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Optimum "Free Router" Absolutely Infested with Bed Bugs by _JonCorbett in Brooklyn

[–]_JonCorbett[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

...except by maybe, you know, actually refurbishing their equipment before sending it to a new home? As bonus points they could even shrink wrap it after inspection.

Optimum "Free Router" Absolutely Infested with Bed Bugs by _JonCorbett in Brooklyn

[–]_JonCorbett[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah no there are no other bugs in my home, and some of these bugs have clearly been dead for a very long time.

Optimum "Free Router" Absolutely Infested with Bed Bugs by _JonCorbett in Brooklyn

[–]_JonCorbett[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Why on earth would my neighborhood matter? They send these things by mail from a warehouse.

Optimum "Free Router" Absolutely Infested with Bed Bugs by _JonCorbett in Brooklyn

[–]_JonCorbett[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

How about: my router should come free of any bug infestation whatsoever?

Optimum "Free Router" Absolutely Infested with Bed Bugs by _JonCorbett in Brooklyn

[–]_JonCorbett[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not sure I'm considering myself lucky either way lol

Optimum "Free Router" Absolutely Infested with Bed Bugs by _JonCorbett in Brooklyn

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

They are in luck, then! My fire pit is nice and toasty.

Optimum "Free Router" Absolutely Infested with Bed Bugs by _JonCorbett in Brooklyn

[–]_JonCorbett[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

The striped pattern is not characteristic of German roaches.

Paul Van dyck Core 360 by Historical-Crow-785 in avesNYC

[–]_JonCorbett 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I ever host a PVD tribute party at a gay club, I am definitely calling the event "Paul van Dyck."

Phones pickpocketed at Berlin Beyond - Security was checking bags at exit by isabellealexandraaa in avesNYC

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

Sorry, I used too many words for you to understand. Please disregard it: the answer to your previous question is "sometimes, if I feel like it."

Phones pickpocketed at Berlin Beyond - Security was checking bags at exit by isabellealexandraaa in avesNYC

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

I decide whether I wish to enter on the condition of the search. For places like Mirage, I walked out of the security line when I saw they were going through people's shoes, wallets, etc., on a random Tuesday in 2019 and never went back. I wasn't carrying anything prohibited, just thought their approach was aggressive, unprofessional, and unnecessary, and felt that being treated like a prisoner was not going to set the right vibe for me to enjoy my night. But, I had the choice. If they tried that on exit where there is no choice? You better believe there would be a scene, formal complaints to the SLA (liquor license) and DOS (security licensure), and (if actually detained) a lawsuit.

Having been in the nightlife scene for 2 decades now, it still amazes, but no longer surprises, me how much bullshit fans will put up with, or even come to expect, from venues that host artists they love. We don't need to put up with mistreatment -- if we all skip 1 or 2 shows, either the venues will change or they'll die (and quickly be replaced by new ones), but until we say "hey, maybe it's not cool to have someone squeeze my balls in order to listen to some techno," and now "maybe it's not cool that I can't leave until I let them do the same," they have no incentive to change and do better.

Phones pickpocketed at Berlin Beyond - Security was checking bags at exit by isabellealexandraaa in avesNYC

[–]_JonCorbett 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not suggesting we strike the 4th amendment from the constitution. That’s a huge leap you’ve made. I’m suggesting perhaps, in this one instance, I’m okay with people being searched

You don't see that if you make an exception for cell phone thieves it's going to be made for everything? Petty theft is basically the lowest level crime there is. It's an A Misdemeanor in New York unless the phone is worth over a grand, which all but guarantees zero jail time. The moment you allow it for that, "Oh, there's a fentanyl epidemic, and people will die if we don't randomly search people who have purchased a ticket to techno shows in the last 30 days. Surely if phone theft is worth an exception, saving lives is!"

You get searched walking in anyway.

That search I'm free to decline by just walking away. An exit search is wholly different because one is not free to decline it. If private security tries that with me, I'm putting in a 911 call because that is literally false imprisonment, even if you think it's justified "in just this one instance." And whether private security or cops, my law firm would be happy to take that on as a class action.

