the person to start reading on this topic for some thoughtful, science-informed takes on this, and how complex an issue it is

Sorry, how on earth is that racist?

yes, happens to me all the time.

“What the USA needs is a massive rebuild of PD’s from the ground up, not simply in a few cities but across the nation. “

This.

There aren’t any. Best you can hope for is cops who are indifferent/not BAD per se.

Great piece, great letter from the dreadlocks!

Well, to be fair, libertarian generalities don’t speak to ANY situation, so ....

“How the hell is that an employee?”

Funny how your “you want” doesn’t include **getting paid**

You...do know that the minimum wage,adjusted for inflation, peaked in *1968* at an equivalent of $9.90/hour?

because how else would they be arguing in bad faith?

RE: “I’m not one for regulating people on what they are able to do“

You cannot really be this obtuse.

Ah yes, the classic “I hope someone wants a ride that starts near my house, or the place I have chosen to park” technique.

“It’s just going to screw it up for the people who for some reason want to spend their free time sitting in a car making well below minimum wage.”

you’re my new hero.

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Athletic trainers will wear gloves for the duration of a wrestling meet or tournament because they frequently have to handle blood.  Although the trainer should not have agreed to do this, the gloves aren’t part of this.

Every adult involved let this kid down, but this is 100% on the ref.