Tag: violence

The Continued Wrecking of New York City

Commentary It’s been nearly 11 months since the end of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Key to NYC” vaccine mandate and public-school masking requirements. And President Joe Biden recently announced an end to the pandemic-related state of emergency on May 11. Yet many private businesses, cultural institutions, and schools continue to cling to COVID-era restrictions. The…


Toronto to Increase Police Presence on Transit System Following Spike in Violence

Torontonians will see an increase in police presence as well as added social workers in and around the Toronto transit system, as officials address the recent spike in violence targeting passengers and employees. Effective Jan. 26, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) will have upwards of 80 additional police officers in place throughout the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)…


Police Arrest 6 After Violence Erupts in Downtown Atlanta Protest

Rioters set a police car on fire and smashed windows of various buildings at a protest in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, that turned violent on Jan. 21, which ultimately led to police arresting six people. The latest violence comes after police shot at and killed a man on Jan. 18. Police said they did so in…


At Least 57 Killed, Many Hurt in South Sudan Ethnic Violence

JUBA, South Sudan—At least 57 people were killed and more than a dozen others injured during recent ethnic violence in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei region, a local official said Wednesday. Armed groups of youths from the Nuer tribe attacked members of the Murle ethnic group in the Greater Pibor administrative area, Greater Pibor’s information minister…


Mayor: More Than 12 Killed in Haiti as Gangs Vie for Control

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—More than 12 people were slain and numerous homes set on fire in a community near Haiti’s capital as gangs fight to control more territory, a mayor told The Associated Press on Thursday. The incident occurred in the small town of Cabaret northwest of Port-au-Prince at nearly midnight Tuesday, Mayor Joseph Jeanson Guillaume said….


As Murders Soar, FBI Buries the Data

News Analysis Overview Based on a misunderstanding of new FBI data, NewsNation is reporting that 14,677 murders occurred in the United States during 2021, a supposedly large decline from 2020. In reality, that figure is far from complete, and comprehensive records from death certificates show that about 24,493 people were murdered in 2021. This is about: 1,000 more murders…


Democrats Shrug Off Crime as Their Cities Implode

Commentary Democrats have no solutions to today’s crime surge. Here’s how they shrug off the mayhem. First: Deep denial. Through Sept. 27, New Orleans suffered 208 homicides, up 44 percent versus that period in 2021 and 141 percent in 2019. The Crescent City has become America’s Murder Capital. “I do not embrace that at all,” said Democrat Mayor La Toya Cantrell….


Children Living in High Crime Communities Likely to Develop a ‘War Zone’ Mentality

The impact of gun violence on the mental health of children and adolescents is multi-faceted and individualized. James Garbarino, a professor emeritus of psychology at Cornell University and Loyola University Chicago, published an article in New England Journal of Medicine about these effects. A fortunate finding was that the trauma aftereffects in young people resolve…


Police, FBI Not Taking Far-Left Violence Seriously: CEO of Pro-Life Center That Was Firebombed

The CEO of a Buffalo area pro-life center that was firebombed more than three months ago said that neither the Amherst Police Department (APD) nor the FBI is taking the case seriously, in part because of the politicization of the country’s security apparatus under President Joe Biden. “The FBI and the Amherst police are stringing…


Biden Asks Congress to End Social Media Immunity, Denounces White Supremacy at WH Summit on ‘Hate-Fueled Violence’

At a summit at the White House on Thursday to address “hate-fueled violence,” President Joe Biden denounced white supremacists and urged lawmakers in Congress to end special immunity for social media companies. Biden also called on Americans at large to speak out against racism and extremism at the event, dubbed the “United We Stand” summit, which was…