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Police on Tuesday identified him as Derrell L. Mayes, 30, of the 1500 block of Varnum Drive in Dellwood. He has a criminal history that includes burglary, assault and gun charges was turning his life around when murdered in his prime.
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[CRIMERESEARCH.ORG] The United States can really be divided up into three types of places. Places where there are no murders, places where there are a few murders, and places where murders are very common.
In 2014, the most recent year that a county level breakdown is available, 54% of counties (with 11% of the population) have no murders. 69% of counties have no more than one murder, and about 20% of the population. These counties account for only 4% of all murders in the country.
The worst 1% of counties have 19% of the population and 37% of the murders. The worst 5% of counties contain 47% of the population and account for 68% of murders. As shown in figure 2, over half of murders occurred in only 2% of counties.
Murders actually used to be even more concentrated. From 1977 to 2000, on average 73 percent of counties in any give year had zero murders. Possibly, this change is a result of the opioid epidemic’s spread to more rural areas. But that question is beyond the scope of this study. Lott’s book “More Guns, Less Crime” showed how dramatically counties within states vary dramatically with respect to murder and other violent crime rates.
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Murder follows a Pareto distribution; a few of the worst inner city population areas account for most of the murders. Take out certain areas of L.A., Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Philadelphia, DC, etc. and you reduce the overall murder rate of the country bigly. I'd bet these crime sanctuaries have something in common--Donk mayoralty rule.
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Seems the Beverly Hillbillies had it all wrong - Californiee ain't the place ya oughta be!
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About 20 years ago, a University of Houston demographics professor published a paper that showed that if you discounted the excess illegal alien population in Texas, the crime rate more resembled the rate in Kansas or the Dakotas.
What happened? Persona non grata, he essentially became a non person, ended up at a community college.
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[DailyMail] - Theprit Palee, 25, was performing a traditional Thai dance in front of spectators
- Ritual meant to make him look superhuman by pressing sword against his chest
- Usually the blade snaps, but this time it plunged deep into his chest, killing him
- Gathered crowds swarmed around him in an desperate attempt to save his life Guess he didn't see that coming...
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A séance. Stone silence. A cough.
The sceptic was tempted to scoff.
Then, thump on the flooring!
A session so boring
The spirit had knocked himself off.
Maxine Waters, the quarter-century member of Congress who has new-found stardom as an attack dog for the left, suffered a brain freeze during an interview today when she was ranting about Donald Trump’s handling of the North Korea threat.
Speaking with Yahoo News, Waters was talking about China’s role in containing North Korea, and momentarily appeared confused about what she was discussing. Momentarily? The reporter must not have been observing her very long.
"Those in China have a great trading relationship, they sell an awful lot of stuff to North Korea," she said.
"And so (the Chinese) president is warning Trump, ’okay, don’t start talking about preemptive strikes. We want a diplomatic solution,'" Waters said, speculating about China’s conversations with Trump. "And we always do what our communist masters want us to do."
The 78-year-old continued, "’We do not want war in, uh, uh, uh, North Korea -- North, uh, um, um, Korea at all,'" struggling to complete her thought. To complete it. To start it. And everything in between. And during the breaks between thoughts, too.
It’s not the first time Waters has been stymied by Korea.
Speaking to reporters with other House Democrats in February, Waters attempted to build the case for why Democrats "may" push for impeachment.
"And the fact that he is wrapping his arms around Putin while Putin is continuing to advance into Korea." Who cares as long as it accomplishes the intended purpose.
She meant Crimea.
Delta Air Lines has come under fire for reportedly removing a passenger who went to the bathroom while the plane was delayed on the runway.
The Milwaukee-bound flight from Atlanta had been sat on the tarmac for about 30 minutes when Kima Hamilton, a 39-year-old 'DJ and poet', got up to ask the crew if he could go to the toilet.
"We weren't taking off. We were still. The plane isn't moving," he told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel as he recalled the April 18 incident.
The attendants refused and he returned to his seat. But as the delay continued, he rose and quickly went to the bathroom.
"The pilot came on and said, 'Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry for the inconvenience but we have to return to the gate and remove a passenger,' " Mr Hamilton said.
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I can see where an old guy with a prostate problem or someone with bladder problems might need to use the bathroom prior to take-off and frequently thereafter. Flying would not be his/her cup of tea. They do make discrete incontinence bags you can wear on your leg; one is called the "stadium pal." Flying has become a hassle and airline policies have become insufferable.
