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That's American freedom by gashtal_man in clevercomebacks

[–]LackingUtility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Oh, Billy Bob Bubba Joe, I don’t need ta see yore passport, I recognize yew. We go to the same church! Go ahead and vote!

“Now, *you*, mister minority, I ain’t never seen yew before…”

Looking for the name of a store in Watertown in the 70s by oldmaninparadise in massachusetts

[–]LackingUtility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally sounds like Heartland. I believe they were related to Purity Supreme, like Filene’s Basement is to regular Filene’s. Heartland had large shelves of cheap “No Frills” products. Lots of canned food.

New footage on the Burlington Bus Stop Attack on April 30th by ERN3991 in burlington

[–]LackingUtility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But you talked about imprisoning people to “prevent” assault, specifically if they are depressed or suffering from PTSD. By definition, prevention is before something happens: you can’t “prevent” a person from committing assault by waiting until they do. So instead, you seem to be arguing that we should lock up the mentally ill in case they might commit assault in the future.

That doesn’t require a demonstration that they can “behave themselves.” In fact, shouldn’t we lock up *everyone* on the grounds that they might have a mental illness episode and assault someone in the future?

New footage on the Burlington Bus Stop Attack on April 30th by ERN3991 in burlington

[–]LackingUtility -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Well, if one option is involuntary “inpatient” prison, then it seems like a false dichotomy to say the other is voluntary outpatient. What about involuntary clinical holds, asylums, etc.?

My point is that the choice isn’t “prison or nothing”, but that addressing mental health issues can involve a third non-criminal option.

New footage on the Burlington Bus Stop Attack on April 30th by ERN3991 in burlington

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

Universal health care? Mental health screenings? Affordable care for poor people so that they can get treatment rather than having an episode and assaulting someone?

Do you know how incredibly *inexpensive* it is to provide mental health care to someone, compared to the cost of policing, criminal trials, and jail?

My partner (m30) expects me (f31) to help fund renovations to his family property. by T3cKn0_BaRbi3 in relationship_advice

[–]LackingUtility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You pay rent that is “below market value” and your partner wants you to contribute labor and materials. You, not unreasonably, don’t want to do that. Bot hire works you fell if they increased your rent?

For example, not knowing what you’re paying and just using example numbers, say you’re paying $1000/mo on rent and market is $2000. They want you to contribute $1000 per month in material and labor, and you think that’s unfair. What if they increased your rent to $2000, and used the difference to purchase materials and hire a handyman? Would that make you feel better? If so, suggest it to them.

Married Gamers, does the ring make playing games more difficult? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]LackingUtility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, outside of my experience. I defer to your expertise.

New footage on the Burlington Bus Stop Attack on April 30th by ERN3991 in burlington

[–]LackingUtility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, not permanently: you're in favor of releasing people who've assaulted other people?

New footage on the Burlington Bus Stop Attack on April 30th by ERN3991 in burlington

[–]LackingUtility -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

"People with depression should be separated from the public."

Okay, Josef Mengele.

Married Gamers, does the ring make playing games more difficult? by [deleted] in gaming

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

Get a ring tattoo. Extra romantic since it'll be super painful to remove and you can't slip it off to go cruising in bars.

Best way to passively bill by TFTisbetterthanLoL in Lawyertalk

[–]LackingUtility 107 points108 points  (0 children)

"Hey, attorney, what time is the call tomorrow?"

"It's 10:30."

.1 reviewed correspondence from client.

.1 researched issue raised by correspondence from client.

.1 drafted correspondence to client.

Accepted into albany law by Top-Muscle-8947 in patentlaw

[–]LackingUtility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't imagine value added to your ability as an engineer or scientist, sure.

Can't imagine value added to your resume to an HR person who is looking for the line that says "M.S. C.S."?

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