Violence inequality shames America; Only the wealthy can afford to defund the police

By artappraiser on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 5:46pm |

"Poor and minority neighbourhoods are reverting to historically high rates of violent crime at the same time as affluent white areas are becoming safer."@ZaidJilani on violence inequality: https://t.co/T5krjDZ4Lz
— Park MacDougald (@hpmacd) January 11, 2022

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https://unherd.com/2022/01/violence-inequality-shames-america/

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Jackson Red Line strikes again! https://t.co/nadwhIhEI8
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 14, 2022

the victim says he got stabbed in the head on the #CTA Jackson Red Line platform, looking for two male Blacks wearing face masks. #Chicago #ChicagoScanner
— Spot News (@SPOTNEWSonIG) January 14, 2022

Ambo 42 to Northwestern. #Chicago #ChicagoScanner
— Spot News (@SPOTNEWSonIG) January 14, 2022

Who are the people charged with murder and attempted murder that are on electronic monitoring in Chicago? Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office told a reporter they had no way of knowing. So, of course, CWBChicago found out. Here's part 1 of our new series.https://t.co/I9eYnuyvY9
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 14, 2022

Politicians, outraged about alleged murderers being put on electronic monitoring, propose a law that will only allow them out of jail WITHOUT it.

Also: Part 2 of our report — Who's on electronic monitoring for murder and attempted murder in Chicago?https://t.co/7cvR0keXai
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 10:30pm

Not about crime, but nonetheless an insinuation about Lori Lightfoot's abilities to govern:

Well, there's a reason they don't call it the First City https://t.co/KPEU6tJ1rs
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) January 14, 2022

My takeaway: Criticizing blue mayors of dysfunctional cities may or may not be bullshit, but it wins elections. This is one of the main reasons why BLM was counterproductive - it attacked blue local governance from the left, makes it so easy to say: nobody is happy with what blue mayors do.

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 10:47pm

Caller says there's a large knife with blood sitting on a garbage can in the alley. #ChicagoScanner
— 16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner (@CPD1617Scanner) January 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 10:50pm

Here's Part 4 of our series.

The mayor's office told a reporter they couldn't access records to get details about the people who are on electronic monitoring for murder and attempted murder in Chicago.

So, we did it. https://t.co/eiN20zs7xA
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 12:05am

As Republicans push crime as top election issue, House Speaker defends Democratic efforts at reform but hints at new anti-crime package — Chicago Tribune

Thank you for the mention, @JeremyGorner and @chicagotribune.

As Republicans push crime as top election issue, House Speaker defends Democratic efforts at reform but hints at new anti-crime package — Chicago Tribunehttps://t.co/D2iJAWyfz8
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 13, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 10:33pm

That’s the guy that shot Moneyman the rapper https://t.co/Wit1ut13xd pic.twitter.com/NKtpmReJfB
— Sister Angela Marie Valentine (@SisterAngelaMa1) January 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/13/2022 - 10:54pm

"No evidence suggests a relationship between the size of a police force and the number of people its officers kill; ample evidence suggests that bigger and better-funded forces tend to reduce violent crime."https://t.co/vzz37ACYJG
— Steven Buss (@sbuss) January 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 10:42pm

carrying the point from the article that Buss is emphasizing in his tweet further -

A fact you’d never guess from watching police/crime shows on TV: most police officers never fire their gun in their whole career. Not even once.
— Ami Dar (@AmiDar) January 15, 2022

I'd suggest scratching the TV show part, though and make it: A fact you’d never guess from reading "BLM" agitprop...

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 6:19am

Keep hearing of train burglaries in LA on the scanner so went to #LincolnHeights to see it all. And… there’s looted packages as far as the eye can see. Amazon packages, @UPS boxes, unused Covid tests, fishing lures, epi pens. Cargo containers left busted open on trains. @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/JvNF4UVy2K
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 13, 2022

I’m told by law enforcement these @UPS bags are especially sought after by thieves opening cargo containers… they are often full of boxes with merchandise bound for residential addresses. More valuable than say, a cargo container full of low value bulky items like toilet paper. pic.twitter.com/Tj5bQNIeby
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 13, 2022

This opened package from @REI destined for Bainbridge Island, WA was taken off a train. Typing in the @UPS tracking # and it obviously lists it as “delayed.” We found lots of opened packages bound for the Northwest along this section of tracks. pic.twitter.com/dO82QoJhTT
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 13, 2022

