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Who's Blocking Drone Protest at Hancock AFB
33 people were grabbed by county sheriffs on April 22, a few blocks from the main gate of Hancock Air Force Base near Syracuse NY. Faster than you can say "parading without a permit," people at the front of a single file, silent march along a mostly deserted suburban road, were cuffed and stuffed into police cruisers. Others were arrested standing near the gate of the base, where people do a protest vigil every two weeks, because pilots based at Hancock control drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) over the skies of Afghanistan, and perhaps over other countries in the region.
Humanity & the Planet Come First - Stop the Crimes of Your Gov't & NATO
Protest the Chicago NATO meetings May 12-21,2012- sign up now! Visible Protest Needed! The US-led NATO military machine is carrying out illegitimate, unjust, and immoral wars on six countries. When we visibly protest in Chicago at the NATO meeting, we will show the world that people here do not accept the crimes carried out in our names by the principal NATO countries. International media must see thousands of us demanding that our governments stop committing these war crimes. Humanity and the planet come first.
Shutting Down a Military Recruiting Office Near Little Kabul: Afghans for Peace Protest US War on Afghanistan
by Stephanie Tang
Friday, March 30, Fremont CA: Outraged by the March 11 massacre of 17 villagers in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, people took to the streets of Fremont, California in a bold anti-war march and direct action that shut down the local Armed Forces Career Center (recruitment office) for the afternoon.
NO to NATO & U.S. Wars!
May 20-21 the NATO military alliance will meet in Chicago. Is this a sign of international cooperation and diplomacy at work in Obama's hometown, as NATO claims?
No. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance through which the U.S. and its European allies dominate through military aggression, keeping the globe safe for Western imperialism. The greatest crimes of the US "war on terror," the massive death of civilians, the network of secret prisons and rendition, and the "humanitarian" interventions have all been done with NATO's forces and sometime, with its hand-wringing for appearance' sake. Bill Ayers writes in We Say NO to NATO:
- Please join with us from April 12-14 in Brooklyn to speak to our neighbors while a model drone is displayed and informational materials are distributed. This is being done in the Congressional district of Edolphus Towns, who is on the Drone Caucus. For more information, visit KnowDrones. An informative panal on Drones is happening on April 14.
- April 12
10 am – 2pm, Borough Hall Farmers Market, Joralemon and Court.
- April 13
10 am – 2 pm, Trader Joe's, Atlantic and Court.
- April 14
- Title:
- Protest When John Yoo Speaks on "Taming Globalization"
- When:
- 04.06.2012 - 04.06.2012 11.30 - 14.00
- Where:
- Gulliver's Restaurant - Irvine
John Yoo is speaking at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council at the Lowes Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monicom. We will picket on sidewalk outside hotel at 6 p.m.. Bring signs stating what you think about John Yoo and Torture. Wear orange jumpsuits and/or black hoods (black t-shirt works well) to represent the thousands that are tortured and still held in prison. The protest is called by World Can't Wait.
Protest When John Yoo Speaks on "Taming Globalization"
Protest When John Yoo Speaks on "Taming Globalization" 3/28 - 5:30-8pm
The New York Athletic Club 180 Central Park South, New York, NY
John Yoo, Professor of Law, Boalt Hall Law School, University of California-Berkeley and Former Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, United States Department of Justice
Protest War Criminal Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Baltimore on Tues. March 27
Join us for an important demonstration on Tuesday, March 27 in Baltimore, Md. in front of the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to protest war criminal Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who will be there for a speaking engagement. People will be mobilizing from around the area to attend this protest and transportation will be organized from different parts of the region.
For five years, McChrystal was the head of the Joint Special Operations Command, a highly secretive force within the U.S. military which carries out covert operations ranging from combat missions to assassinations. The Joint Special Operations Command grew in size and scope under McChrystal, and now Adm. William H. McRaven is pushing for even greater autonomy and for a vast increase in the Special Operations presence in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Stopping the US Drone War: A Chilling Feature of War of Terror
Under the US global war of terror, 40% of the US budget goes to preserve and expand the US empire, killing people in the Middle East to protect a global system of exploitation. As an integral part of the terror program, drones are a weapon of choice. The Obama administration is coordinating drone strikes in at least six countries: Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan. In fact, these drones are being used eight times more by the Obama administration than by the Bush regime, in programs run by the military and the C.I.A. Obama's Office of Legal Counsel argues that such strikes are legally justified under international law, basing its argument on the Bush doctrine of borderless, endless "war on terror." On an almost daily basis, drones circle miles above Earth, following targets. The pilots may live and work out of Colorado or on a base in upstate NY or even in some other part of the world.
3-16-12 Demonstrators Outside Waldorf Astoria, NYC When Bush Speaks
On Thursday, March 15th, about 15 stalwarts protested George Bush's appearance at a meeting of the Drug, Chemical, and Associated Technologies Assn. to a host of NYPD and mixed reviews by those attending and those passing by. The demand to prosecute Bush for war crimes received lots of thumbs up as well as thumbs down and some analysis -- both cogent and not.
by Sharon Pavlovich, War Criminals Watch
Forum 3/22, 2012 7pm U.S. - Israel Assault on Iran: The Growing Danger of War
Forum: U.S.-Israeli Assault on Iran: The Growing Danger of War, the Urgency of Resistance, and the Need to Bring Forward Another Way
March 22, Thursday, 7pm Revolution Books 146 W. 26th Street New York City
Leila Zand is the Director of Fellowship of Reconciliation's Task Force on the Middle East. She is an Iranian-American who lived in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war and the reform years of the late 1990s.
Out in the Streets: Talk with People to End the Bush/Obama Wars
We've been out on the streets over the last week talking to people about the wars begun under the Bush regime, which are now fully Obama's wars, and how they remain illegitimate, unjust, immoral. And how the only force authoritative force to stop them is us, forming ourselves into a much larger, louder, more determined movement.
Kudos to Wesleyan Students at War Criminal Scalia Demonstration
MIDDLETOWN, CT: At Wesleyan University March 9, 2012 students and Occupy Connecticut members protested an appearance by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. "Scalia and Wesleyan's President Roth were watching banners and condoms drop from the balcony, and there was nothing they could do. Even when the guard escorted us out for wearing Guantanamo jumpsuits, we got our point across," said Cesar A. Chavez, first-year Wesleyan student.
Before Scalia's speech, about forty Connecticut residents calling themselves Occupy Citizens United joined with Wesleyan students, chanting "Legacy of blood and war, what'd you make Bush president for?" and "Sexist, racist, anti-gay! Justice Scalia, go away!"