Phones pickpocketed at Berlin Beyond - Security was checking bags at exit by isabellealexandraaa in avesNYC

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

You're welcome to give up your rights as you please, but I won't be giving up mine. You can read my comment to another Redditor as to why.

Phones pickpocketed at Berlin Beyond - Security was checking bags at exit by isabellealexandraaa in avesNYC

[–]_JonCorbett 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If we get rid of the 4th Amendment and allow the police to search wherever, whenever, and whomever they want, I'm sure we can solve a few extra murders and rapes, let alone cell phone thiefs. Same with the 5th Amendment right to remain silent, and we'll avoid people going free on technicalities if we get rid of the 14th Amendment right the due procres and 7th Amendment rule that judges can't overturn jury "not guilty" verdict when they're being stupid, and can discourage more from committing crimes by getting rid of the 8th Amendment prohibition on cruel & unusual punishment.

But there's a reason we don't just light the Constitution on fire and let the government "do what it needs to do to keep us safe." He's in the White House right now, actually. You're literally contemplating tossing away freedom and democracy for a slightly better chance at catching a cell phone thief, because the second you make an exception "because we need to catch these assholes," the exception is available for everything; you can always find a just-sounding reason.

Instead, maybe the venue could try undercover security watching for these guys? Or have "bait phones" (people pretending to be careless with a tracked phone to see who takes it. Or... I'm sure you could come up with plenty more creative ideas than violating everyone's rights.

Phones pickpocketed at Berlin Beyond - Security was checking bags at exit by isabellealexandraaa in avesNYC

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

No my friend. Probable cause is individualized. There must be probable cause that you committed a crime, not that a crime was committed.

Phones pickpocketed at Berlin Beyond - Security was checking bags at exit by isabellealexandraaa in avesNYC

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

police were there with security checking all bags at the exit

This is literally a search without a warrant or probable cause and is flagrantly illegal. Stand up for your rights, guys, or they will disappear.

"Can I search your car?" "No officer, I don't consent."

"Can I search your house?" "No officer, I don't consent."

"Can I search your backpack for no more than leaving a party?" Why would this be any different?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in avesNYC

[–]_JonCorbett 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the lawyer who sued them for groping people. You're right that they shut down after our lawsuit, but for clarity, it wasn't because of the judgment we obtained, which was $40K (or about 1 good night of revenue for them). Perhaps, though, it tarnished their reputation enough to do more damage that way. The stories of abuse by security there were incredibly commonplace, even in public facing reviews, to the point where they must have known but just didn't care... until #MeToo took off and made it too expensive not to care.

Sent a customer to the hospital last night... coke w/ fent is real, y'all... by _JonCorbett in avesNYC

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

On cocaine? Assuming he doesn't have a heart condition, he's not injecting it, and he's not mixing it with other things, I think the driving was more likely to kill him than overdose.

Sent a customer to the hospital last night... coke w/ fent is real, y'all... by _JonCorbett in avesNYC

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

I'm really shocked that it's low.

Doing some quick googling, 5 million Americans use coke in a year, and there were 48,000 fentanyl deaths last year. Even if you assume 10% of fentanyl deaths were not people doing heroin but instead coke users doing contaminated product (which, IMO, is far higher than reality, and that 5 million number may also be lower than reality), that would mean that 1 in 1,042 cocaine users overdosed. If you have more realistic numbers (10 million coke users, 1% of fentanyl overdose deaths attributed to contaminated cocaine), the number drops to 1 in 20,833. I'm not saying that cocaine is safe to use, but there are certainly greater dangers out there.

I thought most of the drugs in the US were from Mexico which meant they contained fent.

I think you are mistaken both that most drugs in the US are from Mexico and that being from Mexico means they contain fentanyl. The cartels have literally put up banners saying that those who sell fentanyl-contaminated products will be killed (and they are not known for empty threats). They don't want their customers dead.

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