Released just shy of his 50th birthday with nothing but 30 years of prison survival skills and probably PTSD. Good job New York, you’ll figure out how to turn this guy into a statistic somehow. Make sure to fight him tooth and nail over restitution also.

I’d be interested to know more about how he ended up in the lineup in the first place. How in the hell does a completely innocent man spend 30 years in jail because he just happened to be in a lineup? How did they fill the lineup?

Now sue the fuck out of New York. Hard.

You can’t.

I don’t know...I just can’t get with needing a younger lover (by 10 years!) when you’re only 27....  (nevermind the student thing, which is its own level of idiocy)

You’re going a long, long way to argue for student-teacher sex.  Bottom line: it’s been considered, decided and legislated: teachers in SC may not sleep with their students.  It’s a small price to pay to avoid the exploitation of those less savvy and bootstrappy than you.

Ok I’ve still never had a McRib, and I really can’t imagine ever convincing myself to try it. It has just always looked like the worst embodiment of fast-food press-molded meat/fat with sugary sauce. What’s it about?

I swear, if any adult of any gender or genderless situation ever sexually abuses my child(ren); I will not call the cops. I will just take out the trash.

You can’t ignore the position of authority a teacher has over a 16 year old, even if the 16 year old is legally allowed to consent to sex.

I think it’s jokey comments like these that reinforce those toxic masculinity stereotypes that I tried to touch on. So if it was a 17-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man it would be ok? Suppose she’s horny too? Should her married teacher fuck her?

You’re asking this in the comment section of an article that is specifically about a female teacher being charged with sexual battery for having sex with a student.

I think folks have issues taking these cases seriously (or as serious as they deserve) because clearly this woman was not “forcing” herself on the boy. She didn’t physically dominate him thereby displaying her power over him and then rape him. I think for most people sexual assault and rape is tied to idea of violence…

San Pellegrino for the win.

I will never understand this. 16 and 17 year old boys were barely logical sexual partners when I was 16 and 17 years old! I can’t imagine really looking at one with lustful appreciation and then actually engaging in sex with one as an adult.

“Where else are you supposed to meet people?” - Tavis Smiley

It makes it that much worse when the adult is in a position of authority, like a teacher or a coach. They know the children in a context in which it is all but impossible to ignore that they are, in fact, children. If someone is bringing you position slips and you’re telling them to stop talking in the back of the…

I was addicted to Cokes back in law school since I didn’t drink coffee but still wanted a caffeine fix. It’s been 10 years since I drank a regular soda but a Jarrito every now and again or a fancy French soda is okay. I mainly stick to Jesus approved beverages—water and wine.

There was a primer for this back in October. Thought and Method Man were asked to freestyle on Sway’s show and Meth STRAIGHT UP said “fuck that, I gotta read some fiya I wrote on my phone if I’m gonna be able to keep up with Black Thought”. Tariq made it look so damn easy, obviously just barely tapping into the lake…

I had to go check it out to see what the hype was about. This is what makes me miss NY at times.

Tariq Trotter was the NUMBER 1 TRENDING TOPIC on Twitter last night. Not Trump. Not net neutrality. Not Star Wars. Not Libya. Black Thought had people who hate hip-hop saying bars. Jimmy Fallon/NBC better give the Legendary Roots crew a raise because his show’s ratings are about to go all the way up.