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By Janet Evans
Saturday, Jul 5 2008, 05:30 AM
By Janet Evans
Thursday, Jul 3 2008, 08:01 AM
The heat must be getting to people.
It must be making them dizzy and not thinking straight.
Hallucinating.
So hot that it might make a low life think that something is actually a weapon when it isn’t.
Get a load of this guy….
That’s Gelando Olivieri Jr., and he wants $50….from a beverage store. He’s using a palm frond as his weapon of choice. Way to go Gelando. Not the smartest coconut on the palm tree.
Read the story from the DeLand-Deltona Beacon
Then we move close by where Gregory Praeger, who's been drinking, has an argument with his poor mother.
He’s later arrested on battery charges.
Maybe he didn’t like what she was making him for dinner….
from Fox News
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jul 1 2008, 06:50 AM
I blogged in May about a Naval Reserve Station in LaCrosse, WI that had a 2000 lb. anchor that went missing, most likely at the hands of thieves who turned it in for scrap metal. Who knows how much money that anchor was worth?
With some people tight on funds, instead of picking up cans for recycling for a few extra dollars, the lowest of the low have found a way to make bigger bucks. They’re doing it in none other than cemeteries.
From Chicago to Florida, to Arizona and Texas, they haven’t yet become grave robbers, per se, but they might as well be. They’ve started with ornaments, such as vases. Some just flimsy and decorative, but others more heavy and ornamental.
The stakes are higher in Scottsdale [AZ], according to Jim Welch, director of family services for Green Acres Mortuary & Cemetery.
“While thefts are fewer, stolen bronze vases weigh about 4 pounds and cost $495 apiece. The cemetery foots the bill for replacements.
"We had a theft in January," Welch said. "They took two vases. We haven't had any incidents since then."
Welch said groundskeepers placed replacement vases the same day and families weren't contacted.
"It's very saddening that thieves are preying on cemeteries and grave sites," Welch said. "I don't know what to say that it's come to this, to steal from cemeteries.
We have to put an end to the problem. Police and scrap metal dealers are aware, and we're getting cooperation from them.
"We are open to the public. We can't really close our gates. A cemetery is known to be accessible to families. You don't want to stymie that activity."
View the entire article from Red Orbit
E.V. Scrap Metal Thieves Turn Attention to Robbing Graves
That’s just an example, and it’s happening all across the country. So, what used to be elegant and long-lasting as a monument for loved ones, will soon end up being plastic as another sign of the times. What these thieves don't realize as they make their quick buck is that when a loved one comes back to a cemetery and sees a monument or vase for their loved one missing, they've pillaged part of a heart or memory, too.
I guess that’s why the Egyptians sealed their tombs. But alas, that didn’t work either.
Tomb Robbers!
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Jun 27 2008, 05:40 AM
TUCSON, Arizona — U.S. officials were shocked that a Mexican judge had freed a man imprisoned in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.Jesus Navarro Montes was arrested Jan. 22 in northern Mexico in the killing of Agent Luis Aguilar and had also been held over for trial there on migrant smuggling charges. The circumstances of his recent release from a Mexicali prison couldn’t be determined Wednesday.“We are working with a determined Mexican government, and our Department of Justice, to seek swift justice for the Aguilar murder,” Chertoff said in a statement Wednesday. “We have also assured Agent Aguilar’s family that every resource is being called upon in the relentless pursuit of justice.”The attorney general’s office in Baja California, Mexico, confirmed that Navarro had been released but couldn’t provide any details of his case. Officials answering phones at the 12th District Court in Mexicali said no one authorized to speak to the media was available.
Aguilar was run over and killed Jan. 19 as he tried to put down spike strips to stop a drug-filled vehicle and a pickup that were fleeing back to Mexico.
Read the entire article on : FoxNews ç here
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AP Photo
What has just recently happened in Northern Mexico is a prime example of how the Mexican Government fails to abide by the law on their side of the border.
Judges there free murderers of U.S. Border Patrol Agents.
