Hello, readers.
I have a lot of time today and quite a bit to tackle before my big flight to Florida next week.
We’re heading there for our family gathering, which includes five Marines and one Air Force veteran. Grandpa’s in the Air Force, his son and cousin are in the Marines, and the grandkids will be running around, having some beer and barbecue with the dog.
Sounds like it’ll be a good time.
So, let’s get started while things are going well.
Shut up and let the robbery happen.
Charles Fehner’s real crime wasn’t shooting career criminal Cody Gonzalez, but it might as well have been.
Gonzalez confronted Fehner one night, waving around what he claimed was a knife, which turned out to be just a pen. Before you judge too harshly, there’s a video of the incident. Fehner had every right to protect himself from Gonzalez.
The perpetrator has quite a long criminal history, with 15 arrests since 2004. This situation highlights how the city’s justice system fails to keep violently inclined people off the streets.
Prosecutors acknowledged that Mr. Fehner was acting in self-defense. However, he faces charges for possessing an unregistered firearm in New York City. A search of his home turned up an “arsenal” of weapons.
At 67, Mr. Fehner, a retired doorman, is married and lives a modest lifestyle. His beliefs lean conservative, rooted in his sense of self-defense and autonomy, which is quite different from Gonzalez’s situation. Unfortunately, this means he’s facing prosecution and potential jail time.
Manhattan seems to be sending a message: “Shut up and get robbed.”
The prosecutors were quite eager, urging the judge to have Mr. Fehner locked up immediately. They preferred he spend the holidays behind bars rather than with his wife. The judge, however, calmly denied that request and allowed Mr. Fehner to be released until his sentencing in January.
According to reports, Judge Toni Cimino decided he is “free” to enjoy Christmas with his wife, despite objections from the prosecutor’s office, which wanted him to spend the holiday in Rikers.
Fehner’s attorney pointed out that in a proper judicial system, Mr. Fehner would be recognized instead of facing charges.
He’s set to report to prison for four years next January, despite having no prior criminal record. If released, he might spend the remainder of his life expectancy on Rikers instead of with his wife.
If we don’t recognize this injustice, we are, frankly, blind.
I support law and order. We should adhere to the laws as they are written; it’s our duty as citizens.
Yet, the reality is that those tasked with delivering justice can be incompetent, or even motivated by political agendas.
I believe that justice for Fehner should have included surrendering his firearm, perhaps a fine, and then going home.
It’s a clear miscarriage of justice to send a good, elderly man with a clean record to prison during his prime years.
Moreover, Fehner made the city safer by taking a criminal off the streets, someone who had no intention of contributing positively to society.
So, let me just say it openly: Thank you, Charles.
what i am reading
The “we didn’t do anything wrong” excuse is a load of nonsense.
Scott Jennings explains who encouraged six Democrats to defy Trump
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Our government was obviously funding terrorists. What else is new?
Blue State Somalis allegedly sent welfare funds to Al Qaeda associates planning another 9/11
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Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the surprises keep coming.
Philippine mayor, who was actually Chinese, sentenced to life in prison for fraud
