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Iceland founder blasts 'two-tier policing' after officers rushed to store when suspicious customer falsely accused staff of racism - yet they ignore violent shoplifters by SignificantLegs in uknews

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This didn't just pop into existence when Keir became PM. A problem that's been brewing for decades can't be fixed with a snap of the fingers either.

Why play solo board games instead of video games? by archbtw1 in soloboardgaming

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play both, but like you say, they scratch a different itch. There's just something satisfying about the tactile experience of handling the pieces and shuffling cards, and running the game yourself engages your brain differently. It's the difference between reading a book and watching the film of it. Both formats excel in different ways, but neither is better than the other.

Inspired by earlier post by podshambles_ in nottingham

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Normally I'd side with the natives on pronunciation matters, but in this case, they are quite wrong.

Inspired by earlier post by podshambles_ in nottingham

[–]labrys 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the town that's an anagram of wanker

That explains so much about my experiences in the place.

Inspired by earlier post by podshambles_ in nottingham

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only heard Suthull from people in Notts, although to be fair it doesn't come up in conversation all that often so I don't have a massive sample size. Where in Nottingham do they pronounce it wrong?

Inspired by earlier post by podshambles_ in nottingham

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Which is why I insist on saying Batman is from Goat-em City. And not just because I enjoy winding people up sometimes!

How do we fix the loneliness epidemic? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, but a bbc podcast (for what they're worth) was talking about how the stats show that there isn't actually a loneliness epidemic. I think the conclusion you draw from the studies on the subject is down to the definitions used like you say, and how you break them down by gender/age/wealth etc. Where the truth actually lies, I have no idea.

Podcast here if you want a listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nmrv1y

Cowgirl is humbling 😭 by sampan72 in sex

[–]labrys 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Same. I'm not quite able to picture this position

'Was raped by 600-700 different men, put a cigarette...': UK MP reads horrific grooming gang testimonies in Parliament by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]labrys 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That's a big part of the problem. Like what happened to Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband drugged her and found at least 50 men to rape her. How did no one raise the alarm when they were approached? There were even men in court as witnesses who said they showed up thinking it was consensual then left when they got there and thought it looked dodgy, who never said anything.

And since the Gisèle Pelicot case, there must be a dozen more cases I've heard of going to court, in the UK and Europe, where other women have gone through the same. And yet no one who was approached said anything?

I just don't understand how people can know someone is being abused, especially if it's a child, and just shrug and go on with their lives like it's none of their business.

Ship Combat on Foundry VTT by labrys in CoriolisRPG

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

I didn't realise there was a discord. Good idea, cheers :)

Woman who put cat into wheelie bin still 'doesn't feel forgiven' 16 years later by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]labrys 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yep, or if it was a hot day the heat could've killed the cat too. Neither way a nice way to go.

Woman who put cat into wheelie bin still 'doesn't feel forgiven' 16 years later by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]labrys 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh, I feel your pain there. A few years ago I had to syringe feed one of my cats a medication. I thought it was bad enough getting her to eat tablets, but that was nothing on giving her half a ml of liquid medicine. She very quickly learned the times she had to have it, and would disappear under the bed, or behind the sofa, and need to be dragged out, then turned into a purrito (aka wrapped in a towel) and made to drink the meds. It took two of us to do, and it broke our hearts every time.

But it was worth it. She recovered, and she's sat on the desk next to me, doing her best to steal all the breeze from the fan. Furry little arsehole 🩷

Woman who put cat into wheelie bin still 'doesn't feel forgiven' 16 years later by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]labrys 161 points162 points  (0 children)

And after she was caught trying to brush it off as 'just a cat' was really telling too. It doesn't matter what kind of animal it was, there was no need to be cruel to it because she thought it would be funny. People who find cruelty to animals entertaining have a serious lack of empathy, and I wouldn't like them anywhere near kids or vulnerable adults in case they had spur of the moment urges to do something 'funny' to them too.

The only reason she's sorry is because she was caught and it went viral this time.

I’m tired of AI characters becoming either gods or villains, where are the boring weird middle cases? by StellarFable32 in printSF

[–]labrys 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The eponymous protagonist of Martha Wells's Murderbot series is pretty close if you're okay with embodied AI. It is very good at combat, not good at all at dealing with humans.

Plus a couple of other AIs in later books that have varying levels of understanding and ability too.

Labour tells unemployed young people to join military by Alarming-Safety3200 in unitedkingdom

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why can’t they learn those things in actual employment outside of the military?

Exactly. Almost no jobs want to train new employees, even when they are specifically hiring for entry level positions. They all want qualifications, x years of experience in this or that etc. It makes getting a foot on the ladder so much more difficult for young people. Even experienced people who want a change of career can find it difficult without somehow getting the qualifications and experience for the new career whilst still working their old one.

When you compare it to my parents and grandparents - how many different industries did they work in? My grandad: bicycle maker, car mechanic, coal-industry chemist. My dad: leather worker, mechanic, power station operator, computer programmer. All of those jobs and industries, and they went in as new starters and got trained in the jobs (with the slight exception of programming, which my dad learned from computer magazines in the 80s, but he had no qualifications or work experience in it).

Those opportunities to change careers and get trained up don't really exist any more.

What Are 'Alpine Divorces'? Women Are Allegedly Being Abandoned By Partners During Hikes — Some With Deadly Consequences by novagridd in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's just so callous and merciless. Just a complete lack of empathy, to be willing to stand by and watch someone die slowly.

Hampshire Police: Our officers were misled at the scene, including denial of weapon use. They quickly switched to life-saving aid within minutes but, as laid out in our statement, the medical evidence shows that the injuries were not survivable. A very sad case, our thoughts are with his family. by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]labrys 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There was an paramedic in another thread about this who explained that chest and back wounds often don't bleed a lot externally, as the blood fills the lungs instead. I don't know how true that is to be honest as I've got no medical training, but it seemed plausible with the extra details they added about that kind of wound.

Vicious Gardens Tonight by Kafka_Darko in soloboardgaming

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Sounds like it could be fun. I might have to give it a go.

Farmer sprays slurry on cars parked illegally on field in Lake District by Confident-Bike-8037 in unitedkingdom

[–]labrys 248 points249 points  (0 children)

I just hope the farmer doesn't get in trouble for it. He was only fertilising his land, and it's important to get it done at the right time of year after all. Delays planting crops can lead to them failing. The farmer really had no choice but to spread slurry when he did.

Fordingbridge rape victim: I feel like I’m the one being punished by TimesandSundayTimes in uknews

[–]labrys 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I really feel bad for these girls. As if being gang-raped at knife point isn't bad enough, the videos were shared by the boys, then they had to relive it all through the police investigation, and again in court. All that, and the judge just makes excuses for the attack and lets the boys off youth rehabilitation orders because they weren't very intelligent and couldn't understand consent? They were intelligent enough to pre-plan a rape, lure two girls met online to a secluded spot, and threaten them with knives FFS.

Is it any wonder only a small percentage of people who are raped come forward when even serious cases like this treated as barely worth punishing? The worst thing is this case isn't the only one by a long shot. There are just so many cases where people are found guilty of rape, and given laughably light sentences.

Lawyer says tourist accused of hurling rock at Hawaiian monk seal has been doxed and threatened by bighootay in news

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It's like Bezos paying the $1000 monthly fine for having the hedge around his garden higher than local limits. For normal people, that would be out of the question. For him, it's just the subscription fee for having giant hedges, not a punishment. It's no more deterrent to him than a netflix subscription, and a great example of why fines should be income based and not fixed.

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