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  • Empty holsters and empty minds

    Students Strap On Empty Holsters to Protest Gun Restrictions on Campus:

    College students across the country have been strapping empty holsters around their waists this week to protest laws that prohibit concealed weapons on campus, citing concerns over campus shootings.

    “People who would otherwise be able to defend themselves are left defenseless when on campus,” said Ethan Bratt, a graduate student wearing an empty holster this week on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.

    Yeah, that’s a great idea Honcho. So instead of one gunman firing, we can have several thereby more than likely increasing the original body count.

    I’m all for 2nd amendment rights but you campus tough guys call me back after you’ve had military or law enforcement training on how to use your toys.

  • SuccessTech footage to be released

    Police To Release Tape Of Shootings At SuccessTech:

    Police are going to release the surveillance footage of the shootings at SuccessTech Academy today at 1pm local time during a press conference.

    Police said the video shows two of the four victims getting shot, but the scenes are not overtly graphic because the cameras are about 100 feet away.

    The mutants will have this posted on YouTube with a loving tribute to Coon I’m sure.

  • Mitchell Johnson pleads not guilty

    U.S. school shooter pleads not guilty to new weapons charge:

    Jonesboro gunman Mitchell Johnson pleaded not guilty in court yesterday to federal weapons charges. If you recall the 23-year-old Johnson was found with a 9mm handgun and marijuana on New Year’s Day.

    For once I’m glad he pleaded not guilty. I hope the feds can put him away for a lot longer time than he got from the state of Arkansas.

  • No plea for Zarate

    Prosecutor: No plea bargain for murder suspect Zarate:

    The Morris County (NJ) Prosecutors Office has restated their refusal to offer a plea to accused killer Jonathan Zarate. For those of you just joining us, Zarate killed 16-year-old Jennifer Parks dismembered her body and tried to dump the body in the Passaic River.

    At a brief hearing in Morristown, Superior Court Judge Salem Ahto wanted to know where the 27-month-old case stood. Morris County Assistant Prosecutor Ralph Amirata said the only way Zarate would avoid trial is to plead guilty to the July 2005 murder.

    Zarate has already been spared the death penalty.

    Zarate’s attorney is pursuing an insanity defense and expects a psychiatric report in a few weeks.

    Zarate isn’t crazy, he’s inherently evil in my opinion.

  • Peter Steele kicks ass

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    Here are some reasons why Peter Steele has attained almost god-like status with me.

    Reason #1:

    “I believe that the true definition of a rock band is to upset people and that’s the reason rock became rock in the late 50’s, because the country was pretty right-wing. So when rock came out—being left-wing—that upset people. I will admit to being slightly right-wing. I consider myself to be a conscientious conservative. I am pro-police, pro-government, and pro-parent. Because the country has shifted so far to the left that even if you are mid-wing, still you are upsetting people. So, all these trendoid rock bands are just preaching to the choir. I have, in the past, gone out of my way to upset people and fortunately it worked. That’s why I can say Carnivore and Type O Negative are true rock bands, because your parents aren’t going to like this music. And if they do like it you better find different parents.”

    Reason #2:

    “I went to confession for the first time in 30 years. And the priest was very happy that I had come back to church and stuff. I didn’t go into each and every sin otherwise he would have to take two weeks vacation (laughs). I said ‘Father I did wrong and I want to apologize to God for my behavior and I’m going to try for it to not happen again.’ It’s better to pay in this life then in the afterlife. So he said “well, make a large donation to your favorite charity, which I did. I’m not going to tell you which charity it was or how much, because that really started me thinking about these so-called charitable people. Charity should be anonymous. If you’re going to get a pat on the back for doing…”Oh, you’re such a great guy. You gave five million dollars—even though you have 50 billion—to South Africa. You’re a great fuckin’ guy.”

    And reason #3:

    I had gone to see Deep Purple, Scorpions, and Ronnie James Dio at the PNC shithole of fuck, New Jersey. Whatever it is. They were all really cool. Ronnie’s a great fuckin’ guy.

    Thanks to KNAC for the best Peter Steele interview I’ve ever read.

