1. Open fire on police

Is “tone policing” the new get-out-of-rhetorical-jail-free card that you’re supposed to play when someone points out the flaws in your argument?

“The Ferguson police showed up, yet again, in riot gear and stared down the people of Ferguson—the people who they have been entrusted to protect and serve, the people whose taxes pay their salaries—the way soldiers look at an enemy. “

If Tyrone Harris Jr. lives, if some grainy cellphone footage happens to emerge and if the police are unable to lie and manipulate evidence to their liking, perhaps we will find out what truly happened. And maybe, yes, Harris did open fire on the police first! But the fact remains that no matter who fired the first…

Yeah, what the fuck was that comment about? I was on board until I read that shit.

In encouraging her black audience to burn down stores, she is encouraging them to do the very thing that will perpetuate their poverty and the poverty of their neighborhoods.

“Police say that Harris opened fire, which they then returned. In the ensuing gunfight, somehow Harris was the only one injured. If you have the luxury of taking that story at face value, congratulations, sounds like a nice life. For the rest of us, however, we who have a cursory understanding of how the police system…

“if some grainy cellphone footage happens to emerge”

Who are you defending here? The adult who was shooting at the police? How is that something that can or should be defended? Because he was a young black male? I don’t understand.

So let me get this straight: You’re telling people to commit felony arson?

Hey, you’re more than welcome to join me on a ride-along in North City and the East STL anytime you’d like.

Rape shield laws apply to criminal rape cases, not cases where someone is claiming 10 million dollars in damages because a school didn’t do enough to protect them.

I agree this is ridiculous to ask for this information, but I also find it equally ridiculous that she is suing the school. How do you prove a school should have stopped a rape?

Honestly, that was my very first reaction, too, and I can’t seem to shake it.

This doesn’t add up. You say they are adults, but he seems to be wearing a headband of some sort.

So when is Jezebel going to stop doubling down on their support of Planned Parenthood and actually consider that it might be run by horrible people out to make serious cash... and if there’s cash to be made, don’t you think it might behoove the people involved to try to persuade / convince more women who visit the…

Oh no, ankle monitors. That is way better than prison and seems like a good compromise while ice determines their status.

Her situation would be much different if she had not been involved in having him kicked out of the country—this would have been decided in the US. The victims here are the kids who are the rope in this tug of war.

Have you actually botherd to read up and follow the full story here?