Left Forum This Weekend. War Criminals Watch & World Can't Wait on Several Panels.
War Criminals Watch will be presenting two great panels at Left Forum, Pace University, NYC. 3/17-3/18,2012
- What War? US Turns from War on Iraq to Permanent Occupation - Saturday, March 17th at 12:00 noon. Room W602.
- Stopping the US Drone War: A Chilling Feature of the US War of Terror, Expanded by Obama Administration to Include Targeted Assassinations - Sunday, March 18th at 12:00 noon in Room W606.
In addition to the above panels, we will be displaying a Reaper drone, and the shoes & boots of those killed in Afghanistan and Iraq outside Pace University, We also have a table in the exhibit hall and look forward to meeting you.
War Criminals Watch and World Can't Wait's director, advisors and a steering committee member will be presenting at several other panels as well:
U.S.-Israel War Moves Against Iran—What's Going On, Our Responsibility to Resist Details
No Justice Without Peace Details
Which Way Forward? The War on Terror and the Demolition of Society Details
An Army of Rape Details
Is Voting a Solution? Details
Pornography & the Sex Industry: Reclaim, Regulate, Uproot, or Abolish? Details
ABORTION! An Urgent Part of Women's Liberation—Differing Viewpoints on How to Win This Fight Details
How Many U.S. War Crimes Are Too Many?
The repeated statements from President Obama this week about the killing of 16 civilians near Kandahar on Sunday have been widely reported, the incident was "shocking... tragic... outrageous... heart-breaking." All true.
But as Obama's expressions of grief have escalated, his expressed determination not to leave Afghanistan before 2014 have increased, joined yesterday by David Cameron, Prime Minister of the U.K. NATO is ordering unmanned drones from the US to use in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region.
We demand: U.S. forces out of this illegitimate, immoral, unjust war on Afghanistan NOW, and pay reparations.
Protest Bush at Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Assn.
Please join War Criminals Watch, World Can't Wait and others outside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City between 5:15 and 7:15 pm to meet and greet the guests with appropriate signage. War Criminal George W. Bush will be giving the keynote address. This is a black tie event. The pre-dinner reception starts at 5:45 and the dinner at 7:00.
Protest Bush - March 15, 5:15pm - 7pm - Waldorf Astoria - 301 Park Ave (btw 49th & 50th), New York, NY
Protest When Yoo Speaks on Globalization
Demonstrate against John Yoo - March 15, 5:30 - 7pm
Commonwealth Club - 595 Market St, San Franciso, CA
This is What Liberation Looks Like: U.S. Massacre in Afghanistan
11 March 2012 - Reporting on its website tonight, The New York Times stated: "Stalking from home to home, a United States Army sergeant methodically killed at least 16 civilians, 9 of them children, in a rural stretch of southern Afghanistan [in Kandahar Province] early on Sunday [March 11, 2012]."
After murdering these innocents one by one, this U.S. soldier - many Afghan witnesses, including one whose father was killed, saw several U.S. soldiers involved in the attack - then covered his/their victims with a blanket and set them afire.
"This incident is tragic and shocking, and does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the United States has for the people of Afghanistan," Mr. Obama said in a statement.
U.S. Troops Need to Leave Afghanistan. Now. Stop the Occupations. Pay Reparations.
World Can't Wait and others are responding to the killings yesterday in Afghanistan that at least one US Army staff sergeant is alleged to have carried out. 16 Afghan civilians including children were killed inside homes, in 2 villages, in completely unprovoked aggression, according to witnesses.
Here, villagers protest outside the U.S. base in the Panjwai District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. |
World Can't Wait at Left Forum NYC March 16-18
War Criminals Watch is participating in Left Forum at Pace University, 3/16-18.
We will be presenting two great panels:
Does it Matter Whether Obama "Wants" War on Iran?
I've been hearing, since Obama's remarks this week that, "The one thing we have not done is we have not launched a war" on Iran, that Barack Obama doesn't "want" a war. That could be true.
But every speech he has given on about Iran shows the one thing he won't give up on: domination of Iran, and the whole region. If that takes war, then, Obama says, he will wage it. He said to the AIPAC meeting a few days ago,
"Iran's leaders should understand that I do not have a policy of containment; I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. And as I have made clear time and again during the course of my presidency, I will not hesitate to use force when it is necessary to defend the United States and its interests."
A Dissonance Between Obamas Words and Actions
In the 3 years Barack Obama has been commander in chief of the US empire, a lot of people have been impressed with Obama's way with words; partly because of the noticeable contrast with with George Bush's practiced malapropisms and deliberate mispronunciations (i.e. "NUKE u lar").
But look closer at Obama's words, and, even more importantly, his actions, to determine how people who care about humanity assess this president.
Bradley Manning Formally Charged, Still No Trial
The Manning prosecution is a tragic miscarriage of justice. US officials are highly embarrassed by what Manning exposed and are shooting the messenger. As Glen Greenwald, the terrific Salon writer, has observed, President Obama has prosecuted more whistleblowers for espionage than all other presidents combined.
Drop All Charges Against Bradley Manning! from Veterans for Peace
"Where is the justice?" asks Gerry Condon, a Board member of Veterans For Peace. "The Army is shirking its duty to punish soldiers who have committed rape and murder. Yet they are trying to destroy the life of Bradley Manning, who has not harmed a hair on a person's head."
Wikileaks Emails: The US Gov't Outsources Political Repression
With multiple media partners, including Rolling Stone, Wikileaks is releasing 5 million emails from the private security company Stratfor. Michael Hastings (whose article led to the firing of General McChrystal from commanding in Afghanistan), writes in Homeland Security Kept Tabs on Occupy Wall Street:
Voices of Conscience Against War on Iran
Aggressive war, against a country that has not attacked the aggressor country, is the supreme war crime. We said it on February 4 across the nation. I talked about it outside the US Mission to the UN (see video).
We won't stop saying it. Here's another chance:
Sunday March 4 in Washington, D.C., when President Obama speaks at the 2012 Convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, we'll be there, with a visible anti-war protest, along with Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, and the Occupy movement.
Don't Suppress the Occupy Movement
War Criminals March 2012 Appearances and McChrystal Protest
The war criminals are picking up their touring in March: Bush, Rice, Rove and Yoo are all on the speaker circuit. So is McChrystal and there's already a big protest planned when he speaks in Baltimore on 3/27.CA and FL are going to be busy, busy - so take a look. Indianapolis, NYC, DC, Honolulu and Austin will also be visited.John Yoo has 4 CA appearances. If you plan any protest, please let us know so we may help you publicize and organize it. Downloadable posters are available on our website. www.warcriminalswatch.org
March 2012 War Criminal Appearances - See our webpage for details about each date.
