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Category Archives: Crime
‘Nothing good ever happens on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd’
WABC: 2 SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN MURDER OF NJIT STUDENT DURING BURGLARY AT FRATERNITY HOUSE NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — Police have made two arrests in the murder of a New Jersey Institute of Technology student killed during a burglary at … Continue reading
Idiocracy In Brooklyn
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Applicant’s criminal record or financial record is discriminatory. * Drudge had a link up to a report stating that medical error is now the third leading cause of death. And I’ve seen a number of … Continue reading
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WP: Man suspected of fatally shooting wife was ordered stripped of gun and badge in March
Washington Post: The man identified as the at-large suspect in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife outside a school Thursday was placed on administrative duties and stripped of his gun and badge from his law enforcement job at the … Continue reading
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Police dismissed warning of a riot threat for central Melbourne as ‘sh*t’ – hours before the violent Sudanese-based Apex gang rampaged through the streets in a vicious rolling brawl involving 100 people
Daily Mail: Police blame vicious Melbourne street brawl on Sudanese Apex gang Group rioted in Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday night at Moomba festival Police revealed they have been looking into Apex group for four months Riot brought city to a … Continue reading
Dear White People
John Rivers tweets: * Dear White People. At the peak of Slavery only 1.5% of Whites owned slaves. Stop apologizing. * Dear White People, Thanks for discovering & inventing pretty much all of Science & Technology. * 9 year study: … Continue reading
LAT: Bay Area man reportedly vows to ‘mess up the commute for everyone,’ and boy does he succeed
If I ran America, I’d have the guy shot. It just takes one bad apple to ruin things for thousands of people. Best not to have these types around. Los Angeles Times: An hours-long standoff Thursday between police and a … Continue reading
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Is crime genetic? Scientists don’t know because they’re afraid to ask
Brian Boutwell writes in the Boston Globe: THE COUNTRY HAS made unprecedented strides in the fight against crime. Both violent and non-violent crime are way down from their highs in decades past. This is great news, of course, but the … Continue reading
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The Bermuda Triangle of Science
Professor Brian Boutwell writes: This is an essay about how to avoid carpet-bombing your career as a scientist. The academy, in general, is a wonderful place to work, but not everyone plays nice. Veer too far from carefully charted courses … Continue reading
Blacks & Property Values
I remember one Saturday morning at an Orthodox shul in 90035, the speaker during the announcements noted the new soul food restaurant on Pico Blvd, and said that if its owner knew something that we didn’t, we should all sell … Continue reading
The Sad and Troubling Story of Fridoon Rawshan, Man Fatally Shot by Cop
The gifts of the Afghans! News: The 42-year-old Afghanistan man shot and killed by a San Diego police officer outside of an adult bookstore on April 30 had a long criminal history, suffered a history of mental illness and was … Continue reading
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