You’ve just become a victim of a violent crime. You survived by shooting your attacker and now seconds later, what do you do?  Many firearm trainers will tell you to call 911, telling them you were attacked (robbed, raped,kidnapped, carjacked or faced an attacked by a greater force or by multiple thugs).  I say this is usually a terrible idea.   First, whatever you say to the 911 operator is NOT protected under your Fifth Amendment protections and is always recorded.   Rather than get you police help the operator will ask you unlimited trick questions hoping to hear your admission to shooting, giving police a huge piece of the probable cause needed to arrest you.   Today, violent crime trends are different. You are more likely to be attacked by multiple criminals working together than by a single thug.  It can happened at ATM, supermarket parking lot, gas station or for that matter anywhere.  This is not about somebody invading your home, whic...

New York, NY— We have a problem in America, and that is too many people reluctantly except daily violence, refusing to do what is necessary to protect human life.   Instead, witnesses act like cowardly lemmings, with a few calling 911 and expecting the “professionals” to handle it all.  The problem is that we all know that the professionals simply can’t get there in time. Daniel Perry , 30 a former marine and current architectural student, restrained a dangerous, insane and suicidal man,  Jordan Neely  , 30 on a NY subway train on May 1, 2023.  Neely later died in the hospital. Prosecutors chose not to wait for a medical examiners toxicology report that would a give us a much better picture of the actual cause and manner of death.  The offender here, Jordan Neely was arrested more than 40 times in the past.  Among his deeds was breaking the nose and several other facial bones of a 67-year-old woman, where he delivered a sucker Punch. This was aside of ...

Phoenix, AZ —Let me begin by saying I’m a lifelong advocate of Gun rights.  I believe the Second Amendment and the Bill of Rights deserves protection to the point of spilling blood and death.  Politicians that advocate the abolition of any portion of our freedom belong on the gallows in my opinion.  There is a proper political way to amend the Constitution we should all respect.  That’s certainly not by a simple 50%+1 legislative vote in our Republic. Nobody should disagree that when things go South and they do in a hurry, you need all of the tactical surprise you can get. If you think exposed carry is a deterrent you should talk to all the widows and orphans of the uniform police officers that were killed despite their exposed weapons. There are a lot of Americans that want and demand the right to carry exposed and loaded firearms in public.  Although I too agree that this actually and already our right despite carry bans passed by some of our pathetic polit...

  USA— Let me begin this story by telling you that our criminal justice system, and our correctional system is a total, dysfunctional disgrace.   We put people away based on the nebulous term, reasonable doubt. I don’t care who tries to define the term it comes out differently for everybody.   We have to face it that innocent people are convicted every day for a multitude of reasons, including corrupt police investigations. Most people put in prison are there based on their own words.  These for the most part are dangerous and psychotic people that must stay in cages.  Our prisons are cruel places, particularly for the innocent. The clash of race and cultural diversity very often ends in extortion, robbery, rape and of course murder.  Prison guards cannot simply police incorrigible inmates. Many prisons let the inmates run the asylum and I say that seriously.  It’s much easier for the politicly appointed prison staffers to leave their work to the inm...

Chicago— As a young adult in the late 1960’s I lived in Chicago’s trendy, Old Town Neighborhood.     Just a few blocks West of me on Sedgwick at Eugenie Streets  stood a neighborhood bar and restaurant, Twin Anchors .     I was told they served up the best BBQ ribs anywhere.     Yes, they did!     It was a cozy place where young professionals gathered after work.     Many people found their spouses there.     As a Chicago cop it was a great choice to bring my dates.     (Back then women were nearly all, meat eaters unlike today.) It was a marvelous place to dine especially for their BBQ pork ribs.     Cooking ribs is a real art.     Most people try hard and wind up with a greasy mess.     Fortunately for those pretenders a decent sauce can cover up a culinary disaster, but heartburn is sure to `follow.     Twin Anchors made tasty ribs that weren’t greasy or too heavy. ...

  The Second Chicago Fire.   Chicago, IL - There is no possibility that Chicago can survive as a place to visit, live or work for civilized people.     We have a group of politicians that absolutely hate police and white people.     They actually want our city to be in the dangerous state of chaos.     These politicians were elected by ignorant, woke, left-wing, useful idiots we used to call Lakefront Liberals.     Unfortunately they are influenced and brainwashed by local media.     Like Rome, Chicago is now burning.   We already saw the commercial tenants of the once elegant Water Tower Place flee turning over their keys to the lenders.     We lost lost our iconic and gorgeous stores, terribly tarnishing the Magnificent Mile. I used to live in and own a condo at Marina City.     The 900 apartments there were always 100% occupied, however not anymore.     The John Hancock building has also lo...