It's interesting to me that simply acknowledging the idea that "it can be scary to be a cop" (or, perhaps more to what I was saying, "situations in which cops find themselves sometimes are very difficult, requiring quick judgement calls that often c…
Also, just to be clear: I thought this discussion thread was not only about Michael Brown, but about cop culture, about what makes a cop "angry and hate filled" and how those bad cops get into the system, about why cops shoot people they shouldn't, …
I think you're right about the liability issue of admitting fault. They're probably trained never to do so (my dad, a lawyer, had me trained as a kid never to admit fault at the scene of car accident!).
Apparently, in about half the states in the …
We need to absolutely STOP using the rhetoric of "but a guy coming at you with a knife/gun/whatever is scary and you only have a split second to think." This rhetoric is bullshit.
- I think it's probably not bullshit, actually. Obviously, it's no…
Here's what I don't understand when I see a video like the one MZ posted, which leaves me horrified and breathless: why not shoot the "threatening" man in the leg? Why not a warning shot? I'm not saying it should be okay for cops to just fire off …
TGIFing by getting up early to write a cover letter for a new job. (Will I ever stop doing this?)
Going to my old/new job and trying to lead meetings/be assertive (does not feel like my strong suit, but maybe I am getting better at it?).
Leaving ear…
Come on, guys, you're letting me down here. The truth of the matter is that I am trying to prove a point to BillMc that there are "cheap" used iPhones to be had in the world (and by "cheap" I mean "less than the $550 it apparently costs to by a new…
You missed me bawling at this silly book I'm reading, then walking to breakfast by myself to calm down.
You missed BillMc and me lazing around the house/yard, reading our books (I stopped bawling at mine).
You missed me sanding and oiling the counte…
Matt got soooooo mad at me last weekend when I crossed over a log that was too close to a cliff. It's a good thing he wasn't around during my teen years up at Opal Creek. Teens are dumb.
I am very sad that Matt and my new tradition of backpacking on 4th of July weekend has kept us from competing in this event for the past three years.
Congratulations, dalas!
My very first time traveling to a professional conference out of state annnnnnnnnd I did not bring business cards. People keep looking at me in horror. One nice man handed me a paper coaster to write down my info and very sweetly told me that this…