If you are hoping it’s only dog urine then you either are irrationally optimistic or you have never been to San Francisco, homeless capital of the world.

Well maybe the kid shouldn’t have been trying to steal cars....I know death isn’t exactly what he deserved, but if he didn’t put himself in this position, it never would have happened.

Very very lucky it didn’t kill anybody.

The Russians did this with Fentanyl gas derivative in a hostage situation in Moscow and a large number of the hostage casualties was a result of gas poisoning.

This is a very positive ad, but with no real focus on the issues. I don’t dislike Hillary but her whole campaign feels too manufactured to me which is one of the reasons I’m Team Bernie. That said, I am very happy she is taking the high road instead of the fear-mongering approach she took in 2008. I really want this…

But the article made a statement about all men. Why, in your brain, is it a somehow invalid or pathetic response to criticise a blanket statement?

A few hateful but ultimately of no consequence comments which wouldn’t even have gotten any attention had jezebel by given them the national coverage the idiots making them so desperately craved.

There is video of her in the jail, an independent autopsy, and the FBI is investigating.

This nanny (not THE nanny) has paparazzi following her, and she looks smug as fuck. I think they did have an affair of some sort, and that SHE leaked it because she wants to be famous.

Just pointing out that it’s more than a little absurd to let us know every time a person of color dies in custody, at least until there’s some indication that they didn’t die of natural causes, there was foul play, or (at the very least) that the gross negligence of the incarcerating facility was the proximate cause…

“Of the 12,300 stops that took place in 2014, over 29 percent involved black drivers even though black people only make up 25 percent of the county.”

Black people comprising 29% of traffic stops in a county that is 25% black doesn’t seem disproportionate enough to signify a systematic policy of pretense stops of black people. It sounds like Hispanic drivers who are not county residents comprise a large percentage of traffic stops there.

Or, you know, it could be people drive into this county from another one and get pulled over.

“Her family, however, remains unconvinced by the Waller County report”

You’re only dismissing her, though, because she didn’t say something that fits with the narrative you believe happened. You’ve set up a situation where, by definition, someone’s testimony is only credible if they’re supporting your view — which is hardly the way to get at the truth of anything.

I know you ladies and gentleman at Gawker Media have been having some problems with journalistic integrity and decorum lately so I’ll post this off-the-record refresher for you:

You know, I just give up. I loved Jez, been here for years, admired many a writer and the awesome folks who comment here, but. I imagine this is ‘newsworthy’ but after all that has happened in the past week, could you guys have not concentrated on actual, you know, ‘news’?

Is it just me or does it look like the shark’s tail sucker punches him right at the end? I wish didn't wouldn't have laughed at that...

And whoever sent the factually-shaky “evidence” to Jordan Sargent may have fabricated it all. Lying is an unfortunate part of the human condition.

BORING.

Oh, you mean how like better gun control and a change to the gun culture that permeates much of America could probably lead to a considerable decrease in incidents such as this one, and also the many mass shootings that have elicited considerable news coverage? I agree, that if those changes - not merely legislative,…