With the disconnects we've seen to date in the prosecution's case, it's fair to demand that Waterstreet answer some questions, right now, including whether the misrepresentations were due to "misunderstanding" or something else. [More]They still have not been released on bond, but now new questions arise that should make us examine the nature of the persuasion that has kept that from happening.
“Mister McCullough has been cleared of any wrongdoing in this case,” Gottlieb observed, “yet the police are retaining his firearm, and will not allow him to register a replacement gun. He intervened in a dangerous situation, at great personal risk, and now he is being put at continued risk by a police department policy that is both arbitrary and capricious.” [More]There's no denying there seems to be a lot of denial going around as it pertains to government respecting our right to keep and bear arms. Why would they deny the entire reason for keeping them around in the first place--to secure the blessings of liberty?
Matthew Spillane, a lieutenant who works in the dispatch center and made about $272,000, was scheduled for an eight-hour overtime shift on July 17, when he was supposed to direct the towing of vehicles around the city.It gets better:
But at 2:45 p.m., an hour and 15 minutes before his overtime shift was supposed to end, police say he was at home, where he accidentally discharged his department-issued gun.
Spillane, who was not injured, was never disciplined. He declined to comment through a department spokeswoman. [More]
“Do they make a lot of money? Absolutely,’’ Linskey said. “But our officers earn every dollar they get.’’[Via Ed M]
TSA Worker Arrested After Jokes, Fight About Size of Genitalia [More]I certainly feel secure knowing these dedicated professionals are there to ensure my safety.
What will happen? Stay tuned. We have a judge who has called the government's case "woefully inadequate." We have an alleged plot to blow people up yet no explosives were found in the raid. And we have a prosecutor who insists law enforcement and the public will be in danger if the defendants are placed into monitored home confinement. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column watches a ping pong game.
Almost immediately, reports surfaced that British and Loyalist troops had committed atrocities, including the murder of prisoners-of-war and setting fire to the American wounded. On May 7, Washington ordered Brigadier General William Maxwell to conduct an inquiry into these allegations so that a report could be made to British commander General William Howe. [More]
