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bbkknn t1_j9jdwol wrote
Reply to comment by certain_people in Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels by metroracerUK
Scapegoat. But the whole thing is surreal.
The trains weren't build, they noticed the wrong measurements in the early design stage. This happened two or three years ago and the design was stopped for a long time because it's a legal problem.
Before 2015, when this particular rail system needed new machines they would state in the contract that the new machines must have the same dimensions than the old ones. In 2015 a new safety standard came out establishing new dimensions for the machines and wagons. What nobody took into account is that there are some really old tunnels which are smaller than the dimensions in the new safety standard.
The safety standard had to be changed to allow for exceptions on how the machine dimensions are established and this took forever. But as said, no train was build.
In a few months there are regional elections and so this year old problem nobody ever heard about suddenly has become a big talking point to bash on the government.
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Reply to comment by JugglingRick in ‘Cookie Monster’ sightings unsettling locals; police say not to engage by Over-Conversation220
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PydraxAlpta t1_j9jchvy wrote
Reply to comment by JordanComoElRio in 'Naked and Afraid' Contestant Burns His Penis Sleeping Next to a Fire by nimobo
Phorensick t1_j9jc6vq wrote
Reply to comment by VyrPlan in Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels by metroracerUK
Agreed it has zero to do with trains…it’s about more clicks to link other Guardian stories.
But since I was confused as well…here’s the quick summary of what they referenced:
The left and the right are bashing each other because the government passed a well meaning law that had some very unintended consequences…
“Under the new law, consent must be given and cannot be assumed to have been given either by default or with silence. The legislation also removes the distinction between sexual abuse and sexual assault – i.e. rape – by making consent the deciding factor.
[and this is the part that wasn’t completely thought through…]
The new legislation has allowed convicted sex offenders to have their sentences reexamined. On Wednesday alone, Spanish media reported that 13 sentences had been reduced in several different regions, and that three convicted sex abusers had actually been released as a result. One of the cases involved a man in León who had abused his 11-year-old daughter. Judges ruled that instead of ‘sexual abuse of minors’ he had in fact committed ‘sexual assault of minors’, which carries a six- to 12-year sentence compared to the original eight to 12.
Under Spanish law, any change to the minimum sentence for an offence can be applied retroactively, and judges usually rule in favour of the convict in such cases. That means that where the minimum sentence for a sexual offence has been reduced, a person serving time for the same offense can expect to spend fewer years in prison or even be released on time served.”
gott_in_nizza t1_j9jby4z wrote
Reply to comment by VyrPlan in Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels by metroracerUK
WTF? That does read like the actual onion
estebanmr9 t1_j9jbudp wrote
Reply to comment by VyrPlan in Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels by metroracerUK
Looks written by IA
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Corleone_Michael t1_j9jbllu wrote
If the only problem were the railway in 2 regions, then why don't they just adjust the railways there?
izzy-springbolt t1_j9jbgb2 wrote
Reply to comment by TheRealSeaMoose in Doctor has sex with patient in emergency department toilets 'to help with chest pain' by alyaaz
This is the UK, where our healthcare is free.
certain_people t1_j9jb7dw wrote
Why? Was she the one who measured them?
Xu_Lin t1_j9jay4a wrote
Reply to ‘Cookie Monster’ sightings unsettling locals; police say not to engage by Over-Conversation220
Mental Health is a bitch ain’t it? Lmao
TheRealSeaMoose t1_j9jault wrote
Reply to comment by izzy-springbolt in Doctor has sex with patient in emergency department toilets 'to help with chest pain' by alyaaz
Hope she didn't have to pay extra for that, because sometimes the bills are the only thing there that'll fuck ya
VyrPlan t1_j9japz5 wrote
>“If a secretary of state and the president of Renfe resign over the train fiasco, who’s going to resign over the more than 4,000 sex offenders who’ve won the lottery thanks to only-yes-mean-yes?”
the article ends on this...and i have no idea wtf they are talking about
menlindorn t1_j9j96um wrote
just spit on it
CSGB13 t1_j9j89mb wrote
Fat shaming the trains smh
cutelyaware t1_j9j7c0s wrote
Reply to comment by swisscriss in Doctor has sex with patient in emergency department toilets 'to help with chest pain' by alyaaz
Sorry, I couldn't get past "He discharged her"
Arc80 t1_j9j712t wrote
Reply to Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children by HoboWithAComputer
More power to him. He's apparently been tearing the republican party apart up there for years now saying shit like that while otherwise accomplishing next to nothing.
cutelyaware t1_j9j578z wrote
Reply to Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children by HoboWithAComputer
Even more disturbing to me is that he prefaced his utilitarian argument with "Obviously it's not good for the child, but..."
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AadamAtomic t1_j9j4uvi wrote
Reply to comment by wallander1983 in Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children by HoboWithAComputer
The party of Adrenochrome chugging child grooming grandstanding Lizard lords? /s
wallander1983 t1_j9j4ukh wrote
Reply to Man convicted of molesting boy during sleepover and offering sex act, says it was 'inside joke' by SYLOH
While walking home to retrieve a badminton racquet, Neo suddenly asked the victim if he wanted a sex act.
The victim immediately said no and testified in court that he was "weirded out" by this question as it seemed "gay".
Children can be so cruel.
wallander1983 t1_j9j4heq wrote
Reply to Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children by HoboWithAComputer
My highlights from the article:
Eastman has long attracted controversy in the state Capitol. He was censured in 2017 after claiming that women in rural villages try to get pregnant so they can get a free trip to the city for an abortion.
No, i am shocked. Shocked.
Seasoned lawmakers said he has alienated every caucus he has joined with his uncompromising approach to legislation and his tendency to use his newsletters to bully his GOP colleagues.
I hope he has no partner and no children, classic abuser behavior.
Eastman himself did not respond to a request for an interview. In a text message, he said, "I was happy to hear that ACT is taking a stand against child abuse, but the value of a child is not derived from their future productivity, but from the fact that every child is made in the image of God."
Understood, he's an Ultra-Christian Right-Winger.
Gray said Eastman has "boldly shown who he is," pointing out that he has solidly won four consecutive elections.
He may be a Far-Right Ultra-Christian Oath Keeper who is shunned even by his GOP colleagues, but he is one of US.
Good_Nyborg t1_j9j3wnp wrote
Reply to ‘Cookie Monster’ sightings unsettling locals; police say not to engage by Over-Conversation220
Homeless or not, I bet that keeps him pretty warm.
MetricVeil t1_j9jf80j wrote
Reply to Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children by HoboWithAComputer
The lack of empathy, shame, and remorse are, often, characteristics attributed to psychopaths. :|