Severe Discredit Upon The House
Dear Editor,
I hope that Congressman George Santos is telling the truth when he says that he won’t run for reelection. Of course he could be ”embellishing.”
The House Ethics Committee says that his conduct brought “severe discredit upon the House.” I think that the two parties that run Congress have brought “severe discredit upon the House” for not removing George Santos in the first place. This is another reason why there should be term limits for members of Congress.
Chuck Mann
Is Vigilante Justice The Only Option Left?
Dear Editor,
The silent majority is finally starting to rouse themselves from their apathetic state and letting their elected lords and ladies – I mean officials, know that “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” They’re getting tired of being prosecuted for defending themselves and their way of life while the animals that commit the crimes are given a pat on the head and told “don’t do that again or I’ll have to tell you this again.”
How many times have we seen criminals with multiple convictions, sometimes in the double digits, given a slap on the wrist, if that, and turned loose? How many communities (and retailers) have told thieves, and that’s what they are, you can’t come back here yet when they do they still don’t prosecute. ‘I got caught trying to steal, never went to court, never got punished and simply told don’t come back. Yet I go back and do it again and still don’t get punished. Wow, what a country!’
Instead of punishing car thieves, some places are giving out tracking devices so you can find your car. But nothing is said about what happens if they manage to catch those responsible. Here’s a hint: nothing.
The worst part is, if you do try to stop it or help someone being victimized you are the one thrown into jail. “Oh, we can’t have vigilante justice in our streets.’ But we can have criminals slapped on the wrist and released. Anyone who remembers the old Superman comics would understand this comment: This is a Bizarro world (Google it).
How have we gotten to this point? Hmmm, maybe it’s the whiny, liberal people that are appointed and/or elected that tell the majority of us we are heartless and cruel for wanting to actually punish those that try to make us victims. Add to that the irresponsible parents that defend the actions of their offspring in order to hide their lack of parenting responsibility.
The line between a defender and a vigilante has become very blurred. I don’t believe in vigilante justice but I can understand why some people feel it may be the only option left.
Carpe diem,
Alan Marshall
More fear mongering BS from Alan. Can’t say I missed it.
Here is what Alan isn’t telling you in his drama queen rant:
– Both violent and property crime rates actually remain well below the peak crime rates of the 90s. (although it has spiked from historic lows more recently – mostly attributed to economic pressure that impacts lower income communities far more than most)
– If you steal a car (a felony), the current average sentence (last measured for 2022) is 5 to 8 months.
– If you commit armed robbery in NC, the average sentence is 64 to 80 months.
– There is a very clear formula for how past convictions are weighted in adding to criminal sentencing guidelines in NC
– NC is very sympathetic to self-defense (we are a stand your ground state) which should not be confused with Vigilante justice which is very different.
– Crime does not ‘get a pat on the head’ in NC as Alan claims
What he is doing is basic fear mongering (really he is just following the right-wing media trend on the subject like the good little sheep he is). Conservatives love to use fear-based campaigning as it is far easier than proposing real solutions to real problems. Note that Alan’s proposed solution is the worse than the problem…another classic fear mongering tactic used to rile up the ignorant. Seems to have worked on Alan….hmmmm wonder why?
It’s not fear mongering. It’s real, very real.
Chris the Cretin won’t believe it’s real until his own family or friends are affected ( I hope they never are, and he can continue in his Alice in Wonderland delusional little world).
Data says different. But I understand you don’t like facts. Crime is still historically low. For example, the violent crime rate peaked in 1991 at 716 violent crimes per 100,000, and now stands at 387, about half that rate. …
Republicans love this fear mongering. My favorite is the Sen John Kennedy (R) from LA asking why Chicago has become ‘America’s largest outdoor shooting range’. It was quickly pointed out that his home state of Louisiana actually has a higher firearm death rate than Chicago.
So, there is a bit of data and an illustrative example that supports my position. Now you or Alan can try. Or you can just keep parroting your conservative talking points like good little sheep.
You keep believing what you’re told, Chrissy.
And you call us sheep!
Haahahaha…facts really do get under the skin of conservatives.
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If you really believe that crime is declining, I pity you.
You really do live in a little liberal fantasy world.
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Where did I say it was declining? I just said it was below historical peaks and hence not worth the drama Alan rants about in his factless letter. Sure it ticked up. Always does when negative economic factors add stress to lower income communities. Big Deal. It has been far worse and we survived.
