In La Feria Texas, a drug “rip-off” crew that apparently raids drug houses and operatives and steals their cash and drugs has set of a massive man hunt that has resulted in the lock-down of several area schools. Apparently, the lock-down was triggered by a failed home invasion, though details are unclear. Authorities have confirmed…
Category: Crime Awareness
The Chip and Pin Credit Card Hack
THE CHIP-ENABLED CREDIT card system long used in Europe, a watered down version of which is rolling out for the first time in America, is meant to create a double check against fraud. In a so-called “chip-and-PIN” system, a would-be thief has to both steal a victim’s chip-enabled card and be able to enter…
Cartel Corner #6: Cartel Control of the Mexican Media
Once again the Cartels iron grip over certain media outlets in Mexico has been put on full display for all to see. With the recent arrest in Matamoros of one of the Gulf Cartel’s (CDG) most powerful leaders, Angel Eduardo “El Orejon or Ciclon 7” Rodriguez Prado and the resulting gun battles that ensued, between Prado’s…
Let’s Regulate Guns like Cars: a Comical look at a Hypothetical Scenario
By Rob Morse Louisiana- (Ammoland.com)- There is a popular idea that we should regulate firearms the way we regulate automobiles. Really? Let’s see where that road leads. I wrote this for fun, but I was amazed at the ways we infringe on the right to bear arms. Tell me what you think if we regulated firearms…
Cartel Corner #4: War! Three Miles South of Brownsville, TX
Just 3 miles south of Brownsville, Texas, in the city of Matamoros, Mexico, a small-scale war is raging, and this war is not your typical drug cartel violence that most of the local residents have grown accustomed too. No, this war is the result of the capture of the Gulf Cartel’s top leaders, Angel Eduardo “Ciclon…
If You’re not Paranoid, You’re Crazy
As government agencies and tech companies develop more and more intrusive means of watching and influencing people, how can we live free lives? By Walter Kirn I knew we’d bought walnuts at the store that week, and I wanted to add some to my oatmeal. I called to my wife and asked her where she’d…
Paris Train Hero Spencer Stone Released from Hospital after Stabbing
Thank God Airman Stone made it through this ordeal OK. It is Moderns Spartans like Stone that Americans and all freedom loving people owe a huge debt of gratitude too…this guy kicked evil in the balls and never blinked…I salute You Airman Stone, Heal up Quick so you can get back to kicking more terrorist…
Doomsday Scenario: Reviewing the ISIS Apocalypse
The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State. William McCants. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2015. pp 256. Apocalyptic anticipation thriving in a sectarian bloodbath is the focus of this text, which was released alongside a biography of the group’s leader available from Brookings. Despite the claims of a recent…
Learning from Terrorist Tactics: Exploiting islamic Garb and Male Cross-Dressing
I know it sounds hilarious when you first hear it, but this is actually a fairly standard tactic among terrorist overseas. Consider this most recent incident as reported by Jihad Watch. The underlying principles for this tactic are quite simple, regardless if it is a man or woman in the garb: A fully clothed…
The Cartel Corner #3: Re-thinking that Acapulco Vacation
Acapulco’s hotels, bars, and golden sand beaches stretch out along the entire length of the resort’s spectacular crescent-shaped bay, but their promise of unbridled fun struggles to shake off the shadow of the cartel turf war violence that is never far away. Miguel Alemán, the city’s coastal road that connects the main tourist hotspots along the beach, seeks to separate…