There's also downgrading(reclassification) of crimes. New York is a big offender there, downgrading major crimes into minor ones but I'm sure plenty of departments do it. One guy brought in for rape was discovered to have been brought in for rape SIX times in the past but not a single sexual assault was on his record.…

Non-threat is part of it; there's also making yourself appear not worth attacking and self awareness. Even all the self awareness in the world can't keep you safe all the time, but it helps.

I know a guy who was caught with pot. The police officers gave him the option of being written up for drug possession or disorderly conduct. Guess which one he chose and guess his ethnicity. (#2/white)

A friend of mine had a heart attack in her 30s. Doctors said the cigs and sodas contributed to it. That's what it took to get her to stop. My grandma stopped when I was born. I'm surprised she was able to since she decided to stay at her brother's house while he and his family were on vacation and her shitty sister-in…

The name of that company bothers me more than their actual product. I know it's not intentional, but my brain is converting Lollyphile->Loliphile(lolicon+pedophile) which makes selling breast milk flavored candy just seem creepy as fuck.

That reminds me of a girl from middle school P.E. class that told me she was "a master-bate" thinking it meant hardcore gangster.

I was a bit of a nerd growing up, born in the mid 80s, but never read any comics. I was more into schoolwork, fantasy novels and JRPGs. I would have recognized Batman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Blade, Superman, Ironman, Aquaman, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer, The Punisher,…

You can use contraception consistently and correctly and still make a mistake once or twice.

If you only go out on occasion, as a special treat, then why should there be any guilt, even if you see the calories? If the calories are so high that you don't feel comfortable putting it into your body, then you should be happy the calories are displayed. If it's just higher than you expected, then you know you may…

I've never been a vegetarian, but I care about where my food comes from. Feedlots and factory slaughterhouses are not only cruel to the animals, but also detrimental to the environment. Meat isn't the only problem though. Many vegetables you'll find in stores grow in giant mono-cultures that destroy the environment. I…

The money was the property referred to. The argument of the defense is this: as he did not receive a service he paid for, he felt that his money(property) was taken from him and used legal means to retrieve his property. I don't believe there's any validity to this defense, but it gave an easy out for the jury. This…

It's not a conspiracy, it's objectification. As an escort, she was viewed as a disposable object instead of a human being. It's likely the jury didn't want to 'ruin the life of a good man' over 'a piece of trash' and wanted a way to dismiss the case while still being able to feel happy with themselves. The law in…

Actually, a rising birth rate can drive down the median. Let's make up a fictitious sample of people representing a fictitious population:

Heh, after his experiences, my grandfather forbade my dad and his brothers from learning Japanese because he wanted them to be 'true' Americans so they wouldn't be interned in the future.

Even if the current GOP is losing power, our politics are farther to the right than they have been in recent history. Sure, as a society, we're more used to non-white, non-straight and non-male, so there's more social tolerance, but look at some past actions and their current counterparts.

I have a friend like that too, except he'll talk to guys. He's a nice guy and well meaning, but he has issues. He's always overly concerned with what he has or has not done right or wrong. I keep telling him that it's not a matter of deducing the 'proper' answer like a school exam and it's more about respecting the…

My dad dropped baby-me on my head while he was sitting on the couch smoking pot and I had an exemplary academic run through most of my school years. I'm sure more people have dropped a baby than are willing to admit it, and most of them turn out just fine.

I think it's more that they don't have a lot of self-esteem or experience with personal interaction and take any kindness as an active show of being liked and/or friendship. There are also the sociopaths that are experts at detecting weakness, but from my experience, they're the minority.

I have a friend who has that exact problem as well. She's always overly nice and never flat out rejects guys. The ones that turn into creepers seem to just not get subtlety at all. Once she starts getting a little more direct, they've already invested so much of their emotion into the 'relationship' that they don't…

I was working a job for almost a year that had 16-20 hour shifts, 4 shifts a week, with no food breaks a majority of the time, though we were allowed to snack while working as long as we didn't slow down. We were also incorrectly classified as independent contractors and got no overtime pay, though that's a bit…