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Incredulity

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  1. 2 hours ago, Samson's Wig said:

     

    I agree with both of these statements, so I'm simply adding to this with no intention of being contrary. 

    Setting aside the ethics of the death penalty in general, the notion that it is what's best for the survivors/families has been largely debunked. 

    There's plenty of data out there that victims' loved ones, even those who support the death penalty and want it for the perpetrator, find no solace in it once it's done.   Most of the time, it merely drags the case out for years, or even decades, delaying any closure and extending the grieving process for an insanely long time.   I know I would likely want the death penalty were I ever in those shoes, and I completely understand the impulse. Still, I hope that I would be able to find a sliver of rationality about it in the moment and recognize that the death penalty is ultimately just further punishment for the surviving victims than it is anything else.  The main reason we have the death penalty at all is to satisfy the vengeance lust of the community at large.  We know it doesn't deter crime, it doesn't bring peace to the victims' families, and it doesn't serve the state's needs from a financial perspective or any other perspective.  Setting aside any moral/ethical discussion, there aren't any rational arguments for the death penalty that hold water. 

    The nations in red on this map are the ones with an active death penalty.  We can draw some pretty obvious conclusions from it in terms of what factors drive the desire for the death penalty, both from the perspective of the state and its citizens.

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    fuck that ice cube GIF

     

    4 hours ago, smuggs said:

    My hang-up is that he's going to grant a sit down to every single network, streaming platform and true crime podcaster that reaches out to him. You can tell from this guy's detached demeanor that he's going to speak at length about the minutiae with whomever wants to listen. 1 to 2 more generations of these four families are going to have to listen to this dipshit. His Dateline/48 Hours/2020 episodes will run in perpetuity on the MRDR!!! network. Books, podcasts out the ass...

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  2. 20 hours ago, Blotto said:

    Huh? Whether I find the gif on google image search (hosted on yarn) or directly on yarn itself, copy/paste works for me. 

    I try and avoid the yarn website, because its a piece of shit, but if you visit and land on a "video" file, there is a "gif" button there as well:

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    Click that and copy/paste the resulting gif.

    Image of Listen, I dont know anything about computers!

     

    Seconded.

     

    But, the above only happens on mobile.  Desktop copy/paste links seems to work fine.

  3. 4 minutes ago, Bottlecap said:

    I’m not gonna learn how to spell his name bc fuck him I better not see his ass again, but abayang is the worst player to play striker for the nats, like ever. Worse than Zardes worse than Ferreira, just watch him try to make run and mistiming them or not making the right run or not making a diagonal run or running behind the 5 or fucking slipping on the pitch this guy is soooo asss

    Opps

  4. 45 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

    Am I on the right website? No one admits being wrong around here! 

    its funny I looked at the post a few times flabbergasted how that(what I misread) had gone uncorrected.  LOL.  

     

    Again I apologize.  

  5. Just now, UpperWestside said:

    I know exactly who Dr. Buss bought the Lakers from. I also know who helped finance that transaction. If you’re going to incorrectly attempt to correct someone at least know the history behind how Dr. Buss bought the Lakers and how Donald Sterling was part of making that happen.

    Mea culpa.

     

    I totally misread your post.  

     

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    Just now, TonyTexas said:

    Can you not remember 10 minutes ago to the post yours referred to? Here, I’ll remind you. 
     

     

     

    see above

     

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  6. On 6/18/2025 at 2:16 PM, UpperWestside said:

    All I can say is thank you to Dr. Buss for having bought the team with a little help from the worst owner in pro sports history in Donald Sterling. 

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    Donald Sterling owned the Clippers.

     

    Buss bought the Lakers from Jack Kent Cooke.

  7. Just now, Goredho said:

    Should a U.S. President, with the force of the U.S. military, be able to "liberate" a city or state from the officials the populace of those cities/states have elected as their leadership?  I'm honestly interested in your reaction to that from your federal government.

    completely loaded question is completely loaded.

     

    First define, "liberate".

    Then, "US military"

     

    Broadly, outside of the National Guard in instances where it has historically been utilized, US military should not be used in actions against US citizens.

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