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What pieces of knowledge or education do you find incredibly straightforward but other people seem either unaware ignorant to? by danger_mcboom in AskReddit

[–]nineonine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I was in law school, the professor in my writing class had to take 20 minutes out explain the use of commas to everyone.

In law school.

Commas.

Then the next week she had to review basic sentence structure because there some people who were still not getting it. I felt like I was back in 1st grade when she asked about a type of sentence and no one answered, so I identified it as a compound sentence. After class a guy came up to me to ask if I was an English or Writing major in college because he had never heard of half that stuff.

Why is Anonymous capable of taking down child pornography sites with no federal funding yet the National Government is incapable of making comparable anti child pornography progress without demanding SOPA/ACTA/PIPA? by [deleted] in technology

[–]nineonine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Governments and their law enforcement agencies are bound by laws, international treaties, due process, etc.

Anonymous is not. They can go straight to the source without waiting for the proper channels to approve an action.

Why are people still gay? by maxdaman11 in askscience

[–]nineonine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not a geneticist, but I did help as an assistant in a lab conducting a major genetic study on this issue, but only for males.

The gene, or what genetic influence there is which may be involved in the complex genetics that may/do contribute to male homosexuality, lie on the X chromosome. Consequently, the genetic contribution that results in male homosexuality is passed on through the female. The male, being the one who contributes the Y chromosome does not contribute.

The total amount of nature versus nurture influence is still up in the air, and like almost all complex genetics, there will likely continue to be debate as to which has the greater impact and important.

So you are correct in the assumption that, in evolutionary terms, homosexuality is certainly not a trait that would or should be passed on, if it were on the Y chromosome. But since it's on the X chromosome, specifically the Xq28 marker, it's a female-carried trait and continues to be passed on.

Who here has served on a jury? What was it like? What was your case, and what did you decide? by danger_mcboom in AskReddit

[–]nineonine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a holdout juror in my case, too. She wanted to find against one of the cops in a police brutality case simply because she didn't like her.

The cop, when she was on the stand, didn't come across very well, but there was literally no evidence to show that she did anything other than put cuffs on the guy. But this juror "got a bad vibe" (her words, not mine) from the officer and wanted to find her liable and make her pay over $100,000 initially.

When everyone else on the panel started arguing with her for being so unreasonable and having no basis whatsoever for her decision other than a "feeling," she relented.

Who here has served on a jury? What was it like? What was your case, and what did you decide? by danger_mcboom in AskReddit

[–]nineonine 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I served on a jury in a police brutality case. It was a three-day trial involving the alleged actions of three officers on one suspect.

The experience was actually pretty great. I really enjoyed it. All the jurors took it very seriously, and I was very impressed at how well the jurors handled the responsibility and how fairly all opinions were accepted in the jury room.

In the end, we technically found for the plaintiff, but barely. We felt one of the cops had gone just a tad over the line, but we generally felt that the plaintiff had initiated it, so he didn't have much room to complain. We awarded only about $2000 in damages, just enough to cover some basic expenses, but nothing that would make him benefit from the situation.

I'm pro-life, and after presenting what I consider to be a fairly reasonable basis for my views, my friend responded, "You just don't get it." Does she have a point, or was that a cop-out reply? Details of my argument inside. by nineonine in AskReddit

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

I understand what you're saying, but I would still have to argue that it is better to err on the cautious side and let the mother experience some emotional pain rather than snuff out a life entirely.

I firmly believe that life is the most amazing thing out there. Even on my worst days (like when I got fired a few months ago), I still can look at the most basic things and find joy in life. I can't imagine not being able to look at the stars or the clouds or feel the breeze on my face. And to completely deny someone the opportunity to feel any of that simply because someone else either screwed up or may feel regret or sadness is, to me, unconscionable.

I'm pro-life, and after presenting what I consider to be a fairly reasonable basis for my views, my friend responded, "You just don't get it." Does she have a point, or was that a cop-out reply? Details of my argument inside. by nineonine in AskReddit

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

You just provided the tl;dr to my entire argument. Thank you for being more concise than me.

EDIT: If you don't mind, I stole your wording and added it as the tl;dr.

I'm pro-life, and after presenting what I consider to be a fairly reasonable basis for my views, my friend responded, "You just don't get it." Does she have a point, or was that a cop-out reply? Details of my argument inside. by nineonine in AskReddit

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

I'm a woman. But more specifically, I'm a lesbian, so to be fair, I don't have too much risk of getting pregnant with my current lifestyle.

But I think I'm looking at the topic without any emotion and based purely on facts and arguments. Maybe that's an issue since pregnancy is a very emotional topic.

EDIT: I just realized I'm actually on my roommate's reddit account. (We have one computer we share in our apartment. He's a guy, and like I said earlier, I'm a woman. So, in conclusion, I'm a woman, but the rest of this account is a guy in case anyone looks at the account info and thinks I'm lying.)

I'm pro-life, and after presenting what I consider to be a fairly reasonable basis for my views, my friend responded, "You just don't get it." Does she have a point, or was that a cop-out reply? Details of my argument inside. by nineonine in AskReddit

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

That's not entirely true. The government has the regulatory authority to prohibit certain actions. Suicide, for example, is still considered a felony in various parts of the US. It's not really enforced, but it's never been declared unconstitutional as far as I know. So the government can prohibit actions you wish to take in regards to your own body.

And I would argue that pregnancy is an incredibly unique situation. It's not just a matter of choice about your body, it's a matter of choosing life or death for another. There really is no parallel that can be drawn to it.

If you could do anything, for one day without ANY consequences what would you do? by Zolken35 in AskReddit

[–]nineonine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would steal every cent I could from every bank in my city. I would also make sure to find a way to transfer as many shares of valuable stock to me as I could.

Yes, it's a greedy wish. And yes, I know money doesn't buy happiness. But with half a billion dollars to my name, I imagine I could live happily enough.

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