George Bush
3/7/12 – Indianapolis IN
ACT Against the Suppression of the Occupy Movement!
ACT Against the Suppression of the Occupy Movement!
Tuesday, February 28 • Union Square 4 pm-Gather; 5 pm-Rally; 6 pm-March
Around the world and in every walk of life, people were heartened by the rise of the Occupy Movement. In NYC and in almost a thousand US cities people broke through the confines of "protest as usual" and declared "the empire has no clothes!" A new kind of community in public space was created. Big questions were raised about what kind of society this is and what it should be.


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text: The Professor Zoom wiki last edited by spiderman20991992 on 01/21/15 11:35AM View full history OriginIn the year of 2640, Eobard Thwane inherited a virtuous amount of wealth from his family; this would help fulfill his life long dream to be a Flash. One day, Thwane passed an antique shop and saw the Cosmic Treadmill. Instantly recognizing it, he bought it immediately and tried to duplicate an accident that would turn him into the Flash. However, the planned accident didn't go as planned and left him scarred and mentally unstable. At the chance of having his face rebuilt, he has it look exactly like Barry Allen, his idol of his entire life, and the hospital expenses cost him the rest of his fortune. This did not matter as he now had a chance to be his revered idol's partner. He attempted to travel back to the past and leave his time impatiently. However, the Cosmic Treadmill had not been used for many years and resulted in it breaking down. As a result, the Treadmill miscalculated the desired time at which Thawne wanted to travel, and sent him a few years after Barry's death in Crisis on Infinite Earths. Disorientated and disillusioned from the rough time travel, Thwane saw many posters of Barry Allen killing a man known as "Professor Zoom". The poster revealed the man's name as "Eobard Thawne". Thwane's mind snapped and he became psychotic. This resulted in him becoming evil.RetconnedEobard was genetically engineered to be the perfect son. Incredibly good looking, an IQ of 127, perfect strawberry-blonde hair, but was still a disappointment to his parents. Thawne's childhood was a lonely one, and it was made even worse with the birth of his brother, Robern. Eobard lost precious time of his schooling, and fell behind his peers in academia because of forced social learning lessons he was mandated to go to with his sibling.Several years later, Eobard Thawne then hacks into the Flash museum, but Robern, who now works as a Police officer of the future, catches Eobard. Robern strikes Eobard with an elbow to the jaw and arrests Thawne. At this same moment, the Reverse Flash (Professor Zoom) was watching this and erased Robern from the timeline, making it so he was never born. Since Robern was never born, this gave Thawne all his schooling time he needed, and he advanced above and over his classmates. Thawne soon became the leading scientist on the Speed Force, but lost the title to a very overweight Professor Drake. Eobard tries to ask if they could cooperate together and study the speed force together. Professor Drake, now overconfident with his own grandeur, rejects the offer and tells Thawne that he is, "Not needed, nor wanted". This upsets Eobard, and he snaps at Drake. At this exact moment, Reverse Flash emerges again and erases Drake from the timeline, just like he did with Robern. With no Professor Drake not existing, Eobard Thawne keeps his title as the leading scientist in the Speed force, and here he is given his name: "Professor Zoom", by his colleagues and coworkers because of his extensive knowledge on all that is Flash. At this point in his life, however, The secret of the speed force seemed to be unreachable. as part of an intervention for Eobard's obsessive studies, his parents try to have the governor close down the Flash museum permanently. Professor Zoom then goes back in time and kills his own parents, along with Central City's governor, with a tornado vortex. because they died before the governor could close down the museum, Eobard was able to study further, and when alerted to the death of his parents, he neither cared nor thought of it.After days had gone by, he got a call from a journalist of Central City Science Today who was interested in writing a piece on the famous "Professor Zoom". Her name was Rose. and For the first time in his life, Eobard Thawne would fall in love. He soon became overcome with jealousy after he saw her with a man, and as it turns out, this man was her fiance. Professor Zoom would then go back in time and kill Rose's fiance before his interview, and this led her to believe that he had just run away or disappeared. After conversing for a long time, and having fun, they connected in a very deep way. After their conversation, Eobard asked her to Dinner, as a date, But Rose would refuse. She was determined to wait for her fiance. And so, Eobard waited. After awhile she began dating again, and Eobard kept his distance as a good friend to her. Little did he know however, he had his future self killing Rose's boyfriends within months of their first dating. Determined and in love, Eobard was not afraid to date her. She told him that she did not love Eobard romantically, but Eobard tried his luck and kissed her. Rose became angry and yelled at Thawne, making it clear that she never wanted to see him again. Eobard's future self would find her later in the park by herself and he would mentally scar her for the rest of her life, leaving her a catatonic.Later that night, Eobard's future self would anonymously send Thawne the suit that belonged to Barry Allen, the second Flash. Eobard soon saw the potential in gaining the secret of the speed force, as it was directly exposed to the speed force. Eobard wasted no time in studying it, and quickly found the way to replicate the accident that gave Barry Allen his powers. Eobard Thawne then dawned the Flash suit and deemed himself the Flash of the 25th century. The Reverse Flash then pushes a woman at a party off of a balcony, giving his younger self his first exposure, and his first good deed. Feeling happy about himself, Thawne was oblivious to his future self looming over him, watching him.Character EvolutionCreationProfessor Zoom was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino for the The Flash #139. Professor Zoom would become Barry Allen's greatest enemy, referred to as "Joker to Batman, Professor Zoom to Flash"Silver AgeIn Eobard's first appearance, he was nothing more than a villain that could use all of the same powers as The Flash. Eventually, he became the archenemy of Barry Allen after proving his skills in several comics and giving Barry a tough fight from time to time.After some time, Professor Zoom had a brief stint with the first incarnation of the Secret Society of Super Villains and led by Libra, The Villains were able to trick the Justice League into a trap. Beating the Justice League, The Secret Society then switched bodies with the help of Magic, in order to discover the secret identity of the Justice League. Professor Zoom took Hal Jordan's Body, and because of his future foreknowledge, he quickly became familiar with the Ring, and how to use it.The Secret Society was subsequently beaten, however, after the Heroes made and unexpected comeback, and with a magic artifact of their own, took