In the course of watching 112 episodes of SVU, few things have shocked us as much as seeing the writers of this show take a measured and nuanced approach to not one, but two decidedly problematic issues in polygamy and female genital mutilation. That these both appear in an episode that gives screen time to topics including "stop snitching" culture, tide charts, epilepsy, and one of Elliot Stabler's former flings means there was a whole lot to discuss. The true die hards will want to check out our Patreon for an extended history of the Biafran War from Adam, Josh going full on Rage Against The Machine, and the two of us nearly coming to blows over the availability of liquor stores in southern Utah. There is way too much fun/dumb stuff in this one folks!

Sources:

Polygamy In West Africa: http://www.west-africa-brief.org/content/en/polygamy-remains-common-and-mostly-legal-west-africa#:~:text=In%20most%20West%20African%20countries,to%20two%20women%20per%20couple.

History Of Nigeria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nigeria

Snitches Get Stitches: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1880&context=plr

New York Crime Rates 1960-2019 - https://www.disastercenter.com/crime/nycrime.htm

Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions - Stephanie Kramer, December 7, 2020, https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/12/07/polygamy-is-rare-around-the-world-and-mostly-confined-to-a-few-regions/

Carmelo Anthony In The Stop Snitchin' Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tSgF37cNdQ

Few Choices In Shielding of Witnesses - David Kocieniewski, October 28, 2007 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/nyregion/28witness.html

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