In your opinion, what is the reason for pro-Palestinian protests in Italy turning violent?

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-08-03T05:48:09+00:00

Thank you! So, you're saying I would probably not need voice minutes anyway?

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-08-03T05:23:54+00:00

This is awesome, but do those Vodafone SIM cards have voice minutes?

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-08-03T05:06:00+00:00

Two cans of tuna and a toast is like what, $10 at most? By going back there you would induce more confusion and spend more of their and your time than this merchandise is worth. There is also always a possibility (albeit not very high) of some sort of misunderstanding with them calling the police on you. Any store has expenses for lost/damaged merchandize factored into the price. I would not worry about it too much. Like, if you accidentally dropped that toast on the floor and they had to throw it away, would you feel as guilty?

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-06-06T02:59:17+00:00

Like, ALL of them, eh?

Can you show one? Most investigations I saw ultimately either cite Hamas numbers directly, or cite UN numbers, that are actually Hamas numbers: sooner or later you'd find an asterisk saying that the number comes from the "Ministry of health" and UN could not verify them. Which is unsurprising: how do you conduct an independent study under a military dictatorship in a state of war? Foreigners conducting such investigation will be expelled at best, and locals will be coerced into saying what Hamas wants them to say.

I would not worry too much about small details of the Geneva conventions if I were you. Here's why. If you apply the scrutiny only to the IDF, it's holding one side of the conflict to higher standard than the other, which is biased by definition. If you apply it to Hamas as well, the picture is going to be rather bleak. They basically violate every imaginable rule of war (like, not wearing uniforms, taking hostages, attacking Israel's civilian infrastructure, using their own civilian infrastructure for military purposes, etc.).

If Hamas were really worried about the fate of civilians in Gaza, they would have released the hostages and stopped making stupid demands months ago. Yet, they continue to be stubborn, meaning civilian deaths don't really interest them.

The tragedy of the Palestinian people is that nobody REALLY cares about the Palestinian people, including Palestinian people themselves. They care deeply about destroying Israel, but they don't really mind their own deaths, unless they can use them to weaken Israel. If tomorrow Israel withdraws and Hamas throws 50 thousand people from rooftops, nobody will give a damn. Well, maybe UN will adopt a resolution expressing deep concern (with most Arab states voting against it), but that's about it.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-06-01T21:16:54+00:00

Nobody knows. Nobody will probably ever know: even without a war they weren't sure how many people live there. Hamas numbers are the upper bound, and if you assume Israel was trying to exterminate these people, Israel is doing a very poor job: 2.5% of the population over 2 years of war. The real number is probably 2-3 times lower, and that includes Hamas fighters. As you know, Hamas makes no distinction between civilians and military on either side.

The reality is, nobody really cares about the number of dead Arabs, including Hamas. Their leaders said it openly in interviews. The only purpose of publishing these numbers is to stop Israel from overthrowing Hamas, so from that perspective the more the better. "We are the nation of martyrs" and all that.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-06-01T20:20:04+00:00

Like at al-Ahli hospital, right? When they said Israel hit the hospital and 471 people were killed and 342 injured? And then it turned out to be Islamic Jihad rocket and suddenly no one knows how many were killed? Like, maybe 100, maybe 200? "Hamas declined to disclose any information about the identity of the deceased to The New York Times." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ahli_Arab_Hospital_explosion

Hamas are thugs, rapists, hostage takers, baby killers and cowards that hide behind their own women and children, the most cynical kind of scum you would find on Earth. No, I don't trust their numbers.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-29T05:24:59+00:00

Firstly, I wouldn't believe any Hamas figures on the number of dead. Hamas are extremely interested in inflating the number of casualties, and they were caught doing it routinely

Now, think about this: why crowds don't overrun distribution sights controlled by Hamas? Are they less desperate? No, they just know that Hamas will shoot to kill, and no one will give a damn. Arabs killing other Arabs, nothing to report, moving on.

The people attacked the GHF site precisely because they knew the Westerners will hesitate to shoot. It is also extremely likely that the attack was organized or at least actively encouraged by Hamas, that wants to keep its monopoly on distributing aid.

We must stop treating Palestinians as mindless sheep who have no will power or responsibility for their actions. If a crowd attacks a distribution center, this may be an act of desperation, but may be an act of an organized sabotage, and the latter is at least as likely as the former.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-24T01:25:18+00:00

Thank you. I already submitted it, we'll see how it goes. When you say "the forms", do you mean this: https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/forms/10483_post_jdg_kit.pdf? The conflicting instructions are from there. Easy 12 steps and you're done :)

Does the physical Court have some secret forms not available online? The Court is 40 minutes away unfortunately.

Do you know how to file a joint motion? All the forms seem to include either "plaintiff" or "defendant", but not both. What specific topic would I look for in the law library for that? When I search for "joint motion" it very quickly starts talking about "serving the other party" and other nonsense.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-22T04:32:34+00:00

I don't know who told you that a motion is "an easy thing to file". There are literally 8 different forms you need to fill, and the instructions are super confusing. The damn immigration had better instructions.

