How would any citizen know that they are actual law enforcement and had a legal right to do what they were doing? I'm not letting anyone take my neighbors without proof that it's being done lawfully. Why would any of us except out of fear?
I would not switch to a chromium-based browser at all. For lots of reasons, but if I had to pick one it would be to avoid creating a dominant browser and ceding control over web standards to a single entity the way MS used IE to do what they wanted and force everyone else to comply.
Those were dark times. I was still being forced to make sites IE5 compatible in 2015 — official support ended in 2005.
Lemmy settings, not exposed through Voyager:
So then... people convicted of rape-alike in non-English speaking jurisdictions are not rapists either because "rape" isn't on their court paperwork? Or do we translate that into the local vernacular?
Worth noting that in many jurisdictions this "lesser crime" would just be called rape. Hell in most jurisdictions I've heard of, it's sexual assault or something like that. There are a bunch of crimes that fall under the heading "rape".
So if Trump did what he did in your home town, he would be a rapist. Why would the same act done elsewhere by treated as less serious.
That being said, I'm all for calling Trump a convicted sexual abuser, because that sounds even worse and I'd love to see him defend it with "of an adult. I only abused an adult."
Yeah. I'm with you there. We don't display the proper amount of anxiety, either being too detached or overdramatic, and suddenly they are laser focused on us.
"Why did you google how long it takes a person to asphyxiate?"
"I watched a movie where a guy holds his breath and got curious as to whether it was bullshit or not."
"Why is there a sword in your online cart?"
"It was aspirational. Swords are expensive and I don't know if I'll get enjoyment commensurate to the cost."
"You like big words don't you. You think you're pretty smart, eh? You think you're smarter than me?"
"W—well.. I mean... I don't have enough evid—"
Nightstick to the face. "Stop resisting arrest!"
My point was more about unreliable narration than the interaction between gut reactions and neurodivergence. That's a legitimate concern. One hopes that the non-gut-reaction part of the process vindicates us.
It was a joke. Until the arrival of people who didn't know that. Much like Trump, himself
I love Douglas Adams and HHGttG probably did more to inform my politics than any other single source, and it feels completely relevant today. If anything, Adams wasn't cynical enough when writing Zaphod.
Intuition matters — it’s part of how people make sense of things, and I’d expect investigators to use it to focus their attention. But when cops talk about ‘just knowing’ someone was guilty, that’s not a reliable narrative of how the case actually unfolded. It’s more about self-mythologizing — building a story where they zeroed in on the suspect through instinct alone. That kind of framing works well in interviews and promotion boards, but it (ideally) oversimplifies what real investigation looks like.
There are, of course, counter-examples. But those are usually more the subject of documentaries about injustice in the justice system.
That thing is hideous, but it looks like they captured his tiny hands perfectly.
If I understand the gist, I'll just say I'd like my job to be some stuff I'm good and some stuff that challenges me. When I do nothing but challenge myself, imposter syndrome sets in. When I do nothing but the stuff that I'm good at, it gets really boring. I need to find a better mix than I have been.
Couldn't resist. Vote!
I appreciate the passion, but I was referring to due process and legal accountability. I’m struggling to see the connection between that and the point you’re trying to make here.
Fight smart? Yeah that's my goal.
Don't be afraid? I'm not for myself. A bit for my family, but resistance works best with large numbers and I can't control the fear of others. As you said, have to be smart.
Anonymity? I do my best but I'm not fool enough to think the government couldn't identify me if they cared enough to.