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well counselor, u did a an impressive " topic dance " there, and covered a lot of ground , , peeing beavers and murdered AH murdaugh, all in one posting . ? a fine meal , topped off with krohberger a la mode ? , , , ,( its all in the nose, according to the best phrrenologists, ; i.e., look at krohbergers honker and compare it to our gam-gashing new subway perp, who likes japanese anime t-shits, for example , , , ,when they are cursed with those huge honkers ? . . . ,,,well , , , life just inevitably devolves into "A" and "B" grade felonies, 'seriatim', . . . on a more serious note, yes, our perps r learning from their UK brothers. . . . , ,it is easy to get a knife, its almost always lawful to possess one, and they sure can a do a lot of damage REAL quickly . . . just look at any of the u-tube vids on knife self defense , , my dad ( retired NYPd captain) made me look at a few when internet was just coming up , , a cheap 2 dollar knife, plunged in and out of a vic, approx 6 times in under 4 secs., was the one that still sticks out in my mind , , ,and the assailant has added benefits : viz : its a silent crime , ....,the knife is easily disposed of, and gloves prevent prints 9and there r no serial numbers) and so on and so on and so on . .and now this one from retired army captain and prior albany law school professor frank anderson (RIP) . . who said " we were taught in the army that with knives and bayonets, once it goes into the vic, twirl it around and make the wound beyond repair ..." ouch !. ( frank also knew a grt deal abt constit - u - tional law, to be sure ).... anyways, as always , Paul , . . . a great JUMPY CRISP and focused column, which will of course be ignored by eric adams and his newly submissive blue crew .. god bless our cops for still showing up and suiting up every day and doing what they can in the midst of this tornado, . . . . , good bye new york...., the cawley family is leaving after 4 generations , , , the titanic is sinking and cant be saved , so we have to save ourselves. . .at least there will be grt reading on OpsDesk as we pack our bags. . . . . . sad but true. 'THE CITY MUST BE KEPT ON TAP, NOT ON TOP......ONCE THE CITY GOES TO THE TOP, YOU GO TO THE BOTTOM." . . . - D.M. CAWLEY (1980)

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