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Zeus posted...

But that would be a criminal case involving the woman, not a civil case involving you because you feel outraged.

Both work for me. In fact, one doesn't stop the other.

If you [went] into a court and said, "I demand a million dollars because I dated this girl and she turned out she used to be a sexual deviant years before I met her," you'd be laughed out of the fucking courtroom and rightfully so.

One million dollars? What are you, crazy? If the girl I dated was freaking rich, then yes this would be appropriate, but I really doubt it would ever happen to me. No, I'd most likely ask for something far more reasonable. I'd be asking for compensation for having to undergo therapy and not be allowed to work for a long time, as well as additional punitive damages. Depending on the case, something like $10,000 to $50,000 CAD would make more sense.

And even the criminal investigation might not be seriously pursued because it happened so long ago that there might either be a statute of limitations or it would be difficult verifying anything beyond your word that it happened.

What the hell are you taking about? Who said anything about it happening too long ago? I clearly said that if this happened to me, I would seek reparation right away once the initial shock is over.

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I actually don't mind picking my nose in public* because I always use tissue paper when doing it.

*Except during this pandemic, as I always wear a mask in public and keep my distances. I also make sure to wash my hands before picking my nose.

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faramir77 posted...

Wtf how dirty is your house

I own a cat who is pretty clean and doesn't lose much hair, especially considering she lacks fur, but she does move a lot of litter in my room when she jumps out of the litterbox. I also live with dog lovers who have several annoying dogs who bark all day and urinate on the floor. I wish I lived with a clean freak, but that's unfortunately not the case. I vacuum my room every now and then, but it's so disorderly. It doesn't help that I live with a borderline hoarder and that other members of my family who don't even live here anymore use my house as a storage unit for their crap they too refuse to get rid of.

If it was just me, I wouldn't allow them, but I'm not the majority owner of the house. I only own a small percentage of it (slightly less than 25%), so no one gives a shit. And no, I'm not going to sell my share and move out. I just hate living alone, otherwise I get depressed. It's such a major problem that I'd rather have to tolerate those damn dogs than live alone again. I lived alone for a few years, not counting a cat, and it was horrible. I ate junk food and took a lot of weight. I'm much better now, even if it's far from perfect. But yes, I can't wait to move out and found a family. Dogs will be banned and the house will have a minimalist style that isn't encumbered and that is easy to clean.

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I hate being barefoot because I hate having my feet dirtied. I absolutely hate the feeling of dirt, dust or sand on my feet. My feet need to be protected at all times, so I always wear socks. The only time I take them off is when I'm sleeping in my bed, taking a bath or shower, or swimming. When I wake up, I put on socks before even leaving my bed, which is why I keep my clean socks right next to my bed. When I get out of the bath or shower, I avoid stepping on potentially dirty surfaces and will use my towel like a mat if necessary. Clean socks is usually the first item of clothing I put on, and I make sure to dry and clean my feet before doing so. Swimming can be annoying. If I'm swimming, I prefer to wear water socks.

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Zeus posted...

...which need to be tied to an actual incident. If you called somebody a mean name and they had a mental breakdown requiring tens of thousands of hours of expensive counseling, they'd have damages, duress, and documentation associated with the harm yet no court would hear the case on those grounds alone. The fact that you feel you were wronged doesn't magically give you a case even when you have demonstrated damages. However, your claim isn't even going that far. You're just suggesting that you could get a doctor's note and it would entitle you to big beaucoup bucks. I'm not even sure you could find a lawyer to entertain that, let alone a court willing to hear it.

Considering bestiality is a crime in most countries, I fail to see how a court wouldn't want to hear it.

And as for "alienation of affection," that's an argument that might come up in a divorce, not when you're dating. Nor is it something you can sue for within the context. (Then there are some other contexts involving child custody where it doesn't apply at all.)