I have been in a plane where the brakes were cooked so bad everyone at backrest. Atlanta is a busy international airport, everything put on hold while a person uses the water cabinet?
39 YO DJ and poet, any guesses if alcohol is involved here? I'm not saying I don't have a bloody mary or three before flying, but an inebriated passenger not following multiple direct orders is a hazard. It is a hazard anyways.
Think this is bad, my vehicle rules are even more stringent. Most driving is what, 95% happily uneventful. That other 5% high plains squall or mud rain is not the time to learn riding discipline. Merging into the mousetrap during rush hour is no time to use the guard rail either, s'why I ask the kids well ahead of time to use the potty because it will be at least an hour before next chance.
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The Milwaukee-bound flight from Atlanta had been sat on the tarmac for about 30 minutes
Cause if they push off the gate, then they can claim departure time no matter how long they sit on the tarmac. Been some near revolts in the past with passengers literally sitting for hours.
Given the airlines and FAA don't want to invest in the means to efficiently handle traffic cause they want to push volume to the wall, there will be no solution. None of the players want to be told, no you can't have that many planes operating out of an airport at the same time.
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Spent the last 14 years of my carreer as a 40 or so a week traveler. Had this happen, I'm sorry but at my age I can't hold it for an indefinite time. Did this probably more than once without comment. Either we're not getting the whole story or Delta sucks bigly.
BLUF: [Hot Air] For the record, Napolitano has denied the claims made in the audit. She says the reserve fund was only $38 million which was set aside as a reserve in case of emergency. But needless to say, all of this stinks to high heaven. Howle, the auditor, told the SF Chronicle, "I’ve never had a situation like that in my 17 years as state auditor." Lawmakers plan to hold a hearing on the results of the audit next week.
Nancy Pelosi's mission on Tuesday was to give a brief speech and not renew questions about her health. Or her blood sugar level.
She couldn't do it. Congestive heart failure and AFib? Just a suggestion.
During Pelosi's brief 7-minute speech to Refugees International, the House Democratic Leader garbled names, other words and even mispronounced countries.
She congratulated honorees for their well-deserved "resc -- recognition."
Pelosi complimented Refugees International's "strong moral varce -- voice."
She said America "degrades our values and our security when we slam the door in the face of children freeing -- fleeing atrocities."
She botched country names as she read them from her notes.
"With the specter of famine looming in, over northeast Nigeria, Somalia, south "Sudon," and "Yuma -- Yamen," she said, flubbing "Yemen."
Pelosi asserted cutting the foreign aid budget would "only deepen the crisis fighting -- facing the children."
"Children, America, children need America to be their champion," she said moments later.
Pelosi thanked Refugees International for "channeling -- challenging us to honor our values."
Just over 7 minutes after she started, Pelosi thanked the group for the invitation, stood and stared awkwardly, then made her way off the stage. Horse. Pasture. Some assembly required.
I've heard that Botox is known to migrate from the injection site. Perhaps some got to her mouth...
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Long-term dietary habits, alcohol, and job stress are likely not to blame. I recommend she stay away from fruits, vegetables whole grains and the so-called Mediterranean diets. She must show her body who is boss.
An outbreak of violence between rival groups of inmates at a prison in eastern Venezuela has left 12 dead and 11 injured, the government said Wednesday.
A spokesman for the ministry of penitentiary affairs, who gave the toll of dead and wounded, said nine of those killed died of gunshot wounds.
The deadly clashes erupted early Tuesday in the eastern city of Barcelona at the Jose Antonio Anzoategui prison, considered one of the country’s most violent.
The prison had been undergoing reforms aimed in part at disarming inmates, but “there are still arms there and there are prisoners who rebelled,” the ministry spokesman said.
“At this moment, an investigation is still underway, and this Wednesday those responsible will be brought before the courts.”
He declined to detail what caused the fighting.
A prisoner rights group said a power struggle took place within the gang that has de facto control over the prison.
“It was like a coup d’etat” against the gang’s boss, who was killed in the fighting, said Carlos Nieto of the group Window on Freedom.
“The group that wanted to seize power were inmates who had been transferred from the General Penitentiary of Venezuela,” some 350 kilometers (220 miles) to the west, he said.
The Venezuelan Observatory of Prisons, a non-governmental monitoring group, said 14 inmates were killed at the prison last year.
Estimates of the country’s prison population range from nearly 55,000 to 88,000, many of them in overcrowded jails awaiting prosecution. The government provides no official figures on inmate populations.
