I am reading the actual complaint (you know, like a reasonable human). The indictment and charge states that the charge covers actions “from July 2016 to March 1, 2016.” - Which runs from the date his victim gave as their breakup until this week. The complaint also lists all the actions he took against both HER and…

Good deflection there, hon. But try again, you haven’t answered my point.

This goes into a very gray area of jurisprudence - when exactly does somebody lose the ability to consent? Let’s be clear - LOTS of people use alcohol as a, uh, lubrication to facilitate sex. Hell, I think a lot of people HERE have done that. And it CAN legitimately be hard to judge the level of intoxication from…

Having sex on the job is not, and has never been a criminal issue. It would be grounds to fire him (and I presume the company already has). Being at work has no bearing on a criminal case. If he had simply picked her up as a friend, the criminal behavior does not change one bit. This is about rape, not some guy…

But you claimed specifically that he will serve “more time for the threats” than for the stalking - which is a legal impossibility, given that he is ONLY charged for the stalking. There are in fact multiple federal charges based expressly on threats - he is NOT charged with any of those. I know you’re trying to rack…

I used to do this in college - for 2 reasons. 1.) I believe that washing on cold helped extend the life of the clothes and 2.) cold washing helps prevent shrinkage and dye bleeding. But regardless of whether those things are true, it’s still valuable to wash your underpants on warm (or even hot). It only took me one…

My best guess is because they believe the threats to be part of the larger stalking. For example, motive - does he have any genuine animus towards Jewish people, or did he simply chose to target the JCCs because it was convenient, given that threats were already in the news? The way the complaint is phrased, it sounds…

If you think that’s the worst thing we’re putting in the cows, you are in for quite a shock. We inject them with growth hormones (which, also, fun fact: are largely believed to be contributing to the uptick in early puberty in many kids), antibiotics to keep them healthy, sedatives to keep them calm and compliant,…

Oh, nothing against you! I just know SO MANY people who think condoms can prevent UTIs. Just wanted to put it out there that UTIs are NOT STIs and condoms don’t provide a defense. Sadly, there’s still a lot of ignorance out there.

PSA, y’all (from somebody who taught sexual health for my church):

NO. Condoms do nothing to prevent UTIs. A UTI is not an infection of the vaginal opening or tract. They occur when bacteria migrate into the urethral opening (so the hole you pee out of). No condom in the world protects against them. And Cranberry juice cannot cure them - it can be helpful to PREVENT them because its…

Um, if you read the article, you’d see why that makes no sense.

Honest question - how do you just have chloroform lying around? I have never heard of a “legit” household use for it - and I have never heard of my family, nor any other family, just casually having it. I was always brought up under the impression that it’s one of those things that if you have it in the house, it’s…

As a bipolar person, this pisses me off ROYALLY.

But that would make sense, wouldn’t it? The issue with trans athletes is to ensure a level playing field. As far I am aware, there have not been any trans men competing at an Olympic level in a sport where strength is the primary factor in performance - a duatholon (biking and running) would pose much less of an issue…

Oh, there’s an article up right now on Buzzfeed, written by a black man, arguing that the event is an example of racism because Barry Jenkins and the Moonlight cast were gracious and kind about the incident. He basically says that black people are always expected to bear slights and wrongs with grace and this is…

It’s taken on some kind of life of its own. I have very progressive friends for whom the La-La Land/Moonlight thing has become some kind of proxy for White supremacy/privilege vs. POC/LGBT people, or something like that. And while I can totally get seeing a film that maybe, for the first time, really reflects you or…

Because the La-La Land vs. Moonlight thing has taken on a life of its own and become some massive symbolism for White Hollywood vs. POC/LGBT filmmaking (or something like that). At least that’s how I understand.

Two things:

Well, a qualification - reasonable agencies make allowances after certain standards have been met. The IOC Standard, which is the standard that is most widely used, requires 24 months on consistent hormone therapy before trans athletes can compete in the division that reflects their gender. The 24 months is prescribed…