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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨British Charlie Kirk wannabe beaten up debating people in Manchester⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone who is advocating for “remigration” is advocating for the use of violence to remove racial minorities.

  If you are a pacifist and you don’t believe in violence in any circumstance, then fine. But if ever there is a time to use violence in defence of ourselves and the vulnerable in our society, I believe it’s now, before the state is captured by fascists. I think that if we had another Battle of Cable Street instead of a counter-protest at the next few “Unite the Kingdom” rallies (or whatever they call them these days) then we’d sort this shit out real fast.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨literally 451°⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I dunno, Celsius 233 has a bit of a ring to it, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm just a big toasty cinnamon bun that isn't fatally trapped in a crevice.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, but have you considered sinkholes?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨taking a stand⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  People whittle in groups?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They be chompin⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But they’re waffley versatile!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Looking for a career change? Then look no further!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That musical instrument list is a joke! No squeeze boxes? No woodwind? No percussion?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Neo-Nazi and Far-Right Coalition that Converged on Southampton Over Henry Nowak’s Murder⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also Burnham is still mayor of Greater Manchester. He only has to resign if he wins.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Handy tip⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem with this approach is that I will sooner or later imagine the cow as a cube. A cowube, if you will.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the difference between the UK justice system and the U.S. justice system?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The legal systems you find in the US (since some states I understand do things a bit differently) are largely based on the common law legal system of England and Wales.

  Scotland and Northern Ireland are different jurisdictions. NI is a broadly similar system to EW but with its own laws, but the Scottish system is more different; they operate on Scots law, which is kind of a hybrid of common law and European style civil law.

  Now, it would be hard for me to type on my phone an overview of the entire legal system of England and Wales because it - by itself - is essentially 4 legal systems in a trenchcoat that were smushed together in a car accident, but here’s an overview of the big differences you’d find in the criminal system.

  1. The first thing you’d notice after you were arrested is that you don’t get a lawyer; you get a solicitor. Here, there are two types of lawyers. Solicitors are the basically the people who handle everything that isn’t related to arguing in court. If it comes to court, your lawyer will hire a barrister for you. Barristers (so called because they are admitted “to the bar”, like US lawyers) are arguing-in-court specialists. These days some solicitors can argue in court, and some barristers can take clients directly, but this is still rare.

  2. Next a lawyer (usually a barrister) at the Crown Prosecution Service will decide whether or not you will be charged. The CPS is I guess the Law and Order equivalent of the District Attorney’s office, except we don’t elect a District Attorney. The head of the CPS is technically appointed by the government, but is basically appointed by a committee of lawyers and civil servants.

  3. No grand juries here. If you’re charged, you go straight to trial.

  4. If the crime is low level enough (like less than £1000 find or less than 6 months in gaol or something like that) you go to Magistrate’s Court. A magistrate is basically a volunteer who isn’t a lawyer, but they will have a lawyer whispering in their ear. There will be three of them and there won’t be a jury. The idea behind this is that the magistrates are trusted members of the community (and they do get an amount of training), so it’s kind of like you have a permanent mini-jury on hand, but many lawyers don’t like the system.

  5. For a more serious crime, you end up in Crown Court. Crown Court will usually have a judge and jury. If the crimi is extremely national security sensitive, and they can convince the judge that this is the case, then the judge may decide that you don’t get a jury. On the other hand, in most cases, you can decide that you don’t want a jury. None of our judges are elected; they are appointed by another committee and they are almost all former barristers.

  6. After that the system looks broadly similar. Next up is the Court of Appeal of England and Wales where there will be a few senior judges. They decide matters of law but do not second guess facts decided by jury. And then after that is the United Kingdom Supreme Court (for we all share one).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who's in the wrong here?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought you were referencing this bit by comedian James Caster: youtu.be/Zt5qJC1xQ8A

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's a matter of motivation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I daresay there’s a few people out there who might enjoy going into the sewers to manually remove the fatbergs, but probably not enough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palantir’s UK boss criticises ‘ideological’ groups as ministers move to scrap NHS contract⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And also they both had stupid moustaches.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palantir’s UK boss criticises ‘ideological’ groups as ministers move to scrap NHS contract⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There is no such thing as a non-ideological political decision, and the only people who think there is are the people who have been so thoroughly indoctrinated in the prevailing ideology that they are incapable of seeing it as anything other than “common sense”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Palantir’s UK boss criticises ‘ideological’ groups as ministers move to scrap NHS contract⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Rivers of blood was Enoch Powell, a Conservative (plus ça change). Oswald Mosley was the leader of the British Union of Fascists.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The original Lemmy shitpost⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this Lemmy’s “the cylinder must remain unharmed”?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nutritional Hexes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When I read “nutritional hexes” I assumed this would be honeycomb related.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨cool⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yikes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An old excuse⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you heard of the doctrine of universal reconciliation?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨K.I.S.S.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The third one was mostly ruined by the fact that Sofia Coppola couldn’t act. The scenes between her and Andy Garcia were verging on painful to watch. But yes, the bits of the film that were about Michael were good, actually.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tune a fish⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  One makes hideous sounds when I try to play it as a musical instrument, and the other I can play reasonably competently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A succulent meal⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The branding of ploughman’s lunch was invented in the 60s but that same Wikipedia page states it had been a common meal for rural labourers for centuries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You are allowed flavor⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Come on now, OP. What ever other criticism you may level at that sandwich, you can’t say that cheese and raw onion is lacking in flavour.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon discusses cinema.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol, I guess I should have expected that response. 🤦‍♀️

  I ask because I feel like your characterisation of The Shawshank Redemption could equally apply to The Godfather (if you replace good guy with protagonist) and I think they are equivalently great films. It’s just that one film is about how a normal (presumably innocent) man descends into evil and cruelty due to his circumstances and unfortunate events, the other is about a man who maintains his inner light despite his circumstances and unfortunate events. While you may or may not find one more compelling than the other, I think they are both equally special in their way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon discusses cinema.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How do you feel about The Godfather, if I may ask?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  tweets 2 hours a day

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨dating⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Cheddar? I hardly know her!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two former Polygon editors say they are launching Mothership, a new game publication, on January 26, to analyze games through the lens of gender and identity⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is Thunderf00t still going? I can’t wait to hear his take on this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Our lord and savior⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He looks upset. I’m sure a Baby Ruth would cheer him up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No one can say this isn’t the place for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨earth, fire, water, wind - it's not hard⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You forgot “fuckin’ magnets”.