye D 12/07/2002
Allen Superior Court 4 FD - Class D Felony
Decided ESCAPE
--02D04-0301-MC-000023 Gaulden, Billye D 01/03/2003
Allen Superior Court 4 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. BATTERY
P.C. INTIMIDATION
--02D04-0301-FD-000010 Gaulden, Billye D 01/08/2003
Allen Superior Court 5 FD - Class D Felony
Decided BATTERY
HABITUAL OFFENDER
--02D04-0407-MC-001404 Gaulden, Billye D 07/30/2004
Allen Superior Court 4 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. ARMED ROBBERY
P.C. CRIMINAL RECKLESSN'S
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
FALSE INFORMING (B)
P.C. VIOLENT FELON/FIREARM
P.C. CARRY HDGUN W/O PRMT
--02D04-0408-FB-000113 Gaulden, Billye D 08/04/2004
Allen Superior Court 4 FB - Class B Felony
Decided ATTEMPT ROBBERY
UNLAWFUL POSS OF FIREARM BY SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
CARRYING A HANDGUN WITHOUT A LICENSE
CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
HABITUAL OFFENDER
--02D04-0610-IF-017825 Gaulden, Billye D 10/05/2006
Allen Superior Court 5 IF - Infraction
Decided LEARNER'S PERMIT VIOL
--02D04-0702-MC-000308 Johnson, Cornelius 02/13/2007
Allen Superior Court 6 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. POSSESS. MARIJUANA
P.C. VIOLENT FELON/FIREARM
P.C. REC STOLEN PROPERTY
DOMESTIC BATTERY
--02D04-0702-FB-000030 Johnson, Cornelius 02/16/2007
Allen Superior Court 5 FB - Class B Felony
Decided UNLAWFUL POSS FIREARM BY SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA HASH OIL OR HASHISH
DOMESTIC BATTERY
HABITUAL OFFENDER
--02D04-0703-CM-001624 Gaulden, Billye D 03/20/2007
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
INTERIM PLATE VIOLATION
--02D04-0712-CM-008011 Gaulden, Billye D 12/14/2007
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
--02D04-0712-FD-001069 Gaulden, Billye D 12/20/2007
Allen Superior Court 6 FD - Class D Felony
Decided RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
HABITUAL OFFENDER
--02D04-0803-MC-000518 Johnson, Cornelius 03/07/2008
Allen Superior Court 5 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. DOMESTIC BATTERY
--02D04-0805-CM-002723 Johnson, Cornelius 05/01/2008
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided DOMESTIC BATTERY
--02D04-0809-CM-006277 Johnson, Cornelius 09/22/2008
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided FALSE INFORMING (B)
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
--02D04-0912-MC-002691 566124
566124 Gaulden, Billye D 12/30/2009
Allen Superior Court 6 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal
Decided P.C. THEFT
OPERATE WHILE SUSP (INF)
--02D04-1001-FD-000003 Gaulden, Billye D 01/05/2010
Allen Superior Court 4 FD - Class D Felony
Decided THEFT
OPERATING WHILE SUSPENDED
--02D04-1001-CM-000372 Gaulden, Billye D 01/19/2010
Allen Superior Court 6 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
FALSE INFORMING (B)
--02D04-1107-CM-004299 NA GAULDEN, BILLYE D 07/19/2011
Allen Superior Court 4 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided 35-38-2.5-13/MA: Unauthorized Absence from Home Detention
--02D06-1111-CM-007171 NA GAULDEN, BILLYE D 11/28/2011
Allen Superior Court 6 CM - Criminal Misdemeanor
Decided 35-43-2-2(a)(4)/MA: Criminal Trespass
--02D04-1202-MC-000452 NA GAULDEN, BILLYE D 02/21/2012
Allen Superior Court 4 MC - Miscellaneous Criminal (Citation)
Pending 35-42-5-1(1)/FB: Robbery - Defn Armed OR Bodily Injury Results To One Other Than Defn
35-47-8-5(c)/MA: Use of a Stun Gun in the Commission of a Crime
35-44-3-3(a)(3)/MA: Resisting Law Enforcement
35-44-3-3(a)(1)/MA: Resisting Law Enforcement ))
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((...AHEM...))
Apparently, the former stints he spent in various jails (since he was 16, if you figure back the math) didn't dissuade him once damn bit from continued criminal activity...
THAT is simply A-f$cking-Mazing!
Anyone else think this specimen is a prime candidate to give my 9MM a blow job?
(I wouldn't waste a .45 ACP round on his sorry ass)
I will bet his accomplice (the female) is ALSO in my neck o' the woods, so keep on looking down here, people...you'll FIND her.
I can pretty much guarantee that.
THESE are the types of results you can expect from decades of generational government dependency.
And such repeat offenders need to go away for a much LONGER duration (forever would be a damn good start).
You could say this perp had plenty of "motivation", and not the GOOD kind.
He's been enabled to do wrong since he was a kid. I would bet the farm on that (if I had a farm).
Now, you can point fingers at who failed him until that dainty digit falls off your hand, but the REAL culprit here was HIMSELF.
He failed himself...period.
And since he's gotten off lightly in years past, we can most likely expect him BACK on the streets soon enough...to start the ball rolling in his court all over again. I guess it'll take him (eventually) killing someone to make the sh*t stick to the damn wall, right?
I mean, he HAS proven himself to already be endowed with a lack of caring when it comes to human life, so it's only a matter of time.
My only hope is that the right person pulls the trigger on him when so required...FIRST.
And if volunteers are needed, well...
*** Lastly today, we see both the result of proper discipline (by a LEO) as well as what the LACK of discipline (by a felon) can do in a person's life.
We are all UNIQUE beings, in that there has never been, nor will ever be another JUST like us...ever.
And with such uniqueness comes a certain sense of empowerment...or should be, anyway.
To become empowered, one must first practice a certain amount of personal discipline.
And that comes with the accumulated knowledge and (hopefully) wisdom we have secured in our lives.
Every one of us has the opportunity to grow as individuals...to learn, and then to teach either by example, or by formal educational practices.
Or...we can just sit around, leeching off of anyone and everyone, waiting for that next gravy-train to pull into the "station".
But what does that accomplish?
Short answer - absolutely nothing.
There used to be a time when we ALL policed OURSELVES a lot more and a lot better than we do today.
We practiced discipline in our lives, and that worked for us...damn well, too.
There is not one part of our lives that does not require some amount of discipline...or purpose.
In fact, those two kind of go hand-in-hand, don't they?
Without DISCIPLINE, there is no purpose, and without PURPOSE, you can never have the need to discipline oneself.
That should be something we might need to think about a little more frequently.
Be well, make a difference to someone, and...
Stay SAFE out there, America.