This time it appears the police are not acting like the Gestapo but the Wayne County Department of Public Services near Detroit, Michigan certainly is. According to Fox News, John Chevilott, a groundskeeper who works for the Wayne County Department of Public Affairs, discovered a loaded handgun on property he and a crew were mowing. He called the police, told him of his discovery and waited for them to arrive. They didn’t by the time he had to leave.

Chevilott, took the gun home and later went to the police station to turn it in. He was later fired because of a policy the county has that states it’s illegal for employees to possess a gun while on work property.

If this isn’t bizarre enough, Chevilott’s supervisor, who was aware of the situation, was suspended for 30 days.

Chevilott was 2 years shy of retirement. What was the real motivation here?

Tom Remington

The Secret Service issued new rules of conduct for Agents Friday. They can no longer get drunk, procure hookers or go to strip bars. The rules say that from now on, if agents feel compelled to engage in such behavior, they can run for public office like everyone else.

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Ok, where are the demented wolf lovers and animal rights idiots? Why aren’t they boycotting Volvo and raising a big stink of their portrayal of the “big bad wolf”. Sure, the wolf seemingly cowers and backs down from the ferociousness of the revving motor but doesn’t both of these images depict the wolf in negative ways that wolf lovers have for so long fought against, i.e. that wolves are loving creatures, not vicious and snarling as shown in this video ad?