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Why would I think that's acceptable? stupid accusation. Like, dude. 4k someone shooting people, Columbine style. There are cases where the evidence is overwhelming, but your cherry picking one that supports your point. Zero doubt that Breivik killed massacred people, or Shoko Asahara bio terrorism. I'm just going to ignore you now. Your just being daft. I've repeated the same point 5 times now. You just can't fathom a generalistic point it seem.
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As she confessed to the murder of her three kids, it's just a question if she goes to jail or the psychward. There's a strong argument to be made that she's basically insane but also mishandled as mental patient (IE. her carers are responsible for the incident is the argument they want to make). That said, I don't think being able to plead insanity should relieve one of culpability. It feels like a loophole to get away with murder, and it does get used like that broadly speaking. I also think that because she's a women she gets treated with kid's gloves, as if women aren't capable of responsibility. It's weirdly sexist and infantalizing. Like, they want to make the case that it was largely the fault if bad psychiatry and that she's basically not culpable. Idk man. A man in the same court room would have a much harder time garnering sympathy. Sorry for going there.
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Read this wiki if your curious about the issues of credentialism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credentialism_and_degree_inflation#Problems I believe the current system is bad for society overall. It traps people into debt, is a huge opportunity cost in terms of earning and fertility, creates artificial labor shortages (like nurses needing a bachelor/masters), to name a few. It's an artifical class divide that no one really acknowledges or talks about. The degree system is incredible at whitewashing privilege as meritocracy. Credentialism is good and necessary for regulating high risk professions, like medicine, and other specialized work, but I think that the job market should reflect the actual demand for higher degrees instead of simply being a HR shortcut. I'm not sure what a good solution is. The whole issue is quiet controversial. But we do have en elitist culture relative to education and status. We don't even acknowledge it or realize its there.
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There are plenty of guides if you do a Google search. That should hopefully help clarify stuff. You can also look up forums that can help answer specific questions.
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Anger is such a vilified emotion.
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If you catch a tape of someone shooting up a school then that is pretty close to 100%. He might as well hold as a sign that says "I did it", but your gonna act like that's not proof enough. Breivik could wear a shirt that says "guilty as bruv" and it wouldn't even substantially change the quality of the evidence. Obviously if there's substantial reasonable doubt, you don't hand out capital willy nilly. Your making up problems.
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It's easier to add rules than remove them in a highly bureaucratic system. There is a lot of regulation and exceptions and stuff. It's a confusing mess. Try to take it a bit at the time. The website should explain what each field is for. Most fields are probably not relevant to you. It's okay to kind of ballpark the numbers themselves. If you pay too much you should get a refund of the excess amount once a year.
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They are just getting more and more expensive now. Even the old consoles are getting price raises new in the box. The whole market is shifting. Honestly, just get a decent PC and emulate (just buy legal copies). It's the overall best value I believe. You can play a lot of games on your phone too.
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False dichotomy. If you come with some good faith arguments I'll respond seriously. It's still light relative to mass murder or serial rape. And I'm sure there's still room for parole and early release under such a system, like due to crowding or a pandemic. Also, why not just kill them at that point if you have sufficient evidence? It's not so much about revenge as it is about fairness. Even monkeys understand fairness. And even then, who you are you to say people aren't allowed to want revenge or feel anger about a crime? Your saying people shouldn't feel upset about a horrible crime. Its again this liberal tendency to empathize more with criminals than victims. Liberals just ignore the whole fairness aspect to make a technocratic argument as if that is not in of itself a partial stand. It quickly becomes very armchairy and ideological in my opinion.
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The internet is full of echochambers, to the point where the opposite is the exception. It takes intentionality to not become one in a lot of cases. Here you can freely discuss in good faith the intersectionality between incest taboo and culture without getting banned (true story). They can't handle the spice.
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Just wait and buy second hand. You don't need to play on release. It's an old game you already played before with a new coat of paint.
