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LAFD Responds With Motorcycles

LAFD Motorcycle Response Unit

photo courtesy of LAFD

Los Angeles, CA -Los Angeles (City) Fire Department is giving its Motorcycle Response Unit another try. First rolled out last year during the so-called Carmageddon, LAFD is using them again with Carmageddon-II (Hollywood vernacular).

The motorcycles are Kawasaki dirt bikes outfitted with medical kits, defibrillator, and a fire extinguisher. 

LAFD is planning to make this pilot program permanent saying that the motorcycles have a faster response time to medical calls and can scout those infamous California wildland fires.

I'm still on the fence on this one. Check out the whole story:

• Los Angeles Fire Department Tries Out A Motorcycle Response Unit

Check out other firefighting motorcycles from Wikipedia:

• Fire Bikes

Japanese Fire Bike
photo courtesy of Wikipedia

Update: Detroit Fire Department

LeDuff: The Big D is Burning (Video):
"You don't get rid of a negative image by making movies. You get rid of a negative image by fixing the problems."


Detroit, MI - The Detroit Fire Department has moved forward with its so-called "firefighter tourism" program where firefighters from outside of Detroit can pay to ride on the rigs and fight fire Detroit style. Ten firefighters from Belgium have reportedly paid $2,000 each to do just that. Unfortunately, one of the Belgians fell through a roof of a burning building. Fortunately he survived to tell the tale. Unfortunately the City of Detroit doesn't have any insurance.

On a related note, film makers have made yet another documentary about the Detroit Fire Department. The City of Detroit is a disaster and the epitome of how not to run a municipality. The U.S. debut of the movie premiered in Detroit last night. Check out the trailer:

Nobody Ever Said Cooks Were Smart, Part Deux

Is it just me or are his eyes red?
Picture courtesy of The Montana Standard 

Butte, Montana - A "medical marijuana" shop was burglarized and 14 jars of the magically healing hash were taken. The case was at a standstill until weeks later two high school students were fingered for posting and boasting about the high heist on Twitter.

The two students were subsequently charged with burglary, possession, and distribution among other charges.

Picture courtesy of The Montana Standard

• Students Face Felonies In Pot Theft

And on a separate but related tangent...

These medical marijuana shops are little more than head shops. I don't understand how or why the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), which is under the Department of Justice, will bust people for sharing their prescription drugs but allow businesses to operate with impunity when they clearly are breaking Federal drug laws. 


And before you start with the sob story about grandma smoke'n for her glaucoma, let me ask you this: what other drug do you "smoke"? As harsh as the Surgeon General and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are about regulating smoking tobacco, why are they so lax about smoking marijuana? Smoking marijuana doesn't cause lung cancer? Sure it does.

If cannabis is such a great wonder drug, why haven't the pharmaceutical companies developed a pill form? Don't you think they'd want in on that market? 

The whole thing is a sham! OK, I'm off my soap box now.

Nobody Ever Said Cooks Were Smart

Drug user posts picture of self doing drugs.
picture - CBC News

Australia - Aussie cops are using the internet to locate drug users who are stupid enough to post photos of themselves doing drugs. Not only are they posting pictures of themselves, they are proudly displaying their stash of hash and agricultural skills.

Using hashtags (pardon the pun) like #weed, #marijuana, #420, #weedstagram, #globalganjagirls, and my personal favorite, #girlsgoneweed, Australian police are tracking down these law-breakers and prosecuting them. 

Some of the #potheads are so #stoned that they forget to turn off the automatic geo-location feature making it even easier for the vice squad.

• Instagram Hashtags Help Aussie Police Crack Down On Marijuana

Ah, another fine crop for the cops to confiscate.
picture - CBC News.

National 'Thank You' Day For Police Officers

National Tell A Police Officer "Thank You" Day
picture - PoliceOne.com

United States of America - Today is National Tell A Police Officer "Thank You!" Day. 

Go out of your way to thank a cop, because they do a job that I don't want to do. God bless them.

• National 'Thank You' Day For Police Officers