Frauds and Scams

Be suspicious… This is a good list of scams. I’ve run across a number of these, recently including recruiters pretending to be working for a company than asking for financial information, the IRS fake scammers, homeless asking for money for a job interview so they can buy booze or drugs, people with pyramid / multilevel marketing schemes, wealthy people pushing crappy investments, etc.… read more “Frauds and Scams”

Homeless Problem

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/12/736612514/seattle-faces-backlash-after-easing-up-on-punishing-crimes-involving-mental-illn

I believe the homeless (and everyone else), should be prosecuted in full for crimes they commit.

I think there are two types of homeless – those who are sane and normal but down on their luck – once they get a job and support they can be contributing members of society. These individuals need all the support we can give them.… read more “Homeless Problem”

Bad Cops Need 10x Punishment

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/11/florida-cop-meth-drugs-arrests-scandal/?utm_term=.0b1170ed45bb

We rely on and automatically trust police officers. Because of this, they need to be held to a far higher standard than the regular population. If a police officer is found to have committed a crime, especially a crime will on duty, he should face a sentence that is automatically 10 times as long as the maximum penalty for whatever crime was committed.