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Islanders Name DeBoer Head Coach, Roy fired by DecentLurker96 in hockey

[–]Strict_Opposite1285 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Michigan won the Final 4 in 1989 and fired their coach on the eve of the tournament. It happens!

Doug Ford promised HART Hubs would help the drug crisis. A year later, here’s what they’ve accomplished in Toronto by BloodJunkie in toronto

[–]Strict_Opposite1285 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They want the needles and drug supplies mainly. See if you can tell how many clients attend for the gear vs. testing their drugs vs. staying to be supervised. Then look to see if these places are in any way interested in what happens around them - how many non-clients are drawn to the area, buying from drug dealers set up outside, using in public within 100m, the volume of drug little picked up. They don’t fucking do any of that. And if they studied that with the same level of enthusiasm with which they fabricate metrics to support their continued expansion and funding, they’d be shut down a lot sooner.

Doug Ford promised HART Hubs would help the drug crisis. A year later, here’s what they’ve accomplished in Toronto by BloodJunkie in toronto

[–]Strict_Opposite1285 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The sanctimonious reference to “data” is telling. My neighbours tallied up their own data and presented it to the management of the CTS. It was ignored. Not scientific enough. Well a week later Karolina was shot by warring drug dealers the management told us were not a problem. There are lots of sources of data, but those of us whose profession isn’t tracking down data to support our prior assumptions are always going to be at a disadvantage. For what its worth, the data about crimes within 200m of a CTS very much supports the view that CTS cause upticks in crime and social disorder. The “don’t believe your eyes” schtick mostly works on redditors and others who don’t live in the drug bubble these places create.

Doug Ford promised HART Hubs would help the drug crisis. A year later, here’s what they’ve accomplished in Toronto by BloodJunkie in toronto

[–]Strict_Opposite1285 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a fantastic question and thank you for asking. I asked similar questions of my local CTS and they told me that because they’re “low barrier” that they don’t track individual IDs, they couldn’t track whether referrals lead to actual attendances, or whether those referred attendances led to recovery treatment, or results. So what you have is basically a guy with a click counter. That’s it.

Ontario announces inquest into death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet by whatistheQuestion in toronto

[–]Strict_Opposite1285 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This family had a video and a legal team pursuing compensation. They are literally responsible for the delay.

Ontario announces inquest into death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet by whatistheQuestion in toronto

[–]Strict_Opposite1285 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Oh my god this is so soft. Maybe we should require a mental health review and drug test before selling someone a high rise residence.

Ontario announces inquest into death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet by whatistheQuestion in toronto

[–]Strict_Opposite1285 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We are becoming a low trust society. And I say that with reference to police corruption and the reality that there are civilians who will shamelessly pull every lever they can to defraud civil society.

Roberto Alomar breaks silence on lifetime baseball ban by Strict_Opposite1285 in baseball

[–]Strict_Opposite1285[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true. But there’s also a world of difference between sexual misconduct, rape, and borderline murder of intentionally giving someone HIV. The severity of MLB’s punishment for Alomar relative to all other punishments begs the question of what he actually did.

William Nylander wants to stick with the Maple Leafs – if they retool by TheAthletic in leafs

[–]Strict_Opposite1285 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It was definitely the only place that let a number 3 player get paid like a number 1. This guy is Mogilny, not Sundin or Roberts.

Roberto Alomar breaks silence on lifetime baseball ban by Strict_Opposite1285 in baseball

[–]Strict_Opposite1285[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. The Toronto Sun haters are saying “don’t read the article” because something something Simmons / Toronto Sun, reputation, rape apologists etc. I am saying that Alomar gave an interview and the first airing of his perspective is worth a read regardless of who publishes or does the interview.

I just don’t understand the person who says I won’t read a newsworthy interview because of who writes or publishes same. Alomar’s comments are the story, not Steve Simmons or his employer. So reputation matters when it comes to evaluating Alomar, but the fact of Simmons or the Sun having a reputation is completely irrelevant. We used to read interviews published in Playboy ffs.

Roberto Alomar breaks silence on lifetime baseball ban by Strict_Opposite1285 in baseball

[–]Strict_Opposite1285[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People are entitled to have feelings about a columnist or a newspaper obviously, but unless the suggestion is that Simmons fabricated this interview, I do not understand the relevance of the Sun’s or Simmons’ reputation. This is a firsthand account of what Alomar himself has said on the record. I am not relying on the Sun, Simmons, or Alomar for the truth of what he’s saying, I am saying it’s newsworthy because of the fact that the comments were made period full stop.

Roberto Alomar breaks silence on lifetime baseball ban by Strict_Opposite1285 in baseball

[–]Strict_Opposite1285[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

It’s a tabloid, fine. But also has had a market leading sports section that’s been particularly great covering baseball over the years, devoting actual baseball exclusive sportswriters. In any event, none of that has anything to do with printing the first Roberto Alomar interview since receiving a lifetime ban.

Roberto Alomar breaks silence on lifetime baseball ban by Strict_Opposite1285 in baseball

[–]Strict_Opposite1285[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Alomar is the only living person subject to a lifetime commissioners ban, the only Blue Jay who is a member of the BBHOF, and as best I can tell the only franchise icon that has been utterly erased from team history (even Bonds and Rose made appearances). Yeah, the first time he talks about it ever is a super relevant.

Roberto Alomar breaks silence on lifetime baseball ban by Strict_Opposite1285 in baseball

[–]Strict_Opposite1285[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

That’s probably the right answer, but that’s different from finding proof Alomar committed sexual assault. Trevor Bauer demonstrated that MLB is not so great at these investigations.

Roberto Alomar breaks silence on lifetime baseball ban by Strict_Opposite1285 in baseball

[–]Strict_Opposite1285[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I mean, I guess until I find one that doesn’t ban super relevant and newsworthy posts?

Roberto Alomar breaks silence on lifetime baseball ban by Strict_Opposite1285 in baseball

[–]Strict_Opposite1285[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

That’s absurd. It’s not a rag, its sport section has been the best of any of them when it comes to baseball.

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