The new year was barely hours old when the nation found itself grappling with the first of a series of harrowing and tragic attacks on its citizens. In New Orleans, a 42-year-old Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street during New Year’s celebrations, resulting in 14 fatalities … Read more
A Philadelphia man acted in self-defense when he shot a 16-year-old who attempted to rob him using a fake gun, according to police. The incident occurred just after 11 p.m. Sunday in the city’s Kensington neighborhood, as reported by 6abc in Philadelphia. The 16-year-old suspect, along with an accomplice, approached the 21-year-old man on the … Read more
(Editor’s Note: Remember Joe Biden? He’s supposedly the one running our country though other than some sightings at his vacation home in Delaware, he hasn’t been heard from since Kamala Harris was installed as the face of the Democratic presidential campaign. His – and Kamala’s – policies are responsible for blood in our streets and … Read more
In the aftermath of a devastating mass shooting in Birmingham that left four dead and 17 injured, Mayor Randall Woodfin has shifted the conversation from gang violence and criminal disregard for human life to the growing issue of illegal firearm modifications and what he sees as inadequate gun laws in his state. During a press … Read more
Operation Rock Water, a multiagency anti-trafficking investigation led by the FBI and DEA, scored another victory in Texas on Thursday arresting twenty-one suspects with El Paso gang ties in a local, state, and federal effort. The individuals apprehended are associated with a gang known as Chuco Tango, a group steeped in criminal activity including the … Read more
Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has shined light on a frightening situation unfolding in Aurora, Colorado, by leaking footage of a Venezuelan migrant prison gang storming The Edge at Lowry, an apartment complex in the Denver metro city. Jurinsky announced that heavily armed men have seized control of the buildings, which are full of American citizens, carrying … Read more
With summer weather finally here, Chicago celebrated Father’s Day weekend with an impressive orgy of violence and mayhem. The final tally, per HeyJackass.com: 10 killed, and a whopping 62 more maimed by gunfire. Here’s the low-down by address, neighborhood, victim sex and age. Bold indicates fatality: Friday 6/14 2:55p 2200 E 87th, Calumet Heights, M/40 … Read more
How does Chicago celebrate Mother’s Day? Sadly, it’s not a joke. In a day set aside to revere mothers nationwide, Chicago’s gang bangers and criminal class opt instead to deliver hot lead instead of flowers. The final body count, tallied by the fine folks at HeyJackass.com: 5 homicides and 26 wounded. Why, it’s almost like … Read more
Haiti hasn’t always been a completely disorganized craphole. For now though, the Caribbean island nation shows us a real-time example of just how the veneer of civilization is thinner than most people think. With a bona fide cannibal gang leader now in charge, thugs with guns are the law. Given the very unstable nature of … Read more
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