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Those are some great tweets that sure didn't seem to age too well haha

Relient_K posted...

I mean I think our best hope is to completely change our culture when it comes to being sick. If you're sick, you should be able to miss work (consequence free) and people need to stop with the faux tough guy "I'm fine I'm not sick" thing where they spread illnesses around. If you feel sick, stay home. Dont see your friends, don't go out, just rest and recover.

The problem is the capitalists in out society will never allow this paradigm shift.

That is a very good point, particularly for people who now have the ability to work from home and not need to go in the office to accomplish their duties. There has been a big shift in a lot of industries regarding the ability to work from home and it absolutely should be utilized.

But for work that is required for a person to be physically present, I can see it being a bit cumbersome for someone to call off an entire week (or more) because they have some sort of symptoms or "the sniffles".

Not saying that necessarily shouldn't be done in an ideal world. But jobs that require you to physically be there in order to get work done, missing a week or more over minor symptoms is quite a big impact. And then if that person gets physically sick from something else that same year to where they can't do physical work (body aches, fever, chills, etc) -- it just makes everything worse for that person. They're missing too much work, they'll be fired.

I would say her assessment is probably pretty accurate. Vaccine efficacy for COVID is slowly fading. Now people need a booster. It's even being debated if people are even considered "fully vaccinated" unless they have a booster.

But there's a lot of people who are not going to get a booster. And of course people who aren't getting vaccinated to begin with.

So, in the long term, I see it becoming another yearly flu shot. Choose to get it or not.

Will_VIIII posted...

You're not taking into account that the NY/NJ area was basically where the outbreak happened in the US so of course they would be higher up as a result of that

That is a good observation to make. I'm not sure if there are any "real time" trackers that consider the same per capita data by state to see if there are differences between the first outbreaks and current deaths.

But I would also point out that if you scroll down the list, you will see other scenarios of states nowhere near the Northeast that have higher vaccination rates and stricter polices, yet still more deaths per capita.

One interesting statistic is death rate per capita by state:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covid19-death-rates-us-by-state/

You can see that there are states with lower vaccination rates leading at the top. But in quite a few cases, you can also see states with higher vaccination rates and/or mask mandates/passports/lockdowns that are worse off than states without those requirements or instances where the numbers are close to one another. For example, this stat shows NY leading in deaths versus Florida. Quite a dramatic difference in COVID policy and vaccination

Antifar posted...

I'm a no pantser unless pants are enforced

Are you in a place where you get to walk around without pants often? (I'm assuming that includes shorts, too)

I never really saw the issue of renting. Sure, in most cases, it's more economical to buy your home. But what options do people have if they aren't approved for a loan to "buy" their house? They rely on others to provide housing for them, at a cost. Or, they rely on government housing which comes with rules and stipulations. Or they are just homeless.

omega cookie posted...

He's trying to create an analogy as a "gotcha!" about landlords being bad, but he suffered a traumatic brain injury, and now he can't manage it.

Oh that doesn't make much sense then. First of all, you'd have to be renting a single house for a VERY long time to pay it off. I'm not too sure there's many scenarios where that would occur. Plus, renters aren't paying property taxes or any of the other expenses.

I'm a little confused. Is Verizon charging you a monthly fee to use a phone and once it's paid off you don't have to pay a monthly fee anymore? What's exactly happening here?

I'm a no masker unless a mask is enforced

Where are your characters with disabilities, with mental or physical challenges?

Now that I rewatched this again, if I would have seen this video 3 years ago I would have completely been lost.

What a crazy time

BigMeatyClaws posted...

She was definitely drunk.

She does kind of seem like it.

https://twitter.com/atluncensored/status/1474552407707242498?s=21

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10344885/Mask-brawl-erupts-80-year-old-man-younger-woman-flight-Tampa-Atlanta.html

ScazarMeltex posted...

Not resisting is not a guarantee of survival of an interaction with the cops. People die in custody all the time, people get shot while complying. Stop acting as if it does.

I never implied that certain circumstances you mentioned didn't exist. But I'm not quite sure why you're bringing that up regarding my post or even the nature of this specific case.

Are you implying that it's okay to resist arrest and fight back against officers that have made a decision to arrest someone?

From my perspective, most encounters with police that result in death involve people resisting arrest and/or posing a safety risk. Criminals that don't want to be apprehended, essentially.

Maybe you have a different perspective??

I don't have a link because it was deleted. Is there any actual news reports about this besides something on Twitter?