There is no one protecting the United States Border Patrol Agents.
They are virtually on their own down there.
Where is the justice?
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By Janet Evans
Monday, Jun 23 2008, 11:55 AM
Eddie Lynn Keck Pleads GUILTY to two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.
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Defendant Eddie Lynn Keck in court with attorney Christopher Hartley. Defendant Eddie Lynn Keck in custody. William J Molitor appeared for the State of Wisconsin. As to counts 1 and 3: Defendant was advised of constitutional rights and maximum penalties, waived all rights, plead GUILTY and was examined as to the plea. Plea Questionnaire/Waiver of Rights and Addendum received and filed. Parties stipulate to the complaint as a factual basis for the plea. Court found defendant guilty as charged in the Information.
As to counts 2 and 4: Pursuant to plea negotiations and on motion of State, Court ordered counts dismissed.
Court will order a PSI and remand the defendant. Defense counsel is also having a sentencing memorandum done by Cedar Creek Counseling. Court orders case adjourned to 7-24-2008 in Branch 38 at 8:15a.m. for SENTENCING. ls Sentencing hearing scheduled for 07-24-2008 at 08:15 am.
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jun 17 2008, 10:23 PM
So this guy meets his ex-girlfriend at a pub in Genoa, Italy (like the salami), they probably throw back a few glasses of Chianti and he takes her back to his place.
Trouble is…it sounds like she might not have wanted to go to his place. It sounds like she was forced to go there. Not only that, when she gets there, it sounds like she was forced to do a couple other things against her will, too.
It’s horrific enough to be kidnapped. But this isn’t your ordinary kidnapper. This must have been your metrosexual kidnapper.
Ð here
Italian man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend
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By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Jun 4 2008, 06:50 AM
Why?
How?
Senseless!
Photo / AP
15 minutes into the bike race near the US-Mexico border
A drunk and a car ....
Photo / AP
28-year old Juan Campos, of Brownsville, TX is accused of killing
one and injuring 10 cyclists in Matamoros, Mexico.
Read the story in the Sun-Sentinel í here
AP Photos í here
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By Janet Evans
Saturday, May 24 2008, 08:24 PM
"The illegal immigrants, most from Guatemala, filed into the courtrooms in groups of 10, their hands and feet shackled. " That resulting from the raid at the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Iowa.
What happened next?
297 of the illegal immigrants pleaded guilty after “admitting they had taken jobs using fraudulent Social Security cards or immigration documents.”
270 of them received prison sentences of five months, with immediate deportation after the sentence is completed.
Too harsh?
Do any of you feel that way?
I hope not.
Illegals
Some criminals spend more time than that in jail waiting for a speedy trial.
The raid just happened on May 12th.
More importantly, let their families talk.
Let them know the United States is finally going to begin to take a stance.
But wait, there's so much more.
You see, this is so much larger than the illegals alone in cases like this.
What about the businesses hiring the illegals….
“In Postville, workers from the plant, still feeling aftershocks from the raid, said conditions there were often harsh. In interviews, they said they were often required to work overtime and night shifts, sometimes up to 14 hours a day, but were not consistently paid for the overtime. “
"We knew what time we would start work but we did not know what time we would finish," said Élida, 29, a Guatemalan who was arrested in the raid and then released to care for her two children. She asked that her last name not be published because she is in this country illegally.
“A 16-year-old Guatemalan girl, who asked to be identified only as G.O. because she is illegal and a minor and was not involved in the raid, said she had been working the night shift plucking chickens. "When you start, you can't stay awake," she said. "But after a while you get used to it."
16-year olds working the night shift plucking chickens?
Who else should be in prison here, and longer than 5 months!
Read the story from World Bulletin à here
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By Janet Evans
Wednesday, May 14 2008, 06:45 AM
"Asked why he ordered two escorts, Ralph said he thought it was the thing to do when you win a "World of Warcraft" tournament.
