Realtalk. And agreed. The US has a real problem (which one? ;)) with codifying consequence in legislature. It’s all great stuff to write a law saying violation of X isn’t “cool”, but if there aren’t clearly defined consequences for transgression it’s all pointless. Case in point, because there’s really no defined…

Only $35000 for violating the rights of two minors and an illegal (unconstitutional) search? That family must have hired a bargain basement lawyer. Hell, they had a case where it could be argued that the police sexually assaulted minors. How aren’t there two extra zeros on that settlement?

Protip: If your rights have…

We ALREADY HAVE small private armies of unaccountable cops. A private police force isn’t any less accountable than a regular police force. In fact, likely moreso as any legislation to enable their use by cities willing to pay will be eyeballed by every kneejerk crazy who can’t imagine, or seriously misunderstands, how…

Counter-point (devil’s advocate): it’s more or less understood that, due to the political and functional power held by police forces and their unions over their host communities/governments, the reforms necessary to course correct the role of the police in society are likely to never be more than cosmetic. However, if…

I’m sure this comment will just get swallowed by the grey but I think that the essential concepts underlying these shared “for profit” communes could be developed into products that would have a reasonable likelihood of success while helping to solve the very real problem of affordable and well-maintained housing for…

The Republicans have enjoyed that distinction since Reagan. This shit gets so tightly wrapped up into identity by so many people, often people you know damn well are capable of seeing the lie. My Dad being one. Always puffing about how Democrats raise taxes! How dare they! And in the next breath condemning the rich…

Trees tend to fare pretty well against cars, especially younger ones (more supple).

I get the impression that she’d bristle like a thing that bristles a lot at the Kindergarten-teacher-handling-a-rowdy-student treatment. Let one of the other people get the embarrassing video clips of her raging at a calm and peaceful person who is only “concerned” for her well-being.

So, like, how it already is?

You smile at her like you would a bear or something while you pick up your phone, call emergency services, and report that a woman is having an apparent psychological episode and needs some assistance. Then you stay with her and, calmly, let her know that help is on the way and that you’re hopeful that she will get…

“BTW assault the wrong senior citizen and you won’t have to worry about prison.”

I totally expect this summer to be one of the most brutal on record with all the crazies coming out of their compounds well peppered with conspiracy theories and pent up rage at [stuff]. We’ll see legions of 50 & 60-somethings stepping out of bounds socially and getting arrested for doing some unhinged shit or getting…

47 years in America tells me it was likely built with the cheapest materials and cheapest labor available at the time.

Like straight up, if you can’t afford to run your business and treat your employees with respect (partly demonstrated by paying them a salary reflective of their contribution to the value of your business, adjusted for cost of living in the market served), and you can’t run it all yourself (or with family members),…

I think there’s a lot of delusional owners of “regional” businesses that quite simply refuse to accept that the work they offer is what everyone mostly considers “last resort”. Construction firms, chain restaurants, “mom & pop” shops, all of these places are not where anyone wants to be employed as a low or mid-tier…

This right here is the problem. It’s not necessarily race or religion-biased, but it is always age-related. We have 80+ year old millionaires, who have lived in a completely isolated bubble of existence for decades, calling the shots about some seriously ground-level issues. They are neither capable nor willing to do…

Hence the “oh noes we got h4X0rd” cries from all of these multi-billion dollar corporations whose investors needed the money more than a dozen mid-level salaries and some license fees that were cut in an effort to make the company more “lean”.

About that, at what point do we sue for the dissolution of the Republican Party on grounds that it’s no longer a democratic institution and therefore holds no place in the politics of a democratic society? Other countries have done it. It’s not carved in stone that the Republicans exist. Maybe it’s time to end that.

Well, considering they’re not called “silt hoppers” or “silt jumpers”, but are called “silt striders”, I would venture to guess that they move by... striding.

Why wasn’t he wearing bathing shorts?