The District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department needs to immediately request a warrant of arrest for Democrat Representative Bob Etheridge of North Carolina’s 2nd District — on the charges of Assault, Battery and Robbery.

This is why, as I documented on Monday.

This is a top member of the House. He could easily have answered, truthfully:

– “No, I’m tired, just go away”;

– “I have no comment for you”;

– “Who are you?” — and CONTINUED walking on;

– “I’m late for a meeting; contact my office.”

OR:

– “Young man, I admire your enthusiasm. I’m late for a meeting. Let’s talk about this later.”

But no; he had to not only disagree with the perceived minimal message, but assault the messenger.

The Superior Court of DC handles matters of crime committed within the federal District of Columbia limits. Felonies and U.S. misdemeanors are referred to as U.S. matters.

State of Maryland “robbery” text:

ROBBERY
3-401. Definitions.(a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Deprive.- “Deprive” means to withhold property of another:1. permanently;2. for a period that results in the appropriation of a part of the property’s value;3. with the purpose to restore it only on payment of a reward or other compensation; or4. to dispose of the property or use or deal with the property in a manner that makes it unlikely that the owner will recover it.
(c) Obtain.- “Obtain” means:1. in relation to property, to bring about a transfer of interest in or possession of the property; and2. in relation to a service, to secure the performance of the service.
The only other changes are in style.(d) Property.(1) “Property” means anything of value.(2) “Property” includes:(i) real estate;(ii) money;(iii) a commercial instrument;(iv) an admission or transportation ticket;(v) a written instrument representing or embodying rights concerning anything of value, or services, or anything otherwise of value to the owner;(vi) a thing growing on, affixed to, or found on land, or that is part of or affixed to any building;(vii) electricity, gas, and water;(viii) a bird, animal, or fish that ordinarily is kept in a state of confinement;(ix) food or drink;(x) a sample, culture, microorganism, or specimen;(xi) a record, recording, document, blueprint, drawing, map, or a whole or partial copy, description, photograph, prototype, or model of any of them;(xii) an article, material, device, substance, or a whole or partial copy, description, photograph, prototype, or model of any of them that represents evidence of, reflects, or records a secret:1. scientific, technical, merchandising, production, or management information; or2. designed process, procedure, formula, invention, trade secret, or improvement;(xiii) a financial instrument; and(xiv) information, electronically produced data, and a computer software or program in a form readable by machine or individual.
(e) Robbery.- “Robbery” retains its judicially determined meaning except that:(1) robbery includes obtaining the service of another by force or threat of force; and(2) robbery requires proof of intent to withhold property of another:(i) permanently;(ii) for a period that results in the appropriation of a part of the property’s value;(iii) with the purpose to restore it only on payment of a reward or other compensation; or(iv) to dispose of the property or use or deal with the property in a manner that makes it unlikely that the owner will recover it.
§ 3-402. Robbery.(a) Prohibited.- A person may not commit or attempt to commit robbery.(b) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 years.
§ 3-403. Robbery with dangerous weapon.(a) Prohibited.- A person may not commit or attempt to commit robbery under § 3-402 of this subtitle:(1) with a dangerous weapon; or(2) by displaying a written instrument claiming that the person has possession of a dangerous weapon.
(b) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years.

If you examine the video in detail, you will see that not only is Representative Etheridge subject to assault and battery in the State of Maryland, but felony robbery as well.

Detailed stop-frame examination indicates that Etheridge physically takes the flip-phone from the student.

Was the flip-phone ever returned to the student? I do not know. The issue was never addressed.

In my state, Robbery (a felony) is defined generally as:

Create a complaint. Report the incident. Document via report. Submit for a warrant.

Trust me: in every other jurisdiction, in every other state venue — you, me — WE would be criminally held to answer for robbery in this instance; at the very least, assault and battery.

Arrest Etheridge under criminal statutes. Do it now.

Strip him of his position. Remove his pension.

Then go after him in civil courts. Ask for punitive damages.

Gaza:

Home to the ridiculously poor, the downtrodden, the place of bloated babies’ bellies, the source of bombed-out baby milk factories at the behest of Commando Israelis, dying elderly, dying Palestinians, dying infants, dying blue collar workers, dying sifters through burning trash, abused and dying administrators, ignorant itinerants working for pennies per day. Themselves dying. Everyone, after all, if you scan the DEM/MSM, is dying in Gaza.

Or perhaps: not?

Where have I recently found the bulk of journalistic truths the past year? Why, that would not include American so-called “journalists.”

I’ve found much of my revelatory information grounded in UK media or other “foreign” sources.

In that vein, I proffer this Canadian National Post article about the real state of Gaza:

Indeed the BBC and other prominent Western media regularly lead their viewers and readers astray with accounts of a non-existent “mass humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza.

