Quote of The Week
“They only come when tradition is threatened.”
-a Mennonite rape victim on her colony’s theocratic enforcers
Number of Syrian rebels currently fighting: 100,000
Number of rebel factions: 1,000
Number of rebels who are Islamist jihadists: 50,000
Rebels are currently being supplied by: U.S., France, Britain, and other, apparently pro Islamist, patrons.
-RT.com
Of U.S. jobs created in 2013 how many were fulltime: 3%
-Trends Journal
Homicides in U.S. committed with a firearm: 69.3%
Five most lethal municipalities in 2012:
1. New York City: 515 murders
2. Chicago: 431 murders
3. Detroit: 386 murders
4. Philadelphia: 331 murders
5. Los Angeles: 299
-FBI
Adjusted for population the list looks like this:
1. Detroit
2. Philadelphia
3. Chicago
4. New York
5. Los Angeles
Baltimore, with its relatively small population, would place between Detroit and Philly, with nearly as many murders as LA, which has many times the population.
The record for most people shot in one back alley dice game is held by Baltimore at 7 hit, 1 fatality
-the author
