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Jason Forgey and his friends came across one massive gator in Seminole County last month. They were out on the water for hours. Forgey says it took two encounters to catch the alligator.
When Forgey and his friends finally captured it, they took some pretty amazing pictures: a gator that was 13 feet long and weighing 737 pounds!
via Deputy Jason Forgey helps catch massive 737-pound alligator | wtsp.com.
Holy S***
What most people refer to as “race” is in point of fact, my fellow germs and virii..Tribe. Ergo ‘racism’ is ‘tribalism’. In other words, differences of opinion and fighting between the various tribes of man. There are as many different tribes and kinds of tribes as…well I won’t say as there’s stars in the sky, or fish in the sea because that would be an exaggeration. However there’s a just a whole lot of different tribes and kinds of tribes out there in the world of man.
It will make the Intelligentsia cry foul 🙂
On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace by Dave Grossman.
Long overdue on reading this book. Those who know better than me call this book the compliment or second part of Col Grossman’s first best seller “On Killing.”
But first, a warning: This is a book oriented to active Police and Military. As cool as it sounds to be considered a Warrior, if you are just an every day Civilian. The idea of thinking oneself in terms of Warrior can be used against you in a court of law, can get you doing stupid stuff that may get you in trouble. We as Civilians work under a different and more restrictive set of rules when it comes to the use of deadly force. Let us not forget that.
After that, is the book any good for us Civvies? Oh heck yeah. Just section 1 about how the human body reacts to the stress of a deadly force encounter is well worth the price of the book and section 2 on the altered states of consciousness or how our perception of reality is distorted by the stress, adrenalin, etc is 100% pure Belgian chocolate icing on the cake. Understanding what our bodies and brain will do under duress can help us be better prepared for when the need arises. Section 4 dealing with PTSD is another jewel we need to consider and plan ahead for, specially since we civilians do not have an organizational support as the Military or the Police do. This is one example of the great difference between military and LEO vs. Civilians as they more likely will have a close-knit group of fellow warriors that will give them tacit support, free legal back up and degree of isolation from the worst of society’s screaming mimis while a civilian will have to deal pretty much on his own with costs and external pressure plus dealing with the psychological aspects of the confrontation. Remember that we only have a trifecta of people that we can (mostly) talk to about what happened without legal consequences: Doctor, Lawyer and Priest. By the way, it would be great for you to make sure you have one of them or all three available and sure to understand what is you are maybe going through after a Deadly Force encounter. It would not help you emotionally if you were to find that your preacher is a rabid anti-gun bastard that would have no problem using you as example of devil incarnate on this earth. Check all local laws, etc, etc, etc.
So, another book that should be in your Self Defense section of the home library.
And I am officially out of shelf space and the wife ain’t too happy about bumping into books everywhere 🙂
The murder rate in the UK according to US standards is double or higher than their reported rate. It may be impossible to produce an actual apples to apples comparison number from official sources. It is not 15% of the US rate.
via Rick Notes: Comparing England (or UK) murder rates with the US: More complex than you thought.
Somebody did the work and the math.
Officers say the suspect forced his way into an apartment on Shiloh Woods Court at Cambridge Woods Apartments, near 42nd Street north of East Fletcher Avenue, where he bound the four men and sexually assaulted the four women inside. He instructed the victims there not to call police for 30 minutes, and they followed those instructions out of fear, deputies said.
This does not sound like your run of the mill, TV-&-Blu-Ray-collecting armed robber. This here is a serious sick puppy that will get somebody killed, probably next time around. In all probability the kids being targeted are under 21 so they won’t be eligible to carry a concealed weapon, but probably over 18 and if I am not mistaken, can keep some sort of weapon in his domicile as long as it is not part of the Campus.
I do hope they catch this bastard soon. I really have a bad feeling about him.
UPDATE:Predator Down!
The suspect in a USF crime spree has been killed.
Shortly after noon on Friday, officials were following a red sedan along US 301 just north of I-4.
Gunfire was exchanged as officials followed the suspect’s vehicle. Moment later, the suspect’s vehicle crashed into the median where the suspect began firing at authorities.
Hat Tip to Robert Fowler for the heads up