As you can see, trains frequently slow or stop in this area as they get worked into the @UnionPacific Intermodal facility near Downtown LA. The thieves use this opportunity to break open containers and take what’s inside. I’d say every 4th or 5th rail car had opened containers. pic.twitter.com/PHpujyB84M
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 13, 2022

Missing a package? Shipment delayed? Maybe your package is among the thousands we found discarded along the tracks. This is but one area thieves have targeted trains. We were told this area was just cleaned up 30 days ago so what you see is all within the last month. @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/43002DPyZa
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 13, 2022

Responsibility for policing the railroad right of way falls on Union Pacific Police... not local agencies like LAPD. We did see Union Pacific police chasing two people today off the tracks and keeping an eye on things. pic.twitter.com/M5aQSrkGZW
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 14, 2022

Unfortunately @UPS, it’s gonna take a lot more than a tracking number in this situation. https://t.co/KywL26jb45
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 14, 2022

New Today: My colleague @CBSLAKristine spoke with @UnionPacific about train theft and they forwarded her this letter they sent to LA County DA in December. UP says they arrested > 100 people in last 3 months but many were fined and released within 24 hours. https://t.co/YyqKkxvaWE
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 14, 2022

And now @CBSLAKristine has the LA County DA’s response to Union Pacific’s claims. DA says some cases have moved forward… others lack sufficient evidence. https://t.co/IOWBvuOoRy
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) January 15, 2022

Just watched your news story on this. Virtual Railfan captured this of a Eastbound Union Pacific Intermodal Train back in July of last year at Hesperia CA. that had been broken into. Count the number of containers & trailers that were broken into! https://t.co/ANfsi1bbs4
— Terry (@terrybc1) January 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 6:37am

Strikes me that this could be a great ad for Build Back Better IF ONLY it didn't mean you'd have to bash current lefty Dems running lots of California:

pic.twitter.com/kXUpA2Sx1G
— Adam Carolla (@adamcarolla) January 14, 2022

Just another example of how the "Defund policing" crowd drags the whole Democratic party down...(civilization itself is not a toy to experiment with)

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 5:33pm

90 containers *a day*?! https://t.co/3vkDWbOyLs
— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) January 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 11:46pm

Today: Asian woman was killed by decarcerated violent homeless criminal on NYC subway.

Yesterday: Person singularly unfit for public office tweeted the following. https://t.co/ZtWJMdi8NY
— Enrique in the BK (@enrique_pause) January 15, 2022

There have always been some violently mentally ill people. The way to stop subway murders is to eject them from the subway for not following rules *before* they push somebody in front of a train. This used to be done. And there were (literally) no murders. https://t.co/CR2wqjclwL
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) January 15, 2022

Letting our criminally insane houseless neighbors live and run wild in the NYC subway "makes us safer," right up until they throw innocent Asian ladies into the path of oncoming trains and kill them. https://t.co/AF46rMx8E5
— Enrique in the BK (@enrique_pause) January 15, 2022

Just waiting to hear what excuse pols like @yuhline and @Grace4NY will cook up for this latest atrocity, while waiting on @SenGianaris telling us that eliminating bail is actually great https://t.co/4vfo16cRjm
— Enrique in the BK (@enrique_pause) January 15, 2022

You know I'm beginning to think that #FreeThemAll is incompatible with #StopAsianHate
— Enrique in the BK (@enrique_pause) January 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 3:06pm

How many people will react, not good for relying on the tourist industry:

JFC. https://t.co/agv91hCOAh
— Nicole Gelinas (@nicolegelinas) January 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/15/2022 - 11:36pm

Just a fact:

NYS prison population:

1/1/2020 - 43,673
12/6/2021 - 30,973

29% reduction.
— Reza Chowdhury (@RezaC1) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 11:20pm

(@shannonrwatts) Tweeted:
A 16-year-old boy working at a Wendy’s in Phoenix, Arizona, was shot in the head tonight by a customer at the drive-thru who was upset there wasn’t any BBQ sauce. The boy is in the hospital.

Imagine this was your child… #azleg https://t.co/zYpa8W48LQ
— TheSadTruth (@ReportsDaNews) January 15, 2022

Fast food and customer service are now the 2nd and 3rd most dangerous jobs in the USA.

