In most states, assaults causing serious bodily injury qualify as aggravated assaults. The seriousness of an injury will vary greatly from case to case. Injuries threatening death will qualify as a serious injury, as will those which maim or disfigure the victim. Some states specify by statute particular injuries that…

That's just not true. In most jurisdictions (including Indiana), assault that causes serious bodily injury is some form of aggravated assault.

An assault causing "serious bodily injury" is a class C felony in Indiana. That would seem to describe this assault. The minimum sentence for a class C felony appears to be 2 years. The recommended sentence is 4 years. The maximum sentence is 8 years. I don't know why she got the sentence she did.

Untangling those deep-seated gender roles is such a profound problem, I don't know where to begin with them. So many of these issues are formulated at an unconscious level.

I am so frustrated by how many female attorneys that I know who end up being the office manager in small firms on top of all their legal work. They end up doing thankless shit that is often essential to the firm, for which they get little credit or recompense. Sometimes it's pedestrian stuff like starting the…

A Mississippi girl impregnated by her father definitely sounds like she lives in the kind of home where a free and reasonable discussion about abortion could be had and where parental decisions about her life are definitely not abusive or neglectful.

The last major naval battle the US was engaged in was at Okinawa in 1945. We just don't go toe-to-toe with other major naval powers anymore.

Actually, I never said that at all. Please point me to where I said "mommy porn should be on the Today Show" or any words to that effect.

With a flat on the driver's side, you might also want to consider turning your car around so that the worked-on tire is facing away from the roadway. Probably not viable on a major urban freeway, but if you're on a rural highway with a cramped shoulder, a three-point turn (or pulling to the opposite shoulder) could be…

Yes, agreed. You should carefully hand-tighten the nuts and torque them briefly with the wrench to tightness.

Let's recapitulate three comments.

How is it the wrong audience? Today Show viewers are exactly the target audience for the books.

Since Robert Smith is widely believed to have been a major influence on Edward Scissorhands' look, trying to decide which he looks like is probably a waste of time. Supposedly, Burton asked the Cure to contribute to the soundtrack for Edward Scissorhands.

Assuming the confidentiality rider was in the contract, wasn't it the University's obligation to not enter into a contract that it legally could not fulfill? The nuances of Oklahoma's public records law were probably not a surprise to OSU.

Umm, no, testimony absolutely does not need to be backed up by other evidence. Lots of crimes don't leave any physical evidence at all (many muggings, thefts, assaults). Testimony is more than adequate evidence for someone to be convicted in a court of law. There is no legal requirement for any phyiscal evidence.

There's certainly a usage of the term "American" where you're correct.

The great thing here is that a lot of the rarities included in this re-release were only available (legally) by collecting a lot of her singles or buying imports. "Here In My Head." is probably the best track she ever did that didn't end up on an album (pretty sure you could find it on later collections), but "Take to…

Thanks. Of course, the related problem is, even if this guy is 100% okay under the law, does he want to spend the time and money fighting the lawyers Katy Perry can afford to hire, just so he can sell $25 figurines?

Press is reporting they were designed by Marina Toybina for the Super Bowl.

Throughout the history of the English language, the words describing women have almost universally mutated over time from neutral usage (words meaning "a female human being") or an honorific usage to a derogatory or dismissive usage. The change from "huswife" (housewife) to "hussy" (prostitute) is a simple example.