according to the always correct and never inaccurate google translate, it's

I would probably have been Xena, so I see what you mean.

My present self is very grateful that my 10-year-old self was not allowed to choose a new name. I would probably be called something like Crystal Sparkle Princess Diamond.

how arrogant and ignorant

Was that the same guy that said "I'll stop makin' 'em when they stop takin' 'em" in reference to the multiple children the state has removed from his "care"?

This. People aren't being respectful of the situation, and it's particularly tone deaf for Americans to be judgmental. Our culture of excess and egotism has been successfully exported worldwide, and our language is no danger of dying out.

I feel like it's worth mentioning that the judge in Tennessee who ordered a baby's name changed from "Messiah" to "Martin" (because only Jesus Christ can be called Messiah) had her ruling very quickly overturned, lost her job, and was publicly censured by a judicial review board that unanimously found her decision…

"not letting a kid have an entirely harmless name ends up making a government look rather petty."

The government of a small nation state like Iceland has a responsibility to protect their culture and language.

On the other hand, I bet there's no baby Adolf Hitlers in Iceland.

As people explained on Reddit, were this girl to have an Icelandic middle name, she could go by that while still legally being Harriet on her Irish passport.

Thankfully, his 'chinstrap beard' phases were mercifully short.

>>>" would assume you would want a third party to pick it up so it would be harder to manipulate evidence to benefit the police (I would want it that way at least)."

The "angry mob" in this particular instance already dealt with this issue their way, by killing an unarmed teen.

Oh I would assume planting fire arms is relatively common (or at least more common than we expect). I know of US forces doing it occasionally in Iraq (because it later went to trial and the court found them guilty of it). But attempting to legitimize unlawful force (whether said force was accidental (i.e. the cop…

You would think. Even then it would be mighty honest of a cop who just wrongfully shot someone to NOT tamper with evidence in the time it takes that third party to arrive. Corrupt cops have been known to keep illegal guns in their squad cars to plant on suspects who are killed, it happened a lot in South Africa during…

I don't think anyone is going to go around shooting police officers, No. Do I think that someone might throw a rock at a passing cop car or, say, set a dumpster on fire? Yes. I do think that might happen. Let me be clear: I'm not afraid for the police. I'm afraid for anyone who pisses them off right now.

There is such a thing as violent speech

No one is going to violent towards the police. That shit is not happening and you know it.

It's certainly true that liberals can be racists. It's also certainly true that journalism isn't what it once was and that many news organizations just parrot the AP.

I watched this shitstorm on Twitter. (She's fearless when confronted with shit like this, btw.) Guys. SHE NEVER SAID 'I WANT FREE TAMPONS.' She only asked if people knew about any programs in other countries. Just asking that simple question provoked people to call her a cunt. Also, I highly recommend following…