A family history of addiction and recovery.
Guestpost #82: Emily Schooley – Ten Things I’ve Learned From Being Arrested
June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Emily Schooley wants you to know: if you find yourself in a domestic violence situation – don’t wait, don’t hesitate, don’t try and protect the other person. Report what’s happened to you IN DETAIL as soon as it happens.
How Not to Get Arrested
June 3, 2012 By 13 Comments
Former Public Defender Aaron Thomas shares tips on how to stay out of jail.
Etan and Me: A Brotherhood of Pain
May 29, 2012 By 21 Comments
For abuse survivor Rob Brown, the recent confession in the 1979 case of Etan Patz elicits a strong sense of brotherhood between one man who was allowed to grow up, and the boy who was not.
Trayvon’s Mother: “…Because a Heart Has No Color.”
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sybrina Fulton: “I just want to speak from my heart to your heart. Because a heart has no color. It’s not black. It’s not white. It’s red. And I want to say thank you from my heart to your heart. Thank you.”
George Clooney Arrested in Sudan Protesting Genocide
March 16, 2012 By 8 Comments
“Stop raping them and stop starving them,” he said. “That’s all that we ask.”
He Has A Gun
September 25, 2011 By 24 Comments
Jeremy Adam Smith’s son asked, “Did they get the bad guys?” Turns out, that was a really difficult question to answer.
I don’t card them
March 23, 2011 By 9 Comments
The 10 at 10
March 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Dalai Lama leaves politics, Rutgers gets screwed, and pirates invade Massachusetts.
68-Year-Old Idaho Man Hits 15-Year-Old Rule Breaker
December 31, 2010 By 5 Comments
Too bad everyone else shut off their electronics and didn’t record it. Guess they didn’t want to test him.
Miss a Parent-Teacher Conference and Go to Jail
October 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
Have you ever missed a parent-teacher conference? Well, a prosecutor in Detroit wants you to go to jail…sort of.
Man of the Day: Angry Dad-Cop From San Jose
September 27, 2010 By 1 Comment
Okay, so this guy— a San Jose city cop who mock-arrested a 15-year old boy for having sex with his daughter—isn’t exactly good. Or bright. The cop reportedly told the boy, “a cop’s daughter is not somebody you mess around with,” as he applied hand cuffs. The boy’s father caught the “arrest” on video with [...]
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.