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Yarrrrr
After American Seals freed Capt. Richard Phillips, Somali pirates vow retaliation. I say “bring it on”, provided our military adopts a shoot-first attitude. I can do without 4 days of negotiations with FBI teams as a preamble to action. Proactive sniping would do a lot more to stop this problem than continuing to pay multi-million dollar ransoms.
Related:
Pirates…Why we no longer “Hang Them High”
Why the pirates are immune from attack.
RIP Betty Page
What passes for news at CNN
RIP Tim Russert
Just heard bout this during my layover in LA. Too bad, he was a quality newsman.
Rush to Judgement…
From CNN:
A former police officer accused in the videotaped beating of a man in the French Quarter after Hurricane Katrina was acquitted Tuesday by a judge who heard the case without a jury.
“I didn’t even find this a close call,” said District Judge Frank Marullo.
Marullo watched videotapes of the beating and its aftermath and he noted that Davis could be seen struggling on the tape for several minutes.
“This event could have ended at any time if the man had put his hands behind his back,” the judge said.
(Robert) Evangelist and Lance Schilling were fired after being accused of the beating. Schilling killed himself June 10.
Two police officers fired. One of them subsequently commits suicide. Over an incident that evidently wasn’t even “a close call” according to the judge.
Whatever happened to due process? Similar in a way to the recent Michael Vick situation, it seems that employers get nervous over public opinion and exact punishment well ahead of the judgement of the courts.
This is all kinds of wrong, but that’s our society today. It’s just nice to know your employer has your back. (sarcasm)
What’s wrong with the world – Exhibit A.
St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock died in the early morning of April 29th when the SUV he was driving struck a tow truck that was assisting a stalled motorist.
He was drunk, speeding, using a cell phone, not wearing a seatbelt, and marijuana was found in the SUV. Please take the time to read that sentence again. Let it sink in.
So naturally his father is suing the restaurant that served him the drinks, the towing company, and the driver of the stalled car.
The lawsuit faults the driver for “allowing his car to reach the point where it was stalled on the highway.” The towing service is accused of being slow in moving the stalled vehicle, and of not putting flares out. The restaurant is accused of serving Hancock drinks.
This is so utterly, completely, wrong that it’s benumbing. Read about it here, if you have the stomach.
