Man, a gender balance quota would be interesting. I think all hell may break loose in the department and they would never agree to it, but it would be quite something.

At the time I think he wanted to police where he lived since he knew the community. However, as I replied to another commenter, he is now working for DART police (Dallas Area Rapid Transit). So, not Dallas-Dallas, but definitely within the city.

I hope so! My fear is that he’ll end up as one of the “bad cops” after years of being in the system and that echo-chamber. He’s POC (not black), so I worry even more that he won’t last or will have to really adopt a rigid company line to advance. Last time I talked to him it seems he’s still alright - he was talking…

It’s complicated. Yes, in recent years Dallas PD has done a lot in terms of “getting better” (I’m using a very broad term, hence the quotes). They were pretty bad before, and there was a small window of years where they were actively attempting to be better. I live in DFW area, and I was proud of these attempts. Then…

I’m so sorry to hear this - my friend also had a very hard time after his rejection; I was told from a mutual friend that he was quite depressed for a few months. He ended up working as police for DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), so things aren’t terrible, but it still was very shocking at the time to hear about his…

Someone I know applied to be a police officer in a city 20-30 min from Dallas. He was roundly rejected and told he didn’t have the correct mindset for the job because in each “scenario” they gave him in the interview he said he would assess the situation first and refused to go in shooting until he knew what was…

What is the dirt/sand that they are sprinkling on the ground in the last clip? Is that some sort of flame retardant, or is it something else?

In a bad household with bad parents, yup. Those would be your options.

I like how you refer to it as “evidence.” Not the fact that this teen could possibly have to deal with the very hard responsibility of carrying an incest or rape baby to term and then be responsible for raising it for the rest of their lives. You’re worried that if she doesn’t abort, there won’t be “evidence.”

“Why on earth should that child be entrusted with greater decision making powers?”

What is Cali Dept. of Labor DOL like? I only know about how DOL in TX runs (I know it’s federal, but let’s not kid ourselves that federal orgs ARENT influenced by location). In TX we’ve represented two restaurants that had DOL called on them for an audit. It’s anonymous and if your complaint is vague enough/could…

Congrats!! I’m so happy for you

Ooh that’s cute! It reminds me of the “birthday dances” at the swing dancing meet ups I'd go to where people would cut in to dance with the birthday people

I most likely won’t have a father or mother at my wedding (I’m estranged due to family violence). I’d love to hear stories and anecdotes from other brides who have similar family situations and how they dealt with it (bonus if your in-laws are wonderful). I’d love to hear stuff to give me some hope that I’m not…

I hope this woman (the naked one) takes Mather’s ass to the cleaners in civil court. Like, with photo evidence and an admission? Slam dunk case.

Exactly. I commented on some article a long time ago about an anecdote where they were looking for POC comedians. Could barely find any. A POC comedian who knew about the call and is working asked his friends if they were interested. Yes! they were! Why didn’t they apply? He asked. They didn’t know about the call! The…

I am loving the sexual tone you’re giving it. Flopped it around, rubbed the buttons, faked an orgasm and said “yeah....that was great...”

...no trust me people hate Foer. Look at any of the other articles about Foer on Gawk or Jez and it’s a supreme hatefest. Plenty of people have hated him too on this article.

Wait did you say that seriously or like sarcastically

I like you.