Canada works a bit differently than the US on this. It’s unlikely he’ll actually be released after 18 years. He’s very likely to be designated a dangerous offender, which means he will be held indefinitely at the pleasure of the government, long after his 18 years are up. (Quick example: serial killer Paul Bernardo is…

Heartlight seems to take the ‘loving’ Christian position that homosexuality is just not a real thing. So, it’s not about her sexuality. It’s about her mental health, her ‘offensive choices’, her ‘sinful activities’ and ‘a lifestyle that God warns against’.

many of us tend to believe that private gun ownership should not be allowed, period

For me, this is not that complicated. Unless you take the position that sex work is something human beings are not able to consent to, then there is a moral obligation is to stop doing things that make it more dangerous for those who consent. How to do that it is complex, but the obligation is clear. Sex…

Who is trying to stop her from having a gun?

Legalizing does absolutely nothing to mitigate the harm that accompanies it.

What does ‘in the same way’ even mean?

Ha! Oh lord what a terrible typo. It should have read my BFF’s, as in Best Friend Forever nonsense. So no, no reason for alarm here.

Like I’ve said, I’m in the ‘it’s bad writing’ camp, but there is a third possibility: Our omniscient author is addressing an incident that will take place further on in the narrative they are presenting.

I get where you are coming from, but I do think you are splitting hairs on the basis of a sentence in a reality TV star’s memoir being put together poorly. Perhaps it was put together poorly on purpose, to cause exactly the conjecture you are uncomfortable with. Or, maybe (and, more likely, in my opinion) it’s just…

That one sexual escapade would become a power play used by my fiancé to justify his mistrust in me. It would be an excuse to call me a whore. And it would eventually lead to the demise of my engagement.

It’s tempting to believe the only question left here is if Trump will loose by the largest margin since Goldwater - or simply the largest margin ever.

It’s unfathomable, especially during your developmental years. Must be hard to just trust people at all after being raised in that sort of paranoia and abuse.

Many Sea Org members report marrying young. It comes with some privileges - like a private room for the couple. Plus, with the near constant interrogation of individual members, marriage doesn’t really increase the chance they’ll escape, only the chance someone super close to them will rat them out if they step out of…

I agree there are far better options for the general. However, this move isn’t for the general election. He’s fighting for his life just to get this nomination. Trump keeps on keeping on and Cruz’s nomination has goes from kinda unlikely to literally impossible.

The defense was able to find one expert who claimed the child might have survived (likely with serious brain damage) if they had the proper incubation tube. That one expert witness who disagreed will all other medical professionals on this case, was the former ME, who did not loose her job, her contract just wasn’t…

Well. We know that you, at least, will not be finding a way.

Believe women when they speak about experiences they have. Especially experiences that you may not share.

The societal issue here isn’t that some people are total abusive assholes—it’s that women aren’t trusted to report their own experiences.

All I hear is “There were totally other creepy old dudes trying to kidnap this girl, but I was totally non-creepy and asked her mother first.”