Well if this finally does a reveal of extra-terrestrial life or intelligence, it will be a small silver lining. But it won't distract from the Epstein files.
When conservatives were busy freaking out about the slogan "defund the police", I thought a little bit about that slogan. Every interaction I, a white middle class Midwestern, have had with police has been either to my detriment (traffic tickets mostly) or had zero good effects. I've had bicycles and even a car stolen. The first thing out of the cop's mouth was "you're never going to see that again". What benefit do police (as an institution) supply? Witnessing traffic accidents so insurance companies can decide who pays seems to be the big one.
> What benefit do police (as an institution) supply
This is one of those bad topics to talk about but to me it seems obvious. If there were no laws to prevent people from stealing, killing each other, you wouldn't have society. Yes you have bicycles/car stolen but I would think it would be a lot worse. I don't agree with that ACAB saying but I think people who haven't lived in a bad place say that. But I also am aware of racism/stereotyping it's funny you mention being white as yeah it's worse for not being white.
Indeed. Comes to mind an expression from one of my professors, "laws are to keep honest people honest, just like doors; should someone not care about those, they can easily break them - most of the time without consequences". Because most criminals are not caught or investigated.
The parent said that the police has never helped him. You said that given the problems he has, the police should not help him, because it isn't worth money and effort. Notice that you are talking past him: he didn't say "they should have helped me", only "they didn't help me".
There's a valid argument that allowing petty crime to fester encourages people to grow into more serious crimes. I live in a small town and the police do have the resources to investigate stolen bikes, and stolen bikes happen, but it's rare enough that people often don't lock up their bikes when they're in the town center.
Granted, there's a rate of return issue here that the cities will struggle with, but for the small town forces, it's worth their time to keep petty crime down IMHO.
It was still a crime, right? If price tag is what matters, then the cops are just there to serve and protect the oligarchs. Which has been my experience, which leads me to ask why I'm paying taxes to have a security force for the wealthy.
Remember the 'CHOP/CHAZ' [1] fiasco during the 'Summer of Love' in 2020 [2]? That is where you end up if there is no police. Instead of a Kumbayah around the campfire you get some warlord-like individual who proclaims himself Lord of the Domain and anyone who crosses him gets to find out why 'abolishing the police' was a bad idea.
Does this mean that the police is always right? No, of course not, that is one of the many things wrong with the 'Die Partei hat immer recht' (German for The party is always right, part of the lyrics of the national anthem of the German 'Democratic' Republic [3]) philosophy. Nobody is always right and any power is there to be abused by those willing and able to do so. That's why there is oversight of those in power which - admittedly - isn't always as effective as it should be.
I lived in the 'CHOP' during this time period and encountered no warlords nor any friction in going about my day to day business. There were a couple nights when police used teargas outside my house and I had to close all my windows.
This is the BBC, but as a N. American dishwasher user, I'm struggling to translate the advice on soap/detergent. "Table" and "salt" are two terms that aren't linked to dishwashers in the middle of N. America. We've got "pods" (bad, manufacture specifies how much soap to use, also kids eat them), and we've got rinsing agent. You get a little bottle of rinsing agent with your dishwasher, and you never put it in again. It's magic.
Why would I put "salt" in my dishwasher? The article makes that additive out as preventative maintenance, and I don't think that's true of sodium chloride.
Given that Roundup(TM) is a glyphosate-based herbicide, won't this collide squarely with "wellness" influencers/grifters who are against glyphosate, or at least deeply suspicious of it?
Where's Taibbi, Greenwald etc on this? Surely this is at least as big a Freedom of Speech issue as the Biden admin asking if COVID misinformation could be downgraded.
Actually, this reflects very poorly on Elon himself, who is personally directing algorithm changes, and also rode into Twitter on a Restoring Freedom of Speech high horse.
Because the FDA and indeed the Trump administration wants to aid "Wellness" grifters and influencers, and to push "medical freedom". That way, people with a legal obligation to be ethical aren't in the loop. Conspiracy theorists can drink bleach and take ivermectin. When anyone calls them out as dipshits, Conspiracy theorists can retort "that's just your opinion".
We, through our executive branch, are going to de-value medical doctors. They get in the way of ivermectin and "wellness" grifters by being actual experts and authorities instead of grifters and influencers. Grifters and influencers can be swayed and bought off. Doctors have a code of ethics.
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