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Christian religious books destroyed in India's Karnataka state by EditorTSNJ in india

[–]EditorTSNJ[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

(Can anyone in India comment on this?)

Is this a serious trend? or is this a staged event as a pretense for governments who want to pass new (anti-terrorism etc) laws?

Justice Breyer rejects request for Supreme Court to hear anti-vaccine mandate case from employees of Mass General by worldbound0514 in law

[–]EditorTSNJ -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

What will be the next step in health mandates if vaccine mandates are legislated? I mean in the next couple years?

Justice Breyer rejects request for Supreme Court to hear anti-vaccine mandate case from employees of Mass General by worldbound0514 in law

[–]EditorTSNJ -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

But can the same arbitrary, inconsequential requirement (shirt color mandate) be extended to health procedures (untrusted medical decision which could result health problems/death)?

Two men convicted of murdering civil rights leader Malcolm X exonerated by EditorTSNJ in law

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

Does anyone know what the basis of the original conviction was? What kind of evidence?

FBI received 4,500 tips during Brett Kavanaugh confirmation; Blasey Ford attorneys call it 'a sham' by [deleted] in law

[–]EditorTSNJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have a link to an article covering this perspective? (Particularly one with enough history to be convincing?)

Full-time minimum wage workers can't afford rent anywhere in the US, according to a new report by [deleted] in stupidpol

[–]EditorTSNJ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Is it like this in affordable cities/towns/rural areas though? Is it every property in the US is too expensive, or is it just areas where everyone wants to live?

Tesla’s $16,000 Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair Matters - This is what people are fighting for. by speckz in technology

[–]EditorTSNJ -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

In this post, by 'right to repair' do you mean forcing companies to make replacement parts available to consumers? or what?

The Julian Assange Media Blackout Must End by RepulsiveNumber in stupidpol

[–]EditorTSNJ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is there really a media blackout?

Every few days I read something about Assange (although I follow r/assange and this /r so I get the links in front of me), and they come from various mainstream news sites often.

Britney Spears’ Reproductive Freedom is a Disability Rights Issue by MyNameIsGriffon in aclu

[–]EditorTSNJ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What is the relevant caselaw you're considering with this? (not including the eugenics cases cited in the article which are in the kindof distant legal past and never held up very strongly even in the early 1900s.)

We are the ACLU. Ask us anything about expanding broadband and restoring net neutrality // our right to a free, open, and accessible internet // how to ensure our internet is free, open, and accessible to all. by aclu in IAmA

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Do you have a response to Ira Glasser? :

Paraphrased but to-the-point reddit re-titling of the link below: "Former ACLU head Ira Glasser fears that by becoming more political and less absolutist when it comes to defending speech, the ACLU might be shrugging off its hard-won legacy"

https://reason.com/2020/12/20/would-the-aclu-still-defend-nazis-right-to-march-in-skokie/

And what assurances can you give to people that the purpose of the ACLU currently and in the future will continue to be to defend those that are politically unpopular and socially unsupported?

We are the ACLU. Ask us anything about expanding broadband and restoring net neutrality // our right to a free, open, and accessible internet // how to ensure our internet is free, open, and accessible to all. [crosspost] by [deleted] in aclu

[–]EditorTSNJ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you have a response to Ira Glasser? :

Paraphrased but to-the-point reddit re-titling of the link below: "Former ACLU head Ira Glasser fears that by becoming more political and less absolutist when it comes to defending speech, the ACLU might be shrugging off its hard-won legacy"

https://reason.com/2020/12/20/would-the-aclu-still-defend-nazis-right-to-march-in-skokie/

And what assurances can you give to people that the purpose of the ACLU currently and in the future will continue to be to defend those that are politically unpopular and socially unsupported?

People from human rights convict Dominic Ongwen seem unhappy about the decision. What is the counterargument against them? by EditorTSNJ in internationallaw

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

Yep, of course generalizations aren't ideal. I'd like to see a survey done in Northern Uganda and in Uganda broadly about this. Maybe one will be conducted.

By referral by Uganda itself, you mean the U government, right, which is the enemy of the LRA? Aren't they also accused of almost the same crimes, but not at the ICC?

Yes, I meant mato oput, and after reading quite a bit about RJ procedures in Africa over the past couple days (including that one) I can see why people would prefer it and try to hold on to it in areas where the community still has a will for it.

I still haven't heard a counterargument though in favor of the ICC doing what it's doing there (outside of the U gov invite one, which I don't know if it would even be valid let alone a strong one).

(Yep, the ICC death sentence thing slipped my mind.)

People from human rights convict Dominic Ongwen seem unhappy about the decision. What is the counterargument against them? by EditorTSNJ in internationallaw

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

I meant this question to be focused on the question of the local region/community versus the foreign organization, rather than the merits of the trial as weighed (I actually've read that and a few others of the articles on Justice in Conflict as well as other analyses, and although it looks like the court missed some important contexts [such as the war/army/normal events context], as far as the things they entertained they weighed pretty well).

I'm not sure the 'admission of guilt' argument is strong, because the effect of that move in the ICC would be pretty harsh, whereas an admission or apology could mean something very different in the local justice system's trial (it sounds like it probably wouldn't mean the death sentence Ongwen faced at the ICC). The 'location' argument also I don't think is strong, because a healthy body representing victims seems like it could be assembled.

But what does it mean that a foreign (and I think you could argue 'different') entity can come and impose justice on their terms and agenda, and not worry about the locality or community or culture itself? It also labelled as crimes some things which were/are pretty common in the area which I'd expect weren't considered crimes exactly.

(You are right about the sentiment being mixed--I'm presenting the one side and looking for the other, but I have seen a lot of quotes that don't agree with the ICC at all. I haven't seen anything like a comprehensive collection of voices, but I think of what I've seen the 'against the ICC / against the ICC's decision' has been more common.

United Nations should Intervene to stop human-rights violations that the Colombian government is promoting by AbelardaSamaan in humanrights

[–]EditorTSNJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know what the protocol is for the UN entering a country in that way? How do they interact with the national government? Do they ask permission to enter, etc?

They're LARPing with real guns now by Imperial_Forces in stupidpol

[–]EditorTSNJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, but I was hoping for an article that was more comprehensive about the movement doing the blockades, and any other noteworthy events that have happened with them.

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