SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

ANOTHER ONE IN NEW YORK – From the New York Post:  "A city cop was critically wounded by a brazen gunman who blasted two bullets into his head on a Queens street Saturday evening — the fifth NYPD officer to be shot in as many months.  Plainclothes officer Brian Moore, 25, was in a medically induced coma after surgery to relieve pressure on the brain, law-enforcement sources told The Post."  He comes from a police family and was doing a dangerous job.  I wonder how much time CNN will devote to this.

THE LEFT STRIKES SEATTLE – From KOMONEWS:  "Police say black-clad May Day marchers hurled wrenches and rocks at officers and hit police with sticks as a Friday evening march through Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood turned violent, injuring three officers -- two seriously.  Police responded with pepper spray, pepper balls and flash bang grenades. Officers said several dozen vehicles were damaged. Windows were broken in neighborhood businesses.  Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole said one officer had a dislocated shoulder, a second had a broken wrist, and a third had a burn injury to his leg and ankle. They're recovering at Harborview Medical Center.  'Thankfully, they’re all conscious,' O'Toole said. 'We talked to them. They’re in good spirits. Just happy the situation didn’t become more serious.'"  No, throwing wrenches and rocks at police officers isn't serious.  Of course not.  This O'Toole character sounds like a typical political police chief in a left-wing city.

WEIRD – From The Hill:  "A major fundraising website Friday blocked donations to a campaign seeking funds for the six Baltimore police officers facing criminal charges over Freddie Gray’s death.  GoFundMe.com deleted a page created by the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) that afternoon, The Baltimore Sun reported.  'GoFundMe removed the fundraising campaign created for the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray,' company spokeswoman Kelsea Little said Friday.
'GoFundMe cannot be used to benefit those who are charged with serious violations of the law,' she said. 'The campaign clearly stated that the money raised would be used to assist the officers with their legal fees, which is in direct violation of GoFundMe’s terms.'"  Seems to me those are silly terms.  Raising money for legal defense is an American tradition.  Being charged with a serious crime is not the same as being guilty of that crime.  Change the terms and let those who wish contribute to the officers' defense. 

May 2,  2015