An Ohio father was killed for being a Democrat on Saturday, November 4, 2022, right before midterm elections. Anthony King (below), 43, was gunned down in cold blood in his backyard in front of his family. A next-door neighbor, Austin Gene Gibbs (photo, left), 26, is charged with the crime (read sto[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
November 7th, 2022 - 5:23 pm § in Law and Courts
Let’s defund dumb cops
I’m a hardliner on crime; I want more cops, tough prosecutors, and long prison sentences for violent and career criminals. But we don’t make streets less safe by eliminating from police budgets the salaries and lawsuit settlements of cops like these. (Read story here.) Return to The-Ave.[...]
Angry Trumper will get prison for shooting at jet skiers with Biden flag
A Florida Trump supporter will go to prison for shooting at jet skiers for flying a Biden flag on Nov. 3, 2020. That was election day, feelings were running high, and Eduardo Acosta, 37, was jet skiing with friends in Biscayne Bay near Miami when he spotted the flag on another jet ski. “Trigge[...]
November 2nd, 2022 - 3:44 pm § in Law and Courts
Tough sentence
The families of Parkland School shooter Nikolas Cruz wanted him executed, but 3 jurors disagreed, and the judge can’t impose a death sentence on her own. The video below captures the facial expressions of the judge, Cruz, and family members as she imposes a life sentence without parole for eac[...]
November 1st, 2022 - 10:03 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Why crime is a political issue
Let’s skip the crime statistics and go straight to what resonates with people. Such as what happened at Seattle’s Pike Place Market on Labor Day weekend. It was full of people, having a good time, when a man later identified as John Marcel Williams unleashed mayhem. He “first punch[...]
November 1st, 2022 - 8:33 pm § in Law and Courts, Schools & Colleges
A new epidemic: School “swattings”
While school shootings make headlines, a second epidemic lurks under the surface. In Connecticut, on a single day, at least 17 schools were “swatted.” NPR reported “over 180” fake reports of school shootings in 28 states between Sept. 13 and Oct. 21, 2022. Some of these 911 [...]
Surveillance video explodes rightwing Pelosi lie
The lie goes like this: “Paul Pelosi and the man who attacked him were gay lovers who had gotten into a fight.” Republicans parted company with truth long ago and no sensible person believes them anymore. I’ll debunk this conspiracy theory anyway, not least because Trump embraced it (pun i[...]
October 31st, 2022 - 5:25 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Conservatives spread disgusting lie about Pelosi attack
Today, most political violence in America comes from the right, which isn’t surprising given their demonizing of opponents and violent rhetoric. So it’s not surprising they’re trying to dodge responsibility for the politically-motivated attack that put Nancy Pelosi’s husband [...]
October 29th, 2022 - 1:02 pm § in News Media, Republicans
Fox host pooh-poohs Pelosi attack
At what point does Fox take a host off the air for violating civilized standards of decency? Apparently there isn’t one. Granted, Fox News isn’t a news organization; it’s a rightwing propaganda platform, a purveyor of lies (Tucker Carlson admits it), and at times of hate; yesterday[...]
Fanone attacker gets 7.5 years
Officer Michael Fanone’s near-death experience on Jan. 6, 2021, came to a denouement of sorts in court today. When Fanone and other cops were defending a building entry point against a mob attacking them with “chemical spray, poles, bats, and officers’ own batons and shields,” a [...]