Quote of the Day – Miguel (05/11/2012)

The problem with Anti Gun idiots is that they are willing to bet
everybody else’s life and assorted body parts on their failed Gun
Control Theories.

Miguel Shoot First, Ask Questions Later? Damn Skippy!

May 11th, 2012


[The criminal occupational hazard reduction organizations seem to think that by allowing those who desire to exercise their right to carry it some how forces everyone to carry.  I’ve never quite understood this.  What I do understand quite well is that their wants and desires affect everyone’s choices for self defense.

Their desire to limit the ability to fight back affects everyone, not just themselves.  Currently there is a running theme that we must be able to fully know the intent of an attacker before we defend ourselves.

Umm, I don’t think so sparky.  If someone is threatening myself or my family I am no longer required to exercise restraint.  I don’t care if it ends up he just wants my wallet, there is no magic filter to separate a process criminal and a resource criminal.  I cannot magically separate by immediate behavior who just wants my wallet and who after taking my wallet wants me dead.  The criminal could quite easily retain his life by doing one of two things. 

  • Pick a different victim.  See if he picks one of those anti-gunners who doesn’t believe in defending themselves it’s much safer for the criminal.
  • No longer participate in a life of crime.  If he wasn’t robbing and threatening peaceable citizens he wouldn’t have to worry about being shot when they defended themselves now would they?

I know there are many people who would blame the person for defending themselves for the death of the criminal.  Except that isn’t true now is it?  There were numerous decisions the criminal made which forced the victim into defending themselves.  The criminal made the choices which ultimately resulted in their own death.

If someone  threatens me and mine do you think I’m going to take the time to run him through a psychological profile to determine if I should be less afraid? 

Hell no, I have already made the decision.  I will fight and I will win at any cost to those who threaten or use force against myself or my family.  The criminal made the decision to jump in the pit with the tiger.  I have no duty to try and determine if he’s just bluffing.  Shoot first, you bet.  If my telling them to stop didn’t work, the universal hand signal for go away will.  Even if it most assuredly reduces his recidivism rate to 0.

Besides even if the attacker actually shoots first our opponents will claim I did if my body isn’t cooling to room temperature by the actions of their main supporters. 

A criminal who attacks someone else has no rights during the attack.  He surrendered them in perpetrating the attack.  He made that choice, not me. -B]

SSCC #329 – Milwaukee

Remember the Wisconsin police chief Ed Flynn who said this?

“My message to my troops is if you see anybody carrying a gun on the
streets of Milwaukee, we’ll put them on the ground, take the gun away
and then decide whether you have a right to carry it.”

Well, it has become apparent how he feels the law applies to him and his department.  It’s no wonder he didn’t want the law abiding victims carrying weapons, they might fight back.

Nevertheless, the Milwaukee Police Department is under “the most
sweeping investigation… in at least a decade”

according
to the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, which
also notes 13 former Milwaukee cops have been convicted of federal
crimes in the last 7 years. At least seven officers (suspended, not
fired) are under currently under investigation for potential sexual
assault and civil rights violations

stemming
from illegal cavity searches. At least one defendant
subject to an illegal search has

already
been released.

See, this is unsurprising from this department.  When your chief is making statements like previously seen about how his department should treat law abiding citizens can any of this be surprising.

State Sponsored Criminal Count #329: Ed Flynn

Because police officers can do whatever they want to whoever they want and the law is merely to prevent victims from fighting back.

Via The Agitator

In Which I Apologize

If you have used the Contact Me page to try and get a hold of me since January 1st.  I apologize.  I didn’t realize that was sending email to another domain.  That domain was not a part of the migration in January and will be done later this summer.

Because of that email sent to that address has not been forwarded properly, why I am not exactly sure.  I just discovered the forwarding was still broken recently and went and checked the form.  Yup, it’s the bad address.

So if you attempted to contact me using the form since the first of this year, please feel free to hit me again.  I didn’t get that memo.  I tested the form this afternoon and it is in fact functioning correctly.

Again, I’m sorry if you sent me something and I didn’t respond.  It’s not because I hate you*, it’s because it never appeared in my inbox.

*Well I might depending on why you contacted me, but I just can’t be sure since I don’t know that anyone sent me hate mail.

SSCC #328 – Nashville

Before the traffic stop was over, the officer would take $22,000 cash
that the man had been planning to use to buy a car — without charging
him with a crime.

I’m willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that money also is already working it’s way out of the evidence lockup.  As there is no crime tied to the “evidence” there is no reason for it to be retained in inventory.

This is an officer being a dick because he can.  The man committed no crime and he had his property confiscated for it.  Why not make people prove they’re not utilizing their car for illegitimate purposes.  I have no duty to provide you a withdrawal slip from my bank without a warrant.  Hell I have a box at home I toss spare cash and change in.  Over time that’s going to grow into a larger value of cash.  Fuck banks, they did nothing but tack on fee after fee while I was with them.  I’ve since gone to credit unions but I still don’t trust them.

