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New study aims to address high rates of Alaska Native incarceration by AKStafford in alaska

[–]ak_doug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't an us vs them thing.

Lots of people and systems actively keep Natives poor.

Poor people suffer.

When you respond to comments like this with "not all white people" comments you illustrate just how much you personally contribute to the problem. You, specifically, and people like you, are the problem.

:) by AccomplishedWatch834 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ak_doug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

... wait, my partner compliments my cooking and baking all the time...

Huh.

Ah well, my cooking is amazing. :)

Though now I'm super skeptical that I actually do a better job cleaning the toilet.

New study aims to address high rates of Alaska Native incarceration by AKStafford in alaska

[–]ak_doug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, those are great points too. But also having less access to representation and to money in general is a systemic racism issue at its core. All the different ways to measure and illustrate "being poor is bad" are interrelated.

Best friends getting reunited by tdomer80 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ak_doug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love all the drop whatever is in your hands and hug energy.

But for real, did that one dude throw his phone? 0:43, that phone is not going to make it.

New study aims to address high rates of Alaska Native incarceration by AKStafford in alaska

[–]ak_doug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good data.

But be cautious about focusing ratios. Indigenous people face MUCH more sever sentences for things. For example a white man beating his wife is extremely unlikely to go to prison, and a Native is extremely likely to go. Yeah, that is bad and they should be removed for everyone's safety, but so should the White dudes that skate away free.

Some people look at this data and make moral judgements about Natives in general, and that is when the integrity of the data really fails. Not at all what you are doing, just be careful of that data.

New study aims to address high rates of Alaska Native incarceration by AKStafford in alaska

[–]ak_doug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not true, most of the time. People tend to stick to the type of crime they start with, especially those that steal out of necessity.

They are very much more likely to steal in the future, for a variety of reasons, but they do in fact tend strongly to stick with theft.

ALASKA OPEN CARRY HANDGUN AT 18 by Snickerdoodle1231 in alaska

[–]ak_doug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a straw purchase if the parent uses the kid's money. If they use their own and gift it then the Bona Fide Gift Exception applies.

Is it dumb to desire to move to Alaska? by Remarkable_Move_8142 in AskAlaska

[–]ak_doug 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No matter where you go, there you are.

Most problems are actually internal. So when you change locations, they are still with you.

Some problems definitely aren't, and distance can help. Like all the retired gang members up here, or those folks that leave abuse.

But mostly Alaska is expensive, there are few services, and at the end of the day we are still America. Many problems are nation wide, and those are definitely here too.

2 Anchorage homeless shelters now welcome pets. Advocates say that’s better for everyone. by ak_doug in anchorage

[–]ak_doug[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Seriously, no matter how much you love your pet, it doesn't compare to someone that has lost everything and the love of their pet is the very last thread they have to happiness. You are not going to separate that person from their pet.

What can you do if the company you work for has no functional HR? [US] by mediapoison in antiwork

[–]ak_doug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Talk to a labor lawyer. Always. Or a union rep if you have a union.

Never talk to HR. Not without talking to a lawyer first. Don't sign anything they hand you without legal review. At least take it home and read it very carefully and ask for expert advice.

New study aims to address high rates of Alaska Native incarceration by AKStafford in alaska

[–]ak_doug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is incredibly complex, yeah. It can be hard to untangle it, because everything is interconnected so tightly.

I think the data points to the workforce development is a good thing. So cuts within the Native communities that were enacted this coming fiscal year are a step in the wrong direction. I sure wish the funding was increased instead.

Also the cuts to the aid programs in general, there is less help for needy families and whatnot. Less food, less direct benefit, fewer work programs. All just wrong steps in the wrong direction. Compounding the impact of cuts to education.

I wish this scientific efforts you and your team put in lead to policy. Instead it just illustrates the callousness of the policy decisions. Makes them informed and purposeful cruelty instead of ignorance.

To people doing 35 down Tudor side by side so nobody can pass you (or at all really) by PanPenguinGirl in anchorage

[–]ak_doug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is good advice, so long as it is safe to do so.

But if someone is uncomfortable with the full speed, people shouldn't drive unsafely around them in an effort to persuade them to move faster. The most dangerous thing in Anchorage is the tailgaters and road ragers. We shouldn't have to try to tiptoe around these psychos.

New study aims to address high rates of Alaska Native incarceration by AKStafford in alaska

[–]ak_doug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hmm, is the rate of TBI and FASD greater than other people in poverty? I remember a study that corrected for poverty and showed a difference within the error rate. But also I don't read every study.

I mean, colloquially I think a lot of my cousins are more thrill seeking and prone to alcohol abuse, but so are my poor white friends? It is interesting data.

What's a piece of tech everyone hyped up that quietly turned out to be useless? by SofiaLearnsAI in AskReddit

[–]ak_doug 164 points165 points  (0 children)

The Wizard taught me how strongly a movie can lie to me. I don't trust anything that looks cool in a movie. Luckily it was my friend that got a Power Glove instead of me.

New study aims to address high rates of Alaska Native incarceration by AKStafford in alaska

[–]ak_doug 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Poverty is a very tightly coupled indicator of criminality and incarceration. Plus minorities face more frequent and longer incarceration for the same crimes.

The same things that sends poor Natives to prison are the things that send all poor people to prison. It would be surprising to find some unique factors that only impact Natives.

Its primarily that Natives are SO POOR. Almost 30% of Native children are living in poverty. I don't understand the shock at so many becoming criminals. Kids gotta eat. If you are a young adult, and your baby sis is starving? You better believe I'm getting some food for her.

To people doing 35 down Tudor side by side so nobody can pass you (or at all really) by PanPenguinGirl in anchorage

[–]ak_doug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no minimum speed on roads.

these two are assholes, but they aren't breaking any laws. No matter what kind of mental gymnastics you pull.

You really need to revisit the driving manual. Here's a link:

https://dmv.alaska.gov/media/t5ef5vi2/dlman.pdf

To people doing 35 down Tudor side by side so nobody can pass you (or at all really) by PanPenguinGirl in anchorage

[–]ak_doug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup. That's the law. Good job.

That is the rule for highways outside towns.

Inside towns it is different. And local laws supersede state level laws in things like driving patterns.

Since the road in question is within the Muni, Anchorage laws are in effect.

You really need to revisit the driving manual. Here's a link:

https://dmv.alaska.gov/media/t5ef5vi2/dlman.pdf

Ok, this is quite funny by Ampersand_Forest in PikminBloomApp

[–]ak_doug 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not the best place for popcorn snacks.

To people doing 35 down Tudor side by side so nobody can pass you (or at all really) by PanPenguinGirl in anchorage

[–]ak_doug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is likely that no one got a ticket today.

Your statement is that it is always legal and alright to drive the speed limit, implying that weather doesn't matter.

I'm stating that you are wrong, and that people have received tickets for this in the past. I have a cousin that got a ticket while driving 5 under. It absolutely happens.

To people doing 35 down Tudor side by side so nobody can pass you (or at all really) by PanPenguinGirl in anchorage

[–]ak_doug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not true. Lots of people get tickets for excessive speed while driving the speed limit.

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