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Almostdonehere74 t1_jdgsxrs wrote

Reply to Sheriff says consideration of his family influence led to stopping Montgomery County mugshots posts by Serpenio_

Sounds about right. It's never a problem until it affects them. Then it's an issue that needs to be resolved with empathy and fairness. For reasons. (For this asshole, his daughter is being investigated on child abuse charges stemming from her place of employment - a daycare. She sounds lovely.) Edit: Someone else pointed out that the sheriff's 67 year old brother was charged for jacking off/exposing himself in public at a park in late February. Surely that had no bearing on his decision at all, either. Throw the whole bunch away. Ugh.

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captaincaf t1_jdgn9wp wrote

Reply to comment by BleedOutCold in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater

Im a former teacher. I worked at a school where a kid brought a weapon in and was back the following week. Charter school. You would be surprised by the lack of recourse that teachers have. If he is expelled, he goes to a different school and he’s still a threat. He drops out? Still a threat to greater society. This is why you should vote for candidates who support more funding for the education system. One method to reduce student isolation is to increase the amount of counseling at schools. Proven to work, but there’s no money for it.

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Tail_Nom t1_jdgisds wrote

Reply to comment by massacrefuffles in Sheriff says consideration of his family influence led to stopping Montgomery County mugshots posts by Serpenio_

C'mon... no it's not. It fucking should be, but it isn't. You and I both know dude is just justifying his self-serving bullshit. A petty dictator with (if there is a just and loving god) an impotent, limp dick. Positions of authority should offer no reward; public service should be service.

As it is, law enforcement and public office attract petty tyrants. "No person capable of getting the position should, under any circumstances, be allowed to hold it." It's all fucked up in a very real yet very nebulous way. The best we can do is recognize it, call it out, and recognize as a constituent community that this person has deemed themselves unworthy of the public's trust.

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Croce11 t1_jdgeaga wrote

Reply to comment by hate_tank in Billboards advise on how to get abortion pills in US states where procedure is banned | Abortion by BigClitMcphee

You don't just accidentally fall on a dick and get knocked up. It's sort of an involved process. With several....SEVERAL... (optional) steps that can prevent said pregnancy from ever starting in the first place. This isn't like getting some random illness you never saw coming.

Abortions in a case that would save a mothers life from potential certain death during an abnormal pregnancy? Sure have one. Get raped by some scumbag? Abort away. Be an irresponsible adult and skip the dozens of optional steps to avoid getting pregnant in the first place? That's your problem. A self created problem. How the fuck does this make me a "neckbeard" for telling people to take responsibility for their own actions? Being a fucking adult is the antithesis of being some whiny (wo)manchild begging the government to save them from their own stupidity.

The issue is also not black and white despite constantly being argued in such a manner. I'm not some republican "lololol save their lives in the womb let them die outside the womb lololol keep healthcare shit". Yeah we need better healthcare too. Because I actually do care about people living and getting a chance to experience life to the fullest. Such a shocking, selfish, and brutal opinion to have I guess. Absolute neckbeard moment to have basic human empathy and to want people to grow the fuck up and be responsible enough so they aren't ruining more lives than just their own.

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