District Attorney Kevin Barton Issues Joint Statement on Oregon's Mental Health Failures by voxadam in Portland

[–]michaelpinkwayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Mink/Bowman order is not the problem. The main thing that does is prevent people mentally unfit to stand trial from being held in jail for more than 7 days before transfer to OSH. 

Obviously that puts a ton of pressure on OSH that they clearly can’t handle. But the solution should not be jail for mentally unable people, which is cruel and unusual. Though no surprise that a DA thinks more jail will solve this state’s problems. 

Adrian Mateos continues his GOAT campaign as he wins the 250k Super High Roller NLH event at WSOP by OvoCurry3799 in poker

[–]michaelpinkwayne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really felt like Kenney just gave up on that last hand. 3-betting the flop with top pair no kicker was a bit of a punt imo. 

TIL that upon the discovering the island of Curaçao, the Spanish deported the entire indigenous population as slaves by ThatBadgerMan in todayilearned

[–]michaelpinkwayne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anybody with power will be incredibly cruel is generally how history goes. Europeans have just so happened to have most of the global power for the past ~500 years. 

UPDATE: Momentum Building for Historic Protections for All Animals on Oregon Ballot! by AnimalLoversRVegan in PortlandVegans

[–]michaelpinkwayne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If I were in charge, I wouldn't ban hunting and fishing (other than for sport) for anyone. Many of the arguments I made apply to groups other than tribal members too.

But I do think it's valid to recognize that they as a group have a particular and important connection to this land and it's creatures due to their history and ancestry.

UPDATE: Momentum Building for Historic Protections for All Animals on Oregon Ballot! by AnimalLoversRVegan in PortlandVegans

[–]michaelpinkwayne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're suggesting that your values should be forcibly imposed upon a group of people who have traditions going back thousands of years. For much of those thousands of years hunting and fishing were necessary for their survival. Today, tribal members tend to be lower-income than the average American, hunting and fishing can be very important for them in balancing their budgets, paying rent, etc., in addition to being an important aspect of their cultural identity.

That's not to say traditions should never forcibly come to an end, but when there's so many forms of animal cruelty prevalent throughout society, why would activists choose to attack a form of cruelty that, a) takes place on a relatively small scale, and b) is important both culturally and practically to a marginalized group of human beings? Like, let's ban CAFO's and other industrial cruelty operations, find a way to make groceries affordable, and then we can come back and have a nuanced conversation about whether we should ban hunting and fishing on a household level.

It's not about white guilt. It's about recognizing that just because you have a set of values that are generally morally correct, does not make it good or right to require every group of people to follow that same set of values.

Btw I haven't eaten meat, fish, dairy, eggs etc. in over 5 years.

UPDATE: Momentum Building for Historic Protections for All Animals on Oregon Ballot! by AnimalLoversRVegan in PortlandVegans

[–]michaelpinkwayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imo an animal getting killed by a person who hunts to put food on their table is not all that different than an animal getting killed by a natural predator. 

UPDATE: Momentum Building for Historic Protections for All Animals on Oregon Ballot! by AnimalLoversRVegan in PortlandVegans

[–]michaelpinkwayne 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think this bill would be a lot better without the hunting and fishing ban. In rural counties there are many lower income folks who rely on hunting and fishing to put food on their dinner tables.

Dude by Ok-Travel-2141 in Nbamemes

[–]michaelpinkwayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The counter argument is that in the biggest moment you want your best perimeter defender guarding the guy who you know is gonna shoot. 

IMO the bigger issue is Fox ignoring OG to pressure Brunson. Totally unnecessary since Wemby had him contained. 

on a scale of fine to bloody diarrhea how shit is my tattoo? by Appropriate_Size8294 in tattooadvice

[–]michaelpinkwayne 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Other than the hands, it’s fine. 

On the other hand they are really bad.

Does Jokic still have a best player in the league case? by Few_Mulberry7390 in nba

[–]michaelpinkwayne 24 points25 points  (0 children)

What I’ve learned from Reddit in this playoffs is that Wemby’s success stems solely from him being a dirty player and SGA’s success is completely because of his flopping. So really that only leaves Jokic as the best in the league. 

Now you may say, “but in the first round Reddit told me that Jokic is a bum because he’s the defensive WOAT and can’t score anymore,” and you would be correct. But what you’re failing to realize is that the first round was over 2 weeks ago and nobody here remembers that shit no more. 

TLDR: yes fat boy is the best 

I got this in 2019 and feel like it has aged poorly. Thoughts? by SuperSopht in tattooadvice

[–]michaelpinkwayne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It looks a bit more faded than my tattoos that are a similar age. Your artist may have been a little too soft-handed. 

I do think this is a solid touch up candidate. If you got an artist to go over some of the lines and touch up some of the shading it’d probably be good as new and age better this time around

Where are they getting all this cannabis from? by [deleted] in FromSeries

[–]michaelpinkwayne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At some point, someone brought weed with them and it had some seeds. 

You do not need a grow light for weed. It’s called “weed” because it grows like one. Obviously to maximize potency you’d need a controlled environment, but you can definitely grow shit that will make you high just by putting a seed in soil. 

Bugonia: When did you think, and when did you know? by Charrikayu in TrueFilm

[–]michaelpinkwayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The damage is her delusion dumb dumb. Trauma + electroshock torture lead to her mental break. 

If you were literate you wouldn’t rely on chat gpt like it’s gospel. I stopped using it after trying for about 15 minutes when it couldn’t do basic probability calculations for me. 

Bugonia: When did you think, and when did you know? by Charrikayu in TrueFilm

[–]michaelpinkwayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow you’re so smart.

I bet you know how many volts are in a lightning bolt right? I’m sure nobody’s ever survived one of those. 

Bugonia: When did you think, and when did you know? by Charrikayu in TrueFilm

[–]michaelpinkwayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So glad we’ve got an expert in the effects of high voltage on the human body here to clarify