That's just the Pennsyltucky portion in the peanut gallery, wish they'd stop making it so clear to the rest of the country. Trust MAGA to make a savage sexual assault on a child all about them though right?

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/my-understanding-is-that-philadelphia-is-the-only-first-class-city-in-the-state-and-pittsburgh-is-the-only-second-class-city-what-would-we-h/Content?oid=1338612

It's just a legal classification. Not sure there is much benefit for being one or the other.

It's not as nefarious as you think it is. There are absolutely bad actors, and some agencies and/or field offices within agencies just suck. But no one gets into environmental review to strike it rich or destroy the environment, except -maybe- the political appointees.

This also isn't the EPA telling Norfolk Southern to do whatever they want. This is more likely them saying "you -will- clean up your mess and do it right". If you doubt that, well, a lot of the regs have transparency and public outreach built in so the interested public can keep an eye on things. Alas, though, the interested public often doesn't care until it directly affects them.

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They're probably just not set up for it. It takes time to do the necessary surveys and testing and report preparation. It takes less time, but still a lot of it, to write contracts, send them out for bid, and choose a consultant to do the work. The government at all levels is already understaffed thanks to years of hiring freezes and budget cuts, and I can guarantee the Trump years did a number on people's willingness to join the EPA.

Plus, what do they do when Norfolk Southern stalls on paying the bill? Add higher interest rates? I mean, sure, but levying huge fines while they get dragged through the court of public opinion would be worse than just a bill they refuse to pay while everyone else forgets about the incident.

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Sad to see you're getting the down votes. Based on the article, the charges aren't very well supported. It sounds like the girl was too drunk to remember what happened. I'd want to know if a sexual assault kit was done? Any signs of trauma? How long was he in the restroom alone with her? Who called EMS? How she ended up alone at the gas station in the first place? I'm not saying he's innocent, but reddit has this trend of playing judge and jury when only having 10% of the relevant information.

Shippensburg is tiny. I imagine that's just what they have. It only has a standing population of like 5 or 6k people.

And why is it a magisterial district judge whose purview is "all traffic cases, minor criminal cases, civil cases, theft, disorderly conduct and landlord/tenet disputes involving amounts up to $12,000" giving a sign-and-release unsecured bail to a rape suspect?

Nothing that happened here is a minor criminal case. Rape is felony of the first degree.

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you really never drank in high school? didnt know anyone?

whats funny about this, tell me. because im fucking pissed.

Several points.. Why couldn't the EPA simply require payment for the necessary supplies and costs to perform said tests in-house by charging NS the bill. Seems obvious.

The background dioxin contamination would likely be recorded in surrounding areas by referencing commercial farms that perform regular soil tests.

The article says 50,000 unsecured bail. So frustrating. Should def be a no bail situation.

Really? How can you unironically say think for yourself and then post links to tabloid bloggers? Read an actual book. You want to learn about the historical context of Baal and Molech, I would recommend Carthage Must be Destroyed by Richard Meyers. He contextualizes Phoenician and Greek mythology with the rise of the Roman Republic. And the best part? He offers citations from archeology and other primary sources, as well as engaging with the existing academic writing on the topic. It's also a well written and approachable narrative.

The media isn’t hateful, they’re appealing to the tribal part of the brain to stir up hate and get more views/ad money etc. which may be worse that just genuinely being hateful, because at least then you’re honest.

That tends to be what happens when one posts “Opinion” pieces and not actual news . The Guardian is like Fox News . Some facts mostly opinion.

I know, I mean the proverbial “we.” I don’t want to hurt anyone either, but sometimes I feel in the minority on that one, especially in the media and social medias.

The EPA literal purpose is to find evidence of environmental damage. They are trying to force the company to pay for and perform the testing, but the EPA is also doing testing now. It has nothing to do with conspiracy nonsense of them purposefully not wanting to find contamination.

I mean this in the least confrontational way possible. Can you explain your comment?

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Did you know that Brock Allen Turner, convicted sexual assaulter, now uses his middle name in public to avoid association with rape? So Allen Turner so the same person as Brock Turner.

We are far too lenient on the penalty for crimes of a sexual nature.

Never take anyone's word for it. Think for yourself and learn for yourself, always. You are very capable and you have infinite value. Here are some resources to start:

https://whatonearthishappening.com/ https://thecenterpath.weebly.com/

Both of these people have first hand knowledge and have done extensive research into these topics

Because something is not uncommon does not make it a good practice.

Is his name Brock, or this this another rapist like Brock ALLEN Turner the rapist?

Edit: updated middle name.

>very real and well documented. I have contacts with former members and witnesses and victims of such events in the dark occult circles

Oh I see, I guess we should just take your word as evidence?