I was only using the term as an example. By the way, the fun thing about alienation of affection is that the one getting sued isn't the spouse but a third party who caused the divorce, either by encouraging it, having an affair with the spouse, turning the spouse against the other, etc. It's abolished in many jurisdictions, so I doubt it would be of use in the bestiality case, hence why I only used it as an example. Quoting what I said:

Accrovideogames posted...

Oh man, you must have felt terrible inside after learning that. I know I would feel dirtied and violated. Heck, I might even have consulted a lawyer to see if something could be done about it. I'm talking about suing for personal injury and emotional distress.

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Zeus posted...

The problem with a claim like that is you'd need to demonstrate damages. Being disgusted isn't enough to entitle you to a massive payout, and even if you had damages I'm not sure you'd have grounds to sue anyway. I can't imagine there's much of a legal precedent for this kind of thing, although there are certainly a lot of relationships which have likely ended because one partner revealed some fucked-up sexual history.

Proving is easy, I can have professional health workers such as a psychiatrist or psychologist attest to all the mental damages I would have sustained. As for it not having any legal precedent, you're wrong. It's not for nothing that the terms "personal injury", "emotional distress" and "alienation of affection" are in rule books. People have sued others using those very same reasons since time immemorial.

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Revelation34 posted...

Yeah it's sick but I doubt she got 20 years because of how many acts that were video recorded.

20 years, who said anything about jail time? I'm talking about suing her in civil court. It doesn't even matter whether or not bestiality is legal, if she had done that to me, I would feel fucking terrible.

AWinterJ posted...

Bestiality prison sentences or lack of isn't something I will discuss here however 20 years is certainly extreme.

Agreed.

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CarefreeDude posted...

Topic came up because we were talking about kinks and stuff. I was the first human she had been with but she used to have a golden lab that she had actually lost her virginity to. Dog had died not long before I met her

Wow, what a sick fuck.

Locke90 posted...

dude i would have checked out as soon as she told me...

He did. I would have went further though, suing her for personal injury, alienation of affection, and emotional distress. That revelation would have broken me beyond repair, I would have felt sullied and violated.

Revelation34 posted...

Technically it wouldn't be necrophilia since it's undead.

Indeed, that would be like calling people having sex with vampires necrophiles. Heck, I would even argue that having sex with a Koopa Troopa shouldn't count as bestiality, considering we're talking about sentient anthropomorphic animals.

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CarefreeDude posted...

No we broke up after I found out about it

Oh man, you must have felt terrible inside after learning that. I know I would feel dirtied and violated. Heck, I might even have consulted a lawyer to see if something could be done about it. I'm talking about suing for emotional distress. How did you learn about it?

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CarefreeDude posted...

A former girlfriend of mine used to have sex with her dog

And you still dated that sicko?

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It's Koopa, not Kooper. So I have a choice between a turtle and a ghost? I can imagine how it would work with a female turtle considering it does have a vagina, but a Boo doesn't. Only oral sex would work with the latter, although that tongue does have some merit. I find the sheer idea of bestiality disgusting, but we're talking about sentient anthropomorphic turtles. Although I'm also not into furries, at least it's better than the original animal. I don't feel the same kind of disgust toward a Boo, most likely because it's not animal at all, not even human. Perhaps my brain is putting it in the same kind of category as an inanimate object. Both options suck, but I guess I have to choose the less unappealing one. I guess I would prefer the Boo, as it would be quite an experience indeed. She can choose to phase through matter at will.

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DrunkCaveman posted...

Getting some Jacqueline Ades vibes here

I'm not stalking anyone. I will also stop speaking about this incident if you stop talking about it. From now on, I will only defend myself.

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Sorry if I took issue with the way you accused me of negging. This goes both ways, you may take issue with what I said, but I also take issue with what you're saying. I tried my best to explain my reasons and perhaps fix this misunderstanding. What I find unjust is that she never told other people who gave their opinion about her appearance to fuck off. I hate this double standard.

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Jen0125 posted...

Because he didn't write some weird negging diatribe. I also didn't ask him for his opinion on my appearance, so you have no point. I can't control what other people post.

