“Still, it hits the target with enough force to knock a person down, just like a non-lethal bean-bag round would, but with far more accuracy.”

Okay. Instead of buying a one-shot metallic sphere, why not just buy bean bag rounds...? Is it just because it’s for a pistol that this is cool?

Took the quiz. The only one I got wrong was the magnifying glass question. Which is stupid because I used to burn paper with magnifying glasses routinely as a kid and should’ve remembered how it worked.

But I did better then 82% of you fuckers (of the ones that Pew actually surveyed!)

It’s not a matter of being “PC” (well, technically, it is because it has political implications — but not in the way that people usually use that as an insult.) There are actual implications for classing a group of people as “migrants” and as “refugees.” Which is part of the debate going on in Europe right now. A lot…

The choice of my words were fine. I can’t help what people project onto my posts. If my clarification worked out better for you, great, but not everyone seemed to have missed the point.

You’re misunderstanding my point. I don’t know what it is about deadspin, but a lot of commenters here seem to like to try and read between the lines, when there isn’t anything between the lines to read.

Nowhere did I — “vaguely” or otherwise — justify what goes on. I have no interest in sports, except for casually…

It is different for high school and college. The amount of money that comes to these towns for high school football, both in tourist revenue and in sponsorship money and ticket/concession sales, keeps quite a few people employed in these towns and keeps money in the schools. College football is the same. Tons of money…

I don’t think you read what I was saying. I didn’t say that professional teams sink money into local teams. But it generates revenue for these small towns, that’s why government money gets allocated for it.

Where did I say that justifies what these two cretins did? Arrest them for assault. I’m just explaining why football is such a big deal in my state.

Disrespect of authority has nothing to do with this. A healthy disrespect of authority is a good thing.

We take it very seriously, but it’s for structural reasons rather than any actual cultural fidelity to it. Many small towns in Texas are pretty destitute and football brings a lot of money and opportunities to the kids playing it. For many, it represents a way to get into school without having to take on a shit ton of…

That wasn’t as satisfying as I was hoping it would be. Someone sticking their foot out, tripping her and her landing in the food, while the two ladies laughing and cussing her out in their native language, would’ve been a good comeuppance.

Blood Meridian.

I’m forever following Drew’s posts for the simple fact that he posted a Baroness video. Fuck yes.

Also, the art that was on the video was created by John Dyer Baizley, who is also the frontman for Baroness. Dude’s art is the best neo-Art Nouveau stuff available today. See more here:

Whoa. Calm down, buddy. I didn’t see your admission. My bad.

Re: Amish and the Mormons, I didn’t say they sentenced them — not in the way a tribal council does. That’s why I said that we could expand the discussion a little bit beyond where it is right now, because “sentencing” is not the only form of sanctioning or…

Well, this wasn’t a legal governing body. This was an informal tribal council that has been declared illegal by India’s courts. But if you want to expand that just a little bit, let’s talk about any US subculture that regularly accepts — overtly — the rape of women (forced arranged marriages) or even young girls. I’ll…

Unionize. That’s what you do.

Mine’s a quick one.

I had a co-worker a few years ago who actually used to go to my old high school. It was one of those weird “small world” things. I used to be really good friends with her brother, lost contact but got back into contact when she started working there and she gave me his info. A few months after that,…

I don’t assume that, actually. In fact, my ethics and morals are radically different from others. I’m into monogamy, but I do not judge or have any ethical or moral objections to polyamory, for example, which is extremely different from other people.

But it is a truism (not based on anyone ethical system, but this is…

No. It doesn’t. If our ethical compass is pointed toward a relationship being based on trust (which is the foundation for which most people have relationships), then absolutely not. Reconciling and accepting the difference in sexual appetite, counseling, discussing an open marriage or a free pass, or agreeing to end…

If they’re at that point, I’d advise going to counseling or to break up if they can’t reconcile. If their answer is to have an open relationship, that’s fine. That’s within the domain of their relationship and their decision. It’s no excuse for straying in a relationship, though.