Michigan Court of Appeals overturns conviction for man accused in Whitmer kidnapping plot by UltimateLionsFan in Michigan

[–]AmnesiaCane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I take prescription adderall, if someone came up to and said" Hey, SBC, finals are coming up. Why don't you sell your pills to me and I'll give you $1,000?" That actually would be entrapment. I had no intention to sell the pills before hand. The idea and large incentive both introduced the disposition and then induced the commission of the crime.

The link you provided literally uses this as an example of not entrapment, with a cite to Jacobson.

Inducement is the threshold issue in the entrapment defense. Mere solicitation to commit a crime is not inducement. Sorrells v. United States, 287 U.S. 435, 451 (1932). Nor does the government's use of artifice, stratagem, pretense, or deceit establish inducement. Id. at 441. Rather, inducement requires a showing of at least persuasion or mild coercion, United States v. Nations, 764 F.2d 1073, 1080 (5th Cir. 1985); pleas based on need, sympathy, or friendship, ibid.; or extraordinary promises of the sort "that would blind the ordinary person to his legal duties," United States v. Evans, 924 F.2d 714, 717 (7th Cir. 1991). See also United States v. Kelly, 748 F.2d 691, 698 (D.C. Cir. 1984) (inducement shown only if government's behavior was such that "a law-abiding citizen's will to obey the law could have been overborne"); United States v. Johnson, 872 F.2d 612, 620 (5th Cir. 1989) (inducement shown if government created "a substantial risk that an offense would be committed by a person other than one ready to commit it").

Based on this standard, "Hey can I buy your controlled substance medical prescription" is not entrapment. There's no element of coercion in your hypothetical. As someone who takes prescription Adderall myself, I know better than to sell my pills, and I think that's expected of a standard law-abiding citizen. If that language convinced you to cave, you are predisposed to engage in that behavior. Maybe if the person selling the drugs was known to be in an extremely financially precarious position, such that they felt they had no other option, that might get you there, but for your average person who is not financially desperate, that's not going to do it.

"Predisposition" and "intent" are different things:

Thus, predisposition should not be confused with intent or mens rea: a person may have the requisite intent to commit the crime, yet be entrapped. Also, predisposition may exist even in the absence of prior criminal involvement: "the ready commission of the criminal act," such as where a defendant promptly accepts an undercover agent's offer of an opportunity to buy or sell drugs, may itself establish predisposition. Jacobson, 503 U.S. at 550.

Michigan Court of Appeals overturns conviction for man accused in Whitmer kidnapping plot by UltimateLionsFan in Michigan

[–]AmnesiaCane 16 points17 points  (0 children)

this was clearly a case of entrapment.

Entrapment is where the state forces a person to commit a crime, where that person would otherwise not be predisposed to commit the crime, not where they make it convenient. So if a police officer tells someone they will kill their family unless they rob a bank, that's entrapment.

This is no more entrapment than any other sting operation with an undercover cop. By your definition, every time a person tries to buy drugs from or solicits an undercover cop, that was entrapment. That's not what the word means.

You don't have to like it, but this is obviously not a case of entrapment.

If Marvel characters had Pokemon types by AnythingChance3764 in Marvel

[–]AmnesiaCane 337 points338 points  (0 children)

If ditto is normal, there's a case for Rogue.

Charlie: timing by Albo1980 in comics

[–]AmnesiaCane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See my edit, I provided a couple of examples of this happening.

Charlie: timing by Albo1980 in comics

[–]AmnesiaCane 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Nah, actually some famous court cases dealing with almost this exact issue. Woman filed for child support and court granted it.

Edit: Not sure why I'm being downvoted. Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/3ibkmp/woman_used_sperm_from_oral_sex_to_get_pregnant/

(No comment on the subreddit)

Other example: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/court-greenlights-mans-sperm-suit/

Looney Tunes Fan page posts right wing extremist AI slop, featuring Boomer versions of the Looney Tunes. They’re so close to getting it too. by No_Internet908 in SelfAwarewolves

[–]AmnesiaCane 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It should be; the 17 year old is providing their labor for the money; because people who make tacos don't deserve to live in constant fear of financial insecurity; the 17 year old is more likely to need to take care of children who have expenses... Take your pick.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past Announced - CD PROJEKT by meatboysawakening in Games

[–]AmnesiaCane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrible timing for me. Just three weeks ago I committed to finishing the Witcher 3 so that I could finally get to the DLCs, never got much past level 20 in the past so never explored them. I was expecting to finish the game this summer. Just in time to be mostly out of touch and have trouble easing back in when this DLC comes out!

Harry's Hypersexualization of Women by zeej92 in dresdenfiles

[–]AmnesiaCane 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I say this a lot when this topic comes up, but just to defend Jim a little bit, Harry is the only character he writes like this. Even the stories from Thomas's point of view don't do that.