They told the suspicious working girls they were people of restricted growth working with a traveling circus, and as State law does not allow those with disabilities to be discriminated against they had no right to refuse them. The $1,000 a night girls sensing something up played "Halo" on the Xbox with the kids, instead of selling their sexual services. Ralph's ambition is to one day become a politician."
Read the story
13 Year Old Steals Dad's Credit Card to Buy Hookers × here
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That's right...it sounds like it came out of the movie Risky Business
Ralph has too much time on his hands....playing games.
Maybe he needs some quality time with his parent's.
A politician?
He might want to consider moving to New York to begin his political career.
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By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Apr 30 2008, 11:49 AM
Well, this makes sense.
Teachers should be dressing more appropriately in school.
They would command more respect from students if they did.
But if they stuck to one specific color as the police department in Springfield, Mass. is going to do, well, that would put fear into the students and help put an end to violence, don’t you think?
Read about it on Fox News í here
It's interesting to note that the former police commissioner in Springfield, Ed Flynn, is the new police chief in Milwaukee...He's the one who wanted to "soften the image." That should be refreshing for Milwaukee.
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Apr 18 2008, 06:45 AM
Don’t you just love cotton candy?
We know most kids do.
Or any other pink type of powdered candy.
The trouble with the candy in this picture is that it isn’t….
Candy, that is….
It’s cocaine…flavored cocaine.
The newest rage in California….strawberry, coconut, lemon, cinnamon.
And even though this laced cocaine was originally meant to mask the drug,
Who do you think will now be the target for this fruity concoction?
Just like flavored cigarettes or drug laced stickers, we know who’s going to want to try this drug.
Once again, we have drug dealers specifically targeting the young.
Read the article from NBC News
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By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Apr 16 2008, 05:45 PM
Felix Barrett / Revolution Newspaper
My story was going to start one way, and totally shifted after I did some investigating when I was downloading a photo from the original story I’l be linking. You see, the date of the photo didn’t correspond with the story, so it got me wondering. I did some searching and found that the photo, along with the one above, was from November of 2007. But first, back to why I was originally blogging about this story.
Philadelphia Daily News writer, Will Bunch, had the opportunity to ask Barack Obama if his administration would take on the former Bush administration for the fact that they supposedly allowed "torture."
Here is an excerpt from Bunch's article:
Tonight I had an opportunity to ask Barack Obama a question that is on the minds of many Americans, yet rarely rises to the surface in the great ruckus of the 2008 presidential race -- and that is whether an Obama administration would seek to prosecute officials of a former Bush administration on the revelations that they greenlighted torture, or for other potential crimes that took place in the White House.
Obama said that as president he would indeed ask his new Attorney General and his deputies to "immediately review the information that's already there" and determine if an inquiry is warranted -- but he also tread carefully on the issue, in line with his reputation for seeking to bridge the partisan divide. He worried that such a probe could be spun as "a partisan witch hunt." However, he said that equation changes if there was willful criminality, because "nobody is above the law."
The question was inspired by a recent report by ABC News, confirmed by the Associated Press, that high-level officials including Vice President Dick Cheney and former Cabinet secretaries Colin Powell, John Ashcroft and Donald Rumsfeld, among others, met in the White House and discussed the use of waterboarding and other torture techniques on terrorism suspects.
And the complete article ê here
Obama would ask his AG to "immediately review" potential of crimes in Bush White House
Let's all remember, we've waterboarded a couple terrorists....and we haven't seen a terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9-11....
So, now back to the picture.
Here we see a demonstration of waterboarding.
That got me a bit interested.
A "demonstration?"
Why do we need a demonstration of "torture?"
If waterboarding is indeed "torture," who in their right mind is going to demonstrate the procedure, especially if it is so bad?
Would you demonstrate attaching electrical wires to someone and firing them up?
Mutilating someone?
I checked these photos out and found that this "demonstration" was at none other than UC Berkeley!
Well, go figure.
People want war crime trials against the former Bush administration - Ashcroft, Rumsfeld and Powell - for discussing waterboarding?
