@AutismCapital There is a far higher probability this mysterious van would have delivered the hit team.
Easy to convince the guards to "look the other way" by threatening the lives of their families.
The guards under duress would make hesitant and unreliable murderers.
They sent a kill team
@PapillonLvr@AbGamble1@KatlynHarrison Resisting arrest (including non-compliance, interfering with operations, etc.) are aggravating circumstances, however these actions are not a legal justification to shoot someone in the US, as per US law.
If you want to live in a society like Iran, keep pushing for this change.
@PapillonLvr@AbGamble1@KatlynHarrison People who are in a country illegally should face consequences and be deported.
An officer who kills someone in a situation where the law does not permit deadly force should be held accountable through the justice system.
Aggravating circumstances do not change these truths.
@TrueNorthStr0ng@Tablesalt13 It addresses the hypocrisy of Carney calling out Trump for making a pact with a dictator, while Carney himself makes a pact with another dictator.
This should be obvious.
@brettdrc@BenRabidoux Restriction of foreign demand would allow prices to correct further in situations of forced selling. If there were no forced sellers, then foreign capital would help get supply to market quicker, albeit at a higher price floor. The best path depend on expected # of forced sellers
I've long been an advocate for free speech, and what happened today at UVic should concern everyone - particularly the arrest of one of the planned speakers (she was later released).
Just last year, pro-Palestine protesters set up an encampment on UVic grounds for THREE MONTHS before being dismantled. Yet OneBC's event today was shut down right away. It gives the sense that the law is being enforced based on compliance with 'acceptable' political views, which isn't right.
For those who aren't fans of OneBC, remember: it isn't about whether you agree with a given opinion. It's about whether a person has the right to express it. And it's only when you support the right to free expression for those you disagree with that you can truly claim to stand for free speech at all.
My column from a few years ago about why this all matters: https://t.co/QbUHINK9aH
@badger_buff@PatriciaNPino Exactly this. Western incentives and systems are biased towards electing officials that promise to over-spend real resources.
These folks seem to be so captivated by their utopian ideals that they allow themselves to overlook irreconcilable systemic and psychological forces.
@Tablesalt13 Vehicles depreciate much slower in BC as they won't rust out after a few years.
In BC, many folks refuse to buy vehicles that have been registered in ON/QC due to the aggressive salt rust
With significant auto industries, ON/QC have an incentive to drive new vehicle sales.
@Murphy12ga@TheLastDegree Guessing the case being made is that investors will search for an alternate store of value/safety trade if traditional vehicle (10yr) blows up, with gold already looking expensive in comparison.
@danielfoch@chamath Thanks for sharing! Identical experience except diagnosed ADHD as a pre-teen, tried Ritalin for 4 weeks and then went unmedicated for 25ish years. I realize I ended up self-medicating, mostly with alcohol and nicotine. Wish I had started Vyvanse earlier in life when entering Uni
As a young Liberal campus club president myself, this is shameful. 34.4% of Canadians voted Conservative in the last election, including 45% in UBC Okanagan's riding-- Conservative students should be allowed to organize on campuses, just the same as Liberal and NDP students.