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We’re the Only Ones Voluntary Enough

Off-duty armed officers can work on a voluntary overtime basis to patrol MetroLink platforms and parking lots, as well as ride the train in support of the MetroLink Law Enforcement Team. [More]

God forbid they admit the obvious.

[Via bondmen]

Metrolink Riders Check In, But They Don’t Check Out!

“We’re talking about rigorous video surveillance…and it was positive in solving this crime. It’s upsetting, but we’re moving forward.” [More]

Still making excuses, eh, Taulby? How about something positive to prevent it from happening in the first damn place?

And why does the Roach Motel slogan come to mind?

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Not Safe for Work

Investigators say a woman was shot in the head… the head of Bi-State Development, Taulby Roach ..says that the system was safe… [More]

We can tell!

We haven’t talked aptronyms for a while…

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Cooper’s Rule 4

Email in re “We’re the Only Ones Compacted Enough“:

Whoa! wait a minute! Does anyone want federal (whether ‘compacted’ or not) on your trains? Careful what you ask for. Wrong arrow direction on the solution. Citizens, with deterrent power, are the solution. — Antigone

That would be a good comment to add under the post.

My answer would be of course not and then to show this post should be taken in context to the many times I’ve posted about Metrolink imposing citizen disarmament here and on the old blog and the many times I’ve posted on the category I invented, the “Only Ones.” They have set up conditions where you can’t protect yourself, they won’t protect you, and this deliberate policy guarantees more blood to dance in to demand even more disarmament.

We’re the Only Ones Compacted Enough

Why aren’t more armed guards on Metrolink trains? … Scott says the security officers cannot be armed under a federal compact. [More]

Don’t look for any investigative reporting into why that is, identifying the bureaucrats responsible for adding that clause, and politicians with the power to delete it.

[Via bondmen]

Reality TV

Fight leads to shooting, stabbing on MetroLink train: Police [More]

At least security has the best seats in the house…

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That Train Has Left the Station

The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect and person of interest in connection with multiple armed robberies and attacks involving a firearm that happened at MetroLink locations. [More]

No worries. You can download their app.

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Rock Violence

A 19-year-old man is facing assault charges for allegedly striking a MetroLink rider in the head with a rock. [More]

What can I say but “Metrolink“?

And if his victim had shot him, he’d be listed as a “child victim of gun violence.”

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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.