Preparedness
Baltimore Attack Highlights Alarming Flaws in Justice System
A 66-year-old man, referred to as Bernie, recently experienced a terrifying ordeal when a group of masked youths ambushed him on his way home. The incident, which occurred near Patterson Park in Baltimore City, was captured on surveillance video, revealing the brutal nature of the attack.
“There is no accountability. They keep letting them go and letting them go and this is what you’re going to have,” Bernie expressed, highlighting his frustration with the current justice system.
As Bernie recounted to WBFF-TV, the attackers approached him silently, wearing ski masks, and he immediately sensed danger. “I actually didn’t hear anything. They were very, very quiet. Almost like they snuck up on me. But I could feel their presence,” he said. Realizing the impending threat, Bernie attempted to flee, shouting for help as the assailants pursued him. One of the attackers brandished a gun, demanding, “I want everything,” as he threatened Bernie.
The surveillance footage shows the attackers surrounding Bernie, who was left lying face-down on the street. The video captures the chilling moment when one assailant stomps on Bernie’s head while another lands two punches. The attackers then appear to steal his belongings before fleeing the scene.
The assault left Bernie unconscious, with significant injuries including a swollen, bruised left eye and seven stitches near his eyebrow. Despite Bernie’s account of five attackers, Baltimore Police reported arresting two individuals: 18-year-old Montaz Bailey and a 15-year-old male. A handgun and Bernie’s property were recovered following the incident.
Both suspects have prior arrests, and while Bailey was processed at the Central Booking and Intake Facility, the 15-year-old was released to a guardian. This situation underscores the challenges faced by the justice system in handling juvenile offenders. “They get apprehended and within hours, they’re back on the street again,” Bernie lamented, expressing his disbelief at the lack of consequences.
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates has authorized an attempted first-degree murder charge against Bailey. The incident has sparked discussions about the need for systemic changes to prevent such crimes and ensure accountability.
Police Commissioner Richard Worley emphasized the gravity of the situation, stating, “This incident is truly horrific, and my heart is with this victim and our communities.” He called for more to be done to address the ongoing issue of youth crime and the absence of consequences.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott echoed these sentiments, expressing frustration with the recurring pattern of arresting the same young offenders. “The current pattern does a disservice to our residents, our city, and — importantly — the young people themselves,” he noted, acknowledging the need for a more effective justice system.
Bernie’s harrowing experience serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for reform. “You guys really start thinking about changing some laws. And you better do it fast before it hits your house next,” he warned, urging for swift action to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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How to Survive the First 24 Hours Without Electricity
Picture this: you wake up and nothing works. The lights don’t turn on. Your phone’s dead. The fridge hum is gone, and the tap only spits air. You check outside streetlights, silent houses, blank car alarms. It’s not just your house. The entire grid is down.
Sounds dramatic, right? But blackouts happen all the time, and most people are wildly unprepared for even a few hours without power. The key to surviving a real grid-down event isn’t stockpiling gadgets it’s knowing how to stay calm and use what you already have wisely.
Hour 1–3: Don’t Panic, Get Oriented
The first few hours are about awareness. Check your surroundings. Is it just your block or the entire city? Turn off and unplug major appliances to protect them from a surge when the power returns. Use your phone sparingly battery power becomes gold.
Start filling containers, bathtubs, and pots with water. When the grid fails, municipal pumps stop working fast. You’ll want every drop you can store.
Hour 4–8: Secure Light and Warmth
Once the sun starts dropping, light becomes your lifeline. Use flashlights, candles, or headlamps never burn open flames near flammable surfaces. If it’s cold, layer clothing and block drafts instead of wasting energy trying to heat a room. If it’s hot, stay hydrated and open shaded windows for airflow.
Now’s also the time to check on neighbors, especially anyone older or living alone. Community awareness is survival in disguise.
Hour 9–16: Protect Your Food and Water
Your fridge will stay cold for about four hours your freezer for about a day, if unopened. Group food together to preserve cold air and start eating perishables first. Keep bottled water handy, and if you have a gas or charcoal grill, that’s your new kitchen.
Stay inside if possible; confusion and panic can spread quickly outside when communication fails.
Hour 17–24: Rest and Reset
As night falls, light discipline matters. Too much brightness could attract attention if things get tense. Conserve power, stay quiet, and rest. Tomorrow, you’ll need clear thinking to find information, help, or supplies.
