They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
Many of the comments under the article are just as asinine as the facts of the case! The sheep are perfectly fine with half a dozen cops shooting in every direction at a crowded party, but ONE ILLEGAL GUN sends them into hysteria! Just one more reason why you will NEVER catch me anywhere near NYC.
Silly me. I thought the phrase “circular firing squad” was just a made-up expression. Who knew it’s an actual police tactic. I guess that’s another reason I live in the woods and should stay here. K
Well now, aren’t the police the only ones who have the expertise and training to successfully execute the standard but difficult circular firing squad tactic? Dangerous stupid clowns.
Hey, at least they were batting .500. Imagine if this had happened before the NYPD had un-f$cked their marksmanship training…