In Harm's Way
“I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way" - John Paul Jones
The brave men and women who volunteer to serve in our nation's Armed Forces choose to put themselves in harm's way when they enlist (or for officers, are commissioned). We have an obligation to provide them with every possible means of surviving their military service without being harmed. So why do we not arm; or provide armed guards for those whose military duty station exposes them to what happened in Chatanooga?
When it comes to the Marine Corps, I'd have no objection to every single one of them being armed at every recruiting station and other non-military-base posting. Every Marine is first and foremost a rifleman (did they ever get around to changing that to rifleperson?) Same with Army personnel. Not all Navy or Air Force personnel get enough training in weapons handling to make me comfortable with a blanket policy of arming them. Perhaps they should be properly trained before taking on such assignments. It would certainly be more cost effective than putting armed guards in place to protect them when they should be capable of protecting themselves.
We owe them our best efforts to keep them safe. That's what they do for us every single day.
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Did the late Kim Fowley, manager of the all-girl rock band The Runaways, actually rape Jackie Fox, the band's bassist? Did the other members of the band watch this in a motel room? That is what Ms Fox claims in a story in the Huffington Post. Joan Jett claims she has no memory of the incident and wishes "healing" for Jackie. Cherie Curie says she will take a polygraph to prove she did not sit idly by as Jackie was "brutally" raped. Kim Fowley died in January of this year and isn't able to confirm or deny the allegations.
Sunday night, on my way home from a trivia tournament, I had a long drive ahead of me and so I channel-surfed on the radio for something interesting to listen to. I stumbled on an interview that had just started with Kari Lee Krome. She is one of the co-founders of The Runaways even though she never actually played in the band. She's a songwriter and she's the one who discovered Joan Jett and brought her to the attention of Fowley (or so the story goes). She had a lot to say about this night and confirms the allegations of Ms Fuchs (Fox, gone back to her real name before it was changed for her inclusion in the group). She sounded honest and open about having experienced a traumatic event as a bystander.
She also pointed something out that may explain the reticence of Ms Jett and Ms Curie to state that they were bystanders who failed to act at the time. Everyone there had been drinking alcohol and/or taking drugs. When your a teen and your under the influence, your recollection of events can be altered quite easily by the passage of time.
Personally I don't believe that Curie, Jett or Krome; or any of the other bystanders are 'guilty' of anything except being traumatized by having witnessed violence. The alleged perpetrator is dead. No one can be held responsible for anything. We should all support Ms Fuchs and the others in their healing process.
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Random Ponderings:
Please tell me that the only connection Ryan Reynolds will have to the new Green Lantern movie will be if he buys a ticket to see it in a theater. Please?
The idiots who flew drones over the fire on I-15 today, keeping firefighters from water-drops that might have saved cars that burned up on the freeway should be prosecuted. Or at least held liable for damages for the destruction they contributed to.
There's a pic of Kim Kardashian without makeup making the rounds. The face I always wanted to see sans makeup was that of Tammy Faye Bakker. That's because I know it was Jimmy Hoffa hiding under all that gunk.
Alex Rocco, who played "Moe Greene" in The Godfather has passed away. He appeared in more than 150 feature films and television programs, ranging from the masterpiece above to things like Herbie Goes Bananas and two episodes of T. J. Hooker. RIP.
Dear Abby got a letter from a woman who refused to respect her mother's privacy and read her diary. She learned she's a child of rape and wants to talk to her mom about it. Worst of all, Dear Abby encouraged her to do so. That's just wrong. Daughter should go find a therapist and talk to them and leave her poor mother alone.
Rachel Dolezal is now claiming she didn't deceive anyone. Proving that she was the first victim of her deceptions.
AshleyMadison.com is a website for married folk who want to have an affair. Hackers are threatening to release the site's records including names and sexual kinks. Sucks to be an adulterer. If the records do come out I'll have to scan and see if either of my ex-wives are listed.
Why did it take President Obama so long to order flags lowered to half-staff for the Chattanooga shooting victims?
Someone should return the favor to Donald "Toupee" Trump and give out his private cell number after he did that to Senator Lindsay Graham.
Some idiot asked Selena Gomez to rank her own "hotness" during a call-in interview. That's just wrong.
Another broken promise from Hillary Clinton. During the 2008 campaign she said she'd never raise capital gains tax rates above the 20% level. Now she is talking about increasing them if she's elected. Sad thing is that she's right. They need to be raised. Broken promise = good idea.
