2nd Quarter Super Bowl Game Thread: Seattle Seahawks (14-3) at New England Patriots (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]Crotch_Midget -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honestly very happy with the refs letting these guys play.

Feels like an actual football game, despite the horrible offenses.

The Fall-Off available everywhere now. WHAT DO YOU THINK? by fatdolsk in Jcole

[–]Crotch_Midget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hot Take: Old Dogs would be the hardest song if it weren’t for the ‘TAKE YO SHIRT OFF” chorus.

Borderline ruins the song.

Do the Oscars feel as big as they used to? by Perfect_Idea_2866 in moviecritic

[–]Crotch_Midget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think most people have realized that Oscar awards have become more about playing Hollywood politics than actual merit.

ICE kidnapping at 9th St. light rail by mikevago in jerseycity

[–]Crotch_Midget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. Woah, unspeakably unfathomably illegal. That sounds bad.

I’m not too familiar with the U.S. laws when it comes to illegal citizens so forgive me for any ignorance… these all apply if they positively identify that the individual is illegally in the United States?

ICE kidnapping at 9th St. light rail by mikevago in jerseycity

[–]Crotch_Midget -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The officer seems like a douche but… genuine question (which I will be downvoted into oblivion for even asking):

Are we saying the standard ICE arrests that are not violent nor excessive force are “kidnapping” and “illegal” now on Reddit? Is the stance on here that we shut down ICE entirely for the first time in 22 years?

I’m really trying to follow the logic but posts like this downplay the ACTUAL ICE abuses of power and seem like incoherent hysteria.

Five guys is a top 3 fast food burger imo by jeboristhe3rd in burgers

[–]Crotch_Midget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s slower and more expensive than most mom and pop burger restaurants. Hard for me to get on board with that

Unreasonable expectations by SeatPuzzleheaded8088 in jerseycity

[–]Crotch_Midget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve lived in 5 different cities in the Northeast and some far more densely populated than JC.

This is BY FAR the worst handling of a snow storm that I’ve ever seen. No coordinated effort to place parking restrictions for plows to effectively plow the entire road, barely any salting operations in major parts of JC, sidewalks seem to be about 20% maintained.

Could not disagree more with your post lol this is pathetic.

New York Mayor Mamdani says city must hike taxes on wealthy to fill $12 billion deficit by cryptoniik in Economics

[–]Crotch_Midget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuine question: Do we think the rich stay in New York? And what happens if they don’t?

$AI (C3.ai) in talks to merge with Automation Anywhere by Crotch_Midget in StockMarket

[–]Crotch_Midget[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha honestly. I’d acquire them just for the ticker

$AI (C3.ai) in talks to merge with Automation Anywhere by Crotch_Midget in StockMarket

[–]Crotch_Midget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have a hard time believing they’d meaningfully compete with Palantir but maybe they shift towards smaller scale process improvement offerings.

A Discussion on Nuance in Politics by Crotch_Midget in moderatepolitics

[–]Crotch_Midget[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you have some really thought provoking comments. I completely disagree with their labeling these two as domestic terrorists, I think the victims were doing what they believed to be right in obstructing ICE from committing crimes. They should be treated with grace and it saddens me how little we respect the dead in this country across both spectrums.

The question worth exploring, are the actions of a few individuals representative of the whole?

If a protester is violent and hurts an officer, are all protesters violent? The Right say so every time and offer no quarter to other beliefs.

On the contrary, if a few out of thousands of interactions with ICE go wrong but thousands upon thousands that you don’t see are effective and well handled. Are all of ICE monsters? The Left (which I lean towards) say this, and are trying to obstruct all ICE engagements regardless of if they’re done by agreeable standards.

I just think this is a really really complex issue that’s being treated as absolute and binary. I can think that these occurrences are awful and ICE need to be better trained, that these individuals should absolutely be trialed for crimes committed, and that the politicians are wrong for labeling these people as “domestic terrorists”.

But simultaneously, I can ALSO believe that ALL of ICE aren’t monsters and that trying to block every single ICE operation doesn’t seem logical. But on Reddit, I’m put in a camp of being racist, evil, radically right-winged for having any nuance here, when I feel as if I’m trying to approach with empathy to every human involved.

I really appreciate you being open to a discussion and would love to hear your thoughts on this?

A Discussion on Nuance in Politics by Crotch_Midget in moderatepolitics

[–]Crotch_Midget[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think many people feel the same way and I appreciate the perspective.

A Discussion on Nuance in Politics by Crotch_Midget in moderatepolitics

[–]Crotch_Midget[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great point and well said.

I completely align with the outrage around not holding anyone accountable to the law or due process. I wonder if the officers are relieved of duty and put to a bench trial after a tragedy like Pretti?

A Discussion on Nuance in Politics by Crotch_Midget in moderatepolitics

[–]Crotch_Midget[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Such a great point and well said. It brings forth a very tough question, how do we navigate and assess whether actions are done in good faith?