I don't think this is correct. The police officer wasn't tried so there is no double jeopardy. I don't know what crimes he can be charged with on a federal level but I would think that something other than denying civil rights might apply.

Meant also to reply that was very interesting about the lipstick. I had no idea that it was not just a fashion to have a bow mouth. I also thought foundation was old. I am fan of Georgette Heyer and she writes about the "macquillage" ( no idea of the spelling in the 1700's).

I used to go to Ren Faire all the time. When I first started going, the SoCal fair was run by a non-profit organization called Living History Project and you couldn't buy anything there that didn't exist in the Renaissance (e.g., no cola or t-shirts) and they handed out guidelines for proper costumes.

Cringeworthy, please tell us what's most wrong, as the square root of has asked.

I didn't care for Mockingjay, though some think it's the strongest book in the series. It does have the most complex plot of the series.

I was expecting Sasha to reply to Bob2, "well, if you get out of this alive, you can finally do the thing you haven't bothered to do for the last four years." I really hate it when the plot requires personality changes for a single episode.

These affluent fundamentalists so convinced that they are going to heaven are exactly the sort of people that Jesus was speaking to when he said "The tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you" (NIV Matthew 21:31). Also, the only people he specifically said were in danger of hell…

In my experience, everyone waits too long on their first pet. I'm an old and, in just my adult life, have been blessed to share my life with many pets. The decision to put Fluffy down never gets easy, but you learn to express your love by considering your pet's needs more than your own fear and grief. But damn it's…

I live in an older area with no sidewalks and, until recently, no streetlights. The parents take their kids four blocks or more down the hill, where the streets are more level, and they all have sidewalks and streetlights.

Dr. Gertrude Goodwoman discovers cure for cancer; saves AIDS orphans in spare time; resolves Israel/Palestine conflict. Oh, never mind - she's a dog! Get her out of our sight, she's a waste of space.

Setting aside the sexism for a moment, was anyone else struck how all the answers are commercial products? Actual endorsements? Are the regular commercial sponsors not generating enough revenue that they had to create an entire category for commercials? Conspiracy theory: they were deliberately sexist to get more…

I think Bootsyfrey is a troll but someone has made the mistake of replying to the comment. There were no replies before and no stars but the comment wasn't grey.

I agree. Send a nice congratulations card and call it a day. How is the troll that replied to you out of the gray?

To letter writer number one: you are not unemployed. You couldn't take a job if one was offered to you. But seriously look into respite care. Many dementia care facilities offer short term stays to give family a respite. If you're father is docile, an hourly home care nurse could come in a few hours per day or a…

I had never heard of the term Sapphire before. Can you give me some fictional examples? Do you know where it came from.?

I am confused as to how a group of girls dressing as "gangsters" for a group photo gets them expelled and the cheerleading program cancelled but a group of boys "joke" bragging that they committed a violent sexual assault for a photo earns them a talking to.

Now that's an interesting insight, Cassiebear. I was thinking that it has something to do with the culture of entitlement that has surrounded these guys since at least high school. I remember reading an article in the WSJ many years ago about how China led the world in suicides among children under 10, and…

My mother used to shop all year round. That's a separate issue from whether or not the stores should be promoting Christmas sales.

If you want to visit a world where Christmas has taken over the calendar, read the short story "Happy Birthday Dear Jesus" by Frederick Pohl, first published in 1956. It's one of my favorite short stories.

I am really tired of hearing about how he reimbursed the taxpayers. Yes, he did, after the story came out and he couldn't cover up his misuse of government funds. I strongly feel that criminal charges should have been filed against him. That he returned the money could have been a mitigating factor. Does anyone…