underisk

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[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago (8 children)

You’ve been clear about what you think dude, we want to know why you think it.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago (10 children)

That’s not an explanation you just restated the claim they asked you to elaborate on. What have you encountered that led you to this conclusion?

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

a fine is a price.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

It’s the ISP cutting the Ethernet by opposing net neutrality so they can force you to use their overpriced cable TV service. An inverted mockery of the traditional “cord cutting”, just as the image depicts.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

1990 Justice Department studynoted how difficult it was to bring cases against people who falsely answer questions on the form, especially because there is no paper trail for drug abusers like there is for felons.

It seems like it’s just a difficult crime to prove and Hunter went out of his way to produce damning evidence. That doesn’t feel unfair to me.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'm finding it hard to find any useful statistics for sentencing on the specific crime he did. Do you have any way to back up that claim about the penalty being disproportionate? All I can find is sentencing guidelines that seem to be pretty much written into the law so those would apply to everyone.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago

Ok while you’re patting yourself on the back for your measured progress toward not being tiger food I’m going to keep shouting for people to run.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step but if you’re running from a tiger you may want to take quicker, and longer strides.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

I’m saying these first steps are too little, too late, though. We should be past this point by now. We banned advertising tobacco over 50 years ago, and we don’t have another 50 years to work with on climate.

The stances we take and the actions we push for should be reflective of the urgency this situation merits.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Sure that’s good but also extremely insubstantial in a mildly frustrating way. At least start from urging for a ban on the oil products themselves rather than having already talked yourself down to what amounts to pissing on a forest fire.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

they don't need to drag it out. she's suing the wrong party. Bally's don't own the machines or manage the jackpot she's trying to claim; IGT does. it's like suing a convenience store because your lotto ticket was a misprint.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 14 points 5 months ago

The thing exact thing Squid Game is satirizing resembles Squid Game? I’m shocked.

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