Stupid people of the week

Air force major and decorated marksman pleads guilty to illegally importing firearms

An [Royal Canadian Air Force]] officer and decorated sharpshooter has pleaded guilty to illegally importing eight firearms after gun parts — some without serial numbers — were found stashed among his clothes and shoes when he moved back to Canada.

Maj. Kendrick Barling appeared in court Wednesday, nearly two and a half years after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) charged him with 29 firearm-related offences.

“I plead guilty,” he said after the indictment was read out.

Barling is an “avid firearm collector,” according to an agreed statement of facts read out Friday afternoon in Brockville Superior Court by assistant Crown attorney Will Webber.

It states the officer had brought his guns with him to the U.S. while working for NORAD and had purchased others while he was there.

In August 2023, when moving back to Canada for a posting at CFB Kingston, Barling drove across the border and declared nine unrestricted rifles and shotguns. He also presented the necessary permits for two Glock handguns, court heard.

Roughly a week later, while CBSA was examining a truckload of his belongings, officers repeatedly asked if he had any other firearms, but Barling told them no, according to the facts.

However, Webber told court the following firearm components were discovered:

• Six lower receivers, some with and some without serial numbers.
• Two handgun receivers without serial numbers.
• Seven upper receivers.
• One forced reset trigger (which increases the rate of fire for semi-automatic weapons).
• One plastic suppressor for an airsoft gun.

“The firearms seized from Maj. Barling’s household goods were found in small cardboard boxes that were among clothing and shoes inside a larger wardrobe,” Webber read from the facts.

“They were only discovered with special X-ray scanning machines used by CBSA.”

The Crown added a CBSA officer was able to “easily assemble the firearm components on site into two functional and complete handguns in less than 10 minutes.”

A second officer was also able to put together a gun based on the parts, Webber said, noting none of the firearms were securely stored in a locked container or had trigger locks.

Court also heard there was no suggestion the illegally imported firearms were destined for criminals or that Barling intended to sell them.

Barling was previously recognized with multiple medals as the top rifle marksman in the Canadian Armed Forces, a fact which was also mentioned in the agreed facts.

As a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, he won the Queen’s Medal for Champion Shot three years in a row from 2011 to 2013, a spokesperson for the Department of National Defence previously confirmed in an email to CBC.

He took home the honour a fourth time in 2016, according to an article from the Maple Leaf, an online publication that shares stories about the Forces.

Barling’s prowess as a sharpshooter is highlighted in articles on the Department of National Defence’s website, which include photos of him sitting in a wooden chair that’s being carried on the shoulders of several others in uniform.

He’s shown smiling and holding a rifle by his side. A similar photo is included in a 2016 piece about his win that year.

A caption for the photo explains “chairing” is part of a longstanding tradition which sees the medal-winner carried from the shooting range by their competitors.

The prize is a “big deal,” according to Rory Fowler, a retired lieutenant-colonel and former military lawyer who’s now in private practice.

“It really is confounding,” Fowler said when Barling’s charges were first announced. “An individual who clearly has the experience that he has with firearms would know the risks that they’re taking.”

Barling did not respond to questions posed by CBC outside court Friday. Sentencing submissions are slated to take place June 29.

We should give him asylum. Source; CBC

Florida Teacher Fired for ‘Twerking,’ Announcing Herself as ‘Million Dollar Prostitute’

A Florida substitute teacher announced herself as a “million-dollar prostitute” and twerked in front of her students.

“Investigators said they learned that before their arrival, Jourdan had been yelling, slamming her hands on a desk, making inappropriate statements to students, and ‘twerking’ in the classroom,” local media reports. “This included telling students that she would engage in sexual activity with them and referring to herself as a ‘million dollar prostitute.’”

When police arrived at Florida’s Lake Minneola High School at around 10:20 a.m. Monday, “the deputy found the sub — identified as Angela Faith Jourdan — yelling ‘incoherently,’ stating that they [the police] should ‘put her in prison for life’.”

One student claims that after the bell rang and she tried to exit the room, Jourdan got physical, called her a “derogatory name,” and grabbed her by the neck.

Before the police arrived, the assistant principal attempted to get Ms. Jourdan to leave, but she refused.

Authorities say Jourdan faces “misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, simple battery, and two counts of disruption of a school function.”

Here’s the most interesting tidbit…

“The case report further reveals that Jourdan has a history of bipolar disorder.”

