From time to time very interesting videos pop up in my YouTube recommendations . A certain set of videos that fascinate me are law enforcement training videos from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The following films have a wonderful quality to them and I love the way topics are discussed and broken down. Each of these films have lots of great moments but Surviving Edged Weapons is the best and has everything you would want in a movie.
Are you ready for close quarters combat?
Which gun is the right one? Now you will know!
Red Letter Media made an awesome review of Surviving Edged Weapons. The video is age restricted, I guess someone flagged it. Do you maintain a sufficient reactionary gap between yourself and assailants?
Another day passes and another tragedy happens. In the case of a tanker explosion in Tanzania though the deaths of at least 62 people were easily avoidable. Here’s a tidbit from the Fox News story:
“Witnesses told the Associated Press that a crowd had gathered around the fuel tanker after it was involved in an accident early Saturday. People then rushed to try to siphon fuel, but the tanker burst into flames.”
Another insightful piece of the article:
“People getting killed in explosions while stealing fuel from incapacitated tankers are fairly frequent in East Africa, though the Saturday explosion is among the deadliest in Tanzania. Those stealing the fuel usually sell it to motorists for cheap.”
Apparently the explosion happened in a rather busy part of the town of Morogoro which may explain why there were so many injured however the first thought in my mind when I think of a gasoline tanker leaking near me is to get away. I wonder what’s going through the mind of someone standing next to a geyser of fuel to collect some and make a few bucks?
I saw this story out of Tanzania and it reminded me of a similar case out of Mexico that involved a pipeline explosion. In January of this year at least 96 people were killed near Tlahuelilpan, Mexico as they were trying to collect gas from an illegally tapped pipeline. I’ll be quoting a few bits from the Los Angeles Times story below, starting with a concerned father:
“‘I came here in the night looking for my son, walking through charred bodies lying on the ground,’ said Martin Francisco Trejo Hernandez, 55. ‘Some people were still alive, screaming in pain, screaming for help. I never imagined I would see such a sight.’”
It seems that shortly after the pipeline failed it was swarmed by hundreds of people with jerry cans, buckets, and barrels:
“Soon, as many as 800 people had converged on the site to gather gasoline, which gushed like a geyser from the ruptured pipeline more than 20 feet into the air, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, Mexico’s defense secretary, told reporters Saturday.”
“Videos taken before the blast showed soldiers standing around the scene who did not appear to make efforts to disperse the mob.
Cresencio, the defense secretary, sought to justify the military’s actions, saying the small number of soldiers had been unable to deter a sometimes “aggressive” crowd.”
I’m glad that I’m not so desperate as one who is willing to be drenched in gasoline to sell to people who actually have cars. Even if I was destitute, I believe that I might try a few other things first. I’m glad that I’m an American and pray that my country never turns into a Mexico or Tanzania…
I’ll embed a few notable comments from the Fox News article before signing off for the night:
There is one way to defeat the Russian attack on America:
DONT BELIEVE ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET THAT DOES NOT COME FROM A REPUTABLE SOURCE. If you dont know who is asserting a "fact" – cant picture a headquarters or person – assume it is a lie.
Just know that almost 450k people follow this man’s words on Twitter. Perhaps they’re doing it ironically?
What a great source of entertainment this man is:
When @FoxNews learned my appearance on @TuckerCarlson – where he used technical tricks to keep me from hearing his questions – led to an attempt to kill me that caused long-term physical damage, they reacted like any sociopath would: Used excerpts in ads to promote Tucker's show.
Oh boy, look at what this 10-year old boy was punished for. From ABC 13:
“TARBORO, North Carolina –Parents of a fifth grader are concerned after their child was punished for referring to his teacher as ‘ma’am.’“
and
“He says his teacher told him to write the word on the sheet because he kept referring to her as ‘ma’am’ despite her instruction not to. As part of his punishment, Tamarion had to have the paper signed by a parent.“
Of course the name of the teacher isn’t listed and at least the school was courteous enough to allow the student to switch teachers. I really can’t help but wonder what the teacher wanted to be called? Miss Doe or ma’am weren’t acceptable?
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