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DA SAYS ARMED CITIZEN SAVED SEVERAL LIVES IN NY SHOOTING( education / news / crime )
Here's a story with a happy ending from my state, reported by WSYR-TV at localsyr.com This is one of those stories that the likes of Everytown, Moms Demand, and Giffords likes to pretend doesn't happen.... bearingarms.com/ranjit-singh/2021/09/06/armed-citizen-saved-lives-ny-s... read more
WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS CITIES (2020)( education / news / crime )
Wow. I once (a couple decades ago) considered moving to St. Louis before choosing Nashville when I emigrated from California. I never even considered Baltimore or Detroit, of course. Venezuela, Mexico and Brazil are the worst, though. It's interesting/disturbing that all but two of these bottom 50 are in either North or South America. ... read more
CRIME REPORTS IN SEATTLE 5 TIMES HIGHER AMID NARCOTICS USE & VIOLENT CRIME IN CHOP ZONE( education / news / crime )
Seattle saw a 525-percent spike in crime reports due to violence and turmoil within the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone, according to figures released by the city's mayor as she authorized police to clear the site....: tar... read more
BARNEY FIFE LIVES( education / news / crime )
Can you say over-reaction? abcnews.go.com/US/happened-mayberry-asks-relative-87-year-Georgia-woman/story?id5719349487-year-Georgia-woman Related good-to-know taserguide.com/how-to-resist-a-taser/info here ... read more
IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION( education / news / crime )
Attorney's Advice -- No ChargeRead this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company: Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.' Wh... read more