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  • Movies are works of fiction not law. In America if you choose to temporarily waive your right to silence and speak to police you may at any point reassert that right.

    I couldn't blame cinematographers for attempting to tell a story. But they are artists not lawyers.

    You may talk to police that way in America but any good lawyer will tell you not to because the strength of the fact that your silence can't be used against you often will offend out weigh any defense you might argue.

    When guilt must be proven absence of evidence is the defendant's friend.

  • As an American this is an interesting comment.

    Traditional American understandings agree with the notion of innocent until proven guilty and that rights exist regardless of accusations. But here it is not a judge but a jury of your peers who decides the facts based on evidence shown to them. Here judges decide matters of law not fact.

    (Unless you choose to have a judge rule on the facts (likely because you are probably unpopular in your community because of the nature of the accusations and you feel it'd be more fair for a judge to decide the fact in your eyes))..

  • I'm not sure what an exception could look like that wouldn't swallow the rule. Maybe a requirement for a minimum of a certain sq footage of undeveloped land. But that might not work in areas where many lots have a small amount of habitat land that together forms a larger habitat.

    I think it might have merit on a municipal level in very urban areas but not on a state or national basis because of this.

  • This might not be the reason but in the US a lot of land is privately owned undeveloped land. If you taxed undeveloped land you may incentivize the destruction of habitats of a lot of wildlife.

  • If the food pantries in your area are well stocked like they are in much of the US it's probably to ensure that homeless people are getting free non-expired food rather than free expired food.

  • Eugenics and prohibition were both progressive social movements.

    Progressive doesn't necessarily mean good.

  • I've watched a few of his videos and they've all been very interesting. I'd recommend some of his coverage on Native American/Indian issues.

    He also did good job showing the border situation from the lenses of people from every side of it (migrants, cartel coyotes, local sheriffs, & cities hosting the migrants). It highlights how dogmatism of politicians is hurting ordinary people.

  • Just feel it should be pointed out that money isn't the only way to contribute. Time is another. Volunteer hours are important for many charitable organizations too.

  • Depends on the place like everyone else has said.

    • To the nearest convenience store: .3 mi
    • To the nearest chain supermarket: 1.1 mi
    • To the bus stop: .3 mi
    • To the nearest park: .5 mi
    • To the nearest big supermarket: 1.1 mi
    • To the nearest library: .5 mi
    • To the nearest train station: 30 mi

  • People don't like when you punch down. When a 13 year old illegally downloaded a Limp Bizkit album no one cared. When corporations worth billions funded by venture capital systematically harvest the work of small creators (often with appropriate license) to sell a product people tend to care.

  • If you've heard the term 'high explosives' that refers to thoses that are supersonic while 'low explosives' are subsonic.

  • Reach out to the seller. Assert to them that you own that IP and that it was released with a limited license that doesn't include their sales. Say that they need to either stop or purchase a license from you to continue. If they don't stop or want to get a license now is the point for you to contact an IP lawyer.

    You could go straight to the lawyer option but this should save you some money and possibly resolve it without outside help.

  • I feel like people haven't been going to the moon as much as they used to.

  • MASH hosted about 20 fleeing men and children in the first four months of 2013 before being shut down.

    Glass half full. He probably made a massive difference in the lives of those 20 in those few short months. Maybe even turned some lives around.

  • The original Blade Runner movie is not nearly as good as the sequel. The sequel highlights how lesser the original's plot was. We overly praise the first one because of the Tear in the Rain Speech.

  • They probably didn't hire any lawyers for their writing team. This is pretty common in legal movies and shows. They aren't making movies for lawyers who know about ex parte hearings. They're making movies for the average Joe who can be convinced someone was found guilty in a civil case.