@robinhobb To frustrate the ability to file citizen complaints, either for just reasons or reasons of harassment. Or because they're in a hurry and tactically don't want to change gears or tie up their hands at that moment.
@ben_inabinet60 @jaketapper He was found competent and then adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity. When he demonstrates to the satisfaction of authorities that he no longer suffers from a condition that presents a danger to public safety and security, he gets a conditional release with supervision.
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@RealEmirHan "My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant total amazement."
Sometimes I think about how Charles Schulz devoted essentially his entire adult life to one singular artistic project, which became recognized as one of the greatest works in its medium, and through that whole entire time, it had a title that he didnโt choose and in fact hated
@outlawvern B&R still seems like an aesthetic affront to everything I value--surely JS is laughing at, not with the material?--who is this movie for?--but I enjoyed your retrospective.