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MrDangerMan t1_jaemqg5 wrote

Reply to comment by redander in 'Very brave and honest' Kentucky toddler points officers to fugitive's hiding spot by AudibleNod

Yeah and probably what happened is the kid spilled the beans like “but I just saw her in the laundry room, mommy!” And they turned the story it into “hero little child stands up and does the right thing despite the criminality and moral decay of their surroundings. There’s still good in this world!”

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Babybutt123 t1_jaemnxh wrote

Reply to comment by OneManFreakShow in 'Very brave and honest' Kentucky toddler points officers to fugitive's hiding spot by AudibleNod

Doesn't sound like he was her kid at all. Kid didn't live there, appeared healthy, happy, and didn't have signs of abuse.

My guess is his mom/dad is related to whoever has a drug problem.

I don't think active addicts should be around children (whether meth, booze, or whatever else), but he's also not getting removed from his parents nor is the addict his mom.

Also, criminalization of drug addiction doesn't solve the issue. If it did, we'd have won the war on drugs by now. Doesn't sound like she's committed property or violent crimes. Just that she's sick. Arresting her isn't helping anyone.

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CrowVsWade t1_jaeld8t wrote

Reply to comment by m1sterlurk in Daily use of marijuana raises risk of heart disease, study finds by TheDodoBird

You're not reading or communicating. You're simply rebroadcasting an agenda I've said nothing about, other than to also critique the pointlessness and counter-productivity of prohibition.

The historic prohibition of cannabis doesn't make research of the last 20 years somehow invalid. That's not how good science operates. Behind where it could have been if we'd started in 1940? Sure, but we can't revisit that now. Again, you're conflating political/cultural with scientific. They're just not the same arena.

My original point was singularly that there is a growing body of scientific research that's raising questions about the negative (as well as positive) impacts of cannabis. Most pro-cannabis people aren't aware of this.

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ughhhhh420 t1_jaek8b1 wrote

Reply to comment by LocoCoyote in Sale of late Egyptian President Sadat's passport in Texas sparks outrage among family by Neo2199

It varies from country to country, but generally speaking governments only own the passport when its valid. Once its cancelled or expires, ownership passes to whoever is currently in possession of it.

Vintage passports are a reasonably common collectors item, and it appears as though this particular passport has been sold several times prior to this - all without objection from the Egyptian government or Sadat's family.

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