If you’re in public in the US, consent doesn’t matter at all. We need to actively block surveillance, create our own privacy.

That petition is cute, but even if such a law was passed, it would be struck down.

Well you definitely don’t have any right to privacy in public in the US.

I’m on board with disarming everyone, but I want to go last.

Now that the Ayatollah has just been killed, what will Iran’s leadership look like in the next weeks, months, years?

We could disincentivise that if we actually had any sway on policy.

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I don’t have as much desk time as I used to. My back hurts because I’m old and I have done a bunch of different jobs that hurt my back in a bunch of different ways.

It might help home prices a bit. I mean, there’s not much we can hope for in this world anymore but affordable housing would be cool.

I did once have someone give me a roll of quarters and I walked out with $70. I figured the only reason I won was because it wasn’t my money.

Why not both?

I’ve never been a gambler because I’ve only ever lost. I’d say I’m down ~$30 in the last 30 years.

small dick countries gonna hate

I sleep well at least once a month and I catch a short nap every couple of weeks. Surely that makes up for sleeping four hours a night the other 27 days of the month.

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I’m getting old reddit vibes, back before it turned to shit

Carpenter bees: don’t worry about these little holes in your wood framing, I’m justdestroying your home.

Me: back at you!

It also depends on where and other context. If it is an old frail man or a woman being punched by a dude twice their size it absolutely can be. I also said it depended on the state and I said maybe. I’m not spreading false information.

It really depends on the state. Quite a few people have been killed by being sucker punched. So if you punch someone out of the blue they can say they feared for their life.

And breaking legs, the amount of force depends on the person. My daughter broke her own legs twice just by slipping on a stair a little. What if they’re carrying a retractable baton and when you punch them they hit you in the knee with it? Not unreasonable in a lot of the US.

I can’t speak to the laws in other nations but in the US it depends a lot on where they’re recording. If you’re just out on the street, it’s not only not a crime to record in public, it’s a protected right. So if you punch them they’d be solidly in their rights to mace you or break your legs, maybe even shoot you in many states. And then have you arrested and force you to pay for a new pair of glasses.

But if they were doing that shit on private property or somewhere worse like a restroom, give them the ol western bouncer treatment and send them flying out the door with a broken pair of glasses. I mean you could assault them out in public too, but there could be some unpleasant consequences.

I wish I could do better than my parents but that is out of the question. I grew up poor, we were middle class when I was in high school, and then my boomer dad started making good money right as I was graduating and moved out. I make less less than half of what he was making 35 years ago, not even adjusting for inflation. I have no retirement savings but maybe I’ll get a small inheritance if I manage to outlive them both and medical bills don’t burn through their funds. I’m expecting to work for 60 years.