When an activist movement holds the moral high ground against a repressive establishment power structure, the establishments primary recourse is to target the character of its principles. The secondary recourse is direct confrontation. If a dissenting organization is not mindlessly vicious in its methods, then simply make it APPEAR vicious. If it is not hateful in its rhetoric, then artificially tie it to people who are. And if a government really needs to kick-start a crackdown, it can engineer its own man-made calamities and blame the groups that most threaten its authority.
This was achieved to great effect in Europe from the 1950s until the 1990s by the CIA working in tandem with multiple European governments under a covert project called Operation Gladio.
Gladio was essentially a secret army of operatives and stooges, handlers and puppets, used to create false-flag terrorist shootings and bombings across Europe that were blamed on left-wing extremists. In reality, NATO alphabet agencies were behind the entire facade. The goal was to terrorize the citizenry through a nonstop campaign of indiscriminate death, blamed on a convenient scapegoat, so that individuals would hand over more freedom and more power to the central governments. The point is, whether real or staged, I believe such events are going to escalate within the U.S. today on an incredible scale and that, regardless of evidence, they will be blamed on right-wing extremists. In case you were wondering, that label will be foisted on most if not all of us.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer.
You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves. ~William Boetcker 1916
NYPD To Distribute Detailed Guide To Help Officers Understand The Pillars Of Islam
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Tina Moore, NY Daily News
Police Commission William Bratton promised Wednesday at a pre-Ramadan conference at NYPD headquarters in Manhattan to protect the rights of the citys Muslims.
"You have my pledge as commissioner we will not to jeopardize that trust that all our efforts are geared toward increasing, Bratton said to dozens of Muslim leaders at 1 Police Plaza. You also have my pledge that we will continue to ensure policing is lawful, constitutional, effective and respectful.
He explained that the NYPD would be distributing a detailed guide to help officers understand Ramadan and the pillars of Islam.
Almost every regulatory agency now has a special law enforcement division with the capability to bully or intimidate the American people. A partial list of these units includes the IRS, EPA, National Park Service, Department of Education, and Food and Drug Administration. Think about that, the Department of Education has a special law enforcement division! Armed with such units and a distrust of the American people, these heavy-handed enforcement groups are all but certain to abuse their power at some point.
El Paso, Texas (CBS HOUSTON) The Department of Homeland Security is looking to fulfill an order for thousands of pairs of mens underwear with hundreds of the requested mens briefs in the 5X and 6X-large sizes.
A solicitation posted earlier this month by the Immigration & Customs Enforcement office seeks thousands of White 100% Cotton Mens Briefs ranging from mediums to hundreds of 6X-large pairs of the underwear.
ICE facilities have seen a recent influx of detained immigrants awaiting deportation, during which time, the detention facilities require such basic items for the detained aliens, Breitbart reported. The ICE orders for the underwear are not unusual for the immigration detention facilities, according to ICE officials.
This [request for quote] is a normal solicitation for routinely procured items needed at ICE-owned detention facilities around the country, an ICE spokesperson explained to Breitbart News on Monday. At ICE-owned detention facilities, the agency is required to provide basic necessities in order to feed and clothe detained aliens.
Hell, the Railroad Retirement Commission has a SWAT team !! What we are seeing is the building of a National Police Force and to what end ?
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I do not seek the good of others as a sanction for my right to exist, nor do I recognize the good of others as a justification for their seizure of my property or their destruction of my life.- Hank Rearden
Washington Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, introduced legislation on Monday that would prohibit non-law enforcement agencies in the federal government from buying high-power firearms or weaponry as part of a response to the April standoff between the Bureau of Land Management and rancher Cliven Bundy.
Stewart says theres no reason for regulatory agencies to have paramilitary units like the ones present when the BLM, under a court order, attempted to round up cattle on federal lands. The BLM eventually gave up after facing an armed response by Bundy supporters.
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, has introduced a bill that would ban most federal agencies from having miltiary-style enforcement powers.