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Success is the culmination of constructive habits. Without knowing the right principles and concepts you won't get far. Genetics alone can't teach you.
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Rat genocide. A fun little outing for the whole family. Good exercise for the dogs and its poison free and humane 😊
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I like and live by a large amount of Leo's framework which he has represented over the years. It's hard to point at any one insight because I hardly remember. I take a lot of this stuff for granted. One of my favorites though is that finitude is the root cause of conflict. It explains so much.
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Read my previous comments. You could probably release Breivik tomorrow and it would be fine in terms of him not killing anyone anymore, but that would be unacceptable socially and politically when he's a known mass murderer. Justice is not purely a technical question of safety. People expect and want the justice system to deliver a degree of fairness when people commit crimes. Good luck convincing people otherwise.
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Basman replied to Husseinisdoingfine's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
Destiny streams are some of the laziest content I've ever seen when he's not debate lording. He just plays some video for minutes straight while playing some game and occasionally says something . People work harder just to get up in the morning. -
You will be less lonely when your busy developing your talents and absorbed in working on projects. It can be more meaningful than socializing if you find something fascinating and important to strive for and your building a big ticket item over the long-term. Being alone is a fact. Being lonely is a subjective feeling. It's a kind of present moment FOMO. You can be lonely in a crowd.
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Basman replied to AerisVahnEphelia's topic in Society, Politics, Government, Environment, Current Events
I have a nose for BS. When I first saw him going viral I immediately resisted watching any of his content. I only seen some analysis of him, who have all been skeptical of his claims. If something is worth knowing it'll eventually circle back around to you a lot of the time. No need to get swept up by the algo. -
I believe it's a constitutional thing, but I think Americans should perhaps stop televising court cases, at least with maybe high profile ones. With high profile cases like this it turns too much into a circus and it biases the jury too much. Unpopular jurors get stalked and harassed, which chills the prospect of being a holdout juror in the future.
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I'm not going to satisfy your autistic need for specifics. It's silly. I've been pretty clear, and if you don't understand them that's on you at this point. I'm done repeating myself and going in circles. The death penalty is a workable solution. It's group think all the way down. Very typical of leftoid circles. Especially relative to trans stuff, because they flip flop between advocating womens rights to later advocating trans rights at the cost of womens rights. Like trans in women sports or doctors calling women "person with uterus". Or trans in women bathrooms, etc.
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Yup. It's culture war. They are treating this case for what it represents politically to them at the exclusion of the case itself. I think if she strangled 3 dogs to death instead of babies they would want her hanged.
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The Hellen Keller of animals. And just like Hellen Keller, super obvious in hindsight to be fake. Obviously a gorilla doesn't understand what a climate change is, or the concept of human emotions like sadness or greed. Obviously the trainer is being extremely generous with interpreting Koko's sign language. Gorillas don't even have the finger dexterity to entirely do human sign language. It's pretty damning too that the lab who had Koko never let anyone outside near to do controlled studies. A good example of business incentives corrupting science. Koko turned into a feel-good mascot, just like Hellen Keller, and earned them millions. It might not even be entirely intentional. These animals trainers get roped up in their own excitement of thinking they taught their beloved pet to speak, not noticing their own influence. Eventually It's just becomes the path of least resistance when it makes your career. Hooks you up with celebrities and shit. Bad science. Bad.
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Irrelevant appeal to authority. The technical minutia doesn't really matter to the spirit of a good standard. Basically, when there's zero doubt, which I believe is indisputably possible.
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Hit em right in the ego. They are used to feeling untouchable, which is why it feels surreal when a mass terrorist attack happens in one of their major cities. American exceptionalism and all that. Worse things have happened since in other countries. I really believe it is national ego.
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I contemplate my parents death at times. It's sad but realistically not that far off. I try to cherish my time with them but it's easy to take your day to day for granted. You'll thank yourself later if you go out your way to make some memories with them. Time flies.
