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Maybe 1,000 lbs of weight, so instead of 40,000 lbs cargo trailer would be limited to 39,000 lbs, but lots of people would not get decapitated. There is also no reason why states c…

According to the US law enforcement system, in the context of TK, a long slow torturous death is more moral and humane than a quick execution. Another aspect to TK's story is that …

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The emotional narrative that was initially gravitated toward is in fact correct. Had there not been the entrenched environment of lawlessness in SF the perpetrator would not have e…

By saying that US is one of the most free countries I meant in terms of freedom of expression and relatively better opportunities to pursue different careers and lifestyles, freedo…

As for me I used to go to SF at every opportunity. Now I only go there if it is absolutely necessary for some short errand, and as soon as I'm done I leave ASAP before my car gets …

Indeed. A massive country open to everybody and with civil freedoms not even comprehensible in most other countries is going to be a magnet for bad people no matter what. 500k inca…

Re Tesla, now that I think about it, I think I witnessed a very mean nasty dude stealing a bike near Mission & 3rd. He did it so leisurely that I assumed he was just taking his own…

Jailing the perpetrator also warns other potential perpetrators that they might also be jailed if they perpetrate the same crime.

>> The most basic definition and purpose of the state is to hold the monopoly of violence. It must jealously protect this. The alternative is unsustainable anarchy followed by some…

They are not being forced to fill out that paperwork on their own time, it is part of their work shift for which they are compensated. I can think of no other occupation where an e…

Did Boudin specifically refuse to prosecute the men who stabbed you, or did the police simply refuse to arrest them claiming as an excuse that Boudin will not prosecute?

Does anybody know why she got charged only with attempting to smuggle when they have records of her actually smuggling since 2015?

No the only thing that can stop the cartels and the overdoses is a robust, effective, and non-corrupt law enforcement system deterring the drug dealing and smuggling with severe cr…

Considering that PRC has been operating concentration camps at least since the 2008 Uyghur unrest, and has been known to harvest organs at least since 1994 https://humanrightscommi…

damn, with a name like "Compton Executioners" I would be proud to be excluded

The US has in interesting system where new ideas are first tried on local levels like individual towns / counties / states, which all compete with each other. It would be interesti…

And why would we want American Presidents to have less experience than Russian "Presidents" ??

> Are there not corrupt politicians? There are, but there are a lot less of them in countries with fair democratic elections, and those who are corrupt are on average a lot milder …

Generally public officials in countries with fair elections are an order of magnitude better than public officials in countries without fair elections. For example, compare Bush II…

So far arguments can be made that officer Tipping was not really murdered, or that the woman was not really raped, but it is known for sure from prior cases, including criminal con…

Putin is definitely trying to nullify Gorbachev's accomplishments, but I like to think that he'll actually end up strengthening them against his own will, in that the catastrophe h…