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The Camera on the Corner Doesn't Know You're Innocent

  Just The Facts is back — same commitment, a new chapter, and a story worth picking the blog back up for. It's been a long time since anything new showed up on this page. A lot has happened since the last post — life moved through a few more chapters, including retirement, and along the way I picked up an interest that would have seemed like science fiction when I started this blog. Some of you already knew this from Facebook back when I was cross-posting, but for anyone who didn't: I'm Dave Simmons. I spent this blog's early years writing under "Joe Friday" — the name stays, the facts don't change, and neither does the reason I started this in the first place. I'm picking it back up because I found a story that belongs here as much as anything I've written before. When the Machine Is Wrong, the Gun Is Still Real Picture this: you're driving home. Nothing unusual — groceries in the back, maybe a baby asleep in the car seat. Then the li...

Politically Above the Law

America is doomed if you accept this conclusion from the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton. What you should accept is the evidentiary findings from this investigation, because the evidence that was found and presented does not support the conclusion. The FBI’s notion of “intent” and the actions of a “reasonable person” in her position are clearly supported by the evidence found. In other words, why would anyone in a governmental position such as Secretary of State, ever use any form of unsecured communication regarding ANY sensitive information regardless of its classification? The fact is she used not just one, but several personal servers to communicate and store any governmental information, when policy and security prohibits such communications. The willful act to ignore these policies only raises question of the underlying intent of doing so. Such actions are “grossly negligent” because the risk of harm, intrusion and security is extensive op...

The Obsession with Labels and Registries

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The Facebook page was asking if the driver's licenses of sex offenders should look like this. To no surprise, the over whelming response was...yes. Of course the intent of such labeling is based solely upon keeping society safe from dangerous predatory persons, right? After all, they have public access registries so you know if a sex offender lives in your neighborhood so you can stay clear of any interaction with them. It's all about knowing what lies in the dark shadows that otherwise is invisible to your naked eye or your unsuspecting intuition. But I might not call issue to such labels if it were delved out in a more fair and unbiased manner. What I'm saying is that we really shouldn't just pick and choose how bad one crime is over another. We should label them all so we can each decide who is civilly acceptable to exist in our particular circle of safety. For instance, I think we should label all convicted felons in this manner. After all it seems just...

Un-Twisting the Twisted Agenda

Having had a concealed carry permit for 34 years, not one of my guns has ever loaded itself, cleaned itself, removed itself from its holster and has never discharged itself or caused any threat or harm from merely existing as an object in my possession. The insane notion that my legally owned and responsibly carried guns will commit a crime because they simply exist is ridiculous. Yet so many want to take my right to possess and carry away from me. What now? Simply reclassify an object and identify it as an “assault-weapon” and then ban it. The problem is, it’s impossible for an object to commit an assault unless a person makes it a weapon in order to commit an assault. It’s time to end this confusion.   Today's Lesson: Write down the following points three times while reading the words out loud. After completing this simple task, perhaps you will clearly understand that you cannot change the facts to be something they are not. We have a people problem; not an object problem...

It's Just My Opinion...

The so-called debate last night was nothing but a Trump ambush by Fox News, Rubio and Cruz. It served no American. It only sent the clear message that the Republican Party machine, the Washington elitists and the media fear the power and popularity that Trump has gained across this country. They tried to indict his character with slide shows and irrelevant diversions. Even Cruz used the term "prove your innocence" when referring to releasing some interview tapes. Is he guilty of something? Washington and the media does not want Trump to keep gaining strength. They can't control him and he is a threat to their political stability. If you got all caught up in all this diversionary rhetoric, then the political machine has won again.   For my own reasons, I have little trust of the organized tyranny that Washington provides. I have little confidence that those proclaiming an alliance to our Constitution within our so-called Justice system, are no more than politicians ...

WHY I'M OFFENDED

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I'm offended because... You don't like my Faith and my God You don't like or respect my Flag You don't like or follow our Constitution You want to come here and make US adapt to your beliefs You make more money sitting on your ass than I do working my ass off You expect me to Trust my government that continues to lie about it's actions You expect me to Believe in politicians who continue to live outside and above the Law You think because I am a Gun owner that I am a criminal or a fanatic You think I should believe everything the media tells me is true You think that being Politically Correct is more important than being Morally Right You told me that the TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE and that is so far from the real Truth You want to steal my strength to fight and make me weak to only concede to your power You want me to believe that we are no longer "one nation, under God, indivisible, for liberty and justice for all" What I...

We Don't Live in Sherwood Forest

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I wonder what would happen if I had a million dollars and decided to give it all away? What would the reactions be? Sure it sounds like a crazy thing to do, after all, a million dollars is no easy task for most people to obtain or accumulate, let alone give it away. But I wonder what the true value of those million dollars becomes when it’s given versus when it’s earned? I would go to the streets, without any signs or fanfare and start giving away this million dollars, twenty dollars at a time. All without speaking and promoting my intentions, I’d simply extend a $20 dollar bill, smile and continue on to the next. It sounds like something that would be received with great thanks and appreciation, right? But I’m willing to believe, it would be much less personal, less thankful and perhaps even more sinister in its reception. I’m sure some would be stunned or amazed and some would even say thank you. Some may double back two, three times or more to benefit...