The brave men and women who volunteer to serve in our nation's Armed Forces choose to put themselves in harm's way when they enlist (or for officers, are commissioned). We have an obligation to provide them with every possible means of surviving their military service without being harmed. So why do we not arm; or provide armed guards for those whose military duty station exposes them to what happened in Chatanooga?
When it comes to the Marine Corps, I'd have no objection to every single one of them being armed at every recruiting station and other non-military-base posting. Every Marine is first and foremost a rifleman (did they ever get around to changing that to rifleperson?) Same with Army personnel. Not all Navy or Air Force personnel get enough training in weapons handling to make me comfortable with a blanket policy of arming them. Perhaps they should be properly trained before taking on such assignments. It would certainly be more cost effective than putting armed guards in place to protect them when they should be capable of protecting themselves.
We owe them our best efforts to keep them safe. That's what they do for us every single day.
* * *
Did the late Kim Fowley, manager of the all-girl rock band The Runaways, actually rape Jackie Fox, the band's bassist? Did the other members of the band watch this in a motel room? That is what Ms Fox claims in a story in the Huffington Post. Joan Jett claims she has no memory of the incident and wishes "healing" for Jackie. Cherie Curie says she will take a polygraph to prove she did not sit idly by as Jackie was "brutally" raped. Kim Fowley died in January of this year and isn't able to confirm or deny the allegations.
Sunday night, on my way home from a trivia tournament, I had a long drive ahead of me and so I channel-surfed on the radio for something interesting to listen to. I stumbled on an interview that had just started with Kari Lee Krome. She is one of the co-founders of The Runaways even though she never actually played in the band. She's a songwriter and she's the one who discovered Joan Jett and brought her to the attention of Fowley (or so the story goes). She had a lot to say about this night and confirms the allegations of Ms Fuchs (Fox, gone back to her real name before it was changed for her inclusion in the group). She sounded honest and open about having experienced a traumatic event as a bystander.
She also pointed something out that may explain the reticence of Ms Jett and Ms Curie to state that they were bystanders who failed to act at the time. Everyone there had been drinking alcohol and/or taking drugs. When your a teen and your under the influence, your recollection of events can be altered quite easily by the passage of time.
Personally I don't believe that Curie, Jett or Krome; or any of the other bystanders are 'guilty' of anything except being traumatized by having witnessed violence. The alleged perpetrator is dead. No one can be held responsible for anything. We should all support Ms Fuchs and the others in their healing process.
* * *
Random Ponderings:
Please tell me that the only connection Ryan Reynolds will have to the new Green Lantern movie will be if he buys a ticket to see it in a theater. Please?
The idiots who flew drones over the fire on I-15 today, keeping firefighters from water-drops that might have saved cars that burned up on the freeway should be prosecuted. Or at least held liable for damages for the destruction they contributed to.
There's a pic of Kim Kardashian without makeup making the rounds. The face I always wanted to see sans makeup was that of Tammy Faye Bakker. That's because I know it was Jimmy Hoffa hiding under all that gunk.
Alex Rocco, who played "Moe Greene" in The Godfather has passed away. He appeared in more than 150 feature films and television programs, ranging from the masterpiece above to things like Herbie Goes Bananas and two episodes of T. J. Hooker. RIP.
Dear Abby got a letter from a woman who refused to respect her mother's privacy and read her diary. She learned she's a child of rape and wants to talk to her mom about it. Worst of all, Dear Abby encouraged her to do so. That's just wrong. Daughter should go find a therapist and talk to them and leave her poor mother alone.
Rachel Dolezal is now claiming she didn't deceive anyone. Proving that she was the first victim of her deceptions.
AshleyMadison.com is a website for married folk who want to have an affair. Hackers are threatening to release the site's records including names and sexual kinks. Sucks to be an adulterer. If the records do come out I'll have to scan and see if either of my ex-wives are listed.
Why did it take President Obama so long to order flags lowered to half-staff for the Chattanooga shooting victims?
Someone should return the favor to Donald "Toupee" Trump and give out his private cell number after he did that to Senator Lindsay Graham.
Some idiot asked Selena Gomez to rank her own "hotness" during a call-in interview. That's just wrong.
Another broken promise from Hillary Clinton. During the 2008 campaign she said she'd never raise capital gains tax rates above the 20% level. Now she is talking about increasing them if she's elected. Sad thing is that she's right. They need to be raised. Broken promise = good idea.
posted by me at 12:32 PM
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