@URaSmartAssCarl A LOT of moral superiority. For a lot of people, it's not about being free to make their own decisions, it's about having the power to force other people to make the same decisions.
@AverageSizeAndy I'm thinking when I open my "NotCrocs" store, it's going to be wall to wall moccasins. Because I don't really have the technical capacity to make anything else.
I would say this is only partially correct. Because, while the metric for self-defense is based on what is reasonable and proportional (within a certain contex as you do not need verifiable proof that someone intends to kill you to have justifiable fear of death or grave harm. So just because someone is using their fists to beat you does not mean you're relegated to only using your fists to defend yourself as a "proportional" response), in most jurisdictions, being the initial aggressor or a provocateur negates a self-defense claim. Meaning, you can't walk into a bar, throw a punch, and then claim self-defense and shoot your victim when he proceeds to kick your ass. You also cannot taunt someone into a fight (mutual combatant style) and then claim self-defense and shoot them when they agree.
🇺🇸 Los Ángeles: un provocador con el torso al descubierto golpea a varios pasajeros en el metro. De pronto, un hombre aparece y con un mataleón bien ejecutado lo pone a dormir.
Ese hombre actuó valientemente. Usar la fuerza debida en el momento preciso evita problemas mayores.
This one makes me genuinely sad. Buffy is my favorite, all-time show. I've seen every episode more times than I can count. Canonically, Buffy was a year older than me, and in a way, I feel like I grew up with the Scoobies. Somehow, I feel like I've lost something with his death. RIP Ripper.
@muheediva01 Genuinely: how are they supposed to keep the rent low whe. The mortgage goes up because of property taxes? Or if they have to contend with expensive repairs and ever increasing contractor/building costs?
🚨UPDATE🚨
The judge told the media not to identify the current witness because he’s a minor.
This witness says Karmelo Anthony was asked at least 15 times to leave their tent—Anthony refused to leave.
The teen says no one ganged up on Karmelo.
Witness adds that Karmelo was provoking Austin.
Witness says Austin Metcalf pushed Karmelo but it wasn’t a hard push.
That’s when Karmelo pulled the knife from his book bag and stabbed Austin.
He adds, Karmelo tossed the weapon and ran off.
The 9-1-1 call placed by the witness was played.
I had headphones on when the neighbor came over. Took one side out, but still had music going as we chatted. As some point, my conversation went like this:
"Yeah, the white grubs are terrible this... 🎶 and I want to rock your gypsy soul..."
@URaSmartAssCarl This is app is just overflowing with a bunch of giant, flapping, prolapsed anuses who want nothing more than to spew their filth across the interwebs.
F**k 'em.