Stewarts bill repeals the authority for inspectors general in federal agencies from having arrest or firearm powers an authority granted to the in-house investigators in creating the Homeland Security Department. It also bars agencies outside the Justice Department, CIA, Homeland Security, Capitol Police and military from purchasing machine guns, grenades and other weapons banned under law.
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The United Nations is gearing up for gun confiscation in the event of a societal collapse in numerous countries by hiring disarmament, demobilization and reintegration officers who will be trained to seize guns from the civilian population.
A posting on the United Nations Career Opportunities page announces a vacancy for the position of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Officer under the UNs Department of Peacekeeping Operations based out of New York.
The UNs page on DDR operations explains what role the DDR officer will be expected to undertake;
Disarmament is the collection, documentation, control and disposal of small arms, ammunition, explosives and light and heavy weapons from combatants and often from the civilian population.
Demobilization is the formal and controlled discharge of active combatants from armed forces and groups, including a phase of reinsertion which provides short-term assistance to ex-combatants.
Reintegration is the process by which ex-combatants acquire civilian status and gain sustainable employment and income. It is a political, social and economic process with an open time-frame, primarily taking place in communities at the local level.
The objective of the DDR process is to contribute to security and stability in post-conflict environments so that recovery and development can begin. DDR helps create an enabling environment for political and peace processes by dealing with security problem that arises when ex-combatants are trying to adjust to normal life, during the vital transition period from conflict to peace and development.
On Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed a bill that prohibits schools from disciplining students who play with simulated weapons, The Miami Herald reported.
Lawmakers approved the so-called "Pop-Tart" bill after an 8-year-old Maryland boy earned a suspension for biting a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun last year.
The boy later received a lifetime membership to the National Rifle Association, which supported the legislation.
State Sen. Greg Evers (R), who sponsored the legislation, said it would prevent situations "where you chew a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun and you are expelled" from school, according to the Herald.
Asked if any similar incidents had occurred in Florida, Evers cited a student who was expelled in his district.
"Two kids were sitting down reading a book and there was a picture of a Wild Wild West show and one person has a gun," he told the Herald in April. "One student tells another student that he's got a cap gun at home that's the same as the one in the picture. The teacher sent him to the principal and he was expelled."
Obama Now In All-Out Free Fall
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By Joseph Curl, Washington Times
President Obama is now reaching terminal velocity, like a skydiver plunging toward earth. Except he doesnt have a parachute. Theres a mighty splat coming soon.
With his approval rating at 40 percent, down 6 points from early June, and just 29 percent of Americans convinced the country is on the right track, the president is doubling down on his strategy of blaming Republicans for his failures. And hes shifting into hyperpartisan drive, traveling the country to campaign for Democrats, many of whom wish hed just stay away.
Worse, the news just keeps getting well, worse: The Veterans Affairs scandal is blazing, with new horrific details emerging weekly; Congress is gathering kindling on the IRS scandal, which sends shivers of fear up the spines of wobbly Democrats; House Speaker John Boehner is fired up and plans to sue the president for his unilateral (and constitutionally banned) executive actions; and the rest of the world looks about to burst into flames.
A little-known police tactic allows cops to covertly enter private residences, perform searches, seize property, and then leave quietly without notifying the homeowner. These searches, affectionately known as sneak and peek warrants, have been performed at a rapidly rising rate since 9/11.
Covert Tactics
Sneak and Peek warrants in actuality a more extreme version of the over-used no-knock raids that we cover so often. After seeking out a judges authorization, police are allowed to secretly break into private property without first announcing themselves or presenting the subject of the search with a signed warrant. Using this variety of warrant, officers intentionally wait until the subject is not present. The operations are performed covertly, and with the intention of masking the fact that any police activity took place.
The entire premise encourages government agents to adopt the tactics of criminals in order to gain access to property: breaking and entering, sneaking around, stealing, and risking a surprise confrontation with an unsuspecting civilian.
Often, the investigators leave the property undisturbed to avoid detection. After taking what they want and/or leaving wiretaps, cameras, or other planted devices, they exit quietly so as not to raise suspicions.
