Cameras alone have never been the answer. We need to try to create/restore the idea of mutual respect and trust between the community and the police. The police are being trained that every civilian is a potential criminal and should be treated as such as the general population becomes more wary that cops are pretty…

Does she then leave the used towels on the counter? If so, we are married to the same person.

The more I read the comments, the madder I get.

A well-written piece.

I spent the better part of 13-17 sitting in a lawn chair in the back yard, despite cold weather, bugs and darkness, reading Star Trek novels rather than go inside to where my parents were screaming. I'm not so much into Trek now, but that utopian idealism felt great when I was alone and scared.

DaN,g answered it best, but because I'm an overly literal stick in the mud who can't not answer an obvious question...dog whistle claim of misogyny to rile up people inclined to side with them on the basis of gender alone.

I took the survey when picking up my car at the dealership and answered honestly. The salesman got the results instantly and was borderline belligerent from then on out, because anything but a perfect score counted against him with corporate. He was an ass about it, but the system is stupid in that a very good rating…

One of the proudest days of my life was when my dad put the "veterans for Kerry" sticker on his car.

"Snopes has a liberal agenda! You can't trust that!" -my FIL when telling him that, no, Obama didn't [fill in today's blank]

Agreed.

also, i don't know what "analphylaxis" is but it sounds painful and like something you just do on his birthday.

So much love for this.

I get this from conservatives of all ages. They really think that I just don't get it and if they lecture hard enough, I'll see the light.

I am not allergic (or not analphylaxis allergic, at least) to onions, but I hate them, the scent or taste makes me gag, and I go out of my way to make sure they aren't included in anything. So of course about half the time I get a burger where the taste is still there, onion on the side on top of the fixings I did…

hold the onion and I'm all over that.

I tend to dislike, as shorthand, anything white and creamy.

Awaiting the arrival of the cloth diaper gestapo...

It'll be fine.

Yeah, but baseball doesn't require cardio or staying awake.

Alcoholics age fast. Kane's career will be shorter than you expect.