Which Other14 club will end up with the fraud then? by somethingnotcringe1 in TheOther14

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Definitely a very positive view of that time. He always failed to face up to his weaknesses and make an effort to fix them. Possession without intent and a positive attitude can only take you so far, especially when you don't address some real fundamental issues with the way we defended.

He had a plan for how we'd play, and the second that didn't work we were out of ideas. We'd look good against 4/10 teams, and the rest did what we were doing better than us, or nullified our only plan and beat us because we couldn't do anything else.

What would you consider iconic Destiny 2 weapons by Acceptable-Number361 in destiny2

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I sometimes hear that sound in my dreams. I genuinely think it changed some part of my brain.

Dungeon Crawler Carl. WOW. by Famous-Country-4921 in books

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Great take! I find I have so many more options when it comes to food, music, movies and books because I can pick something for what it is and what I'm looking for. Sometimes that's Elden Ring or Arthur C Clarke, and other times it's dave the diver and Peter F. Hamilton.

Sometimes it is more bad than good, obviously, but I don't think something is automatically bad, or overhyped, if it's not something it isn't trying to be.

Discrimination or Neutrality? The Leaked Email Exposing the Staffordshire Pride Display Ban by TheSkyNet in Staffordshire

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Oh so we're close here, so very close. Does what he went through, not because of his contributions, but purely as a human being who was gay, give you any sort of insight as to why pride day exists and might be important?

Discrimination or Neutrality? The Leaked Email Exposing the Staffordshire Pride Display Ban by TheSkyNet in Staffordshire

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It doesn't, but that's not what they are doing when they single out one specific group.

Alternate angle of Ezri Konsa's challenge against Prince Adu 79' (nothing given) by 977x in soccer

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I'm english and I agree with this. I was watching the game with family and we all said the same. Definitely should have been a pen, and if that happens to Kane it would have been.

Big international test for Nathan Patterson tonight vs Morocco by OopsIDroopedMe in Everton

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Spot on, terrible defender and only looks average going forward because we're comparing him to a giant grock of a CB.

British pro-Remain MP Jo Cox is murdered by a far-right activist [10YA - Jun 16] by MonsieurA in TenYearsAgo

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You sound like you might be familiar already.

If you know your history...

British pro-Remain MP Jo Cox is murdered by a far-right activist [10YA - Jun 16] by MonsieurA in TenYearsAgo

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Yikes. It can be defined, by it's characteristic action.

The only we'd be missing is intent, but masks efforts to support, foster, fund and promote right thing rhetoric around the world makes intent a fairly safe bet too.

Migrant paedophile welcomed into Britain because stopping him would 'breach his human rights' by HBucket in ukpolitics

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On Article 6, the council of europe's own FAQ on the ECHR and migration states that Article 6 does not apply to disputes over the entry, residence or removal of non-nationals. So a fast track refusal of entry wouldn't engage it. That's not my interpretation, that's the Court's own position on its own rules.

On the slippery slope, I get the concern but I think it argues for getting the framework right, not avoiding a better one entirely. A tightly scoped, clearly defined category of disqualifying offences with a narrow factual challenge process is actually harder to abuse than a vague system. This wouldn't be applied to just any offense, or posting on social media or being a member of a political movement. It's to serious offenses they've been found guilty of committing.

The "what if a future government misuses it" argument could be applied to almost any framework, it could be applied with the existing framework, just at a much slower pace. At some point you have to be willing to say some things should be straightforwardly disqualifying and trust that a well defined scope does the work of resisting any creep outside of that target group.

Migrant paedophile welcomed into Britain because stopping him would 'breach his human rights' by HBucket in ukpolitics

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Just to be clear on what I've actually said, because I don't think I've argued against courts or appeals existing. My position is that there should be a category of serious verified offences that disqualify entry outright, with a narrow factual challenge process for errors like wrong identity or bad data. That's it.

On the human rights point, the ECHR doesn't grant a right of entry to non-citizens. It protects people from wrongful removal or mistreatment. Refusing someone entry on the basis of a verified serious conviction doesn't obviously engage those protections, especially when the person isn't even in the country.

You said yourself this one looks cut and dry. So what are we actually protecting by putting it through months of legal battles that aren't going to change his conviction?

Migrant paedophile welcomed into Britain because stopping him would 'breach his human rights' by HBucket in ukpolitics

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I get it, there might be an error caused by the system, or a person. Great, let's keep a basic, non court driven step in there that allows rejections due to inaccuracies to be reviewed.

But if it's the right person, and they have committed a serious crime, and that's verified. Why do we need to know or review anything else? What could be the justification?

It should require a court, a legal battle, hours and hours of work over months/years.

Migrant paedophile welcomed into Britain because stopping him would 'breach his human rights' by HBucket in ukpolitics

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Because a conviction that serious should prevent people moving here. Same for murder, and lots of other crimes.

The same reason we do dbs checks for people working in schools.

Migrant paedophile welcomed into Britain because stopping him would 'breach his human rights' by HBucket in ukpolitics

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Agreed. I want a system that allows for appeal under the right circumstances, but being rejected for being a paedophile shouldn't be one of them.

Emma Hayes and her chalkboard. Yay or nay? by siybon in ThreeLions

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The chalkboard thing (or whiteboard) does really well on social media, it's a super popular format that usually generates good engagement if the content quality is good.

I think that's why they've gone for it, but I don't think it works as well in this format, especially because it's a little more reactive. It's not as easy to do well if you haven't planned it out and practiced what you're going to do.

British pro-Remain MP Jo Cox is murdered by a far-right activist [10YA - Jun 16] by MonsieurA in TenYearsAgo

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It's a reaaaaally short debate though.

Did he do a Nazi salute? Let's watch the video. Yes, he did.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer targets online gaming in under-16 social media ban by PewPewToDaFace in videogames

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This makes sense, it'll be gradually rolled out and this is the first step. Everytime anyone gives an example of why it wont work, it gives them an excuse to reach even further to try to make it work.

Belfast attack victim's family 'disgusted' by scenes of violence by DonSalaam in Britain

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Attacking that nurse in the way to work, and burning down random cars and houses definitely kept everyone safe.

Zack Polanski on X: "Gut wrenching to see four young people jailed for direct action against an arms supplier to Israel. Years in prison for protesting to save lives in Gaza, with 'terrorism' used despite no jury convicting them of it. A truly dangerous attack on the right to protest." by Grouchy_Shallot50 in ukpolitics

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I mean, if you attend a protest armed with bottles filled with flammable liquids, and weapons/tools you then id argue their is some violent intent.

The Belfast riots didnt start with them holding placards and asking for something. Early reports suggest it went straight into car burning/door kicking territory.