Sometimes, however, the agents literally stage the scenes to resemble robberies sneak and stealoperations. In one 2010 case, federal investigators broke into an Cleveland apartment, collected evidence, and then trashed the place to make it look like a burglary.
The feds have used similar tactics when searching vehicles. According to a Department of Justice document, DEA agents used a delayed-notice warrant to literally steal a suspects car in March 2004. After following the suspect to a restaurant in Buffalo, NY, one agent used a duplicate key to enter the vehicle and drive away while other agents spread broken glass in the parking space to create the impression that the vehicle had been stolen. [1]
Private insurance? The law says that plans not conforming to ACA coverage mandates must be canceled. Responding to the outcry that ensued, Obama urged the states and insurers to reinstate the plans which would violate the explicit mandate of his own law.
One bit of ACA lawlessness, however, may prove a bridge too far. The administration has been giving subsidies to those who sign up through the federal exchange. The ACA limits subsidies to plans on the state exchanges.
This case will reach the Supreme Court. It is hard to see how the court could do anything other than overturn the federal-exchange subsidies. The court might even have a word to say about the administrations 22 (or is it 37?) other acts of post-facto rewriting of the ACA.
Perhaps. But until then, the imperial president rules.
Having been supine for years in the face of these encroachments, Congress is stirring. The Republican House is preparing a novel approach to acquiring legal standing before the courts to challenge these gross executive usurpations. Nancy Pelosi, reflecting the narrowness of both her partisanship and her vision, dismisses this as a subterfuge.
She wont be saying that on the day Democrats lose the White House. Then, cheered on by a suddenly inflamed media, the Democrats will no doubt express horror at such constitutional overreach.
At which point, the temptation to stick it to the Democrats will be overwhelming.
WASHINGTON A fear of voting has gripped Democratic leaders in the Senate, slowing the chamber's modest productivity this election season to a near halt.
With control of the Senate at risk in November, leaders are going to remarkable lengths to protect endangered Democrats from casting tough votes and to deny Republicans legislative victories in the midst of the campaign. The phobia means even bipartisan legislation to boost energy efficiency, manufacturing, sportsmen's rights and more could be scuttled.
MANAMA, Bahrain U.S. personnel accustomed to drinking their coffee on the drive to work will have to put that habit on hold for about a month. Its one of a few lifestyle changes Americans will have to make during the holy month of Ramadan.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Officials expect Ramadan to begin at sunrise on Saturday, depending on when the new moon is sighted. The holy month lasts for approximately 30 days until about July 28. For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a month of fasting and devotion to God. Most Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, when families gather for Iftar the meal that breaks the fast.
For the 8,200 U.S. personnel living here, and those serving throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility including servicemembers, civilian personnel, contractors and family members the month may require changing some daily routines.
Businesses and government offices will reduce hours and most restaurants will be closed during daylight hours.
While not required to fast during Ramadan, in Bahrain, Americans can be fined or detained by local authorities for eating, drinking or smoking in public when off-base during daylight hours.
Navy officials are requiring U.S. personnel to dress more conservatively off-base during Ramadan. Although not a requirement by Bahraini authorities, the Navy is demanding that men wear long-sleeved shirts and women wear sleeved blouses that cover their elbows. Also, men must wear long trousers, and women should wear pants or skirts that cover the knees.
Base cultural advisers have spent the last few weeks conducting Ramadan briefs to educate Americans about the holy month. Ali Hassan briefed about 150 personnel Tuesday about Islam, the lunar calendar and customs and traditions during Ramadan.
11 things you didn't know can be bought with food stamps:
Over the past few years, EBT has been used for some questionable items. Here are 11 questionable items that you can (or will soon be able to) purchase with an EBT card.
Quesarito: Taco Bell is one of many fast food restaurants that accept EBT cards. Guacamole is extra? Who cares? Its on the taxpayer.
Bail: Convicted felons like drug dealer Kimball Clark have reportedly used their EBT as bail money. Clark reportedly instructed someone to go to an ATM to withdraw money from his EBT for bail. Because its difficult to trace ATM abuse, many speculate this problem is more widespread and not just found in isolated incidents.
