Thursday 3rd December

Goodness, the last post was Sunday, I am slipping, although I see I started one on Tuesday and didn't post it.

Yesterday, Wednesday, I was riveted to the television all day watching the events, the terrorist attack, as it went down in California.  And do you know, even this morning, the President is saying that we can't be sure it is terrorism, and not 'work place violence'.   GIVE ME STRENGTH.   Far be it for me to tell the President of the United States how to run his country, but would someone like to send him a Memo and point out that if someone is dressed in black tactical gear, with a camera strapped to their chest, and in possession of masks, assault weapons and handguns, it can safely be assumed it is not work place violence.

And while we are on the subject of hapless leaders would someone tell Jeremy Corbyn that issues like going to war, is not one on which you call out the Party Whips.   I am glad common sense prevailed among the rebels, and there was a majority of 174 in a free vote.

 

Still on the subject of the terrorist attack.  The next door neighbour of the terrorists was aware of lots of packages being delivered to them lately, and of their working until late at night in their garage, but she didn't want to report this suspicious activity for fear of being accused of 'profiling'.   This is what political correctness does to you......................

Coming from a country where our police force is highly respected and trusted, I have a problem here where the police, generally, seem to be rubbished, and get a very bad press - although I have never heard anything adverse about the Shawnee Police Chief, Russell Frantz, whom I like very much.  So I was heartened tonight to see the video of a police officer leading people out of the building under attack in California, telling them to stay behind him, he would take the bullet before them. 

http://ramacgregor.blogspot.ca/2015/12/proud-to-be-quebecer-today-new-gun.html    This is from my Canadian friend who is proud to be a Quebecer today because of their new gun legislation.   As I am sure you know, guns are a big deal in this country too.  I have to say, coming from a country where the ownership of hand guns is illegal, and the only people who have guns are those who hunt - even our police force isn't armed unless they are going out on a raid, and even then they have to be signed off by a Justice of the Peace - I do believe, as most of us do in Britain, that violence breeds violence and one only has to look around this nation to know how true that is.