Sunday, May 25, 2014

2014 - MEMORIAL DAY - NO SOLDIER LEFT BEHIND

MEMORIAL DAY - 2014 - No Soldier Left Behind...

150 Years ago, we were fighting a Civil War, where 750,000 soldiers died, some trying to uphold their principles and others to preserve the Union - this after fighting two wars to create this country.

Today, US Soldiers are fighting a war in a far away country that some people can't spell and other can't locate on a map.

We must remember - Presidents and Congress must remember that War has consequences and that is - DEATH. Soldiers are buried in every state and all to numerous foreign countries, and we must remember them and their service. War also creates, broken / damaged soldiers and we must remember them and make sure that the soldiers of all of our Wars - are properly medically, physically and psychologically treated - numerous Presidents and Congresses have pledged to do this - but have failed badly - Monday - they must vow - privately - and publicly that no Soldier is left behind, in their homes, our hospitals, or on our streets.

Today, yesterday and the days before, Americans are dying on our streets and in our homes, victims of a weapon of war. Military style assault weapons, are a being used in our civil society to kill - our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, friends and strangers - all of them Americans.

The Fathers of our US Constitution would be appalled, saddened and furious that their words are being twisted and misused to justify the ownership of military style assault weapons, in our civil society.

We must remember everyone who have died in service to their county and those that have died in our country - Columbine, Sandy Hook, Aurora, Tucson etc etc etc etc and now - Santa Barbara - a civil society. We must all work together to end the carnage brought about by weapons of war - whether on the battlefield or on our streets.

God Bless our Soldiers - their familes and ours. Remember

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

CARNIVAL FRAUD SEASON 2014...IN MICHIGAN, USA

BEWARE...CARNIVAL GAMES...FRAUD...children cheated...

If you suspect a carnival game is rigged / illegal - immediately contact the police officer patroling the carnival and make a complaint - he may not be able to verify that a games is rigged / illegal, but he should take a report, protect your children from carnival fraud.

The 2014 City and church carnival season has begun, but - BEWARE - there are carnival game operators, that bring in carnival games - that violate the law, and cheat you and your children.

A couple of years ago, retired Dearborn Police Corporal Richard Margittay (carnival fraud trained and author of Carnival Fraud books) and I warned Faye Beydoun and others of the Arab American Chamber of Commerce about 'rigged' / illegal carnival games - and they didn nothing, as did the Wayne County Sheriffs.
The Arab American Festival, in Dearborn, has not operated for the last two years, because of a myriad of problems, including security. But there was no excuse to allow illegal / rigged carnival games to be used.

The Spirit Festival organizers, in Dearborn Heights, were warned for several years, and allowed illegal / rigged carnival games to operate. Will they allow illegal / rigged games at the 2014 Spirit Festival ????

The Livoinia Spree, in Livonia, had illegal / rigged games but warnings seem to have produced better results. I hope the police department and organizers keep it up.

I filed a police report about the rigged / illegal carnival games at the Battle Creek (Mi) Balloon Fest - but I never recieved a call or any response to know if they are going to allow such games again at this very family friendly event.

Bill Shuette, Michigan Attorney General, is failing to provide police departments throughout Michigan with proper training and instructions, as to how to recognize, investigate and enforce the gaming law. He should immediately begin a program to combat illegal / rigged carnival games that steal millions of dollars from carnival goers and children.