911 dispatching should probably be done by a computer with voice recognition software. Always calm, never biased and always collects the right info in the right order.

I wonder how much racial abuse women of color get on dating sites, mixed in with the usual misogyny. That would definitely be a whole new level of horrible. Anyone care to comment?

Do you know how often pretty women hear "you're pretty"? About as often as basketball players hear "you're tall". It's boring and obvious, and it immediately tells the woman what you really care about - her looks. Honestly, you'd probably be better complimenting a woman's purse or shoes than her looks.

This really reminds me of the story on This American Life this week, about Israeli soldiers going door to door in the middle of the night and photographing Palestinean children, for no other reason than to intimidate and frighten them, basically PsyOps. I think the message is the same, "we own you, and we are always…