back their own respectful bodies. Afterwards, the League decided it was best to wipe the memory of the Villains, and pretend it had never happened.This action would later comeback to bite, as after the events of Identity Crisis, as the members who had their memories wiped clashed with the Justice League of America, out for vengeance. Professor Zoom had already died by this point, and was not part of the fighting force of super villains who came back for revenge.Modern AgeProfessor Zoom was Soon mysteriously resurrected by Geoff Johns, and was soon revealed in the Blackest Night arc, that he was resurrected as a Black Lantern, who was then chosen for a white lantern. Professor Zoom was also responsible for the Flashpoint story arc,Major Story ArcsThe Flash V1 #275Thawne began traveling back in time to battle the Flash to get revenge on him, using his knowledge of "history" to his advantage. Zoom also repeatedly attempted to strike at Barry by going after Iris. It had seemed that he finally got his satisfactory revenge against Barry when he killed her at a costume party, vibrating his hand into her head.The Flash V1 #321 - 325It took a long time for Allen to get his life back together after this. Shortly after, he had found love again, and Zoom reappeared, threatening to kill his new fiance on Allen's second wedding day. Terrified that history would repeat itself, Allen instinctively and inadvertently kills his enemy, breaking Thawne's neck in a final struggle.In the Trial of Barry Allen, Professor Zoom reappeared to wreak havoc and kill Flash in the process.The Flash V2 #74 - 79: The Return of Barry AllenWhen Eobard learned the truth he grew mad. He began to believe that he was really Barry Allen. So he showed up on Wally's door on Christmas Eve dressed as his uncle Barry Allen. For several months, he and Wally protected the streets of Keystone City. Everything seemed to be going great and everyone was happy but that came to an end when Eobard went mad again. In a battle against Combine, a combine agent started to brag that he had killed Barry in a battle awhile back. Eobard snapped and started to beat him up, saying "I Am The Flash". This is when Wally realized something was wrong, and that he was not his uncle Barry.When Wally tried to confront his so called uncle Barry, Eobard got very angry and threw Wally into a combine trap and left him to die. Eobard went completely mad, he began to fight Wally, Jay Garrick, Max Mercury, and Johnny Quick. Nobody knew what was going on. They tried to calm Eobard down thinking he was really Barry Allen, but Eobard just kept attacking. But still nobody threw a single punch. They didn't have the heart to strike at the one they once loved. Wally couldn't believe what had happened. He began to become sad and laid around at home and kept telling his self that he would never become the Flash again. The next day Wally was walking in an alley, that's when he found the biography of Barry Allen's life. He knew that this was not Barry and that he was Eobard Thawne. He quickly put on his Flash suit and ran to tell everyone.Later, Wally and Thawne met up at the Flash Museum. Eobard had changed his suit to his future costume Professor Zoom which was yellow. They fought and Wally was taking a beating. Thawne seemed too fast for Wally. But Wally knew what he had to do. He was holding back. He was afraid of becoming what his uncle once was and that was the Flash. After regaining his confidence, he didn't hold back anymore and started to pound on Eobard. Wally then tricked Eobard to getting back on the time treadmill and returning back to his timeline. When Eobard arrived back home, he had no memories of his trip and didn't remember anything of his battle with Wally. The only thing he had been left with was a very deep hatred for Barry Allen. The Flash: RebirthEobard Thawne; Generator of the Negative Speed ForceProfessor Zoom appears within the Speed Force in The Flash: Rebirth. He is apparently the one responsible for Barry's return and transformation into the Black Flash, having the unfortunate ability to kill any speedster he touches. Barry discovers this unfortunate power after he vaporizes Savitar. Barry, fearful that he will inadvertently kill Jay, Wally and Bart with a touch, returns to the speed force. As he runs into the speed force the black costume burns off. When he does return, Eobard Thawne appears and explains that Barry was infected with Thawne's negative speed force energy which was causing him to cancel out other speedsters with his touch (but which was canceled out when Barry, by running back into the speed force, generated enough positive energy to rid himself of it).Barry then questions Thawne's return, the villain acknowledges that he will be resurrected soon, thanks to a "good friend" of Barry's. As the empowered Thawne beats Barry and Max, he reveals that the red energy field the three are in is a "negative speed force" that is being created by the Reverse-Flash's kinetic energy. Thawne's negative energy is slowly starting to poison the normal Speed Force like a cancer. Thawne goes on to reveal the depth of his plan: after Barry briefly returned to aid Kid Flash against Superboy-Prime during the Infinite Crisis, Thawne was able to send a subliminal pulse into the Speed Force to draw back what was left of Barry's self-awareness. This in turn led to the hero's reappearance during the Final Crisis.Afterward, Thawne transformed himself into "a new kind of speedster" (revealing himself to be the mysterious murderer from the beginning of the story) and created his negative speed force to contaminate Barry and the other heroic speedsters. Before Barry can fight any further, Thawne fades away.Thawne then attempts to cause all manner of trouble in the Flash Family. He attacks Wally's family, focusing on Irey and Jai. He explains that their erratic powers are due to the fact that their connection to the speed force is 'tangled.' He is interrupted in his attempt to kill the twins by Wally and Jay. This event leads Irey, in an attempt to save her brother, to give up her connection to the speed force, though she inadvertently gains full access in the process. She then becomes the new Impulse.Thawne then decides to go back in time and kill Iris, thus causing Barry the most amount of pain and suffering. Thawne cannot kill Barry, or his negative speed force will be canceled. In this spirit, Thawne tells Barry to cast his mind back to all the negative things that have happened to him in his life, and how they were all caused by Thawne. Barry puts the pieces together and deduces that Thawne, not his father as previously believed, killed his mother, which Thawne proudly admits.Thawne then puts on a burst of speed, rushing off to kill Iris, removing Barry's lightning rod. Thawne finds Iris just as she is walking to meet Barry for their first date, (this also being the night that the lightning struck the chemicals which caused Barry to become the Flash). Barry and Wally follow him back in time to stop Thawne seconds before he delivers the killing blow to Iris. When Barry and Wally entered the past to stop Thawne from killing Iris they became the impetus for the bolt of lightning that struck the shelf of chemicals- thus Barry and Wally became the lightning that gave powers to Barry and created the Speed Force.Barry and Wally then push Thawne back to the present, trapping him in a vibrational frequency