Yeah I really don't either. I cannot speak for POC nor would I so this has nothing to do with that end of things same goes for anything with gay rights, but as a woman when a man speaks up about sexism in any way I'm all for it. It definitely is frustrating when a man says something and people stand up and listen…

I just do NOT get the Macklemore hatred. Yes, he is a straight, white man who tries to use his influence to bring about social change. We get it - he is privileged! But, I'm pretty sure there are hundreds of other influential musicians, actors, etc. out there with very similar backgrounds as Macklemore's who are…

If they do hear about it on the teevee, how the fuck else are they supposed to spell it other than phonetically? It isn't other people's fault if some parents choose to use their own spelling rather than the basic rules of phonetics. As the owner of a weird/weirdly spelled name myself, I can't imagine getting all…

I agree with you, doldrums. Don't be intimidated by everyone trying to break down your argument. This has been happening here a lot.

I think in most jurisdictions that is probably undefined, but my take would be that if someone reasonably but mistakenly believes they are in private, i.e., they don't realize that there is a vantage point from which their bedroom can be seen, or the curtain is left slightly askew, that would be considered a…

Dear "kind of law student"

But IT DID NOT MAKE IT INTO CASE LAW. It was thrown out. That's what everyone keeps trying to point out to you. If it made it into case law, that would indeed suck. But it did not, because the system worked.

And I'm not rich, either by my country standards (Poland) or especially by America's standards. But I satisfy two of the three characteristics you mentioned: I'm white (just like 99,99% of Polish people are) and male (just like almost 50% of Polish people are). So am I insulted? Yes, I am.

Java , please stop. I'm not a law student, just married to a lawyer and grew up with lawyers in the family, and even I know you're being ridiculous.The defendant has a history of prostitution, but our law guarantees your history in no way affects guilt in the present. It was thrown out immediately. End of story.

There is always going to be unfairness and injustice and judges and juries and prosecutors and police not following the law. The system is not perfect and until human beings are, it never will be. Not every anecdotal injustice is a sign of the system breaking down though.

I'm a lawyer, and you are definitely overstating this. Police are constantly pushing the bounds of probable cause, and judges are constantly enforcing those bounds; it's a day-to-day event that does not deserve alarmism. And no, we are not worse than a Middle Eastern country. We are not anywhere near that.

Deep dish pizza is not pizza. It's a casserole with a crust. There, I said it.

So you're racist, classist and sexist. You classify people not by their character, but by skin color (white), class (rich) and genitals (male). How does it make you different from KKK members? Or rich snobs?

Your shit gets dumped in the ocean like everyone else's. Clothes don't actually say very much about a person no matter what the sales girl at Bloomingdale told you. Carry on banging drug addict hobos for safety reasons.

Though I don't feel the need to call you a fuckwad - mean! - I have to agree with smike (sp?) that this is a pretty awful thing to say. You're talking about human beings here. Even rich white male bankers are real people who deserve to be judged on the content of the character. The guy in this article isn't a douche…

The crime was loitering for the purpose of prostitution, not prostitution. As the paragraph I already pulled out for you points out, they're two different charges with very different criteria.

From the original piece: There are two types of prostitution arrests. For "prostitution," the officer has to witness you making an offer, but "loitering for the purposes of engaging in a prostitution offense" requires only circumstantial evidence. On the supporting depositions, officers answer a checklist. Were you…

The crime they get arrested for is not prostitution. Did you read the source article? The headline being used here is, as is so often the case on a Gawker site, inflammatory and inaccurate.

Your hatred may be causing you to forget this little tidbit, but cops are also people. It's entirely fair to hate the structure that they're part of, but to blindly hate every individual involved in law enforcement is absurd. Like, seriously, what if you were to need the law to be enforced in your favour? How would…

Oh, so you're an unreasonable person who likes it when people die. Sorry for wasting your time trying to discuss anything with you ever. For fuck's sake.