Why am I being forced by an officer of the law to engage in commerce?  My response to that dick, “Fuck you I don’t have to.”  May you and your boss end up in prison for deprivation of property without cause under color of law.  My only hope is that you’re found by someone you put in prison and your transgressions paid for.

State Sponsored Criminal Count #328: Officer John Doe

Because an officer of the law is judge and jury rolled in to one and is free to confiscate property as he sees fit without regard to due process and the law.

via Uncle.

Ear Worm Wednesday–05/09/2012

Missed last week.  I intended to make a whole post but I’m waiting for some pictures back from Boomershoot first.  So in the mean time, I give you this:

Disturbed – Asylum

*One of the comments for the video:

this is how i feel like on school o.o

I can sympathize.  Swallow our bullshit or we’ll feed you to the dogs.  It became an art to regurgitate their bullshit while also bucking the system in public school.  Now with how out of hand zero tolerance has become, they’ll hang you for just barely bucking.

The Dumb Is Strong With This One

Yeah, here’s your laugh for the day.

Police, however, say the 18-year-old walked into the Wilmer Police
Department Saturday evening with a white towel covering his hands.

Police Chief Victor Kemp described the incident saying, “Yeah well, a
young man walked into the lobby and approached the dispatch window
there and told our Communications Officer ‘give me all your money.’”

Son, you just tried to rob a police station.  Where in your mind did you think that was a “good idea”.  You then turned around and said it was a joke.  In what world did that seem like a “good idea” as a joke, which I don’t believe you by the way.

Thankfully no one was hurt, though I do feel like Darwin was prevented from properly cleaning the gene pool.

On a more serious note folks your average criminal isn’t that bright.  Now this one I certainly would think ranks below average, but if they were smarter the would have a job and not be stealing stuff.  The risk reward matrix on a job is considerably better than being a criminal.  Frankly I prefer to continue to tilt the scales on making crime more risky.  Sadly though our government has decided to take these high school drop outs and make them TSA agents to legitimize their criminal behavior.

There’s just no winning for us is there?

Quote of the Day – Larry Correia (5/9/2012)

I find it highly ironic that the side that wants to grow a government
enormous enough to take care of everything, control everything, regulate
everything, provide everything, and crush everything thinks of
themselves as freedom fighters, while they say the side that wants to
make government smaller and less capable are dangerous statists… But I
suppose that’s why people came up the term “useful idiot.”

Larry CorreiaHate mail time!

May 7th, 2012


[That right there is QFMFT.  He rips apart another idiot here.  This idiocy of these folks is down right impressive.  It certainly has to be some sort of record.

Honestly I don’t know how we are going to solve this problem.  We have a large group of people who think they are entitled to other peoples property.  They want the state to steal that property for them.  I happen to agree with Heinlein that freedom is found on the frontier.  Because you can uproot and leave when those seeking entitlements start showing up.

I do not understand how people think they are slaves while wanting the state to basically absorb them as property.  My brain goes into an unhandled exception trying to understand that.  I fear that no matter what there will be blood because they’re going to use force to take what they perceive as theirs.  I spent part of my life earning what I have, and you are not going to take my life.  Even the poorest in this country have it better than anyplace else in the world.  For some reason luxuries have become “rights”, what the hell?

I’m going to stop because I feel myself wanting to rant.  All I will say is this.  Where the fuck is Galt’s Gulch?  If you find it, let me know because I want to get away from these parasites.  -B]

Update:  Apparently I’m not alone.

SSCC #325-#327 – Dickson & Fort Lauderdale

Via WizardPC we get two separate but similar incidents.

He not only avoided criminal charges because of this tape, but the tape
has also led to the arrest of an off-duty deputy and one police
department to change its policies.

But remember, the police don’t want you to video tape them while doing their job.  Heaven forbid they be held accountable for their actions.  As Wizard points out it’s not as if there’s a pattern of abuse here… Oh wait.

But a video of their confrontation bore so little resemblance to that
description that prosecutors dropped the case against Baldeo and
decided instead to file charges against Wimberley and Swadkins.

A
jury on Friday found Wimberley guilty of two misdemeanors for falsifying
his reports. A married father with five years of service as a Broward
deputy, Wimberley faces a jail term of nearly two years when he is
sentenced June 15. Until then, Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes
allowed him to remain free.

Yup, pattern.  I know not all officers do things like that.  What I do not understand though is why there are “good” officers who so abhorrently dislike the public documenting their behavior.  If you’re doing a good job and doing everything right, why would you care?  Yeah, I understand how it can be edited to look bad, just the same it can save your ass.  Also if you have your own video of the incident that helps protect you.  Think about that for a second.  I have my copy of the record and you have your copy of the record.

Personally I would prefer extra documentation of my interactions with the public.  Over time it can paint a clear picture of my attitude and behavior.  That can further protect me when someone creates a statement that is completely out of character.

State Sponsored Criminal Count #325: Scott Hull

#326: David Wimberley

#327: Brian Swadkins

Because it’s perfectly OK to frame someone if you’re an officer of the law.  Even more than that, you’re free to prevent people from documenting the evidence.