Young people tend to have plumper faces even when they are thin. These two look so skeletal, I wonder whether or not they’re both suffering from eating disorders or something. :(

I thought the same thing, their faces are so gaunt, and their makeup is so matte and heavy-looking. It’s a really bizarre look, and it makes me wonder if they’re somehow subconsciously distancing themselves from the child actor roles they were known for by styling themselves to look like rich, semi-eccentric old…

They don’t “belong” in the adult penal system.

Our judicial system isn’t comprised of a bunch of preteens with severe mental illness. It’s bullshit to say, “well, that disturbed child with a poor grasp on reality treated someone in an inhumane manner, so it’s totally okay for us to do the same to her!”

This. I am graded at my work, based on what I ring up from my department, and I am so tired of spending a lot of time helping someone find what they need and asking them to check out with me when they’re done, only to have them end up ringing up somewhere else. I feel bad, because I know there are probably a good…

It WAS sexual assault, and the fact that it was done by cops doesn’t make it okay, but I doubt that they’ll be charged with any crime. How many cops have gotten away with murder just because they were on-duty at the time, and their victims weren’t valued by society? Ugh.

I work at a store that encourages us to offer online shopping services to our customers in-store. It actually does make sense for a lot of the older customers who don’t have computers, or who do but don’t want to shop online because they’re paranoid about people stealing their credit card information. They can buy…

I think they’re at the “overly political” point, but for some reason they still don’t have to pay taxes. :/

It’ll be the only one worth looking at, in my opinion. I was half convinced that something would happen to her body, like, “oh, there was a mix-up and it was sent to be cremated by accident,” before her family could have a chance to have an independent autopsy done.

Exactly. And I think a lot of it has to do with the parent’s egos. Like, they think they are great people, so of course their kids will just naturally absorb that by being around them. I don’t agree with a lot of the pope’s ideals, but I think his recent statements about greed are right on. There is so much focus on…

I’m a firm believer in the idea that most children must be taught things like empathy, and how not to be absolute fucking savages. But a lot of people seem to think their kids will somehow just turn out to be decent people and that most of what being a parent involves is providing their children with material things.

I’d try contacting any local (or as local as possible) no-kill animal shelters, that may be able to set you up with humane traps and a place to take them to have them neutered for free at least for very little money. That is the kindest thing you can do first, that will help the most cats in the long run. Ideally you…

It looks like that piece of shit kicks the kitten there, right before it jumps. What an asshole.

This is probably a stupid question, but what happens if someone is in prison for a nonviolent possession charge of any particular drug after that drug is legalized? How does that work, do they let them out or just say tough shit, you still have to serve your sentence?

People who sing in public and people who whistle in public. People who whistle tunelessly and incessantly in public. And people who grind their teeth in public, over and over again. They are all the worst.

And the floor is so visibly FILTHY. I wouldn’t lie down on a freshly bleached public restroom floor, let alone one that looked like that.

Chimps are assholes but bonobos are the best great apes ever.

You left out the most important part of the story! How did your mother react to getting a fancy Japanese toilet as an anniversary present?

I’d buy Thin Mints from a crazed axe murderer if they were the only source, so the Girl Scouts get my cookie money no matter what. But knowing what an incredible organization they are makes me feel 1000x better about my cookie purchases when I’m hunched over the kitchen counter, jamming tiny Thin Mint-and-ice cream…

When I read this, I immediately thought of The Oatmeal’s infographic about murder cats. My cat Milky killed so many birds and lizards outside until I adopted him and his brother (who had an injury at the time, and was unlikely to be doing the killing). Once I got him indoors, the killings stopped. Now he has a basket…