A headline in the Jan. 19 Atlanta Journal-Constitution read: “Major Crimes Dip in Atlanta in 2015.” Wrong! If you read the accompanying article it reports that murders rose from the year before and rape is up over 50 percent from 2013. Those are “major crimes.” The Atlanta Police Department claims that robberies, burglary and larcenies are down from a year ago, but police officers confide to InsiderAdvantage that they are ordered to count a home break-in at an apartment or condo complex as just “one” rather than actually report that 20 units were robbed in the complex. For Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and his police department, rising murders and rapes mean their boat is SINKING…
Congressmen dodge antisemitism vote
This week the U.S. House passed a resolution condemning antisemitism in the U.S., which has seen an uptick as tensions have risen after war broke out between Israel and Hamas. The final tally was 311 in favor, 14 opposed, and 92 voting ‘present,’ including Democratic Reps. Hank Johnson of Lithonia, Lucy McBath of Marietta and Nikema Williams of Atlanta. Democrats in opposition (or sitting out the vote) said voicing support for the Jewish people was just an attempt to be divisive. Those reps. in opposition of antisemitism are SINKING…
