Also, it’s the internet and people will lie for absolutely any or no reason. Things that are common and for which there is a ton of evidence:
1. People lying and/or embellishing on the internet (or in person)
2. Hallucinations
3. Realistic dreams that get confused for reality (I had a dream I thought was real for over a…

The staff should just add titles if the writer doesn’t supply one. 

You never told your partner about your creepy-ass uncle that stalked you and terrorized your town for your entire life? Or who you saw weird reminders of after his death all the way in NYC? Each of your aunts and uncles never came up once? 

If he didn’t violate policy, then they need to update their policies. They let an actual criminal walk because they illegally stopped him. Allowing that is a stupid fucking policy. 

It's always stupid to take a polygraph. They're pseudoscience, and they'll only be used against you. You have nothing to gain by sitting for a polygraph. 

That’s vile slander! She was just drunk and remembering the other times I abused her. 

Perhaps Cruz and his ilk should focus on the pandemic, the recession, election security, voter accessibility, the white supremacist leader of their party who lies and foments violence on a daily basis, or a billion others things before worrying about zygotes and blastomeres.

You can say it, but don’t get mad if everyone assumes you’re a racist for using a racial slur. Also don’t get mad if people think you’re a fucking racist for being really interested in why you’re “not allowed” to use a racial slur. There are plenty of non-racist words you can use to insult a person.

My branch of the military is so secret that I'm only allowed to mention it to save $2 at the movies. 

I think it’s the “Butcher Shop" part and not the DO that they're referring to. 

Do you honestly believe that J. K. Rowling has been shut up? She is a a famous billionaire with a huge following. She can get an interview on TV, radio, or print from hundreds of outlets at the drop of a hat. She tweeted a picture of her dogs 3 hours ago that has 14.5K likes, and has been retweeted 600 times. Hell.…

Well, there’s definitely no systemic reasons why black women are underrepresented in politics compared to the music industry. 

They will certainly try to drive a wedge, but Trump openly encourages increasingly violent and authoritarian police tactics while Harris was at worst complicit in the existing inequalities of the criminal justice system. 

Playing the national anthem at intranational sporting events is just stupid and unnecessary to begin with.

I’m sure this is obvious to everyone here, but we all know that if the situation was reversed, and Jean shot Guyger in her apartment, that we’d be talking about Jean appealing his execution. No one would be hemming and hawing about 10 years being too lenient.

Exactly. The person choosing to use deadly force is 100% responsible for ensuring that it is appropriate to use deadly force. If you’re not competent enough to make that choice, then you shouldn’t have a gun to begin with. 

There is no room to discuss the nuance, context, intent, of the sketches in question. The point is the conversation cannot even be had.

Also, if you look at the statistics associated with law enforcement deaths, various types of accidents are at least as common as being killed by criminals. They are not soldiers in a war zone like so many pretend to be. Those deaths are all devastating for their loved ones, but as the OP said, we as a society already…

Policing isn’t even a very dangerous job when you look at the actual statistics. Garbage collectors provide a vital service that protects public health, and they are over twice as likely to die on the job as police officers. Where’s their love?

I am saying that I think the world would be a worse place if everyone who ever got away with driving under the influence was murdered.