We're the Only Ones Showering Young Girls With Attention Enough

White admitted setting up a video recorder in a bathroom and filming the two girls aged nine and fourteen while they were having a shower.

What is it today about "Only Ones" and recorders...?

We're the Only Ones Spoiling the Mood Enough

Naked dancing. A dead dog. A police officer with an eye for detail and a can of Mace.

As long as we're on the subject of taping police encounters, here's a little cautionary tale for all you married lovers in your own home out there...

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

4 of 5 Demand to be Disarmed

In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, Hudson County residents say they strongly support more stringent gun laws, according to a recent Jersey Journal/New Jersey City University poll.

Pretty meaningless, if you consider that those wanting more probably don't have a clue as to what exists now, or know much about firearms in general and the arguments supporting an armed populace.

I'll bet if you polled people 500 years ago, an even higher percentage would insist the Earth is flat and the center of the universe.

Every time I hear our president or some other politician extol "democracy," I shake my head.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

POLICE have defended their actions after two teenagers from North Yorkshire sparked a massive armed response - by wearing Wild West fancy dress and carrying a toy pistol.

Yup--shore look like a couple o' desperadoes t'me.

Sounds Like They Need "Gun Control"

An outbreak of violent crime this week has triggered soul-searching and outrage in Japan, a country that has long prided itself on its safe streets and tight communal bonds.

OK, what law do you pass now?

[Via John Schaefer]

We're the Only Ones Self-Protecting Enough

Waugh said courthouse patrons were lucky that day, and he can't believe that 20 years later, there's still no routine screening for weapons.

Some employees, including Assistant Pottawattamie County Attorney Jon Jacobmeier, have decided to provide their own protection.

"The way I see it, I got three young kids," Jacobmeier said. "If someone's going to try to make them fatherless and kill me, which I assume is going to happen one of these days, I'm going to be ready for him."

Jacobmeier said he carries a Glock semiautomatic handgun. His boss, County Attorney Matt Wilber, also packs a pistol.

Let me get this straight--you get to carry but you want me screened for weapons, simply because we have different jobs (mine not dependent on what government can extort from the productive sector by threat of force)?

Hey, I've got kids. How do you think I feel if someone tries to "make them fatherless" ? But then again, I forget my place. After all, I'm not an "Only One," am I?

[Via JOEMERCHANT24]

Rudy Collector Cards

Here's an ingenious and funny idea from OperationRino.com.

Collect 'em all!

[Via Andre Campos]

Open Carry Recorder Bleg

I got the following email the other day:

In a roundabout way (from OpenCarry.org and the story of Zach Doty) I became aware of your website.

I have had my own open carry experiences, though not as extensive as his, and during them I always wondered "What if a citizen or LEO chose tell a tale about the manner in which I was conducting myself?"

Off and on I have looked for a portable video recording device, but have never found anything satisfactory.

I wonder if you would put out a request to your readership for their input?

My reply:

Need to know:
1. Is it legal to tape officer encounters where you live?
2. Are you talking open or covert CAMERA carry?
3. How much are you willing to spend?

His response:

1) I live in Ohio. If it is legal for them to tape me during an encounter, I don't see why not. I'm not worried about it at the moment.

2) Either one, but it must be video. I had hoped to find a tapeless (record to memory chips) model, but nothing I have found would quite work.

3) $200-300, maybe a little more.

I found some stuff that ought to do the trick, but it more than doubles his price range because the camera and recorder are separate components--also note I have no experience with these devices or the people offering them--this is just the most relevant hit from a brief keyword search.

Mini-recorder
Button camera
Hat camera

While I consider all public police interactions with citizens to be...uh...public, with no expectation of privacy on the part of the interrogator, I have found those with badges and guns who were not impressed with my belief system. Know your state laws--it may be illegal even if done openly--even thought they can record us--even covertly--with impunity. "The Only Ones" and all that, y'know. I once had a police sergeant threaten to arrest me for recording our encounter using an out-in-the-open micro cassette recorder. If they end up searching you and find a hidden recorder, it's possible charges could be filed.

So that's the set-up. If anyone has anything to contribute, either about hardware and prices my correspondent might want to look at, or about the general subject of recording law enforcement encounters, please add your comments to this post.

No One Needs a Rubber Rifle to Hunt Deer

It turns out the Goshen man in his 20s, whom police didn’t identify, is on leave from the Army Rangers and was training for his physical fitness test. The “rifle” was made of rubber...

Before starting his cross-town jog, the man called Goshen Town Police and told them what he would be doing, Jakubczyk said. But once he crossed into Blooming Grove, the calls started coming in and police had no answers for frightened residents.

Notice how the fact that he at no time ever threatened anyone even factored into the reactions. I'd say the Pavlovian hysteria conditioning is working...

[Via Declan]

This Day in History: May 19

Twas on a May day of the far old year
Seventeen hundred eighty, that there fell
Over the bloom and sweet life of the spring,
Over the fresh earth and the heaven of noon,
A horror of great darkness...

Dial 911 and...uh...Hello...?

