She was 18. If you give it some thought, you’ll realize that “teenager” is a pretty solid answer to “why would you do something that stupid?”

Lol are you serious?

Thank god. From a legal perspective, I have no doubt that the French court reached the right decision; her life was certainly not imminently threatened and the law, for very good reasons, restricts the availability of self-defense as a protection to a murder charge. So yes, I think she was guilty of murder under the…

I’ll never understand, with google and the internet right at our fingertips, how the myth that penguins only live in Antarctica refuses to die.

I think a fairly common belief is that, since the world was made for humans, the fall of man caused some sort of metaphysical ripples that rewrote reality to be shittier.

the manufacturers of morphine, propofol, and other drugs, such as the one used to euthanize pets, are European Union-based and have threatened to halt import of EVERY medication they make if one of them is used for an execution.

I don’t give a fuck about those who are watching and okay with capital punishment. I do feel nauseous thinking of the person being executed suffering for an extended period, and for the condemned who are aware that the same thing might happen to them. Physical torture of the one, psychological torture of the other.…

The Death Penalty: “Killing is wrong, don’t do it, if you kill people then your punishment is we will kill you... because killing is wrong”

I’m with you. I mean, jeepers even in the middle ages, you paid the executioner a little extra to make damn sure that when he aimed with that axe, it would not miss.

You’re right, I should rephrase. There’s no right way to kill someone, but torturing them for extended periods first because you’re incompetent seems not only morally wrong but also the wrong way to accomplish your stated and state-sanctioned goal.

Maybe this is a stupid comment, but I don’t understand why they don’t just give the condemned a massive dose of morphine. A doctor could easily determine a fatal dose and the unfortunate prisoner would fall unconscious quickly.

anything that erodes Trump’s credibility, mandate and authority—even a little—gets a vaguely helpless nod / desperate thumbs up combo from me.

As soon as Rory said she was pregnant, I told my husband “So Logan is the new Christopher and Jess is the new Luke?”

That doesn’t even make sense to me. Even if you are monogamous, you often have no way besides trust of knowing your partner is also being monogamous. A woman’s long-term partner can transmit a STI the same way a not so long term partner can. As long as you are taking additional precautions of testing, condoms, and…

They have “british” accents (or what Americans like as generic English voices) because it indicates olden times. Hollywood invented the rule not us in the UK. British people, most of us don’t actually speak like that innit. If you heard us, you would be puzzled and maybe a bit frightened. :)

“problematic furry movie”

Robin Hood was a foxy guy.

Gaston’s neck is not thick enough.

Jezebel, I love you so much, but can I please just enjoy this one thing as the world crumbles around me? This is literally the only thing I’m looking forward to as the miserable puce hobgoblin prepares to ascend the iron throne. On a more serious note, I’m a Jewish woman and I’m terrified. My niece is biracial and I’m…

I’m very annoyed by everyone constantly screaming “Stockholm Syndrome” when discussing this story, so I’ll just leave this link here. It’s an analysis of the behaviours of Belle and the Beast in the context of that lazy label that doesn’t really apply when you look at it closer. I hope someone reads it.