“People kill for money or power. But the most ruthless murderers are those who kill for their ideas.” Anthony DeMello, Jesuit Priest
March 20, 2024, And Every Wednesday
By Linda Case Gibbons, Esq.
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“What in the world am I here for?” Who hasn’t asked themselves that?
It can’t be for money, because you can’t take it with you when you go.
Power? That doesn’t exist after you don’t.
It has to be about becoming a better person, by following a code which holds bravery, honor, and personal loyalty above life itself.
Otherwise, why bother?
That is called the Way of the Warrior, but you don’t have to be a Samurai to walk the path.
“The Way of the Warrior has been misunderstood. It is not a means to kill and destroy others. Those who seek to compete and better one another are making a terrible mistake,” according to Morihei Ueshiba, martial artist and founder of Aikido.
“To smash, injure or destroy is the worst thing a human being can do. The real Way of the Warrior is to prevent such slaughter --it is the Art of Peace, the power of love.”
But with Joe Biden in charge, smashing, injuring and destroying has become the Biden administration’s mission statement.
If you are a conservative. If you support Donald Trump, you have a hard row to hoe.
An unarmed Ashli Babbitt was shot by a capitol police man on January 6, and her killer was never punished for it.
Gold Star Father Steve Nikoui was arrested at the State of the Union for shouting out words to honor his son, Kareem, who was killed during Joe’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.
A young man, Matthew Perna killed himself while awaiting sentencing for trespassing on January 6. He was facing a maximum of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
“The constant delays in hearings, and postponements dragged out for over a year,” his obituary read. “Because of this, Matt’s heart broke, and his spirit died.”
So how do those who depend on the Bill of Rights and the Constitution stay calm and carry on?
Beats me.
In 2023, 24-year-old Marine veteran Daniel Penny stepped in to protect himself and other subway riders when Jordan Neely, a crazed, homeless man threatened to kill everyone.
Today Penny was told that he will go on trial in October for second degree manslaughter.
This week charges were dropped against Younece Obuad, a man who shot an aggressor, Dajuan Robinson, with Robinson’s own gun, on a NYC subway last week.
“Yesterday’s shooting inside a crowded subway car was shocking and deeply upsetting,” a representative from the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office said Friday.
Prosecutors ruled Obuad acted in self-defense.
Mayor Adams said Robinson, the agitator, suffered from “severe mental health.”
The shooting comes a week after Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams deployed 750 National Guards and 250 state MTA police officers to subway stations, to protect the subways, where they were to conduct bag searches for weapons.
The day of the shooting Robinson was in possession of a knife and a .38 caliber Ruger.
He entered the subway through an exit gate, avoiding the fare and apparently the National Guard.
The cases don’t look different, because they aren’t.
Yesterday Peter Navarro went to jail for four months after a federal appeals court denied the former Trump adviser’s bid to stay out of prison while appealing his conviction.
Navarro refused to comply with a Congressional subpoena related to the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Navarro was in contempt of Congress. So is Hunter Biden. The cases look the same because they are.
And on Monday, Donald Trump may lose every piece of property he owns in New York, courtesy of District Attorney Fani-Willis-look-alike-act-alike Attorney General Letitia James.
“They say God never gives anymore more than they can handle. The statement is not Biblical, nor is it true.”
That’s what Matt Perna’s family wrote at the end of his obituary.
Hold the line, America.
Stay strong, Patriots.
*The term used by Judge McAfee to describe Fani’s job performance. It means “a tendency to lie.”