Being a healthcare worker is #1. https://t.co/rUiJRolKf9
— you can't handle the truth. (sysop) (@iam_sysop) January 15, 2022

Valley father speaking out after son is shot in the head while working shift at Wendy's fast-food restaurant in Phoenix https://t.co/eez77q9tvM via @12News
— Ricardo Pinckney (@RicardoPinckney) January 16, 2022

Phoenix Police Sergeant Vincent Cole announced that the department has made an arrest in the case. The suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Theotis Polk.
— TheSadTruth (@ReportsDaNews) January 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 2:52am

"I forgive him" for shooting his kid over barbecue sauce? In less than a day? Even Jesus wasn't in such a hurry.

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 3:04am

Baton Rouge's deadliest year, "shattering" 2020 records, complete with victim photos on cover, who all look like "P.O.C." to me

2021 ended with a record-breaking 149 people murdered in East Baton Rouge as trends that began in 2020 persisted, namely surging domestic violence and retaliatory gang shootings. @jmderobertis, @elysecarmosino & I chronicled the losses for @theadvocatebr: https://t.co/M7vXtlthxn pic.twitter.com/R039xC3gUH
— Lea Skene (@lea_skene) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 3:02am

^ compare Washington Post updated database of police shootings across the entire country

860 people have been shot and killed by police in the past year

Updated Jan. 15, 2022

with more whites killed than blacks though blacks are killed more often than their proportion of the population.

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 3:08am

With perhaps a few of those 860 being bad actors. And I"m not referring to the Alec Baldwin thing.

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 8:29am

Ding ding ding! THE NASTY REALITY: It's just words if you don't have the guts to restrict some civil rights of the mentally ill and force them into treatment and/or partial "incarceration." That's the conundrum with the pitiful state of psychiatric medicine today; it is what it is

Saying that the subway murder suspect needed more mental health services ignores the question of what happens if the attacker didn't voluntarily engage those services. The progressive response hasn't answered the question. https://t.co/Ph2Nz2sYv9
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) January 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 4:00pm

p.s. precisely:

Expanding social service programs don’t work without mandating treatment for those that need it most.

Our city is being overrun by people with severe bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and drug addiction who are all refusing help.
— Jason Curtis Anderson (@JCAndersonNYC) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 4:21pm

Are you kidding me? The “perception”? It’s not a perception for victims of violence. This is their reality. When someone is fearful, this kind of rhetoric to please is an insult. Don’t dance around the subject, this was horrific crime! @ChrisMarteNYC do better! https://t.co/Sn6EzS5sow
— Susan Lee (@susanleenyc) January 16, 2022

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 5:22pm

Meanwhile it's looking like NYPost is clearly going to go back to its crime-sheet roots and publicize every scary happenstance; it's a twofer as they get to razz Eric Adams to keep his promises. This happened at an iconic Greenwich Village Manhattan subway stop which even at 3:30 am might be filled with hipsters and tourists both:

NYC man beaten and robbed at subway stop. The victim met the reality of the NYC subway and not the perception ⁦@NYCMayor⁩ ⁦@NYPDPC⁩ #NYC https://t.co/drOAm72CY8
— jim tierney (@avenue62) January 17, 2022

What I am saying: in the past this probably wouldn't be a covered story....and most people wouldn't know. But the misperception is not that it's not happening! It's happening, it's just wasn't being covered in media most people see.

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 6:27pm

yup, it's looking like if it has something to do with the rising crime rate, the NYPost is going to publish on it:

So true via @nicolegelinas: Revel said the part you’re not supposed to say. Yet it’s not wrong: Grand larcenies in The Bronx, up 21% in the last 2 yrs, are just barely behind the 1993 level of 7,511 and only 21% lower than their 1990 peak.https://t.co/NR8ch6dmGO via @nypost
— Julia Vitullo-Martin (@JuliaManhattan) January 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 7:19pm

How someone like "Enrique", who lives among trust-funded lefty Brooklyn hipsters sees the situation

It is a sign of postmodern decline and political rot for government to dedicate itself nearly exclusively to the person on the left, exposing the person on the right to the predictable fallout. That's current one-party NY. pic.twitter.com/n1ZAwsx3mc
— Enrique in the BK (@enrique_pause) January 17, 2022

He basically has this takeaway: "progressives" don't give a shit about people like him, they would sacrifice him and his life to their favorite causes in a NY minute

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 6:56pm

Subway pushing deaths by mentally ill really do seem to touch New Yorkers much more than other kinds of violence:

Hundreds gather in Times Square to remember Michelle Go, woman pushed and killed on Times Square subway platform Saturday pic.twitter.com/jN2Wj6OsEq
— Stef Manisero (@StefManisero) January 18, 2022

I have seen it before, it's something that really resounds with people for whatever reason.

