Oh, wait...I thought this was about me.
Never mind.
Besides, I like pâté, and even more since this happened...
Friday, November 17, 2006
We're the Only Ones Thieving and Tampering Enough
Former Troup Police Chief Chester Kennedy was found guilty of theft and tampering with physical evidence...guilty of theft for taking a pistol from the police department...guilty of tampering with physical evidence for giving a 30-pack of Natural Light beer that was evidence in a criminal case to former Troup Officer Samuel "Mark" Turner...Murphy said the two empty bags found in Kennedy's drawer should have contained 13 rocks of crack cocaine and $400 but it was nowhere to be found.Yeah, I agree with his defense attorney. It sounds more like "mismanagement and poor judgment" than a crime, don't you think? I know that kind of stuff turns up missing every time I have a lapse, and I'm sure you've experienced the same thing...
Ho...ney, I just mismanaged again. Did you see where I left the crack...?
[More from "The Only Ones" files...]
[Thanks to Blackfork6]
A Telephone Survey
GUN owners across North Yorkshire have been warned not to divulge any information over the phone about their firearms after several people received calls from bogus firearms enquiry officers.Gee, I wonder where they got their call list from?
A Case for Guns
It certainly was the right of Margaret Johnson to bear arms in September, when a mugger tried to rob the wheelchair-bound Harlem resident. She drew the pistol she was carrying and shot him in his elbow...Carrying a gun for self defense! What a "cowboy"! What a non-"Only One"! She obviously needs to learn rights from wrongs.
New York doesn't need more victims or ineffective gun control. We need more Margaret Johnsons.
[Via Cousin G]
Carolyn Smith, Girl Reporter
For example, Madison has seen a record-breaking spate of bank robberies this year, and though it may be troubling to bankers and patrons alike, the robberies all have one thing in common: No one was hurt during them. Had some cowboy with a handgun seen one of the robberies taking place from outside and decided to take matters into his own hands, things may have ended differently. Perhaps he would have stopped the robbery and apprehended the suspect, or perhaps an innocent bystander would have gotten injured or killed.So keeping and bearing arms is a "wrong," not a right. Carolyn Smith said it, I believe it, that settles it.
There are reasons why those who can currently carry weapons — police — have to go through such extensive training. The rationale that allowing everyday people to carry weapons in public will make people safer, regardless of what criminals may be packing illegally, is ludicrous. Two wrongs do not make a right; and two weapons, no matter whose hands they are in, are by no means safer than one.
Hey, Jeremy: Got a live one for ya.
The rest of you people--hell, you're just a bunch of "cowboys."
[Via Cousin G]
We're the Only...What Do You Mean We're NOT...?
Cleveland police Chief John Foster presented his concerns over new courthouse security measures to the city council at their Monday night meeting, saying his officers won't be able to carry their weapons inside.The sheriff pulled an "Only One" on you, eh, chief?
How does it feel to be treated like the lowest of the low on the social ladder--a mere citizen?
[Via Cousin G]
Campus RKBA Roundup #5
I missed this one when it came out on the 9th.
That sounds eerily like the excuse I gave more than one professor on occasion, many, many years ago...
That sounds eerily like the excuse I gave more than one professor on occasion, many, many years ago...
This Day in History: November 17
On this day in 1777, Congress submits the Articles of Confederation to the states for ratification.