Apparently the topic de jour on the news this morning (Saturday) is all things Epstein. Everything from the Clintons finally appearing and the odds of them lying in their depositions to Bill Gates asking Epstein for antibiotics to slip into his wife’s coffee because of an STD he caught while on the island. I think we will soon see a new TV show “As The Island Turns” or some other such nonsense. It would make millions.

Hmm, maybe I ought to make a pitch. 

Probably not.

Because I COULDN’T CARE LESS.

Everyone is so wrapped up in this nonsense. Evil is wrapped up in this world and when it comes to light, people act all surprised. And when it involves people of power, they act even more surprised. Well, gee, how in the world do you think they got in power? 

Anyway, enough about that. Moving on to important stuff…

What an outstanding sign!

Well, he doesn’t come out and exactly say so, but this may be a picture of the infamous Friggin’ Pete. It does all fit.

Apparently exercise helps you with decision making. It’s true. I went for a run this morning and decided
I’m never going again.

The most common words people misuse:
Two, To, Too
There, Their, They’re
Your, You’re
and Racist

Another absolutely AWESOME prank! BUT! If he got charged by the repairman, his asshole friends need to cover the bill. That’s only fair.

Amen! Amen! Praise God! Amen!

Hmmm, looking ahead, I have a whole row of dragon tattoos coming up.

After months of uninterrupted analysis, I am now prepared to conclude that, indeed, my laundry is not going to fold itself.

I LOVE THIS ONE!!!! Don’t get it? Read Jonah … it’s only 4 chapters long.

We had a cappuccino machine, I thought my wife kept cleaning the crispy dried milk off the steamer spout, she thought I was doing it.

A year later, after coffee every morning, we found out the cat was licking it off when we were at work.

Today, my son came to me and gave me a hug – out of the blue. I was very pleasantly surprised – that is, until I heard him tell his father, “You’re right. She did gain weight.”

Me: So my husband… 

First Grader: You have a husband? 

Me: I do, the whole time you’ve known me. 

First Grader: Oh, I always thought you were feral. 

Me: Er, do you mean ‘single’? 

First Grader: Whatever the word is that you use for stray cats.

I think people who use the wrong word should have the humidity to admit it.

I always mean what I say.

I may not always mean to say it out loud, but I do mean it.

Yes!!!

I got a book at the used book store titled “A guide to Surgical Procedures”. I opened it up and the appendix was missing.

So, I need to get this off my chest.

I’m not sure if this was actually in the paper, just on their website, or just on this app that I have, but the Indy Star, a Newspaper in Indianapolis had this headline: IMPD reviewing after video shows officer threatening Black teen driver.

That sounds pretty bad right?

Well, it gets even worse when you read a little bit further down and you read that the officer had threatened to kill a 17-year-old black driver was posted on social media. Okay, catch up a little bit, IMPD is Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept.

The article talks about this poor kid’s mom saying that her son and 3 of his friends were driving along when they noticed a police car following them. They get pulled over at a gas station, less than half a mile from their school. The kid puts his phone on the dashboard, and you can hear the officer say, “We’re gonna get you out of the car here. So when you get out, I’m gonna pull you out, I want you to put your hands on top of the car, Ok?”

“What am I getting out for?

“The car smells like weed. Step out of the car,”

The officer grabs his wrist and pulls him out.

“Yo, what?” he asks

“I will f—ing kill you. Do you understand me?” the officer says

So, sounds bad, right? Let me tell you what makes this a rant for me. Because if you were to stop right there or just read the headline, you don’t get the true story. And I understand COMPLETELY why that officer said what he said.

Here’s the rest of the story:

These four kids were at an event at the school.

The police were warned that some of the kids at the school event were going to have weapons, so they were keeping an eye out for that.

These police officers witnessed these four kids with a weapon get into this car and allowed them to drive away from the school for safety reasons so they wouldn’t be near the school and then pulled them over in a safe(r) location.

I’m speculating on this next point, but it seems highly probable, if one of the kids made ANY KIND of move that EVEN LOOKED LIKE he was reaching for a weapon, that police officer would have said those exact words, “I will f—ing kill you. Do you understand me?” to get him to stop whatever it was he was doing or even thinking about doing because he DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO SHOOT A KID. 

The cop had no idea at that point in time, which one of the kids or if ALL of the kids had a weapon on them. If any of them even made a move that LOOKED like they COULD have been going for a weapon, he would have used his loudest, most aggressive voice to get him to think twice about what he MIGHT have been thinking about doing because if he even LOOKED like he was going to pull a gun the police officer was just about obligated to shoot him. And he DID   NOT   WANT   TO   SHOOT   A   KID.  Even a dumb one.

In the end, three of the boys were released and one was arrested for possession of a firearm, thus proving my point. Just like you yell loudly at a child to NOT TOUCH THAT when they reach for a hot stove to frighten them into stopping what they are doing in the middle of what they are about to do.

I have used the exact same tactic myself while working in the jail as a jailor. (Also as a Sergeant with young airmen … same theory).

Of course, IMPD is reviewing the body cam footage of the officer, which, of course, hasn’t been released, they’ve apologized for the foul language and said that this is not the way we want interactions between law enforcement and the youth of Indianapolis to be and yadda, yadda, political correctness, woke nonsense.  

My bet is that this guy publicly will be counseled on proper interactions with youth or some such crap while privately will be told he did everything correctly. At least, that’s the way it should go down, if I have my facts straight.

So, Mom. All upset because your poor, innocent baby was “threatened by a police officer”? He may very well have saved his, or one of the other boys’ life.  Let me ask you a question: How come your poor, innocent baby was driving around with another kid with a gun? You can’t possibly say he didn’t know he had a gun if the police knew from a distance. What sort of friends are YOU allowing YOUR son to hang out with? Why aren’t you outraged over the fact that the school isn’t doing more to make sure that weapons aren’t allowed on school property or at a school function? Why is it the police’s fault when they are trying to SAVE YOUR CHILD’S LIFE?

And shame on you, Indy Star for putting that kind of a slant on that article instead of backing the IMPD up front, like you should have.

Okay, I’m done ranting. I just had to. I have a lot of friends in law enforcement and even some on IMPD and I’m sick and tired of them getting the dirty end of the stick. Do you know how scary a traffic stop is? 

I do.