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Category Archives: Crime
Flight attendant who allegedly left behind bag with 70 pounds of cocaine at LAX is arrested at Kennedy Airport
NYDN: A flight attendant who ran from authorities who wanted to search her carry-on bag — which contained 70 pounds of cocaine — has finally landed in jail. Marsha Gay Reynolds, a JetBlue flight attendant who cops say abandoned $3 … Continue reading
Ferguson Effect Detractors Are Wrong
Heather Mac Donald writes: Violent crime in many American cities began rising in the second half of 2014, after two decades of decline. The Major Cities Chiefs Association convened an emergency session in August 2015 to discuss the double-digit surge … Continue reading
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John Lott: 19 of the worst 20 mass public shootings in the world were committed by Muslims
REPORT: After the Charleston massacre, President Obama made this comment: “the unique mayhem that gun violence afflicts upon this nation.” Yet, since 1970, 19 of the worst 20 public mass shootings occurred outside the US. Of those cases, five occurred … Continue reading
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The Color Of Crime
Steve Sailer writes: Earlier this month, John Rivers tweeted out his hope for the future: I dream of a world where a midlevel manager in a midlevel company can accurately quote FBI crime statistics on Facebook and not be fired. … Continue reading
Man says he slashed woman because she’s white
New York Post: A man who was arrested for randomly slashing a woman’s neck earlier this month in Brooklyn told police he attacked her because she is white, police sources said. Gregory Alfred, 25, told police he set out to … Continue reading
Another Trayvon Killed In Action
News: Relatives of a 17-year-old are angry the teenager was shot and killed by a homeowner who police say was protecting her property. The sister of the teen who died identified him as Trevon Johnson. She said he was a … Continue reading
Chaim Amalek: ‘Is the Washington Post calling on its readers to profile?’
WaPo Editorial: Bystanders could have helped prevent the deaths of these two young women ON THE night that University of Virginia student Hannah Graham disappeared, two people saw her with the man later convicted of killing her. Both noticed something … Continue reading
Kellogs Employee Urinates On Factory Conveyor Belt
WWJ: A disturbing video that may have originated in Michigan is creating a buzz online. The 47-second clip, which was posted at WorldStarUncut.com, appears to show a man urinating on a conveyor belt at the Kellogg’s facility in Battle Creek. … Continue reading
Illegal Aliens Murder at a Much Higher Rate Than US Citizens Do
From American Thinker: It’s time to fact-check the fact-checkers. The Washington Post’s Michelle Yee Hee Lee gave Donald Trump four Pinocchios for saying, “They’re bringing crime” across the border from Mexico. The Post scribe added, “Trump clarified that he was … Continue reading
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White Vs Hispanic Crime Rates
Comment: David Brooks is misusing statistics to attack Trump and downplay the fact that hispanic crime rates are higher than non-hispanic whites, whether you are talking about hispanics as a whole, or just the three big groups, Mexican-Americans, Central Americans, … Continue reading
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