15-year-old locked and loaded
On Sunday afternoon 09-25-22, Madison police were dispatched to the 5700 block of Raymond Rd. for a report of a man being chased by another man with a firearm.
As officers began to flood the area, a suspect description was given by the 911 caller.
One officer indicated that the suspect may have been heading onto Russett Rd. Another officer, who was traveling on Russett Rd. from the opposite direction indicated that he saw a group of individuals, at least one of whom matched the suspect description from the gun call, who were running from the area.
The officers believed that these subjects were likely involved, due to the description and proximity, as well as the fact that the suspects immediately began to run upon seeing officers.
Immediately, two officers began pursuing one subject who they thought was likely the suspect. This foot chase lead through yards and courtyards of apartment complexes in the area, and ultimately was stopped when officers caught the suspect trying to hop a fence.
As officers took this suspect into custody, they located a loaded and chambered .40 caliber firearm on his person.
The subject was later revealed to be 15 years old, and the gun was determined to have been stolen previously in the City of Madison.
After investigation, it was learned that the 15 year old was not believed to be the original subject of the first weapons call, and that investigation is ongoing. The 15 year old was conveyed to the Juvenile Reception Center (JRC) on charges of Possession of a Dangerous Weapon by a Person Under 18, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, and Resisting Arrest.
Education
Blaska Policy Werkes 
In today’s State Urinal, small bus rider and ASSociate editor John Nichols opines: “For Seat 4, board president Ali Janae Muldrow faces only a token write-in challenge from conservative gadfly David Blaska. Muldrow beat him by a landslide two years ago. She’ll do so by an even bigger margin this year. That’s as it should be. Muldrow is a terrific leader on the board and in the community and deserves reelection.”
If Ms.Muldrow is a terrific leader (considering the pathetic proficiency scores achieved by District students on standardized tests), one wonders what Mr. Nichols considers a marginal leader.
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Abject derision where abject derision is due; John Nichols is ASSociate editor of the Crap Times. Every time he…um…infrequently walks out of Woodman’s Liquor Store, The Gotch chuckles as he observes the stacks of that “marginal” weekly insert they can’t even give away.
Anywho, “Muldrow is a terrific leader on the board and in the community and deserves reelection”?
By what objective standard, rendered by ANYONE with an above-their-shoe-size I.Q., has she proven herself capable of a spot on MMSD?
Were she in the private sector, where Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters) accurately notes THEY EXPECT RESULTS, she’d have been bounced out so fast it’d make her head swim.
The Gotch
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FWIW she does a good job controlling the meetings and don’t discount her leadership qualities. Problem is the last thing you want is a good leader if she’s marching everyone deeper into the shithole.
Warren Buffett had similar observation:
“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy.”
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“she does a good job controlling the meetings”
The local grifts (FreeDUMB Inc, YG-n-B, Urban Triage, Derail The Jail, et al) have been uncharacteristically quiet, lately.
You’ve accurately observed that’s due in part to the panDEMic, as opposed to the fast-approaching DEMpanic come November.
With lackeys in place, it’s not outside the realm of possibility that the loudest voices have been encouraged to stand down, or at least assume a lower profile.
Leadership qualities are deeply discounted when those you oversee are certifiably bespawling addlepates.
The Gotch
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So; yo spend a lot of time at Woodmans booze dept?
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“Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job!”
It’s deja vu all over again.
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Anytime you see an article with John Nichols as an author, it’s time to stop reading (unless you’re just looking to be entertained or induce vomiting). Nichols would write puff pieces about Pol Pot if he ran as a progressive.
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Nice looking hedge you have there Dave.
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Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yQjiNfxV1o
An excellent presentation by Dr. Jordan Peterson on the fundamental difference between those on the left and conservatives when it comes to the education of our children and the education establishment.
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Free speech is a wonderful thing. But it requires us to defend it even when the speech is abhorrent. I saw Eldridge Cleaver shouted down on the UW Madison campus close to 40 years ago so it’s nothing new. Now there are cameras everywhere so it’s more obvious.
Elon Musk is now the largest shareholder of Twitter … this bodes well for free speech.
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For an unfunded write-in in liberal Madison, Dave’s 12% of the vote is pretty darn good. Congratulations.
Dave’s achievement partially mends my broken heart for not winning the Grand Prize in the prediction contest How about a prize for the Joyner/Simkin vote?
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