Posts by MeanMrMustard

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3 Types of People?

by minimus in

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friends

as a rule, there are 3 types.

one is the dramatic over the top person where a hangnail means you might have to get your finger cut off.. the second type is —who me, worry?

i’m not going to let too much of anything bother me unless it really is armageddon.. the third type is the person in between.

MeanMrMustard

I was always fond of:

There are 10 types of people: Those that understand binary and those that do not.

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Covid 19 True Infection Rate / Proof of Misinformation

by Simon in

this is interesting.. you've probably heard of "asymptomatic spread" which is, people who are infected with the virus and are spreading it, but who have no symptoms.. but is it accurate?

is it supported by the statistics?.

this video analyses the facts and concludes that we've been given misinformation due to faulty testing.

MeanMrMustard

that is true, capitalism 101

No, it isn't.

the "non-lethal" part doesn't fit your narrative. What does it mean?

What's probably meant here is that if you are under 60 and not on death's doorstep anyway from some other disease, covid is less lethal than the flu.

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actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.

MeanMrMustard

When did this happen? Had no idea.

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Research question

by JeffT in

i'm doing a little background research for a novel.

what is the craziest thing you heard a witness say was demonized, and what did they do about it?.

MeanMrMustard

A salt shaker, purchased from a garage sale.

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Single Pretty Girls that are JWs, have so much potential, but sadly........

by pistolpete in

the pandemic has made the situation worse for single young jw girls.. i'm hearing tons of sad stories of single jw girls who are going, or have gone into deep depression.

with many having thoughts of committing suicide and hoping for a better life in the new order.. the pandemic has made it almost impossible for young jw girls to find a suitable marriage mate.

especially since the single jw boys-men want young, gorgeous, thin, virgins, who look like models and summit to the headship arrangement.

MeanMrMustard

...trivia nights...

Undoubtedly, Bible trivia.

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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial

by Simon in

anyone following the derek chauvin trial?.

if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.

there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?

MeanMrMustard

While the jury didn't fall for it, the defense did what they are supposed to do and raised possible doubts that people like Simon pinpointed in their minds and ignored all the real evidence.

The way this paragraph is constructed, I'm honestly not sure if he's saying Simon is ignoring all the real evidence or the jury is ignoring the real evidence.

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Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against?

by minimus in

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friends

some call it reverse discrimination.

whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?

it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.

MeanMrMustard

Not all "discrimination" is bad.

As Walter Williams used to point out, I discriminate all the time by having sex with my wife only. All those other women out there that I purposefully refuse....

I discriminate against egg salad. Forking disgusting.

The real question is : What is the discrimination BASED UPON?

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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial

by Simon in

anyone following the derek chauvin trial?.

if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.

there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?

MeanMrMustard

... it just looks really bad when a cop lays his knee across someone's neck when they its noted that the individual is assumed to be clinically dead.

Sure. It looked bad. That's why, when this first occurred, you had near universal agreement that Chauvin was at fault. But, like always, you wait a bit. The evidence comes out, and the full story is not nearly as clear.

But that was the point of Crowder's demonstrations (2 total). If this position really cuts off the air, or is a "blood choke", then let's give it a shot. He tried it twice, with more weight. It *looks* bad. And, it is painful, but not deadly.

Granted, the jury was never exposed to any demonstration like this, and I think it would have been a great demonstration to have, right there in the court. Let's just see what happens when you take a man, whos not about to explode in 5 minutes, and place him under that hold.

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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial

by Simon in

anyone following the derek chauvin trial?.

if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.

there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?

MeanMrMustard

With the toxicology report in hand and her testimony, why wasn't that used to establish cause of the death ?

It was. They asked the medical examiner - If you had seen Floyd's body, without the tape, what you you think. Answer: drug overdose or heart attack.

You would think the defense lawyers would use this during the trial.

Uhhh he did. BTW, it was one lawyer against about 10 ... but whatever. I happen to think that the lawyer for Chauvin did a good job, given all that he was up against. And the judge did alright too - except he should have moved the trial to a location that wasn't so threatening.

If the toxicology report showed an enormous amount of fentanyl in his system which would caused a cardiac arrest as its known to, why didn't the involved doctors state so ?

They did. But the prosecution had their key witness. I doctor who didn't get paid, as if that means he is any more credible. Seems he had an agenda. He took the stand and declared that there was no other cause, not even a little bit, that caused this death. Not the drugs, not the heart condition, nothing.

And the jury, being faced with possible doxing and death threats, suddenly agreed with the prosecution.

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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial

by Simon in

anyone following the derek chauvin trial?.

if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.

there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?

MeanMrMustard

The above is irrelevant because it was not filmed. What was filmed is "Knee on the neck" and after that, it is case closed.

Yeap. When the medical examiners were asked (again, in the trial!) what they would conclude the cause of death to be if they just saw the body, answer: drug overdose or heart attack.