Something tells me Nancy Spector would’ve denied the request even if they’d asked for a set of refrigerator magnets from the gift shop.

While sexy, shirtless men may be a scarcity, the various “Animal Cops: <NameofCity>“ shows on Animal Planet feature many female enforcement officers saving a variety of critters.

In the criminal justice system, animal based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these furry felonies are members of an elite pack known as the Animal Victims Unit.

Describe a scenario of a thriller without any form of violence against women, including threats of violence or stalking, where this could also be true: “That doesn’t mean we’re just looking for thrillers that feature men in jeopardy.”

My recollection was that Amy threw herself down the stairs and blamed the other girl? That plus robbery and exploitation doesn’t count as “beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered.” Though, arguably self-inflicted wounds, incl. throwing self down stairs, would count ... but, seems like it would against…

Got it. Your thriller would work because the target for violence/harm is a community/city/humanity. Can you think of a scenario in which an individual is the target? Anyway, hope you submit something!

If the man is the prey and the woman is the predator, we end up in “Fatal Attraction” territory, which poses other problems. If the man is the prey and another man is the predator, we’ve written the woman out of the story. I’m genuinely interested in how these traps can be avoided and still have a thriller.

I feel like the real challenge here is to make a thriller without stalking. Even if there’s no super physical violence the paranoia of being watched and followed is a major aspect of keeping a certain fear level a constant presence.

CSI: ASPCA

I don’t watch a lot of thrillers usually, but I think this is awesome. I’ve noticed that violence to women seems to have really hit an all-time high in many areas. Especially porn. I’ve noticed there’s a lot more extremely violent porn available compared to say just 5 years ago. It’s disheartening.

Could a thriller be created without bodily harm? Or perhaps the question should be “could a thriller be created without *the threat of* bodily harm?” It’s a genuine literary question, and I’d be curious how it is answered.

I don’t see why either side wants there to be a “memorial” there. Can’t they just take the dumpster away and plant a tree?

I can’t help but feel that removing the dumpster and making the crime scene look nice, then putting up a quote that says “everything’s okay” is more of a metaphor for how institutions kind of pave over matters involving sexual assault while pretending that everything is literally okay.

You know, there’s something telling about this. If you read Ms. Doe’s statement, she uttered those words, denying her own trauma, to comfort her sister. And here’s Stanford offering those words up, denying the crime, to make themselves feel all nice and better.

Well, at least now I can give my friend a positive takeaway from being rejected by Stanford.

I’m not sure if using Emily Doe’s real name would be illegal in the US or simply unethical, but it is right and just that we keep Brock Turner’s name on our tongues, since he’s the one who actually did something wrong.

“We have this terrible idea”

I literally just messaged my friend and suggested he should do that.

Wait, they’re memorializing her rape? With a bench and a PLAQUE? Am I not understanding something, or is this as fucked up as it sounds?

I am blown away by the stupidity of this.