Lives of the Saints

There's Alton Sterling:

9/09/96 – Aggravated battery

10/31/97 – 2nd degree battery

1/06/98 – Simple battery

5/04/00 – Public intimidation

9/20/00 – Carnal knowledge of a juvenile

9/04/01 – Domestic violence

5/24/05 – Burglary of an inhabited dwelling place

7/11/05 – Receiving stolen things

9/12/05 – Burglary of inhabited dwelling place

3/17/06 – Simple criminal damage to property, simple robbery, simple theft, drug possession, misrepresentation during booking, simple battery, aggravated battery

4/12/06 – Aggravated battery, simple criminal damage to property, disturbing the peace, unauthorized entry

4/04/08 – Domestic abuse battery

6/03/09 – Resisting an officer, drug possession, receiving stolen things, possession of stolen firearm, illegal carrying of a weapon with CDs, sound reproduct without consent

10/12/09 – Illegal carrying of weapon, marijuana possession

8/13/15 – Failure to register as a sex offender

4/08/16 – Failure to register as a sex offender

6/14/16 – Ecstacy and marijuana possession

The last time Alton resisted arrest, a stolen pistol fell out of his pocket. The next time he got shot. Then there's Philando Castile. Unlike Alton, Philando's rap sheet was mostly made up of petty traffic violations, but he was a suspect in an armed robbery.

Philando got shot when his vehicle was stopped and he appeared to reach for a gun on his lap. His passenger, Lavish Diamond Reynolds, cold-bloodedly filmed him bleeding to death. She stands to make a lot of money. So far Lavish and her friends have raised over $200,000 through Go-Fund-Me.

Philando's Gun

Here's a video of Philando with Lavish Diamond Reynolds and her 4 year daughter:

Make of this what you will.

LSP

The Way of The Axe

You can ride your unicorn over the rainbow as you listen to Give Peace a Chance, like a thieving two-bit hippy, or you can get down to business and get an axe, a hand axe, from one of the local pawns. I chose the latter option.

Note #4 -- Finish The Project, LSP

It was an old Stanley, lying there nonchalantly amidst cast off socket sets, broken hacksaws and rusty screwdrivers. Sure, the axe was beat up, but right away I knew it could be restored to fighting glory. A few minutes and a couple of bucks later, You take cash? Yessir, we do, the axe was back at the Compound.

Getting There

After Mass, I sanded it down with 100 grit paper, applied some cold blue and polished the beast up with gun oil and steel wool. It seemed appropriate to do that alongside a Lee Enfield project; wood and steel.

Good Result

So there it was, one axe back in business, and you never know, maybe this hatchet will come in handy in these dark and barbarous times. 

Dedicated Family Man?

In related news, you might like this, about the holy martyr, Philando Castile.

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LSP