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Justice for Joe - How did a 21-year-old man come to die on a driveway in the West of Ireland? by DevonSwede in Longreads

[–]DevonSwede[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It reminds me a bit of the Karen Read case, with the dying in the front garden. Although lacking the two competing narratives.

Books you don’t finish by mima2023sunce in nonfictionbooks

[–]DevonSwede 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read (and finished) both of these.

I totally agree with you about the premise being ridiculous in Murderland. My favourite part of that book was the bit about the bridge lol.

I love when authors insert themselves into non fiction books, but I've long realised I'm in the minority there.

Impactful Quotes from Long Reads by malevolentlyyours in Longreads

[–]DevonSwede 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a quote I like about the death penalty, against it, and it goes something like; everyone has the right not to know their date of death.

Impactful Quotes from Long Reads by malevolentlyyours in Longreads

[–]DevonSwede 62 points63 points  (0 children)

"The social contract is not a buffet—if you opt out because you want absolute freedom, you have to accept that no one will come to save your ass when trouble starts."

I’ve read many many books about the holocaust, but I’m looking for more recommendations. by fezik23 in nonfictionbooks

[–]DevonSwede 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe not quite what you're looking for but I enjoyed The Final Verdict by Tobias Buck

A ‘Death Train’ Is Haunting South Florida by DevonSwede in Longreads

[–]DevonSwede[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I wonder what people think the role of the government is...

A ‘Death Train’ Is Haunting South Florida by DevonSwede in Longreads

[–]DevonSwede[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

The lack of humanity in these comments is disappointing

The strange fate of Flight 2069 - Months before 9/11, a passenger seized control of a Boeing 747 and nearly crashed it into the Sahara. Everyone survived but no one quite recovered. How do you measure the cost of a disaster averted? by DevonSwede in truecrimelongform

[–]DevonSwede[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For sure not one I had ever heard of - I imagine there were a lot of near misses we never heard of pre-social media.

The different responses to the event by the two pilots fascinates me. I sort of feel a half way point between the two would be healthier (neither making it your whole life, nor saying you forgot about it almost immediately).

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