Kyle

I pine for the days when a search engine would actually search vs. returning whatever it's advertisers were paying. Is there an actual search engine anymore?

I get the entertainment angle for the LA program ... is Jay setting up kids to sell watches on Canal Street?

I actually had no idea Facebook had that many users. I guess there are more Baby Boomers around than I realized.

Lincoln Riley raped that Ford chick.

Seems legit.

Seriously ... Who buys a magazine about a TV show? I did not even realize 60 minutes was still on.

LOL.

Maybe I should send you a couple and double down on finding you a date.

I’m happy to send you some reading comprehension books to your folks’ house or help you setup Tinder. Finding a good woman will relax some of that hate and anger. Getting laid is the best antidote to being a bully.

I recommend not worrying about it. We were having a nice conversation. But thank you. I hope you have more to do on Friday night.

I had just assumed exponential more empathy for him and his family. As for her story, agreed it does not make sense - the scorned lover makes more sense than wrong apartment- surely texts, emails, etc. could figure that out. After I heard the initial report my first thought was please let the cop have at least one card. White guy and it’s Watts 2.

That's probably a good idea for me and a lot of people that talk smack on social media. I'm probably one of 10 posters on the Interwebs that appreciates nuance and gray and does not feel the need to solely parrot one tribe or the other. Like every other profession, cops have good or bad; but most professions don't have everything they do critiqued. I do like your empathy post. Unlike many, I don't have selective empathy and try to share it for all people not just my tribe. I do feel really bad for her; she did not intend to be in this situation. However, cops every day punish people for much less, and the results of her actions cannot be retracted.

I agree. I am very sympathetic to the plight of police and the pressure they're under. I agree that likely the gangs in L.A. and their firepower (and the Latin cartels) forced the increased criminal firepower and thus the police firepower. I realize it is impossible with governments (and many big organizations), but in a perfect world there is a bunch of gray between - I'm arresting a known cartel member with lots of weapons vs. I'm arresting a 35-year-old dad on a robbery charge. I also realize it's easy to criticize having never lived it.

I bit ... wish I hadn't. Not sure what's weirder, the crazy mofo guy or the wolf ... both posting to themselves.

24 Hour. Every morning this old Asian dude would dry off is sack with one of the hand dryers. Every freaking morning.

I get triggered by the constant re-defining words to add superficial significance. I think words matter and we really don't need to redefine them. My latest pet peeve: "My/Her Truth." You mean your opinion. But we think by calling it "my truth" it somehow increases its value.

I respect the pressure cops are under. I also believe it is imperative they be trained and held accountable to the job at hand. I do not understand the "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality. Seems like the smart thing to do would have been to, I don't know, run outside and call the cops. Where was he going to go? She could have arrested him when he exited the apartment ... guessing by then she would have figured out she was on the wrong floor and apologized profusely. Not to chase a rabbit, but I think police since the 1980s have gotten way to militaristic and way to aggressive. I realize in many cases, they may be out-gunned, but it feels like some common sense is in order, i.e. serving warrants and arrests. Does not feel like the SWAT team needs to bust down doors every single time. Sometimes a cautious but polite knock on the door could de-escalate discrete and community violence and feelings between cops and the community. I get it is a chicken-egg argument, but I think generally cops over-reacted to the 1980s gang situation by moving from police work to military work. (realize it has been discussed ad nauseam).

I have done a decent amount of research on the case. I find that most who do realize they're likely guilty. I respect those that disagree, but there is quite a bit of evidence that points to their guilt not shown on the propaganda. Additionally, most of the supporters are pretty passionate to crazy, so trying to engage in a rational discussion is impossible. #nocloakroom (not saying you, just my experience)

There's a lot of travesties of justice ... weird how the Avery (obviously did it), Adnan (obviously did it), and West Memphis Three (likely did it) get picked for exposition. It did sucker me into a few more true crime podcasts.

I would not even touch the new Cloak Room given today's level of snowflake.

Can't see maroon SEC SEC SEC?

Fire? Heck, my last two shops HR goes over PDRs to ensure certain groups' averages are not below the mean. If you give a particular group below average, you're getting a talking to by HR and encourage to raise it to the mean.

Was expecting Myles Kennedy.

I think the issue likely extends beyond MBA programs. Like athletics, schools have been in an arms race drunk with never-ending tuition increases facilitated by Uncle Sam. The outrage over this plus the proliferation of online alternatives is make increasing competition.

Google "Mike Godelia."