I can't judge fully because I don't have a link, but it seems like a terrible accident.

zinezinzadan posted...

You get labeled as a racist if you say this publicly. Because self entitled individuals are the majority of todays population, therefore they become the loudest voice. Demonize a police officer who made a horrible error, and completely ignore the criminal who disobeyed orders and tried escaping because he did not want a ticket. The sad truth is, he wouldn't be dead if he didn't try escaping. But society keeps teaching these kids that The police officers are wrong, when in reality the actions of these kids are wrong too. But only one is demonized. Thats why I stopped listening to the whole demonizing police movements that the US vocal majority have been pushing.

If he took his tickets like a man, he wouldn't be dead. But he made horrible choices to fight/escape Police and those actions had consequences. As they usually do in all of these encounters where death happens. They're not ready for that conversation. When I get pulled over by cops, I'm pissed because now I have to pay a ticket. But you should see how I turn into a "yes sir no sir" military acknowledgement, because I just want to give them what they want and I want to go home. Can everyone else start doing the same? For fucks sake, I'm tired of these topics.

I agree. Almost always scenarios such as these are because people forcibly resisted arrest and created a hostile environment. When the police make a decision to arrest someone and put the cuffs on them, that's the end of the story. They're going to jail. There's no negotiating after that, they've made their decision and if someone tries to fight them, bad things are probably going to happen. I never understood the whole, "That person could have been me". I always want to reply, "Do you plan on resisting arrest, too?"

VipaGTS posted...

Racial bias is also a very important thing to discuss here. Her level of stress might have been higher due to his race. Its a sad reality that the usual suspects refuse to acknowledge in these situations. People of color arent given the benefit of the doubt or seen as innocent non-threats always. Its happened to me

Racial bias can certainly exist. But I don't know if I would say her level of stress was due to his race once he put the officers in the position of having to fight someone who is now resisting arrest and trying to flee.

Are you suggesting a white person resisting arrest, tugging away from officers and trying to flee would have put them more at ease? The officers wouldn't have fought back and tried to continue with their arrest?

Resisting arrest never ends well for anyone, unless that person happens to have actually escaped never to be found again. I can't think of a scenario where I would forcibly resist arrest, knowing full well there are several officers involved.

VipaGTS posted...

Dude..she didnt just pull and fire. She grabbed the taser, which she explained to the jury had a completely different feel and mechanism when removing, held it up in her hands for a few seconds, then fired. She had plenty of time to realize she had a real fuckin gun in her hand. If the situation is so stressful that all of that was ignored you shouldnt be a cop at all.

Racial bias is also a very important thing to discuss here. Her level of stress might have been higher due to his race. Its a sad reality that the usual suspects refuse to acknowledge in these situations. People of color arent given the benefit of the doubt or seen as innocent non-threats always. Its happened to me, its happened to millions, it continues to happen, but people for some reason wanna pretend it doesnt.

I agree she shouldn't be an officer and it's a really bad mistake to make. But after watching the video again, I think it was genuinely a mistake and I'm just not sure about the charges. The suspect was moving around, she was probably looking at him instead of what she had in front of her. It really did all happen so quickly.

I can't necessarily be up in arms about the verdict because the jury had all the evidence and came to their conclusion. But I also know the suspect shouldn't have been fighting them in the first place.

It will (or would) be interesting to hear from the jury on how they came to their conclusions. I'm a little surprised by this.

From what I heard, negligence needed to be proven. I can't see a mistake in a quick moment when someone is resisting you to be necessarily negligence.

TBH they kinda look trashy.

Rising crime, mask mandates even if you're vaxxed, vax passports, lockdowns, high cost of living to basically live in a closet... yeah... doesn't sound like a place I'd want to be.

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I'm sure if there was a story to these incidences being potentially "politically motivated", CNN and the like would be all over it.

Don't get your hopes up. It's most likely exactly what all of us realize.

Esrac posted...

A congressperson who pushed for decreased funding for law enforcement getting robbed sounds like some prime shockpickachu.jpg material.

At least she thanked the officers who responded and helped her, though.

Maybe this will be a wake up call. Or maybe not. Some people can be quite stubborn.

Mine has a little over 80k. Payed it off a year ago and plan to just keep driving it for a few more years, providing nothing major comes up or happens. Got it new, it's still in overall great condition and I've kept it maintained well and never really had any expensive issues come up besides the dead battery everyone inevitably faces. Also replaced the tires at around 50,000. I'm almost tempted to sell given the car shortage and high resale value, but I think I'll just continue to ride it out.

