Government

It’s Everyone Else’s Fault

A University of Missouri student goes to Nashville for a “fraternity conference.” The young man, Riley Strain, got tossed out of Luke Bryan’s bar for being too intoxicated and went missing. His last known location, according to his cell phone, was near the river. His family is blaming everyone except their son and his “friends.” Let’s review.

First, he has been missing for four days. Facing facts, he is more than likely dead. My guess is that he fell in the river, which also explains why his body hasn’t been found. The family understandably wants to believe that he is well, and is simultaneously looking for answers. They are looking in the wrong places.

He went with a fraternity on a “conference,” but let’s be honest- fraternities are not know for being studious, serious student organizations. They are drinking clubs that involve imbibing to excess.

The family blames the bar for tossing him out when they saw that he was intoxicated, despite the fact that bars are required to do so. They are also blaming the bar for not calling him a cab.

I wish that, number one, they would’ve just called him an Uber or cab, or, I mean, something or waited for their friends, let him wait for his friends,

When Strain was tossed from the bar for being too drunk, his friends didn’t look out for him. The family is passing this off as “they were paying their bar tab, or something,” that isn’t what likely happened. They continued to party, and he walked off.

The family blames passersby for not stopping to help him. That is ridiculous. It isn’t everyone else’s responsibility to look out for a fully grown man who is too immature to look out for himself. His poor decisions do not place any sort of burden on anyone else.

And I wish that somebody on the street would have helped him, just anyone. There were so many people; somebody has to know something. He would have helped anyone.

They are even asking country music star Luke Bryan to help look for him.

Luke was one of the guys Riley kind of looked up to, so we would love if he could help us get video footage of what went on inside that bar and right outside of it. So, Luke, help us, please

Summing it up, the missing man used very poor judgement. He went out drinking, had far too much to drink, his “friends” didn’t look out for him, and now the family is blaming everyone except the one person who could have changed this outcome.

On a related note, the story mentions that Nashville has a government job called the “Director of Nightlife.” This strikes me as stupid, and just the sort of useless bureaucratic nonsense jobs that government likes to foist upon the rest of us. It apparently pays more than $150k a year. He doesn’t look like the sort of guy who knows anything about nightlife.

By Divemedic, ago

Another Win

Yesterday, a Federal judge in the district court for the Southern District of California struck down the state law that limited people to purchasing one gun in any 30 day period, stating that such a law is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was brought buy the Forearms policy coalition.

The FPC is doing a great job as a no nonsense gun rights organization. They and the Second Amendment Foundation are kicking ass and taking names.

The FPC is truly doing the heavy lifting that the NRA should have been doing for decades, but were busy paying for Wayne LaPierre’s wardrobe and NetJet account. Just last week, I got another email asking me to join the NRA, even though I have been a life member for more than 20 years.

Right now, they are arguing in a Delaware case, with the state trying to set the stage for a complete semi-auto ban.

I have set up a recurring monthly donation. I would like to point out that it is cheaper to fight now in the courts than it is to fight later in the streets. I get nothing for this post, and am not in any way associated with them, other than being a member and a donor. I am just a gun owner who wants to be left alone. If you are too, maybe you can toss them a few bucks.

By Divemedic, ago

It’s Official

I have seen more than enough of these incidents. Cops only being badasses when they know they can’t lose.

To those who say that this man was interfering- what does the law say? What is the definition of interfering? It looks like he is far enough away to not be interfering, except for the imagination of the cop thinking that he is going to be attacked from 100 feet away.

The sentence that says it all: “Jesus, I thought you guys were supposed to be good.” When you have Joe Sixpack and Suzie Soccermom thinking that you aren’t the good guys, you have lost America.

As I have said before, all settlements and lawsuits for cop misbehavior should be paid directly from the police pension fund. If that means cop pensions get cut, then maybe the cops will clear out the ones who do shit like this. Make them have skin in the game.

By Divemedic, ago

Attacking Female Staff

An illegal immigrant in New York has been attacking female staff members at the city’s emergency rooms.

Edward Johnson, 57, an illegal immigrant believed to be from the Caribbean who came to the United States over a decade ago, has been arrested 23 times on charges that include gun possession, according to sources and records. He has another 42 arrests that have been sealed since he arrived in the US.

He skipped out on supervised release and is on the lam, authorities said — and has a dangerous habit of attacking female healthcare workers who try to treat him.

“Every time he goes to the hospital, he beats up a nurse or a doctor,” said an NYPD source.

Here is a picture of the critter.

Now here is a picture of one of the doctors that he attacked.

This Dr has been attacked twice

I posted about this before. I won’t be anyone’s punching bag. You take a swing at me, and it is ON. The struggle that follows will be as violent as you want to make it. How do you get to do this without being fired? “The patient was violent, deranged, and I was fearful that he would hurt himself or someone else. He had to be restrained for his own, and the staff’s protection.”

With all of that being said, note that this criminal has been arrested for all sorts of violent crime, carrying weapons, and most of the arrest records have been sealed.

Still, in this case, we can see what the issue is.

Leahy said an assistant district attorney working for Clark called her in April 2023 and explained the office wouldn’t take the case to trial because it doesn’t want to “hurt [Johnson’s] immigration status” and believes his eight months served as a detainee was enough.

Odds are, this doctor is a Democrat and voted for the very politicians who are green lighting these attacks. You get the government that you deserve, and until you as a voter demand that this stop, it will continue. The people that the good Doctor voted for have made NY a sanctuary, and they have shown that those people matter to them more than you do.

You have been attacked twice by this guy and gotten a shiner as a result, but at least they are going after Donald Trump, so I guess you have that going for you.

By Divemedic, ago

Stupidity is giving me a headache

Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Funny, it’s Congress that has the power. Not the states. Not Colorado. It says so right there, and anyone with a third grade reading comprehension understands that.

No, because Article III doesn’t have anything like the Section 5 that is found in the 14th Amendment, and neither does the 22nd Amendment. The left loves to look at every word and twist it to their advantage, (well-regulated militia) but then ignores words that it finds inconvenient. (“Congress has the power,” “right of the people,” or “reserved to the states”)

The left is made up of petulant children who throw temper tantrums whenever anything doesn’t go their way. You point that out, and they immediately began screaming “J6! J6!”

I know that CW2 would be a disaster, but this slow motion collapse is really beginning to wear on me. The left is playing for all of the marbles.

Let’s just get it on, already. This is one of those days for me. I am just over these assholes.

OK, I have to go do something else, something productive for a while, or I am going to blow a gasket.

By Divemedic, ago

Seattle Cops Taking Sides

Check out this video of Seattle cops slashing the tires of motorists. Remember when I told you that the entire state of Washington was in Zone 5, making it behind enemy lines?

This is an election year. As the year progresses, expect violence and rhetoric to get increasingly worse, more widespread, and more obvious. The time from now until next January will become increasingly dangerous, especially in areas that are Zone 3 or higher.

Areas in zone 5 are areas where the government has ceded or lost all control and/or has openly declared that they cannot and will not provide basic government services like police, fire, and EMS. These areas are completely out of legitimate governmental control and can best be described as being behind enemy lines. Government authority has either effectively or openly sided with the insurgents and is providing them with active support. Anyone who finds themselves in one of these areas is advised to leave immediately, even if this means abandoning property.

By Divemedic, ago