Ferguson, MO. City Of Hate

You know I have been putting off writing about this Ferguson story for a while now, mainly because I wanted to get the full information from both sides to make an intelligent and informative comment. I want my readers, like in every post that I write, to have all the information in front of them so that after reading they can come to their own conclusions and opinions on any subject or event happening in our world today. This mess in Ferguson is really unnecessary and it's getting out of hand. What is sad is that it has been fueled by hate, and stirred up by people who should know better. For those of you that do not know of what I am referring to, allow me to explain with the stories and facts that have been allow to us so far. On August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, a white police office.The incident began when Brown and Dorian Johnson were walking down the middle of the street when Wilson drove up and ordered them to move to the sidewalk. The police had been on the lookout for two men who had robbed a conveinence store, and Brown and Johnson fit the description.Wilson said he then parked his vehicle and called for assistance, then tried to leave his vehicle, only to be punched in the face by Brown through his open window. Wilson said he had no choice but to draw his weapon because Brown was "incredibly strong", and testified that he was unable to use pepper spray due to the close quarters and his baton because it was out of reach.According to Wilson, Brown grabbed Wilson's pistol while punching him repeatedly in the face. Wilson said he could feel Brown pushing the weapon back towards Wilson's own body, and that it was at one point pointed back at the officer's own hip. Wilson pulled back inside the vehicle and then attempted to shoot Brown, failing the first time because Brown's finger was jammed in the hammer of the gun. According to Wilson, the gun fired on the second attempt, resulting in a wound to Brown's hand, as well as scattering fragments of glass inside the vehicle. A second gunshot failed to hit Brown before Brown fled. Wilson said that during the struggle, his transponder had been knocked off-setting, and he decided to give chase. After leaving his vehicle, Wilson said that Brown turned back towards him, then proceeded to charge at him despite Wilson yelling at him to stop. Wilson said he fired several more times, hitting four times, including a final, fatal shot to the forehead, which brought Brown down. Dorian Johnson, a friend of Brown, was walking with him in the street. Johnson said that Wilson pulled up beside them and said, "Get the f**k on the sidewalk." Johnson stated that Wilson drove forward without saying anything further, only to abruptly back up, positioning his vehicle crosswise in their path, almost hitting the two men. He said, "We were so close, almost inches away, that when he tried to open his door aggressively, the door ricocheted both off me and Big Mike's body and closed back on the officer."Johnson said Wilson, still in his vehicle, grabbed Brown around his neck through the open window. Brown tried to pull away, but Wilson continued to pull Brown toward him "like tug of war", according to Johnson. Johnson said that Brown "did not reach for the officer's weapon at all", insisting that Brown was attempting to get free of Wilson rather than attempting to attack him or take his weapon from him. Johnson said Wilson drew his weapon, and he said, "I'll shoot you" or "I'm going to shoot", and almost instantaneously fired his weapon, hitting Brown.Following the initial gunshot, Johnson said Brown was able to free himself, at which point the two fled. According to Johnson, Wilson exited the vehicle, after which he fired several rounds at the fleeing Brown. According to Johnson, Brown turned around with his hands in the air, after reacting "as if he was hit" and said, "I don't have a gun. Stop shooting!" Wilson then shot Brown several more times, killing him. There are various witnesses with different versions from their own perspective of the incident, and both support each story of what happened. The shooting is under investigation by a county grand jury, which will decide whether there is probable cause to indict Wilson for his actions. The FBI is investigating whether Wilson violated Brown's civil rights. It has stirred civil unrest in the city, with protests, riots, and another shooting of a black teen by a white officer in St. Louis. To make matters worse Al Sharpton has to immediately pull the race card and call for the head of Darren Wilson. This has only made matters worse. In one protest, there were people burning the American flag! This goes to show you the intelligence level of this area and others like it. Why are we still playing the race card and teaching our children to disrespect authority and to hate? It's like 1954 instead of 2014. If I know that I am innocent of a crime, and a police officer wants to question me about it under suspicion and profiling, I'm going to co-operate with him. It's called respect for authority. I'm definately not going to try to take his gun or try to beat his face in. Incidently, Wilson"s orbital socit was fractured during the struggle in the SUV. Autopsy has shown that Brown was shot in the front six times and four of those shots were at close range in the arm and hand. Hmm. Sounds to me like the officer didn't like getting his face beat in too much, and what posseses someone to assault an officer knowing that they are armed? We should not be jumping to conclusions about this. We need to let the facts be represented in court. People of Ferguson, stop your hate and your ignorance! Stop looting stop race baiting, and let's keep it real ok? There is black on black, and white on white crime every day, and no one bats an eye to that. we should be better than this. And as far as burning the American flag goes, if you hate this country that much you need to get the hell out! I'll help you pack your bags!