How was it a diatribe? I basically said I found you beautiful. What the fuck is wrong with people who can't accept a compliment? Had I found you ugly, I would have just said something like "eh, not my type", so as not to hurt your feelings. I honestly wasn't expecting to hurt someone's feelings by giving them a compliment. Were you disappointed I didn't say "OMG you are fucking hot!" like the other bootlickers? You basically rated yourself as 0/10 in that other topic, calling yourself "crusty". Now I see why, you wanted to bait people into telling you how beautiful you are and how you're the prettiest thing on the planet. It shows a lack of self-esteem and a desire to be admired on a constant basis. And I call bullshit on the "I can't control what other people post", considering you never complained about awezomerobot sharing his opinion about your appearance.

Look, I'm sorry if I hurt you. I actually thought what I was saying to be a true compliment. It wasn't meant as a neg, I swear. Unlike scores on Metacritic, my ratings aren't inflated. To me, a 10/10 is a freaking goddess. As soon as I see a single flaw, no matter how minuscule it is, you can't be a 10/10. I probably see a 9/10 only once a year. To me, 8/10 is extremely beautiful, 7/10 is very beautiful and 6/10 (you) is beautiful. 5/10 is neither beautiful or ugly, 4/10 is ugly, 3/10 is very ugly, 2/10 is extremely ugly, 1/10 is disgusting (e.g. Jocelyn Wildenstein) and 0/10 makes me want to vomit (I would give a 0/10 to a corpse being eaten by maggots). Also, when I said this "harsh" thing about your glasses, I meant that you could potentially be a 7/10 with a different pair (I prefer darker colors). I included this comment as a way to show you that the reason why I rated you so low (I don't think 6/10 is low, but you seem to disagree) is due to something outside of your natural appearance. My intention was to make you feel even better.

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Mead posted...

I like to imagine that @Accrovideogames goes around in public informing random strangers that he is not attracted to them for various reasons

Lol, that would be insanely funny if it was true. But I didn't say I wasn't attracted to her, on the contrary. The reason why I rated her is because of three reasons: the first one being that is due to the context of this topic (Hot or Not), the second one being the quote below, and the third one being the fact that she posted pictures of herself in a rating topic so that she would be rated by users on this board. Obviously I'm not going around in public doing that to strangers unless the context allows it.

awezomerobot posted...

I'm just going say Jen is hot and no matter the outcome she is still hot. Wish you the best good looking Jen.

Jen0125 posted...

No, I wanted Kwame to rate me. Not you. I didn't ask you.

Well, I'm sorry then... But why didn't you say the same to other people who talked about your appearance in this topic and that other topic?

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Jen0125 posted...

Okay I didn't ask.

But didn't you post your pictures in a rating topic? I thought that's what you wanted people to do...

LinkPizza posted...

It was created by IAmNowGone. He is also thekwameguy... They are the same person...

I didn't know that.

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Jen0125 posted...

Just search the word "rate"

None of the resulted topics were created by thekwameguy, but I did find the topic in question (created by another user). You're average looking, nothing outstanding. But since you're not wearing any makeup, that automatically makes you better looking than the majority of women. I'm only interested in women who don't wear makeup, so that makes you stick out in a crowd in a positive way. I don't like the white glasses though, it makes you look older. I give you a 6/10, which is actually good since everything above a 5 is considered beautiful in my book.

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Jen0125 posted...

No, it's still there.

Link? Because I went through all topic pages on this board and couldn't find it.

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Jen0125 posted...

There's two right now in Kwame's rating topic

The topic must have been purged because the only topic left created by him isn't what you say it is.

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Jen0125 posted...

I've posted my picture here dozens of times.

Oh? I've never seen it. The only picture I see you posted is one showing a dog eating bacon in a restaurant.

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JixHedgehog posted...