Is it discontinued? I never remembered it.. looks pretty good though.

Looks like a member of the Illinois State Senate was also carjacked just hours apart, in Chicago

• "Both Democrats had supported police reforms, with Lightford pushing for cuts in police budgets as Chicago proposed slashing its police budget by $59 million
• The brazen attack came after woke Philadelphia District Attorney claimed the city does not have a 'crisis of lawlessness' "

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10337775/Democratic-Rep-Mary-Gay-Scanlon-CARJACKED-Philadelphia-phone-purse-ID-stolen.html

Lebronwon posted...

DailyMail didnt censor her face in lap dance video and has her pics

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10333791/Pictured-rookie-cop-gave-lap-dances-police-party-says-want.html

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/2/4/AAd-UUAACusE.jpg

As much as people hate on Daily Mail, they're always really good with their pictures.

DarkRoast posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/3/1/AAeEwGAACuvT.jpg

This is extremely bad, and Florida is the only state that consistently did worse with each wave.

Do you have a breakdown of deaths per capita by state you could share?

spanky1 posted...

Still have symptoms, 30 hours later. -_-

Ooof, that's rough. I hope you get better.

I wonder what it would be like if it become a thing where people just basically have to get a booster every year like the flu shot. I wonder if it would be popular or if people wouldn't want to have to deal with the symptoms every year. Would you take a 4th one if one came out? Or too early to say?

thronedfire2 posted...

I mean it depends entirely on your age lol. when you're 25 you might not want people thinking you're 18 but when you're in your 30s it doesn't feel bad when people think you're early 20s

The only downside is when you have people younger than you thinking you're way younger than them and not taking you seriously in certain scenarios.

Will_VIIII posted...

How many people got covid-19 and died from covid-19?

How many people got the covid-19 vaccine and died from the covid-19 vaccine?

We already know those answers. That's not the point. I would never feel comfortable forcing a healthcare decision on someone. It should be up to the individual to decide what to do with their body and how they come to that conclusion.

DrizztLink posted...

Bruising, usually, maybe fractured ribs.

Pretty mild, relatively rare, certainly better than the alternative.

just like vaccines :D

Is that caused by being in a wreck? Or just simply putting on a seatbelt?

DrizztLink posted...

Yes.

Like what?

MFBKBass5 posted...

ahhhh so we found the true anti vaxxer ITT. Classic

I'm not an anti-vaxxer. I just recognize that some people weigh risks vs benefits and think they should have the right to make decisions for themselves.

Ricemills posted...

what's the point of seatbelt if it doesn't prevent car crashes?

Can wearing a seatbelt potentially cause adverse health reactions?

wackyteen posted...

I've already had coworkers saying they're gonna refuse the third-shot booster so if this is mandatory, i expect it to go over swimmingly >_____>

Did any of them give a reason why they didn't want to take a booster?

monkmith posted...

state governments, not just the damn governors. dont fall into the same damn trap people do on the federal level, assuming that only the president matters.

That's true, too. But it seems during times of COVID the governors are having quite a bit of pull.

TheApexPredator posted...

Nah, Politicians don't care about us. They just say whatever they think will get them elected.

Well, that's true to some degree. But they make promises based off of what they think people want from them. Some keep the promises, some don't.

I never really thought about it much before. Sure, I knew some states had an income tax and some didn't, or that some states had varying laws regarding some things. But many (certainly not all) of those laws are often minor and somewhat unnoticeable unless it's something that specifically affects something important to someone.

But during the age of COVID, life is quite different state by state (speaking presently and in the beginning/middle of pandemic). Some states or cities have mask requirements, COVID passports, children staying home from school, masks for children, capacity limits, etc. Other states are operating more as if times were pre-COVID without the masks or passports, not having children eat outside in the cold in order to social distance, etc.

Regardless of how you feel about any of the state's policies, I think it's a good observation worth appreciating. In this day and age, it really matters who you elect into office and life between the states can look quite different in present times.

Link says:

"Hmm...this page doesnt exist. Try searching for something else."

Those posts celebrating deaths of people are definitely a good reminder of how deranged some people are. I'm surprised (or I guess not really) they're allowed to stay up.

Maybe he should call her a Karen, too

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/supreme-court-texas-abortion-law/index.html