Recent content by WR Olsen

It's not only Jewish members of the press who fail to see the disconnect between defending the US and defending Isreal. However well meaning they might be it's just not possible for them to relate their perception of the safe haven we live in to the reality of applied terror. They are to be...

All this will do is add to the stereotyping of "hunters" as wild, drunken boors. The comment that the game designers focused on the "thrill of the kill" not only misses the point it adds ammunition to the gun haters bag of tricks

The Mayor put his life on the line when he wrote that telegram to soldiers and family. As Americans we owe him our thanks and gratitude.

A police board that I frequent ran this story and every one of the cops that had a comment felt the NJ police and sheriff were way out of line, all their comments sounded just like the comments on this board. "The Sheriff is a jerk and should be removed"

I've watched several repeats of this story on the local ABC outlet. The kids did the right thing, but the report never mentions the Eddie Eagle program or any training the kids might have had.

The big question seems to be "mandatory evacuation". If I understand LA law correctly failure to evacuate is a misdemeanor. With that in mind the actions of local authority seems to be questionable at best. I suspect there will be a LOT of civil court procedings when things calm down and the...

A plan is only good if people train for and test the plan looking for weak spots. Even more important is that when a disaster occurs you USE the plan. Both the mayor and the governor didn;t use the plan, and the Emergency Managers on the ground ever force them to at least look at the plan...

Disaster response from FEMA follows a set pattern. Local officials have to determine a disaster is beyond their ability to handle and request the state for help. When the state needs help they then ask for federal assistance. All of those steps take time and often FEMA will be on the scene long...

The rumor of pig fat in the makeup of musket rounds used by the British Army is what caused the Sepoy Revolt in India in 1848/9. I don't think we want to repeat an uprising of the general population, do we?

The question was asked: "Do Park Rangers even train for this"/ Both the Park Service and the Forest Service have employees (Rangers) who are qualified LEO and are tasked with public protection. They have all the authority and responsibilty of police officers and a huge area to protect

The Post Office DOES have a regulation that allows them to deny delivery to a specific address and they use it often.

LoneStranger asked the question: Sic Temper Tyrannis My first comment is that I really wish that those of you with all of the advanced knowledge that allows you to throw around these latin terms and other such things would include the simple english translation for those of us who have an...

Tailgunner: If you want to write an attaboy for the trooper and you have forgotten his name just address your letter to the Chief, giving the date, time and location of the encounter and they can identify the trooper. I did that last year when my wife had a kidney stone while driving through...

More likely it's a post event defense by the perp. He and his lawyer must think that an emotional cause is a better defense than admitting he is a lowlife piece of work that deserves lots of jail time.

Preacherman wrote: I went to a psychiatrist's office with a person I was counselling (I'd referred her for some professional help, as I do only the pastoral side). For a guy who treats potentially suicidal patients, you'd think that having over half the magazines in his waiting room dealing...