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 7:59pm

N.C. Man Allegedly Gunned Down Mother, Sister, and Young Son in Broad Daylight Outside Shopping Centerhttps://t.co/5iPFvl2IkU
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) January 18, 2022

Wilbert Lamont Robinson, a North Carolina man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly murdered his mother, Diretta Robinson, his sister, Trina Robinson and 13 year-old son, in broad daylight in front of a shopping center.https://t.co/tGEU6Tp1sF
— Amelia Smith (@aa816smith) January 18, 2022

My God
Wilbert Lamont Robinson, 40, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and firing into an occupied vehicle.

The shooting killed his mother, Diretta Robinson, his sister, Trina Robinson, and his 13-year-old son, according to police.https://t.co/jGbrPZkq2W pic.twitter.com/ZFb82MoPS4
— B1SanDiego (@B1SanDiego1) January 17, 2022

BTW, the last two tweets remind me that after following crime news for months now, I have seen plenty of blacks who seem more upset with the rising rates of violent crime than they are with police abuse.

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:35pm

America's gun psychopathy continues: 25 mass shootings so far in 2022 (with 4 or more shot). At least 9 involved domestic violence and/or juvenile victims.

The latest - with a 13-yr-old wounded - in Savannah, Ga.:https://t.co/blp01iax5v
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) January 17, 2022

America's gun psychopathy continues: 22 mass shootings so far in 2022 (with 4 or more shot). At least 6 involved domestic violence and/or juvenile victims.

The latest with 3 innocent bystanders shot, 1 killed in Martinsville, Va.:https://t.co/rmD7CuxyAG
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) January 16, 2022

4 women shot, wounded in East Tennessee https://t.co/gftwpR6CXH
— EIN Presswire: Tennessee Newswire (@EINPresswireTN) January 16, 2022

America's gun psychopathy continues: 21 mass shootings so far in 2022 (with 4 or more shot). At least 5 involved domestic violence and/or juvenile victims.

The latest: a domestic murder-suicide shooting in Augusta, Ga:https://t.co/aey6NKNV26
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) January 16, 2022

America's gun psychopathy continues: 20 mass shootings so far in 2022 (with 4 or more shot, including the perpetrator when applicable). At least 4 involved domestic violence and/or juvenile victims.

The latest in Brunswick, Ga.:https://t.co/DEvM0BGSr4
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) January 16, 2022

America's gun psychopathy continues: 19 mass shootings so far in 2022 (with 4 or more shot, including the perpetrator when applicable). At least 4 involved domestic violence and/or juvenile victims.

The latest in Eugene, Ore.:https://t.co/gRWUduOdOH
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) January 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:49pm

Wisconsin Man Charged with Murder of Daughter’s Best Friend After Botched Burger King Robberyhttps://t.co/y08XO2CW6F
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) January 18, 2022

A 51-year-old man was seriously injured during a fight near Wrigley Field overnight. While he was lying unconscious on Clark Street, passersby reportedly went through his pockets.https://t.co/cZWhAOLAUX
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 18, 2022

Part 6 of our series:

Emily Petronella allegedly shot a Chicago cop through her apartment door as he tried to serve a search warrant in 2019.

She's one of the people on electronic monitoring while charged with murder or attempted murder in Chicago. https://t.co/MarIE5Fpeu
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 17, 2022

Xavier Davison was on electronic monitoring while facing allegations of attempted murder in a 2018 shooting when cops allegedly found a gun on the floorboard of the car he was driving last week.

Plus 2 other recent arrests of people who were on "EM."https://t.co/1wDgL9vZFj
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 17, 2022

#2: Man on electronic monitoring for 4 sexual assault cases allegedly escaped and then tried to kill 3 sheriff's office investigators who tracked him down last week.

He's the 2nd person charged with trying to kill someone this year while on felony bailhttps://t.co/epf32YEr3G
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 17, 2022

A North Side woman who filed a carjacking report Wednesday got her car back — only to get carjacked again Saturday, according to a report she filed with CPD. Unrelated hijackings were reported this weekend in Edgewater and Wicker Park.https://t.co/qTZi7EeC5E
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 17, 2022

An operator of a criminal enterprise built on shoplifting raids at Ulta Beauty stores has been charged with 21 felonies.

