CheeseStandsAlone262
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_j9qu8cc wrote
Reply to comment by walkandtalkk in Alaska lawmaker censured for asking if fatal child abuse saved taxpayer money by notunek
That's exactly the calculation that insurance companies make though. I work as an internal auditor and I've audited an insurance company. Cases where the patient almost died but then lived a long time afterwards by far cost the most money.
But holy shit, that's the sort of thing you bury in a comment on like the seventeenth sheet of a government budget Excel spreadsheet. Not say in a public meeting.
But perhaps most importantly, it's also not supposed to be an argument for killing those people, holy fuck
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_j98swxg wrote
Reply to comment by DameOClock in San Jose Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Attacking Street Vendor With a Baseball Bat by derpwild
Authoritarian-minded Karens/Kens go absolutely ballistic over the mere thought that someone may not have the correct permits for something
Also, a lot of uptight suburban folks feel that roadside vendors and/or food carts are somehow "trashy" or "dirty."
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_j8n36w9 wrote
Reply to comment by Superbuddhapunk in Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scottish first minister by icumglass
Not sure that makes sense to me. She leads a party that believes Scotland should be independent and suffers from interference and disdain from London.
And then London interferes and treats Scotland with disdain? Shouldn't that actually strengthen her position?
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_j63s8sv wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Jury acquits Pawtucket police officer in shooting of teen driver by skippyspk
Why don't I ever see old white ladies thanking doctors, nurses, teachers, etc.?
You want my vibe check on it? I live in the South. You can tell a lot about people, especially older people, by how they dress.
This was a conservative, racist old white lady thanking cops because she hears on the news about how BLM "hates cops." They probably had to stop her before she started going on and on about how "those people" are ruining our town.
I'd bet every dollar I have on it.
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_j63r7zz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Jury acquits Pawtucket police officer in shooting of teen driver by skippyspk
Agree to disagree buddy. Every person I knew from growing up who became a cop was an unpopular, sore loser. The kid who broke my Gamecube controller because I beat him at Smash [and lied and told my parents I did it] is a cop now.
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_j63o9jh wrote
Reply to comment by StellarTitz in Jury acquits Pawtucket police officer in shooting of teen driver by skippyspk
A week or two ago I was grabbing food for lunch and a table of cops were eating. An old white lady walked up to their table and took them each by the hand to "thank them for their service," her eyes brimming with adorational tears. In some sleepy suburban area with basically no crime.
That's who sits on juries.
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_j1zcntb wrote
Reply to comment by Loki-L in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
Within countries, life expectancy is strongly differentiated by wealth as well. US males in the lowest income quintile have a life expectancy of like 67; whereas women in the highest income quintile have a life expextancy of 96.
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_itqs7t7 wrote
Reply to comment by deabag in TIL that the mascot of the city of Hidalgo, TX is a 10-foot high, 24-foot-long killer bee statue. It was erected in 1992 to commemorate Hidalgo as the first American city to be invaded by an aggressive strain of African bees that resulted in public panic. The bees were initially released in Brazil. by KimCureAll
Yes. They were sold as being basically infinite in number, attacking without provocation, and will mindlessly pursue you for miles until you and everyone you love is dead
CheeseStandsAlone262 t1_jamczjj wrote
Reply to Panama's Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriages by arbivark
Well, this puts them out of step with a lot of other countries in their region, as well the broad trend throughout central and South America. Notably, same-sex marriage is now legal in all four of the big "anchor" countries of the Spanish-speaking world [Spain, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina]
Hopefully that increases popular pressure for change.