Here is a rare video of a woman being attacked by a rapist in New York taken by a homeowner’s surveillance camera. It offers the opportunity to discuss some elements of the attack: The attack happened on a sidewalk in a public place, the very kind of transition area like parking lots and parking [...] Read more »
When you take a look at these U.S. violent crime rates as presented by the Disaster Center, it would appear that the rate of violent crimes in many areas are slowly dropping to levels not seen since the 1970s. The total number of these crimes, however, are still significantly more than they were 40 years [...] Read more »
The Connecticut doctor whose wife and two daughters were brutally raped and murdered in a heinous home invasion is now testifying about his ordeal in the violent encounter in the trial of one of the suspects. The other suspect was convicted of the murders and rapes last year. 2007 crime — 2011 trial. What takes [...] Read more »
I had heard rumors and stories about things like this post Hurricane Katrina, however I had only a fairly limited amount of hard evidence. This is an old article, but here’s a real-life example of how you might be forced to defend yourself in a catastrophic event where there is no law enforcement around. [...] Read more »
It’s either the dumbest burglar of the quarter story or more evidence that criminals are afraid of the armed citizen. A homeowner returned home to find a burglar. The criminal, thinking the homeowner was armed, barricaded himself into the homeowner’s bathroom and called police to come get him.
I’ve written before about a rash of car break-ins at airports where the garage door opener was stolen. The thieves get your home address from your vehicle registration and your insurance card, take your garage door opener and proceed to your house to break in through the inside garage door. If your car [...] Read more »
There is a lot of publicity coming out of Chicago surrounding a rash of random attacks on people by so called “flash mobs”. Although there might be some discussion as to whether flash mobs is the right terminology for these swarming style of gang attacks, and whether this is a beginning of an ugly [...] Read more »
Here are two interesting facts that I don’t think I’ve seen put together before. According to Conrad Black in his article titled Tucson and the Failure of the Political Class, “there are 47 million Americans with a criminal record and the U.S. has six to twelve times as many incarcerated people as other prosperous [...] Read more »
In keeping up its reputation as one of the most dangerous metro areas in the U.S., the District of Columbia has seen the number of sexual assaults skyrocket this year by 50%. Or it could be only 11 %. It depends on whose statistics you use. According to the Washington Examiner, it’s a 50% [...] Read more »
“Just call the police, that’s what they are for.” That’s the typical response you get from people who are anti-self defense, anti-personal responsibility, or are just employing hope as a self-defense strategy. Unfortunately, you can’t count on the police to help you when you are in trouble. First, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that [...] Read more »