Grid-Down Checklist
✅ Store water before pressure drops
✅ Conserve phone battery
✅ Secure light and warmth
✅ Eat perishables first
✅ Check on neighbors
✅ Stay calm and rest
When the lights go out, the people who do best aren’t the ones with the most gear they’re the ones who keep their heads and think clearly. Preparation starts now, not when the power dies.
These Everyday Skills Could Save Your Life Or Someone Else’s
When an emergency hits, it’s too late to start Googling. Whether it’s a power outage, car breakdown, unexpected hike gone wrong, or full-scale disaster, knowing what to do before chaos strikes is the difference between staying calm and spiraling. The good news? You don’t need military training or a bug-out bunker. You just need to learn these 10 core survival skills ahead of time and they’ll serve you in everyday life too.
1. Fire-Starting Without a Lighter
Being able to start a fire in wet or windy conditions is a skill that spans thousands of years and it still matters. Learn to use a ferro rod, flint and steel, or even a magnifying glass. Practice with damp tinder, and always carry some dryer lint or cotton balls soaked in petroleum jelly.
2. Basic First Aid
Knowing how to stop bleeding, treat burns, or manage a broken bone is essential. Sign up for a CPR/first aid course you’ll gain life-saving knowledge and confidence. Bonus: it’s just as useful at a family BBQ as in a forest.
3. Navigation Without GPS
Batteries die. Satellites fail. Learn to read a paper map, use a compass, and find direction using the sun or stars. Even basic orienteering skills can get you out of a jam.
4. Knot-Tying for Real-World Use
The right knot can save your gear or your life. Know how to tie a bowline, square knot, and trucker’s hitch. These knots can help build shelter, secure loads, and make emergency repairs.
5. Water Purification and Collection
You can survive weeks without food but only 3 days without water. Learn how to boil, filter, or chemically treat water. Know where to find it in urban and wild environments, like rain catchment or condensation traps.
6. Shelter Building With Natural Materials
Even in a warm climate, exposure can be deadly. Practice building lean-tos, debris huts, or tarp shelters using branches, leaves, and cordage. A good shelter keeps you warm, dry, and protected from the elements.
7. Situational Awareness
Learn to scan your environment, trust your instincts, and notice small changes around you. Awareness prevents problems, whether it’s spotting a fire hazard, noticing someone following you, or avoiding dangerous terrain.
8. Cooking Without Electricity
Know how to cook over open flames, on a wood stove, or using solar ovens. It’s more than survival, it’s resilience. Start by learning to boil, grill, or bake without relying on modern conveniences.
9. Signaling for Help
If you’re stuck, you’ll need to be found. Learn how to use mirrors, flares, whistles, or even create large ground signals like “SOS” using rocks or logs. Understanding rescue priorities can make you easier to spot and faster to save.
10. Mental Resilience and Problem Solving
This is the quiet skill that holds it all together. Practice staying calm under pressure through breath control, visualization, or even journaling. In any crisis, your mindset determines whether you freeze… or adapt.
🧭 Final Thought
The best time to learn these survival skills is when you don’t need them. They aren’t just about extreme situations they teach self-reliance, confidence, and control. The more you know, the less you fear and the better prepared you’ll be when life throws the unexpected your way.
When disaster strikes, you don’t always have a survival kit, tactical knife, or fancy equipment on hand. But here’s the truth: most of what you need to stay alive might already be in your home, office, or even your pockets. Survival isn’t just about being tough it’s about being resourceful. And with a little creativity, ordinary objects can become extraordinary lifesavers.
1. Bandana – The Swiss Army Cloth
A simple bandana can do more than keep sweat off your neck. It can filter dirty water through layers of fabric, serve as a makeshift sling or bandage, and even protect your lungs from dust or smoke. Soak it in cool water to regulate your temperature, or use it as a flag to signal for help. If you don’t have one, a T-shirt or scarf can do the job.
2. Duct Tape – The Ultimate Fix-All
There’s a reason duct tape belongs in every emergency bag. It can patch holes in tents, mend broken shoes, and even seal wounds in a pinch (apply gauze first). Twist strips into rope or cord to build shelter or tie gear. It’s waterproof, strong, and takes up almost no space proof that survival is often about ingenuity, not gear.
