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by masonic 6y ago
That jury wasn't all-white; 9 of 12 were white. In the Federal jury that later convicted Koon and Powell of Federal civil rights violations, there were likewise 9 of 12 white jurors. Modern American jurors don't inherently judge
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by masonic 6y ago
It started in 2006 under Bush That very Wikipedia link clearly affirms that the operation that came to be known as Fast and Furious began in October 2009.
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by masonic 6y ago
In my experience when I was uninsured, Costco's uninsured rates for prescription drugs beat everybody.
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by masonic 6y ago
Generic OTC allergy meds are cheap when you don't buy boutique retail. I pay less than $11/year for daily generic Claritin (365 doses) at Costco. Allegra is a touch more.
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by masonic 6y ago
There's a crapload of what may be looted merchandise suddenly being listed on For Sale on nextdoor here. People who haven't sold anything before are suddenly listing multiple "brand new and sealed" items of a given categ
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by masonic 6y ago
And this is a "Google SWE"?
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by masonic 6y ago
Very well said. I would add that not everyone is a signatory to all Hague Convention elements. For example, USA is not a signatory to the FMJ requirements but generally observes them anyway to facilitate sharing of supplies with allies.
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by masonic 6y ago
This is just an assortment of Amazon affiliate links, with most or all of the summaries directly copied from Amazon's corresponding sale page.
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by masonic 6y ago
That only applies to stolen property that has crossed state lines.
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by masonic 6y ago
Pao has quite a knack for landing in "hostile workplaces".
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by masonic 6y ago
No, 1992 was the combined weight of genuine systemic racism in policing combined with the de facto jury nullification by an artificially selected venue and favorable jury pool. When injustice is systemic and protected , there is no hope of
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by masonic 6y ago
Every submit for this site is just an ad for Amazon affiliate linked books (tag=itbook.store-20) There is no "store". Even the descriptions are ripped from other retailers' pages.
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by masonic 6y ago
Related, from earlier today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23371537
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by masonic 6y ago
Maybe multiple cases are being conflated here. In the case of the cab hauling the FedEx trailers where one attacker got caught in a rear wheel, the truck had stopped, but multiple people climbed onto the cab and tried to break in while me
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by masonic 6y ago
Soliciting black hat activity on HN? Classy.
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by masonic 6y ago
The exceptions in food labeling confound me. I keep assuming that some behaviors have to be illegal, but Federal rulemaking changes have been spottily reported for over 20 years. One example is nuts. There are off brands (I see mainly a
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by masonic 6y ago
Reagan was quick to pass the Mulliford (sic) Act Reagan signed the Mulford Act, but it would have become law without his signature anyway. It was passed in the Assembly and Senate, neither of which was controlled by his party.
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by masonic 6y ago
and guns Not according to your stated example. Quoting: "Ammunition and accessories only No firearm registrations."
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by masonic 6y ago
False; see PC § 27885: PC § 27885 (a) The person loaning the firearm is at all times within the presence of the person being loaned the firearm. I think most people's definition of "loan" isn't limited to the loa
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by masonic 6y ago
(Trump recently pardoned him) No,he wasn't pardoned. His sentence was commuted. He remains a convicted felon.
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by masonic 6y ago
The Jungle was about the safety of the products (to consume) far more than about the safety of the workers. Chicago meatpacking was safer work than, say, railroad grades or West Virginia coal mines.
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by masonic 6y ago
The cops that choked Eric Gardner to death are all free right now. Despite Loretta Lynch hand-picking the DOJ investigating agents, she declined to pursue civil rights charges. (Remember, that was the mechanism used by GHW Bush&#x27
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by masonic 6y ago
(2015) February submit, ~700 points: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22482731
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by masonic 6y ago
"He said some of the 40 arrests made in the Twin Cities Friday night were of people linked to white supremacist groups and organized crime." Actually, he said no such thing, hence the lack of an actual quote. Good thing, too, lest
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by masonic 6y ago
The Reagan administration banned needle exchanges Declining to include Federal funding in his budget is not "banning". Funding bills originate in the House. The House was Democrat controlled for Reagan's entire tenu
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by masonic 6y ago
"All immigrant physicians like Mehta are authorized to work in the U.S. through H-1B visas." All immigrant doctors are H-1B visa holders? None are citizens? None are Permanent Residents? None hold other kinds of visas?
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by masonic 6y ago
Plagiarized from Katharina Buchholz's article: https://www.statista.com/chart/21868/share-of-covid-19-cases...
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by masonic 6y ago
Plagiarized from Felix Richter's article: https://www.statista.com/chart/18839/quarterly-real-gdp-grow...
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by masonic 6y ago
Potatoes didn't exist in the Old World until brought from South America. Corn (maize) and tomatoes also came from the New World.
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by masonic 6y ago
Your "concrete example" doesn't say that any prisoners were forced to do anything. Many volunteer for work release to make money, get outside, and/or gain work experience. If you have firsthand knowledge of any of the

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