He's 15-years-old.https://t.co/Fp0QxXktQU
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:58pm

Four people with alleged gang ties charged in shooting-death of Los Angeles police officer https://t.co/4hbnPCznLh
— mudbuggie19 (@RoySnyder19) January 15, 2022

2 Suspects In Shooting Death Of LAPD Officer Fernando Arroyos Appear In Federal Court Friday – CBS Los Angeles https://t.co/NVrpLq0cpC
— Bonnie Harris (@CheesecakeNana) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 12:08am

In 2021, the Oakland Police Department arrested over 60 homicide suspects and recovered over 1,200 guns. The city also recorded more homicides last year, than any previous year, going back to 2012. https://t.co/SVZkaEke7y
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) January 13, 2022

Oakland saw an increase in #homicides and other #violent #crimes in 2021 and @oaklandpoliceca is attempting to address this with reallocation of officers within the department and by creating ties with the #community. #BayArea #Criminal #Lawyers #BACL https://t.co/VVnR2VUDqi
— Bay Area Criminal Lawyers, PC (@bayareacrimlaw) January 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 12:11am

The mother of 19-year-old Kristal Bayron-Nieves, killed at the East Harlem Burger King early Sunday morning, wants Winston Glynn to be sentenced to life in prison. cc: @ManhattanDA https://t.co/M4gzYZXEq8
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 18, 2022

Not long ago 86th St. on the upper east side was an extremely safe shopping area

Robbery at knifepoint outside a Foot Locker store on East 86th Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues. https://t.co/58VtBYIJhH
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 17, 2022

Suspect in East Village shooting death posed as food deliveryman https://t.co/ZtEoywjNf9
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 17, 2022

Editorial about pretrial supervised release in NYC, which began in 2016 and was expanded in 2019:

"But nearly one in four closely supervised defendants committing felonies? That’s too high."https://t.co/OH0GSvXNKj
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 12:19am

Q) Why must we prosecute those poor little children as adults?
A) Because if you don't, people turn to vigilantism.

Philadelphia carjacking victims starting to fight back [Jan 14]https://t.co/OTi1p05omj
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 18, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 1:03pm

[....] Union Pacific says thefts targeting its trains are up 160% over the past year in Los Angeles County, with an average of 90 containers broken into every day over the last three months. The company estimates that in the last year the burglaries have cost $5 million, between damage, losses and claims.

Trains make for an easy target on the so-called Alameda Corridor, a 20-mile stretch of railbed that winds through Los Angeles’ lower-income neighborhoods and is easy to access. Thieves can break into stopped or slow-moving cars and pull a kind of hand brake, which slows the wheels. Sensors in the track read this as an equipment breakdown and stop or slow the train to a crawl. At that point, individuals can use bolt cutters to open up cars and grab items quickly. What they don’t want is left on the sides of the track to blow in the breeze and slowly rot in the southern California sun.

In a tweet posted by a CBSLA photojournalist, ampules associated with medical tests can be seen in the trash.

It’s the latest instance of a global supply chain that has broken down during the pandemic, with millions of shoppers encountering the crisis in the form of shortages and delays on everything from refrigerators to books to Covid-19 tests. Roughly 40% of goods shipped into the U.S. come through the adjacent ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest in the Western Hemisphere, before being put on trains or trucks to be hauled to the rest of the nation.

“Railroads are extremely concerned about this unlawful and dangerous behavior, which poses a significant safety risk to the public, rail employees and law enforcement,” said Jessica Kahanek, a spokeswoman for the Association of American Railroads in Washington. “Railroads and their police forces are taking action to combat the criminal activity including increasing their presence where thefts have been a persistent challenge, particularly in the Los Angeles area.”

Union Pacific has its own private police force tasked with protecting 275 miles of track. The company said it increased the number of agents on the ground during the holiday season, helping to facilitate the arrest of more than 100 people in just the last three months.

Even so, the railroad called on local authorities to intervene in what it described as a “spiraling crisis of organized and opportunistic criminal rail theft” in a December letter to the Los Angeles district attorney. It blames lenient sentencing laws, saying that even when offenders are arrested, charges are often reduced to misdemeanors or petty offenses, meaning the person pays a fine and is back out on the street in less than 24 hours.