Wow, I remember using the website over 20 years ago.. you clicked either yes or no and move on and that was it

That's impossible, considering the website started on October 2000, so it hasn't been 20 years yet.

awezomerobot posted...

I'm just going say Jen is hot and no matter the outcome she is still hot. Wish you the best good looking Jen.

Did she post her picture here?

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Jen0125 posted...

It was just called Hot or Not. I thought you'd just rate people's pics and they'd rate yours but it's almost exactly like Tinder.

Oh wow, that still exists? I remember my uncle showed me this website when I was a young teenager, which was over 15 years ago. I had completely forgot about it until you brought it up. I didn't know there was a matchmaking function, but it most likely wasn't as prevalent at the time so that could explain why I missed it. There also certainly wasn't a mobile app for it as it was before smartphones were even a thing.

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I remember reading a news article that reported the story about an anti-drug police force doing a no-knock raid in a suburban house. They threw a flashbang that landed in a baby's crib, killing the baby sleeping in it. There were no drugs in the house.

Gaawa_chan posted...

Should have been a social worker. Defunding the Police and redistributing much of their work to people better suited to it would have prevented this.

In my province, the police is actually trained to handle such situations. They can use appeasement techniques. The protocol in a case like this one is to first send the police to help deescalate the situation or, in the advent they fail at doing so, physically subdue the child. Weapons must not be used, period. Once that's done, they send a social worker to handle it, while the police remains to protect said worker and make sure the environment is safe. But this is the US, the police is full of trigger happy individuals on a power trip.

Monopoman posted...

What are you talking about that intensive training police get in dealing with mentally ill people proves they are the best for handling this problem. I think we should give the police more stuff to do..

Package Delivery
Restaurant Server
Paramedic
etc..

Let's just make the police do every damn job.
(warning the above comment may have sarcasm)

I agree, they can deliver packages by blowing up the frontdoor with C4, use torture when interrogating customers about the kind of meal they want, attempt to revive someone under cardiac arrest with bullets, etc.

Jen0125 posted...

They might get scared of the dog barking behind the fence

Especially if it's a chihuahua. It's a fact that the dog breed most likely to bite you is the chihuahua.

zebatov posted...

Chalk another one up on the why-not-to-call-police side of the argument.

The sad thing is that is what you're supposed to do. If the system was working correctly, the police wouldn't be making things worse. I understand you tagged me due to the argument we had concerning Kyle's vigilantism. The fact that the police can't be trusted doesn't change the fact that handling things yourself is against the law. When you have the duty to retreat and it's safe to do so, you must do it. Whether or not the police can be trusted is irrelevant, the law doesn't allow vigilantism. If you don't want to involve the police because you don't trust them, then just do nothing.

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Lokarin posted...

I think it's important to separate the concepts of antifa/blm from their most violent participants. I mean, we don't judge all of Islam for their most violent participants... right?

But that's exactly what those who judge antifa/BLM based on their most violent participants do. To them, all Muslims are terrorists who deserve to be lynched. It's a severe case of confirmation bias and double standards. When a Caucasian does a terrorist act, they don't suddenly pit all Caucasians together, as that would include them. This is the very definition of racism. You can't reason with a racist.

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Monopoman posted...

I mean in that police situation about the kid's the police should have likely recommended you talked with child services.

And that's where they failed big time. In these situations, involving the child protection services is what the police is supposed to do. They could have helped both the kids and the father, offering supervision and treatment.

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Gaawa_chan posted...

When the police arrived, I told them our situation. To paraphrase, the response was something like (this was years ago I can't remember the exact words) "What do you want us to do about it? We can't do anything. You can either go with him or you can stay out here. Do you wanna stay out here on the street with all the hobos?"

Oh, I thought you meant the 911 operator was suggesting you take refuge among the homeless people while the police was en route. This changes everything. The police failed big time.

Probably the biggest mistake I made was I forgot to call my mom's boyfriend back. Poor guy was worried out of his mind when we got home the next day, but I just don't respond well to situations like that; it's like most of my brain just shuts down for a few days afterward.

