tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6184039100199498399..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: That seems like kind of a stretch, Sarge.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90613786824587875532014-08-08T20:30:38.045-04:002014-08-08T20:30:38.045-04:00Reading about the ought-two-thirty shootout, a son...Reading about the ought-two-thirty shootout, a song came to mind.<br /><br />"Forty shots rang out/Forty people fell.<br />The Killer and Patty missed each other/But they shot that town to hell.<br />Yippee-yi-yay! Cow Patty."<br /><br />As for the economy aspect. When the economy is growing, there is graft, corruption, and leaks of cash flows supporting scads of dis-productive parasites. When the wells run dry, said parasites are shucked off, many popping up into daylight amidst the regular community that had been unware they were supporting said layers of grift, fleecing, and plundering. Without the cover of exuberant cash flows, the preying thugs move from the "I'll pay 'cause it don't hurt" rich(er) folk, to the "Dang, boy, you are costing me my kid's lunch money and this month's rent" kind of victims.<br /><br />The point is to focus in cash flow and criminal diversions while the economy is plush, so that when it (always, eventually) slows, the pains to the above-the-table community won't cripple the next recovery.<br /><br />Crime, "protection", payoffs -- all of these constitute private taxes on the community at large. It isn't just that the President is spending out of hand -- I mean, Chicago gave us Al Capone, too.Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81066499293364078422014-07-14T20:22:27.004-04:002014-07-14T20:22:27.004-04:00The Economy: Causing violent crime since 12000BC.
...The Economy: Causing violent crime since 12000BC.<br /><br />or...<br /><br />"Guns don't kill people: The Economy kills people."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48163868914618299332014-07-14T14:35:40.167-04:002014-07-14T14:35:40.167-04:00An unsuccessful move from the pharmaceutical indus...An unsuccessful move from the pharmaceutical industry to the wealth re-distribution sector.<br /><br />Perhaps he should try the rope stretching sector?<br /><br />Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12283023893697799482014-07-14T10:44:34.480-04:002014-07-14T10:44:34.480-04:00Because saying "There are a bunch of idiots i...Because saying "There are a bunch of idiots in gangs who have no respect for any life other than their own" would upset the interviewer. And get the sergeant a severe talking-to for speaking unpleasant truth.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37881367348210093432014-07-14T10:40:25.508-04:002014-07-14T10:40:25.508-04:00The economy does have an impact on crime. When the...The economy does have an impact on crime. When theres less money flowing through the economy, less makes it to Ice Dog and Ray Ray. They still have the same wants/needs, so they try to use what tools they have to make up the difference.<br /><br />Some get a "cant earn it, so Ill take it" attitude. Some just get pissy and more violent. taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095443665875468817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17985962272900522912014-07-14T10:02:36.395-04:002014-07-14T10:02:36.395-04:00The broad ripple incident reminds me of one of my ...The broad ripple incident reminds me of one of my TV/Movie pet peevs. You know, the scene where everyone in the room is upset with each other and whips out their gats and NOBODY FIRES A SHOT!! I know it's TV, but some dimwit (or 2) might just get the idea that it's all cool and shit to resolve differences by deploying the heater.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207808793722026516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82953846383398817002014-07-14T09:55:13.941-04:002014-07-14T09:55:13.941-04:00Yeah, that's got to be it.Yeah, that's got to be it.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697173636167216585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40758453394508295692014-07-14T09:49:44.659-04:002014-07-14T09:49:44.659-04:00Many aspiring rap artists lost big when they trans...Many aspiring rap artists lost big when they transferred their portfolios from residential pharmaceutical distribution income to Bernie Madoffs Ponzi scheme or AIG and Lehman Brothers short term hedges.<br /><br />They still blame George Bush.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23909119387494826162014-07-14T09:33:54.123-04:002014-07-14T09:33:54.123-04:00Love those "nobody shot me" cases.Love those "nobody shot me" cases.<br /><br />staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48558285792212918522014-07-14T08:59:07.739-04:002014-07-14T08:59:07.739-04:00Used to be in the old days a perp caught in the ac...Used to be in the old days a perp caught in the act would try the insanity defense as a last resort; after the Supreme Court (during the Rehnquist years) shut that option down in most cases, it became popular to claim lack of mental capacity, i.e., the tard defense. Major, Jr. (Major minor?) will probably try this.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.com