Minnesota: Somali refugee gets 18 years for attempted murder

Why such a stiff sentence for ‘attempted’ murder of one gang member by another? From the Minneapolis Star Tribune last week (hat tip: ‘pungentpeppers’): A St. Paul man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for what a Hennepin County prosecutor called a brazen and unprovoked shooting at a Minneapolis food store last year. Zakaria … Continue reading Minnesota: Somali refugee gets 18 years for attempted murder

Somali gangs on the move across Canada, guns coming from the US

This is a story mostly about Somali drug gangs in Canada (focusing on Edmonton where there have been many Somalis murdered in recent years), but there is some interesting information about the US as well,   Did you know that there is a Lewiston, Ohio and Somalis are moving there? From the Vancouver Sun: EDMONTON … Continue reading Somali gangs on the move across Canada, guns coming from the US

Twenty Somali “kids” killed in Edmonton, Canada in recent years

We’ve written about this “problem” in Canada previously—-drugs and gang violence in western Canada (Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, here). From the Edmonton Journal: Osman Barre has buried 20 young Somali men in Edmonton in the past four years. The Somali sheikh is responsible for the Islamic ritual of washing and preparing the bodies … Continue reading Twenty Somali “kids” killed in Edmonton, Canada in recent years

Canada: more taxpayer money going to (hopefully!) stem Somali violence

I’ve reported previously in our Canada category about how many Somali ‘youths’ in Alberta have been killed mostly by gang/drug related violence in the last couple of years.  The Somali ‘community’ demands that the government do something about it.  Now here comes a new touchy-feely “program” and more money. From the CBC: The Alberta government is … Continue reading Canada: more taxpayer money going to (hopefully!) stem Somali violence