Considering what you've been through, it's not surprising you have trouble responding well to situations like that.

Yikes, is there a name for your condition?

It's called phototoxicity. It's induced by chemicals, so it has nothing to do with my immune system. Some drugs are known to cause it as a side effect, but everyone reacts differently and in my case it's severe. I'm under medication to treat a chronic illness and that's what causes it. If I stop taking the medication, I stop having the allergy. But the benefits I get from the drug far outweighs the side effects. When I take the drug, a chemical substance is added below my skin. It's this substance that is photosensitive and is causing a toxic reaction whenever I'm in contact with UVA rays.

There are two types of ultraviolet rays that can reach the surface of the Earth: A and B. UVB rays are responsible for sunburns and play a greater role in causing skin cancer. UVA rays also play a role in skin cancer formation. They also penetrate more deeply into skin than UVB rays. UVA rays are also responsible for premature skin aging. There are 500 times more UVA rays than UVB ones. Sunscreen products are more successful at blocking UVB rays than UVA ones. In other words, wearing sunscreen won't help me. Clothing and staying under shadows is much more effective.

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BlackScythe0 posted...

There is no way it can be a "continuation" if Biden wins he is going to have to dedicate most of his time to trying to fix the vast amount of damage Trump has done to the nation and our interests at home and abroad.

In that sense, you're right. But I think you know what I meant when I said "continuation".

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Mead posted...

Look at his policy stances today. If that seems centrist to you then I sincerely hope you dont time travel back to the Obama years because youll likely be crushed by your perception of a far right dystopian regime.

Biden is literally the continuation of Obama's regime. Sure he may be progressing a little, but Obama would be doing the same now if he was able to do a third mandate. There's progressing a few steps (Biden) and there's progressing the whole staircase and above (Sanders).

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Dark_Spiret posted...

not being able to call the police is why this whole thing started. the police arnt going to be there to save those businesses nor quell the riots or if they are its going to be too late. thats why the militias were there to deter and why businesses are turning to them.

That doesn't excuse anything. If the police can't do its job, then the government must send the army. If the army can't do its job, then your country no longer exists and total anarchy reigns. It's only then vigilantism become "legal" since the territory would be a lawless zone.

Joker_X_II posted...

It's not vigilantism...it was self-defense.

It certainly wasn't self-defense. When you have the duty to retreat, you must retreat if it's safe to do so. If you don't, you can't use self-defense as a defense. That's how the law works.

"Call the Cops!?!?!".....seriously? You clearly have no idea what's going on, when you think the cops are able to show up "Johnny on the spot" as the kid was being shot and beaten by his own gun in the time it would've taken for the cops to show......Riots occur when the system fails on both sides....Kyle did what he had to, if no one else was there to help.

Whether the cops are to be trusted or not is irrelevant when calling them in this situation is what you're supposed to do. No one was getting shot until Kyle arrived to incite a gang war. Instead of calling the cops, he decided to take things into his own hands and chose to confront the rioters. That's called vigilantism.

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Joker_X_II posted...

Can't prove he was there to instigate though, no one can. I mean, granted you might see a rifle as an act of aggression, but the fact is Kyle's position was more of a defensive deterrent than being on the offensive. He came there to protect his friends/family's business. ANTIFA might be quick to assume he was there looking for a fight, because he brought a rifle into the mix, but in reality he was there to hold the line. And if ANTIFA was crossing that line, he was ready to do what was needed,... to defend his position, protecting what's his...

But vigilantism is criminal, so Kyle was in the wrong. The correct way to face the situation would have been to call the police and let them handle it, not go there armed with the hope of stopping the riot yourself. As soon as Kyle started running away however, and realized his mistake, the roles switched. The rioters were now the ones who had a duty to retreat, but they chose to pursue. Everything Kyle did after that to protect himself is justified self-defense. There are exceptions to the duty to retreat, but none of them applied in this situation.

