Green Energy
Tie a Yellow Ribbon [Mark Steyn]
A few days ago in The Corner, I mentioned the South Yorkshire Police, who sat outside watching as a young couple and their children burned to death, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who sat outside a Greyhound bus for four hours watching a cannibal slice body parts off his victim and eat them. Now from Binghamton:
What's the point of calling 911 if they arrive within two minutes and then sit outside for the rest of the day to "make sure it's safe"?
At the Dawson College shooting in Montreal a couple of years ago, a couple of officers happened on the scene to investigate an unrelated drugs incident, called for back-up, entered the building with guns drawn, and shot the shooter — all in three minutes.
If you ever have to call 911, it may be worth requesting that kind of service rather than the world's most heavily armed and lavished equipped yellow-tape installers.
She gets cranky about this sort of thing. Me too. But you already know how I feel about cops standing around trying to figure out what the hell to do while the media breathlessly reports every fucking shot they hear
"Brian, Brian I believe, hello, Brian, yes I believe we just heard another shot. It could have been an automobile backfiring but I don't think so. Officer, Lt Smith. What's the --oh there's another one-- what's the situation?"
"Well, obviously, we have an active shooter inside and we're waiting for the SWAT team to arrive and take tactical positions before sending in officers. We don't want to endanger any more lives than we have to at this point"
"There you have -- OH ANOTHER! That sounded like what they call a double tap!-- it Brian. America's finest on the scene making the situation as safe as possible."
- Sunday's Shootings In Houston
Two dead. Six injured. See THIS, dated May 30, 2016, 7:44 AM ET, at NBC News: Two people were killed, six others were were injured and a helicopter was struck after at least one gunman armed with a high-powered rifle began "shooting randomly" in Houston...
- Canada: Uniformed Canadian Soldier Shot At Ottawa War Memorial, Gunfire At Parliament
Video of gunfire inside the Canadian Parliament Building: This is a breaking news story. Details are sketchy. From Yahoo News: A uniformed Canadian soldier has reportedly been shot the War Memorial in Ottawa. Police are on the scene. CPR was performed...
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Updated at bottom Disgruntled gunman kills one. Cops kill him and wound nine others. Makes you wonder why Bloomberg thinks it's law abiding citizens who can't be trusted with guns. And it's predictable how the media played that down. Most...
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Gunman fired at youth on island for 1.5 hours; police arrived 40 mins after calledThanks to Will at The Other News: OSLO, Norway - A gunman who opened fire on an island teeming with young people kept shooting for 1.5 hours before surrendering to a SWAT...
- Portsmouth Neighborhood Evacuated Man On Greyhound Bus Has "device"
Part of downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been evacuated because of a report of a device found on a Greyhound bus making a stop between Bangor and NYC. So far I've seen 4 different reports on this, all 4 with different details. Here's what...
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Tie a Yellow Ribbon [Mark Steyn]
A few days ago in The Corner, I mentioned the South Yorkshire Police, who sat outside watching as a young couple and their children burned to death, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who sat outside a Greyhound bus for four hours watching a cannibal slice body parts off his victim and eat them. Now from Binghamton:
One receptionist was killed, while the other, shot in the abdomen, pretended to be dead and then crawled under a desk and called 911, he said.
Police said they arrived within two minutes...
Police heard no gunfire after they arrived but waited for about an hour before entering the building to make sure it was safe for officers.
What's the point of calling 911 if they arrive within two minutes and then sit outside for the rest of the day to "make sure it's safe"?
At the Dawson College shooting in Montreal a couple of years ago, a couple of officers happened on the scene to investigate an unrelated drugs incident, called for back-up, entered the building with guns drawn, and shot the shooter — all in three minutes.
If you ever have to call 911, it may be worth requesting that kind of service rather than the world's most heavily armed and lavished equipped yellow-tape installers.
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Let me get this straight: You don't want me to be able to bust caps to save myself, but you're not going to do it for me, either? Thanks so much for the concern. What am I paying y'all to do, again, exactly? As Marko is so fond of pointing out, the only thing that stops a spree killer is a gun. The body count is determined by whether the gun is already on the scene or needs to be carried there in the holster of a cop.
She gets cranky about this sort of thing. Me too. But you already know how I feel about cops standing around trying to figure out what the hell to do while the media breathlessly reports every fucking shot they hear
"Brian, Brian I believe, hello, Brian, yes I believe we just heard another shot. It could have been an automobile backfiring but I don't think so. Officer, Lt Smith. What's the --oh there's another one-- what's the situation?"
"Well, obviously, we have an active shooter inside and we're waiting for the SWAT team to arrive and take tactical positions before sending in officers. We don't want to endanger any more lives than we have to at this point"
"There you have -- OH ANOTHER! That sounded like what they call a double tap!-- it Brian. America's finest on the scene making the situation as safe as possible."
- Sunday's Shootings In Houston
Two dead. Six injured. See THIS, dated May 30, 2016, 7:44 AM ET, at NBC News: Two people were killed, six others were were injured and a helicopter was struck after at least one gunman armed with a high-powered rifle began "shooting randomly" in Houston...
- Canada: Uniformed Canadian Soldier Shot At Ottawa War Memorial, Gunfire At Parliament
Video of gunfire inside the Canadian Parliament Building: This is a breaking news story. Details are sketchy. From Yahoo News: A uniformed Canadian soldier has reportedly been shot the War Memorial in Ottawa. Police are on the scene. CPR was performed...
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Updated at bottom Disgruntled gunman kills one. Cops kill him and wound nine others. Makes you wonder why Bloomberg thinks it's law abiding citizens who can't be trusted with guns. And it's predictable how the media played that down. Most...
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Gunman fired at youth on island for 1.5 hours; police arrived 40 mins after calledThanks to Will at The Other News: OSLO, Norway - A gunman who opened fire on an island teeming with young people kept shooting for 1.5 hours before surrendering to a SWAT...
- Portsmouth Neighborhood Evacuated Man On Greyhound Bus Has "device"
Part of downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been evacuated because of a report of a device found on a Greyhound bus making a stop between Bangor and NYC. So far I've seen 4 different reports on this, all 4 with different details. Here's what...