Ebola Outbreak; Conspiracy Or Just Plain Stupidity?

With the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, news of a second possible case of Ebola in the Dallas area (that of Sgt. Michael Monning) and worries that dogs and other animals could transmit Ebola, fears of a deadly epidemic in the United States are bound to accelerate. The reality is that multiple deaths from Ebola are likely in America, but the psychological toll is already far outpacing the physical one. Adults admit to anxiety about whether the illness could strike many more people here, and co-workers have confided to me that they are terrified of Ebola. And what is being said is only the obvious part of the psychological virus (call it "Ebolophobia") that is spreading; I would venture that millions of people are already unconsciously spending mental energy to suppress their worries that the disease could infect them or those they love. Part of the preventive health strategy to help contain this psychological virus should be a reliable flow of information and bold policy from the Obama administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But, already, their response lacks the necessary element of steady stewardship. And that’s because of President Obama’s continuing reticence to put America first. Here’s an example: A travel ban on countries like Liberia, where Ebola is epidemic, makes sense as a technique to keep the virus from accelerating here.It’s only human to want to protect ourselves and our families. We want to defend ourselves, so isn’t the fastest, easiest solution to put up a wall around the problem? Let me say this plainly, in order for President Obama to keep thinking of himself as the leader of the world — and not just the free world — it may be that our boundaries must remain porous, allowing illegal immigrants and, potentially, even diseases to flow through them.The correct stance against Ebola is a medical-military one that replicates fighting a war in which the enemy has already come ashore and attacked a city — in this case, Dallas. The borders should be sealed to travelers who have visited nations affected by Ebola in the last 30 days.The surgeon general and a special assistant surgeon general for Ebola defense should be dispensing daily information about public health initiatives and medical research initiatives being undertaken to contain and combat the illness. Though Ebola is a rare and often fatal virus that results in non-specific symptoms, and for which there is no definitive cure, this doesn't mean the end of the world is nigh, as long as we do something about it now! The toll of having a president who seems to see America as having no particular manifest destiny may be seen in the spread of ISIS abroad. And it could be seen, God forbid, in not mounting a sufficient immune defense here at home, to Ebola. Saying so, even at the risk of offending some or many, is the first step (here taken) to make it not so. The bottom line here is, we must have leaders that are truly making decisions based on the best interests of its people! If this deadly disease truly takes a turn for the worst, God help us all!

Homeland (false sense of) Security, And The White House Break-In

At about 7:19 p.m. on Sept. 19, according an officer who filed an affidavit in federal court, a man later identified as Omar Gonzalez was seen scaling the north fence of the White House. The officer who filed the court statement was among those who shouted at the man to stop. He did not -- and ran across the lawn toward the White House.“Moments later,” according to the court document, the intruder went through the north doors of the White House and entered the building. He entered through an unlocked door. At that point, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson confirmed in testimony on Tuesday, the intruder “knocked back” a Secret Service officer posted near the door. Pierson said Gonzalez and the same officer then crossed the East Entrance Hall together, made a left turn down another hall and “stepped momentarily into the East Room.” As the suspect got deeper into the White House, sources said there was a struggle and a lot of “wrestling.” According to Pierson, another officer showed up and got Gonzalez on the ground, “on the carpet and handcuffed.” Gonzalez was apprehended in the hall, just outside the nearby Green Room. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman revealed Tuesday that, in the course of this breach, at least five rings of security were breached. Holy Shit people! How can DHS say that they are succeeding in protecting it's citizens, when they can't even keep somebody from breaking in to the White House! Then of course there was the shooting at the windows of the family quarters back in 2011. In the latest humiliation for the Secret Service, an unauthorized armed man was allowed to ride an elevator with President Obama during a tour of CDC headquarters in Atlanta. The truth is folks, we are only truly safe from harm if we are 100% prepared ALL the time. Now does that mean that we should all live in constant fear every second of our lives? No. But we DO need to wake up and realize that the world has changed for the worse since 9/11. Every American citizen should be educated in today's world events, and personally trained to protect themselves when harm does come their way. That is a great start. But relying on our government do-do birds to do all the protecting, is a serious mistake on our part. We need to quit hiding under this false sense of security blanket that our "big brother" in Washington has so generously provided, and get informed, and get prepared because I have a feeling that this is just the beginning of worse things to come. Read the current world events and follow the signs, and we will know this to be true. Or, you can dismiss me as a crack pot, and continue playing your video games till 4 AM and chatting it up on Facebook.(which by the way IS monitored by the government) Thanks, have a great day!