I’m inclined to agree with you: shooting a firearm at the range is not sufficient for reacting to a violent situation. You need scenarios, to practice and feel what would happen (and fail through) all the various situations that occur when confronted with the unexpected.

there’s a guy there waving a gun around? Is he a concerned citizen? Is he the shooter? If there are already people who have been shot, use of force policies do not require me to give a warning if I shoot this guy: what if he’s not the shooter? What if he is, but when I warn him, he shoots me?

I do not envy your position - “damned if you do, damned if you don’t.” That crazy with an assault rifle is fixing for a confrontation of some kind or another. Even if they’re not looking to shoot up the place, you know damn well they’re strapped with that thing just waiting for someone to say something so they can jaw…

I noticed that: the consistent hitting on the ‘they,’ ‘them,’ and ‘theirs.’ It’s not just enough to call us leftists or progressives: we are a faceless, nameless horde now.

My problem with the idea of the “good guy with a gun” comes from a military Murphy’s law. “The only thing more accurate that incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.” Soldiers get trained on how to avoid friendly fire, and it happens. How are X (where X>1) dudes who don’t know each other, don’t have good…

I actually am a lawyer and yeah, this is what we do. Maybe the letter works and shit you don’t like gets taken down, and maybe the consumer ignores you or maybe they get a lawyer and you work out a settlement. It’s the Cher Horowitz strategy.

They’re like black holes at that point. All you can know about them is mass, charge and spin. Which is really very interesting because that’s all you can say about the most fundamental particles too. Well, I say interesting but then I’m quite boring.

Shit like that is unfortunately not uncommon. Lots of lawyers like to sneak in unenforceable terms in the hopes of deterring unsophisticated parties who don’t know they’re not enforceable. Also, boilerplate is sometimes forever; provisions often stay in commonly used templates long after a court has ruled they’re not…

Yes? Are you hungry? Hang on I’ll make you something...

Yeah, this is pretty close to textbook fair use: Repurposing for commentary/criticism in a different venue that doesn’t impact the market (not that there is one) for the photos.

I still mourn the death of Millihelen and Kitchenette every single day.

neighbour’s garden

This is cool.

as a licensed Broker i wish Zillow would jump off a cliff...it does no good for the industry. absolutely none!

Facts. The way they “resolved” Elena’s storyline was awfully conceived and executed (also depressing). And yeah, give Letty more to do than ride second and take orders from the other characters.

Just like... five minutes of hardcore fucking. In the middle of the movie. With no leadup and no discussion afterwards.

Also, the Rock and Jason Statham should kiss.

I find these little palate cleansers charming. Like last week when Jake Tapper took a break from tweeting news to tweet about the history of how Superman cuts his hair. (Really.)

No offense, I adore Chris Hayes. He and many of his MSNBC cohorts are doing the Herculean task of attempting to hold Teflon Donnie to account. I find it truly charming that he is so interested in celebrity gossip. I am sorry to have been so flippant.

My mother is a domestic abuser and I have no doubt that she doesn’t abuse her current husband or stepkids in the way that she abused my family. Abusers are selective about how they abuse. I think a real and genuine apology and change of behaviour is the key and that’s a tough one to determine.