A Burning Question

Public can’t access fire extinguishers in subway system — and MTA has no plans to change that after horrific murder of woman on F train [More]

What, the one where the useless “Ony Ones” just walked past it while others were askling why aspiring Daniel Penny’s didn’t step forward?

If “Amelia Carter” really is an invented meme (and why wouldn’t we believe “fact-checkers“?) why don’t we know who the “the woman” really was?

[Via Michael G]

A Thousand Points of Light Plus One

Guatemalan migrant suspected of setting a sleeping NYC woman subway rider on fire is arrested [More]

Why did no one stop him?” some may ask…

Fun facts to know and tell

And what’s with “migrant“…?

UPDATE

Chilling video shows NYC subway migrant ‘killer’ watching as woman he set on fire burns alive and cops walk past [More]

Back the Blue like they back you.

[Via WiscoDave]

La Misérable

Why would Yoran go easy on a black felony murderer while throwing the book at a defendant she refers to as “the white man”? To ask the question is to answer it. Hopefully, she will soon face justice herself. [More]

At least Javert had self-awareness and decency to drown himsel in the Seine…

[Via bondmen]

And this just in:

Not guilty verdict in Daniel Penny trial [More]

[Via Michael G]

Speaking of Laws Repugnant to the Constitution…

A Bronx bodega worker who allegedly shot an armed robber with a gun he “found” in the store’s bathroom is facing criminal charges — but advocates are calling him a hero. [More]

What kind of real fascists would bring up and pursue charges?

If I were on that jury I’d find him extra not-guilty just for creativity.

[Via Jess]

Location, Location, Location

Investigators believe, judging from surveillance video and evidence collected from the scene, that the shooter had at least some prior firearms training and experience with guns and the weapon was equipped with a silencer, the official said. [More]

So much for that reform not being hysterically attacked, even though it had no bearing on the outcome. Now all they need is to tie him in with right to life.

At least he appeared to respect the law enough to stay just on the outskirts of Manhattan’s “sensitive area”:

A Public/Private Partnership

Federal prosecutors seek records from company that deployed AI weapons scanner on NYC subway… In October, the city revealed the scanners did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times. [More]

Sounds every bit the economic fascism boondogle ShotSpotter has proven to be…

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Equipped Enough

Officer Wounded After NYC Shootout Leaves ‘Career Criminal’ Dead … Worthy “had 17 priors including murder,” “was on lifetime parole for firearms possession,” and was just released last last week after being arrested on drug charges and for resisting arrest. [More]

I guess ordinary “law-abiding” New Yorkers kept unarmed by the same sytsem that releases caught predators back among them are lucky there was an “Only One” nearby.

[Via bondmen]

An EVOLVing Story

The chief executive of Evolv, the firm behind the Adams administration’s controversial subway gun scanner program, has been fired in the wake of revelations that employees of the tech company engaged in misconduct during business deals, Evolv’s board announced Thursday. In a statement, Evolv’s board said the termination of CEO Peter George is effective immediately and part of an effort to clean house as the company’s stock value has plunged amid the misconduct revelations and several active investigations scrutinizing the firm’s operations. [More]

That you can’t trust a rope-selling capitalist is news?

[Via Jess]

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