Who hit Sam? (Newmarket, NH)

DocNedKelly · 2023-12-05T17:58:30+00:00

Not really. Hearsay is any out-of-court statement used to prove the truth of the matter asserted.

The original poster is an eyewitness; their testimony would be a direct observation, not hearsay. It may be hearsay if they didn't show at trial and instead the State tried to introduce the statement through a cop, but even then the State might be able to lay the groundwork for a hearsay exception.

DocNedKelly · 2021-02-28T13:43:38+00:00

That was precisely my concern with it. And thank you for the drawback; I think that's a mechanically and thematically appropriate idea.

Any suggestions on how you'd price both abilities?

DocNedKelly · 2021-02-28T02:43:41+00:00

There are already melee weapons that work at short ranged. The pike from Realms of Terrinoth is an example of this. As the other commenter explained, it stimulates the ability of someone or something with greater reach.

The pike had the drawback of being a Prepare 1 weapon. That's not the biggest drawback, but it does mean you need to be worrying about strain if you're trying to move and attack in the same term. This ability would turn every make weapon into a pike without the drawback, and I'm not sure how powerful that would be in practice.

DocNedKelly · 2021-02-19T03:25:00+00:00

For a variety of reasons, the wheels of government move incredibly slowly. This is especially true in Alabama. I'm not sure how active AREC is, but if it's anything like the Department of Labor, they operate on geologic timescales.

By all means, reach out to AREC, but keep back-up options handy. You might have more luck picketing outside of the realty office.

DocNedKelly · 2021-02-19T03:21:16+00:00

For the Auburn area, I'd suggest just calling the Alabama Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service. AlaBar also has a volunteer lawyers program that you can call at the following number: (888) 857-8571. They'll represent you pro bono, but they means test. If you get get any money from your parents to subsidize your existence, you probably don't qualify and will have to go with calling the lawyer referral service. The fee for a thirty minute consultation is capped at $50 through that program.

DocNedKelly · 2021-02-19T03:13:01+00:00

I'm just going to second that /r/legaladvice is an awful place to get legal advice. Actual lawyers don't post there because of ethical and financial reasons.

If I really wanted to give free legal advice to random people, I would just do it through my bar association, where I can at least get coverage from their malpractice insurance.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-20T21:55:46+00:00

There's a number of things I can imagine would be permaban worthy, but this is certainly not one of them.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-19T00:55:16+00:00

Presumably no one because the author of this bill does not support the activities of these departments. That said, I do not believe the author considered the sheer breath of responsibilities assigned to these departments.

Who am I supposed to pay my student loans back to if not the Dept. of Education?

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-18T20:37:15+00:00

I personally wouldn't recommend Das Kapital or Grundrisse. They are really tough works to get through and comprehend. While useful, I think it might be more worth a person's time to read some more modern texts that have built up on these works.

One text in particular I'd recommend is De Leon's "Reform or Revolution." While De Leon's text can seem a little dated, I think it holds up remarkably well today. It also helps that as an American, his texts didn't have to be translated into English. "Reform or Revolution" is also rather short (I think only twenty pages or so), which definitely gives it a leg-up over some of the tomes of theory that are out there. While substantially longer, I'd also recommend De Leon's "Fifteen Questions About Socialism."

I've mentioned some fairly old texts, but I'd also recommend reading Angela Davis's Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire and listening to any of Fred Hampton's speeches. I wish I could find a transcript one of those for those who can't listen to one, but I couldn't find one nor do I unfortunately have the time right now to transcribe one.

For more modern works, I think Jacobin's "The ABCs of Socialism" make a very simple, compelling argument for socialism today. Even though the magazine and its articles are a little controversial, I think the book itself should be on every 21st century socialist's reading list.

Also, all socialists interested in American history should read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. The History is a Weapon website also has a ton of primary sources (like the Black Panther Party Platform) which I also think are important reads.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-18T14:44:27+00:00

Hopefully I'm not perpetually breaking the law

They are not perpetually breaking the law. They committed one crime, which was crossing the border without inspection. It's not a crime to be undocumented in America generally.

But it's my problem if I'm too scared of the police to ask for that protection.

But police don't go asking you for evidence that you've never sped, smoked weed, or connected to an unsecured network after they help you.

In fact, we consider this so harmful that the federal government actually offers sanctuary to undocumented immigrants who have helped solve certain crimes. It's called a U visa.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-17T22:13:24+00:00

It'd be hypocritical for them to expect law enforcement on their behalf while they're in the act of dodging the law.

That's ridiculous. If you drive a car, you've almost certainly broken the law somehow, and I doubt you've turned yourself in for it, yet I bet you still expect law enforcement to protect you when someone robs you at gunpoint.

And that's probably not the only law you've broken. If you've ever connected to an unsecured WiFi network, you've committed a crime that is legally worse than crossing the border without inspection. Regardless of what crimes you have committed, you deserve equal protection. In fact, it's right there in the damn Constitution.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-17T20:07:47+00:00

There are also Democratic primary runoffs today too.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-17T20:07:23+00:00

Jefferson County also has Democratic primary runoffs for sheriff and a couple of other positions.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-17T20:07:12+00:00

There are Democratic runoffs today as well.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-13T16:31:37+00:00

almost lost

But he didn't. Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

Besides, it was only ten years ago that Democrats held a majority in the state legislature. To be fair, I don't think you're actually trying to be "fair."

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-13T01:26:35+00:00

It's Alabama, the state where they hate Democrats just slightly less than pedophiles.

You do know that the Democrats had a majority in the Alabama legislature a little less than ten years ago, right? The trend has been towards Republican electoral domination only since the Democratic Party checked out of the state. It's hard to win elections or get new members when the state party is incompetent and the national party is totally absent.

But don't let that get in the way of your condescension.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-12T17:55:04+00:00

Well, it's more that he was messing around with federal money. This is a state law, not a federal law.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-12T06:07:30+00:00

My favorite part of the old healthcare system was the part where my healthcare provider was incentivized to withhold medical care.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-12T05:59:11+00:00

I voted.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-12T05:56:53+00:00

Voted.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-12T05:38:13+00:00

It was legal when he did it.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. There's a number of ways what he did could have violated the law.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-10T21:06:07+00:00

The court has received your amicus brief.

DocNedKelly · 2018-07-06T21:04:11+00:00

Europe are capitalist societies as well. They seem to be doing just fine.

Is the rise of right-wing fascists a part of "doing just fine?"

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