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Mr.WeRP

Mr.WeRP's Journal
Mr.WeRP's Journal
December 8, 2024

The Unsolved Murder Rate Among Industrialized Nations is Highest in US at more than 50%

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1172775448/people-murder-unsolved-killings-record-high

More murders across America are going unsolved, exacerbating the grief of families already reeling and worsening the largely cracked trust between police and the public, especially communities of color most affected by gun violence.


While the rate at which murders are solved or "cleared" has been declining for decades, it has now dropped to slightly below 50% in 2020 - a new historic low. And several big cities, including Chicago, have seen the number of murder cases resulting in at least one arrest dip into the low to mid-30% range.


And NYC is at 73% unsolved murders with a clearance rate of only 36% (source: https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/stats/reports-analysis/clearance.page)

Between 1965 and 2022 there are about 340k unsolved murder cases in the US: https://projectcoldcase.org/cold-case-homicide-stats/
December 7, 2024

I have a sinking feeling Musk will buy TikTok

He will expand his control over one of the most influential media platforms for the youth of this country. He will gain access to all of the data gathered by the platform and Musk will use this to influence elections moving forward. It would be extremely popular among the youth to save the platform, and this will be a win for the Trump admin and a loss for America.

December 6, 2024

The police are looking for the wrong murderer

They should be rounding up all the CEOs and executives of companies that deny medical claims causing millions of people to die. Approximately 45 thousand people a year die because of lack of access to healthcare. After 20 years, that is millions.

December 5, 2024

To those who believe they have moral authority regarding the murder of United Health's CEO

We live in an evil society.

Our federal government and many states sanction murder through the death penalty and the use of the military. You are part of that society whether you like it or not.

Our society says it is just fine to allow corporations to let people die for the sake of profits.

When the oppressed have been abused enough, a price must be paid and some or all of the oppressed will exact that price from their oppressors. This is what happened when the CEO of United Healthcare was shot dead in the street in broad daylight with bullets marked “Delay”, “Deny”, “Defend”. It is sending a message to those in power that they have overstepped and a price must be paid. I remember not too long ago a candidate for President telling Americans he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue in broad daylight and get away with it. Americans made him the President this past election, despite being convicted of 34 felonies. The way the shooting was done is a referendum, not only against the murder of the most vulnerable by insurance companies, but a reflection on the moral decline of the American populace.

This is no surprise to anyone who has studied history. We are basically reliving a time that lead to the French Revolution.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
December 3, 2024

The President of S. Korea just Declared Martial Law

A little background: President Yoon is very much like Trump. It is supposed that he was supported by foreign sources and the politics of S. Korea is very divided (sound familiar?). Yoon declared ML because he says the opposition party is being manipulated by N. Korea. I believe this is a trial run for Trump to declare ML here in the US and Trump will use this as a means to destroy the Democratic Party. Watch closely what happens in S. Korea. Similar things will happen here soon after Trump takes office.

November 14, 2024

What if Gaetz is being set up?

Imagine Trump’s backers want to get rid of Gaetz. So they have Trump announce him as AG with the expectation that Gaetz resigns from Congress. Then Gaetz resigns and Trump does not actually make Gaetz AG. I can see this being plausible, especially if McCarthy is working with Trump.

November 8, 2024

So what are people's red line? When shit starts to happen, and it will, what line crossing causes people to wake up?

Will it be...
- When SS is cut (this seems to be top of the list... GOP lawmakers held session late in the house on Election Night to resurrect a bill to do just that)
- When Trump starts having Democratic politicians or anyone who opposed him arrested?
- When Trump starts firing Generals until he gets one that will agree to use the military on civilians? When protests start (and they will), this will happen
- The dissolution of Dept. of Education, NOAA, NLRB, National Forestry Service, Peace Corp, and many other gov't departments designed to help the people?
- When Trump consolidates federal law enforcement (including Homeland Security) into one federal police force that swears an oath to Trump and is used to put down dissent?
- When Trump starts rounding up immigrants, legal or otherwise, and sends them and their families to other countries or places them in detention camps?
- When Project 2025 is enacted and the repercussions happen:
- National Abortion Ban
- Ban on Contraceptives
- Ban on Violent Video Games
- Ban on Divorce
- Selling off of National Park Land to ranchers, mines, gas and oil
- Forcing public school students to join the military (private school students are exempted)

The list goes on but I think people get the point... when will enough people's lives be so severely changed that they wake up and stop buying the BS?

November 7, 2024

Biden won't do it, but he should give Ukraine nukes

This would end Putin’s war in a heartbeat.

And let’s face it, anti-proliferation is over at this point. And if we don’t end the world in war, it’s going to burn up anyways with the planned rollbacks Trump plans on climate.

It’s time to put tyrants in their place.

November 5, 2024

Internal Polling for Trump must be REAL BAD. New Republic exposes the infighting

https://newrepublic.com/post/187955/team-trump-knows-end-near-pissed-disgusted

Team Trump Knows the End Is Near—and They’re Pissed at Their Candidate
Donald Trump’s own team is “disgusted”

“I just don’t know, you know, how much longer I can put up with this,” one person on the Trump campaign told Alberta last month, after John Kelly’s warning on Trump’s love of Hitler and fascism. “I’m just not even sure I can ride out this campaign,” the staffer added.

Talking with CNN and MSNBC Monday night, Alberta said that some of those working on the campaign are “disillusioned” or even feel “resentment” and “disgust” toward the Republican nominee.

“There is a fatigue and exhaustion, and at times, I think, it would be accurate to say, a disgust, for some of these people that has set in,” Alberta told MSNBC. “Even among the people who have poured their blood, sweat and tears” into reelecting Trump, there is a feeling that “something is off here.”


Womp. Womp.


November 5, 2024

Dear Joe Biden,

Thank you for putting country first. I know that was not easy. And thank you for choosing Harris as your VP. Together, you and Harris have made history. Today, I believe we will see history made again. It is long past due and will be a welcome change that brings forth immeasurable goodness in the world. You are an American hero and patriot, you have served your country with honor.

Sincerely,
Mr.WeRP

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