- From the “Your Tax Dollars At Work” Department – The Washington Post is reporting that the Ebola treatment centers set up as part of President Obama’s $750 million effort to combat the disease in Africa are unused, and several, and several of them may be shut down. It appears that this is another effort that probably would have been more productive if the money had just been set on fire for the heat. In related news, the administration is requesting funding for relief to Iceland to support efforts to recover from volcanic eruptions that shut down European air travel.
- From the “Justice” Department – OK, you’re a CCW carrier, and you go to a friend’s house. There, you drink a few refreshing adult beverages, probably more than you should have, and certainly more than you should while carrying a firearm. You then compound that bad decision by getting behind the wheel. Let’s say that for some reason, during your drive home, you end up stopped with an other driver. During that time, you get in a scuffle with said other driver, and you end up shooting him in the leg. What charges do you think you would face, and do you think a jury would convict you of them? If you’re a former Louisville police officer, you get charged with DUI and wanton endangerment, then get off with a fine for the DUI and a “have a nice day” for shooting someone in the leg while under the influence. Now, I’m not saying that you give up your right to self-defense because you get a little drunk. What I am saying is that you ought to use your head when you know you’re going to go out drinking. First, have a designated driver, and that person can also be your designated carrier. Yes, you can be a totally rational, intelligent person after you’ve had a few drinks, and in some places it’s perfectly legal to have a beer or two with your dinner while carrying. But even if it’s legal, I have no doubt that a prosecuting attorney or plaintiff’s counsel will bring it up at trial, and the demon rum is an easy cudgel with which to beat the jury. Don’t make the lawyers’ job easier?
- From the “Worth the Assbeating” Department – Jokesters recently got the better of several LAPD officers when the “trunk full of coke” they admitted to consisted of soft drinks, not instant twit powder. While the officers on the scene smiled and shook hands, LAPD leadership has removed the stick up their backsides, examined it, and decided that this was a waste of police resources and warned that anyone who repeats it will be cited. Since LAPD leadership has been a joke for decades, I guess they can’t recognize humor when they see it.
- From the “On The Road Again” Department – A security guard at an Israeli zoo lost his job the other day when he allowed three female rhinos to escape while he took a nap. The animals were quickly corralled and returned to the park with no harm done. Republican leadership is interviewing the trio as possible 2016 candidates.
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Posted by daddybear71 on January 19, 2015
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