The great Waterloo gas for guns extravaganza is history after a scant 40-minute run.
Stranded in Iowa, to whom a hat tip, suggests some of us crazy gun freaks get into the business of relieving citizens of those lethal weapons which kill people and cute kitten all by themselves. We should do it for the children.
Jun 12, 2011
The Walgreen Compromise
Jeremy Hoven is the on-duty pharmacist at Walgreen's in Benton Township, Michigan. It's the middle of the graveyard shift, 4:30 a.m. Two armed guys walk in. One of them jumps over the counter and throws down on Jeremy.
Jeremy first tries to call 911, then decides this is one of those cases where the cops might not get there before the excited miscreant decides to shoot. He is legally carrying his own pistol. He pulls and shoots. The robbers run away. A handful of customers and other employees are likely saved from unpleasantness. So is Jeremy, except for the unpleasantness of being fired for his quick thinking and, yeah, dammit, I'll use the word, courage.
The cops praised him. Benton citizens praised him. Walgreens canned him.
Walgreen's won't say whether it forbids employees to be armed. Their flack tells reporters it's a secret but that they "discourage" it.
"Store employees receive comprehensive training on our robbery procedures and how to react and respond," (the flack) wrote. Walgreens' approach is "endorsed by law enforcement, which strongly advises against confrontation of crime suspects. Compromise is safer."
There you go, Mr. and Mrs.Thug. Official company policy says it's safe to rob your neighborhood Walgreen's.They do ask you to rob nicely, however, in a spirit of compromise.
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Jeremy first tries to call 911, then decides this is one of those cases where the cops might not get there before the excited miscreant decides to shoot. He is legally carrying his own pistol. He pulls and shoots. The robbers run away. A handful of customers and other employees are likely saved from unpleasantness. So is Jeremy, except for the unpleasantness of being fired for his quick thinking and, yeah, dammit, I'll use the word, courage.
The cops praised him. Benton citizens praised him. Walgreens canned him.
Walgreen's won't say whether it forbids employees to be armed. Their flack tells reporters it's a secret but that they "discourage" it.
"Store employees receive comprehensive training on our robbery procedures and how to react and respond," (the flack) wrote. Walgreens' approach is "endorsed by law enforcement, which strongly advises against confrontation of crime suspects. Compromise is safer."
There you go, Mr. and Mrs.Thug. Official company policy says it's safe to rob your neighborhood Walgreen's.They do ask you to rob nicely, however, in a spirit of compromise.
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Jun 11, 2011
The Grand Alliance
Congressman Weiner has found an ally in Congressman Charlie Rangel. You'll remember Charlie as the New York leader famous for announcing, "Aww, c'mon you guys. I didn't really take all that much." The AP reports:
Rangel suggested that other members of Congress had done things more immoral than Weiner. (Which is probably true. TMR). Rangel said Weiner "wasn't going with prostitutes. He wasn't going out with little boys."
That amuses me as a new standard for congressional purity. If you avoid pederasty, and if you can get laid without a cash outlay, you're a credit to the ruling class. Call it the Rangel Rule.
Rangel suggested that other members of Congress had done things more immoral than Weiner. (Which is probably true. TMR). Rangel said Weiner "wasn't going with prostitutes. He wasn't going out with little boys."
That amuses me as a new standard for congressional purity. If you avoid pederasty, and if you can get laid without a cash outlay, you're a credit to the ruling class. Call it the Rangel Rule.
Bacon, curried on the hoof
I must be sick. Despite foul weather I am unable to summon up the bile, scorn, and hatred necessary for socially useful blogging. It is a serious case, friends; if I had a copy of The Sound of Music I would watch it.
Hence this morning's link, to a genuine feel-good story about some diligent kids unafraid of actual work, not panicked at the thought of getting their hands dirty as they prepare for a life's working putting bacon next to our over-easies.
One of the nice things is that any nose rings present would be on the hogs. Another is the illustration that bacon can be beautiful even when still in its oinking and grunting stage.
Hence this morning's link, to a genuine feel-good story about some diligent kids unafraid of actual work, not panicked at the thought of getting their hands dirty as they prepare for a life's working putting bacon next to our over-easies.
One of the nice things is that any nose rings present would be on the hogs. Another is the illustration that bacon can be beautiful even when still in its oinking and grunting stage.
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