I have a civil partnership with my boyfriend.

A traitor? She unveiled nasty, evil acts the American military was committing in the dark away from the eyes of the people at the expensive of her own life (She was in a small, solitary cell for a year).

I think it's odd in general to think of a relationship as a job. I'm a wife but I don't think of myself as a psychologist, financial advisor, chef, prostitute and laundress. As a friend I don't think of myself as a events manager, life coach, psychologist, companion and career counselor. That's weird. All of our…

As I said, I'm not really an expert on Rwanda exactly. But what I can say is that generally speaking, conflict doesn't occur because of one single factor. When I design early warning systems, for example, I'm looking at a variety of indicators (land conflict, fuel price, political inclusion, etc) that when combined,…

I spent two years living in Burundi and going back and forth between the two countries. This by no means makes me an expert, but I do study conflict, governance, community perceptions, etc. for my job (I'm a conflict/development anthropologist) - and I can say that 1) whilst the international community was notoriously…

So... they are only going to wax the most painful fucking parts? Cool.

By 'extra precautions' do you mean 'showering daily'?

And add to that the fact that the guy holding her at gunpoint, her husband, lived with her children. Who would resist knowing that the guy who might just kill you for doing so would be going home to your children afterwards? He had already shot at and threatened to kill her daughter if Mary went to the police.

I still can't understand how Champagne topped Red Wine. Red Wine failing to pull off that upset is like [sports team most of you haven't heard of] not beating [sports team most of you haven't heard of]. And we all know how crazy THAT would be.

Champagne is beating red wine, THE BLOOD OF THE GODS?! I thought I knew you people...

Who the hell drinks smirnoff ice?

There is also the option to limit how much of your info is public or not on LinkedIn. You have to go into security settings, but you can change what parts of your profile the general public can see v. people you're linked with. I did it a while ago when I was trying to get a job in Canada, but hadn't gotten my…

This is enormous for me. LinkedIn was one of the last places I was being harassed by half my family (LSS: they are horrible), precisely because I couldn't block them.

If it's better for the victim you leave the victim alone.

I was forced to press charges, forced to be a witness in a child abuse case and forced to listen to the defence call me a drunk slut in front of my parents. But hey at least the rapist got put away, oh wait nope the jury prejudiced themselves and the whole…

No, you aren't forced to arrest victims and put them in jail. The only one being forced in this whole process is the victim, from the forced sexual contact to the forced cooperation with the prosecutor on the prosecutor's terms. The one being coerced, the one whose power is diminished, it's the victim. Not you. It…

Witnesses show up all the time and rapists still walk free.

What are you complaining about? Most rape victims never burden your precious system in the first place. They take the burden and the pain themselves, for no pay or reward.

Do you understand what it's like to be raped? The only obligation a victim has is to healing themselves. Even in ideal circumstances it can be traumatizing, let alone when one is homeless. For some victims it has truly ruined their lives. And as a D.A. you should know that juries are very unlikely to convict when the…

They're a rock band who now mainly protests. What their protesting is the policies of the central Russian government, namely: (1) Repression of dissenting speach/ state control of news media (2) tremendous levels of corruption that make life really really crummy (nicest possible word I could use there) for every…

Gee, do you think their inability to even stand on the street with musical instruments without getting literally whipped by a militia group might impede their ability to hold your cynical interest? I'm going to go out on a limb and say two members' 18 months in labor camps for singing a song had a chilling effect as…