How about these liberal Berkeley students demonstrating ...no, correction....actually performing waterboarding?
How about prosecuting these men for performing "torture" on a fellow U.S. citizen?
Let's check out the entire "demonstration" at Berkeley ç here
Is there ever any police presence in Berkeley?
Oh, wait, I do recall seeing some when Code Pink was blocking the doors of the Marine recruiting center illegally.
They just let it go on.
So I guess the answer is no, there really isn't any police presence in Berkeley
There are just liberals.
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Apr 8 2008, 11:48 AM
Rumors have been floating around that Michael Vick has the position of quarterback on the the Leavenworth football team when he isn't washing pots and pans for 12 cents an hour.
But the truth is he plays on "both sides " just to keep in shape.
He says he's learned a lesson in all this.
No talk of "finding Jesus" yet.
Read an article from the Daily Press
Falcons Boss Tells of Vick's Life In Prison í here
and ESPN - NFL
Vick Not Playing Organized Football in Prison í here
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By Janet Evans
Monday, Apr 7 2008, 06:15 AM
That’s right…the Franklin Common Council gets the BIGGEST yawn ever...
I attended the meeting of the common council on January 8, 2008 where I heard the following regarding the Buckhorn investigation:
Mayor Tom Taylor said "Something needs to be done. If it's Franklin that starts it; then it's Franklin that starts it."
The Mayor said the family commended our Police and Fire departments.
He said he would consider going with Orville to the bars on 27th Street.
But we have to follow "due process."
That was the theme for the rest of the discussion.
Alderman Sohns said "we must follow due process."
"Hear the facts".
"We are not ready to judge yet."
"We need to be educated."
"We can't rush to judgment; rush to error."
"The bartenders are an important issue."
"It turned his stomach to read the police report."
Alderman Kosovich said "The incident happened in my District."
He wishes we could "shut the bar down tomorrow. But we can't...we have to follow due process."
Alderman Kosovich made the formal motion to investigate the incident, which was seconded, and approved.
Alderman Solomon said he "was upset when he received the call that night from the Mayor".
"We are the judge and jury on this case."
"We have to follow due process."
Alderman Hammelman said "we are used to things happening quickly."
"But we have to follow due process when you serve as an elected official."
He's on the Licensing Committee and at first he thought it was s "pretty lame committee."
He has "trust in his cohorts." "Justice will be served."
Alderman Olson first commended the Police and Fire officers saying "Franklin has the finest."
He will use all of his past experience and knowledge regarding the bar industry to
help follow "due process."
Alderman Skowronski said we must "follow due process" with the authority of Council.
Alderman Kosovich spoke again saying "in the future ALL bars are going to be watched more
closely in order to keep something like this from happening again."
There you have it.
Due process...
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At the February 18, 2008 Common Council meeting, a Special Counsel was authorized to investigate possible proceedings with relation to the Buckhorn Tavern. In the minutes, it states:
BUCKHORN TAVERN G-12
Alderman Sohns moved to appoint Attorney Roger C. Pyzyk, as special counsel to be retained at the rate of $150.00 per hour, with all fees and expenses not to exceed $5,000 to investigate allegations in State of Wisconsin vs. Eddie Lynn Keck, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Case No. 2007CF006262, pertaining to the Buckhorn Tavern or an operator therein dispensing or serving alcohol beverages to a person who is intoxicated, in cooperation with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office as may be appropriate, and to undertake such actions or make such recommendations as may be warranted as a result of such investigation. Seconded by Alderman Hammelman. All voted Aye; motion carried.
"Yawn." What's taking so long?
Especially with the seemingly unnecessary investigation with a "Special Counsel"...when, as it was pointed out back on February 19th by Scott Thinnes, in a comment on Kevin Fischer's blog, that we just need to follow Wisconsin State Statute Chapter 125 in order to revoke or suspend a license.
On January 8th I recall hearing how our Police Department did everything by the book when it was at the scene. They were thorough. We should have no problems on that end.
