Are you kidding me? As someone who doesn’t have children, I love it when parents go out for a night out without their kids. As opposed to them going out with their children. Apparently toddlers in bars is becoming the new thing.

Great piece. I remember having to work 30 hours a week in college to pay for everything (f00d, rent, textbooks, cell phone, etc.). And I still had to take out student loans. I had friends who truly did not understand how nice it would have been to have parents just pay for textbooks, or my cellphone every month.…

Yeah, I’m sure God saved them so that Ben Carson could go someday run for president, declare that the Holocaust could have been prevented if only all the Jewish people had guns, campaign against allowing refugees into our country (how Christian!), and compare women who get abortions to slaveholders. #notmygod.

I’m not sure what you are arguing with me about. He did not have an order of protection against him, so that is irrelevant here. I agree with you regarding enforcement, and I have always argued that any amendment to gun laws is pointless because we can’t even enforce the ones we have. The NRA has done a wonderful job…

Yeah. I didn’t mention the order of protection because it is not a lasting part of their record and would not have had any effect on the ability of this asshat to buy firearms. But a very good point.

But he wasn’t even charged. He was only “investigated.” Not that I think it’s right. Just saying that even your amendment to the laws would not have made a difference here regarding his right to legally obtain a gun (not that we know that’s how he got it).

He was not convicted of anything. Without a conviction, a background check would not have revealed anything that would have prevented him from buying a gun. The law doesn’t provide that someone who is only investigated for an incident (such as domestic violence) cannot legally obtain a gun. Which kind of makes sense,…

Well, one of them died. They probably care about that.

I agree. I have no problem admitting that there are problems in the way women are treated in many middle eastern countries. But it’s one of the reasons why I support bringing refugees to the United States.

I can’t even imagine. It’s hard enough being a woman, without being a WOC.

I know. People have a really hard time understanding the difference between the oppressors and the oppressed. It’s amazingly stupid.

Wow. I just can’t even.

Oh, I defriended them. I figured that sent a stronger message than getting into a facebook fight where all their religious friends would vindicate their stupidity.

Yep. Exactly. It was a “don’t let that culture into our country” sort of reasoning as opposed to “let’s try to give them a better life” sort of reasoning. Xenophobia is strong among my conservative friends.

Yep. Just saw people yesterday talking on Facebook about how terribly middle eastern countries treat women and how we shouldn’t accept refugees. And all I could think was, “Yeah, because we don’t have assholes who hate women and terrorize them in this country.” And then this. For once, I wish I was wrong. But even…

That’s precisely why they use it, though. Everyone knows that in a warzone or battlefield, civilians are entitled to special protections. The term civilians is used throughout the Geneva Conventions. I actually like it when they use the term “civilians” because I think it appropriately reminds us of how heinous these…

Absolutely. And I also agree that they should pay punitive damages - which have the sole purpose of punishing a wrongdoer (as opposed to actual damages). My point is simply that I’m not sure that he can get the amount he is asking, even if you add punitive damages. In my state, punitive damages are capped at either…

I have not pulled an arbitrary number out of my ass. The only arbitrary argument here is yours. Yes, I am not agreeing that this is the right number, based upon my legal experience. People state opinions all the time based upon experience, particularly professional experience. They don’t have to caveat the opinion by…

Agreed.

Hasn’t she seen 12 Angry Men? Juries are not supposed to be everybody agreeing with everybody, drinking tea and eating crumpets.