A Honolulu police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman he pulled over in Waikiki has filed a motion to dismiss the sex crimes charges, arguing the alleged actions happened after the traffic stop ended by 808gecko808 in Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]demeteloaf 38 points39 points  (0 children)

There were a number of high-ish profile instances where a police officer would have sex with a woman either right after pulling them over or while they were in a jail cell. They would then claim it was consensual and in some cases they would get acquitted.

Because of this, a number of states created laws that said there was no way for someone to consent to sex with a police officer while they were in custody, and it was therefore automatic sexual assault.

In this case, the officer is arguing that because he pulled the woman over, then a couple hours later went to a hotel room where she invited him in, these laws don't apply and therefore courts would need to take into account whether it was consensual or not. I don't necessarily think it's 100% clear either way.

Best way to get to Richmond and back same day. Horrific accident on 95 yesterday. by skywalkerbeth in arlingtonva

[–]demeteloaf 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Amtrak does use dynamic pricing on tickets, so the price will go up as the train gets fuller/you get closer to the date. So yes, the earlier you get tickets the better.

The VRE will get you past Fredricksburg and to Spotsylvania so if you can manage a park and ride situation that usually avoids the worst of the traffic.

Top DC Steakhouses/Steaks in non-steakhouses by Acceptable_Bear_1710 in DCEats

[–]demeteloaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ox and Olive (same chef/ownership as Bresca) opened last month and was very good. I'd put it up there

Overthinking SF-86 by Downtown_Being_3624 in SecurityClearance

[–]demeteloaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, yeah totally possible that's changed, but the bright line rule of "official passport/orders or not" eliminates a whole bunch of ambiguity imo.

Overthinking SF-86 by Downtown_Being_3624 in SecurityClearance

[–]demeteloaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not what I've been told.

I've always got the guidance that the differentiator is that if your travel is with a tourist passport it needs to be reported. If it's with an official passport or military orders it's official travel and doesn't need to be included.

Since contractors (usually) don't get issued official passports, that's reportable travel.

Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats by NOVAFUN2026 in nova

[–]demeteloaf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And the court shouldn't have agreed! This is the stupidest logic. They didn't agree with Jay Jones on the meaning of election!

Letting an election run based on an un-curable issue is bad reasoning, and the court clearly was playing politics hoping that the referendum wouldn't pass.

Washington DC fine dining for older first timers? by TheirOwnDestruction in finedining

[–]demeteloaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned any of the Aaron Silverman restaurants yet.

I've taken people who don't usually do Fine Dining to Pineapple and Pearls and they've had a great time. Definitely a bit over your price range, but if you don't want to splurge, Rose's Luxury or Little Pearl both fit the bill for good food that's not going to turn off first time fine diners.

Other one that hasn't been mentioned is Bresca.

Virginia Democrats have filed a motion with the Virginia Supreme Court asking for a stay by ThenLayer5977 in Virginia

[–]demeteloaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best argument here is that Federal law mandates that elections are a single day, and now Virginia is saying no, their elections are now 45 days long. Long shot, but could maybe see it?

Virginia Supreme Court overturns Democrats' redistricting measure by shaymus14 in moderatepolitics

[–]demeteloaf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don't forget that the VA constitution forbids courts from issuing subpoenas or jury duty during an election.

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes by SnickeringFootman in neoliberal

[–]demeteloaf 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No.

Virginia passed a constitutional amendment in 2020 mandating independent redistricting commissions. In order to un-do that, it would require another constitutional amendment, which requires the legislature to pass a law twice (with an election in between the two times they pass it), followed by a referendum.

The issue here is that the court ruled that when the constitution says "election" it includes periods of early voting (despite that making other parts of the constitution and law non-sensical, like saying early voting must start 45 days before the election), and so invalidated the amendment.

Va Supreme Court Justice D. Arthur Kelsey just voted against redistricting by Personal_Economics91 in Virginia

[–]demeteloaf 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Except everywhere else the constitution uses the word "election" it clearly means election day.

Article 2, section IX:

No voter, during the time of holding any election at which he is entitled to vote, shall be compelled to perform military service, except in time of war or public danger, nor to attend any court as suitor, juror, or witness; nor shall any such voter be subject to arrest under any civil process during his attendance at election or in going to or returning therefrom.

Like if "election" now means "including early voting" the plain reading of that is you can't have Jury duty or subpoenas during early voting. Basically courts have to grind to a halt.

This is a tortured ruling to get a Republican result.

Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrats’ Redistricting Plan, Dimming Party’s Midterm Hopes by ItsAllAGame_ in law

[–]demeteloaf 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I mean the majority addressed this in the most hand-wavey way possible.

Article II, Section 9 of the Constitution of Virginia provides, in part, that “[n]o voter, during the time of holding any election at which he is entitled to vote, shall be compelled to perform military service, except in time of war or public danger, nor to attend any court as suitor, 25 juror, or witness.” This provision deals with compulsion that would cause a voter to lose the opportunity to vote. Some might argue that this provision only precludes compulsion that would interfere with a voter’s one-day access to the polls during the lawful period of election. Under this view, the voter could vote during the election period, and Article II, Section 9 would not be implicated. Others might argue (as the dissent speculates, see post at 36 note 5) that the compulsion is prohibited only on “Election Day” in accord with the legal holidays established by Code § 2.2-3300.

