Saturday, October 22, 2011
More Evidence of Manipulated Metals Markets, Physical Silver Unavailable
It is absolutely fascinating to listen to and read hundreds of people talking about silver shortages over the last 3-6 months. Instead of silver's price rising, it has actually gone down as big commercial banks are desperately driving the paper price down. Wow. http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/10/21_London_Trader_-_Sovereign_Silver_Buying,_Middle-East_Shortages.html
Gaddafi Stashed As Much As 200 Billion...
This is greed on Miracle Gro. Unreal. From Doug Ross...http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2011/10/gaddafi-stashed-as-much-as-200-billion.html
Friday, October 21, 2011
Get This...Mexico Is Pissed That The United States Is Dumping Mexican Criminals Off At Mexican Border
Well ain't that just tough shit.
Remember when the whole Congress was kissing Calderon's ass? I do. Which reminds me, Congress. Fuck you. And while I'm at it, fuck you Calderon. Some microscopic justice at the link.
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/10/21/mexico-to-us-stop-leaving-criminals-at-border/
Remember when the whole Congress was kissing Calderon's ass? I do. Which reminds me, Congress. Fuck you. And while I'm at it, fuck you Calderon. Some microscopic justice at the link.
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/10/21/mexico-to-us-stop-leaving-criminals-at-border/
For Non Bachmann Fans Everywhere...Lady Gaga Parody
I've never been a big fan of Michelle Bachmann. Not because I don't agree with her, but quite honestly because I don't think she's that bright. And oh yea, she is a lawyer. Shit... even her staffers don't like her. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66555.html
TSA Now Leaving Airports to Look For Terrorists on The Highways
Quick grab your little wandy thingys, I think I have a terrorist in my closet. Gawd help us. From Sipsey Street, your one stop shopping center for all things Fast and Furious. http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2011/10/fighting-terrorism-in-volunteer-state.html
Louisiana Now Banning Cash In Misguided Attempt to Thwart Thieves
The statists are alive and well in Lousyanna. I can say that because I used to live in New Orleans.
This is simply bad law. Louisiana is banning cash transactions in excess of (1) per month for the sale of second hand merchandise. http://fleamarketzone.com/2011/10/louisiana-bans-cash-transactions-for-second-hand-merchandise/
I call this the "accidental discharge" or "knee jerk" reaction rule. Imagine if you will, the police department going to the firing range every three months. Six men qualify at once. You have one hundred and twenty men to qualify on the range. During the course of qualifying officers, there is an accidental discharge which results in some Corporal's toe getting shot off by the officer at the neighboring station. The Chief decides that to prevent further accidental discharges, only one officer will be qualified at a time. This increases overtime costs dramatically for all of the officers waiting to qualify and also for the range instructors. Overtime losses are then multiplied 4 times per year. The Chief thinking that he is brilliant and surely worth more than he makes- believes he has prevented accidental discharges up until such day that a lieutenant shoots his own toe off.
Common sense should state that any problem's cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. This is misguided statism. You cannot pass laws that cost tens of thousands of innocent people time and money while trying to a prevent a few hundred thieves from pawning stolen stuff. Not only will you end up collectively costing everybody more money in the process, but the overall effectiveness of the program will require additional man hours to monitor and enforce. And of course because it is government- nobody will ever measure the program 5 years later to determine if it was effective or not. And shit can it- if it is not. There is never a mechanism to get rid of crappy laws once they are on the books.
The juice ain't worth the squeeze.
So what does an old lawman think about this? The law will be ignored. Unscrupulous buyers will still buy when they can make a buck without getting caught and unsavory characters will continue to sell stuff. I never met a man yet, who while possessing stolen property, didn't say he got it from some other guy by the name of Joe (which he can't identify) down at the river. Or that he found it. You simply won't be able to prove anything but simple possession of stolen property- if that. Law enforcement could still recover some stolen property if that was the stated goal. There is a much better way of doing that than requiring a bunch of duplicitous and largely wasteful paperwork and outlawing cash.
In Boise, Idaho second hand dealers still do cash transactions. The buyers, generally pawn shops, simply report everything they buy to the local police on a computer spreadsheet in an email each night. They furnish a description of the property and the sellers ID. Compliance is quick, efficient, and painless. Thousands of legitimate customers and businesses are not inconvenienced for a few thieves and they are still able to use cash. I am told it works just fine.
This is simply bad law. Louisiana is banning cash transactions in excess of (1) per month for the sale of second hand merchandise. http://fleamarketzone.com/2011/10/louisiana-bans-cash-transactions-for-second-hand-merchandise/
I call this the "accidental discharge" or "knee jerk" reaction rule. Imagine if you will, the police department going to the firing range every three months. Six men qualify at once. You have one hundred and twenty men to qualify on the range. During the course of qualifying officers, there is an accidental discharge which results in some Corporal's toe getting shot off by the officer at the neighboring station. The Chief decides that to prevent further accidental discharges, only one officer will be qualified at a time. This increases overtime costs dramatically for all of the officers waiting to qualify and also for the range instructors. Overtime losses are then multiplied 4 times per year. The Chief thinking that he is brilliant and surely worth more than he makes- believes he has prevented accidental discharges up until such day that a lieutenant shoots his own toe off.
Common sense should state that any problem's cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. This is misguided statism. You cannot pass laws that cost tens of thousands of innocent people time and money while trying to a prevent a few hundred thieves from pawning stolen stuff. Not only will you end up collectively costing everybody more money in the process, but the overall effectiveness of the program will require additional man hours to monitor and enforce. And of course because it is government- nobody will ever measure the program 5 years later to determine if it was effective or not. And shit can it- if it is not. There is never a mechanism to get rid of crappy laws once they are on the books.
The juice ain't worth the squeeze.
So what does an old lawman think about this? The law will be ignored. Unscrupulous buyers will still buy when they can make a buck without getting caught and unsavory characters will continue to sell stuff. I never met a man yet, who while possessing stolen property, didn't say he got it from some other guy by the name of Joe (which he can't identify) down at the river. Or that he found it. You simply won't be able to prove anything but simple possession of stolen property- if that. Law enforcement could still recover some stolen property if that was the stated goal. There is a much better way of doing that than requiring a bunch of duplicitous and largely wasteful paperwork and outlawing cash.
In Boise, Idaho second hand dealers still do cash transactions. The buyers, generally pawn shops, simply report everything they buy to the local police on a computer spreadsheet in an email each night. They furnish a description of the property and the sellers ID. Compliance is quick, efficient, and painless. Thousands of legitimate customers and businesses are not inconvenienced for a few thieves and they are still able to use cash. I am told it works just fine.
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