The Supreme Court has ruled on multiple occasions that the police have no legal duty to protect you from harm. They can not be held legally accountable because you were the victim of a crime. Ultimately, the only one responsible for your safety is you.
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She’s in prison because shooting someone in their sleep is ALWAYS murder. Lethal force is only legally justified when someone presents an IMMEDIATE threat to life. If their asleep, you have the option to walk away. She could have left while he was asleep and checked into a battered woman’s shelter.
I didn’t find the Mona Lisa itself underwhelming, but the crowd takes a lot out of the experience. What you get seeing it, or any painting, in person that you can’t get from an Internet search is being able to see the depth and texture of the actual brush strokes. There’s a dimensionality to a real painting you don’t…
Everyone on the left that is. There are a LOT of pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, etc. moderates who identify as (R). There are also a lot of people who identify as (D) who would also like to see rampant government spending and waste cut off. There are also 51% of registered voters who don’t vote at all either out of…
The increased militarization and “us vs. Them” mentality of police is a huge problem in this country across the board. Throw in no-knock warrants and cops shooting people’s dogs just because, and there is a universal problem of police being the aggressors and the biggest gang in America.
The only difference between (R) and (D) is that (R) is looting the middle class and the poor to give money to the rich and (D) wants to loot the middle class and the rich to give to the poor (the poor defined as anyone making below $50k a year). Both parties are happily fucking over the middle class.
If he had been able to come out as pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-health care, etc. (As he was as governor) Fiscal conservative, he could have overcome much of that by branding himself properly. It wouldn’t guarantee a victory, but it would have been a much closer fight.
Goodbye smartphone. When my contract is up, I’ll be switching back to a dumb phone.
The candidates that the majority of Americans want to vote for can’t make it through the primary process.
The annoying thing about learning Spanish it Italian is that every noun and verb has a gendered variation and singular vs. Us. Vs. Them variations.
If I lived “Oops, we were aiming at Taiwan” distance away from China, I’d want my own full size military too, not just a WWII treaty sized “peace-keeping force”.
When they are standing next to each other in the same shot, Lawless is standing on a box.
It’s really very simple. Guys will make a couple dozen advances, at least, to get oe positive response that leads to going for drinks.
The actress was an athlete and volley ball player. They had to play down the fact that she was both taller and more built than Lucy Lawless.
Every rape allegation should be investigated thoroughly. But, every allegation should not be front page news coverage. Our legal system is based on the assumption of innocence until proven guilty. But in our media heavy world, just the publication of allegations can destroy someone’s life.
People in Brooklyn will tell you they are from Brooklyn. People from Queens will tell you they are from Forest Hills, or Ridgewood or Middle Village or Rego Park. Because neighborhood pride. When people hear NYC, they think of Manhattan. When the majority of New Yorkers live in the other 4 boroughs.
Cops don’t make that decision. The DA does.
Dolphin is a fish. Porpoise is a mammal that is commonly called a dolphin. Mahi is the Hawaiian name for dolphin (the fish).