chamber (originally designed to hold Barry when he thought he was the Black Flash) designed to sever his connection to the negative speed force. While Thawne can never be fully separated from the negative speed force (he creates it when he runs, just as Barry creates the Speed Force as he runs), the vibrational frequency chamber depowered him long enough for him to be sedated and incarcerated (in the present) in Iron Heights.Blackest NightDuring Blackest Night, as Owen Harkness and Tar Pit inspect the Rogues' secret graveyard, a black ring finds the body of Eobard Thawne (where he was buried after Barry snapped his neck). Thawne then seeks out Barry, hoping to get an emotional rise out of him. However, this Thawne has no knowledge of the events of Flash: Rebirth. Barry then deduces that this Thawne has no knowledge of the resurrection that Thawne mentioned to Barry whilst they were in the negative speed force. However, Black Lantern Thawne and resurrected Thawne (currently incarcerated in Iron Heights) are still connected, as demonstrated when Captain Cold, who was investigating Iron Heights with the Rogues at the same time Black Lantern Thawne was battling with Barry, sets of a cold grenade, freezing the penitentiary. Resurrected Thawne is frozen along with the rest of the inmates, and Black Lantern Thawne is frozen as well. Barry then concludes that this Black Lantern Thawne is indeed the same one that is in Iron Heights, but at different points in their timeline.Zoom during Blackest NightLater, the means of Professor Zoom's resurrection are made clear. He is one of the twelve heroes and villains to be resurrected by a White Lantern ring. Through his White Lantern ring, Eobard was granted life from the Life Entity because his role in Barry's resurrection.After his resurrection Thawne states that he is going home. Flash almost apprehends him, but is distracted by Digger Harkness and Thawne escapes, presumably into the future, thus setting the stage for the events of The Flash: Rebirth.Most recently Thawne was freed from Iron Heights by Harkness, who wanted to know what Thawne had seen in visions since his resurrection. Thawne provides him with no answers, only stating that freeing Thawne will have negative implications for Harkness in the future. Thawne then disappears Into the future.Road to FlashpointFor more information see: FlashpointProfessor Zoom reveals himselfProfessor Zoom appears to be impersonating a young boy who the police mistakenly believe to be a witness to the mysterious murderer who can drastically aged anyone. Thawne is stealing the life force from children like Elongated Kid to help him change his age and conceal his identity from Barry Allen. Later on, Professor Zoom reveals his true identity to Patty Spivot, Barry Allen's assistant, and tells her that her death will alter the current timeline. Fortunately, Barry managed to convince Hot Pursuit, his alternate self, that Bart Allen was not the child who was responsible for Elongated Kid's death or the one causing temporal anomalies. Within seconds, Barry remembers that the police brought in a young boy who claimed to have witnessed the murder.The two speedsters arrive in seconds to stop Thawne's attempt to murder Patty but when Thawne figures out that Pursuit is a version of Barry, he immediately drains the life force from him. Thawne reduces Hot Pursuit to pile of dust and gloats on how he has completed the purpose that the Entity of the White Lantern had given him. Thawne escapes and disguises himself as an old man in the crowd thanks to the Speed Force. Barry admits his defeat and realizes that Thawne has tapped into hidden abilities within the Speed Force. Barry goes to visit his mother's grave, who was also murdered by Thawne. Thawne watches Barry suffer from afar and he knows things are going to change for everyone. At this point, a lightning bolt strikes the center of the cemetery thus leading up to the Flashpoint event.FlashpointFlash finds himself in a new reality, and it is made clear that Eobard Thawne in part responsible for this new reality when Barry opens his ring not to find his red flash suit, but Thawne's reverse flash suit. Later during the resistance's fight against Wonder Woman and Aquaman, a great destructive force lays waste to the armies and Professor Zoom appears before Barry. Thawne quickly dispatches of Thomas Wayne, and a battle ensues between the old rivals. Thawne is beating down Barry, and explains that he is now in full control of the Negative Speed Force, and he is removed from reality. Seeing a loophole, Thomas Wayne uses an amazonian sword and impales Eobard Thawne through the heart.Powers & AbilitiesVast Superhuman SpeedEobard possesses such vast speed that not even the likes of Superman can match him.Negative Speed Force ConduitEobard created his own Speed Force the same way Barry created the normal Speed Force. By duplicating the incident that granted the latter his powers, Professor Zoom was able to create his own Negative Speed Force by generating it through kinetic energy.Super SpeedEobard can tap into it as normal speedsters can with the normal Speed Force and can apparently shut off their connection to the latter by "contaminating" it with negative energy. Through this, he has the ability to create multiple after images like Hunter Zolomon, the modern day Zoom, and can travel through and alter time (a feat which most speedsters were never capable of achieving).PhasingThawne can control his body at the molecular level, allowing him to vibrate his body through solid objects. While in this intangible state, he is able to breathe, but is immune to any airborne viruses. He is also able to vibrate so fast that light doesn't reflect off of him, rendering him invisible to the human eye. He retains sight even in this state.Human TornadoRelated to his super speed, Thawne is able to run in a circle and create a vortex. This vortex can be used for numerous purposes, such as pulling air out of the center to suffocate an enemy, levitating whatever is in the center, send a person in the center to another dimension, funnel toxic gases, and create a barrier, among other uses. He is also able to create tornado-like winds by spinning his arms quickly, and can use these to various effects, usually offensive.Vast Superhuman IntelligenceAt birth, Thawne was genetically modified to have an IQ of 167. Thawne's brain moves as fast as he does, meaning he is able to think extremely quickly. He is able to read a book at super speed, and retains this information in his short term memory just long enough to implement whatever he has learned. He is also a skilled forensic scientist. He is able to alter his perceptions in such a way that time appears to pass differently for him. In the span of a second he may have experienced years, and been able to alter elements of his environment while the time was passing, such as replacing a falling object or disarming an opponents weapon.Eobard is also very intelligent and although not a very good fighter, Eobard uses his genius brain which can react and think at the speed of light, to his advantage.New AbilitiesIn Road to Flashpoint, Professor Zoom exhibits his total control of the speed force, such as:Time TravelThawne no longer needs a cosmic treadmill to travel through time. He can do this as effortlessly as running down a city block.Youth DrainingThawne can leech off "youth" and time from individuals to