It's a friggin knife. Don't get me wrong, a knife is a deadly weapon. It could justify a shooting if the person yielding it is busy stabbing third parties (people other than the officers), or is very quickly charging at the officer and has the strength to overcome them. But, simply having a knife, even if it's…

She's completely justified. Her son did NOTHING. He was a law abiding citizen. He had a legally registered firearm, not in his hand, but simply in the car. He did not threaten the officer. Yet, he was killed.

It's all built into his union contract.

An incredibly small silver lining. He'll probably make some good money talking about his alleged victimhood and the events that unfolded in conservative and alt-right circles

Cops always say "I feared or my life" which in very extreme circumstances (like a guy with a gun threatening to shoot you) may justify pulling the trigger. But, doesn't danger and fear go hand and hand with the job? The "fear" necessary to shoot a suspect should be at a much higher standard than what would make an…

I'm actually gonna say DON'T give him space, or rather, not "complete" space. Be annoying, keep on checking in regularly, including actually going to where he lives if he's not responding ( not necessarily right away, but don't let too long pass). You might get a "leave me the f**k" alone." But, even then, STILL…

OMG, that made me smile/laugh. Dude's a genius!

I've heard. I'm gonna see for myself this weekend. They needed to find a miraculous way to bring Vee back, lol. Then I'd be all in. Last season's final felt FINAL for the series.

I don't know. Clearly, there's an argument to be made that GOP/NRA-backed initiatives that promote gun ownership and make gun ownership easier can make it easier for crimes like this to occur. I'm just recognizing that I don't think that makes any difference in how Republicans will frame this.

Well, it's been revealed that the shooter was a 66-year old white male from Belleville, Illinois (suburban St. Louis) who, according to his acquaintance, campaigned for Bernie Sanders. So, I'm guessing they'll frame it as a crazy socialist from a blue state took it upon himself to target honest, hard-working,…

I googled Chris Pine because of this article. I had no idea that his dad was the sergeant from CHiPs. And, the young Robert Pine looks pretty much like Chris. So, I guess we know Chris will age relatively well.

I'm only a social drinker too, and I've cut way back. I stopped getting drunk many years ago (save for maybe once a year), but I still drank relatively often because I tended to go out a lot and go to various events. I still do go out a lot, but simply don't drink as much (usually), sometimes not at all. If I…

I'm gonna be the contrarian. It's not that great. Good, but not great.

Same. I really liked her.

Exactly. This administration always seems like it's at the tipping point, serious ish about to go down and the administration falling apart, but nothing happens. I wouldn't bet on Trump getting impeached or getting bored and resigning before the end of his term, unfortunately.

Won't the true bombshell come in the closed session?

Everyone was amazing in that Episode - So glad Angela Bassett would agree to do a one-off appearance in a limited series. Bassett, Kim Whitley (the aunt), Lena Waithe (Denise), Ansari (Dev), the actors who played Dev and Denise as youngsters - all great. That was such an unexpected stand-alone episode.

I've never understood why he doesn't take care of his "folicile situation". Go get faded up, lined up; or simply shave it bald or buzz it real close. I guess if he himself doesn't care, there's no reason for me to.

I'm not seeing a full scale general revolt against Tiger (yet). Reading message boards on ESPN and other sports sites, there seems to to be a considerable group of people who are wholly invested in Tiger NOT getting his wake up call - to the point that they're upset with "negative" articles (really nothing more than…

The maintenance of their inflated egos. The prosecutors simply don't want to look like they don't know what they're doing and give in to pressure - especially pressure from people who are supporting a black person. And, since she actually shot her dad, as justified as it may have been, they can save face (in their…