Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

CHANGE IS COMING:

Related: Why do people who push mass transit not support keeping it safe?

YES: The Daniel Penny Effect Is Destroying Blue Cities. “In times of crisis, it’s common to see Florida’s law enforcement officers reminding potential criminals that Floridians are armed and authorized to protect themselves, each other, and their property. In Blue cities, on the other hand, people who protect themselves or others can be certain that they will be prosecuted should they decide to help others. Criminals with long rap sheets get released back into the public with metronomic regularity, but if a man stands up to a thug to protect his fellow citizens, he can wind up in a long legal battle that could result in long prison sentences.”

SAFETY CITY: Trump unexpectedly dines out in Washington to promote effects of crime crackdown. “The president was spotted at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab restaurant, located approximately a block from the White House, along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.”

Honestly, I don’t think he and J.D. should be out like this together. But it’s a flex, for sure. Quoth Trump: “I love the White House food, but after a while, I could see going to a nice restaurant. It’s safe.”

IF ONLY THIS GUY HAD BEEN ON THE CHARLOTTE TRAIN: Bishnu Shrestha.

THE BACKLASH IS REAL:

UPDATE:

You know why they’ve kept it under wraps.

ANOTHER UPDATE:

THE WHITE HOUSE PULLS NO PUNCHES:

I mean, what are they going to call Trump that they haven’t already called him?

LOOK FOR THE HELPERS:

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.

EARLY SPREAD: Six Americans Died from Covid in January 2020. “All six deaths, recorded on death certificates, happened weeks before the first ‘official Covid death’ in America and, some even before the first reported Covid death in Wuhan, China.”

NEWS YOU CAN USE: A Practical Lesson in Self-Defense From Vietnam’s Central Highlands. “In the cases we have been witnessing, the killers have conducted reconnaissance and planned out the attack, to include the anticipated reactions of their victims. They expect the victims to attempt to run away or simply hide. They’re prepared for both situations. However, what they’re not prepared for, and something they’re counting on them not to do, is turning and and attacking them with ferocity. In nearly every single case of a rampage killer ambushing innocent victims, at the first sign of violent resistance, the killer breaks off their attack and either flees or, if trapped, kills themselves.”

You can get a long way with ferocity.