I was/am ABD in a criminology program, and I can tell you that a whole lot of people have a mistaken belief in the deterrent power of punishments. They completely overlook how criminals do not expect to get caught, so harsh punishments don’t really enter their thinking.

This has been fascinating to me for quite some time. A huge chunk of Americans—it might well be the majority—do not see prison as rehabilitative. They have no interest in redemption, or change, or personal improvement. They view the people coming out of prison as no better than they were when they went in, no matter…

MSU alum. I’m alright with this.

A lot of football players have put a gun to their head in this past decade. Fucking way too many.

They were pretty stoked on 11/8/2016.

YOUR 32 PART SERIES LAMBASTING EVERY TEAM IS ONLY BIASED AGAINST MINE!!!!

Well Romeo Crennel is not walking through that door, at least given the fact that it’s standard door width.

Holy shit, when did SB Nation commenters get here?

“See you in the playoffs”

Unsurprisingly, our fans are among the most difficult, intransigent, hyper-defensive individuals on the planet. I would say talking to them is like talking to a wall, but walls don’t interrupt. I would say it’s like talking to a child, but children have the capacity to learn.

I am more intrigued by the members of Hanson attending a Pirates game.

Funny, that’s about the age I was when I snuck my first taste of beer, also a Coors Light. Saw it on the counter, took a swig, then caught a fatherly backhand right to the kisser. The old man did me a favor though, because it knocked the awful taste of beer right out of my mouth.