Fucking yup. If some maniac attempts to beat me to death, damn right I can tell my story for money if I so choose. Fuck this whining woman beater.

I’m not going to begrudge anyone who survived a brutal attack the right to make money from that. She’s profiting from telling her story? I’m cool with that.

Frozen bananas ( about 6, chopped), A can of coconut milk, some cocoa powder, a pinch of salt and a few soaked dates.

oh man just the other day i had this same conversation ON NPR!!!

I loved that episode and it’s funny that the when they first started the topic, my thought was “well, Ira has the worst vocal fry of them all.” And he does but no one ever comments on it...and vocal fry in general isn’t even that bothersome.

i know a girl who had a boss that made her go to voice classes specifically because he disliked the sound of her lady voice

The really illuminating part of the This American Life show was when they talked about how it’s not just vocal fry that people complain about. Before that, it was uptalk, and before that, it was using “like” too much. And the thing is, with all three of those trends, they’re things that both men and women do, but they…

Sure. Cops never do things like that. And with the FBI investigating this woman’s death, we can all be assured that justice will be served, as it usually is in cases like this.

The conversation led me to believe that the guy on the other end of the line felt the fact that the woman had been arrested for lane change without signaling was very problematic.

I think it’s more likely that they never have been called out for stuff before. Just like the examination of Sandra Bland’s hanging was a Justice of the Peace who walked in, said he saw, saw marks on her neck, saw a bag hanging from “something” (his words) so it was obviously a self inflicted hanging. Move along. Two…

How many times did that guy walk by? Seven? How many times did that white (silver, actually) go by? Nine? It’s downright trippy. Guess you have to add filler when you cut footage.

A new “version.” Poor choice of words, bro. Accurate, but poor.

Ah, yes. An ERROR made them edit the video so we can’t see the extent of the cop abusing this woman. I’m sure they will now release a better-edited version and call that one the “complete” version.

I don’t speak to officers when I’m pulled over for traffic stops. I give them my documents and I don’t make any statements beyond “hello” and denial of any knowledge as to why I was pulled over. And they HATE it. (I’m a white woman, so there’s a fair amount of privilege going on.)

Thanks. It’s weird. Other than my mom and the report I never told anyone that story until now. I’m not sure why I told it now other than exactly what you just said: too many asshole cops who think the badge gives them absolute power are all too common. You are so right.

She WAS ready to take him to court, and she had a case. Then she mysteriously, suddenly died. Hmm.

He saw her pull out. He turned around to follow her. He raced up on her. She moved over. Whap - he hits the lights. He CREATED THIS TRAFFIC STOP SO HE COULD HARASS A BLACK WOMAN PERIOD FULL STOP END OF STORY.

Many years ago I was pulled over for a signal light being out. I handed over my license, proof of insurance and registration and sat quietly like I was taught to do in these situations. He came back and told me to get out of the car. I asked why and he said “because I fucking said so now get out.” I was scared to…

Fuck that DA. I heard him on NPR this morning - “Sandra Bland was very combatant. It was not a model traffic stop, and it was not a model person that was stopped on a traffic stop.” More like not a model cop you piece of shit.

This is chilling for a lot of reasons but for me the worst was the totally uneventful stop that took place immediately prior to Sandra being pulled over (and almost made me think this was somehow the wrong video). That’s how sweet a cop can be... if he wants. Once an officer decides he’s owed more deference than he’s…