You’re the only person who can guarantee it for sure, but it wouldn’t hurt the rest of us to be a little less dickish to you, too :)

I’m reasonably far down now, but weirdly enough, this might be the single best discussion thread I’ve ever seen on Jez. 99% civil, informative, and I think I’ve actually modified my point of view based on it.

I think the fact that both happen is what’s scary to people on both sides of this discussion.

In an idealistic world, you’re 100% correct! Unfortunately as seen in other comments, the way many people want to use them these days goes far beyond the original purpose.

There’s a difference between protest and suppression - admittedly a fine line, and colleges have erred on both sides of it before.

I think the difference between the two is that your employment “safe space” relies on well-litigated HR definitions of harassment, whereas many of the school safe spaces want to rely on much broader “nobody can hurt my feelings” Tumblr-justice definitions.

Mandy Cummings?

At least some good came of this - that independent panel did a great job of making sure that Penn State’s policies on sexual assault were never called into question again.

+1 elevator shaft fatality

Bicyclists are so fucking annoying that now they’ve made me side with Peter King even tho he was a) in the wrong and b) Peter King.

She’s gonna have to explain why that family in the middle of the video has a fridge full of Bud Light Lime, though.

LochteMess

Interesting, since “video of the match” is all the tangible proof a jury would need.

I mean, it’s basically why James Comey let Hillary Clinton off the hook, right?

So you’re saying Gucci Mane’s “Bitch I might be!” response to being asked if he was guilty was probably not his lawyer’s recommendation?

Even Sidney Crosby is in awe of this one.

It’s gonna be tough for those guys this year, but at least their Blue Devils and Crimson Tide are looking solid!

There’s only so many resources to go around, at least now we know what they were using them for.

There has to be a scapegoat if she loses, or even doesn’t win big. It can’t be because she’s corrupt or because she’s in bed with the MSM.

Excellently balanced article, Anna! It’s easy to fall into the trap of wanting vengeance, but the ability of our judicial system to remain independent of public passions is one of the bedrocks of it working at all. Otherwise you’re a step away from lynch mobs.