I'm sure it would (and should) depend on the evidence. If it's a "he said, she said" case, that's very different from a case where there's significant evidence lining up against the accused (especially if there's two separate allegations from one night). We don't know which this is yet, but given the way the police…

There's nothing unconstitutional about having laws against forcible sodomy that are separate from rape laws - the only part that is unconstitutional is when consensual sodomy is made illegal. It's actually quite common - it's just two different statutes, which would be why they're two distinct charges.

That's pretty standard language, many states (including NY) have the exact same language.

What in the fuck are you talking about? Are you sure you're responding to the right comment?

You're reading something into my comment that isn't there. I made no comment as to the reasonableness of MLB's drug rules and penalties, I simply stated that cocaine is not a safe drug, which it isn't.

Sorry if it came off that way, I actually agree with the point you were making - I'll redact it if it came off badly. Just was pointing out that just because LSD can be used safely during strenuous physical activity doesn't mean that cocaine can.

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Huh? There's a lot of drugs that are nowhere near as dangerous as they're made out to be, but cocaine is by no means "safe". Various studies have shown it to be one of the drugs most likely to cause dependence, and it can do a significant amount of harm to the user.

The tone with which you're writing these updates is really weirdly passive aggressive. I get the skepticism at first - it's a pretty crazy story, and often there's something more to these stories (Exhibit A: Robert Allenby). But as far as I can tell, literally every detail of the investigation to date has supported…

Don't be pedantic - would you prefer the "British FAs" which would include the Football Associations of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland?

If the TSSAA has a problem with this, then perhaps they need to reexamine the way that their tournament is run. The girls here were playing to win - win the tournament, which is the ultimate goal. That they felt the best way to do that was to intentionally lose this game is the fault of tournament organizers, not the…

That weed advice is very dangerous advice that needs a lot of caveats. Specifically, make sure you know the drug laws of the place you're going, as well as how those laws are enforced. That goes for within the US as well as outside the US - some places take weed (and other drugs) a lot more seriously than others.

The biggest shareholders of almost every single public company are large investment firms (excepting ones whose largest shareholders are an individual or a family trust) - that doesn't really mean anything.

Does it speak positively or negatively? I can't tell from your comment - personally I think it's a positive thing that she doesn't know every historical racist word around.

Looked pretty clear to me that Dwyer didn't want to keep hitting him, but the ref wasn't stopping the fight. That's on the ref - not Dwyer.

He's a weird type of troll, just ignore him. If you look at his comment history he just has a bunch of ignored comments complaining about the free material he's reading.

How is it "pouting and trying to weasel your way into winning"? It's not like the Lions in particular are cursed with always getting bad calls and this is only benefitting them - the rule would apply to all 32 teams. It's just that they have first hand experience with it and it's become a more obvious issue to them.

JeffGoldblumsMullet was making a joke (and a good one at that - that's one talented head of hair!) I had the same reaction as you did when I started reading it, but read the rest - he's joking around.

+1 slomin's shielded blankie

Good for him, and good for his dad for sticking up for him in a well thought out way. Sure it was a little ranty, but it was also reasonable and rational, and his points were spot on (assuming that what he's saying is true, which I don't doubt since it sounds like pretty standard operating procedure in the NFL).