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Reader J. Peach took this picture at today’s “Glenn Beck Restores America” poetry slam and cookout. Apparently, all of this man’s racist shirts that actually make sense were in the laundry.

Update: The mystery of Weird Racist T-shirt Guy deepens!

I have never been to the Pacific Northwest, though I have always wanted to go. I’ve always thought of it as a bastion of educated free thinkers, people who love liberty, peace and freedom. Basically, I always thought it was the opposite of places like Arizona and Texas. But some recent news has made me rethink that. It seems a Seattle Police officer hit a woman in the face with a closed fist! That’s right, a cop PUNCHED an UNARMED woman who posed no threat. And why was the cop there? What was his reason for even bothering these citizens? Jay walking. That’s right, this was the first cop in history to actually enforce a law against jay walking. As I watched the video below I was sickened and made physically angry at this police officer’s actions.

Police Officer Viciously Punches Young Girl

My disgust is caused by several things. First off, who in their right mind would bother stopping someone for Jay walking? Is there that little crime in Seattle? If there is, it sounds like it’s time to trim the budget and let some cops go. Secondly, this cop proceeds to display a series of the least professional actions I have ever seen displayed by a uniformed official. Now let me explain, I am in the U.S. Military. I am a small arms instructor, a non-lethal weapons instructor, and a Force Protection / Law Enforcement expert. It’s what I do and I have been doing it for over a decade. I have trained with everyone from U.S. Army Special Forces to local Sheriffs, and I do not know of ANY organization that EVER trains their people to punch ANYONE when taking them into custody. That’s why he has pepper-spray. From what you can see in the video, these women are guilty of nothing more than being disorderly, and frankly, as Americans, that’s what we do, and we have every right to.

In the interest of being open and honest, I should also point out that I too have been arrested on quite a number of occasions in states from Mississippi to Massachusetts, almost always for disorderly conduct, or disrespecting a police officer, and I have NEVER been treated the way this cop treats this woman. I have also never been convicted, because it is not a crime to tell a cop to go to hell.

We have a real problem in this country. The local authorities are acting as if they have far more authority than they do. With Arizona demanding to see papers, and with cops all over the country losing their minds (here in Jacksonville the Sheriffs will taze you as fast as look at you), something needs to be done. I am OUTRAGED at the complicity of the crowd here! No one stood up to defend or protect these women from an unlawful assault. That’s why I rarely travel unarmed. I only WISH I could have happened by this scene, so that I could have put the pepper spray I keep in my truck to good use. That cop should have been pepper sprayed, tazed, beaten or otherwise stopped from assaulting that woman, then he should have been disarmed and restrained (with handcuffs or anything available) until some proper authorities were able to arrive on the scene. That woman should not have had to suffer.

This is a call to the citizens of this country to WAKE UP!

Stop the Brutality

If you allow the local authorities to control your lives, then the Federal Authorities will do the same. Our liberties are beingeroded from within, and we allow it to happen because we feel there is nothing we can do because they have the guns and uniforms. Well let me tell you, that uniform only has the authority that YOU, the citizen give it. You do NOT have to cooperate with police! You do NOT have to talk to police! And if they want to arrest you, they MUST tell you what you are being charged with. While I would say that you’d be ill advised to resist arrest, you need not worry much about unlawful arrest, most cops don’t possess terribly high IQs. They are neither lawyers not judges. You do not need to impress them or plead with them. If you are ever arrested, just keep your mouth shut, and go quietly. Police are easily defeated in court if you remain silent.

NEVER talk to a cop. They are not your friends. They cannot and will not help you. They WILL help convict you. Let your lawyer do your talking.

And by all means, if you see a woman being assaulted… by ANYONE. You should defend her. There were like five men standing around. One cop will not beat five men. But fear kept those men complacent. So sad. Would have been nice to see justice be served. Now we can only hope that the Police will fire or at least SEVERELY discipline that Officer. It’d be nice if he got some jail time like other women beaters do. If he doesn’t, then this is a sad shameful day to be an American.

If you want to express your outrage, write to the Seattle interim Chief of Police:

Interim Chief John Diaz
610 Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986

Let them know, that they are not the ones with the power, the citizens are!

