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Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by OhMeadhbh »

emodendroket wrote: post #153
quickthrower2 wrote: post #28

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That is hindsight bias. How much do you need for the typical defense?

This isn't the "typical defense" since there is ample documentation that no crime was committed which all parties acknowledge.

No crime being committed isn't really the standard. "Due process" is the standard. If you go through the process and the judge decides you're guilty, you're guilty. And you're going to do your time. It doesn't matter whether or not you committed the crime, only that you can prove you were not provided "due process."

Innocent people frequently wind up in prison and even after exculpatory evidence is discovered, it takes A LOT of effort to get them released. Because the state argues "they were provided with due process."

Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by OhMeadhbh »

hattmall wrote: post #132
owenmarshall wrote: post #60

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This was related to a criminal case. Threatening any kind of litigation or trying to defend yourself without an attorney puts you in the category of pro se litigant , the territory of jailhouse appellants and sovereign citizens. Even if you are smart and right, the system has already decided you are crazy, stupid, or both. You’re screwed from the get go.

Except it literally worked in this case.

in my experience, pro se works more often than owenmarshall implies, but probably less often than it should.

Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by OhMeadhbh »

hgsgm wrote: post #6

Comcast/Xfinity is a criminal organization. Hasn't changed. Don't give the your money. When's the last time an honest, reputable business changed its name? I've seen name changes in restaurants, social networks, apartment buildings, duct cleaning scammers, and it's never for a good reason.

Well there was the time Facebook changed its name to Meta... oh wait... that's probably a bad example.

Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by OhMeadhbh »

haggy102 wrote: post #9
hgsgm wrote: post #6

Comcast/Xfinity is a criminal organization. Hasn't changed. Don't give the your money. When's the last time an honest, reputable business changed its name? I've seen name changes in restaurants, social networks, apartment buildings, duct cleaning scammers, and it's never for a good reason.

The problem is that it's often the only choice. ISPs often have a monopoly over their territory.

Interestingly... in the UK... they did something similar to the DSL Provider / ISP split we did here in the states. So you could order cable service from one company and layer 3 from a completely different company. People tell me it's done wonders for competition there.

Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by noduerme »

psunavy03 wrote: post #170
nojvek wrote: post #133

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As someone who moved to the US and finds the gun culture absolutely bonkers, I get the gun culture and why they had it in the constitution. I don’t get the obsession behind open carry though. What good is people walking around in shopping malls with large semi automatic rifles on their back?

Almost no one actually does this, and most sane gun owners think those people are attention whores at the very best, dangerous nuts at worst. This is a phenomenon I've head described as "nutpicking." Take the absolute worst of a demographic and then go "why are you all like THAT?" Claiming US gun culture is all about going to the mall open-carrying a semiauto rifle is on the same level as claiming gay men all prance…

>> Almost no one actually does this

More to the point, none of the few nutjobs who insist on doing this has ever actually carried out a mass shooting. At least not to my knowledge. Generally, if you find yourself around someone who's carrying openly, you can be sure you're less likely to be shot than you would be just walking around a random mall by yourself.

Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by petepete »

CalRobert wrote: post #156
wkat4242 wrote: post #89

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The amount of incidents involving firearms is astonishing. I'm glad I live in Europe where literally nobody has guns except police and heavy criminals that only really use them to shoot their rivals. I thought most people in the US were proud of their firearm handling professionalism which of course includes not brandishing, threatening or murdering people. I'm really a bit surprised to hear this. I did a similar job…

When I lived in rural Ireland most of the farmers had a shotgun or rifle.

Yeah but did they have faulty broadband?

Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by solidsnack9000 »

avidiax wrote: post #220
solidsnack9000 wrote: post #205

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It is probably better to say that Glocks have no safety. This is actually quite safe in practice because pistols are holstered in common use -- this makes them very different from rifles, shotguns, &c. With a pistol safety, there is an intermediate, "unholstered-but-on-safe" state that doesn't exist with rifles. This turns out to be dangerous in practice because people can think the pistol is on safe when it isn't; o…

There were some cases of officers shooting through the floor of their cruiser because the seatbelt tang somehow could get inside one brand of holster and pull the trigger. It does seem like the right balance hasn't been found yet.

Which brand? What is the "tang" of a seatbelt? It us hard for me to imagine a seatbelt buckle actually getting into a holster, but I would like to learn more about this.

Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by asddubs »

solidsnack9000 wrote: post #207
wkat4242 wrote: post #89

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The amount of incidents involving firearms is astonishing. I'm glad I live in Europe where literally nobody has guns except police and heavy criminals that only really use them to shoot their rivals. I thought most people in the US were proud of their firearm handling professionalism which of course includes not brandishing, threatening or murdering people. I'm really a bit surprised to hear this. I did a similar job…

In Europe, it is not literally true that "...nobody has guns except police and heavy criminals..."; but it is true that owning pistols and AR-15s is relatively rare in Europe. My understanding is that the only country with a well-established concealed carry community is Czechia.

In germany, you can own a gun for sport or hunting. However, you are not legally allowed to carry it with you, except when going to and from that activity. It's also not a "walk into a store and buy one" situation, but if you want a gun, you can certainly still get one.

Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by concordDance »

avidiax wrote: post #224
russdill wrote: post #148

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You should see some of the nextdoor and facebook communities. So many people are super eager to shoot someone over pretty much any petty crime.

Yes, this is a huge problem with U.S. gun culture. The "make my day" crowd is hoping that they will get to end someone's life legally. Case in point: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/08/texas-vigila... The guy had a choice: * Replace a wallet * Shoot a guy dead Obviously, we don't usually hear about the people that pick the first option, but there are plenty of takers for the 2nd.

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Re: Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Post by asddubs »

Gud wrote: post #226
flir wrote: post #200

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First five UK-based examples I found via Google were three white men and two white women attacking paramedics. One used a meat cleaver. (All found with the search "attack on paramedic sentenced ") (Edit: full disclosure - one more search and the sixth had a common Turkish surname (no mugshot)).

First, the UK is a special case. I’m working right now in Liverpool and it is the most dysfunctional city I’ve been to in Europe. I’ve worked in most of Europe. Second, the nationality of the perpetrators is often masked in case it is a foreigner. Third, a random Google search isn’t exactly representative. Obviously native Europeans have attacked police, medics etc. But organized mobs attacking firefighters, paramedi…

you essentially saying "trust me bro" is even less representative
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