Lingerie: Kiss My Lingerie, an adult store in Gonzales, Louisiana, accepts EBT. Other adult stores have also been known to accept welfare transactions. In this case, officials said the store doesnt violate the rules for EBT because of discrepancies in the law.
KFC: Well, chicken is a protein, and protein is good for you, right? KFC is another well-known fast food chain that accepts EBT.
Shoes: While Payless ShoeSource is known for their BOGO sales, theyre certainly not the cheapest place to buy shoes. Despite the prices and functionality, they also accept EBT.
Strip clubs: Last year, the New York Post reported that FOIA requests revealed welfare recipients were regularly making EBT withdrawals at the ATMs near and inside infamous porn shops, liquor stores, lounges and hookah parlors. Technically, it also doesnt break the law because of the cash assistance program.
Lobster: There have been multiple cases of this. As long as its not tobacco or alcohol, youre golden.
Starbucks: While corporate stores dont accept EBT, any Starbucks in a Target or grocery chain is considered a grocery item. So $7.00 for a mocha cookie crumble frappuccino and pumpkin loaf? Go.
Cold hard cash: Some people are in the business of selling their EBT benefits for cash. Craigslist has been a great conduit for these creative entrepreneurs.
K-cups: A lot of people dont buy coffee in this form because its too expensive, but its not off limits in the world of welfare.
Cupcakes/Gourmet cakes: Its considered food, no matter the price. Hello, non-essential $45 cake.
A government-contracted security force threatened to arrest doctors and nurses if they divulged any information about the contagion threat at a refugee camp housing illegal alien children at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, sources say.
In spite of the threat, several former camp workers broke their confidentiality agreements and shared exclusive details with me about the dangerous conditions at the camp. They said taxpayers deserve to know about the contagious diseases and the risks the children pose to Americans. I have agreed to not to disclose their identities because they fear retaliation and prosecution.
My sources say Americans should be very concerned about the secrecy of the government camps.
There were several of us who wanted to talk about the camps, but the agents made it clear we would be arrested, a psychiatric counselor told me. We were under orders not to say anything.
The sources said workers were guarded by a security force from the Baptist Family & Childrens Services, which the Department of Health and Human Services hired to run the Lackland Camp.
The sources say security forces called themselves the Brown Shirts.
It was a very submissive atmosphere, the counselor said. Once you stepped onto the grounds, you abided by their laws the Brown Shirt laws.
She said the workers were stripped of their cellphones and other communication devices. Anyone caught with a phone was immediately fired.
Everyone was paranoid, she said. The children had more rights than the workers.
She said children in the camp had measles, scabies, chicken pox and strep throat as well as mental and emotional issues.
It was not a good atmosphere in terms of health, she said. I would be talking to children and lice would just be climbing down their hair.
Federal Govt Sues Wisconsin Company Over Discriminating English-Language Requirement (CNSNews.com) -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency tasked with enforcing workplace discrimination laws, is suing a private American business for firing a group of Hispanic and Asian employees over their inability to speak English at work, claiming that the English-language requirement in a U.S. business constitutes discrimination.
So.............will Tim's Trim now be "Senor Tim's Recortar"?
On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show: We now find out that of the people that enrolled for Obamacare, there are over 1 million that can't be confirmed as actually being citizens - so now we the taxpayer are subsidizing illegal immigrants as they get free health care via Obamacare. This is why President Obama doesn't' want to protect the border - he wants to raise the amount of Obamacare signers and continue to expand the immigration problem so that it overwhelms the whole entire system. In the end, it's the law abiding citizen and citizenry that will have to subsidize this as we pay for everything - illegals, Wall Street, our debt, everything. Also, Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer calls in about the 3 Israeli teenagers that were murdered, the current situation in Israel and what can be done regarding Abbas and the Palestinians. Finally, Fox News' Bret Baier calls in about his new book, Special Heart.