YAWN
I fully understand how real information and facts bore you. It does most conservative sheep. More fun to rant and scream one-liners than actually understand the facts and real complexity of the problems we face.
Sorry Alan I can’t agree with not believing in vigilante justice. That seems to be all that’s left in the liberal world. Take care of one’s on. Let the chips fall where they may. My powder is dry. Chris
Sorry for not being more clear Rebel. Had I had the space I would have added that while I don’t believe in vigilante justice that does not mean I won’t drop you like a bad habit if you commit or attempt to commit a violent crime, defined by me as the act of breaking into my home/business up to and including attempting and/or committing harm to me. my family, my friends, or anyone around me.
One other thing, most people issue a verbal warning before defending themselves. I am not most people.
Alan is right, and Europe is even further down this dystopian road.
In Ireland an Algerian Muslim immigrant approached the entrance to an elementary school last week and stabbed three girls along with a 30 year old woman who tried to shield them. For the Irish people this was one atrocity too many, coming right after the trial of another immigrant, Jozef Puzka, who randomly attacked and murdered a beautiful young Irish woman who was simply going on her morning jog (Ashling Murphy). He sliced her neck eleven times, nearly decapitating her.
The anger at the barbarity of these Third World immigrants erupted in unprecedented riots in Dublin, as the decent Irish people finally expressed their resentment of the “diversity” that has polluted their dear old country, and made it unrecognizable to them.
The importation of millions of Third World migrants is not unique to Ireland, but has been imposed on Europeans without their consent, just as Biden is opening the flood gates on our Southern border and welcoming them in by the millions. London is now just 37% white.
I myself would have been stabbed with a butcher knife at the Borough Market had I been there just 24 hours later, on June 3rd 2017, since I would certainly have been unable to recite a verse from the Koran. That Islamist murdered 8 innocent people, and grievously injured another 48.
Perhaps it’s time for some vigilante justice…?
The immigrant hating on immigrants. Classic.
I’m legal.
They’re not.
Are you able to understand the difference, Chris the Cretin?
No they aren’t. Most are refugee and assylum seekers. You just hate them because they are of color and poor.
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Dear Reader,
You can always tell when a liberal’s losing an argument – they bring out the totally baseless character assassination. Then they accuse us of “hate” (of course they mean hatred, but they’re generally not very bright).
And so, as Chris had demonstrated so perfectly, if you object to Democrats implementing uncontrolled mass immigration at our Southern border, you will be smeared as a racist and a bigot. That’s all they’ve got. They’re pathetic.
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I am all for improving laws around immgration. I have always just pointed that the current administration is following the laws as passed by congress. The idea that democrats what open borders is a lie. If you want to reduce the flow of assylum seekers (who are legal once they declare assylum), then congress needs to change the laws. Both Biden and Trump tried to reduce immigration but both have been stopped by the courts.
Heck Biden even tried to pass the one-border rule. But like Trump the courts rejected the change.
No, this administration is unequivocally encouraging millions of unvetted illegal immigrants into our country. Fact.
And everyone knows it but you, Chrissy.
We keep electing these people so we are the problem.
We are at, or near, the point when all should pack.
Safety 101: avoid dangerous places and situations. Like the downtown multi-level parking garages at night: or more simply, downtown at night; or even more, downtown.
Miller, I have to respectfully disagree with your Safety 101 solution. People should be able to go places like you listed when they want to with minimal concern that they will be assaulted on any level. Why should I have to go into a store, look at pictures of the products, then have to wait while someone goes into the fortified back room and get me my groceries.
My solution is put these animals in prison for YEARS, not Month. Based on the situation, this should apply to minors as well.
Alan, it just hasn’t gotten bad enough, yet….
Don’t expect the far left and liberals in general to change. Destroying norms and general helter skelter is their preference. Check San Francisco, Chicago, New York , Detroit, Baltimore, Atlanta, DC and many more. Soon you’ll be able to add Greensboro. Suggest you keep your powder dry.
I support destroying the norms of racism in the US. I support destroying the norm of wealthy and big business taking advantage of the average working American. I support the norm of allowing politicians and wealthy to get away with crime because they can afford an army of attorneys.
