Silver lining: Ivanka (born October 30 1981) is 22 days from being free of her Dad’s attention.

Stand your Ground is for white men. There was a prosecutor in Florida (IIRC) who explicitly said that the law shouldn’t count for domestic violence victims.

And the father who accidently shot his son to death at a range faces no repercussions. And the hundreds of parents who leave their children alone in a room with a loaded gun face no repercussions. And parents of children who kill their siblings with their guns face no repercussions.

Can someone please explain to me why many states are totally cool with Stand Your Ground laws/using deadly force to “prevent death or great bodily harm” but this little girl faces life in prison for shooting someone who repeatedly threatened to kill his entire family with that very gun?

I watched the video at the link, and I’m crying right now. That poor man’s sister was crying out that she called for help but they shot him. I have three brothers, and I just can’t. I just can’t imagine how she’s feeling right now. This madness has got to stop. I can’t imagine being in her shoes right now (not to…

My brother has/had mental health issues and “call the cops” was the advice his psychologist gave to my parents when he acted semi-aggressively as a teen, less than 5 years ago. He wasn’t violent, just angry, and never brandished a weapon. They took her up on her advice many times, despite my pleas not to (I would…

His name is Alfred Olango, police confirm he was unarmed, and he has died.

I’m struggling to think of one time that the police have shot one of those open-carry dickheads who smugly parade around holding unmistakable guns.

There are tragically too many examples available online to support this statement it’s terrifying.

I think that what is going on is that all of America is finally hearing about it. Trayvon Martin wasn’t killed by a cop, but I think the response to his death led to a shift in how the media covers violence against black people.

“I called you to help me but you killed my brother.”

You’re not alone. Don’t ever let yourself accept this as normal. Our movement dies the moment we tolerate this.

This just has to stop. Everyday, there is a new shooting. This has become become our new normal. What has to happen for this to stop?

Yeah, I mean, who wouldn’t need drugs to put up with a beautiful woman who’s also a committed humanitarian and the mother of your children? Count me out ugh.

Women who use their power and privilege to help people are such a buzz kill AMIRITE

And there’s more than one thread making this connection. Now the Trump phenomenon is making more sense.

Addicts can be super uptight about any substances once they clean up, for obvious reasons.

Nobody is more aggressively distrustful of stoners than former hard drug addicts. They literally don’t understand how some people could like soft drugs, but genuinely not want hard drugs at all, ever.

I’m hoping for Juliette Lewis.

Um, excuse me Rit and Tom are still married and no one will ever convince me they aren’t perfectly happy. Harrumph.