I know. I had a nephew who, when he was little, would “hide” while playing “hide and seek” by scrinching his eyes shut really tight. That was pretty cute. This shit that Trump does is not.

Well, the objective standard in the legal setting is meant to get around situations like the one you described in the first part of your comment; and the option you described in the second part (walking away) is certainly one of the things a juror could consider when applying the what would a reasonable person in…

Quite true. I have some idea about how the mayor of Charlottesville feels about all of this, and there are plenty of locals were plenty horrified with the whole godawful violent (deadly) spectacle, but you never know who’s going to end up on any jury. My jaded guess is an anti-climatic voluntary plea of guilty to…

Great questions. I wish I could speak a little more confidently, but I don’t practice criminal law, so I’m basically trying to remember stuff from law school.

Great question, different issue, and unfortunately I have no idea, so please defer to anyone else who responds.

Self-defense for criminal cases vary from state to state, and I am not a VA attorney; but in general:

Please don’t stop. This thread is giving me LIFE.

If “manufacturing a media spectacle” is a violation of RICO, then what the fuck is everyone waiting for? I think everyone has standing to sue Trump for that.

Any of his supporters who actually did leave— I mean, that’s the one aspect of their decision to show up at last night’s rally to which I can actually relate: leaving his stupid ass onstage, babbling like a drunk uncle. You think you got troubles? Just listen to MY troubles! and then he went on an hour-plus long…

I swear, I think Trump has difficulty with the concept of object permanence. Just because the shitty things he says and does aren’t staring him in the face doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

Completely agree. With all the racist dog-whistling and then the piling on of “It’s all about LOVE. I LOVE EVERYONE, okay?” It was like we’d moved straight into Charles Manson territory. And if that sounds hyperbolic, check out any documentary anywhere on the Manson Family, and their cult-like beliefs that…

Agree. And this is why people do not support him *raises hand* should continue to dissect every loathsome lie and misdirection he spouts. Yes, it’s more exhausting than digesting a few tweets, but this is where his base gets their froth-fuel.

Interesting that the memoir was self-published (hey, just like her instagram post!) It’s like she walks in her own minefields or something.

Yeah, I don’t think I would ever have tried that at my house growing up. My three sisters (although gentle and loving people in every way) would undoubtedly have kicked my entire ass.

It was tempting, I’ll admit. But I was mystified that the guy didn’t just read the damn can.

True story: I had this pal in junior high school, one of those friends that you have around 7th or 8th grade and later (around half-way through the 8th grade) you ask yourself, what was I thinking? One day he took me back to his newly renovated bedroom and attached bathroom, and he had all his big boy grown-up…

Thanks for the update. I was one-eyeing the news out of Phoenix all night. Glad you and yours are okay, and totally agree with your last paragraph in particular!

So, 1994 was when America used to be great? Huh. I would’ve thought the GOP would’ve picked several decades earlier than 1994.

I love it. Your foundation data is sound.

WOW. Thanks for the link. I notice the date for this commercial was also AFTER the research was out there indicating a link between talc and an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Something tells me this product will be involved in this litigation, if it isn’t already. Then come the talc mines. This may turn into…