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

no they wont, theyd rather give trump another 4 years than become truly progressive

Their stubbornness will be the end of them. Good riddance I say.

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Mead posted...

Biden was pretty much the last candidate I wanted to win the primary but since then hes actually done a impressive job of adopting very progressive platforms from his former opponents in the primary and his policy positions would make his administration the most progressive administration in many decades

I strongly disagree. Biden is as centrist as can be.

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OhhhJa posted...

This is patently false. The video itself shows a pretty complicated scenario playing out and we probably don't have all the details. Clearly, shots are fired while Kyle is being chased although not from the guy chasing him. It's quite possible that he thought the guy chasing him fired the shots

Hey, I clearly specified in my post (which you left out in the quote) that I was only basing my analysis on what SirPikachu said in post #6. If something is wrong, then you should blame him for not telling the truth, not me.

Joker_X_II posted...

Try quoting the entire post for the BIG PICTURE you failed to address. [...] However, the reality is that the people that were killed we're NOT "inherently good innocent people", the were outcasts of society (re: Losers) looking for a fight. Their past history WILL become a point of interest if Kyle's defense accuse them of being naturally aggressive as they always been in their lives.

Oh, I did read it. I just wanted to point out that someone's past is irrelevant. It was meant as a continuation of my post, i.e. my objective view on how the law works. Of course, if the prosecutor wants to portray those rioters (who are obviously bad people for rioting, irrelevantly of the fact they have criminal antecedents or not) as peaceful, then he/she is an idiot and deserves losing his/her job. However, its only use is to help prove self-defense, which is going to be hard considering Kyle was the instigator and is guilty of vigilantism, hence why I said it's irrelevant.

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Mead posted...

if progressives want their candidate to be the nominee then they need to ACTUALLY VOTE in the primaries

I'm pretty sure they did. But the thing is that there might be more conservative democrats than progressive ones. People who voted for Biden over Sanders would most likely vote for Sanders over Trump. These people are loyal to the Democratic Party, so they'll vote for whoever represents it. But those who voted for Sanders over Biden would most likely refuse to settle for Biden over Trump. These people are loyal to their values, so they will only vote for someone who shares the same values. For progressives, both Biden and Trump are terrible picks, so they either refuse to vote or vote for Sanders as a write-in candidate.

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Mead posted...

he was a minor, armed illegally, that made a bad situation worse

these armed right wingers dont protect neighborhoods, they escalate situations and ignite a powder keg

This. You have a duty to retreat. It's in the law. If SirPikachu's summary (post #6) is true, then the person he killed is second degree murder, while the other two people he shot was self-defense. The reason why the first one was murder is because he was the instigator. The reason why the other two were self-defense is because he did try to retreat, but his attackers pursued him. In this case, the rioters were in the wrong (it's them who had a duty to retreat). With a very good lawyer, he could potentially get manslaughter instead of second degree murder. With a very bad lawyer and a good prosecutor, he could get first degree murder as there's a case for him having premeditated it, due to him approaching the rioters with a weapon and with the intention of stopping them.

OhhhJa posted...

There's nothing inherently wrong with protecting a business from rioting/looting which is, truth be told, why most people are mad saying he shouldnt have been there

No, you should call the police. That's literally what you're supposed to do. Taking things in your own hands is never a good idea and can make things even worse. Please read on the duty to retreat and its exception known as the castle doctrine, which didn't apply here.

Mead posted...

his mom actually drove him

Wow, what an irresponsible parent! I hope she gets tried for endangering her child and planning a massacre.

Joker_X_II posted...

You guys forgot the part where the people killed was a convicted pedophile, a convicted wife-beater, and a convicted burglar (with an illegal firearm)

That's irrelevant. A victim's criminal past doesn't change the fact that they were murdered.

OhhhJa posted...

Not to mention, the logic applied saying that he shouldnt be there absolutely applies to a large percentage of protesters and rioters that actually get on planes to fly several states away or across the country to intentionally engage in assholery.

