And this is the same cunt that was blaming "the radical left" for "politicizing" the death of a child under his care. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/us/oklahoma-nonbinary-student-superintendent.html
Goofy, toupee-wearing dumbass
Disinterest is not that chilling a reason
Exploitation is baked in, without it capitalists have nothing
Now that’s a decent hiding spot
By Andrew Engelson Kevin Dave—the Seattle police officer who killed 23-year-old pedestrian Jaahnavi Kandula last year while driving 74 miles…
Stacy Gilbert, who quit post as senior adviser on Tuesday, says report went against consensus of experts
Fantastic job
Whoopsie
Singapore Airlines
Fucking cowards.
Apparently applies to all cops https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seattle-police-officer-who-struck-jaahnavi-kandula-wont-face-charges/
Fuckers
‘Counterprotesters’ implies they were protesting, how bout you try ‘Zionist thugs’ next time, nyt? And maybe instead of ‘provoked violence’, try out ‘terrorized’ or ‘violently attacked’. Take that out for a spin, give it a whirl
UAW Local 4811, largest union of academic workers, also says it will file unfair labor charges over university use of LAPD on protesters
Virus has already killed other mammals including sea lions and seals, while also taking toll on farm animals
US senator says Israeli prime minister using antisemitism to distract attention from ‘extremist and racist government’ policies
Maybe hang out in a different sub if you’re tried of seeing — oh I don’t know — world news
Coffee chain brings challenge after being told to rehire seven workers at Tennessee store who pursued effort to unionize
The employees were put on administrative leave.
So what’s preventing them from intercepting missiles targeting innocent Palestinians?
I thoroughly appreciate everyone's responses. In hindsight, I probably could have put the question in clearer context to avoid sounding like I was just trying to cherry-pick justifications for involuntarily committing someone without the legitimate grounds to do so (and it's become ever more clear that this is a deeper philosophical question about how much control we should have over a person's autonomy when they display signs of extreme mental distress). Ultimately, I share the same concerns that many of you have about how this could be misused to hold someone against their will when a third party deems their life isn't "normal". There are of course people in our society that would like to use such allowances to involuntarily treat people who are NOT suffering from a mental illness but fit some categorization they deem as "abnormal" -or- treat people who are suffering from a mental illness but are content with their lives (sorry, I'm sure there's a clearer way to phrase this but I'm struggling how to elucidate it; hopefully this is clear enough).
I was mainly curious to hear of other peoples experiences, what the outcomes have been, how things could be improved, i.e. get a better understanding of how it works, NOT try and use it as a justification. And I hope anyone that reads through this thread takes extreme care and consideration with this stuff, since it is such an extreme course of action to take.
I'm admittedly a bit worried that this post might make people feel targeted themselves or feel unsafe in someway, which was definitely not my intention.
From the Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges
Unconventional kitchen utensil you can't live without?
What are your unconventional kitchen tools/utensils you were skeptical of at first but feel you can’t live without?
I get tons of incidental exercise, save money and don’t have to worry about parking. But other people look at me aghast, writes Arwa Mahdawi
US president also warns Netanyahu that Israel must protect civilians and aid workers or risk losing US support
Ellis, a Black man, was shocked, beaten and restrained face down as he pleaded for breath in Tacoma, Washington, in 2020
Revealed: Savannah Graziano, 15, shot by sheriff’s deputies in 2022 while unarmed and following instructions to move toward them
Sources say weapons package authorized even as Washington expresses public concern over anticipated offensive in Rafah