Forum: Trials and Errors
10th April 2023, 08:46 PM
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Why presume that? It looks like there are at...
Why presume that? It looks like there are at least three people facing her in the interview room. One is asking her questions, and she's answering. No one is speaking for her. Would she routinely be...
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Forum: Trials and Errors
10th April 2023, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 1,609
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I was responding specifically to this:
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I was responding specifically to this:
Nothing in the video indicates any obvious injury. She was moving slowly. The bike goes to the pavement, but we never see her off her feet. It looks to me...
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Forum: Trials and Errors
10th April 2023, 10:51 AM
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Forum: Trials and Errors
10th April 2023, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 1,609
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Who knows? Maybe her lawyer thought the...
Who knows? Maybe her lawyer thought the prosecution's case was weak anyway. Maybe the lawyer didn't talk to the client's family. Maybe the client didn't want to participate in what amounts to a...
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Forum: Trials and Errors
9th April 2023, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
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Forum: USA Politics
9th April 2023, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,175
I get your point, but I don't think...
I get your point, but I don't think "gerrymandered" is the right word. Congressional districts are redrawn after every census, and gerrymandering means deliberately drawing the boundaries to benefit...
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Forum: USA Politics
9th April 2023, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
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Forum: USA Politics
9th April 2023, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
Those criminal restrictions on speech are only...
Those criminal restrictions on speech are only when they are directly related to action, like causing a riot. It would be a big, big step to make expressing opinion or promoting lies crimes by...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
8th April 2023, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 2,479
Views: 198,355
That might be too much to expect, but the guy...
That might be too much to expect, but the guy could have shouted through the closed door "Who's there?" If he really thought he was confronting home invaders it didn't make much sense to open the...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
7th April 2023, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 2,479
Views: 198,355
This doesn't sound like it was intended to be a...
This doesn't sound like it was intended to be a stealth operation. If the cops wanted the residents to know that cops were "knocking" (likely pounding) on their door, I'm surprised they didn't hit...
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Forum: USA Politics
7th April 2023, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
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Forum: Trials and Errors
7th April 2023, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
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Forum: USA Politics
7th April 2023, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 1,629
Views: 121,051
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Forum: Trials and Errors
6th April 2023, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,789
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Forum: USA Politics
5th April 2023, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,956
I get that. But who's to say that an act is a...
I get that. But who's to say that an act is a crime if there has been no conviction, or even a prosecution, for it? I could imagine the jury saying "What crime is being covered up? Nobody was even...
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Forum: USA Politics
5th April 2023, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,956
Edwards was prosecuted in Greensboro, NC. ...
Edwards was prosecuted in Greensboro, NC.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/quick-guide-john-edwards-trial-flna729066
There also seems to be a broad opinion that the prosecution presented a weak...
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Forum: USA Politics
5th April 2023, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,956
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Forum: Trials and Errors
5th April 2023, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
I dunno. That be would be something for the...
I dunno. That be would be something for the experts to argue. But autistics generally don't like being touched, and have limited access to social cues. She might have been more likely than others to...
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Forum: Trials and Errors
5th April 2023, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
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Forum: USA Politics
5th April 2023, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
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Forum: USA Politics
4th April 2023, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
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Forum: USA Politics
4th April 2023, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
Whether or not Biden should not run is one...
Whether or not Biden should not run is one question. But it would be catastrophic to name an "heir apparent." The nominee still has to win the primaries, and voters don't like being told what to do....
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Forum: USA Politics
4th April 2023, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
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Forum: USA Politics
4th April 2023, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,956
On the off-chance that you're not kidding,...
On the off-chance that you're not kidding, Gingrich was a congressman and Speaker of the House who was and is a right-wing bomb thrower. He was one of the leaders of the "impeach Clinton" crowd. He...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
4th April 2023, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 2,767
Views: 113,583
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Forum: USA Politics
3rd April 2023, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,956
Some TV commentators are noting that former...
Some TV commentators are noting that former president Trump is being treated pretty much like the current President in terms of the size of his SS detail, the length of his motorcade, the police...
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Forum: Trials and Errors
3rd April 2023, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
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Forum: Trials and Errors
3rd April 2023, 11:15 AM
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Forum: Trials and Errors
3rd April 2023, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,789
So what if it was? He still doesn't get to open...
So what if it was? He still doesn't get to open fire on an unidentified stranger behind a closed door. And nobody has claimed that he called out the obvious warning: "Who's there? Come out!" And did...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
3rd April 2023, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 2,767
Views: 113,583
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Forum: Trials and Errors
3rd April 2023, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
I get that. But the KC is a government employee...
I get that. But the KC is a government employee appointed by a government board. They are part of the court system. I wonder how vigorous their defense can be, in comparison with a private defense...
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd April 2023, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,715
They're not mutually exclusive. Carter almost...
They're not mutually exclusive. Carter almost certainly would have lost for all those reasons and more. The Ayatollah wasn't likely to make a deal with Carter after the catastrophic rescue mission....
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
2nd April 2023, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 883
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd April 2023, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,175
It's worse than that. In 2020, if Trump had won...
It's worse than that. In 2020, if Trump had won just about 43,000 more votes in three states, he would have thrown the election into the House, where the Repubs would have elected him. If he had won...
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Forum: Trials and Errors
2nd April 2023, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
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Forum: Trials and Errors
2nd April 2023, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
Question: We know the verdict and the judge's...
Question: We know the verdict and the judge's decision. What do we know about the defense? What arguments did the court-appointed defense lawyer make? What witnesses and experts did she call? I'm not...
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Forum: Trials and Errors
1st April 2023, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,789
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Forum: Trials and Errors
1st April 2023, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
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Forum: Trials and Errors
1st April 2023, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 1,059
Views: 160,789
One purpose of judicial punishment is to...
One purpose of judicial punishment is to discourage others from committing the same crime. Perhaps this will cause others to think twice before pumping multiple bullets at an unidentified sound...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
31st March 2023, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 2,767
Views: 113,583
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
31st March 2023, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 883
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
30th March 2023, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 4,235
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Forum: Trials and Errors
30th March 2023, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
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Forum: Trials and Errors
30th March 2023, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 1,609
Views: 39,398
I still don't see it as clearcut enough for a...
I still don't see it as clearcut enough for a felony conviction. The cyclist is well past the pedestrian when she goes over the edge. The pedestrian didn't push her over. And if the cyclist gets a...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
30th March 2023, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 4,235
More about fentanyl. ...
More about fentanyl.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2022/09/29/fentanyl-myths-what-know-narcan-rainbow-fentanyl-and-more/10446617002/
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
30th March 2023, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 4,235
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
30th March 2023, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 4,235
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
30th March 2023, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 4,235
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
30th March 2023, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 4,235
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
30th March 2023, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 4,235
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