Gun Free Zone

“There was a report that a male, white, about 18 years old, was seen approaching the school in the parking lot area with some type of object in his hand, possibly a rifle or shotgun. He was dressed in black pants, black top,” LAPD Capt. Hearn said.

via 50 officers descend on Calif. prep school after mother mistakes tripod for rifle – Washington Times.

And here is the dangerous gun!

A frigging tripod that the Mom probably with one too many appletinis on her way to get her prescription for medicinal pot confused with an AK-47.

There has to be something in the water over there.

“Maybe if a few more armed camps of hayseed nut jobs like the Waco davidians are obliterated, the rest will get the fucking message.”

The above quote came out a Facebook discussion about a person I consider the latest attention whore: Adam Kokesh. If you haven’t heard about him, you are not missing much.

Mr. Kokesh had advanced the idea of gathering a bunch of people armed with rifles and invading Washington D.C. as a manner of protest. (OK, you can stop laughing now.) Apparently and not unexpectedly, Kokesh had a change of heart and decided it might be a wise thing to do a march like that now that he had gathered enough attention to himself to satisfy his “whoredeness.”

That was the theme of the discussion in that Facebook thread and the quote was from one of the Rabid Anti Gunners in the exchange. Notice his choice of word: Obliterated. Not brought to justice, not retained or detained or even killed. Nope he wants us obliterated.

Webster defines obliterate as:

a: to remove utterly from recognition or memory
b: to remove from existence : destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of

The author of the quote wishes us to be Unpersons. Erased from both existence and memory, a charming wish from one of those who profess open-mindedness and understanding for all creatures big and small (Republican and libertarians not included. Dogma must be followed at all times without questioning. All taxes apply.)

He is the reason we have a Second Amendment. I doubt he will ever have the balls to actually try to vaporize us himself, but he wouldn’t mind subcontracting the job to somebody else via legislation.

I wish I could tell where I work but I cannot for obvious reasons. I will only go as far as say that the neighborhood is not the best in Miami, the clientele is not the most upstanding and the company itself is stuck in 1950s security concepts.

The last months have been somewhat tense. Rumors of a buyout affected both busy working bees and clients, a co-worker was not all there but since he had a disability, nobody wanted to touch that potential Federal lawsuit. There was also tension between clients and management about new fees and procedures that resulted in more than one shouting match and ball-busting activities that continue as we speak plus the usual thievery from the less-than-neighborly neighbors.

The shouting match is the first I wan to bring to the table. I was not present at the incident, but as I was informed, a client had some disparaging words projected against a fellow co-worker and the gentleman apparently responded in kind plus added a few choice words of his own. Things got so bad that management was called to the scene and the initial offender was sent on his way. Later that week I was told that a new procedure was to be implemented if a similar case happened again and that was to call for immediate back-up and overwhelm the offender with “presence,” the more the merrier. Foolish me who thought that the proper use of Customer Service techniques and other tools to initiate a de-escalation would be the proper answer in the litigious XXI Century! And of course the fact that if the affected party feels threatened by a sudden influx of bodies with aggressive stances leading to an obvious disparity of forces, such party may think the use of deadly force might be necessary. It goes without saying that if the call for “Somebody is calling me bad names, I need back up” call comes over the radio, I will take a long frigging tome to arrive to the scene and will only do so after locating my fat persona behind hard cover. I am not getting paid to be a bully or a receptacle for projectiles.

The second incident was related to the above-mentioned Co-Worker that was not all there. As with any other human group, people with disabilities have their fair share of jackasses. Some of them make it a point to be enhanced jackasses when they use their disability as a tool to obtain special privileges, bypass rules and regulations and just be jackasses. Long story short, Co-Worker was initially miffed that certain duties were not assigned to him even though his disability not only precluded him from dong them but they could be downright dangerous. His douchbaggery soon had the rest of the team members literally hating his guts and avoiding him like the plague since he was also of very quick temper sporting a huge chip on his shoulder and that led to a couple of incidents with that could have ended exchanging blows or worse. Apparently the “pressure” of not being treated as a the badass he saw himself as was so bad, he suddenly quit one night before mid-shift.