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Steve jobs shares an interesting and entertaining perspective on his return to the helm of Apple Computer in this video clip from Jason Calacanis…

Steve Jobs Clip (Click to Watch)

Additionally, Steve Jobs has made the statement that Apple is NOT going into the Search business, but only time will tell. Calacanis thinks he’s lying, my gut tells me Calacanis is right.

There is a new Facebook Scam rapidly spreading. A “Video” claiming to be “The funniest video in the world” is posted on your wall, but when you click on it to watch the video, you are redirected to a Phishing site, which is cleverly designed to look just like it is a part of Facebook, but will attempt to steal your Facebook login credentials. Results for users in the United Kingdom are a bit different than those who click from the U.S., but the end goal seems to be the same. This could be potentially serious. Please watch the video below for details.

As always, beware of what you click on, make sure you know who sent it to you, and always be wary of unknown Facebook apps. Is it really that critical that you “throw a pineapple” at someone or “Superpoke” them? Do you know what these apps are doing or accessing off your profile?

It turns out, on the fateful day of Boobquake, there was, in fact, an Earthquake in Taiwan… Coincidence? You decide…

Either way, you can read more about Boobquake and a lot more awesomeness over at BlagHag, the blog of the Boobquake originator, Jen McCreight.

Never heard of Boobquake? Allow me to bring you abreast of the issue. Apparently, Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi said that the immodest dress of women increases the number of earthquakes.

So Purdue senior Jennifer McCreight encouraged women to let it all hang out on Monday to test this theory. Something like 45,000 people joined the online pledge to titillate earthquakes into happening. Here are Jennifer’s latest blog post as of this posting and the Boobquake Facebook page.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced the new design for the $100 bill. The redesign was intended to thwart counterfeiters. The $100 bill is the most commonly counterfeited bill outside the U.S. Take a look at this video from the Treasury, let us know what you think of the new design in the comments.

The news is reporting that a 15 year old girl in California was robbed, beaten, and gang raped for over two hours outside of a high school dance. All I can ask is what the hell is wrong with people these days? How does someone manage to raise one kid who grows up to be a rapist, let a lone 15 families raising 15 kids that are willing to participate in a gang rape. The vile nature of this sort of a crime can not be overstated. It’s sick, sad and perverse. The question is, what can we do to prevent it from happening again?

Personally, I think this has all the signs of being a gang-related crime. Reportedly, the victim knew one of her assailants and was invited outside by that person to “hang out” with this group. I think it is entirely possible that this may have been an incidence of this girl being “jumped-in” or “jumped-out” of a gang. It is a common practice for girls to be forced into group sex to gain membership into many gangs, and although my theory is purely speculative, it is the only way I can personally manage to make any sense of this sort of a crime.

Large sectors of America’s youth seem to be spiraling out of control. Aside from the kids who actually participated in the rape of this girl, there were many others who stood around and watched it happen. How is it that this many teenagers lack the morale fortitude to actually stand-up and stop something like this, or at least make an anonymous call to the police? How can someone watch an unconscious girl be brutally raped for over two hours and take no action? It disturbs me how many violent crime reports we are hearing from teens these days.

The girl was finally found, and saved after school administrators got wind of what was going on outside of the Richmond High School gym by over hearing rumors floating around during the dance.

Police have a 15 year old and a 19 year old suspect in custody, and are investigating to find more, but I suspect there are FAR more people than the actual perpetrators who should be prosecuted in this event.

What do you think? Sound off in the comments.

Sommer Thompson, a missing Florida girl was found dead earlier today. Her body was found in a landfill in Georgia. The police have not yet released the cause or nature of the death, but they have verified that her body was positively identified via dental records. Georgia, and Florida forensics specialists are continuing to investigate. Sommer was last seen approximately 500 yards from her school out side of a vacant home which had been abandoned since a house fire that had occurred there a few months ago. Police are not sure if or how the abandoned home factors into the crime. Police have obtained permission from the home owners to enter the house and conduct an investigation. As of now, there remain 5 known sex offenders in the Orange Park area of Jacksonville, which the police have not yet managed to get in touch with in person. They expect to have made positive contact with the 5 remaining sex offenders soon.

Our hearts go out to Sommer’s family. They have our deepest condolences.