The prison system has an official capacity of around 35,000 inmates.
[An Nahar] Protesters in Venezuela plan a high-risk march against President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday, sparking fears of fresh violence after demonstrations that have left 26 dead in the crisis-wracked country.
The opposition urged protesters to march on central Caracas, a pro-Maduro bastion where the seat of government is located.
Previous attempts to reach the city center have degenerated into festivities between riot police and stone-throwing protesters.
The center-right opposition blames Maduro for severe shortages of food, medicine and other essentials in the oil-rich country.
Twenty-six people have died so far this month in violence around the protests, including four minors, according to Attorney General Luisa Ortega.
Maduro put the figure at 29 deaths in a speech Tuesday evening, without giving details.
"Twenty-nine of our countrymen have been murdered, and the right-wingers are to blame. The people are demanding justice," he said.
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[WAPO] The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific said Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "clearly in a position to threaten Hawaii today" with a ballistic missile attack and that the Pentagon should consider adding new ballistic missile interceptors and defensive radar there to counter that possibility.
Navy Adm. Harry Harris, the chief of U.S. Pacific Command, told the House Armed Services Committee there are already "sufficient" ballistic missile interceptors protecting the United States at Fort Greely in Alaska and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. But he added there is a possibility that not every missile would be stopped in an attack. Hawaii, about 2,500 miles to California’s southwest, could benefit from having new equipment to protect itself, he said.
Follow Navy Adm. Harry Harris' recommendation and let the NORKS know (through discreet channels) that should any of their missiles or arty be fired at the US or it's allies, very, very bad things will immediately take place.
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Don't care where they are located as long as New Iberia is under the umbrella. Saving a few billion$ playing with the strategic pepper supply is a bad biz.
Trailers carrying US THAAD missile defense equipment entered a deployment site in South Korea early Wednesday with tensions high over North Korea’s intentions, Yonhap news agency reported.
Arrival of the six trailers at the golf course location sparked clashes between locals and police, the agency said.
Washington and Seoul say they are deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to counter the threat from North Korea, which is pushing ahead with its ballistic missile program.
The THAAD system is meant to intercept and destroy short and medium-range ballistic missiles during their final phase of flight.
Washington and Seoul agreed to early deployment of the missile defense system after talks earlier this month between the South’s acting president and visiting US Vice President Mike Pence.
China however is strongly opposed to deployment of the THAAD system.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have soared in recent months as North Korea’s missile tests have brought ever-more bellicose warnings from US President Donald Trump’s administration.
The United States has deployed an aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson to the western Pacific.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for “restraint” regarding North Korea in a telephone conversation with Trump.
US defense leaders and other top officials are to give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual meeting at the White House later Wednesday.
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Why don't administrators and mayors leash in 'Antifa' - same reason the Chinese leadership won't leash the Norks. They may tyrannical bastards, but they're our bastards!
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Does anybody have an idea how much of the diplomatic talk is being choreographed? E.g. China asking the US for restraint as a signal to NK that "Yes, you can still trust us, but put away the matches."
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More steel lining for the bottom of the Pacific Ocean
China has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, state media said Wednesday, as the country seeks to transform its navy into a force capable of projecting power onto the high seas.
Beijing has embarked on an extensive project to build a “blue water” navy and modernize its two million-strong military, the world’s largest.
The country’s rapidly expanding military might includes a range of maritime defense capabilities, a fleet of attack submarines, and highly sophisticated anti-aircraft systems that prevent enemy vessels from nearing its coast.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that “all must be done” to improve the country’s battle capacities so it can “fight and win wars.”
Adorned with colorful ribbons, the Type 001A ship “transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony” in the northeastern port city of Dalian, according to official broadcaster CCTV.
The ribbon-cutting was followed by the traditional breaking of a champagne bottle on the ship’s bow.
China’s defense ministry has previously said the new carrier would displace 50,000 tons and use conventional rather than nuclear propulsion.
It is expected to carry China’s indigenous J-15 aircraft, along with other planes.
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That thing is going to be shadowed by a US submarine during the whole of its operational life. One false move and it receives several torpedoes in the hull.
Moreover it's gratifying to see the Chinese wasting their resources on white elephants like aircraft carriers when the future of naval warfare is in robot submarines and intelligent sea mines.
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"The U.S. Air Force test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which traveled over 4,000 miles before splashing down in the South Pacific after launching early Wednesday from a base in California.
