Apparently For The Denver PD, After the First Bystander Gets Shot, The Rest Are Free

In fact, no shots hitting bystanders are free.

The Denver Channel: Denver police releases bodycam footage of LoDo shooting that left 6 bystanders injured

On July 17, 2022 at 1:35am, a fellow reportedly was fighting with others when police arrived. He then tried walking away from police and then displayed/pulled/dropped (unclear at the moment) a firearm and while doing so pointed it purposefully or inadvertently (again unclear at the moment) at police upon their arrival.

Police then opened fire, hitting the individual.

They also hit 6 bystanders.  

All three officers involved  joined the department in 2019. Any bets they got more sensitivity/diversity/inclusivity/equity training than firearms training during that time?

News reports are still unclear as to whether 3  of the bystanders were directly shot and the other three hit with ricochets and/or pass-through, or if all 6 were directly shot.  Only rounds fired that night were form police.

7 rounds at least were fired by three different officers. 

One officer fired a single round when he saw the guy pointing the handgun at other officers.    Other two officers fired 4 and 2 shots respectively. Individual who  displayed/pulled/dropped the gun was dropped with a single hit.

Know your target and what is beyond is rather vital, as is solid marksmanship training and good use of force decision-making skills.  This shooting appears to lack all of that.

The Narrative Will Have Issues With The King Sooper Murders

Turns out the killer in the Boulder, Colorado supermarket shooting is going to mess with the MSM's narrative of white supremacists as perpetrators and white racism as the motive for such.

Turns out it is not quite that simple.  

The arrested scumbag is named Ahmad Al-Iwi Al-Issa, or Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa,  or Alyssa depending on how the media chooses to spell his name. No motive has been released so we wont jump to any conclusions but it's unlikely to be the media narrative fave of "evil white maleness" - just sayin'.

We will note that making the supermarket a gun-free zone certainly didn't help any except to make sure those who would perhaps have lawfully carried there did not do so if they complied with the request:

In the wake of mass shootings elsewhere, Kroger [owner of King Soopers] asked shoppers in 2019 to leave firearms at home. 

Surprise, a mass murderer didn't obey a request not to bring a firearm into the store.

Of course, Biden et al are already using this crime as a rush to push thorough their gun control ban agenda before the bodies are even cold.

An Amber Alert Generated Excessively Early Wake Up

So there I was, happily asleep and then my phone, which I use as an alarm clock nuicely set to get me up for the morning, gives a very long and vociferous buzzing (I had it on vibrate), enough to wake me up.

At 2:00 am.

Was someone trying to text me at that time? Did they have a death wish perhaps?

Nope it was an Amber Alert.

For Coloma, Michigan.

Please note that Coloma, Michigan is on the very opposite side of the state. You can't get any more opposite without ending up in Lake Michigan.

It then went off again at 2:30 with the same alert. At which point I could not get back to sleep.

The alert was later cancelled (without an additional text) and the subjects of the alert, two girls, were found and retrieved safely in Colorado. Apparently it was a bad one with the father being suspected of killing the mother and another person Thursday night and taking the two girls, and apparently getting to Colorado rather quickly.

The news noted that "An Amber Alert was issued just before 2 a.m. Friday; many people woke up to the text alerts that were sent out."

Alex Perez was then taken into custody on a felony warrant, apparently after a bit of a struggle.

I expect it is too much to hope for that during the struggle the scumbag received one hit for every person woken up by the 2am and 2:30 am Amber Alerts.

To Colorado Governor - Apology Not Accepted

Fox News: Colorado governor tries to apologize for gun control measures, blames staff, then curses

Proving the adage that a politician only sees the light when you show 'em the heat, Colorado Governor Hickenlooper is trying to "apologize" for his signing of the onerous, ineffective and downright unconstitutional anti-gun legislation into law.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s awkward attempt to patch things up with his state’s sheriffs over his support of controversial gun control legislation isn’t going as planned.

The governor, a Democrat, offered a series of unusual explanations during a meeting he held last Friday with a group of Colorado sheriffs for why he signed legislation that restricts the sale of ammunition magazines of more than 15 rounds.

First, Hickenlooper blamed his staff for not anticipating the opposition on gun control. He then apologized for his staff’s inability to effectively communicate and promised to do better in the future. ...

Hickenlooper also said he felt pressure to sign the bill into law because a member of his staff “made a commitment.”

“To be honest, no one in our office thought it would get through the legislature,” he said. “There were several Democrats who said without question they weren’t going to vote for it.”

The measure passed the Democrat-controlled legislature. No Republicans voted for it.

Last year, Hickenlooper spoke in favor of gun-control measures that called for background checks for all firearm sales as well as transfers.

Could it be the recall of a couple anti-gun Colorado senators and an upcoming election have anything to do with this faux apology?

Throwing your staff under the bus for your failings is always a class act by a politician and implies he can't even control his own staff, and given Hickenlooper's record of being in favor of these bills his apology rings hollow.

If you want your apology accepted Governor, you can state that your signing of the bill was wrong and that you'll sign a repeal of the law and that you want that repeal bill on your desk post-haste. Until you do that, it's quite clear that you're not really apologizing at all.

Glitterbug Proves If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough

The Detroit News: Romney 'glitter bomber' fired from internship

Of course, the glitter-bomber is a Democrat student who just happens to be working for a Democrat Colorado State Senator.

Police say 20-year-old Peter Smith threw glitter at Romney as the Republican presidential hopeful greeted supporters in Denver on Tuesday. Smith faces charges of causing a disturbance, throwing a missile and unlawful acts.....Smith has said glittering Romney was worth it, but he worries he could be expelled from school.

If you're going to be dumb enough to assault a politician you better be prepared to face the consequences, both legal and job/education wise. I'm reasonably sure most poli-sci curricula cover this important point. Although, given the liberalism at UC Denver, he may just get a a wink and a stern warning out of it.

Don't like a politician or their stance on some issue? Stick to protected speech like signs and statements and stay away from throwing stuff.

Colorado Senators Block Bill Banning Welfare Recipients From Using Their Welfare Cash Cards In Strip Clubs

The Denver Post: Panel kills bill that would have barred strip club ATM withdrawals

A panel of Senators killed the bill that would have prevented the use of the Welfare ATM cards in strip clubs because it would stereotype how welfare recipients who go into strip clubs and withdraw money there would use the money.

Yes, really, that was the argument.

You can't cut down on your constituent's access to pubic entertainment on the public dime after all.

According to the article, it was already illegal to use the cards in liquor stores, betting establishments and gun stores, and it probably would have made sense to add strip joints to the mix.

However, the article notes the law is not enforced competently in any case which possibly would have made this ban mere symbolism. For example, between April to June 2010, there were 423 instances with a total of $40,000 withdrawn from the welfare cards ATMs at casinos.

Can we take a gamble and bet on how that withdrawn money was used?