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We’re the Only Ones Threatened Enough

Our city has faced several very difficult weeks since the fatal shooting on November 28. Since that time, I have been made aware of threats against specific officers and the entire police department. This is unacceptable behavior. No one deserves to have threats made against them. [More]

Maybe if they cleared this up I’d agree:

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik released a statement saying he was “left with many serious questions” after watching the bodycam video, including why the officer did not “activate their body cameras upon exiting their vehicle” and why the officers “used rifles instead of handguns.”

Still, 15-year-old out at at 11 pm with a gun… is it unfair to wonder about the family?

Life in CrAkron

Akron police are investigating an overnight shooting in which 25 people were shot, one of whom died. [More]

“The sphincter of America” seems a bit harsh. There are plenty of places I still go.

It’s the town of my birth, and this happened just minutes from the house we lived in back in the 50s — where we children freely played: If this doesn’t convince you that guns are to blame, what will it take?

More Democrats?

[Via Jess]

Let’s Hear It for ‘Vigilante Gun Violence’!

Witnesses told police a male suspect robbed the restaurant at gunpoint, firing shots at an employee. Police say the 21-year-old employee returned fire, striking the robber. [More]

For those who say violence is not the answer…

Sometimes it’s th e only one.

Especially considering the problem that needs solving.

[Via Sweet Babboo]

Youth Must Be Served

Woman brutally beaten, robbed by group of teens in Akron; 3rd such incident in a month [More]

They’re no doubt victims of systemic something or other.

What does Akron METRO consider an “authorized weapon,” and who makes that determination?

They Say There Are No Stupid Questions

Akron police: Do you recognize these gun theft suspects? [More]

The bigger question: What kind of idiot would leave a gun on the counter and then leave strangers alone with it?

We’re the Only Ones Unposting Enough

Viral video shows Akron officers removing Jayland Walker poster from neighborhood [More]

Yeah, well, keep voting Democrat…

[Via Sweet Babboo]

We’re the Only Ones What So Proudly We Hail Enough

Video shows police in Akron kill Black man in hail of gunfire; shooting sparks demonstrations [More]

You can watch if you want.

I guess they decided they’d had enough fireworks.

Who sees a way this could have all been avoided?

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About “The Only Ones”

So named from a comment by DEA agent Lee Paige, who told a classroom full of kids he was “the only one” qualified to be armed and then promptly shot himself in the foot, the purpose of this feature has never been to bash cops. The only reason I do this is to amass a credible body of evidence to present when those who would deny our right to keep and bear arms use the argument that only government enforcers are professional and trained enough to do so safely and responsibly. And it’s also used to illustrate when those of official status, rank, or privilege, both in law enforcement and in some other government position, get special breaks not available to we commoners, particularly (but not exclusively) when they’re involved in gun-related incidents.