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Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Post by fuckpig »

FD3SA wrote: post #309

This is a perfect example of the disconnect between "hackers" and the real world. I consider myself part of the HN community because I hope for a society shaped by its ideals, but the real world is so far removed that time spent here becomes more of a therapeutic escape than anything else. I strongly recommend people study history, and understand human nature at both scientific and societal levels. There is too much…

> This is a perfect example of the disconnect between "hackers"

The people here aren't hackers. Hackers do not trust the system. These people want to manipulate the system for profit.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Post by mindslight »

dctoedt wrote: post #105
pacaro wrote: post #39

FWIW I'm not going to offer an opinion on whether 20+% is a good tip, but tipping with a credit card has a lower value to the server. All tips are notionally taxable income, whether a server chooses to declare all their cash tips is their choice, when you tip with a credit card it stops being their choice - and there's no way of telling how much of the tip is diverted by the establishment.

Downvoted for encouraging tax fraud.

Yeah, it's our responsibility to fund the police to perform the beatings!

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Post by fuckpig »

hackaflocka wrote: post #296

Why did she selectively describe the race and skin color of only some of the police-people? I'd like to know the race and skin color of all of them.

There's a "Paramut Kaur" listed here:

http://sfpoa.org/journal_archives/POAJournal_Aug2012.pdf

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Post by jrs235 »

Zancarius wrote: post #333
javajosh wrote: post #319

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We don't have a police state! We have one of the shittiest justice systems in the world that protects bad actors and gives our police unlimited power to abuse their office without fear of repurcussion. However, freedom of speech is still very well protected, and therein lies our hope for peaceful resolution. And you know what, if Aung Yung Suu-Ki is any indication, even if we did live in a totalitarian state, there w…

> We don't have a police state! We have one of the shittiest justice systems in the world that protects bad actors and gives our police unlimited power to abuse their office without fear of repurcussion [sic]. Struck a nerve? You're absolutely right. We're not a police state--yet. But if left unchecked, the powers in control of the democratic process inevitably degrade into totalitarian rule. We're seeing a glimpse o…

How do you kill a frog? You put it in a pot of water and in very slight increments you slowly and systematically turn up the heat so the frog doesn't feel or perceive the change even as it boils to death.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Post by fuckpig »

williamcotton wrote: post #79

> Don’t call 911. Obviously, there are exceptions, but the sad lesson is, there are fewer than you’d think. Are you fucking kidding me? Do NOT listen to this advice. If you see someone injured, CALL 911! Do NOT move the person if there is suspicion of spinal or head injury. Wait for the HIGHLY TRAINED emergency response team to show up. > Call Lyft to take you to the hospital. (Worked well when I broke my elbow.) Are…

> If you see someone injured, CALL 911!

When the police arrive, stay out of their way. If they don't need a witness, go home.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Post by hmsimha »

janj wrote: post #154
josh2600 wrote: post #88

I know Peretz personally and he's one of the most rational people I've ever met. There's some question as to whether he should've left the scene or not and I think there's some discussion to be had there, but what happened afterwards is unquestionably wrong. This is who the police stripped naked and put in jail: http://www.brandeis.edu/magazine/2013/spring/featured-storie... This is not a person we should fear. I und…

I'm Brandeis '01, I was a little surprised to see that link. Along with justice for this individual event what about something bigger. Right now there is no way to track these violent interactions officers have with the public. This police officer can do the same thing over and over and get away with it because the precinct will protect her. What if we had a way to keep track of these incidents making it easy for us…

I love this idea. Also, the ability to track police abuse-of-power/brutality instances by location would be extremely useful.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Post by fuckpig »

corresation wrote: post #259
baddox wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What attribute of Reddit are you talking about? Is it that people here accuse other people of acting like members from some other website, rather than actually confronting their arguments?

Despite your insincerity, for those who actually care the negative trait I was talking about is sophistry: The collapsing of complex situations with many players and perspectives into single-dimensional, black and white, clear-cut projections that everyone can circle around and beat with their strawman beating sticks, all while acting enlightened. This whole thread is absolutely crowded with such positions. I love Re…

> I love Reddit, but outside of certain subs it is not a productive place to discuss complex situations as the crowd naturally wants the story simplified.

That is the brutal truth. It's why the site favors memes over dissertations.

Re: How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

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Post by fuckpig »

BlackDeath3 wrote: post #230
ryguytilidie wrote: post #224

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"This site sucks because they think my opinion is bad." Cool, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

Voting should be independent of opinion, should it not? Voting should reflect the merit of a post regardless of its popularity, right? Comments with little more substance than "cops should die" shouldn't be at the top of a comment page, right? You're 0 for 2 with me so far. Don't join the debate team.

> Voting should be independent of opinion, should it not? Voting should reflect the merit of a post regardless of its popularity, right?

If that were the case, democracy would actually work.

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