What?

Why was someone with a bipolar disorder allowed in the classroom? Why was she hired as a substitute?

As a Catholic, I was horrified by the sex abuse cases in the Catholic Church and had no problem speaking out against the cover-ups. Why? Because 1) what happened was obscene and indefensible, and 2) I love the Catholic Church and wanted the cancer removed.

And yet, those who claim to love public education and public schools and teachers continue to pretend that there is not a very serious sex problem in the public school system.

The Daily Mail recently dug into this issue and found that “25 female teachers had been arrested in 16 states in only the last 12 months — and it is feared to be merely the tip of the iceberg as there appears to be no centralized data collection to track this disturbing trend.”

This news is even scarier: “In his estimation, 80 percent of teachers who abuse students are still predominantly male.”

Now do the math… If those 25 female teachers only make up 20 percent of the sexual misconduct in the public schools, you’re looking at around 125 incidents a year.

And now we have this latest case in Florida that might not involve sexual abuse, but was certainly a highly sexualized situation and breakdown.

What is it with the culture in the school system that creates all of these incidents of sexual misconduct and abuse? What’s wrong with the employment screening process? Where does this sense of entitlement come from that says to these teachers that this behavior is okay?

Home school, y’all.

Source; Breitbart

Zohran Mamdani Calls It “Unacceptable” But a New York Police Department Officer Keeps Driving with 547 Violations and No Clear Consequences

In New York City, where automated cameras now issue millions of tickets each year, one case has come to symbolize the limits of enforcement and the fragility of public trust.

Officer James Giovansanti, a member of the NYPD, has amassed a driving record so extreme that it reads like a chronicle of disregard for the law, not just infractions.

Since 2022, his 4,800?pound pickup truck has been flagged by speed and red?light cameras 547 times, averaging nearly one violation every other day in 2025 alone.

The fines tied to those tickets exceed $36,000, yet Giovansanti remains on active duty, still behind the wheel, shielded by a system that penalizes vehicle owners financially but fails to trigger license points or suspensions under current state law.

A Political Accountability Gap

The revelations, first reported by Streetsblog New York City, have ignited a storm of criticism. Current NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani, a vocal advocate for traffic safety, condemned the behavior as “unacceptable” and stressed that city employees must model safe conduct.

But Mamdani stopped short of outlining specific consequences, instead pointing to ongoing conversations with police leadership.

That hesitation has left a widening accountability gap, raising questions about whether officers are held to the same standards as civilians in a city increasingly reliant on automated surveillance to police its roads.

The political friction is palpable.

Mayor Eric Adams has reportedly referenced discussions with Police Commissioner Edward Caban and Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications Commissioner Jessica Tisch, but neither City Hall nor the NYPD has announced disciplinary measures.

Tisch, whose office oversees the city’s traffic camera program, has remained largely silent, even as critics argue that institutional reluctance to discipline officers for off?duty conduct undermines the credibility of enforcement.

The result is a perception that the city’s own employees can flout the rules with impunity.

Dangerous Driving Patterns Emerge

The details of Giovansanti’s violations paint a troubling picture.

Many occurred at night along Staten Island corridors such as Richmond Terrace, with clusters of tickets logged within minutes. In some cases, speeding and red?light violations were recorded back?to?back, a pattern that transportation advocates describe as consistent with high?risk crash behavior.

For groups like Transportation Alternatives, the case is not just about one officer but about a small group of chronic offenders who disproportionately endanger the public. They argue that automated enforcement, while effective at documenting violations, is toothless against drivers who treat fines as a cost of doing business.

That frustration has fueled renewed calls for legislative change.

Advocates have rallied behind the Stop Super Speeders Act, a stalled proposal in Albany that would require repeat offenders to install electronic limiters in their vehicles, physically capping speeds.

The bill represents one of the most direct policy responses to the problem, but its passage remains uncertain amid political resistance in the state legislature. Supporters insist that without such measures, the city will continue to face a revolving door of dangerous drivers whose behavior is documented but not curtailed.

The NYPD’s Credibility Dilemma

The NYPD, meanwhile, is wrangling with a credibility dilemma.

As an institution tasked with enforcing traffic laws, it now finds one of its own officers embodying the very violations it polices.

