The story of the day is one of madness. Major Nidal Malik Hasan killed at least 12 of his fellow soldiers today at Fort Hood and no one really knows why. Perhaps he was resentful about an upcoming deployment to Iraq. Frankly that explanation doesn’t pass muster. What then could Hasan’s motive been in attacking his fellow soldiers?
Category: Crime
Obama’s Medical Marijuana Decision Sensible
The Obama administration will no longer pursue the course of harassing patients using medical marijuana or their providers in states where the drug is legal for that purpose. Ed Morrissey says: On the point of marijuana, it also holds some promise as the first step in reviewing the war on the herb that costs us…
Democrats’ William Jefferson Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
A jury in Alexandria today ruled as everyone knew they would and found former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson of “cold cash in the ice box” infamy guilty on 11 counts of corruption. Nearly 2 years ago I wrong that Jefferson “should be dealt with – and will be, in time, I am confident – with…
Gunman Murders 4 at Health Club, Kills Self
A man, so far unidentified, went into a dance class at an L.A. Fitness health club near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and opened fire on those working out, killing at least 4 people before committing suicide on the premises. Preliminary reports indicate that the man had gone there looking for his former girlfriend. Given that’s true, this…
The Cad Who Got What He Deserved
I don’t often disagree with Sister Toldjah – she’s one of my favorite conservative bloggers – but the case of the cheated-upon wife and the mistresses ganging up on the jerk who was having his way with all of them is one time when I don’t think she’s right. Seems to me the cad got…
Mormons Murdered in Mexico Were Real Men
Two leaders of Colonia LeBaron, a Mormon community with roots in the United State, were murdered because they dared to defy the drug/kidnapping gangs that have killed more than 3000 people in Chihuahua, Mexico in the last 18 months.
Benjamin LeBaron, 31 and Luis Widmar were forced out of their homes earlier this week and shot multiple times by gangsters who want to ensure that people in Chihuahua stay afraid of them. Both men died.
The tactic may well work. It’s been said that all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Sadly, doing nothing is the easiest thing to do in a conflict, a fact that goes a long way toward explaining the state of Mexico and the world at large.
The Justice of DNA Evidence
Matt Yglesias is so slick and charming he darn near took me in when he wrote about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that denied an Alaska man the opportunity to obtain – at his own expense – a DNA test that might exonerate him of a crime. After all, why shouldn’t William Osburne be allowed to test DNA that wasn’t available at the time/place of his trial and conviction?
Jury Runs Amok Fining Woman over Bootleg Songs
A federal jury convicted Jammie Thomas-Rasset of illegally downloading 24 songs and fined her an eye-popping $80,000 PER SONG in the re-trial of the first such copyright infringement case in the United States.
Attorney Joe Sibley said that his client was shocked at fine, noting that the price tag on the songs she downloaded was 99 cents.
New Drug Czar Making Sense, Cops Suspicious
Gil Kerlikowske, new leader of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, says that it’s time to stop thinking of the nation’s problem with drugs as a war because it’s harmful, both here at home and abroad.
Aunt Murders Toddler; Islam Insulted by Booking Photo
Nour Hadid beat 2-year-old niece to death over a period of 4 days after her husband accused Nour of stealing from him. Sadly the little girl’s death doesn’t seem to be what’s important to her husband, Alaeddin Hadid who is planning to sue because his wife’s picture was taken as part of being booked on murder charges.