Police Chief Joe Leonardi said dispatchers first reported a problem the morning of May 2, after discovering that emergency calls from Verizon customers had been rolling over to a 10-digit Police Department line.
Sword Medical

But later that day, city officials say the 911 system failed completely, leaving them to question how many callers couldn't get through.

And it's not like it would do you any good in a self defense situation even if you could get through...

(Give the above link a while to load--it's our first Citizens of America radio spot, obtained from the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. I need to figure out a way to get them stored on this site--that doesn't appear to be a Blogger feature.)

Brady's Consult "Expert" to Fight Guns on Campuses

The Brady Campaign has published a new report geared toward swaying the uninformed and fearful among us to maintain our nation's schools as Harris/Klebold/Cho Empowerment Zones.

They list all kinds of sources for their conclusions, including one that hasn't gotten much attention outside of a humble blog frequented by a handful of gun rights activists:



Thanks, Wayne. Nothing like giving aid, comfort and ammunition to our enemies.

At what point are you going to admit you were wrong and repudiate this absurd and inexcusable position.

We're the Only Ones Indicted Enough

In delayed reports, suspended Lockney Justice of the Peace and Municipal Court Judge Michelle Aruajo remains free on bond after being indicted May 8 on felony counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the alleged March 10 shooting of her husband, Romeo Aruajo, who is recovering from four bullet wounds to the abdomen stemming from an apparent marital dispute.

Yeah, I'm sure you and I would be free on bond.

It looks like her attorney, Terry McEachern, is a piece of work himself:
Judge Finds McEachern Guilty of DWI

This really is unfolding like a small town soap opera.

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

We Need Common Sense Gavin Newsom Control

“Enough is enough,” said Newsom in the city’s Bayview district. “We need common sense gun control.”

And what is "common sense" to a creature who makes no secret of his evil desire to disarm everyone but his enforcers?

Remember--this is the creature who decides for himself which laws to publicly flout--and unleashes a criminal investigation on those who ask if they can do the same and disregard laws they don't like.

This is the creep who uses girls half his age, providing for their underage drinking. And while we're on that subject, this is the substance abusing loser who can't control his own behavior, which may explain why he wants to control everyone else's.

This is the exhibitionist pervert who fellates microphones in public.

This is the subversive who has declared SF a "sanctuary" for immigration lawbreakers.

Thing is, Gavin, you think you're on the winning side. It ain't over yet, pal. The day may yet come when the investigation focuses on you.

[Via Vinnie]

Knife Rights at Blade Show

Doug Ritter has posted the new Knife Rights News Slice .

They'll have a booth at the Blade Show from June 8 to June 10, 2007 at the Cobb Galleria Centre and Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. That Saturday, at 10:00 AM, Blade Magazine will be sponsoring a panel discussion: "How to Protect Your Knife Rights."

Baltimore Proposes Unmasking Tyranny

Under Curran's plan, the mayor could declare "public safety act zones," which would allow police to close liquor stores and bars, limit the number of people on city sidewalks, and halt traffic during two-week intervals.

Police would be encouraged to aggressively stop and frisk individuals in those zones to search for weapons and drugs.

And remember: "They" hate us because we're free.

[Via John Schaefer]

This Day in History: May 18

Therefore, my lords, whatever has been done by the Americans, I must deem the mere consequence of our unjust demands. They have come to you with fair arguments, - you have refused to hear them: they make the most respectful remonstrances, - you answer them will bills of pains and penalties: they know they ought to be free, - you tell them they shall be slaves. Is it then a wonder, if they say in despair, ‘for the short remainder of our lives we will be free?’ Is there one among your lordships, who in a situation similar to that which I have described, would not resolve the same? If there should be such a one, I am sure he ought not to be here.

Is Wayne LaPierre Coming Around?

If that's the case (and we all know it is), then why shouldn't we also be having a discussion about trained adults legally carrying concealed firearms for their own protection and the protection of others? Texas Governor Rick Perry's willing to have that discussion. Why isn't the nation's attorney general?

The same question might be asked of you, Mr. LaPierre--why has NRA avoided DEMANDING full recognition of the Second Amendment on our nation's campuses, and, in fact, adopted the Brady position? And are you limiting the "discussion" to universities, or are you now also considering changing your inexcusable position on banning guns at primary education facilities?

[Via Alan]

Zach Doty Update

We posted about this case yesterday. Scroll down to posts by NarrowPathPilgrim:

Chief of Police called just as I was getting ready to leave the attorney's office. He indicated that the video tapes were ready to pick up, but that they wouldn't have any audio. I asked why the tapes had no audio and he said that the officers had wireless microphones transmitting on the same frequency which canceled each other out.

As contributor ChareltonHest wrote: "Uh-huh."

Plus, it looks like he and his brother were harassed and detained again.

We're the Only Ones Innocent Enough

"He's pleading not guilty because he is not guilty," Peter Hickey said after the hearing. "And we expect at the end, the conclusion of the trial, that that's what the outcome will be."

...Videotape from a surveillance camera in the tavern shows a man police say is the 250-pound Abbate punching, beating and throwing the 115-pound Obrycka to the floor.

Hickey may be right. A little bribing and threatening can go a long way in Chicago, especially by "The Only Ones"--and all you need to turn is one juror.

[Via Paul Grant]