Well, I’d want it back, too. It does help kill alien werewolves if used along with giant telescopes. That could come in handy.

Thing is, the provenance of this diamond goes back centuries, so it’s not at all clear who the “rightful owner” really is. India (nor Pakistan) as such did not exist when it was taken. It was unquestionably plundered as war booty by the East India Company, but they were only the last in a long line. The Koh-i-Noor…

I mean, why shouldn’t they both win? These men were hurt (not equally to being raped, but still in a distressing manner).

Media folks like those at Jezebel will protect her. They even let her “best friend” write a Jezebel article!

I can’t dig up the link, but I’m nearly 100 percent positive she left UVA.

I am still stunned that we have not heard a peep more about Jackie. The awful, horrifying truth is that she likely made up the story about her rape in order to gain sympathy from a boy she liked— she even made up fake personas to manipulate him into liking her. And it led to this disaster. Is she still at UVA? Will…

Good for them. Seriously.

I live in Pittsburgh. Our mass transit sucks unless you’re going Downtown, and even then, it’s ridiculously hard to fill your transit pass since there’s no way to do it unless you’re downtown. On top of that, cabs are pretty much nonexistent. I’m not sure the actual statistics, but anecdotally, drunk driving is way…

What did he do wrong? He instituted mandatory diversity training, he responded to every protest. He just didn't get out of his car at the homecoming (he was taken back, and it makes sense). They investigated everything. There was literally nothing more he could do. New programs and new policies were introduced, and…

Except Wolfe hasn't done anything racist. He didn't utter any slurs, he even instituted diversity training! The beefs are that he didn't approach the protestors who were at the homecoming parade, and apparently wasn't "authentic enough" for them.

True but the big cities are where they are pushing the hardest. From my travels I have seen that even if the mass transit is not the most robust then they do have plenty of cabs. If the price is an issue then that is an issue for the locals to take up not some townie in for 1 weekend every 3 months.

I spent a year of my life working for Disney so I can promise you this, simultaneously people die on Disney property and no one dies on Disney property.

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to bring this up. I don’t know how much it’s being linked to the protests*, it’s been on my radar for quite awhile, but most of the articles I’ve seen aren’t addressing it specifically. Either way, good fucking riddance.

If we want to be all free market about it, hold Airbnb responsible forcing them to force owners into the insurance market. Insurares will price the risk and owners will act to keep their insurance low. Airbnb just needs to be in a position where it forces owners to have liability insurance that covers Airbnb’s…

I agree, and I don’t even think you need the “attractive nuisance” doctrine here, because these people were invitees, not trespassers. So, the homeowner would be liable. That said, someone on another thread about this mentioned that homeowners’ policies often exclude claims when the property is being used improperly…

Wouldn’t the owner of the property be responsible? A dangerous tire swing is pretty much the definition of “attractive nuisance.” Granted attractive nuisance applies only to kids in most states, I still think this would be a homeowner’s claim like a slip and fall for not shoveling your walkway.

By all means, please demonstrate how regulation would’ve literally “saved his father’s life.” No doubt more thoughtful rope-swing legislation is needed.

Can we cut the sympathy “poor mom of a disabled kid” bullshit? I’m already seeing it in the comments. Killing your child is not okay. This mother is no more sympathetic than a mother (or father!) who kills her able bodied child because of stress or whatever other reason.

Yeah I’m calling bullshit on this one too..

I’ma wager there’s more to this story. This seems very...arbitrary.