Yikes.

Rogue never did strike me as a go-to cocktail place, and that price sounds like a rip off.

EDIT: $15, $18 max for something fancy/top shelf would be my budget there.

Imagine what kind of person would downvote a comment like this and who prefers to cling to their guns at the expense of our children being killed every day.

I would imagine the units already existing around the new construction will have to lower prices to compete with fancy new apartments. Also yes, fishtown is a desirable place to live, that will be priced in.

I know we're arguing semantics and ultimately we arrive at the same conclusion, at least relating to 3rd deg murder. But am I crazy or doesn't what you posted mean that mean the max for an F1 offense is 20, meaning 10-20 is the maximum sentence you receive, not 20-40.

We’ll the theory is these are priced the highest of anything and then down the line the rowhome off the Main Street with the drafty windows won’t charge as much. Also that neighborhood and Philly is growing so you have to account for increased demand. Maybe rent would have gone way higher than it even has without the new units.

18 Pa.C.S. § 1103:Except as provided in 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714 (relating to sentences for second and subsequent offenses), a person who has been convicted of a felony may be sentenced to imprisonment as follows:(1) In the case of a felony of the first degree, for a term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than 20 years.(2) In the case of a felony of the second degree, for a term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than ten years.(3) In the case of a felony of the third degree, for a term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than seven years.

You'll note the lack of 40 in that statute. Not more than = max. The maximum a person can be required to serve in custody, without the right to a parole hearing, is 20 years for a 1st degree felony. That maximum becomes the minimum for a court ordered sentence of 20-40 years, since the minimum has to be, at most, half the maximum.

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It's semantics, ultimately. The difference between a "legal" max and a "commonly understood to be" max. But when the statutory maximum isn't mandatory life in prison, bail is required.

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if they’re not building parking into the basement of this thing imma be so mad

More of a

"We acknowledge there's a problem here but don't really want to get our hands dirty and would prefer to just throw money at the issue"

Similar to how they need to get their house painted but don't want to get paint on their nice clothes

I read somewhere else that Septa's board is mostly people from the suburbs so it's on their wish list

They're not though.

10000 daily riders, an increase of -4500 over current bus routes

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>I still struggle to understand why SEPTA is fighting so hard to make this happen. Somebody must really want it or maybe everybody is just too embarrassed to admit that they've made a mistake and wasted a lot of time

My guess is that the developers who spent untold millions building developments and apartments buildings there which are essentially isolated, as well as the mall are pushing for this.

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The most salient information provided by the article is this:

>Many transit advocates in the city say the $2.9 billion project wastes money better spent on more urgent needs.

This is the first time that I've seen it reported at more than $ 2 billion. I'm not sure where they found that number, but I believe it and.. yikes. If they build this stupid thing, it will probably end up costing $ 4 billion.

Meanwhile:

>The KOP rail extension would carry about 10,000 daily riders, according to SEPTA’s projections.

That's not a lot of people for $ 3 billion.

I still struggle to understand why SEPTA is fighting so hard to make this happen. Somebody must really want it or maybe everybody is just too embarrassed to admit that they've made a mistake and wasted a lot of time.

I'm very curious to see what the Federal Transit Administration rates this as and whether they agree to fund it through the Capital Investment Grant program. It's hard to imagine them giving it a 'Highly Recommended' and $ 1.45 billion in good faith and conscience, but if the fix it is in, the fix is in.

The fact that this article talks about the building and doesn't even mention the parking once. Ignoring that aspect is a good step toward denormalizing the idea that every building must provide parking.

I'm still baffled this is even a project they're moving forward.

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"parking in the area" = free readily available parking within a block of where you live. The city/ housing shouldn't suffer to ensure drivers are never inconvenienced.

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Damn, you sound pressed. I live in a bubble where I see families on Septa all the time. Like I said, don’t if you don’t want to.

Sure, instead of a nice diversion for the family after work, I'll collect my child from their after-school activity, attempt to coordinate with my spouse, meet up randomly at a junkie/piss-filled station, and take three different SEPTA vehicles to get to an area where we can all walk blocks and blocks to eat burgers.

What kind of a bubble do you live in?

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"An MDJ may not assign cash bail solely because a defendant faces serious charges.16 The rules further require that an MDJ conduct a careful individualized assessment of the arrested person and look at multiple factors, including the person’s community ties and history of employment.17 If an MDJ determines that cash bail is necessary to ensure appearance, they must then assess the financial ability of the defendant and should only assign a reasonable bail amount “no[] greater than is necessary to reasonably ensure the defendant’s appearance and compliance with conditions of the bail bond.”18 Under Pennsylvania law, MDJs may not impose cash bail for the sole purpose of incarcerating someone until their trial date.19 Pretrial detention must be the carefully limited exception to pretrial releas"

So clearly this is a case of "DEJURE" versus "DEFACTO" law/proceedings. Bail is absolutely used to prevent people from exiting jail before trial - the ALCU document pretty much proves that point with figures.

So either we should change the law / constitution or follow the law, and also maybe we need to ring up hollywood and have them stop making up random shit in procedural shows so we can all understnd how it works lol

oh... our laws are weird as shit. then why is it 800K and not 5K? surely a underage minor doesnt have access to capital?

I always forget this:

https://www.aclupa.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/broken_rules_statewide_bail_report.pdf

but regardless, you get a bail hearing.