I carry one of these around in my purse, for the times I need to impress upon someone that they need to take a step back. Have not needed to use it yet, but let me tell you it certainly changes my feelings about confrontation.

Samuel L. Jackson in Die Hard with a Vengeance.

dismembering the body of the accident victim seems like a really unusual decision.

A lovely, thoughtful comment. Thank you.

I’ve been fighting racists on Twitter all weekend, so can I just say how lovely it is when someone is smart and secure enough to give things a rethink? You are awesome and thank you for clarifying things.

I hate to tell you, Bruce Springsteen’s hands aren’t exactly clean either.

When women claim abuse, I err on the side of believing them, because I think people are much more likely to believe the words of a powerful man. Like Bill Cosby. Or Joss Whedon.

Yeah, the idea that his cheating makes him less of a feminist is rubbish. Puhleez.

Sorry...completely (and respectfully) disagree: your reasoning assumes that Trump assigns blame in a reasonable manner, based on facts and analysis of cause and effect. We all know that’s not true. Flynn’s legal troubles caused him untold issues by providing a foothold in the Russia investigation. Yet he still…

I wish I could agree with you, but I can’t. Trump has a history of continuing to consult people he has “fired”:

Amen.

Your father is a hero. So are you.

Leonard DiCaprio???

Please note that the Daily Stormer doxxed Amy Siskind shortly after they received the notice from GoDaddy.

I dunno...I’m all for it! If they’re willing exhibitionists, I am a willing exhibitionee.

It’s must-watch at my house. We have the DVR set all year round, just in case we miss the season premiere.

Case in point: if you don’t like a situation, and you try and leave, and you are prevented from leaving again, and you get angry and defend yourself, the burden is on your fucking assailant to consider that possibility, not on you to deal with this in ideal fashion. 

If the roles had been reversed, though, would we still be excusing the behavior by claiming he was scared...

As I mentioned upthread, I am one of those people who reacts with anger. About a half hour after the danger has passed, I become a trembling mess.

We have to point this part out, too. She wasn’t afraid. She was PISSED. Her reaction wasn’t based on fear