add to his own.ShapeshiftingThawne can transform into different stages of age appearance such as changing into a boy, or a senior citizen.Existence ErasingThawne also learned to have the power to erase anyone from the timeline, removing all traces of that person's existence. He first tested this on Doug's friend, proving his "theory" worked.Time ManipulationWhen Eobard Thawne is experimenting with his new found powers, he goes to the past and freezes time at the exact spot before Barry get's struck by lightning, and freezes time in it's place.Weapons & EquipmentEobard comes from the 25th Century, so therefore has 25th Century gadgets. He mainly uses these gadgets when he really needs to, like when planning a trap.Two examples of gadgets are a locket that contains Element Z, which allows him to go superspeed. Another one is a costume that used to belong to Barry Allen that has been enhanced so that it makes the wearer go at superspeed.Alternate RealitiesBatman BeyondIn the mini series comic, it is revealed that Eobard has an ancestor living in the future.Other MediaLive-Action TelevisionFlashIn the short-lived Flash television show, Barry Allen disguises himself as a professor, calling himself Professor ZoomFlash (2014)The Reverse Flash with his face obscuredIn the 2014 Flash reboot, the Reverse Flash appears as the primary antagonist. He is first alluded to in the Arrow episode "The Scientist," where Barry Allen recounts the death of his mother and claims that the man who killed her was some sort of superpowered being sheathed in a ball of lightning. He is seen in flashbacks of the pilot episode of The Flash, with one of the show's central arcs involving Barry trying to uncover his identity. He finally makes a full appearance in the episode "The Man In the Yellow Suit," where he battles the Flash. He delivers a severe beating to the hero, but is forced to flee after Firestorm intervenes and attacks the Reverse Flash. At the close of the episode, the Reverse Flash is revealed to be Harrison Wells (portrayed by Tom Cavanaugh), the seemingly-disabled scientist who acts as Barry's mentor. AnimationJustice League: UnlimitedIn the season two finale of Justice League Unlimited, Brainiac created evil robot versions of the Justice Lords. The Flash's counterpart wore the reversed colors like Zoom's costume. His insults to Flash, calling him things such as a slacker and clown, are reminiscent of Zoom's insults.Batman: The Brave and the BoldBatman: The Brave and the BoldProfessor Zoom appears in the Batman: Brave and the Bold episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" voiced by John Wesley Shipp (who played Barry Allen in the Flash live action TV series.) He was the evil ruler of the 25th Century upon being chased there by Barry Allen. So by using the Cosmic Treadmill, the other two Flashes, Jay Garrick, Wally West (in his Kid Flash alias) and Batman get there to stop him.Justice League: Flashpoint ParadoxFlashpointProfessor Zoom is appears as the main villain, and is voiced by C. Thomas Howell. In the climax of the movie, he is killed by Thomas Wayne, allowing Barry to undo the changes to history.Video GamesInjustice: Gods Among UsBlack Lantern Reverse FlashWith the release of a new batch of DLC costumes, NetherRealm Studios has created Blackest Night Costumes for the entire roster of the playable characters. Among the roster, Flash receives a Black Lantern costume too, however, it is the Reverse Flash, Eobard Thawne. This is proven by the alignment of the chest insignia, as his Flash symbol is reverse of Barry's, and the fact that Barry Allen never became possessed by a Black Lantern Ring during the entire event.


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When I was a kid we never put up the holiday tree until Dec. 24. No doubt that seems absurdly late to people who string their porches with Christmas lights at the same time they're removing the Halloween ones. But I bet even those eager beavers have a few last-minute gifts to scramble for.
Food books to the rescue. I can recommend the following, all published in 2008.
Hungry for Wisconsin: A Tasty Guide for Travelers
(Itchy Cat Press)
Mary Bergin clearly had a blast researching this book. She takesreaders on a statewide tour to meet "burger flippers and entrée artists," to enjoy "glimpses of dirt-in-the-nails farm life and coat-and-tie ambience," to get ideas about "what to savor while learning about the state's food heritage and diversity." In her signature warm and thoughtful style, the "Roads Traveled" columnist pays homage to Mr. Ed's Tee-Pee Supper Club, Ethiopian yebeg alitcha (lamb stew), Walleye Weekend, "funeral wieners" and the Carr Valley Cooking School. Bergin writes, "Food can be good theater as well as sustenance," and she proves it with her vivid language and photography. All in all, an award-worthy guide. And speaking of prizes, somebody should give one to Itchy Cat Press for the crisp, zippy design of this and several other regional food books the company has published in recent years.
The Cheeses of Wisconsin
(The Countryman Press)
Jeanette Hurt focuses on the state's fast-growing specialty cheese industry, and her pride and appreciation come through in every page. She explains how and why the Dairy State is the leader of the artisanal cheese movement, showcases dozens of top cheesemakers and their wares and shares recipes from chefs and other cheese lovers. I will be using this guide as a reference for years to come.
Wisconsin Cheese
Milwaukee residents Martin Hintz and Pam Percy cover the culinary side of cheese in a tasty collection of more than 100 recipes contributed by top Wisconsin chefs, cheese producers, dairy associations and the authors themselves. There's also cheese history, cheese trivia, cheese company profiles and cheese tasting tips. I ate it all up.
Eat Smart in Sicily
(Ginkgo Press)
Following the same successful format of her eight previous Eat Smart guides, Madison's country-hopping Joan Peterson gives travelers all they need to know about eating authentically in Sicily. With co-author Marcella Croce, a native Sicilian and journalist, she details the food history, ingredients and dishes of the Mediterranean's largest and perhaps most storied island. The book indeed eats smart and reads smart: It is as useful for tourists as it is intriguing to cook-bookworms.
Eat Feed Autumn Winter
(Stewart, Tabori & Chang)
Who says you can't cook local in northern climes? Not Anne Bramley, host of the seminal EatFeed.com podcast and author of this passionate, knowledgeable collection. Born in a Midwestern blizzard and now a resident of Boston, Bramley is a mastermind at cold-weather fare and a Wisconsin-ophile to boot. (She calls the state "a winter paradise on which I thrive even when far away.") Everything about her book is a pleasure, from its intriguing recipes and expressive voice, to the informative, often quirky sidebars and large-format photos (by Tina Rupp), right down to the lushly thick pages themselves. To anyone who still claims you can't eat seasonally in winter, the book is a joyous "Take that!"


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US Never Defaulted On Its Debt? Not So Fast
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Tea party Republicans weren't the first to make the debt limit a bargaining chip. Over the years, congressional Democrats and Republicans alike have held it up for strategic reasons.
