Law enforcement authorities arrested another eco-terrorist a firefighter in the Maryland arson case.
I like news stories that you can learn lessons from. This report teaches us that if you commit a crime and don’t want to be caught, you should not do either of the following:
(1) Describe the inside details of how the crime was committed to law enforcement; or
(2) Use your cell phone in the vicinity of a crime scene, then lie about your whereabouts.
Criminals do the darnedest things.
Undeserved Murder
“They didn’t deserve this.”
–Neighbor of Bobbie Jo Stinnett and her husband. The former was murdered Thursday and had her fetus cut out of her womb.
Come to think of it, I don’t think anyone “deserves” that.
This is sick:
Several pregnant women have been killed in recent years by attackers who then removed their fetuses, in some cases to pass the children off as their own.
I’ve heard it’s difficult to adopt babies, but it can’t be that hard. Sheesh.
Affording Healthcare
What do multi-milllionaries with free, employer-funded healthcare plans do to ensure they’ll be able to see a doctor? Why, they set up a health savings account, of course:
President Bush may enjoy the best healthcare in America, and for free, too. But that didn’t stop him this week from setting up a tax-deferred health savings account.
. . .
“He currently gets the best healthcare in the world, but when his term ends, he will return to the private sector,” said Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy, adding that Bush also opened the account to set an example.
“He felt that this was the best move for his current and future healthcare needs,” Duffy said.
That George Bush–he’s just a regular guy like the rest of us, isn’t he?
Another Media Conviction Gone Bad
It appears that a string of Maryland arsons, which many news outlets–without any evidence–attributed to an “eco-terrorist,” may actually have been the work of a security guard terrorist.
I’m shocked the media got another criminal investigation wrong.
UPDATE: Oh yes. Don’t forget the blogosphere’s criminal investigators.
Bin Laden Tape
Mr. Bin Laden sure seems to be keeping up on current events from his spider hole:
A new audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden was put on the internet yesterday, praising gunmen who attacked a US consulate in Saudi Arabia last week and blaming the royal family for unrest in the kingdom.
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The hour-long speech surfaced on a website known as a clearing house for militant Islamist opinion, and extracts were later broadcast by the Qatar-based satellite channel al-Jazeera.
Next thing you know, he’ll be cranking up a bin Laden blog.
Funny, the reporting I’ve heard regarding the tape doesn’t mention bin Laden’s deep-seated hatred of American “freedoms.” But we all know that’s the motive behind his every move.
Anyway, I don’t know what kind of security they have surrounding Saudi oil facilities, but I think their guards should put in a little overtime over the next few months.
Happy Travels
Nearly a third of the nation’s traffic deaths happened in states such as Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee. About 64 percent of those accidents happened on rural roads from 1996 to 2000.
Glad I don’t do that much driving on “rural” roads.
This isn’t much of a surprise:
Most of the accidents involved late-night drivers who were either tired or drunk. The accidents happened mainly on weekends and involved young males between 16 and 25.
The study also found that drivers rarely wore seatbelts or in some cases, such as for pickup drivers in Georgia, were exempt from wearing seatbelts.
Georgia pickup drivers are exempt from wearing seatbelts? Why? I’m doubting they’re any less accident prone than automobile drivers. That makes almost as much sense as motorcycle riders not wearing helmets.