Okay, so George Zimmerman is going to trial for murder…maybe. Should the judge decide that everything George did was in accordance with Florida’s Stand Your Ground Rule, he won’t be going to trial at all. He will testify before a judge about the events of the evening of February 26, 2012. He will say that [...]
Archive for the ‘Crime’ Category
Let’s write it right
Posted in Accountability, Crime, Opinions on April 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Which is it?
Posted in Crime, Media, Opinions on April 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
According to all of the statistics I have seen, violence in America is in decline. Unfortunately, every news story I see on television is about violent behavior. This raises a couple of possibilities: (1) The statisticians are lying to us and violence is actually keeping a level pace or increasing; or (2) The media are [...]
Watch what you say
Posted in Changing yourself, Crime, Opinions, People on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Many of us are just too careless in our choice of words. Often, they just flow off our tongues in a fit of anger, joy, or just plain intemperance. We use them to make a point, but sometimes what we say can get us in a whole pile of trouble. Take U.S. Representative John Sullivan [...]
Confession of a killer
Posted in Crime, Death, Flowers, Gardening, Murder and murderers, Opinions on December 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am a killer! “Wow; he’s admitting that in writing,” you ponder to yourself. “A killer? Really?” Yep, that’s me, Killer Dick, The Big Bad….Person!” “Who do you kill?” you ask. “Aha,” I reply, “You’ve been watching too much CSI, NCIS, Dateline Discovery ID, and all those other gory programs. Therefore, you believe me to [...]
On becoming part of a whole
Posted in Accountability, Altruisim, America, Beauty, Crime, Diversity, Family, Giving thanks, Goal setting, God, History, Holidays, Honor, Human behavior, Integrity, Law & Justice, Life, Love, My Beloved Country, Opinions, People, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, Racism, Religion, Senior citizen, Stupidity, Team building, Terrorism, Trust, Values, Vegetables on October 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, good, I have my own civil rights group. I never realized that. I think I’ll ask them to picket my doctor’s office. Ya see, at six-one, two-fifty, he calls me really obese. Now when I look at myself in a full-length mirror (ego does that to ya, ya know), I don’t think I compare [...]
“It’s a tough job…”
Posted in Accountability, Crime, Domestic violence, Drunk driving, Hate, Human behavior, Law & Justice, Law enforcement, Opinions, People, Stupidity on September 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have a little news for people who are inclined to rob, rape, shoot at others and commit otherwise nefarious crimes. Police officers are getting just a little bit tired of your bullshit, and they are beginning to use deadly force to get you off the street. Here’s another clue; the vast majority of law [...]
Make up your mind!
Posted in Accountability, Crime, Law & Justice, Media, Opinions, Politics, Stupidity on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, in Massachusetts, the Governor who had been accused of being soft on crime was criticized for being too tough on crime. If this isn’t a situation of being “damned if you do; damned if you don’t,” then I’m not certain what is. This past year, a convicted felon who was sentenced to three life [...]