Officials have maintained that the infractions are unrelated to Giovansanti’s official duties, but critics counter that unchecked misconduct erodes public trust and signals a broader culture of leniency within precinct ranks.

Former NYPD officer and policing expert Michael Alcazar has warned that ignoring repeated violations undermines professionalism and weakens institutional authority, noting that patterns of off?duty misconduct traditionally trigger supervisory scrutiny.

For Mamdani, the controversy has become a test of political resolve. His strong rhetoric has won praise from safety advocates, but the absence of concrete follow?through risks turning the crisis into a symbol of the city’s inability to hold its own accountable.

Beyond One Rogue Officer

The stakes extend beyond one officer or one department: they touch on whether automated enforcement can truly deliver safety in a city where traffic violence remains a leading cause of injury and death.

If the system cannot compel compliance from those sworn to uphold the law, critics ask, how can it be trusted to protect everyone else?

Meanwhile, Giovansanti continues to drive, his record growing more notorious by the day. The case has become a rallying point for reformers, a headache for police leadership, and a reminder that technology alone cannot substitute for accountability.

Whether Albany acts on the Stop Super Speeders Act, whether City Hall demands discipline, or whether the NYPD finally intervenes, the outcome will shape the future of traffic safety and, apparently, the credibility of institutions charged with enforcing it.

Source; Guessing Headlights

Florida Driver Keeps Going After Losing a Wheel, Then Tries To Offer Deputies $2,000

A Florida driver accused of triggering multiple hit-and-run crashes along Interstate 4 did not stop when things started to go wrong. According to deputies, he kept going, even after the kind of damage that usually ends a drive immediately.

The situation began with reports of a reckless vehicle moving through traffic in Seminole County. What followed was not a single incident, but a chain of crashes that continued to unfold as the vehicle stayed on the road.

At some point, the truck struck a guardrail and lost a front wheel. Instead of pulling over, deputies say the driver continued down I-4, exiting the interstate while still moving on what was left of the vehicle.

By the time it ended, the scene had shifted from the highway to a construction site in DeBary, where deputies caught up with the driver, and what started as a crash response turned into something much larger.

What Happened on I-4

According to a Facebook post from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, deputies and troopers responded to multiple reports of a reckless driver on Wednesday, with incidents beginning in Seminole County.

Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol began receiving calls about a vehicle involved in several crashes along the interstate.

Witness video shared with deputies showed the truck leaving the interstate without the tire before it eventually became stuck at a construction site off Shell Road in DeBary.

From Crash Scene To Arrest

Deputies located the vehicle at the construction site and made contact with the driver, identified as Eric Drewry, 47.

Authorities said he appeared to be under the influence at the time of his arrest. Body camera footage released by the sheriff’s office shows Drewry resisting deputies and kicking one while being escorted to a patrol vehicle.

When asked about the crashes, deputies say he responded that he did not remember a crash.

“What Crash?” and a $2,000 Offer

According to the sheriff’s office, the situation escalated after the arrest.

While being transported to the hospital, Drewry allegedly asked deputies multiple times to be released in exchange for $2,000.

Charges Filed

The Volusia Sheriff’s Office charged Drewry with resisting and battery on a law enforcement officer.

The Florida Highway Patrol added charges of DUI, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, and refusal to submit to DUI testing, listed as a subsequent offense.

Reactions: “You Forgot Bribery”

The video and details shared by the sheriff’s office quickly drew a wave of reactions on Facebook, where many focused less on the crashes themselves and more on what happened afterward.

A recurring theme was the $2,000 offer to deputies, with multiple commenters pointing out what they saw as an obvious missing charge. Others focused on the moment the truck continued down I-4 without a wheel, questioning how anyone could keep going in that condition.

There was also a mix of humor and disbelief around the driver’s response when asked about the crashes, with several comments zeroing in on the “What crash?” line, while others pointed to what they described as clear signs of impairment in the body camera footage.

At the same time, some commenters noted how easily the situation could have ended differently given the number of reported crashes along a busy interstate.

The Part That Matters

There is a point where one bad decision turns into several, and this is a clear example of how quickly that can happen.

Continuing to drive after a crash is serious. Continuing after losing a wheel raises the stakes even further. What follows, resisting deputies and attempting to negotiate a release, only adds to the consequences.

What starts as a crash can turn into a much larger situation in a matter of minutes, especially when the driver never stops to reset.

Source; Yahoo!

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