Welcoming the Stranger

Just one day after Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Nichelle Holmes released criminal illegal alien Marcos Iriarte-Valdez from jail, he allegedly stabbed a Martinez, California, resident to death during a botched burglary. [More]

Ah, the fruits of bond hearings over mandatory detentions bear out. You get what you vote for, don’t you?

The last post notwithstanding, if you do confront, don’t be unarmed. Your neighbor’s house is a bit different than being at the store, and a shout and a call to 911 seemed in order.

Who Could Have Seen THIS Coming?

Langford was captured without incident and was charged with first-degree robbery, kidnapping an adult, two counts of kidnapping a minor, and first-degree assault. His lengthy record indicates that he is criminally insane, with severe psychological issues. [More]

If only there were some solution

[Via Michael G]

The Sincerest Form of Flattery

The mother of a UT-Austin student who was stabbed to death last May is pushing Texas Governor Greg Abbott to lead the charge against knives. She’s calling for stopping state laws that could ease restrictions on where people can carry knives like the one used in the UT-Austin attack. [More]

So we can ignore the truth and be just like England.

The search engines really are making it hard to piece together the circumstances on how Kendrex White qualified for an insanity plea as opposed to enhanced hate crime charges.

[Via Dan Gifford]

Related UDATE

As it is, however, the possibility of this being a crime inspired by racial hatred isn’t getting any media attention. [More]

Then I guess we’d better not talk about it.

[Via Michael G]