Shotgun

I think Texas is succeeding just fine.

Hey, drive fast, take chances, throw raw meat in your hippie bags . . . Something's gotta kill you.

It's possible that I understood wrong, but I got the impression that plastic bags would still be available for use in the meat section at grocery stores. I've never felt the need to wash my reusable bags (mine are mostly polyurethane, or something similar, which say to clean with a damp cloth), but then I don't just throw raw chicken or other messy stuff in them.

Here we go. The "yes means yes" sex app to save the day. http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/09/30/yes-means-yes-sex-app-is-here

this ^^^^ excellent - the key word "individuals". decision should be based on one's actions and impact on the business - not some irrational opinion based on stereotypes of a generalized group That sounds reasonable, but it doesn't allow for publicity. If I get bored enough, I may convert to Islam just so I can go visit her gun range and get away with it. Somehow I don't think they'll question the religion of a little white lady with a Texas accent.

I was thinking the same thing. I've had mine for years and never washed them. I do sometimes get the plastic bags though. I use them in my trash cans and for cleaning the cats' litter boxes. Guess I will need to find an alternative.

God forbid we look at the obvious. Does yes still mean yes when the person has no recollection of saying yes? But alcohol is too big of a problem to address, so let's just make goofy laws to skirt the issue.

And the fact that he did it immediately after being fired implies to me that it was an impulsive reaction rather than a premeditated act.

I am curious how she plans to know whether people are Muslim or not.

Sounds like the use of a seatbelt could have protected him from injury.

Which existing law do you think could have been more effectively enforced to prevent this shooting?

Cargo pants. When I'm flying, I don't trust having the important stuff in my purse. So I wear something that allows me to have ID, a credit card, and some cash attached to me.

I believe this was asked before, but my answer is still Big Spoon. I'm too claustrophobic to be Little Spoon. Don't hold me down, man.

Man Sentenced to Prison for Murdering a Drunk Driver OK, definitely a different situation, but still he murdered someone who had been driving around drunk. Did she get what she deserved?

In the murder trial I served on, that was not an option. During the jury selection, they asked a lot of questions about whether we agreed with the laws and whether we could base our decisions strictly on the laws and the instructions given to us. There was no room for how we "felt" about the defendant or the law when it came to the question of conviction. It's possible you could get some people who wouldn't follow through with such instructions, but I imagine that would end up in a hung jury rather than 12 people unanimously agreeing that guilt was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

You bring up a good point. The guy may have been visibly drunk, I don't know, but it's irrelevant at this point. For all we know, the crash may have occurred whether the guy had been drunk or not. And now there won't likely be an investigation to make that determination. No doubt the media focus on the "drunk driver" has swayed a lot of people into thinking the guy got what he deserved.

That hasn't always worked, so an additional hex wrench in the toolbox is welcome. I agree that it's good to have extra tools, but when has my suggestion not worked? Honest question. I'm curious to know how someone can be drugged if her drink is always under her control? I've heard stories where the bartender would slip the drug into the drink for a guy and give it to the unsuspecting lady. Now you may say what about just drinking bottled/canned beer... well, I don't know any bars that will give you an unopened beer, pretty sure it's the law that it has to be opened before they hand it to you. Bingo. This happened to my mother in the 70s at a now defunct bar called the Jolly Roger in Somers Point, NJ. Wow. You and your mom both had your drinks drugged at bars in NJ? Sorry to hear that. I've never been to NJ, but it sounds like women might want to avoid going to bars there.

That hasn't always worked, so an additional hex wrench in the toolbox is welcome. I agree that it's good to have extra tools, but when has my suggestion not worked? Honest question. I'm curious to know how someone can be drugged if her drink is always under her control? Are you saying you have never set your drink down on a table? Taken your eye off it for even a split second (even while in your own hand)? Ever? Kids have been snatched in less time than it would take to slip something into it while you are distracted by a comment from someone. People have their pockets picked by misdirection all the time. No one is suggesting that this take the place of vigilance. Personally, I don't paint my fingernails. So if I was worried about my drink being drugged, _I_ would find it easier to watch my drink at all times than to paint my nails and stick my finger in my drink each time I took a sip. I'm not knocking the invention, and I hope that it is helpful for some women.

That hasn't always worked, so an additional hex wrench in the toolbox is welcome. I agree that it's good to have extra tools, but when has my suggestion not worked? Honest question. I'm curious to know how someone can be drugged if her drink is always under her control?

Interesting, but it seems like it would be easier to get your drinks for yourself and not leave your drinks unattended.

"Children would behave very differently" if murder was legal. OK, that's just wrong. I probably wouldn't be alive if murder was legal. And the roads . . . Driving seems to bring out the worst in most people, so I imagine that cars would be equipped with all sorts of weaponry. It would be impossible to go anywhere because there would be dead people and destroyed cars all over the roadways.

What ever could thy mean At least he didn't call me a munchkin, like some people.

I've been seeing that, and I'm wondering if anyone has a fridge big enough to put it in. And I recently had someone tell me that I'm proof that everything isn't bigger in Texas. (Referring to my size, I suppose.)

It appears to me that the dad committed a murder. But without having been on the jury, I can't say that for sure. And if the prosecution was unable to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, then the jury made the right decision. Tragic case all around.

I agree that this is one of the many reasons not to drive after drinking. This case reminded me of two other incidents that I was interested in when I first heard of them. The first was a similar accident that happened close to where I live. A man was standing in a dimly-lit street, helping someone to back out a trailer which had no working lights. A car came along and hit the trailer, the trailer hit the man in the street, and that man later died. The driver in the other car turned out to have a BAC over .08. At the time, the intoxicated driver was only charged with a regular DUI. I couldn't find any new info on that case, so I assume that is all that he has been charged with. The second was a pedestrian/vehicle fatality. A popular blogger in Austin, TX was killed while he was crossing the road and struck by a driver who turned out to be intoxicated. At the time, I read a lot about it and couldn't help wondering if the pedestrian was drunk too. I just found an updated news report on that case, and sure enough... http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/26145675/driver-involved-in-fatal-crash-indicted-with-dwi Now I don't condone driving while intoxicated, but it's good to see that there is some common sense being applied when charging the people in these cases. But, as you mentioned, I'm guessing there are times when the drunk driver is automatically at fault simply by being a drunk driver. On another note, it was disturbing how difficult it was for me to find that last report. I couldn't remember the guy's name, so I was searching for "Austin pedestrian killed dui," and I got so many links to different incidents. I think Austin may have a bit of an alcohol problem. (Or maybe it's that way everywhere???)