I'm not trying to make light of this serious situation.
I'm just trying to make a point.
Is the Common Council taking this seriously?
Why does the Buckhorn still have their license?
Where is the due process?
Concerned citizens would like to know.....
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By Janet Evans
Friday, Mar 28 2008, 06:30 PM
Hopefully, being the good parent that you are, you know where your teen is spending his or her evenings.
And you know his or her friends and their parents.
And, like most parents, you would never host an underage drinking party at your home.
But, what if your teen ends up at a home where a parent allows such a party?
A group of teens obtained alcohol somewhere, somehow, and brought it home, and the parent allows it.
What if your teen, arrives at this home, sees what is going on, knows s/he should leave, makes the wrong choice and decides to stay?
After all, so and so’s parent is there…
Your teen stays, drinks too much, and leaves, driving drunk.
Your teen has an accident and hurts, or unimaginably, kills someone.
Your teen made the decision to drink and drive.
That parent knew your child had alcohol, but didn’t know your teen was intoxicated or driving drunk.
Well, guess what?
“Wisconsin adults who allow underage drinking parties on their properties cannot be held liable if guests later get into drunken driving accidents, the state Supreme Court ruled.”
Now, this law is specifically in regards to adults who are not providing/serving alcohol to the minor. Wisconsin does have a law regarding responsibility in that case. This law was imposed regarding minors who brought the alcohol into the home where the parent did not know the minor left the home intoxicated. It also would apply if the parent was out of town and a minor held a party on the property.
What do you think about this?
Fair?
Especially if you are away and the teen throws a party?
Or, dead wrong?
It’s still your house, your kid, you are responsible for what goes on there. And, where there is alcohol and teens, there will be intoxication…it’s just a fact.
What say you?
Read about the case and the ruling on TwinCities.com
Supreme Court ruling prevents extension of alcohol liability å here
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By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Mar 26 2008, 06:10 PM
After reading the story I am going to link you to, I know from past experience there will be differing views among my readers.
So be it.
I’m clear on my views.
This is a story about government surveillance.
It begins off the coast of Washington State, near the city of Bellingham, where federal agents are monitoring terrorist activity that could possibly come in off of ferry runs.
But this is off of an interstate highway, and they are monitoring the area for nuclear “dirty bombs.”
The article doesn’t say so, but for them to be monitoring specifically for this activity, you would think there has to have been some tip-off somewhere along the line….but back to the story.
They are monitoring activity using highly sensitive radiation detectors.
On this day, in the article, a car goes by at 70 miles per hour and the detector goes off with a warning.
They chase the driver, pull over the car, do questioning, do a search, and what do the find?
They find radiation, alright….but as my title suggests, it is a pet.
The owner's cat had cancer and had undergone radiation treatment several days earlier.
Now, I think….how cool is that...we could detect radiation from a cancer treatment? In a cat?
Look what we can do!
The article states something to that degree, also.
I say, keep it up and do what you have to do to prevent terrorism in the U.S.
We have already caught two terrorists on our soil, before they did the damage they intended to do, which you will also read about.
The writer will end his article with a quote from a Washington, San Juan County Councilman, Kevin Ranker, who says “I think it’s fair to say many people up here have been left wondering just what kind of country it is they’ re living in.”
Well, Kevin Ranker…I think we are living in a wonderful country.
And I would like to keep it that way.
I know it would be an inconvenience to be stopped by an FBI agent because I had radiation in my car.
I’m sure most people would be scared and angry about it at first.
But later, I’m sure you would feel reassured that if that had been a “dirty bomb” heading to San Juan, you would be safe.
God Bless America.
Here’s the story from the Seattle Times
ø Watch out, you’re being watched ÷ here
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By Janet Evans
Saturday, Mar 15 2008, 07:00 PM
Zoran Kiseloski, of Macedonia, did all he could to keep the thief away from his bee hives.
You see, the thief was under a "protection" program...so he could only do so much.
He decided to blast Serbian turbo-folk music, sung by this star, Ceca ~
It worked for a while....
