There's a special place in Hell set aside for the "people" that do things like this. If there's any justice, they'll be moving there soon.

"A Kansas police chief said on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday a puppy belonging to one of their officers was killed in what investigators believe was a targeted attack.

The officer with the Parsons Police Department was off-duty when she reported on Dec. 3 that her three-month-old German Shepherd puppy, Ranger, had been shot and beheaded. It's believed the attack was targeted because of the officer's law enforcement career.



"She left her purebred German shepherd in a fenced backyard with water, food, outbuilding, and it was an unseasonably beautiful day here in Parsons, about 73 degrees outside. She went to lay down, caught some shut-eye, woke up, went outside and she found the carcass of her beautiful little puppy, the head had been severed, the head has not yet been recovered. And also we found the muzzle of the animal," said Parsons Police Chief Robert Spinks.

Spinks said based on the crime scene it appeared that one or more individuals broke into the backyard, then took the puppy to another location. He said they believe the attackers broke into the officer’s home to leave the remains."

https://www.foxnews.com/media/kansas-police-officer-dog-killed-beheaded-targeted-attack

 

The first arrest was made in the mass shooting in Sacramento, CA where two people apparently decided to settle their dispute by shooting at each other, killing 6 and wounding 12.

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The Sacramento Police Department said it arrested 26-year-old Dandrae Martin and charged him with assault and illegal firearm possession following an overnight investigation. Police described him as a "related suspect," but did not offer any additional detail about his alleged involvement.

Police previously said at least two people opened fire in the downtown district as people streamed out of closing bars. Video showed people on the scene sprinting away from the gunfire. Sacramento police said preliminary processing of the scene indicated that at least three buildings and three vehicles had been hit by gunfire, and more than 100 shell casings were recovered from the area.

When announcing Martin's arrest, police did not provide any information on the search for other suspects — though they said search warrants had been served at three residences and "at least" one handgun had been recovered.

The Sacramento County Coroner on Monday identified the six people killed in the shooting as Johntaya Alexander, 21; Melinda Davis, 57; Sergio Harris, 38; Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21; and De'vazia Turner, 29."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...hat-killed-6-wounded-12/ar-AAVR34q?li=BBnb7Kz

 

A second arrest was made in the Sacramento, CA shooting, and it was the *brother* of the first suspect. He was wounded and in possession of a *machine gun*! What type of person takes a machine gun with them when they go out clubbing? This is starting to look less like violence breaking out after a spontaneous argument an more like preplanned violence, IMO.

Oh, and I should point out that this person was already prohibited from carrying a weapon (likely meaning a felon) AND owning a machine gun without a special permit is already illegal, AND shooting someone is also illegal, so... adding more gun laws aren't going to deter people like this. He's knowingly breaking several existing laws already. The Death Penalty would stop him from repeating his crime, however.

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Sacramento police have announced the arrest of a second suspect – the brother of the first suspect arrested Monday – in connection to the weekend mass shooting that left six dead and a dozen wounded.

Smiley Martin, 27, was taken into custody Tuesday morning as he recovered at a hospital from injuries suffered during the gunfire that broke out in the city’s entertainment district early Sunday morning, the Sacramento Police Department said.

Martin will be booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun once his medical treatment is finished, police said."

https://www.foxnews.com/us/sacramento-mass-shooting-second-suspect-arrested

 

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Allowing the police to search people and actually do their job took 58 guns off the streets. Imagine how safe we'd be if our big cities followed suit and allowed the police to their job as well, and, of course, if the prosecutors were willing to actually try, convict, and imprison the criminals afterwards.

I'm not really worried about ghost guns. Most of these street thugs aren't out there making their own assault rifles, they just want a pistol they can easily hide on their person.

I think the problem could be effectively *solved* if we were to take a few... Draconian-ish steps. People would rather have the crime, though.

 

The Sacramento killer was let out of jail early. In 2018 he was given 10 years (not his first felony) for domestic violence with great bodily injury. He was previously rejected for early release by the parole board for having a pattern of criminal behavior and "little regard for human life or the law". This time they let him out, though.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/sacramento-mass-shooting-suspect-released-prison-10-year-sentence

 

So it's an important season for Christianity, Islam, and Judaism and the Palestinians decided to start throwing rocks at Israelis to start a violent confrontation. They got their wish.

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Hours after the clashes began, the police announced that they had put an end to the violence and arrested "hundreds" of suspects. They said the mosque was re-opened and that Friday’s midday prayers would take place as usual. Tens of thousands of people were expected.

Israeli authorities said they had earlier held negotiations with Muslim leaders to ensure calm and allow the prayers to take place, but that Palestinian youths hurled stones at police, triggering the violence. Palestinian witnesses, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of security concerns, said a small group of Palestinians threw rocks at police, who then entered the compound in force, setting off a wider conflagration."

https://www.foxnews.com/world/clashes-erupt-at-jerusalem-holy-site-152-palestinians-hurt-report

 

Another mass shooting, this time in NY. Much like in Florida, this kid was previously interviewed by police for threatening statements he made, and nothing was done.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/buffalo-shooting-suspect-payton-gendron-attack-report

 

You're seriously saying the Tops shooter is being treated differently than Hernandez because of *racism*? Unbelievable. The reason Hernandez was arrested and is still in custody is that she's an illegal alien and ICE has been trying to deport her. For three *years*. People keep filing appeals on her behalf, which is the reason she's still in custody in the US and not free in Mexico, not "racism".

