maratbn

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by maratbn 3y ago
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 could not allow extra 1,000 lbs of total vehicle weight when
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by maratbn 3y ago
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 prior to becoming a murderer he was involved as a subje
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by maratbn 3y ago
Bars close at 2 am
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by maratbn 3y ago
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 even attempted his attack. And had the victim not been a pro
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by maratbn 3y ago
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, freedom to have almost any kind of hobby, freedom to not be bound
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by maratbn 3y ago
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 broken into. In my view the main problem is not the po
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by maratbn 3y ago
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 incarcerated is actually not that much in this scenario. Name
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by maratbn 3y ago
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 bike.
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by maratbn 3y ago
Jailing the perpetrator also warns other potential perpetrators that they might also be jailed if they perpetrate the same crime.
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by maratbn 3y ago
>> 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 someone else filling that void. Can we re-phrase "mon
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by maratbn 3y ago
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 employee can refuse to fill out paperwork or refuse to do so
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by maratbn 3y ago
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?
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by maratbn 3y ago
Does anybody know why she got charged only with attempting to smuggle when they have records of her actually smuggling since 2015?
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by maratbn 3y ago
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 criminal penalties.
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by maratbn 4y ago
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://humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/hearings/fo
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by maratbn 4y ago
damn, with a name like "Compton Executioners" I would be proud to be excluded
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by maratbn 4y ago
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 interesting to see such a reform tried out somewhere small
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by maratbn 4y ago
And why would we want American Presidents to have less experience than Russian "Presidents" ??
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by maratbn 4y ago
> 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 than in countries without fair democratic elections. On
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by maratbn 4y ago
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 with Ahmadinejad. > Doesn't seem to stop people fr
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by maratbn 4y ago
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 convictions, that there are plenty of rapists and murderers and
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by maratbn 4y ago
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 he has created thru his anti-Gorbachev mentality wi
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by maratbn 4y ago
Indeed, what he did by stepping down peacefully was highly unusual for a politician in his circumstances. It was like a miracle. And now we're seeing a more typical behavior from the successor of his successor. It is too bad that in
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by maratbn 4y ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/suicide-texting-trial-...
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by maratbn 5y ago
Wow this is so disturbing to watch the victim alive and well at one moment, and these animals murdering him the next, and over nothing, and in the United States of America. I can't imagine what it's like for this man's kids
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by maratbn 5y ago
The parent comment got down-voted, but I think it is spot on. Maybe officially this new "law" says that it's only illegal to record police within less than 8 feet (or at 8 feet), but of course it will be abused and exploited
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by maratbn 5y ago
Indeed, good point regarding the likelihood of mainly outside travelers getting targeted. I was wondering myself why the article had so few details regarding what was being done about this problem or why the residents of this town have not
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by maratbn 5y ago
501(c)(3) corporations typically do not have armed robbers walking around in public robbing anyone they please.
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by maratbn 5y ago
Great site, I just used your service to email "Right to Access Request (Section 110 of the CCPA)" to Equifax. Question / suggestion -- Have you considered monetizing by allowing lawyers specializing in CCPA / consumer pr
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by maratbn 5y ago
theworknumber.com is yet another symptom of a much larger problem in that it is currently impractical for a regular person to enforce their rights via the court system. According to Peter Thiel “If you’re a single-digit millionaire like Hul

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