On September 11, 2013, bikers from across the country rode into the nations capital to honor those who died on 9/11 and to protest the callous Million Muslim March planned for the same day. The sight of tens of thousands of bikers rolling through D.C., with American flags waving in tow, was enough to fill even the most jaded Washingtonian with an overwhelming sense of patriotism. And the sound? Well that would get anyones attention, right? Everyone except the mainstream medias, apparently.
Time and again, this is what grassroots filmmaker Dennis Michael Lynch observed when traveling the nation for his first two films about immigration. Whether it was about jobs and unemployment or border security and amnesty, what Lynch was finding in the field wasnt matching what the mainstream media were reporting. And when it came to covering grassroots protests with thousands of people in attendance, they were nowhere to be found.
Lynchs latest film We Ride to DC gets to the bottom of this, taking a hard look at how the media has distorted or omitted reporting on Benghazi, abortion, jobs and the economy, illegal immigration, the IRS scandal, elections, the government shutdown, and more.
Liberal media bias is a crucially important issue everyone should be concerned with. Why? Because as the Media Research Centers Brent Bozell points out in the film, How can you have a functioning democracy when the voters dont have access to truth?
Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has ordered the nations remaining white farmers to be booted off their farms in order that the land be given to black Zimbabweans.
In the harshest official policy on race and land reform in a country that has been close to bankruptcy, the 90-year old autocrat said Wednesday that whites may no longer own any land in Zimbabwe. Whites would still be allowed to own businesses and urban apartments.
Speaking to farmers in Mhangura, a small mining town about 120 miles north of the capital Harare, Mr. Mugabe, said all remaining white farmers should leave and closed the door even on white families renting farms from black owners, as some several hundred have been doing since most were violently chased away a decade ago.
Charlotte, like many of those other cities, has an immigrant population that is outpacing the growth rate of both whites and blacks, leading to entire neighborhoods and schools where foreign-born people are in the majority.
City leaders say that accepting them as residents is a practical matter. However, the ID proposal remains controversial and critics question whether its legal.
Its against federal law to aid and abet people in the country illegally and if this isnt aiding and abetting, I dont know what is, said Ron Woodard of NC Listen.
William Gheen of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is more blunt. We will ask the General Assembly to stop any North Carolina city from helping illegal immigrants, he said.
WASHINGTON For many on the far political right, its high time to charge President Barack Obama with high crimes and misdemeanors.
The I-word impeachment _ is creeping back into the political lexicon nearly 16 years after the House of Representatives impeached President Bill Clinton for lying under oath about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
From conservative media outlets to the campaign trail to book stores, chatter about impeaching Obama and members of his administration has heated up in recent weeks. Its fueled by conservative anger over the presidents increasing use of executive actions on issues such as immigration and air pollution regulations, the exchange of Taliban detainees for the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdhal, and the familiar issue of the Affordable Care Act.
I submit that Barack Hussein Obamas unilateral negotiations with terrorists and the ensuing release of their key leadership without consult mandated by law with the U.S. Congress represents high crimes and misdemeanors, an impeachable offense, former Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., wrote on his website in June.
South Dakotas Republican Party passed a resolution at its June convention calling for Obamas impeachment for violating his oath of office in numerous ways.
We wanted to have a shot across the bow to the president and Congress that nobody is above the law, said Dr. Allen Unruh, the delegate who sponsored the resolution. Our goal is to embolden Congress.
Unruh said he has a thick book on impeachable offenses of the president. So does Andrew McCarthy, whos been making the conservative media rounds with his recently released book Faithless Execution: Building the Case for Obamas Impeachment, which offers a sort of template for removing Obama from office.
HOUSTON, Texas--A source told Breitbart Texas that an illegal immigrant from Guatemala is currently being treated for active tuberculosis (TB) at the University Medical Center (UMC) of El Paso...................oh, and....................
President Barack Obama is asking Congress to provide free lawyers to the illegal immigrants surging across the U.S. border from Central America.The request for $18 million of free legal services, which White House officials describe as an emergency, is included in White House request to Congress for $3.7 billion.Most of those funds are needed to process, care for and feed the growing flow of immigrants, which is already at 100,000 since last October, says the administration
"I am writing this letter to you regarding illegal immigrants.
