Notes from the Resistance...
Hip-hop star Akon spoke to students in upstate New York about gun violence as part of a plea agreement for tossing a fan off stage at a concert nearby. [More]Oh, teach us self-control, wise Akon! Maybe you can join T.I. for a rap duel about which one of you is the biggest authority suck-up once it's your phony badass on the line!
Round-the-clock police coverage would cost $500,000 per street...Of course, there's always a cheaper alternative--but somehow, the sight of armed men without uniforms fills the hearts of "Only Ones" and cud-chewers alike with terror...
Protecting one street for 24 hours would require five officers at an annual cost of about $100,000 per officer, he said. [More]
There actually was a U.S. Senate bill with that number that would have taxed handguns—nine years ago. It was introduced by anti-gun Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and it would have included handguns under the National Firearms Act’s tax and registration scheme. This has nothing to do with anyone’s Form 1040, of course. [More]Well, I'm glad we finally got that cleared up...
The Boston Police Department is preparing a plan to arm as many as 200 patrol officers with semiautomatic assault rifles, a significant boost in firepower that department leaders believe is necessary to counter terrorist threats, according to law enforcement officials briefed on the plan. [More]"Terrorist threats"?
They say a cop armed with a machine gun walked into their apartment unannounced, not realizing it was the wrong place. And now they would like an apology. [More]Hey, being an "Only One" is never having to say you're sorry.
An internal memo that Eyewitness News obtained shows officers who have the least arrests and tickets get the worst assignments and the officers with the most arrests and tickets are rewarded. [More]Securing the blessings of Liberty, "Only Ones"-style...
Rather conveniently, the Obama administration has asked that the cases against Mr. Jackson, two other defendants and the party be dropped. [More]Whew!
A statewide SWAT team exercise at a firing range on the secured grounds of a nuclear power plant in Southern Maryland was halted this month after stray bullets shattered glass and struck a command center near the plant's reactors, officials said yesterday. [More]Anybody think they'd be so understanding if non-"Only Ones" had been responsible? Surely this would be looked at as "a 'training accident' and ... a combination of 'target placement [and] shooter error'"...?
The FBI is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct at the MBTA’s police academy on Sea Street in Quincy. [More]More negligent discharges?
It appears the only options for self defense are "throwing rocks and yelling 'Hoohh Hoohh'" and "carrying a 6-foot-long stick...for protection." [More]What do Komodo dragons and Captain Kirk have to do with the right to keep and bear arms?
You may ravage--you can not conquer; it is impossible; you can not conquer the Americans. [More]
