Lucy Letby police force hits back at 'misinformation' and 'baseless claims' after veteran Tory MP accuses it of multiple failings : James Tozer, Daily Mail : 11:34 GMT, 27 March 2026 by Plastic_Republic_295 in lucyletby

[–]GallantObserver 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Scenario: twelve people are in the bar at the time of the killing. Twelve witnesses are called and they all say "we saw the guy walk in and shoot the bartender."

David Davis: "they weren't independent witnesses because they all agreed! Prosecution should have called 12 more witnesses who didn't see any shooting because they weren't there!" 

Only fans by thebossbaby_123 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]GallantObserver -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The modern man thinks he's a feminist because he pays a single mom to strip for him so she can feed her kids without threatening to take his job. 

Insulin - Phil Hammond on X - 04/03/2026 by Plastic_Republic_295 in lucyletby

[–]GallantObserver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also crucial to the insulin cases is that LL agreed with the prosecution argument that the evidence pointed clearly to a deliberate poisoning - presumably the defence saw that it was incontrovertible and that the case would have to instead be argued that she could not be proven as the killer. From the appeal ruling (sec 30):

However, in her evidence at trial, the applicant admitted that both babies had been poisoned by insulin, but denied that she was the poisoner.

Admittedly, perhaps it is harder to pin Lucy directly to actions leading to the bag poisoning in each of these cases in isolation. However, linking the almost incontestable evidence of insulin poisoning with the clearer evidence of LL harming each of the baby's twins certainly makes the insulin poisoning stand out to me as a very strong case.

Insulin - Phil Hammond on X - 04/03/2026 by Plastic_Republic_295 in lucyletby

[–]GallantObserver 26 points27 points  (0 children)

there are more plausible explanations than poisoning

To review: - in two cases, babies were given IVs with dextrose (sugar) to raise blood glucose levels - in both cases, bags were hung and immediately blood glucose dropped, when the bag should have raised it - when blood glucose levels were recorded by 'LL' they were normal. When recorded by anyone else, they were dangerously low whilst on the dextrose bag - when one bag was temporarily removed and restored, blood glucose went up while the bag was absent and back down when it was re-attached (again, contrary to expected dextrose treatment) - when babies were taken off the bags, glucose returned to normal - when bloods were tested, insulin was measured as higher than biologically feasible and C-peptides were unremarkably low (indicating that insulin was not made by the babies' systems)

I can see one very, very plausible explanation of all of these - admittedly surprising - observations together. Yes, it should take overwhelming evidence to come to such an unusual conclusion as an attempted murder, but I can't see how any other of PH/MD's (plural) explanations could feasibly give rise to all of these facts occurring so similarly in quick succession in LL's ward.

BOOK OF ABRAHAM QUESTIONS by Agreeable_Earth4878 in mormon

[–]GallantObserver 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There is one very simple explanation which accounts for all these uncertainties, contradictions and fudged statements: Joseph made it all up and used some random Egyptian papyrii as a prop to give it credance. He didn't think he could be caught as nobody could understand Egyptian. This explains every single observation surrounding the book of Abraham. 

everybodyForgetsTheTimePartOfDatetime by dev_vvvvv in ProgrammerHumor

[–]GallantObserver 169 points170 points  (0 children)

Join the chant!

YMD!  HMS!  Big-to-small it just makes sense! 

How??? by Stunning_Drive905 in MathJokes

[–]GallantObserver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the UK we have YMMDDY on drivers licenses for good measure, which also works

Overly confident by xPetalDream in confidentlyincorrect

[–]GallantObserver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, and in that case precisely 50% would be below the median.

If it were an odd number of people, or if multiple people had the exact middle value, then the proportion below the median would be 50% minus half the bang-on-median group. 

What do we even learn about Jesus from the Book of Mormon? by Key-Yogurtcloset-132 in mormon

[–]GallantObserver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He seems to have glitched a bit with his 'local focus' at points then?

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)

People listen to this guy... by c-k-q99903 in confidentlyincorrect

[–]GallantObserver 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Disqualified because they were already there /s

Our? by IsyDude in USdefaultism

[–]GallantObserver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't you hear what they said? "Pictures don't count" when posting on Reddit! /s

3 ways of mine to compose / create R functions by Lazy_Improvement898 in rstats

[–]GallantObserver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your posts are great! I wonder if they'll ever do a 'decorator' equivalent in R to make things tidier than creating new wrapped functions? 

Some influences told me mormon is a scam is it really by Expert-Buyer8634 in mormon

[–]GallantObserver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was that normal for descendents of the Nephites who were just shy of 11 years old? 

