@rbreich An accessory-after-the-fact is someone who assists 1) someone who has committed a crime, 2) after the person has committed the crime, 3) with knowledge that the person committed the crime, and 4) with the intent to help the person avoid arrest or punishment. An accessory after the fact may be held liable for, among other things, obstruction of justice.
@georgetakei yup, time to start erecting the guillotines in public squares, it's time to remind potential kings what happens when you act in defiance to your citizens.
@georgetakei the saddest part of the Far Rights goose stepping to victory is the lust for the past when only privileged white people had any true hope of happiness. They've longed for a world that doesn't exist anymore because slowly but surely and only after great effort a measure of equality has been enjoyed by people they judge to be "less than".
If more people were listening, reading, paying attention, then they'd be afraid enough to vote in numbers. So be afraid, be very afraid.
@georgetakei Random thought, maybe let’s normalize buying our own drinks. Also helps avoid drink spiking. I never dated though. That whole scene is foreign to me. But I don’t like the concept of women being “bought” things to imply dependence. I think singles should be independent until committed, but maybe that’s too idealistic, maybe a little naive?
@rbreich Perhaps the most radical Supreme Court in our nation's history. It's time to dissolve their den of corruption. Term limits and an impeachment process decided by a national referendum.
Spoiler: We do not need one drop of "fuels" for cars, trucks and trains that are highly inefficient and / or lead to even more desastrous exploitation of and pollution to the environment.
@arstechnica saying we need x or y while suggesting the set of solutions includes cars suggests what we really need is not going to happen. Unfortunately that seems to be what is happening, we keep raising the bar, not realizing we need to start lowering it to get anywhere. It comes down to energy used per passenger mile. This is all well understood. A 2 to 5 ton rolling brick of batteries does slightly drop CO2 per mile but can't scale like mas transit.
What I would have done would be that he'd have to come clean about the prank to the girl and apologize. Then as an apology offer money for a fine dining dinner at a central location on his expense from his monthly allowance. He wouldn't be at the dinner.
What a dimwit son, I would have made him do all the chores in addition. 😡
@georgetakei Bad situation all around. I would contact the host privately and respectfully decline, giving my reason without judgment and asking if they’d be interested in a more personal get together later, if it seemed necessary.
I have allergies, so I can see both sides. Vegans have strong aversions to eating meat (by anyone) that aren’t as deadly serious as allergies, but should be respected in their own home.
Absent a major illness or long-term job loss, three months is not a stay; it's moving in. If it's her boyfriend, she needs another one. Might be what he was trying to tell her with this stunt. This guy has issues she doesn't need to live with for life.