In 1979, it was lawmakers determined to attach a strong balanced budget amendment to the bill. They finally relented, the day before Social Security checks were expected to start bouncing. The tumult contributed to Treasury's failure to redeem $122 million in maturing T-bills, touted as one of the world's safest investments. Some investors that April and May waited more than a week for their money. Treasury blamed problems with its newfangled word-processing equipment. The system was stressed, officials said, when the booming popularity of T-bills collided with the last-minute debt ceiling increase from Congress. Investors called it a "default" and sued for interest to cover the gap. Treasury called it a "delay." Most Americans didn't notice at all. But the bond market did. T-bill interest ticked up 0.6 percent, a lasting bump that added about $12 billion to the cost of paying the national debt, according to a 1989 study in The Financial Review journal. It's title: "The Day the United States Defaulted on Treasury Bills." That certainly counts as a default, even though it was unintentional, said Urban Institute economist Donald Marron, a former member of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. "History tells us that mistakes sometimes happen," Marron said. When Congress keeps Treasury waiting for an increase in its borrowing limit, he said, "the cushion against mistakes gets smaller and smaller." ___ IT COULD BE WORSE Sure, it's tough dealing with bull-headed political foes. But at least Washington's not on fire. The fall of 1814 was bleak. The British had burned the capital city, inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner" by bombarding Baltimore and blocked trade up and down the coast. Tax revenue plummeted, and the U.S. couldn't borrow all the money it needed. The War Department ran short of food and medicine.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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No Temptation Island
Bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life
I'm afraid we haven't heard the last of Temptation Island, though you, like me, may wish you had! Let's face it, most of us don't need more temptation. There's enough to deal with in day to day life without stacking the decks against ourselves.
It might not make good television, but I'd like to know more about how to avoid and overcome temptation. All this hoopla about temptation ignores an inescapable fact: giving in to temptation leaves behind it a wake of terrible pain.
Just last week I learned that some friends of mine had separated because of the husband's infidelity. His wife, his children, his parents, business, church, and friends are all deeply hurt and confused. Watching this happen to a friend is as far from entertainment as anything I can think of.
So we come back to the question, How can we overcome temptation? I'm convinced that most people don't want to do the wrong thing - that they yearn to be strong when it's needed. We want to get to the point where temptation simply doesn't get our attention anymore. Wouldn't that be good, to no longer feel temptation?
Well, the television way would probably be to send us to No Temptation Island, but the ratings would doubtless be pretty poor. And it's really no answer at all. We have to live our lives. We can't go away to No Temptation Island. We need to find this "no temptation space" right where we're living and working now.
One writer who well knew both the lure and torment of temptation was the Apostle Paul. In his letter to the Romans, he wrote, "... the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do" (Rom. 7:19). Unfortunately, we know exactly what he means. But Paul doesn't leave us there. He says there's an answer. There is a way out. And it's available to all of us.
In another letter, he wrote something very reassuring: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it" (I Cor. 10:13).


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101,000 Singapore millionaires in 2012; ranks of wealthy swell 10%
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The share market rally sharply increased the ranks of Singapore's wealthy last year.
New figures out yesterday show that there were 101,000 millionaires by the end of 2012, a jump of 10.3 per cent over 2011.
Their total wealth went through the roof as well and was estimated to have hit US$489 billion (S$615 billion), up 11.5 per cent on the 2011 level.
The report by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management defines a millionaire as someone with US$1 million or more in investable assets.
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text: Anthro vs Furry: A Semantics ProblemI have a dream. A dream that certain artists in the anthro community here will one day, stop being ignorant about what "furry" is...and they will stop using the term incorrectly and discriminating art because of it. Any art community has a right to set limitations on what they accept in specific collections. But being so vague in saying "we only accept anthro, we don't accept furry" brings up a deep rooted semantics issue with the terminology being used. Being an Art Educator and a former community volunteer for this gallery, I cannot sit here and watch the ignorance and not say a word. I see people promoting stamps, design charts and even groups with false information and it sickens me.Most commonly, I see people using "furry" as a term to describe an art style.FURRY IS NOT NOT A STYLE. IT IS A SUBJECT MATTER.ANTHRO is NOT a style either. It is ALSO a SUBJECT MATTER.Style refers to the unique use of the Elements and Principles of Art and Design within the content of the artwork. S


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BATON ROUGE, LA (WVLA) Bonsai may be an ancient art form native to Japan, but this weekend the Louisiana Bonsai Society is bringing Eastern culture to the Western South. On Saturday and Sunday, the Society is hosting a Bonsai Show at the Baton Rouge Garden Center in Independence Park. The Event is absolutely free and open to the public. Miniature trees of all types are on display. The tiny plants are cultivated from as little as two to up to 100 years. The event includes a lecture and presentation on pruning bonsai and bonsai cultivation. It is open Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm.


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Two Midland police officers were disciplined with a three-day suspension
Midland, TX — The Houston Chronicle is reporting; two police officers in an oil-rich West Texas city spent weeks competing to see who could take the most cardboard signs away from homeless people, even though panhandling doesn't violate any city law.
Nearly two months after the Midland Police Department learned of the game, the two officers were suspended for three days without pay, according to findings of the internal affairs investigation.
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I had lost hope in the tribunal because i had seen Toxic players go unpunished due to people not knowing different languages and not reading all 5 games. This thread has inspired me to give it another shot.
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Community is cancer. 100% cancer. Everyone is cancer. You just have 50 different types of cancer. And the self-congratulating backpatters are one of the cancer factions, that have the support of Riot to "win" in the long run. I don't believe persistent vicious, malicious, profane behavior should be the norm, but I really don't like the policies of dumping chlorine into the pool until no one can swim in it.
Bump to brag about 89% accuracy and climbing! And make the thread more visible. And wish most of the people who've posted on it one excellent day, each. You can line up at the delivery window around the side to collect them.
Thanks. ^_^ I know that Enterti and Wonderbolts, and probably many others among the top few hundred, had over 90% at one point. That would be a comfortably round number on which to perch. Seeing Tsaalyo's list of behaviors that he found unacceptable prompted me to clarify my own thinking and figure out why I voted to punish or pardon in any given case; that made me a more consistent (and probably fairer) judge, and my numbers went up. So if I pass him, as is my goal, then the dust cloud I leave in his path will be filled with all the love to be found in the Internet. I wish I were convinced that this is making a significant difference in people's enjoyment of the game. My Internet's been spotty for months, so I haven't left bot games, but there still seems to be evidence in GD and other places of widespread frustration. DrUnne and Tsaalyo, how do you feel about Tribunal's successfulness?


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This is a discussion on Good: Robber Waffle House shot dead by CCW permit holder. within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Originally Posted by l1a1 If I were there it might have gone down something like this..... Dirtbag - This is a holdup! Me - (heroically ...
After pulling his .45-caliber Glock, the customer ordered the men to stay put until deputies arrived. Only after Williams pointed his Hi-Point 9mm at the man, did the customer fire, Wright said.
well here's a pattern I've seen a few times before. This is the fourth or fifth time I've seen a CCW'er blow away a dirt bag with Glock that was carrying a Hi-Point.
Moral of Story? Mama don't let your thug babies grow up to carry Hi-Points.
Kimbers are the guns you show your friends....Glocks are the ones you show your enemies.
