I just finished now (as in fifteen minutes ago) got an estimate from the roofing contractor who will be raising his kids this month with my money, so I asked him. It depends on the city or county you live in. In my city, no permit is required for a new roof, but in neighboring cities a permit is required and one…

That must depend on where you live. Nobody posts building permits out here. On my street, I’ve seen pools, decks, and an entire third floor added on, and no plans displayed anywhere.

1. One of the officers did know Smith did not have a warrant out.

“...it’s also not a big deal to leave people the fuck alone.”

I worked at a home improvement store in the early 80s and I’ve stacked maybe ten-thousand bags of manure in my time.

Since 1865, nothing has changed without cameras shoving the reality of Black people’s lives in our faces. Keep recording and posting.

No, NO NO!!! We need these people on the internet, keeping the issue in front of the public non-stop, keeping the white majority informed and involved. If you let us, most rill hit the snooze button and go back to sleep!

Even if the patio required a permit, Mr. Hayat was under no obligation to show her his permit if he had one or discus permits with her if he didn’t.

Racism marches ever onward.

“Qualified Immunity” will strike again.

“The White House Confirms That the President Can Read and Also Make Poopies By Himself”

These women are fighting four our civil rights. Once you accept limiting one group or one person’s civil rights, none of us has any rights, merely the temporary acquiescence of the current majority and subject to change at any time.

It’s easier to be a bigot if God’s on your side, and you can’t have God on your side unless you create one with your own biases.

Back in the day, passing meant freedom for anyone who could pull it off as well as and for their children, but at the incredible cost of cutting ties with everyplace and everyone they’d ever known permanently. Who really knows what we’d have done when faced with that choice?

It’s a rare day when I wish there was a God and a hell. Today is that rare day.

It won’t fix any racists, but maybe it will force the least-stupid among them to avoid acting on their racism in public. The dumber ones will continue performing in front of cameras and the internet will continue to kick their asses. On the whole, I think this is a good thing, because it keeps American racism in front…

No beating, no week in ICU, no funeral, no grieving mom? Some people still have it worse.

Does this person not see the influx of white folks coming out saying “I didn’t know this was still going on.”

“Instead of telling people albout every incident of racism, whiat if you just pushed responsibility, education and hard work instead?”

Sorry, all I’ve got for them is giggles.