The nuclear-capable missile was unarmed, according to the Air Force, and comes amid increasing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The Minuteman III missile blasted off at 12:03 a.m. Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
The test was long-planned, according to defense officials. When asked about the timing of the test amid the threats surrounding North Korea, one official told Fox News, "If we had canceled the launch, that would be a story too."
The U.S. Air Force has 450 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles in underground silos across three bases in Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana. This number will be reduced to 400 in the coming years, according to a senior U.S. military official.
The U.S. military also maintains a fleet of long range B-2 and B-52 bombers capable of delivering nuclear weapons as well as a fleet of ballistic missile submarines. Air Force fighter jets can carry smaller tactical nuclear weapons as well.
The mission was part of a program to test the effectiveness, readiness, and accuracy of the weapon system, Air Force officials said.
The 30th Space Wing commander, Col. John Moss, said Minuteman launches have been essential to verify the status of the U.S. nuclear force and to demonstrate the national nuclear capabilities.
In a Minuteman test, a so-called re-entry vehicle travels more than 4,000 miles downrange to a target at Kwajalein Atoll near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
"Team V is once again ready to work with Air Force Global Strike Command to successfully launch another Minuteman III missile," Moss said. "These Minuteman launches are essential to verify the status of our national nuclear force and to demonstrate our national nuclear capabilities. We are proud of our long history in partnering with the men and women of the 576th Flight Test Squadron to execute these missions for the nation."
The 576th Flight Test Squadron will be responsible for installed tracking, telemetry, and command destruct systems on the missile.
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How would the Russians and Chinese know the difference between test firing and real thing? Obviously we warn them ahead of time but how would they know we weren't pulling trickery? Inquiring minds want to know...
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Well the fact that we aren't firing 50 or more of them at once would be kind of a hint. Who do do a first strike with only one (besides North Korea)?
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But, but, but...they can sink our navy with one strike!
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Intelligence gathering platform; built off a trawler design. Its chances against a livestock carrier were not good.
Locale is known for heavy and somewhat free-for-all marine traffic, fog, and poor visibility as a result. Wonder if the Russians decided not to use their marine-band radio...
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Note: the service members serving aboard a ship are generally know as sailors, not soldiers. Generally true in Russia as well as here.
(Now in China, the navy is referred to as PLAN, or the People's Revolutionary Army Navy. Which sounds like a football game...)
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or Corpsemen
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[Right Scoop] Wow. That’s really a big deal and Trump gets major kudos for making this happen.
But Trump wasn’t there to take all the credit. In fact he singled out Mike Lee in a lengthy exchange for continuing to press this issue over and over in order to make this happen. It was a great moment for Lee.
I’ve included the entire executive order signing with Trump’s speech below for you to watch:
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Probably g(r)omgoru but it would seem Trump is within his authority. Obama was horrible for individual property rights and State's rights. I should say he was just plain horrible.
"Wielding the Antiquities Act of 1906, Obama has seized vast swaths of land and water for the federal government a total of 29 times, claiming more than 260 million acres as federally-protected spaces in 2016 alone (including a more than 100-million-acre plot in Alaska that amounts to the size of New Mexico).
In fact, of the 154 times the Antiquities Act has been used by a president to seize land over the past 110 years, President Obama’s executive land grabs together make up about 20 percent." Obama's land grab.
#3
Trump was within his rights (or, more precisely, duties of his office) to restrict Islamic in-migration. Ditto, for denying federal funds to rebellious "sanctuary" cities.
Any articles posted after 2:00 p.m. ET that are not on-going jihadi attacks should be set for the next day. When posting a link you will need to change the date and set the time to 00:00 manually; when posting an article there is a button on the left of the box labelled Tomorrow to click, or the date and time can be changed manually.
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*sigh* I remember a video arguing that there are essentially two forms of government: Republics and Oligarchies. Either believe in the Rule of Law or end up in the Rule of the Few. Believing that laws are like a buffet where you can pick the ones you obey is only one step from anarchy and then tyranny.
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Sylvethtral the thene up at Dartmouth,
Where heathens all seethe at the heartless,
But the truffulas lean
(every color but green!)
To the sinister side irregardless.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
The United States can really be divided up into three types of places. Places where there are no murders, places where there are a few murders, and places where murders are very common.
Maxine Waters, the quarter-century member of Congress who has new-found stardom as an attack dog for the left, suffered a brain freeze during an interview today when she was ranting about Donald Trump’s handling of the North Korea threat.
Nancy Pelosi's mission on Tuesday was to give a brief speech and not renew questions about her health.
