And the CPD is an example of a police agency that has consistently failed to live up to the standards it claims to set for itself. It was rife with corruption in the Prohibition era, it was consistently used by the powers that be as a bludgeon on minorities and other groups that might upset the status quo, and was, at…

I think it’s a combination of issues. Part of it is definitely training, as police agencies have tended to over-emphasize tactics to anything else. This was a response to a perceived (and in some cases, a very real) trend of police officers being outgunned or in dangerous situations that required a ‘combat’ mindset.…

Yes and no: in certain parts of the United States, that is very much a fact. Local law enforcement agencies in those areas (and even state level agencies, for that matter) were instrumental in the enforcement of things such as Jim Crow laws, suppression of Civil Rights activism, and other actions to keep the power…

Thank you kindly. I have been quite tempted to do something like that, but I feel like I would have to actually reveal my identity to do it. And considering that I am very open with my progressive politics, I would not like being in a position where my job and my politics could be conflated. I feel like there would be…

I can answer the first question, because that’s one of mechanics and not policy.

She has a long career of being conservative spank bank material to look forward to.

These maniacal rodents are ruining my profession. It’s already difficult to be in law enforcement these days, but on top of sabotage from within like this.

...what the fuck?

It does not.

This is one of the reasons it is key to the Republicans to pack the courts. A lot of the things happening right now (including the overcrowding in CBP stations, which are not detention facilities, not designed for the amount of people they have, but have to hold them due to policies from this Administration) will be…

I’m going to say a lot of stuff that sounds apologist, but hold on.

MS-13 was created in the United States by prisoners of Salvadoran descent. We deported MS-13 members in mass to El Salvador, which was severely weakened and ravaged by a civil war we both instigated and propagated for the sake of anti-Communism efforts (which included the normal training of paramilitary Latin-American…

The original Queen of Thorns!

Enjoying Petty Theft at the Dallas Zoo, while drinking a cold Dos Equis, watching my mom braid my niece’s hair and sharing dog memes with my dad. Bliss.

There are not enough Eleanor's out there in the world. That's an awesome name choice!

I made steak tartare!

Exactly. And that's assuming the NW still exists, and wasn't a blind to make the Unsullied leave.

I love back and forth discourse, but I can also see when someone can’t smell the crap they’re pushing. You accused another commenter of not having a grip when they were the calm one in the discussion, and you can barely get through a reply without saying “Fuck this” and “Fuck that.”

Aw, shucks! >< Thank you!

Is there anything intentional in a person’s behavior if they’re an addict? Besides, this is incredibly far from my original point, which was that being with Cersei would lead to a badd in for Jaime. Are you saying intentionally overdosing on heroin is a good end?