All Entries in the "Public Safety" Category
Breaking news: Former Charlottesville City school bus driver faces multiple sex charges
A recently terminated Charlottesville City school bus driver has been indicted on multiple, felony sex charges regarding children. Darrell Eugene Farley (also referred to as Darrell Eugene Farley, Jr.), age 35, was booked on April 2, 2013 and presently is being held in the Rockingham Regional Jail. As confirmed by Charlottesville Human Resource Director, Galloway [...]
Stonewall: Albemarle authorities mum on Planned Parenthood disturbance
(Note: The following information has been obtained from reliable sources, but local authorities would not confirm details.) A non-English speaking family, apparently distraught over their adult daughter’s decision to have an abortion, locked themselves in the waiting room of Planned Parenthood’s Albemarle abortuary on Thursday. According to reliable sources: At approximately 8:27 AM, Charlottesville’s Emergency [...]
Sandy Hook and the ongoing casualties of the culture war
In this New Year, the issue of gun control is sparking considerable debate. The politicians are already attempting to make legislative hay over this matter, while as of this writing; the last of the Sandy Hook Elementary students has been laid to rest. Furious debate is being extolled, as to who is responsible, but like [...]
Guest editorial: The gun show loop hole fallacy
Folks who speak the words, “Gun Show Loop Hole,” often use cryptic tones of voice to help create the idea that something evil is going on at gun shows. Lets get it said right at the start, there is no legal “Loop Hole” regarding gun sales at gun shows. The same laws apply and are [...]
Guest editorial: Oppose the Keene police firing range
Outreach for Community Support to Oppose the Keene Police Firing Range The County-proposed outdoor police firing range at the environmentally-troubled landfill site at Keene will be a health, safety, and environmental danger and destructive to surrounding communities, farmlands and countryside; is inconsistent with the surrounding rural zoned, Southern Historic and Agricultural Forestal districts lands; is [...]
Guest editorial: The noxious effects of racial profiling
The noxious effects of racial profiling By Dr. M. Rick Turner Thanks to the proliferation of social media and the motivation and concern of the black press, the biggest news story in the country on March 26 was the killing of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a self-appointed guardian of public safety on Feb. 26 [...]
Righteous red pen 2 report: Trimming $14M of fat and waste from Albemarle County’s budget
Far from being cut to the marrow, or even trimmed to the bone, a fundamental review of Albemarle County’s 2012-2013 proposed budget reveals a document laden with political lard, fat handouts, and gratuitous, meaty spending proposals. Following an exposé chronicling Charlottesville City’s profligate misspending, Albemarle County is the target of the “red pen 2” report—suggestions [...]
Overdrive: Illegal parking problems persist at Albemarle High School
It’s happened again. And again. And again. Less than 90 days after The Schilling Show reported dangerous and ongoing parking violations at Albemarle High School (AHS), the problem persists. The latest pictures, taken in January and February by Schilling Show contributor Jorge Brooks, Jr., show cars lining yellow-curbed emergency-vehicle access areas, blocking clearly marked fire [...]
Guest editorial: Skinning the CAT (How the City of Charlottesville abuses some in its employ)
Skinning the CAT (How the City of Charlottesville abuses some in its employ) by Clifton Smith Circumstance saw me without my vehicle for a few days. Deciding to explore the alternatives, I chose to utilize the local transit system, known as CAT, the Charlottesville Area Transit System. I was a far younger man when I [...]
Guest editorial: Occupy Charlottesville, the rule of law, and why the Constitution will fail
Law enforcement, Occupy Charlottesville, and why the Constitution will fail by Clifton Smith There are many facets of the recent debacle associated with the recent “Occupy Charlottesville” which will no doubt be a matter of prescient debate for many weeks and months to follow. As it should be. However, I feel that there is core [...]
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