You should note that the states with the highest crime rates tend to be conservative states. For example, Alaska, New Mexico, Tennesse, Arkansas and Arizona are the top 5 States with the highest violent crime rates.
In business we call protecting the norm, ‘walking the cow path’. Hint. Cows are not very smart animals.
Spoken like a true communist.
Very Marxist analysis.
No where do I suggest government should own what is today private business. (but i understand those are just scary words conservatives like to use for any idea that involves regulations regardless of what those words actually mean) I only suggest that private business should be required to meet specific standards. Big business has a long track record of only focusing on profit over workers and over the environment for example. Do you deny this? I am happy to share specific examples.
But the cities in those conservative states are invariably run by liberals and that is where the violence happens. Look at NC for example. Red house and Red senate, but Greensboro, Durham, and other crime leading cities are Blue. You can also check out pretty much any reputable source for the most dangerous cities in America. Almost all of them are Blue run cities regardless of whether or not the State is a Red state..
Also, you might want to check your crime stats before touting your “historic lows” fallacy. Greensboro just had its 68th homicide, already far exceeding the historic all time high, and we still have a month to go. Yes, overall our crime is down about 4% this year as compared to last year. However, when compared to our 5 year average, we are up in violent crime, in property crime, and in overall crime by about 3%. Check the Greensboro Open Data website to get your facts right.
I’m sure you’ll come back and say, “Well, nationally….”. I don’t live nationally, dude. I live here, in a city with a record breaking homicide rate. Crime is not trending down, not here.
Your number fudging with “death rates” is misleading as well. Of course Chicago”s rate of death is smaller because there are millions of people in that one city. So even though almost 600 people have been murdered there this year, the “rate” or percentage of murders is going to be very low, especially when comparing yourself to an entire State. Lastly, you are only talking about “death” by firearm, not homicide by firearm. These numbers clearly include accidental deaths. You will need to parse those out to get real data. From what I found, Louisiana only averages about 400 homicides by firearm per year, far less than Chicago’s 600. The rest of the 1300 “deaths by firearm” in that state are accidental deaths.
Thank you Don, for a refreshing reality check. It’s like a breath of fresh air after Chris’s gaslighting.
We all know that crime is at unprecedented levels in our communities, but Chris prefers to regurgitate the propaganda he reads in the NY Times, or hears on CNN.
I have always suspected that you are a former law enforcement officer, and while we’ve had our differences, I always respect the clarity and logic of your fact-based arguments. You know what you’re talking about. Chris doesn’t.
What a con. I only regurgitate data and common sense interretation of that data. It is you and other drama queens making mountains out of mole hills. To be clear, crime is NOT at unpreceneded levels. Current crime is well below the historic highs of the 90s.
But don’t let facts get in the way or fear mongering propoganda.
I acknowledged that crime has increased. Just not the at any level to create the drama Alan rants about in his factless letter to the editor. Crime typically increases as the economy faces issues such as the inflation we face right now. 3% isn’t some spooky spike as Alan wants you to believe. (Not that Alan even tried to use facts in his letter) Neither is the justice system as lienient as he wants you to believe. Regardless, crime is still lower in Greensboro on a historical basis. It was almost 15% higher in 2008.
And yes, per capita is the appropriate way to compare crime rates between cities of different sizes. Just common sense.
I quoted violent crime rates to illustrate that conservative states typcallly have higher crime than liberal states. The liberal states have large democratic lead governments as well. The only different between Tenn and Cal is that Tenn has a highter crime rate and a is an overall conservative state. Not complicated. So your excuse their fails as well.
Thank you for bringing facts to the argument. It is refreshing here.
3% isn’t spooky, but an ALL TIME HIGH homicide rate certainly is. My gosh, get your head out of the sand.
As to your per capita argument, per capita is A thing, but it is not THE end all be all. If a town of 100 people has 1 homicide, it technically has a higher per capita homicide rate than Chicago, but is it less safe? Similarly, in much less densely populated cities and states, relatively few crimes, spike the crime rate because one incident is significantly more impactful to the total numbers than in a high population city or state. Violent crime rates need to be more of a total picture than just pointing at one set of data.
You also glossed over the comment correcting you on “gun homicides” vs “gun deaths”. Libs use “gun deaths” to be able to mix in accidental deaths to their numbers to skew the data in support of their argument because most people immediately equate “gun deaths” to mean “homicide”. Take accidental gun deaths out and Louisiana drops way below Chicago. You, and the people pushing that type of data, are mixing causes of death and falsely attributing them all to crime.