"As a tax paying, law abiding citizen of the United States, I WANT my voice heard on this issue. My son, Sergeant Brandon Mendoza, an officer who was with the City of Mesa, Arizona police department, was killed in a tragic head on collision on May 12, 2014 by a wrong way driver on our freeways. This man happened to be an illegal immigrant, was in this country illegally, convicted of previous crimes, no Social Security number, no valid driver's license BUT he had purchased a vehicle and registered it to drive in Maricopa County Arizona.
"I had my son's life STOLEN from me by a man who didn't value his life, was 3X the legal limit drunk, was high on Meth, drove for over 35 miles THE WRONG WAY on 4 different freeways and had NO BUSINESS BEING IN THIS COUNTRY!!!
"The Federal Government knew he, Raul Silva Corona , was an illegal immigrant when he was convicted on crimes in 1994 in Colorado. The prosecutors were "lenient" on him and several charges were dismissed. When he was convicted of these crimes and 1994 and the government knew he was in the country illegally, why wasn't he deported? Why are any of these illegal criminals in this country ??
"I am furious that the Federal Government allowed this criminal to stay in this country and KILL my son! I have attached several articles for you to PERSONALLY read about my son. He was an Icon with the City of Mesa Police Department. He was instrumental in making life better for people of all walks of life in the park project he took on. He was humble, selfless, worked many hours off the clock helping disadvantaged children and often used his own money to do things for the community, including "adopting" children at Christmas to provide them with gifts.out of his own money!!
"I have attached numerous articles for you to read about my son. This was not a life that should have been taken so early. The good he was doing in our community is remarkable, the difference he made in people's lives is amazing and the comfort he brought people in friendship was unmeasurable.
"All you have to do is Google " Sgt/Officer Brandon Mendoza" and you will have plenty of reading material about my wonderful son who had just passed his Sergeant's exam to become a Sgt. The Chief of Police posthumously promoted him during the week of his funeral but that highlight of his life was stolen from him!!! He was officer of the year last year. Officer of the quarter for the first quarter of 2014. He was only 32 years old and had done more in his life than most of us have done in a lifetime!
"I am going to have my voice heard and I want to you to know what my personal feeling is on whether CRIMINAL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS should be allowed in this country. I have been DIRECTLY affected by this. I am sure if your life had been affected like mine has been, you would have a different view of this situation. I have lived in Arizona most of my life. My son, Brandon Mendoza, was half Hispanic. It's not the color of skin that my son or I see, it's the person and how they conduct their lives. If you can't enter this country legally then you shouldn't be here. If you commit crimes, you should pay the time any of us as US Citizens would have to serve. Letting these illegal criminals out of our jails before their time is served and turning them loose on the streets to commit further crimes and KILL our loved ones is NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME!! AND it shouldn't be acceptable to any US Citizen. Mr. President, you don't have the right to make this decision yourself......I have a say, even if it is for one moment. Maybe that one moment will light a spark with another citizen who can then light a candle, who can then light a bonfire, who can then light a city up and so on. My light has just been lit and I am not going to back down when so many of these illegal immigrants have more rights than we do. My son's death will not be ignored as another statistic.
"I want laws to change that would not allow illegal immigrants to purchase vehicles in our country and register them to drive them in our states WITHOUT having driver's licenses to drive them legally. How is this happening??? I want laws changed that will force the removal of illegal immigrants who break our laws. This man, this repeated law breaker, was allowed to be released and he continued breaking the laws in our country until what???? UNTIL HE WAS STOPPED BY MY SON IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED!!!! HE KILLED AN OFFICER OF THE LAW AS HIS LAST ACT!!! When are you going to see the flip side to this issue? When will you realize the hurt and pain and destruction these illegal immigrants who break the law will continue to cause???? Until you live in a state that deals with this on a daily basis, you will not understand it.
"I want answers that make sense. I want answers from you personally as to why this criminal was allowed to stay in our country until he took my son's life.