- From the “Dumbass” Department – A man in Louisville is back in jail after police discovered that he not only violated the terms of his home incarceration by having guns in the house, but it is also alleged that he was selling stolen guns. Reports are that Captain Success had four handguns in the home, two of which were stolen. Now, I have some reservations about the no-guns-for-life aspect of being a felon. If you’re safe enough to be out of the supervision of the government, then why aren’t you safe enough to exercise your rights. But that’s a discussion for another day. If you’re on parole, probation, or house arrest, and Mr. Judge says “No touchee the guns, son”, then stay the heck away from firearms. Plus, when the agents of the state have the legal power to come to your door unannounced and search your home, why in the heck would you have stolen property in the house, including hiding them in your infant’s bedroom?
- From the “Own It” Department – Mark Zuckerberg, billionaire and founder of FaceBook, recently called President Obama to protest the domestic surveillance programs of the National Security Agency. One of the latest revelations is that the NSA may have put up phony FaceBook sites to draw in targets and gain access to their data and communications. While I heartily agree that the NSA has no business doing things like this to American citizens, I have this to say to Mr. Zuckerberg: Tough toenails. You and your nouveau riche Silicon Valley ilk did your very best to get this drip elected, and now you want to complain? What, did you not realize that he was a machine politician? Did you not think that once he got his hands on the workings of the government that he might either lose control of it, or worse, use it to his personal advantage? Suck it up, buttercup. You paid for this ride, so enjoy it. I suggest you lay back and think of England, because January 2017 is a long way away, and your other political activities have tied up the Senate well enough that there is no hope of removing him from office. Jerk.
- From the “Expected Results” Department – A man in California recently found the outer limits of my blood pressure when he turned down help from a Fox News commentator in finding a job. Instead, he plans to stay on government assistance, purchase luxury foods such as sushi and lobster using food stamps, and practice with his band. There appears to be nothing physically wrong with him, and his statements lead me to believe that this is deliberate behavior. Now, I understand that life can punch someone in the gut and cause them to need a hand. Most times it’s temporary help that’s used until they can get back on their feet. Sometimes someone is in a situation that is permanent, such as injury or illness, and they need long-term, possibly permanent, assistance. To those people I usually hold no grudge. But asshats like this make the others look bad. He’s capable of supporting himself, but apparently doesn’t choose to. You know, every so often I think we need to bring back public shaming at the stocks, but at this point, I’m just shaking my head and hoping to keep things together long enough for my kids to reach maturity. Here’s hoping that his guitar playing hands go permanently numb after he gets a bad batch of sushi on my dime.
- From the “Bad Situation” Department – A deputy in South Carolina recently shot an elderly man when he mistook the walking stick that the man was pulling from his truck for a rifle. The deputy had pulled the man over for a moving violation, and for some reason he got out of his truck and reached for his cane. The deputy mistook the cane for a rifle, and after shouting out, shot the man in the abdomen. In the same vein, a father in Houston recently shot and killed a boy he found in his daughter’s bedroom at 2 in the morning. The daughter told her father that she did not know the boy, and the father maintains that he shot the youth when he reached for something. It is reported that the daughter later confessed to knowing the boy. There are two lessons here. First, when someone, law enforcement or not, has their gun on you, don’t go reaching for anything without talking your way through it with them. Don’t surprise someone who’s got a gun and is already excited. The second lesson is this: You can’t call that bullet back. If you’re going to use a firearm to defend yourself or your family, you better be damn sure that what you think is happening is indeed what is actually happening.
- From the “Dumbasses on Parade” Department – An 18 year old man in New Jersey is in jail after being found with 43 bags of heroin and $400 in cash on him. While in this day and age that doesn’t seem like that big a deal, the fact that he was caught while trying to enter a courthouse for an unrelated hearing puts this young man over the top in the “Dumbass of the Week” competition. I cannot imagine the level of stupidity it would take to walk into a building where you are going to be under scrutiny while carrying drugs and money. Here’s hoping he enjoys his new career as an organic space heater while in a government facility.
- From the “First Runner Up” Department – A 20 year old man in California is in hot water after posting a picture of a scoped rifle on social media and saying that he would shoot a pedestrian with it after 100 people forwarded his post. Luckily for everyone, he apparently only had an airsoft gun, and no-one was harmed. Personally, I’m hoping he is sent to clean up the old ranges at Fort Irwin with a garden trowel as his punishment. Nothing like drudgery and crappy conditions to focus a young person’s mind on whether or not they want to continue to be a jackass.
News Roundup
Posted by daddybear71 on March 14, 2014
https://daddybearsden.com/2014/03/14/news-roundup-213/
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