As a CCW holder I wouldn't have gotten involved unless my life was in imminent danger. I'm not interested in getting shot by two thugs trying to steal someone elses money. Had they starting shooting people or moving people to the back of the restaurant, that would be a different story. Be a good witness and let the police handle this.
Our hero tried to do the right thing and spare the yute's life. Admirable, maybe appropriate under the circumstances, but not for me. If I'm in a similar situation and I have the slightest hint that the robbery is not going smooth as butter, I'll take whatever opportunity I have to neutralize the danger.
Any attempt by a CCWer to spare someone's life should NOT involve increased danger to the CCWer. I suppose if you're in a 'safe' position to offer him an out, so that your reaction time is guaranteed to beat his reaction time, it's the decent thing to do, and one that an LEO must do. LEOs are held to a higher standard, and could be prosecuted for manslaughter.
This CCWer allowed the perp to prove he was willing to use lethal force. Case closed.
Completely off topic: What if a CCW permit came with quasi-LEO authority and/or responsibilities, instead of being just a permit to conceal a firearm?
"Each worker carried his sword strapped to his side." Nehemiah 4:18
Guns Save Lives. Paramedics Save Lives. But...
Paramedics With Guns Scare People!
Can't bring civil suit against justified shoot in SC. Alter Ego law is in effect here.
I would have acted in the same fashion (theoretically speaking since I haven't been in this situation before). BG shoots another person or people and I had a means of possibly preventing that and didn't, I'd have more guilt on me than if I had taken another life with my own weapon.
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I think most people, even those CC, don't want to shoot anyone. I think his natural reaction, which I think is a common reaction, was to hold these guys at gunpoint for the Cops to deal with. That's what gets most people killed IMO. You as a non-sociopath will hesitate because killing someone is a big deal... life changing for the shooter and the BG (no pun intended). Dante seems to have mistaken hesitation to take a life with an unwillingness to take a life. He learned the hard way.
The lesson to be learned here is that if you pull that gun you had best be mentally prepared to use it, because our CC'er apparently had the drop on Dante and Dante still tried to engage him.
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If a couple of BGs with guns drawn start ordering people to the floor and employees to the back of the restaurant, I consider that a "threat" to my life and the lives of everyone else there! And especially if there are two BGs, I don't believe in giving up the benefit of surprise by warning them that I have a gun! It would be a matter of yelling "drop the weapon" followed a split second later by shots at both BGs to stop the threat! I'm glad things turned out well for the CCW holder in this case, and I can understand him not wanting to have to shoot the perps, but giving them a warning and trying to hold them for the police put his and the other customers and employees lives in even more danger. Just my .02.
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Dante and his bud experienced an "acute failure of the victim selection process". Hope the capture the accomplice and charge him with murder for the death of his bud, Dante.
A very unhappy birthday to the BG. Post mortum on CCW's reactions should serve as a scenarios lesson.
I mean, the story gives the impression that the CCW is practically entering a Mexican standoff. Would covert draw until becoming the focus of the BG's 9mm be a better choice? This isn't the Scenarios forum; but covert draw when in Code Orange, and stop an armed robber's lethal threat right out of the box asap. Maybe that's what the CCW did just giving loud commands, as recommended by many experts?A customer, who is a concealed weapons permit holder, thwarted the robbery by pulling his gun and attempting to hold the men until deputies arrived. When one of the men pointed his gun at the customer, the patron fired, killing the teenager.
.... even after the masked men entered the restaurant, the concealed weapons holder waited until the robbers began ordering customers to the floor and employees into the back - while waving a gun - to act. After pulling his .45-caliber Glock, the customer ordered the men to stay put until deputies arrived. Only after Williams pointed his Hi-Point 9mm at the man, did the customer fire, Wright said.
One thing I'm sure of: More guns, less crime.
-Blackstones Commentaries 145146, n. 42 (1803) in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)Americans understood the right of self-preservation as permitting a citizen to repel force by force
when the intervention of society... may be too late to prevent an injury.
All's well that ends well, except for the perp. Easy to Monday morning QB. That said I think the points made about element of surprise and such are food for thought. If perps are going to make dumb decisions they should expect that there is the chance that they are going to end up on a slab.
Young life cut short, not by the ccw customer, even if he was the instrument, it was the way he was raised.
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Police arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with an Upper Westville home invasion—and said the alleged perpetrator and victim already knew each other.
Police announced the arrest Friday.
The home invasion took place after 11 p.m. Tuesday on Stevenson Road, near the Yale Golf Course. Three men allegedly pointed a gun at the homeowner there, in front of his young children; robbed him; followed him to his car when he said he had more money there; then locked him in the trunk.
Detectives developed names of three suspects, including the one arrested Friday, according to police spokesman Officer David Hartman.
"As the investigation progressed, the victim eventually came forward and admitted knowing" the eventually arrested man personally, Hartman stated in a press release.
Police obtained both an arrest warrant for the suspect. and a search warrant for the suspect's West Division Street home. "When they executed the search warrant, they recovered two loaded handguns, items taken during the home invasion, a box of ammunition and a pound of marijuana," Hartman reported.
Now the suspect faces a long list of charges: "home invasion, conspiracy to commit home invasion, first degree burglary, conspiracy to commit first degree burglary, criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, second degree assault, conspiracy to commit second degree assault, second degree larceny, conspiracy to commit second degree larceny and two counts of risk of injury to children."
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posted by: ELMCITYPROF on January 17, 2014 4:34pm
Was the pound of marijuana taken from the victim's home?
posted by: Charl on January 17, 2014 10:18pm
Well, not hard to put two and two together here.
Think about it: If you were robbed at gunpoint by three masked men, in front of your two children, with their lives at risk, and your own…..and you happened to *know* one of the robbers…... what would possibly make you not name the suspect to police?
Think about it. The suspect also happens to have the amount of marijuana on him that is not for recreational use, but for sale, a large quantity.
Two points regarding firearms.
1. I would bet money that the victim does not own any firearms for home defense and personal protection. (I also would bet if indeed the suspect and victim do know each other, that the suspect asked the victim prior to the event, if he owned any firearms.)
2. How is the suspect charged with "carrying a pistol without a permit"?
If the pistol was uncovered within the home, how could the suspect have been carrying a pistol? There is no law against owning and possessing a pistol and keeping it within your own home. If the suspect does not have a valid pistol permit, it does not matter. Now, if the suspect was carrying the pistol concealed, and was found in a traffic stop, or was arrested outside his home, then he would be carrying a pistol without a permit. But, the way the article reads, the handgun(s) were recovered after LE executed a search warrant within the suspect's home.
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