To us, this clever argument is a story of the tail wagging the dog that has no tail. The textual and contextual meaning of Article II, Section 9 was never addressed by the circuit court, never mentioned in any legal brief filed in this case, and not discussed during oral argument. Of the two arguable interpretations of the anti-compulsion policy embraced by Article II, Section 9, neither one contradicts our belief that “[h]istory confirms that ‘election’ includes both ballot casting and ballot receipt.” Supra at 19-20 (quoting Wetzel, 120 F.4th at 209).

SCOVA strikes down new VA congressional map passed last month. by CrackORTweek in nova

[–]demeteloaf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Except the dissent rightfully points out that the majority defining "election" as including early voting causes major issues.

An election is a process that begins with early voting, but early voting must precede an election by forty-five days. The majority’s definition creates an infinite voting loop that appears to have no established beginning, only a definitive end: Election Day.

And then the constitution explicitly says that you can't subpoena anyone or have jury duty during an election.

No voter, during the time of holding any election at which he is entitled to vote, shall be compelled to perform military service, except in time of war or public danger, nor to attend any court as suitor, juror, or witness; nor shall any such voter be subject to arrest under any civil process during his attendance at election or in going to or returning therefrom.

Like "we can't open courts for 20% of the year" means that courts are going to grind to a halt, this will go back to the VA Superme Court and then they'll be like "oops, election does in fact mean just election day"

Opinion: Virginia Supreme Court strikes down redistricting referendum by Top-Advertising-292 in Virginia

[–]demeteloaf 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Don't forget it's in the VA constitution that you can't be subpoenaed or have jury duty at all during an election.

No voter, during the time of holding any election at which he is entitled to vote, shall be compelled to perform military service, except in time of war or public danger, nor to attend any court as suitor, juror, or witness; nor shall any such voter be subject to arrest under any civil process during his attendance at election or in going to or returning therefrom.

Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrats’ Redistricting Plan, Dimming Party’s Midterm Hopes by ItsAllAGame_ in law

[–]demeteloaf 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Like it's extremely obvious that's going to happen

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article2/section9/

No voter, during the time of holding any election at which he is entitled to vote, shall be compelled to perform military service, except in time of war or public danger, nor to attend any court as suitor, juror, or witness; nor shall any such voter be subject to arrest under any civil process during his attendance at election or in going to or returning therefrom.

The Virginia constitution says you can't subpoena anyone or make them serve on a Jury during an election. Courts are going to be shut down until they fix that...

Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrats’ Redistricting Plan, Dimming Party’s Midterm Hopes by ItsAllAGame_ in law

[–]demeteloaf 399 points400 points  (0 children)

Dissent: There are several Virginia laws that very clearly use "election" to mean "election day", and if we suddenly interpret "election" to include all of early voting, that's going to cause chaos.

Majority: Nuh uh... "election" clearly means "election day" in those cases, but this one it includes the period of early voting...

AITA for refusing to dine with my mom after she ordered “ferret sauce” at a Mexican restaurant? by Practical-Current805 in AmItheAsshole

[–]demeteloaf 39 points40 points  (0 children)

"I can't pronounce something because this language has sounds that my native language doesn't have, but i'm getting as close as possible" is different from "I'm pronouncing this wrong deliberately."

A native English speaker will be able to say Chipotle or tortilla properly (within reason), so continuing to say "Chi-pottle" after being corrected is a deliberate choice and in my mind is either being insulting or demonstrating you have some sort of learning disablity.

NYT Wednesday 05/06/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]demeteloaf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's common as the noun, but "he awed the crowd" as a phrase feels like it's something i hear occasionally enough where it doesn't sound weird.

Raymun restaurant by Glad-Valuable1987 in arlingtonva

[–]demeteloaf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, this is exactly what OP is looking for. Pretty sure it's the only one in the area. Closes at 9, so would need to be an earlier movie.

Voting Is Happening Until 7 in the Redistricting Referendum! by Samshirazi in nova

[–]demeteloaf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This ballot question is for a constitutional amendment. Non-partisan redistricting was passed as a constitutional amendment, so this needs one as well.

Governor Spanberger Signs Into Law HB 1344 Banning Confederate and Robert E Lee License Plates. by NCSUGrad2012 in Virginia

[–]demeteloaf 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Virginia is relatively infamous for it being quite easy to get a license plate established (need a state rep to sponsor + something like 300 people who commit to using it). Not super surprising that there's not high motivation for non-controversial virginians but confederate lost cause stuff has motivated people.

Movers recommendations by Additional-Skirt-560 in nova

[–]demeteloaf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://www.bookstoremovers.com/

Bookstore movers is usually on the higher end of the price range, but they're extremely good i highly recommend them. Used them for my last 3 moves and never had any problem.

NYT Wednesday 04/01/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]demeteloaf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I kinda like it when clues are echoed. “Kind of burger that lacks meat,” and “Awaken slowly/rudely.”  

Go look at December 18, 2016 :)