Darkling5499
Darkling5499 t1_jdcgewi wrote
Reply to comment by jaydecay123 in Police: Stamford woman sexually assaulted teen, gave alcohol to minors by jaydecay123
That's fair, I will cede that in this case that may be entirely true, and not just "the usual".
Darkling5499 t1_jdcf5q5 wrote
Reply to comment by jaydecay123 in Police: Stamford woman sexually assaulted teen, gave alcohol to minors by jaydecay123
There absolutely is. I can count on 1 hand how many times I've seen a female teacher sleeping with a male student reported as "rape" and not "sexual assault" or other non-rape terms.
Darkling5499 t1_jdcekcd wrote
I'm curious if it's actual sexual assault, or the continued trend of the news refusing to say rape when its female teacher + male student.
Darkling5499 t1_jadw2pr wrote
Reply to comment by Affectionate_Till_62 in Connecticut lawmakers considering legislation to give terminally ill patients medical aid in dying by 76before84
Oh I don't even mean that. I mean the more recent news that the Canadian government has been pushing doctors (especially the ones in their version of the VA) to basically tell people it's the only treatment option, because its cheaper to kill someone than it is to treat them.
Darkling5499 t1_jadtt5x wrote
Reply to comment by Affectionate_Till_62 in Connecticut lawmakers considering legislation to give terminally ill patients medical aid in dying by 76before84
> canada
prooobbbbably not the best example to use in support of this lol.
Darkling5499 t1_j7uaxze wrote
Reply to Former Fairfield official with history of animal abuse now accused of torturing cat, police say by urkiddingrite
Glad they caught him now before he advanced along that trail and ended up with 6 dead people in his basement.
Darkling5499 t1_j5zqtoj wrote
Reply to CT's legislature salaries are starvation wages, $28k/year. You have to be retired or rich to serve. This is regressive and should be changed. by MormonReformist
Legislatures should make minimum wage, no more no less.
Darkling5499 t1_j4ytdpo wrote
Reply to comment by just--questions in Lawmakers considering bill to allow aid in dying in Connecticut by IndicationOver
True, but it's not at the levels of "became the 6th highest cause of death after being legalized" yet.
Full disclosure, I'm a vet and the Canadian version of the VA basically telling vets with PTSD to kill themselves because they were too expensive to treat makes me a biiiiiiiit biased. You can't just hand a loaded gun to someone who is suicidal / depressed and tell them it's the only way out.
Darkling5499 t1_j4xu7hs wrote
Multiple states already allow this, and I don't see why this is even an issue: if you're terminally ill, there's no legitimate reason to not let you leave this world with your dignity intact as opposed to being hooked to a machine + tied to a bed for 6 extra months.
my only issue with euthanasia / assisted suicide (and for the US it's not an issue, really) is when the government gets involved and starts pushing it on people deemed too expensive to treat.
Darkling5499 t1_ix4lcuw wrote
Reply to comment by BobbyRobertson in Connecticut’s Blumenthal, other senators to FTC: Probe Twitter security, take needed action by jr_reddit
> It ain't long for this world
people have been saying "twitter is currently breaking, it will be down within hours" since the day he bought it. i don't get why people don't understand that twitter is just like any other company: half the workforce can be removed and still be fully functional.
Darkling5499 t1_ix4ksab wrote
Reply to comment by CTPeachhead in Connecticut’s Blumenthal, other senators to FTC: Probe Twitter security, take needed action by jr_reddit
It was also used by the DoJ / DHS to remove unfavorable information, in direct violation of the 1st amendment. That's the only reason there's calls for an investigation - they're worried about losing their once-hidden backdoor to censorship.
Darkling5499 t1_je31xi2 wrote
Reply to comment by mattibbals in Spotted in New Milford by British_Rover
By that logic, the most vocally pro-LGBTQ people are transphobes / homophobes.