It wasn’t clearly explained in this article, but she wasn’t actually criminally charged. The cop arrested her, claiming she was obstructing justice, but the DA didn’t file charges because obviously she didn’t actually commit a crime. Just highlights how wrong the officer was.

I didn’t read it as excusing his bad behavior, I read it as a negative thing, as in he was violating the law to cover for his buddy.

Police brutality is a systematic problem. But that also does not mean that every single police officer is bad. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.

Doubt it. They won’t let him draw blood for the time being, but he’s still on active duty. If anything does happen to hi it will only be because this finally made the news and not because the police department actually thinks he did anything wrong.

Exactly. These were brutal, premeditated murders. The LaBiancas died slow, painful, horrifying deaths. I could make an argument for parole when you have a 19 year old involved in a robbery gone bad or something, but LVH willingly participated in a murder where there was no real motive (and the whole “starting a race…

Yes I did read the article, did you? Because you are clearly so blinded by this “outrage” you speak of, that you completely missed the point.

The issue is that as president, Trump has a pretty influential role in foreign relations, so if he has business interests in Russia, his foreign policy isn’t going to be in the best interests of the US, it’s going to be in the best interests of Donald Trump. He’s using his position of power to make money. It’s also…

I originally read this as “scrotum-covered abomination” which led to one interesting (and revolting) mental picture.

I doubt the statement was ever confidential since it was evidence in the prosecution in a criminal case. Floyd’s lawyers (thus Floyd himself) would have had access to it all along.

No we do not tolerate Nazis. We also don’t stoop to their level. Because while I would LOVE to beat the bejeezus out of a bunch of white supremacists, I recognize that doing so would only serve to empower them. These guys love to portray themselves as victims and martyrs (which they use to recruit new domestic…

Even if the water is warm, it’s still possible to get hypothermia if you’re submerged in it long enough.

THIS. I’m a (glasses-wearing) school social worker and spend quite a bit of time tracking down glasses (and eye exams) for kids who can’t afford them. It is ridiculous to me that something as basic as being able to SEE is a matter of privilege. I can’t say enough good things about the local Lions Club- they are…

Gwen Stefani can shove it. I’ve worn glasses since 3rd grade. It’s annoying but hardly anything to get your knickers in a bunch about.

Why the hell wasn’t this kid expelled!? And criminally charged? Oh yeah, because it’s Ohio.

Well he is in fact baby faced. A despicable, racist, cowardly felon-baby.

A person can be a con man AND mentally ill. In fact I’d argue that quite a few con men/women are mentally ill (usually personality disorders). That doesn’t make them any less culpable for what they do, it just partially explains WHY they do it.

Taylor Swift sucks, and I don’t disagree with the criticisms of the content of her video, but claiming that she somehow chose to drop her album on the anniversary of Kanye’s mom’s death is a pretty big stretch.

Mine’s only 15 months old, so a little early for us to think about too, but given how insanely active she is, I suspect she’ll be interested in sports. Luckily both of us were distance runners in our younger days (non contact sports that don’t require a ton of coordination! yay!) so we’re hoping genetics will steer…

Yeah they covered this on Scary Mommy and I was shocked at all of the comments (from MOMS, no less!) saying things like “well if she cant’ do the splits, she shouldn’t be a cheerleader!” This is a THIRTEEN year old girl, not some college-level competitive cheer captain!

All of the stars I have to give go to you.