  • Net Neutrality solution

    Both proponents and opponents of net neutrality have it all wrong.

    Proponents say we need government regulation to prevent the ISP’s from staggering traffic. Opponents say we don’t need the government regulating the internet. Well, as smug as both sides are they’re both wrong.

    The problem is with local municipalities who allow cable and telephone companies to have a regional monopoly. Think about it. You probably only have 1 cable company and 1 local telephone company where you live. That’s not much competition in the marketplace, is it?

    The only way that’s going to stop is if enough people are vocal to their community leaders to put a stop to allowing these monopolies. Unfortunately, not enough people will even think about that until it’s too late.

  • Asa Coon’s death photo taken by Cleveland cop

    Photo of Asa Coon’s body taken by Cleveland policeman:

    The infamous photo of Asa Coon that was taken after he committed suicide was taken by Cleveland police officer Walter Emerick. He admitted to taking the photo with his cell phone and sending it to other people but claims that he did not post it on the internet. If those other people were outside of the investigation then what did he expect to happen?

    Steve Loomis, the Cleveland police union president, said the union does not condone a crime-scene photo being posted on the Internet.

    But officers have legitimate reasons to take pictures of crime scenes in order to recall what they saw, he said. Emerick took other images that were not posted.

    Which is a legitimate reason but if he was sending it out to people for no legitimate reason Officer Emereick should be disciplined.

  • Prostitution in Atlanta

    Oldest Profession Has Young Victims, New Methods: Ann Woolner:

    This is a great article about Atlanta’s perceived problem with child prostitution and what police are doing to combat it. Of course, craigslist is brought into the conversation because Mayor Shirley Franklin previously called craigslist on the carpet for facilitating child prostitution.

    The author of the article, Ann Woolner, tried to contact craigslist about this and was met with the usual response.

    I tried to contact craigslist Chief Executive Officer Jim Buckmaster to ask whether he had instituted any reforms since Franklin wrote him in August seeking closer monitoring, more stringent warnings and a tougher attitude toward those who advertise illegal services or otherwise break the Web site’s rules. Questions e-mailed to a press contact for Buckmaster weren’t answered.

    How long will craigslist continue to stick its fingers in its ears and go “LALALALALALALALALALALALA I’M NOT LISTENING”?

  • Cossey charged as juvenile

    Pa. DA won’t seek to move student arsenal case to adult court:

    Dillon Cossey, the 14-year-old accused of plotting an attack against Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, will not be tried as an adult. Montgomery County DA Bruce Castor had this to say…

    Cossey “suffers from severe emotional and psychiatric disabilities which I believe the juvenile court is in the best position to address,” Castor wrote to Judge Paul Tressler. “I find that he is likely amenable to treatment and supervision by juvenile authorities.”

    I have no problem with Cossey being tried as a juvenile. His parents, on the other hand, should have the book thrown at them. They’re the ones who provided him with the most lethal weapons of his arsenal, to begin with. For parents that were allegedly homeschooling their kid, they don’t seem too bright.

  • Regulatin’ Rasslin’

    Georgia May Regulate Wrestling as a Sport In Response to Chris Benoit Murder-Suicide:

    In a knee-jerk response to the Chris Benoit murder-suicide the State of Georgia, where the crime took place, is considering regulating professional wrestling as a real sport.

    These politicians may think that they’re protecting wrestlers from steroids and concussions by enacting such legislation but they’re really not.

    I believe it was Oregon that tried a similar regulation not too many years ago. They were regulating wrestling because of health concerns. I believe it was because of the blood that wrestlers shed in matches that Oregon officials were trying to protect wrestlers and fans from blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. So what did the wrestling companies do? They just didn’t go to Oregon anymore. That will be the same thing that happens to Georgia if they enact any kind of legislation like that. Which would mean no more Pay Per Views in Georgia which would mean a loss of revenue for the state. That would be a shame because Georgia has such a rich history of professional wrestling.

    Also if you regulate pro wrestling you’d have to regulate other non-sporting events as well such as the circus or rock concerts.

    Besides this won’t really protect the wrestlers. They’ll be doing the same things they’ve always done, just in another state.