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The article is arguing for certain conclusions so there may be bias but... Key Excerps: On race: "The jurors were prohibited from considering race. They were instructed only on the ...

The jury has determined he didn't racially profile Martin, and he didn't *murder* Martin. My understanding was that the the Jury was directed by the court not to consider this. ...

Why shouldn't we trust our governments? Why is that so absurd? After all, we voted them in and we can just as easily vote them out (members from less-then-democratic countries ...

My understanding is that the "stand your ground" legal doctrine makes it far easier to legally justify violence and harm and more likely for situations of potential violence to escalate ...

Why does the threat of bloodshed need to be a thing that keeps a government in check at all, whether or not there are other checks? I'm honestly confused by ...

Where governments are held in check by things other than the threat of bloodshed and violence? Misrepresentative, as it implies my position was that this was the only thing keeping ...

Why not? What horrible things would the government do if it were to make laws against guns? Pretty much whatever it wanted. This debate isn't really about what any given ...

In no way can it resolve problems, because even if a gun is used in self-defense, someone could argue why using a weapon of mass destruction was totally unnecessary Could ...

Maybe keeping gun laws the way they currently are, and just imposing huge taxes on bullets? You probably would think twice about shooting someone when it costs $50 per round. ...

Accessing medical records without a warrant or permission is pretty much the epitome of unreasonable search and seizure.

Wherethewindgoes is right, this doesn't seem to be debate topic, or even phrased in a way to invite response or conversation. Maybe one of the groups or clubs would be ...

Apologies for the tangents, but I feel that these rabbits are worth pursuing down their holes. Karz We cannot have a meaningful conversation about whether a woman's prejudice based on ...

Also, women cannot be sexist. Sexism is a form of oppression. Women are not an oppressor group. A woman can have all sorts of harmful gender biases, but she will ...

I'm referring to the section of his argument which I quoted. I kinda thought it was obvious... Yes, but a quote of an argument is not distinctly or irreducibly a ...

First of all, thanks to Griff for a well structured post. It gives us somewhere to move beyond a he-said/she-said. Wherethewindgoes: Wait a second. Why can't the mother consider neither ...