Her eloquence is a shining example of why the old trope about “wanting it” needs to die.

Couldn’t find the exact match but totally forgot how pervasive the bent over, passive women look was used in photography. Fucking ridiculous.

Its definitely an intriguing issue. But put into perspective that is only a .134% increase.

....someone’s development who was seriously arrested.

We just rescued a domestic rabbit that had gone feral. It took us about 20 minutes to corner it and contain him. It was until we had him sealed in the box that we realized our neighbor had provided a food service container that had the words “nutritious and delicious” on the side. Luckily his destiny was a CSA petting…

The gravity of her situation would be unbearable to anyone.

I don’t have a problem

I am hopeful that the municipality and the organizations involved are taking the current charges seriously as well as the concerns I have expressed. His sentence will not equally reflect his actions but there are people doing their best with the tools available. The unfortunate reality is that victims will not come…

Thank you.

I might need to decompress more but seeking counseling today which should be a huge help. Being exposed to the specific details of the breadth and depth of a potential predator’s actions is definitely going to have lasting affects.

I needed to see something beautiful today.

People have been spouting singular causation every mass murder. Its either one thing or another. Recommended solutions mirror that reality.

I am sorry to hear about that experience. Definitely plenty of inholdings in the west were such prejudice and hate still flourishes. (I want to star you comment but that just feels weird considering its about racism.)

I would agree that social media has allowed an unprecedented type of peer support for this type of proclivity. As well, I think the copy cat aspect of the crime is unavoidable; I am not sure how the media can change but it definitely plays into a martyr like mentality that is more pronounced.

Agreed, and can understand why people make rhetorical choices as well as focus on certain measures. I just worry that the our national singular focus doesn’t lend itself to long term solutions but rather cathartic short term successes, that solely focus on the legislation, and partisanship. Not that any of those are…

We won’t ever have enough information to understand that. I think something is going on culturally that is fueling these young men to act out in such hateful and severe ways. It wasn’t as common until a few years back and its getting worse. I don’t believe its as deterministic as you, and if it is, no amount of effort…

That is a key question but one I think most of us don’t have an answer to (I think my style portrays a certainty but I am very much seeking answers and possibilities myself; process versus destination). Its why I am concerned about the idea of increased regulation. I think its fundamentally different that the common…

We also have the concern of efficiency and funding. Just look at the VA. Several states already have problems with federal mandates on guns as they take too long, way outside the expectations outlined. We are talking about burdening a system that is already ineffective and inefficient. I support the federal government…

I doubt the idea remotely passes muster for constitutional limits. I am not sure we legislate that level access with a statement like “shall not be infringed”. Its one of the most technical tight rope walks you can take. How do we legislate such control without radically altering our definitions of liberty? There is a…