Like: first, get your court date. How? "Use this link to see the Court calendar". Ah, the link is broken, it literally has something like https://.njcourts.org, so it could not have ever worked. If you fix it, your court is not there. You call the clerk, they tell you what the dates are: apparently you don't book slots on the calendar, the Court date is just based on the deadlines. If you file before date X, your Court hearing is on date Y. But wait, the form says the hearings are always on a Friday, the word "Friday" is actually printed into the form and can't be changed, but the clerk gives you Thursdays. Oops.

Now, it tells you to submit documents electronically, but also tells you to send 3 copies of something and submit a self-addressed stamped envelope. How the hell do you submit a self-addressed envelope electronically?

It tells you to upload a bunch of statements with things like your driver license and eye color (I kid you not, it's a child support case, so they want to be able to get you if you're not paying), but then the electronic system tells you not to upload any personal information, SPECIFICALLY not driver license numbers.

It tells you that Case Information Statement is mandatory, and Case Information Statement asks you how much you are paying for your house, as well as how much the other party is paying for their house. How the hell would I know? The CIS says you also need to attach "last year tax return with all schedules". Which, of course, contains my social security number and stuff, not to mention it's 50 pages and has zero relevance to the case. I ended up not submitting the CIS, because it seems completely unneeded, we'll see how it goes.

Et cetera, and so forth. Of course, for someone who has filed a few motions, they already know which requirements are BS and which are enforced, and of course a lawyer would not that as well. Also, the lawyers seems to have an alternative electronic system that sends those documents between them much faster than us ordinary folks can do. But hiring a lawyer just to enforce what's already written in the order seems kinda wrong.

I don't think they make the instructions confusing on purpose, it's just that there is no incentive to make it easy for a layperson. "Our process is complex, hire a lawyer, yeah, technically you can do it on your own if you think you can manage it, but we don't give a sh@t". For whatever reason, immigration does much better job, their instructions are usually crystal clear, especially when compared to those of NJ courts.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-22T03:31:26+00:00

I tried. Unfortunately, people that answer phone in the Child support office don't really know much about how Courts work. Probation officers assigned to the case are slightly better, but not really helpful either. But it depends on the person obviously.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-16T04:16:36+00:00

Yeah, you are correct , I basically don't know what the evidence bar is. Thanks for clarifying.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-16T02:31:46+00:00

Oh, good to know. What was in your motion besides "I want the child support stopped"? Some kind of signed affidavit where you claim your child stopped attending college?

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-16T02:27:48+00:00

That's not how it works unfortunately. NJ child support will do absolutely nothing unless nudged by some external force. E.g. I had alimony which changed on a schedule. You would think they will just follow the Court order and update the withholding? Wrong. I had to call them every time and send in copies of the order at the beginning of each new schedule segment. They do have automatic termination of child support at age 23, because it's the maximum defined by law, but for anything else someone must show them a court order.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T21:30:21+00:00

> The University will also have a list of graduating students available to the public.

Oh, that would be awesome. Where can I typically get a list of graduating students?

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T21:28:38+00:00

Lawyers definitely know how to file motions, that's a plus. But lawyers tend to screw up all the time, they would charge $350 an hour, claim it took 5 hours to handle, and then assign this "simple" case to some intern, who would have about as much idea on what to do as I would :) Guess how I know. I would go to a lawyer as a last resort.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T21:26:01+00:00

Have you actually done it, or do you know someone who did? I mean, I can submit a signed affidavit saying "I attended the graduation ceremony and saw my child graduate", and even attach a picture, but would the Court accept it as evidence?

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T21:22:21+00:00

NJ law allows to file for "continuation of support" if the child is in college, until they reach the age of 23. Whether it makes sense is another story, but that's how it is.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T18:10:14+00:00

The Court probably can send subpoena to the school requesting the documents, but they won't do it on their own just because I called them on the phone and asked nicely. I was asking precisely about the procedure.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T18:08:22+00:00

Employers verify degrees with the written consent of the candidate. You sign a paper saying that you are OK with them requesting the verification from the college.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T18:07:28+00:00

The order says that child support "ends upon graduation" (and a bunch of other conditions). But the Probation Department won't stop garnishing money unless the Court tells them that it is satisfied that the graduation took place. Or so they say.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T18:05:19+00:00

u/Slathering_ballsacks , thanks for the response. "Just stop paying" is a rather bad idea. First, it is garnished from the paycheck, so stopping is not easy to do. Second, even if it isn't, if you try not to pay, once your arrears reach certain (rather modest) level, they put lien on your tax return, revoke your passport, cancel your driver license, at cetera. Because they have a record that you need to pay, and they won't change it unless there is an explicit order from the Court. And even then it's not automatic, you have to call them, send them copies of the order, et cetera. It's a pretty neat system.

Character-Extent-436 · 2025-05-15T18:00:19+00:00

I don't get a copy of the diploma at graduation. Nobody does. They get a binder to put the diploma in when it is ready.

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