It doesn't matter if the other side was also in the wrong. You can't do your own justice. Vigilantism is illegal for a very good reason.

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Blightzkrieg posted...

They had a candidate the progressives wanted and he crashed and burned in the primary

Just like last time and the woman who beat him still lost. The problem is that those who prefer a traditional democrat over a progressive one would still vote for the progressive one over Trump. But progressives true to their values will refuse to vote for a conservative candidate no matter what, so the democrats lose. The whole primary system is broken. In fact, the entirety of the US election system is broken.

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

im 100% voting for biden because the alternative is Trump but it is an extremely reluctant vote.

Or you could vote for a write-in candidate and, in the advent Trump wins again, the Democrats get a wake-up call and realize that the election system sucks ass. Either they start allowing more parties, or they'll have to offer a much better candidate, someone that the progressives would actually want.

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BADoglick posted...

I had a break in attempt 8 years ago at my home. The police response: 'did they get in?' Me: 'no'. Police: 'well let us know when they do'. Our neighbor got robbed ten minutes later. Broke in, stole their purse, laptop, keys and then jacked their car.

The police in your area is extremely incompetent and dangerous.

Gaawa_chan posted...

One time my father threw my little sister and me out of the car onto the streets in the middle of the night in a city (we live about 300 miles away from where we were, so we weren't sure we could get help from people we knew)... he then came back and tried to take my phone so we wouldn't be able to call for help, so I backed away and called the police and they told me to either go back to my father's place or stay out there with the homeless people. Cool. Their presence probably kept papa from beating the shit out of me, though, so I guess that's something.

It was actually smart of them to encourage you to stay close to the homeless people. Chances are, strangers are much more likely to help you out than not. It's better off than facing a situation where you're guaranteed to be in danger. So how did the story end? Were you liberated from your abusive father? Did the police come to pick you up?

zebatov posted...

Oh yeah. Found out theyre useless for 95% of calls so I dont bother calling anymore.

Is that because they refuse to help you when the burger joint gives you mayonnaise instead of ketchup?

Locusts posted...

For domestic abuse situations, 9-1-1 is truly worthless. And for domestic violence, unless someone is dead, or they believe there's a deadly weapon (gun or knife, anything else does not count), they really don't care.

Where do you live? Where I live, whenever someone calls 911 for domestic abuse, they send the cops. I know because I personally called 911 for this reason on more than one occasion. Twice it was because of my violent father who scared the shit out of me, another was because of my friend's father who threw a tantrum in my house. I was also on the receiving end twice. When we were teenagers and living with our mother, my sister once called 911 because I hit her, but she left out the part where it was her who assaulted me and that I was only acting in self-defense. Thankfully, the police believed my story and said I was right, but I did have to leave the house and live somewhere else because I couldn't live with my crazy sister anymore.

Years later, I returned to live in my mother's house, this time sharing the bills with her as I was now an adult with a job. I also co-own the house now, although she owns a bigger share. My sister came to visit us and she didn't like the fact that I needed to train at the gym. I don't have a car nor a driver's license (I work from home), so twice a week my mother drove me to the gym and picked me up one hour and a half later. I could have used my bike to go to the gym, but I'd be too exhausted to ride it on the way back. At the time I was doing a lot of cardio to help me burn fat, today I've lost over 45 kg (over 100 lbs). Add to that the fact that I'm allergic to the sun and this was in the summer, I really needed someone to drive me there. But no, my sister planned out a day of shopping, eating at the restaurant and going to the cinema with her mother; there was no room to pick me up during that time. Her solution? Call 911, make a scene and lie about me being violent and threatening my mother.