“Criminals boast to our officers that there is no consequence,” says Union Pacific spokesperson Robynn Tysver. [....]

from At-Home Covid Test Deliveries Delayed By L.A. Train Robberies by Lauren Debter & Alan Ohmsman @ Forbes.com, Jan. 14

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 1:17pm

"Essential workers" have a new threat and it's not Covid?

Can businesses in New York City be successfully sued for not protecting employees?
How much can retailers do to protect their employees, within the confines of the law and in the current environment? #AskTwitter https://t.co/FURL0ZOVoi pic.twitter.com/SOJKNZeOGc
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 18, 2022

Practical implication: If businesses can successfully be sued for not protecting employees, then either 1) A new kind of law enforcement will evolve, or 2) Retailers will be forced to leave.
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 18, 2022

A Dunkin' in Kips Bay was held up by a man with a gun. (3rd Ave and East 29th St) https://t.co/fFHEXi2YiG
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 18, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 1:28pm

execution work in NYC

A 22-year-old reputed gang member with multiple prior arrests was sitting in a car in Williamsburg around 3:30 a.m. Someone in another vehicle popped off about five shots, critically injuring him in the head.https://t.co/lCEERU7FkG
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 18, 2022

Nicholas Seabrook, 24, was arrested for a fatal shooting in Bed-Stuy on 9/7.
The victim had been released from prison in July after serving less than a year for attempted drug possession.
Seabrook has 14 prior arrests, about half of them for robbery.https://t.co/1Tcf1dgnNE
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 18, 2022

Cops found Orenzso Bovell, 34, fatally shot in the chest in Bedford-Stuyvesant about 5:45 p.m.
Bovell was the victim of a shooting in 2007, and was the suspect in a shooting in 2017.
No arrests or known motive as of yesterday.https://t.co/HpcueE2wI6
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 18, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 1:34pm

at 3:09 pm CST:

Three people have been shot in Chicago since noon today. Ages: 15, 16, and 17.
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) January 18, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 5:13pm

Here's another case freaking a lot of people out: a young woman working alone in a high-end L.A. furniture store stabbbed to death for no reason by an apparently mentally ill guy:

31-year-old Shawn Laval Smith has been identified in connection with the murder of Brianna Kupfer, which occurred in the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue on January 13, 2022. He should be considered armed and dangerous. If seen do not approach, call 911. pic.twitter.com/jZlESB9l9r
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) January 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:53pm

this one too:

Los Angeles nurse, 70, attacked at bus stop dies at hospital where she served for 38 years https://t.co/gPcicXZGhZ
— Caitlin Flanagan (@CaitlinPacific) January 19, 2022

....The suspect, who police identified as transient Kerry Bell, is alleged to have struck Shells in the face, causing her to fall and sustain a fractured skull. She was subsequently rushed to the hospital.

“Bell struck the victim without provocation and for no reason,” the news release said.

Officers arrested Bell, 48, about 90 minutes later. He was found sleeping a short distance from the incident and taken into custody....

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 1:47am

NYC council member representing the Bronx on "terrorizing poor neighborhoods" by shooting cops

Aware of cop shot in my district. Cop shot in leg and expected to recover. Praying for a fast recovery.
I’m hearing the suspect had a lengthy history of gun violence. Our system cannot continue to tolerate this - we cannot allow people to continue terrorizing poor neighborhoods.
— Oswald Feliz (@OswaldFeliz) January 19, 2022

Not BLM-friendly anymore if he ever was.

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 12:16am

Note in the third tweet where she says remember when they told us counterfeit bills didn't matter?

When Alvin Bragg took office, he expressed concern about causing "harm" to criminals and their rights.
He expressed none about harm to our citizens or our rights.

Kristal Nieves
Alejandro Garcia
Robin Baucom
Brianna Kupfer
Sandra Shells
Michelle Go

Just this week.
RIP. pic.twitter.com/izSrzlH3We
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) January 19, 2022

Michelle Go advocated for the sort of man who killed her, and is a tragic symbol of hard lessons so many Americans have forgotten.
Asylums weren't perfect. Jailing men - often "of color" doesn't feel good.
But neither does being stabbed to death.https://t.co/HcAAchJqZt
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) January 19, 2022

Go to the 53 second mark on this video and take in Alejandro Garcia's son grappling with the trauma of having watched his father be shot to death...