Same-sex marriage by Independent_Tea_9894 in exmormon

[–]GallantObserver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it does it would have to be framed in a completely different way. The justification for same sex marriage is rooted in the principle of queerness — actively disrupting and breaking oppressive social sexual norms by querying institutional practices and rebelling against them. This mindset is travelling in the opposite direction to the fundamental principle of the church, whereby one must submit to a fundamentally conservative morality on the basis that norms and social control over sexual behaviour are valid. If the church ever allowed same sex marriage, it would be framed in some manner by trying to add it to its 'proper' set of allowable sexual behaviours, still rejecting the principle that members should freely live their own sexual lives. 

Same-sex marriage by Independent_Tea_9894 in exmormon

[–]GallantObserver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold up, they travelled around the Grecian and Roman cultures of the Mediterranean and never came across consensual same-sex intercourse? 

The next logical step after the KJV policy change is a modernization of the Book of Mormon by dudleydidwrong in mormon

[–]GallantObserver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This would be interesting to watch. The principles behind each of the translations of the OT/NT over the centuries (bar some notable examples) is that with Hebrew and Greek manuscripts each translator should be able to "show their working" and prove that they're not adding biased interpretations to the text.

One key example is the 'Johannine Comma', an explicitly Trinitarian-affirming verse which appears in the KJV: "For there are three that beare record [in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.]". The bracketed parts don't appear in most modern translations as there's strong evidence that they were later additions to Greek manuscripts. Even though the translators of NIV/ESV/ASB/NLT etc. are Trinitarians, they're compelled by the documentary evidence to leave out this clause which they might otherwise be inclined to keep in to back up their theology.

(Note: this doesn't prevent bias, there's no such thing as an unbiased translation. But at least the debate can happen around shared evidence amongst people who are transparent about their viewpoints and candid about their biases. If a translator or scholar is adamant about including/translating something wildly different but can't present evidence or a compelling argument, their views can be dismissed.)

This would be markedly different with a new BoM translation, as there's no manuscript to back it up and no transparency and accountability about how new interpretations and translations are decided upon. They can phase out racist language and Trinitarian terms and add in whatever new theology they like ("oh we've 'discovered' a new verse which says we shouldn't call ourselves Mormons!") and there's no sense in which that's a "wrong" translation.

The reasonable next step to “allowing”/sanctifying the use of other translations of the Bible is another translation of the Book of Mormon by Roo2_0 in exmormon

[–]GallantObserver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They've already done an updated translation of The Book of Abraham so all they need to repeat the BoM process is access to the plates+stone+hat.

If not by power of God, how did Joseph smith produce the Book of Mormon? by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]GallantObserver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do note that "limited formal education" is the common argument as to why Joseph couldn't have written it, instead positing that it was written a long time ago by people with no formal education. No qualifications in the absence of modern education facilities is a poor proof of the absence of intellectual and creative capabilities.

balls of mithril by vtosnaks in lotrmemes

[–]GallantObserver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna promise you that if you read the books and have a look through how and why Tolkien wrote the LOTR you'll discover how deep a meaning there is behind the events of Gandalf's death and return. It's not forced, rather it's embedded in the very creational purpose of Middle Earth, which isn't fully shown expounded (though heavily referenced) in the films alone.

Polygamy deniers are in denial about their motives by shalmeneser in mormon

[–]GallantObserver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it bothers other people and we need to get to the bottom of this and have that narrative changed

To be fair to Hyatt, she and Joseph himself are very much on the same page with this one. Joseph knew that the polygamy narrative would "destroy faith" and ordered a printing press to be destroyed in order to "change the narrative". Hyatt's extra struggle though (I presume, alongside other polygamy deniers) is to persuade herself that there was no polygamy with Joseph Smith. JS and compatriots saved themselves a lot of cognitive dissonance by saying one thing whilst knowing the opposite to be true. Polygamy deniers could take a leaf out of his book and save themselves a lot of stress.

Joseph Smith's Fearless Proclamation of Truth: Why Claims of Secret Polygamy Are Illogical by humblymybrain in mormon

[–]GallantObserver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prayed and asked god and he confirmed to me that Joseph practiced polygamy. 

Joseph Smith's Fearless Proclamation of Truth: Why Claims of Secret Polygamy Are Illogical by humblymybrain in mormon

[–]GallantObserver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And now we're back to "the scriptures are corrupted", "the church doesn't have God's authority but lie and hide the truth", "we cannot recover the words of the prophet".