So yes, conservative Louisiana has a higher per capita gun related death rate than liberal Chicago, but that is not the same thing as saying Louisiana has a higher violent crime rate than Chicago or saying that it has a higher per capita murder rate than Chicago. All it means is that more people per capita die from gun accidents in Louisiana than in Chicago. But you left that out initially and in responding to me.
Again, I quoted violent crime rates. And yes, Lousiana has a higher violent crime rate than Illionis.
No. Don’t deflect. Here was your quote “My favorite is the Sen John Kennedy (R) from LA asking why Chicago has become ‘America’s largest outdoor shooting range’. It was quickly pointed out that his home state of Louisiana actually has a higher firearm death rate than Chicago”
Here, you are clearly quoting another lib who was using “death rate” not a violent crime rate, not a homicide rate, a death rate, which includes accidental deaths and then you and your liberal friends hope no one is paying attention and when they are you try to pretend you didn’t say it. Stop changing your answers dude.
While you are correct that Greensboro is experiencing an all-time high of homicides, It is maybe handful of homicides higher than the last record 2020. The number of homicides in Greensboro is rather volatile and swings from lows of those in the 30s and in the highs of the low sixties (data from 2017 to current). If you want to panic and pull out your survival gear because of a handful of additional murders this year over last, go ahead. Personally, i don’t see the panic. We are growing city and these figures will go up and down each year as they always have.
I stand by my statement that you all are a bunch of drama queens. Crime is not out of control. and current justice system is working fine.
So because the new all time high number of homicides is just a few more than the previous all time high number of homicides, which is significantly higher than the long term average number of homicides, we shouldn’t worry? In other words, we should just get used to and accept that homicides are going to be steadily on the rise? Awesome thinking.
And you still keep ignoring me correcting you on homicide vs death rates.
It’s called statistics. A small change does not indicate a material change in the underlying fundamentals. A large change would indicate that something has fundamentally changed and needs to be identified and addressed.
For example, we have seen a statistically relivant increase in crime overall. The most likely fundamental change is the pressure on lower income people’s cost of living given the spike in inflation over the last year or so. Fairly typical change and as noted still well be historical high.
Keep in mind that I write these comments after reading drama queen Alan’s rant that the sky is falling and that we should all turn into vigilantes. Which is absured given the actual facts of crime both nationally and locally. He is just repeating his conservative leaders use of fear to drive a wedge against liberals. Like the good sheep he is.
But go ahead and run for the hills. Best wishes. Happy to continue the debate.
Quote” You should note that the states with the highest crime rates tend to be conservative states. For example, Alaska, New Mexico, Tennesse, Arkansas and Arizona are the top 5 States with the highest violent crime rates.”.
But Chris, the quote Don is pointing out is, by your own admission, your “favorite” quote, yet it is also the one you keep ignoring now that he has called you out on it.
“My favorite is the Sen John Kennedy (R) from LA asking why Chicago has become ‘America’s largest outdoor shooting range’. It was quickly pointed out that his home state of Louisiana actually has a higher firearm death rate than Chicago.”
How do you justify them and you subbing in death rates for crime rates?
Sure, it is a fun quote. So what. My other quote counters his point fully.
“For example, Alaska, New Mexico, Tennessee, Arkansas and Arizona are the top 5 States with the highest violent crime rates.”
Sources?
I am sure that New Orleans attributes to most of the crime stats in Louisiana. Most of their mayors have been Democrats. Look up the current mayor’s contributions to the city.
That’s a silly argument. Most democratic states with lower crime than conservative states also have democratic mayors. Criminal justice standard that Drama Queen Alan rants about in his letter are established at the State and Federal level.
Thanks for asking. Any number of sites. For crime stats, i normally go to Wikipedia and connect out to other links as appropriate if I think I can find more refined data sets.
I will be sure to tell the Greensboro homicide victims families that our current record high is statistically insignificant.
Nice gaslight you got there.
How about you go tell em that vigilantes are going to take care of the problem now and they have nothing to worry about. LOL.
Chicago should follow suit with Israel and Hamas and request a cease-fire.
It’s not a gaslight. I am using your information about statistics.
I am not a vigilante-I keep my ass home at night and out of certain areas that I know are high crime.