Remember when they told us counterfeit bills didn't matter?

Despiértense, hermanos.https://t.co/XtHZ4Ur517
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) January 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 2:31am

Several #BCFDEMS & #BMORESBravest units are operating at the scene of a reported multiple shooting in the 2400 block of E Monument St #MiltonMontford. Crews are reporting at least 4 patients for treatment. The road is also blocked #BalTraffic pic.twitter.com/f2GDPeGL6b
— Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 (@BCFDL734) January 20, 2022

Student killed in shooting outside academy https://t.co/dlkGeVZjZg
— GOB News Portal (@gobnewsportal) January 20, 2022

A teenager was in court on Wednesday after being accused of fatally shooting his 16-year-old girlfriend 22 times in Houston, said investigators. https://t.co/puIT1ajmie
— KFXK FOX51 (@kfxkfox51) January 20, 2022

A Winston-Salem man is facing an additional charge following his arrest in a shooting Sunday, authorities said Wednesday. https://t.co/ASDtG9Ee3Z
— Winston-Salem Journal (@JournalNow) January 20, 2022

Leesburg Teen Charged with Attempted Murder in Shooting https://t.co/tDTv3feKzO #Loudoun
— Loudoun Now (@LoudounNow) January 20, 2022

^note: 5 counts

Anyone with information related to the shooting death of Diamond Trueheart at the Rte. 40 shopping center in Catonsville, MD PLEASE call police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP. https://t.co/DDnv9QNFvp
— TW Murray (@tw_murray) January 20, 2022

there was a shooting at Seminole High School today over a girl… a 16 year old SHOT an 18 year old 3 times…
— Rayna (@itsraynamenz) January 20, 2022

Bond hearing set Thursday for man accused in Semmes shooting | Mobile County Alabama News | https://t.co/XhBle47l0T https://t.co/auxcilU5Bm
— Private Officer (@privateofficer) January 20, 2022

R.I.P. Miami Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh Dead At 28 Following Drive-By Shooting https://t.co/ra85lVAm4p
— SCMcGee (@McGee06708992) January 20, 2022

On the run: NJ cops search for suspect in deadly shooting at Wawa - New Jersey 101.5 FM: On the run: NJ cops search for suspect in deadly shooting at Wawa New Jersey 101.5 FM https://t.co/hikoo9RaY4 via https://t.co/RnBkpWuMmh
— Cage-Fights.com NJ (@NewJerseyMMA) January 20, 2022

Rochester on a roll for being one of the most violent city's in New York. A triple shooting, leaving 1 dead and 1 Critical. A 2nd shooting after that, a stabbing, and now 2 suspects who shot at the police, 1 is in custody 1 outstanding https://t.co/VxKjC12BOU
— Tonawanda Fire Alert (@TonawandaFire) January 20, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 8:33pm

Glenn Loury's pushing discussing the same narrative:

The successful delegitimization of law enforcement in the places where poor black people are being victimized daily has cost thousands of lives and has been a monumental political crime. That's the argument we're making this week at TGS. Rebuttals are welcome. pic.twitter.com/83ePrmjOUs
— Glenn Loury (@GlennLoury) January 18, 2022

I noticed this article being over at the Pew site which I think is related big picture:

Covid (and resulting things like speedup in telecommuting resources in jobs) caused more people to like the idea of living in non-urban areas in a larger home with its own lot. There is growth in surburban areas WHICH REQUIRES MONEY AND A CAR or at least use of car services.This takes away taxpayers from urban area. This also causes a decline of "gentrification" in urban areas, and otherwise think what you like about gentrifiers, it's hard to deny that squeaky wheel gentrifiers interested in increasing property values will demand safety (i.e., more better policing) and will get more attention than the poor "ghetto" denizens. It's a spiral down.

It also got me thinking about how all this moving, larger homes, and use of cars is one of the causes of inflation, first starting directly with cost of cars and fuel and then trickling down to all related...and inflation most hurts those who need to spend all their income...

edit to add: it's like a monster storm as things like mob robberies and violence in luxury urban shopping areas makes the people with money to spend in such areas less and less interested in going to them unless they are the types excited by "slumming" as entertainment

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 1:35am

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Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 9 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

submitted by HSG 9 months ago

Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

submitted by PeraclesPlease 11 months ago

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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