Showing posts with label epithets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label epithets. Show all posts

Friday, September 2, 2016

The F-word is making more frequent appearances in appellate opinions; ABA Journal, 8/29/16

Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal; The F-word is making more frequent appearances in appellate opinions:
"Do you call it the F-word? Use asterisks instead of some of the letters? Substitute the word “expletive”? Or write it out in full?
Appellate opinions are more frequently choosing the last option, Law.com reports."

Friday, August 5, 2016

Why a Trump loss in November could still be destructive; Washington Post, 8/5/16

Dana Milbank, Washington Post; Why a Trump loss in November could still be destructive:
"Mix that paranoia with the propensity for violence seen at Trump events, and you can see where this could go after Nov. 8.
At a Trump rally in Pennsylvania this week, a video posted by PennLive shows Trump supporters shoving, throwing to the ground and bloodying the nose of a demonstrator.
A video montage published this week by the New York Times captures the rage at Trump rallies: Trump supporters proclaiming “F--- those dirty beaners,” “F--- Islam,” “F--- that n------,” “Hang the bitch”; Trump responding to a protest by telling supporters “come on — get him”; and various scenes of pushing and shoving of demonstrators."