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@thefurlinator @westcoastwinter Pertinent Kentucky statute here, the Abused or Neglected Child provision (KRS 600.020(1)), creates criminal liability for injuries caused by caretakers "other than by accidental means". "Accidental means" is certainly a "grey area" that you're claiming doesn't exist.

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@SarahVal94 So like a symptom of the mental illness is an inability to recognize the mental illness? So what's the solution here?

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@Yannik47294267 @Brown_built @BuddyWells1 @magattew Literally what are you talking about? Bernie:

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@haralabob I know man. I'm similarly deeply concerned about how the entire sports media apparatus converged on calling Wemby "tall."

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@sslight9 @bernielomax @robertgraham No. That 2017 UT student, Diei, ultimately won her 1st Amendment claim and had the expulsion reversed.

The UConn kids also got a stay of eviction because, again, the 1st Amendment.

There are exceptions to Free Speech. They don't apply here. Read the case law please.

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@sslight9 @bernielomax @robertgraham No. In this example, Texas State is a government actor. Expelling a student, not employee, for speech is an unconstitutional restriction. See Papish v. Board of Curators of the University of Missouri. Be better.

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@sslight9 @bernielomax @robertgraham This is wrong. It's unconstitutional in this case because Texas State is a public institution. They meet the government actor requirement and restricting speech is generally unconstitutional here.

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@BrandyLJensen I thought she could have stopped the whole article at the point where men have anxiety now since they can’t just fuckin rape people anymore lmao but there were lots of home runs after that too

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@TheCurtism255 @AlbannachMMA @esjesjesj The concern here to me is not that Elon is friends with a Nazi. Agreed that Elon or anyone else can't be expected to research everyone's social media history. The issue is that Elon keeps agreeing philosophically with Nazis

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@somedeepstuff1 @w2chaser @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith In your example, I'd argue PG&E shouldn't issue a 1099-Misc because the rebate is functioning as a price reduction and isn't taxable income. But obviously what you describe can happen. I think it's even more clear on electric lawn care devices but tax rebates are cumbersome.

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@somedeepstuff1 @w2chaser @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith Obviously as a tax attorney I love this. California already has some significant incentives and rebates for electric lawn equip, but a federal match would be huge

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@somedeepstuff1 @w2chaser @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith I think a fair criticism of this legislation is that it will likely increase the cost of vehicles and lawn care devices, at least in the short term. I think the jury is out on the impact on air quality but the initial data is promising: https://t.co/fVP4stK0V6

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@somedeepstuff1 @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith Well I don't live in CA, but 1) I think there's something to this. While I don't agree with you that energy prices will increase (fossil fuels costs will decrease with reduced demand), certainly this will increase costs of lawn care devices for working class. 2-3 need more data

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@w2chaser @KenzButcher @somedeepstuff1 @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith This CA statute is definitionally silent on killing children. It mainly regulates the sale of emission generating vehicle and lawn care devices

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@somedeepstuff1 @w2chaser @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith So I understand, the sum total of your concern with this legislation that a CA constituency overwhelmingly supports, is a potential loss of some retail jobs from some subset of CA buyers who prefer to shop bricks and mortar and also prefer lawn care combustion engines?

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@w2chaser @Absurdum14 @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith While I'm certainly interested in your point, I'm also unrelatedly interested in what motivated you to get electric lawn equipment. I'm an attorney that doesn't live in CA. I don't advocate for policy. I explain how statutes work legally and smarter people can evaluate outcomes.

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@w2chaser @Absurdum14 @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith Did you buy electric lawn equipment because of the incentivization structures of this law or some other reason?

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@somedeepstuff1 @w2chaser @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith CA indirect tax law applies to buyer location, not seller location. So Amazon still remits the tax to CA at the exact same rate as the bricks and mortar Home Depot would.

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@somedeepstuff1 @jahnke_jacob @LittleMammith This is reductive and unhelpful. If you live in CA, first you should articulate arguments as to why you personally dislike the outcomes of these regs. Then you use those arguments to persuade your neighbors, who presently overwhelmingly support the regs.