There are more than a few studies that show that it is more bearable for the person incarcerated to face a life of institutionalization over that of death — the sheer stress of awaiting execution, often for over a decade, is extreme even in comparison to life incarceration.

We’re on the same page; it’s why i couldn’t add the rhetorical “i wonder if the American public will respond similarly”. You would think an increase in civil liberty would automatically ensure an increase in the censure of such discrimination, but it seems to be more commonly deemed blase, at best. As someone that…

Debtors’ prison came to mind for me as well; an institution that was ultimately deemed so egregious in the court of public opinion that it was eventually ruled inhumane.

You keep stating your opinions like they are facts. Unless you can support what you’re saying with at least a SiNGLE peer-reviewed study, you realize that we all can see you blowing hot air, right?

Lawsuits like this are about making whole, however that can be defined (it’s difficult); it’s hard to put a price on trauma and life lost.

You’re right; I was thinking of driving time (line ups at border and I’ve never gone to Seattle without getting stuck in hellish traffic into the city) — usually takes me five to six hours to actually get there. Maybe I’ve always had bad luck though / go during busy times.

Whoa, I think I misreplied to another thread. Anyhoo, what I wrote there was I what I meant to write here: if that doesn’t work, treat them like a business transaction. Call in noise complaints to the police when relevant. Don’t put up with anything, and never engage.

Caveat to what I just wrote: some people are just assholes. If this doesn’t work, then call the cops (local number) and report a noise disturbance every time it happens. No respect garners no respect.

Dude, it totally sucks, I feel you. Unfortunately with neighbours, you’re stuck with them, especially if you are the home owner. Hence my advice for deescalation, even if only for the peace of your own mind. Fuck em. Lift your chin high, bring them a pie, and make them abide.

Gender is a performance, albeit in the most base and often unflexive of ways depending on the culture in which they are performed (that is: all social identities are performances, they are not innate ). Judith Butler is a good reference to read up on this (as the base point for this understanding). Sex, as we use it…

Trolling? Act naive to what ever they insinuate about Syrian refugees in their ignorance. Remember (and it’s a stinger, because it’s true): the bombing attacks in Paris really bring home the horror that these refugees are fleeing and as such rejecting; these are our allies, our political siblings; we must ensure that…

This is a neighbouring house, so you are a house owner with inconsiderate neighbours? If this is the case, try killing them with kindness: that’s my suggestion. Go over with a dish of something sweet (pie, cake, whatever) one weekend late morning, introduce yourself, welcome them (introduce yourself?) to the…

No, not at all or at least I don’t think so; it’s really a very irreligious place. Admittedly, I’m basing my 75% figure on a poll from 2013, but the majority of people in Vancouver do not subscribe to any particular religion by many major pollings (it’s seemingly the majority). And even among the religious, it…

Yup, it’s only a six hour drive from Seattle, so it is essentially the same climate. It snows on occasion, but not often, and not a lot when it does — just dustings usually that last a day or so (usually, that is — there are lots of jokes about Vancouver drivers not being able to drive in the snow when we do get the…