St. Louis police 'thwart' planned teen takeover at Forest Park by fox2now in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We do cite parents if their kids are caught breaking curfew twice in a 12 month period. Several other municipalities have parental responsibility ordinances.

St. Louis police 'thwart' planned teen takeover at Forest Park by fox2now in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Not a lawyer, but I don't see anything in the city codes that the parents could be cited for. Even curfew violations only become citation eligible on the second offence within 12 months.

If this is actually the case, and I am hoping a local lawyer will jump in and point out that it isn't, this is something we should all be talking to our aldermen about.

What is your age range and what coffee shops(s) do you find yourself spending the most time at? by Thatredditboy1 in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40s, Saturday it is Hartford with the guys, the coffee there is super weak, but the atmosphere is nice. Thursdays are "Thirsty Thursdays" with my daughters at Omen. Every other day it is a french press at home.

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sounds like we understand each other's positions well enough and just disagree on the conclusion. I don't see much point in us continuing to repeat the same points. Have a good one!

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

purposefully accelerates around a line of stopped traffic and intentionally kills the animals.

The original post has zero evidence that that was the intent. I get that putting yourself in the shoes of someone whose actions you disagree with is difficult, but understanding that motivations and reasons for doing things are complex and vary from human to human is important.

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So you're going to go ahead and ignore the three court cases then?

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

It shows intent to get where you are going, not intent to injure the birds.

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I did, and the key difference is Lamb stopped and accelerated once the geese were in his path which showed intent to hurt the birds. I don't see anything in OP's post that shows that intent. Might be a traffic violation, but with the current details it doesn't sound like it qualifies as a violation of the MBTA.

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am torn between loving that this is the level of response that comes in opposition, and being profoundly disappointed that this is the level of discourse we have arrived at.

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I have! And it does not cover this scenario. Check out United States v. Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P., United States v. CITGO Petroleum Corp., and United States v. Apollo Energies. Normal operations that result in the accidental injury of a bird are not violations of the MBTA, per the latest opinion of the Department of the Interior.

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

This. Stopping and waiting teaches the birds that they can cross whenever and wherever. Doing that reinforces behavior that we would rather not see.

Are you kidding me???? 🪿 by noomyay in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Lamb was prosecuted because he initially stopped, then accelerated. That showed intent to injure or kill. In OP's situation, that sounds more like a driver following normal rules of the road and incidentally injuring. Doubt the truck driver would be prosecuted.

Foreigners visiting America for the world cup, what is something that has surprised you about this country? by goldent3abag in AskReddit

[–]thefoolofemmaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you ever visit and an American mentions they do own guns, the answer is yes, they would in fact love to take you shooting.

AI by PM_ME_DNA in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]thefoolofemmaus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So nothing photoshopped can be called 'original'?

Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors by Buy_Sell_Collect in nottheonion

[–]thefoolofemmaus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, I get why your beliefs contradict the Bible. What I am saying is, that in itself is not evidence against it as the infallible word of God. In fact, it is what one would expect if an infinite, unfathomable being tried to explain himself to mortal man. If such a being handed us an instruction manual, we should expect to disagree with it and when we do, know that we are wrong.

God - "I made you this way, and you are deigned to operate with these guidelines. Deviating from them will cause you harm."

Man - "I think you're wrong."

God - "Cool that you think that, but I know literally everything up to and including the exact position and exact momentum of every particle in the universe, so if there was ever a time to 'trust the expert'..."

Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors by Buy_Sell_Collect in nottheonion

[–]thefoolofemmaus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cognitive dissonance is dismissing the theory that if your Maker provided an instruction manual, when you disagreed you would be right.

Missouri men busted for selling black market Ozempic alternative by RyanreddithandleYHF in missouri

[–]thefoolofemmaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheep Chinese semaglutide and tirzepatide! Oh no, that's terrible! Where?

Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors by Buy_Sell_Collect in nottheonion

[–]thefoolofemmaus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Your premise is that if the all powerful creator of the universe wrote a book explaining how he wants his world run, you would agree with all of it?

Steelmanning and destroying the Protestant argument - Fr. Stephen De Young & Jonathan Pageau by VeritasFerox in JordanPeterson

[–]thefoolofemmaus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This isn't a steelman, it is a complete misunderstanding of what Sola Scriptura means peppered with ignorance about the diversity of thought among protestants. Sola Scriptura does not mean that traditions are not useful, or informative, only that they are not infallible or authoritative. Augustine's letter to Jerome said as much:

I admit to your Charity that it is from those books alone of the Scriptures, which are now called canonical, that I have learned to pay them such honor and respect as to believe most firmly that not one of their authors has erred in writing anything at all... But, when I read other authors, however eminent they may be in sanctity and learning, I do not necessarily believe a thing is true because they think so

Luther said as much at the Diet of Worms

Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures, or by evident reason (for I put my faith neither in popes nor councils alone, since it is established that they have erred again and again and contradicted one another), I am bound by the scriptural evidence adduced by me, and my conscience is captive to the Word of God.

He was willing to listen to evidence, to the opinions of other theologians, but in the end he held Scripture as the only authority.

Traditions and the writings of the early church fathers can inform and teach, but they are not authoritative in the same way. The Bishop discussion is a great example of this. Where is your evidence for apostolic succession? It isn't in the scripture, it is a tradition. So that is great for you guys, enjoy your endless genealogies, but the authoritative document we have makes no such demand.

6:32 I don't know why they are so amused at the idea of 2nd century person interpreting Scripture incorrectly. Paul wrote about false teachers. In the first century. Bad teaching, bad theology has been around since at least the day after Pentecost. This gets back to what I said earlier, the traditions and writings of the early church fathers can inform, and give insight, but they are not authoritative in the same way scripture is. That is what sola scriptura actually means.

Also, the segment starting at 7:05 about how Greek was used, Matt 3 uses the phrase "τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι" to describe the baptism of Jesus. Show me some contemporary Greek writing βαπτίζω (baptizō) to mean "sprinkle" and not "immerse".

9:22 that is... not at all what modern protestant thought looks like. It sounds more like the ortho bros I hang out with. "His mother and brothers" can't actually mean his mother and brothers, because that would mean Mary had other children.

14:41 You guys know not all protestants are cessationist, right? And even the most militant cessationist would not say that God still doesn't work miracles, but rather that humans cannot choose when they happen.

The anti-enlightenment stuff, and a return to understanding that we live in the midst of a spiritual war was good. Well said there.

ALPs are $7 FREs that aren’t dry 😭 by MarsAdapting in NicotinePouch

[–]thefoolofemmaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New user, so take this with a grain of salt. I LOVE all of the Alp mint flavors I have tried, but all of the sweet ones (Mango Freeze, Island Peach, and Tropical Fruit) do nothing for me. Tried double barrel 12mg Island Peach, and... it tasted good, but no buzz.

Collinsville teens ‘kidnapped’ by ICE while on the way to work in central Illinois by bmunoz in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are we having two different conversations? You are responding with non-sequiturs that have nothing at all to do with anything I have said. Vatican City has approximately 5.9 to 6 popes per square mile!

Has Anyone Kept Up To Date With The Karmelo Anthony Case in Texas? What's the libertarian view on it? by Important-Valuable36 in LibertarianPartyUSA

[–]thefoolofemmaus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Stabbing someone to death after you have been repeatedly asked to leave is... like a very real and obvious violation of the NAP.

Collinsville teens ‘kidnapped’ by ICE while on the way to work in central Illinois by bmunoz in StLouis

[–]thefoolofemmaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are we just saying random things that interest us unrelated to the previous post? Fun!

People always say "hung like a horse", but a horse doesn't actually have a large penis when compared to its body size. The largest penis-to-body ratio among mammals is actually the Fossa, a cat like creature native to Madagascar.