Yucky Monday. . .

It's Monday.

A dreadful, dreary, wet, funky, drab, gray, bleak, depressing, dismal Monday. And I'm not feeling well either.

But that won't stop from from painting on a happy face as we play a new game!!

(cue the music)

It's called: "How Many People Were Murdered In Jackson Over The Weekend?"

Da-Dah!

Yes, I know, it's poor taste, but man, let me tell you. . .living in Jackson is without a doubt a very exciting lifestyle. You just never know when some homey is gonna call lights out for you, start slinging lead and if he's a good shot, well that's when the fun begins!!

So, without cheating, leave your guess in the comments. And the person with the first correct answer gets a 10% discount at Skippity-Do-Da Bail Bonds plus a tube of personal lubricant, just in case you get locked up in one of our illustrious jails. Like the one where the locks don't work.

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More "Undocumeted" Chaos. . .

From The Clarion Ledger:

A dozen or more mobile homes are scattered inside the mud-covered park on the north side of Pelahatchie Bay at Fannin Landing and Mattie Burnett circles, but no one was home Tuesday, a day after one man was fatally wounded and two others seriously injured in a shooting there.

Empty beer cans littered the ground, an unattended trash fire burned and dozens of emaciated dogs roamed. At mobile home No. 229, a bloody shirt laid crumpled in a ball at the foot of a plywood deck. First responders said it was the shirt of one of the victims. Paramedics had to cut it off to treat his wounds.

Investigators have arrested three people in connection with the shooting. Rankin County Undersheriff Bryan Bailey said Anthony Perez, 23, of Brandon, Corey Sims, 19, of Braxton and an unidentified juvenile have been charged with capital murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault and burglary. The trio is being held without bond.

Bailey said the identities of the victims have not been verified.
Authorities were called to the mobile home park near the Ross Barnett Reservoir about 9 p.m. and found two men suffering from head wounds - it was not clear what kind of injuries they were - and another man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The victims were rushed to local hospitals. During the night, one of the men died.

Rankin County Coroner Jimmy Roberts said he couldn't tell where in the body the deceased was shot. An autopsy was expected either Tuesday or today, he said.

Bailey said the cause of the melee is under investigation and would not comment on what transpired.

Reservoir Fire Chief Scott Berry was among the emergency responders Monday night.
"Let me tell you, it was a gruesome scene," he said. "It's always been a real quiet area, so I hope this is the end of the bad stuff, not the beginning."

Authorities initially took in for questioning 14 suspected illegal immigrants, some of whom may have been involved in the violence or witnessed it, Sheriff Ronnie Pennington said. He said the department is working to deport those who are in the country illegally. Because most of those involved are Hispanic and do not speak English, translators were called in, Pennington said.

At the neighborhood's entrance on Tuesday, Ingrid Schoenborn Mercer said she was tired of the ruckus every week at the park. "The police are always over there," the 48-year-old German immigrant said. "I don't want to have anything to do with them. I think I am going to start looking for a new place."

Bailey said deputies are not often called to the park to quell disturbances.

Attempts to locate the park's owner on Tuesday were unsuccessful. Berry said he has been to the trailer park twice in recent months fighting fires. But aside from those incidents, he said the area hasn't been a problem.

Last week deputies were dispatched to the mobile homes because of some disagreement. No injuries were reported, Berry said. He didn't know if the incident was related to the shooting.

Wall? We don't need no stinking wall.

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Another Day Of Standing Still. . .

Like the rest of America, I am dumbfounded by the absolute insanty that took place today on the campus of Virginia Tech. This crime, this deliberate murder of all these innocent students and possibly faculty is just beyond the pale of rationality and coherence. I have no idea what to say. I'm sure many of us are asking "why?", but I think the more intriguing question is "how?".

From reading some of the current news, it appears that the suspect enetered this country last year in August. But HOW did he get the guns? Am I missing something here? I can't even buy a gun, because I don't have a permanent address in the US anymore. How did this guy get them? I think this is an important question to answer. I believe in gun ownership, conceal and carry rights, 2nd Amendment and all that, but damn. . .how did this loon get ahold of a couple of 9mm pistols?

Is this possible? Fill me in if I'm just misinformed.

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