I heard about the quitting some 30 minutes after it happened from other co-workers. What worried me was the comments Co-Worker said as he was leaving: “You are all against me, this is a fucking conspiracy” and “You all are gonna pay for this shit.”  Needless to say I decided to increase not only my awareness during the reminder of the shift, but also increased my ability to respond to any possible situation with the proper tools for the job (And the answer to your question is no, they are not allowed by the company and yes, it is legal.) Neither my fellow coworkers nor management were worried about the threats and pretty much did not give a second though at the probability that former Co-Worker could come back to assess revenge for the perceived mistreatment. Unfortunately I am not surprised since this workplace is not fond on spending time or money on preparedness or even have a basic Emergency response procedures….. and don’t even peek inside the First Aid kit or you will cry.

After such a long introduction my questions are: Do you have your own safety procedures at work beside the ones implemented by the company? Are you flexible/cunning enough to carry them out without management realizing it in case they contravene policy? Do you have your own personal (as in carrying with you) First Aid kit? Do you happen to know the average response time for police and rescue from 911 call to arrival at your location? And most importantly, do you have the training to achieve a basic response that will give you a fighting chance to survive the incident at hand?

Asses the risks and prepare for them. Your first responsibility is to yourself and your family.

I don’t get the whole women’s shoes thing. I freely admit my brain goes into bypass mode if faced with something to do with that. I am a great fan of the blog In Jennifer’s Head but the rotating header image sometimes shows shoes and I just go in duh-mode.

This is not a complaint, far from it. It is an admission of total surrender to the mysticism of the podiatric magical arts.
You know damn well a feminine pair of feet somewhere are now clad with a similar pair as above. Even the toughest of Navy Seals would consider ringing the bell rather than even try to figure out how anybody can walk on those, let alone comfortable.

Women’s shoes are one of those mysteries that keep life interesting by telling us males we will never understand the “Softer Side” and we have no chance in conquer them.

How can you conquer a gender that can wear that…and color coordinated to boot?

We might as well give it up now.

The wife of an armed robbery suspect shot dead by a shop clerk said the clerk was wrong, and now she has filed a civil lawsuit claiming wrongful death.

via Dead robber’s widow sues shop clerk.

Florida Statutes 776.032 Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use of force.—

This particular law is of great help for citizens using deadly force because not only provides the much needed protection from ambulance chasers and corrupt relatives but also frees our minds from unnecessary distractions when it should be concentrated on front sight- gently pull trigger as one cannot be worrying about stupid penalties for defending oneself or our loved ones. I am amazed that Arizona New Mexico does not have immunity in its books already. maybe this is a potential goal that local Pro Gun groups should go after. And if they are, keep trying and be loud about it.

Hat tip to John D. F.

I have been remiss and not paying attention to my buddies at the Cult Coalition To Stop Gun Rights Violence. But this one post I found in Facebook just now needed to be shared with my readers.

Let’s get to brass tack fast: “A convicted felon takes on the National Rifle Association.” Is that the way you want to go? A felon sings a tune that CSGV likes and need to be celebrated? Doper, thief and counterfeiter, arrested thirty times and with three trips to prison has, in the opinion of these idiots a higher moral standing than five million law-abiding NRA Members?

And then they wonder how come nobody pays attention to what they have to say.

Oy!

One of the fiercest battles of the Civil War took place at Stones River, just northwest of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, from Dec. 31, 1862 to Jan. 2, 1863. The Confederate forces of Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew after the battle, allowing Union forces, commanded by Gen. William Rosecrans, to occupy much of Middle Tennessee. Although the Battle of Stones River was tactically indecisive, it provided a much-needed morale boost for the North. An important early phase of the battle took place in “The Slaughter Pen.” In this area, Union forces under the command of Gen Sheridan warded off several furious Confederate assaults. In an attempt to crack the Union lines at this point and possibly initiate a route, the Confederate forces pushed up their artillery to within 200 yards of Sheridan’s forces, but repeated attacks failed, with costly losses on both sides. Although Sheridan eventually had to withdraw from this position, his resistance gave the Union forces time to form a new line of resistance along the Nashville Pike.