Yes exactly this. I called the cops because teens were running and fighting in the streets where I was waiting for my bus one night when I got off work. The only reason I finally called was because they were running in the street and one of them was nearly hit by a car because they weren’t paying attention to the cars…

Yeesh. That’s not a situation anyone in which anyone should find themselves. 

Dear Fox & Friends and every other “Blue Lives Matter” idiot: if the people are afraid of the police. THAT’S A PROBLEM WITH THE POLICE!!!!!! Jesus fucking tap-dancing white-haired christ on a popsicle stick. If the public doesn’t trust them, they’ve failed at their job.

“I don’t personally. I’m very happy with my job and I think most firefighters are,” Gerard said, explaining that the people they assist need or want their help.

Equating first responders and cops is such bullshit. Almost no one out there is hating on EMT’s or firefighters. They are pissed at cops because cops frequently abuse their power, to the point of killing people, in addition to all the lower-level graft like stealing money from civil forfeitures and reporting a lower…

“These guys are going to work like we do every day and all they want to feel respect and appreciation, and when you go to work and you don’t feel either one of those, you get depressed...” Gerard said about the NYPD.

Remember studying stuff like the fall of the Roman empire and all the freaky weird shit the later emperors got up to, or say, monarchies in their waning days and the rulers who brought themselves down through insanity or craven behavior and thinking, “Man, it sucks when regular people get no choice in who is in charge…

As fucking pathetic as this whole thing has been, it does bring a smile to my face thinking about Trump drawing on the map with a sharpie all while saying to himself “Donald you goddamned brilliant stable genius! No one will ever question the authenticity of this!”

Yep. Classic abuser. Plus, he’s been like this from way  before all this started. There’s always an outside excuse for such behaviour, you see. That’s what abusers do. 

I always thought it was him that done did the deed, personally.

This is not an incident of someone acting like an arsehole because of highly unusual and stressful circumstances.

All of this. Having been in an abusive marriage, all of this. Those instincts, those worries? They need to be listened to. The ‘walking on eggshells’ feeling, as a constant, nagging anxiety? That’s not normal. Ever.

As I read this, the level of worry hit me again and again. More red flags than NASCAR, indeed. Already…

All of these are too serious for me to call them “Half-Assed-Hot-Takes” but my unsolicited 3 cents must dribble out.

LW1:

The money, in the context of the letter, is a weapon. It’s being used to keep the writer pinned and disoriented so she can’t see clearly enough to get the hell out of there.

Getting in her face, belittling her interests and yelling at her when she goes to the door with him to say goodbye are ALREADY abusive behaviors.

As in THAT GUY that didn’t get the reference? The point is everyone crashes on the last lap of a NASCAR race thus bringing out multiple red flags. Probably flew (no pun intended) over quite a few reader’s heads.

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he screams at her until she cries. she doesn't owe him shit.

1. wee-woo you’re in an abusive relationship with a potentially dangerous and definitely harmful man baby. get the fuck out of there, but safely. you say you think about leaving, but you actually KNOW already that you have to leave. do it before he breaks you down or beats you up.