The Bookworm Thinker of 13 Oct. 2021

Ms. Book W. Room, writing under the nom de guerre of Andrea Widburg, is employed by the conservative site, American Thinker, to edit submissions to the site and to write several daily posts of her own.  Below are her posts on this date.  Since commentary to the posts is restricted at American Thinker (long story), feel free to comment on the day’s offerings below.

Today’s Offerings:

When it comes to policing, diversity is going to get someone killed

In 2005, Brian Nichols, who was awaiting trial at the Fulton County, Georgia courthouse, escaped and went on a killing rampage that ended when a hostage convinced him to surrender.  What struck me most was that his spree started when he overpowered a female sheriff’s deputy, beating her into a coma.  It’s entirely possible he could have done the same to a man, but I have no doubt that her being a female facilitated it.  I thought of that sad story when Not The Bee dug up footage of two female police officers in Montreal struggling with a skinny man.

The video from Montreal, I must admit, is incredibly funny.

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Dean Cain has some ideas about a really brave Superman

Dean Cain, who played Superman in the 1990s series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — and played him very well, I might add — appeared on Fox & Friends to express his disdain for DC Comics’ announcement that Clark Kent’s and Lois Lane’s son, who is the “new” Superman, is bisexual and will have an affair with a “hacktivist” while fighting climate change and defending illegal aliens.  Cain made the excellent point that this storyline isn’t fresh and bold; it’s hackneyed, boring, and singularly lacking in bravery.

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The Democrats are determined to get into your bank accounts

Nancy Pelosi finally admitted that, faced with Sen. Joe Manchin’s and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s laudable refusal to back down, the Democrats are not going to get their $3.5-trillion spending bill.  However, Pelosi insists that the bill will still allow the feds to track every banking transaction over $600, something that manifestly violates the Fourth Amendment.

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