I had absolutely no idea she had called the cops, so when I saw them arriving, I knew exactly what was going on. She kept lying to the cops, while I was calm but upset. I explained that my sister is crazy and that it wasn't the first time she called the cops on me as a way to win something. The cops were kind to me and understanding, they knew I was right but they still had to clear things up just in case. One of them called a social worker on the phone and told her that they were in a situation that totally doesn't require police intervention. We had to wait for the social worker to come and talk to my sister, my mother and me. It wasn't a fun time. A few years later, my sister was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. That was a huge surprise (sarcasm). She always make a big scene over the most trivial things. When we were kids and she wanted to spite me, she used to cry wolf and make a scene so that our father would beat me.

If you're wondering about my allergy to the sun, I'll explain it. My skin reacts abnormally when in contact with ultra violet rays. Although it's true that everyone can get sunburned, in my case it's debilitating. If I spend just five minutes under the sun, I can get insane sunburns. My skin roasts like a steak on a barbecue. I'm forced to wear protective clothing at all times except in winter. During summer, I must wear a hat, long sleeves, long pants and sometimes even gloves. Now imagine me wearing warm clothing in the middle of summer while riding on a bike after being exhausted for having climbed over 1 km (over 0.62 miles) on a stair master for over 50 minutes straight after working out for half an hour.

Maybe Massachusetts was just behind the rest of the U.S., but certainly for the 90s and 2000s, it felt like incompetence.

Massachusetts sounds like a terrible place to live if your story is representative of it.

Apart from the calls I mentioned above, I also called 911 once for a deranged driver. I was in a car on the passenger's seat and we were stopped by a red light. A driver on my right was yelling so loudly that we could hear him inside the car with the windows closed. He looked enraged, I think he was even spitting due to the constant yelling. I don't know why he acted like that but I called 911 to signal him. I couldn't get his license number as it was too dark and he moved too fast when the light turned to green, but I described his appearance, the type of vehicle and its color, and where he went. He went to a casino's parking lot, so finding him would be easy. I don't know what happened to him after that.

My mother also calls 911 on a near daily basis, as it's part of her job. She works as a nurse and manager, so she constantly has to call for ambulances for her patients in need of one. I've heard her make such calls at home when she's on standby and her employees call her when there's an emergency. She always goes straight to the point and gives all the details about the patient that paramedics need to know to do their job more effectively.

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faramir77 posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0_axTST2aY

Don't forget this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7yf8-Lk80

Or when he said "If I werent happily married and, you know, her father..." during that infamous Rolling Stone interview: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-seriously-on-the-trail-with-the-gops-tough-guy-41447/

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

The US have always been stuck in the stone age. They refuse to let go of the vastly inferior imperial system and they hate progression. Other countries like Canada have new parties constantly being formed and sometimes they even win the elections on their first try.

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Not only is body armor not going to protect you while you sleep, but you're also going to feel uncomfortable and lose sleep over it. If an invader enters your room, you'll be much less responsive and ready to defend yourself if you're in a clunky and uncomfortable body armor. It would be much more effective to fortify your windows and doors, install a good alarm system, and keep a weapon in your room. Although it might not always stop someone from breaking into your house, it'll certainly be enough to help you wake up and get ready in time to defend yourself. If it's the police you're worried about, then I wouldn't install an alarm that calls them, just one that wakes you up and potentially scares invaders.

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500 Buttholes of Summer

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Doctor Butthole

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Butthole-Man

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The Good, the Bad and the Butthole

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BlingBling22947 posted...

I just dont want to be caught offguard when a no knock raid hits my home by mistake.

As I said, body armor isn't going to save you from trigger happy cops who just want to blow your brain off for the "lulz".

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Butthole Cream

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Hexenherz posted...

Your mom is so stupid she called the Playstation a nintendo.

Most parents in the 90s did that.

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DrizztLink posted...

Yo mama so far, she gotta buy her belts from Saturn

Don't you mean "fat"?

IloveJesus posted...

When I was at school, one kid jokingly claimed to have fucked another kids mum.
The victim of the joke pointed out that his mum was dead.
The instigator replied, 'That didn't stop me.'

At first I thought it would end with the mother in question getting arrested for raping a minor. I totally didn't expect that ending.

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