With the Tops shooter, otoh, he's a citizen and hence our problem. If we could have deported him years ago we probably would have.

You know who I blame for all these crazies out there? The far left. It was back in the mid 60's-70's that secondary to leftist activisim the courts decided the State shouldn't be locking up the mentally ill. Fast forward to today, and those mentally ill people are out on the streets inflicting harm on society.

 

With Abagail, you're putting the cart before the horse. Her mother brought her here illegally, her mother should have her green card revoked/not renewed and can go with her back to Mexico. Abagail would have an instant caregiver, free of charge to our government. It might sound harsh, but EVERYONE has a sad story to tell. If you open the borders to anyone with a sad story, you open the border to everyone. We can't afford to provide for everyone in the world who wants us to. BTW, a green card holder (like the mother's husband reports her to be) can get green cards for their dependent children as well. Why didn't she? Regardless of where the girl has been living, she's a Mexican citizen and the Mexican government is responsible for her (after her parents), not us.

And you know, Abagail DID threaten to shoot up her school, perhaps keeping her locked up has saved the lives of a lot of young people.

On Payton, I bet once the situation cools down a bit and someone really examines him he'll be found to be a developing schizophrenic. He's at the right age. OTOH, maybe he is just a racist. He's a killer in any event, and it's too bad he lives in NY where he can only get "life without parole" and not the death penalty. I don't know why he wasn't flagged from getting gun purchases. If you aren't going to flag someone who threatens violence at their school, who ARE you going to flag as being terrorist threats? Republicans? Christians?

 

How much money? Nope, you're off by a bit. In his own words:

On religion?

"He said he wasn’t Christian, writing, “No. I do not ask God for salvation by faith, nor do I confess my sins to Him. I personally believe there is no afterlife. I do however believe in and practice many Christian values.”

His politics?

"…When I was 12 I was deep into communist ideology, talk to anyone from my old highschool and ask about me and you will hear that. From age 15 to 18 however, I consistently moved farther to the right. On the political compass I fall in the mild-moderate authoritarian left category, and I would prefer to be called a populist."

So... Atheist, Left wing.

Typical. Eh, well, hopefully you'll recognize your own biases in this regard.

https://heavy.com/news/payton-gendron/

 

That Salon article was AWFUL! She starts out by defining any dictator as being right wing and democracy as left wing and then goes on to "prove" that even when rulers claim to be left wing they really are right wing because by her definition they have to be? Circular reasoning much? So some lefty that leads a left-wing guerrilla band and kills the local rich on behalf of the left suddenly switches sides and becomes right wing when they themselves take over? She also claims without proof that right wing ideas are harmful to society while left wing ones are beneficial? Based on WHAT?

If I was that student's high school teacher and that paper came to my desk I'd give it an "D". Well, a "D+" if her spelling and punctuation were correct.

I never understood why people like the author get so excited over communism/socialism. America already HAS a Democracy where the proletariat get their say. And the whole Robin Hood "take from the evil rich and give to the virtuous poor" sounds pretty good to someone in college, but sounds much less so when they are coming after YOUR assets and giving them not to the virtuous poor, but to themselves. That really is the sticking point of communism, once "the people" take over the new system gets run run by people who are just as self-centered, lazy, and greedy as the people they replaced. And since your author quotes animal farm in her article, Orwell himself expressed that sentiment as well, and better than I was able to:

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”"

On the killer, he might come from a Christian family, but doesn't believe himself. That makes him NOT a Christian by anyone's standard. On his politics, he considers himself left wing. What do you base saying he isn't, on? That you don't want him in your camp?

 

The other trouble with political labels is; who gets to do the labeling? Our friends get painted in a much more favorable light than our foes, and in a case like this it's easy to find any reason to define him as someone who is "not us".

On him being a populist, I like Britannica's definition, but would myself generally define a populist as an authoritarian politician who claims to represent the people in their struggle against a perceived elite. I definitely think that being an authoritarian is part of populism, as one would have to be an egomaniac to think that their personal views are really the expression of the will of the people. I don't think this is tied with a political right or left though, as Trump could be said to be a right wing populist representing the conservative people against a liberal establishment, while at the same time someone like Hugo Chavez or AOC could be said to be left-wing populists enacting left-wing socialist values on a more conservative establishment. I do NOT think conservatism, per se, has anything innately to do with populism, but think it's more a power-grab from someone with colossal personal arrogance.

I didn't hear where the kid said he believed in God. If he does, that's a hopeful sign. The trouble for him is it doesn't matter what anyone else believes about him, the fate of his soul depends on what HE believes and what HE does. Christ will give mercy and forgiveness to those who ask for it, but if he doesn't WANT that? He'd better hope they bury him in asbestos undies.

I suppose that's why I hope the kid is schizophrenic. God only holds us accountable for what we are in control of, and if the kid's brain is scrambled, he may not be accountable for his actions (in the big scheme of things). He still should be locked up here on Earth, but perhaps his soul will still be saved.