What they won’t tell you about are the fancy new restaurants and swimming pools of Gaza, or about the wind surfing competitions on Gaza beaches, or the Strip’s crowded shops and markets.

Many Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza live a middle class (and in some cases an upper class) lifestyle that western journalists refuse to report on because it doesn’t fit with the simplistic story they were sent to write.

Here, courtesy of the Palestinian Ma’an news agency, is a report on Gaza’s new Olympic-sized swimming pool . (Most Israeli towns don’t have Olympic-size swimming pools. One wonders how an area that claims to be starved of water and building materials and depends on humanitarian aid builds an Olympic size swimming pool and creates a luxury lifestyle for some while others are forced to live in abject poverty as political pawn refugees?)

If you pop into the Roots Club in Gaza, according to the Lonely Planet guidebook, you can “dine on steak au poivre and chicken cordon bleu”.

The restaurant’s website in Arabic gives a window into middle class dining and the lifestyle of Hamas officials in Gaza. And here it is in English, for all the journalists, UN types and NGO staff who regularly frequent this and other nice Gaza restaurants (but don’t tell their readers about them).

And here is a promotional video of the club restaurant . In case anyone doubts the authenticity of this video, I just called the club in Gaza City and had a nice chat with the manager who proudly confirmed business is booming and many Palestinians and international guests are dining there.

In a piece for The Wall Street Journal last year, I documented the “after effects” of a previous “emergency Gaza boat flotilla,” when the arrivals were seen afterwards purchasing souvenirs in well-stocked shops. (You can also scroll down here for more pictures of Gaza’s “impoverished” shops.)

But the mainstream liberal international media won’t report on any of this. Playing the manipulative game of the BBC is easy: if we had their vast taxpayer funded resources, we too could produce reports about parts of London, Manchester and Glasgow and make it look as though there is a humanitarian catastrophe throughout the UK. We could produce the same effect by selectively filming seedy parts of Paris and Rome and New York and Los Angeles too.

Read more:http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/05/25/fancy-restaurants-and-olympic-size-pools-what-the-media-won%E2%80%99t-report-about-gaza/#ixzz0qb0xnmFn

Tom Gross finally writes:

But the way that many prominent Western news media are deliberately misleading global audiences and systematically creating the false impression that people are somehow starving in Gaza, and that it is all Israel’s fault, can only serve to increase hatred for the Jewish state – which one suspects was the goal of many of the editors and reporters involved in the first place.

Of course, you won’t read of any of this. Not with regards to Gaza. Not with regards to any “Palestinians.” Not in American media.

Because that would, you see, conflict with the greater agenda embraced by the U.S. DEM (Defeatist Elitist Media): Western, minimal melanin, Jew = BAD.

Everyone else = GOOD.

Please watch this horribly depraved video — if you have the intestinal fortitude:

People: I submit that you read Bloviating Zeppelin for a reason.

This is one of them.

Let there be no mistake whatsoever:

I couldn’t care less about two privileged chicks dying at the hands of some other privileged white male from Denmark or Sweden or whatever.

They were magnetically attracted, or so it goes.

Who the hell cares?

Check out the LAST THREE murders in YOUR jurisdiction. No matter the melanin count.

I’ll bet they affect you MORE.

Yes. Americans ARE this SHALLOW and STUPID.

Do you remember John Morton? From my May 24th post:

The assistant secretary of homeland security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), John Morton, has said his agency will not necessarily process illegal immigrants referred to them by Arizona authorities. Mr Morton, his Eminence, has regally declared that Arizona’s law is “not good government.”

Your memory being so refreshed, would it shock you to learn that your federal taxpayer dollars — as advocated by Mr Morton — are now to soon pay for art classes, bingo and continental breakfast on the weekends for illegal immigrants detained in ICE-contracted facilities?

But wait; it gets better. Additionally, there will be a “softening of the look of the facility” with hanging plants and fresh carrot sticks. ICE will allow for the “free movement” of low-risk detainees, expand visiting hours and provide unmonitored phone lines.

More: there are, per the Houston Chronicle story, “plans to relax restrictions on the movement of low-risk detainees and efforts to reduce and eliminate pat-down searches.”

More: there will be movie nights, bingo, arts & crafts, dance and cooking classes, tutoring and computer training, self-service beverage and fresh vegetable bars, four + hours of recreation to allow for “robust aerobic exercise.”

More: eliminating lockdowns and lights-out for low risk detainees; allowing visitors to stay as long as they like in a 12-hour period; providing a unit manager so detainees have someone to report problems to other than a guard.

More: allowing low-risk detainees to wear their own clothing or other “non-penal attire”; providing e-mail access and Internet-based free phone service.

Ladies and gentlemen, I offer: your hard-earned federal tax dollars at work.