Gender and media studies? Really? And for that she gets too many emails...and it makes the news. Incredible.

This should be shut down in three, two one...Clearly, these guys did not get any real legal advice (other than the "my brother's friend is a lawyer, and she said..." variety).

Has the entry for the US been changed to show we have 57 states? Nope, didn't think so...

While this looks like one of those "wow, what a clever criminal" type things, and one might think he is going to game the system and somehow walk out, the end result here will be that the obvious nature of the shoe (a solid object) meant no warnings were required as to its possible misuse, any more than such warnings would be required of the tens of thousands of other consumer goods with which people have beaten each other to death. It is really just another example of throwing something on the wall, knowing it won't stick, because no lawyer has the stones anymore to just tell his client, "That, sir, is ridiculous." A great reason to stay away from pro bono work (no way this guy is paying one cent toward his defense).

With the Affordable Care Act, she can apply for insurance that will cover this. One of the anomalies of the Act is that preexisting conditions cannot be taken into account. She can take one of the better plans (higher premiums but since she knows she will be using it right away it is worth it) and have all this covered. Of course, it will be months before she can actually get online to get the actual coverage...

Should probably just avoid his movies because he is a racist.

There is this common misconception that anything a woman does in retaliation for an action is permissible. How many times does the media portray a woman slapping, punching, kicking someone because that person said something, or as in this case did something. The correct response is not to break someone's nose, and the woman got what she deserved for her overreaction. If she had simply accused him of the assault (technically, a battery, because there was touching) then this story would have had a different outcome.

Actually, this system is worse than you think. All applications for disability get turned down (the vast majority do) on the first try. Then you hire a disability lawyer, who knows the system. They take your case, practically guarantee a reversal on the appeal, and then they get paid out of the disability program (a set fee, but still). Why not just deal fairly with the applications the first time through?