3. Belt – From Fashion to Function
A sturdy belt can do more than hold up your jeans. In an emergency, it can become a tourniquet to slow bleeding, a strap to secure gear, or a way to climb or drag supplies. Leather belts also double as fire starters when scraped or used to create sparks with metal. Never underestimate what’s already wrapped around your waist.
4. Credit Card – Not for Shopping Anymore
That little piece of plastic can save your life in surprising ways. It can act as a scraper to remove ice, clean a wound, or smooth surfaces. In urban settings, it can even help unlock certain types of doors or windows in emergencies (though always within the law). It’s lightweight, flat, and unbreakable perfect for quick problem-solving.
5. Plastic Bottles – Hydration and Beyond
Plastic bottles can purify, store, and transport water. Cut the bottom off to make a funnel or plant container, or fill with water and leave in sunlight to disinfect it (solar disinfection works in about six hours of bright sun). Bottles can also serve as makeshift lanterns when filled with water and placed over a flashlight.
6. Trash Bags – Shelter in Disguise
A heavy-duty garbage bag is an unsung hero. With a few cuts, it becomes a rain poncho, sleeping bag liner, or emergency shelter. It can also collect rainwater or insulate against cold ground. Carry a few you’ll thank yourself later.
Final Thought
In a true emergency, the most valuable tool isn’t what’s in your hand it’s what’s in your head. Thinking creatively under pressure turns common items into life-saving gear. You don’t need to be a survivalist to survive; you just need to see the potential in what’s already around you.
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RobertC
October 13, 2024 at 11:35 am
There’s a serious effort by many in our government to undermine traditional American values and throw our society into total chaos. This is not about negligence or incompetency, these traitors know EXACTLY what they’re doing, and realize that this is the way to bring about the Marxist revolution that they so desperately desire. Until this scum is eliminated from the government ranks, these kinds of incidents will become increasingly common, as we’ve already seen. Don’t be pacified by their rhetoric about upholding our laws and keeping us safe – their actions don’t follow their rhetoric at all. The past four years have exemplified how much Americans are under attack by our “leaders”. Our country can’t survive another four years if this, and I pray the voters realize it before it’s too late.
Festus
October 13, 2024 at 12:13 pm
Pay citizens a bounty for aborting thugs .I’d say a 9mm round to the forehead should be sufficient. democrats should go along with this, as it involves abortion and spending the public’s tax money.
Deplorable Mark
October 13, 2024 at 2:55 pm
I prefer Chester.
Deplorable Mark
October 13, 2024 at 2:54 pm
Who is “Bailey”? These stories are very poorly written and edited. (I assume Bailey is the adult perpetrator).
Joan
October 13, 2024 at 3:12 pm
The liberals have been pushing for decades to save the children. Slap them on the hands and let them back out in ravage the community. These kids are not getting proper teaching at home as to how a civilized person behaves. So the savages are arrested and given back to the very people that have allowed them to be savages. Spare the rod, spoil the child. Your liberals have created this problem.
glenn
October 13, 2024 at 3:46 pm
First step would be to abolish the easy entry into our welfare system and quit rewarding woman every time the have another fatherless baby. There is no reason why a woman having her first fatherless baby immediately gets put on welfare. This is where almost all the violence is and this is the production center from these welfare woman. The worse part is nothing will be done and this problem will continue to grow as the government loves to hand out money and get people to depend on the government.
Nick
October 13, 2024 at 5:38 pm
People will start packing regardless if they have a permit or not the powers in charge consider us collateral damage when we get assaulted sorry should we care about their laws there is only one rule. Don’t Die
Paul
October 13, 2024 at 6:23 pm
PUBLIC HANGINGS! Cruel, inhumane, my ass! Punks getting the justice they deserve is what straightens them out. A woman has babies out of wedlock, and no father around to see that they’re raised properly, should be sterilized! The father should be sterilized and forced to take care of the child as well! Quit letting little whores leach of the system. Democraps are the communist party, they need to be eliminated from America!
Danny Phillips
October 13, 2024 at 11:35 pm
This won’t stop until we start to recognize the mental illness aspect of mass shootings. Democrats are mentally ill period. The Justice department keeps letting criminals loose without serving their sentence. Demonrats need to be eliminated from the Earth.