But then the thief came back and stole the honey.
Kiseloski took his case to court and won.
So who had to pay?
Find out on Reuters
Macedonian Court Convicts Bear of Stealing Honey í here
I think turbo-folk is a little scary....
If the generator hadn't run out, it might have done the job.
P.S.
C-e-c-a needs some U-p-l-i-f-t
(Yes, I said it)
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By Janet Evans
Thursday, Mar 13 2008, 06:40 AM
O.K. I’m being sarcastic with my title.
But it might as well be that way in Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bailiff who forgot about a woman locked in a courthouse holding cell and left her there for four days without food, water or access to a bathroom has been suspended for 30 days but will keep his job, officials said Wednesday.
Washington County Cpl. Jarrod Hankins acted without "intentional misconduct" when he left Adriana Torres-Flores in the 9 1/2-by-10 1/2-foot cell, Sheriff Tim Helder said.Hankins "became busy and simply forgot" about the woman last Thursday, leaving her in the cell with only a jacket until Monday morning.
"I realize some people may have expected Hankins to be terminated. However, my philosophy is if an employee makes a mistake while trying their best to perform their duties, I will try to salvage them," Helder said in a statement.
What?
"If an employee makes a mistake while trying their best?”
He became “busy and simply forgot” that there was a human being alone, in a cell, with no food or water for FOUR DAYS?
She could have died.
Anything can happen to someone when they are alone like that.
Yeah, scare the illegal immigrants so badly that they will tell each other “Hey, we better leave Arkansas, because if you get caught you get locked up and they throw away the key."
30 days suspended without pay?
I say lock him up with no food, water, or bathroom facilities….for one day longer…5 days.
Then he can see how it feels when people make simple mistakes.
If instead of the criminal it had been a police dog accidentally locked up…this bailiff probably would have been fired.
Read the article from the Associated Press:
Arkansas Bailiff Who Forgot Inmate Suspended ÷ here
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By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Mar 11 2008, 06:25 AM
 Tent City in Phoenix, AZ If you are in Phoenix, Arizona...don't break the law. And if you are an illegal immigrant, maybe you just better avoid Arizona altogether. You may be be familiar with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known as "America's toughest Sheriff." And that he is. He's the one who runs that tent city jail. He makes all of the male inmates wear pink underclothes and eat food that's not quite fresh. They sleep outside, in tents, all year round, no matter what the weather. Arpaio is tough on illegal immigrants too. "Arpaio finds creative ways to arrest illegal immigrants — using state law intended on human smuggling to charge them with smuggling themselves — something no one else in the state has attempted."
And once arrested, they learn English. Sheriff Arpaio is in trouble with the public quite often because of his methods. But it's thought he will be re-elected again, for the fifth time, in November. Read about America's toughest sheriff and his stance on illegal immigrants on npr.orgAmerica's Toughest Sheriff Takes On Immigration å here
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By Janet Evans
Sunday, Mar 9 2008, 12:30 PM
It is bad enough that when I have a cold and want to purchase certain types of cold remedies at the store I now have to show my drivers license and give my signature.
This inconvenience because drug users choose to make meth out of cold remedy ingredients.
So, when a pharmacy has been closed, I have had to suffer with symptoms until the next day because an over-the-counter drug that used to be on the shelves is now locked up, instead of the criminals.
Now, a Chicago City Council wants to ban certain small plastic bags because they are the type that drug dealers use to pedal small quantities of drugs.
These are the types of bags you see attached to clothing that have extra buttons in them, or bags that might have repaired jewelry put into them.
Once again, businesses and the general, law abiding public are supposed to make concessions because criminals are out of control.
Once again, something legal...this time a plastic bag...must be banned, in order to thwart crime.
Once again government must micro-manage the lives of good people because it can't seem to manage a way to fight criminals.
It's time to stop the insanity.
Government needs to stop taking the easy way out.
Read the article from the Chicago Sun Times
City May Ban Little Baggies í here
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