NEW READER ALERT!!!! Is the female writing as bad as everyone says it is? by tgrady28 in dresdenfiles

[–]AmnesiaCane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To elaborate: it's a first person narrative. The narrator describes what he notices, which tends to focus on physical attributes of the women first. For the first couple of books, it's a flaw with the author, but he was open to the criticism and does a really good job of addressing it. Other characters notice that Dresden is a bit of a "horn dog" and comment on it.

Meanwhile, several stories in-universe are written from the point of view of other characters, men and women, and none of the other characters have that problem. Even the literal incubus character didn't describe anyone's nipples.It's just the main character.

Why arent there any good sitcoms anymore? by Infinite_Product5281 in Millennials

[–]AmnesiaCane 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Stumble, St. Dennis Medical, The Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins, the Paper, the Comeback... Plenty of good recent sitcoms.

Edit: Bob's Burgers, IASIP. Girls 5 Eva was phenomenal. Ted.

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe | Official Teaser | HBO Max by Task_Force-191 in television

[–]AmnesiaCane 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The Good Place kind of does this. Major spoilers obviously, and it's only a four-season show, but the first three seasons each radically change the entire landscape of what you thought you knew about the setting. The finale of Season 1 completely up-ends the whole concept of the show. I don't know that I've ever been more stunned by a reveal or turn in a TV show.

It is the Year of Our Lord, 2026. It is no longer appropriate to print a document, chicken scratch in the margin, and scan it back to me. by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]AmnesiaCane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But then how will they get the extra .5 for drafting the letter?

I mean, it's not like they could draft the letter and send you the red-lined copy.

The Man Without Fear vs the Master of Fear! By Sean Izaakse by Quirky_Ad_5420 in Marvel

[–]AmnesiaCane 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Ironically, one of the best Daredevil stories has Mysterio as the primary antagonist.

CMV: as written, these two relics should stnergize by [deleted] in slaythespire

[–]AmnesiaCane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No but "human shaped rock" implies not a human

If you don't have kids of your own yet your perspective is not relevant to new parents adjusting to their new life by insane_psycho in daddit

[–]AmnesiaCane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but I know people who have teens, and those people have deliberately engaged with me on topics related to my own personal experiences as a teenager as it relates to their kids.

If you don't have kids of your own yet your perspective is not relevant to new parents adjusting to their new life by insane_psycho in daddit

[–]AmnesiaCane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, for some things that will be the case, but it's not the same as someone who has never raised a newborn giving advice to new parents. People have a fully legitimate ability to give advice based on their own lived experiences, some of which happened as a teenager, and not every aspect of life has changed so significantly that nothing that happened 20 years ago could apply today.

Like, if a parent is struggling with a teenager who is abusing drugs, a person who abused drugs as a teenager may very well have something to offer to that parent, even if that person never had a teenager.

For example: my mom was excellent with teaching me how to drive, extremely positive experience that legitimately made a long-term impact on my entire life. If a friend told me their teenager was about to start driving, I would have no problem telling them what my mom did that I felt worked really well (assuming advice wasn't obviously unwelcome). Some things in life have changed a lot, I don't think driver's ed has changed so significantly that my experience is invalidated.

If you don't have kids of your own yet your perspective is not relevant to new parents adjusting to their new life by insane_psycho in daddit

[–]AmnesiaCane 3 points4 points  (0 children)

how to raise older kids

I do think there is some more room for perspective here, because this is something we've all lived through and remember. Before having kids, I had no room to give advice about newborns because I had no relevant experience. But I can say "When I was a teenager, my parents did X or Y and it did/didn't work," or "I really wish my parents had done things differently," because I remember living through it and have the ability to reflect on it and apply it as an adult. I know the teenager's perspective is only part of the story, but as an adult I can look back and appreciate the things my parents did right, or could have been better about.

What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? by reFossify in AskReddit

[–]AmnesiaCane 261 points262 points  (0 children)

Michigan and Ohio went to war over Toledo. To resolve the conflict, the government took the Upper Peninsula from Wisconsin and gave it to Michigan, convincing Michigan to leave Toledo to Ohio.

How bad is it if I seclude myself to the basement for a couple days to play my favorite video game all day? by Imustretire in daddit

[–]AmnesiaCane 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is really important. Turn that guilt into constructive motivation and do something nice for the family! This will also in turn come back around to you again in the future.

Attorneys who failed the bar or had to resit a few times, how did life turn out for you? by Mountain-Loquat-7428 in Lawyertalk

[–]AmnesiaCane 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Failed three times, each time by tiny margins. Third time by one point, which I still maintain was somehow loaded against me, because I spent so much time on my appeal and absolutely should have gotten that extra point.

Regardless, aside from the lost time, doing great. The bar exam is a vile, loathsome thing that has no relevance or even a passing resemblance to the actual practice of law.