The problem is that so few Americans are versed in economics that the lie of trickle down policy seems every bit as plausible as reasonable tax policy to the average American. As I age, I’m finding it harder and harder to believe that the lust to cut education isn’t the ground floor plan to keeping the rich rich and…

Pretty much this. Meaningful wealth redistribution from the wealthy to the poor will not occur in this country without violent revolution. In the meantime, would it be too much to ask that the wealthy stop bleeding whatever little the poor have left?

Literally everybody likes having more money in their pocket. Telling people you are going to lower their taxes will ALWAYS be a winner, no matter how fucking stupid it is. I actually think it’s the most important of the three legs of modern conservative philosophic stool (the other 2 being racism and evangelicism.)

Seriously.

>The proper way to think about it is, “How can the government remedy gross economic inequality by moving wealth from those who have too much to those who have too little?”

Some folks, you just can’t reach…

I think most attorneys would agree with you (including, it seems, the commenter who posted this), it’s just weird that it’s introduced in the article as a tactic with scare quotes, rather than a legal doctrine, hence the explanation. The author of the article doesn’t seem to have a good grasp on what comparative…

I agree.

Yeah... no. You can’t be a child whose “negligence” “contributes” to your own molestation. It’s a morally reprehensible (and stupid) strategic decision.

Contributory negligence is a real legal doctrine. It means that if a plaintiff acted negligently himself, he can be assessed liability. It’s usually used to reduce damages in personal injury cases - if you have a car accident and you sue the other driver, but you weren’t wearing your seatbelt. If you lost a limb at…

He was fired from the first job almost immediately.

To be honest the two year disparity isn’t that surprising. Court cases can take forever depending on how backed up the system in your area is. And it was a civil ,not a criminal case, so there might be legal reasons as to why they didn’t revoke his teaching license earlier

It probably took that long to wind its way through all the processes- first the school with the union, then probably an appeal- then on to the state board. Frankly in my experience with firing union and protected employees- full disclosure, I work for a union now- it takes quite a bit of time, this one looks pretty…

I imagine that as teacher shortages worsen, licensing and hiring standards will decline. It’s a soul-crushing job that smart, normal people don’t need to tolerate unless they’re seriously dedicated to a higher concept of social contribution. Or sexual predators.

“Dale Friedman, an attorney who has worked for the defense since 2006, told the Sentinel that the district’s outrageous claim was used in an effort to reduce potential damages the district might have to pay out”

We only blamed you for your own molestation because we wanted to spend less money! That’s okay, right?  

The lawsuit was filed in 2006. He lost his teaching license in 2008.

They are using bigoted bureaucracy as a vehicle for genocide.

Oh they could do a lot. But since they couldn’t even do their jobs back at the riot I won’t be holding my breath.

I can’t speak to the police and their lack of policing. But Chancellorsville had tried to stop the first march. A court ordered them to allow it. And likely would have again. Also the last one only had a few dozen people so I suspect they didn’t give the advanced notice that they had beforehand.