If you ever get a chance, watch Spike Lee’s documentary on Hurricane Katrina. The Coast Guard was the first branch of the military to actually arrive in New Orleans, and most of them actually went against their own established rules (like mandated maximum shifts) to work as much as possible hauling people out of…

I think they are going to argue that - the suggestion that she had these kind of fantasies seems to be leading them to suggest that this event was part of that. But that to me makes little sense because 1.) there was a 3rd person involved who was also attacked and who has made it very clear that he was not in on any “f…

I think the Civil Rights movement is an excellent model - they did a lot of highly targeted, specific actions that placed economic pressure on specific businesses or groups, and that got results. This comes across as too general, too haphazard, etc.

But then why frame the day as a “strike?” A strike is a very specific thing with specific actions and goals. What you are suggesting is more along the lines of a national day of action or day of charity or something (and those things are not bad, but they aren’t strike actions). Calling this a strike and then…

It’s a cover, nothing more. I have actually met a few people who became born again in prisons. The first step to redemption is confession - you have to be able to admit what you’ve done without excuse or equivocation. If you can’t do that, you can’t move forward. The “true believers” would tell you exactly what they…

My guy would be that the lawyers know that this should have been a plea deal (the evidence against him is overwhelming). But if your client won’t plead, you can’t force them. You have to come up with something.

1.) First, good on the prosecution for going for an attempted murder charge and not merely assault.

Even IF you believe that she was not responsible for her daughter’s death (and that’s a big if), she failed to report her daughter missing for an extended period of time and then proceeded to drag that innocent Latino woman through the mud by claiming she was the babysitter and that she had Caylee, etc. Even presuming…

except there’s no such thing as “striking FOR somebody else.” A strike’s whole purpose is to create economic pressure through the withholding of work. That’s the point. It’s a numbers game - you get enough people to go out, you create enough economic pressure to cause the other party to acquiesce to your demands. It’s…

I just get the feeling this is going to kind of be a bust. Asking women to not work is asking A LOT. Many of us don’t have the option. And a lot of us don’t want to because maybe we think our work is important/meaningful and it matters more to be there doing it. Like, I’m in public interest law - you know, the people…

No, I’m quoting the OP. Clearly, you struggle with accepting your own shortcomings (like reading the links an article contains, but that’s another post - please do follow up over there!). They offer therapy for that now, you know. But please, continue. Like I said, I’m flattered :)

But the fact that he was acquitted is the work of one person - the judge. So to you, the standard for “acceptable” is one person? Well, that makes a pretty low bar. I could find one person who believes that it’s okay to marry your cousin. If your bar for “acceptable” behavior means that one person is okay with it, you…

I think being surprised when it comes to rape is misguided. I see it as playing into the idea that rape is somehow “romance gone wrong.” Rape is not about romance in any context - its about opportunism (which is pretty evident in this case) and power, humiliation and domination. It can come from absolutely anywhere. I…

But the problem there is that you are using context to argue. I’m as aware as the next person that sex happens in a large number of contexts - long term relationships, random hookups, etc. I don’t think the context in which a rape occurs is particularly relevant, because rape is rape in any circumstance. This is…

“On dates?” See, I find that stupid, because in truth, I don’t believe the context of rape matters one bit. Rape is rape. “Context” be damned.

Except Brock’s defense was BS because multiple witnesses stepped up to state that his victim was visibility deeply impaired, so Brock was just lying. But you are equating that with something very different - in our system today, it’s standard to use BAC as a measure of intoxication and bring charges on that basis…

Expect I never said that this case is that way. Gella was pretty clearly considering the general principle, which is what I was responding to (and thank for saying you agree with me, honey - it means a lot coming from you!)

But that’s not exactly that simple - for example, we like to believe that there is a strong correlation between BAC and outward behavior, but that is not always true, especially in the case of long-term drinkers - multiple studies have shown that, especially in those cases, a person may be legally intoxicated (BAC…

I think you’d have a hard time with that - since one could argue that it basically would criminalize consenting adults (something we are moving away from, legally speaking). The crime here is RAPE - the non-consent is what makes it horrific. I think that’s more than enough here.

But you haven’t answered me. You were harping on the fact that he raped her while on the job - something that’s irrelevant to the case at hand. Then you whining about this being “acceptable” despite the fact that he was arrested and charged - things that pretty clear suggest this is not “acceptable” in any real way.…