One more law, episode #328

A man with a lengthy rap sheet for homicide, weapons possession, and possession of a machine gun decided to ambush a pair of cops in their patrol vehicle, then hours later entered a police station and opened fire. Just two years after being paroled from a 2002 incident that involved a gunfight with police, a carjacking, and shooting another man.

1 illegal to commit murder
2 illegal to own machine guns in NY
3 illegal to own machine guns in NYC
4 illegal for felon to own guns in USA
5 illegal for felon to own guns in NYS
6 illegal for felon to own guns in NYC
7 illegal for parolee to own guns in NYS
8 illegal for parolee to own guns in NYC
9 illegal to shoot people
10 illegal to carry gun in NYC without nearly impossible to obtain permit
11 carjacking illegal

I am sure there are more laws here that have been broken, but tell me how one more law will make a difference.

TSA

TSA apparently means tit show authority. This TSA agent pulled a female passenger into an elevator, and then demanded that the woman bare her breasts and allow him to look down her pants. Not only should this guy have been fired and charged, but his supervisor should be fired as well for failing to properly supervise his employee. How can a male employee take a female passenger off to a secluded area without anyone noticing? and what happened to the security station that this employee was supposed to be monitoring?

Burning small arms ammo

The press is reporting that firefighters let a house burn down because they were afraid of ammo in the home. I am guessing that the press got this wrong and the firefighters remained outside because there was ammunition in the house. This is called ‘going defensive’- essentially allowing the house to burn down while protecting nearby structures- because it is too dangerous for firefighters to enter. Usually, defensive strategies in a single family home are caused by a fire being so advanced that there is a significant risk of either building collapse or the fire is so intense that there is a high risk of injury.

I sincerely hope the defensive strategy wasn’t due to ammunition. Unless it is loaded into a firearm, small arms ammunition doesn’t pose a risk to those nearby. The show Myth Busters already proved that. The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI), and the National Shooting Sports Foundation agree with the assessment that small arms ammunition does not present a significant risk under fire conditions, if the ammunition is not supported by a firearm chamber.

Another Facebook ban

Last month, I received a pair of Facebook bans. Apparently, they have noticed that I am to the right of Joseph Stalin have thusly been declared an enemy of the state by someone down there. I have been banned for 30 days, but that hasn’t stopped them from looking through my FB history, I guess. My account is now in a “warning” status and I will not be permitted to purchase Facebook advertising, and face a permanent ban if more violations are found. I have so far not been told anything beyond “something you posted violated our community standards.”

In search of the reasoning behind this, I came across this article. So apparently, anyone that Facebook deems to be a racist will be banned. They are blaming the Christchurch massacre.

“Starting today, people who have broken certain rules on Facebook — including our Dangerous Organizations and Individuals policy — will be restricted from using Facebook Live,” Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, wrote in a Tuesday blog post.
A comprehensive list of offenses that would see a user barred from Live wasn’t included, although the examples used all had to do with circulating terrorist-related content. (emphasis added)

When I received the original ban, they did reference the “Dangerous Organizations and Individuals policy” which they claimed I was in violation of. My first offense of this policy was my posting of a picture of the inside of a Venezuelan hospital emergency room with the caption “This is where government run healthcare ends up.” According to Facebook, that makes me a dangerous terrorist.

I would note that Facebook has no problem with Antifa being on their site.  Antifa has caused more violent attacks than I have (I have not caused any)

No Sympathy

A mother of 4 who makes only $12.50 an hour is complaining that she doesn’t have a car and wants taxpayers to support her commute because it takes her 7 hours a day to commute to work.  Here is an oddball suggestion: Move closer to your job.

A mother of 4 making $25K a year is getting $500 in food stamps, as well as welfare. She could move closer to her job and find a 4 bedroom apartment at the same (or lower) rent.

I don’t see why I should have to pay more in taxes to support a transportation system that I do not use. 

Lawsuits needed

The airlines and passengers need to start suing idiots like this guy when they deliberately make statements that cost people money. 

“About mid-way through the flight, I stood up, pulled my video camera out — I was going to post it to Instagram, send it to 6ixbuzz so it goes viral, I looked around, I said ‘can I get everybody’s attention please’ and … I followed up by saying, word-for-word, I said, ‘I just came back from Hunan province, the capital of the coronavirus … I’m not feeling too well. Thank you.’”
Potok, an aspiring musician, nevertheless insists the prank was “good for publicity.”
“It would be something else if I said, ‘Hey guys, I have a bomb strapped to me,’” Potok told CityNews. “People blew it out of proportion.”

The plane had to return to its originating airport.