It’s crazy how common hung juries are. I was on one where the white woman couldn’t believe a corrections officer would just be a dick to an inmate. A friend was on one where someone couldn’t believe a person could drive about 5 miles across town, rob a store and come back during a lunch break
An American Airlines flight bound for Boston was forced to abort takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday morning to avoid another plane that was landing....
The same thing that’s been happening for a while, just delayed for a bit from covid. Airports are at peak capacity in a lot of places and building more isn’t happening fast enough. Air traffic controllers are overworked and understaffed, this makes mistakes more common. Especially when trying to have 20% more planes pass through an airport than it was really designed for.
Violent crime isn’t all crime though. If someone sees discarded needles every day on the street, they aren’t that greatful when you say “at least you weren’t mugged.”
If you can’t leave packages at your front door, you don’t care as much that there was only 1 drive by shooting in the area.
You won’t get stabbed on the subway, but you will get a scam call and 3 scam texts on your ride.
Critics of a new Louisiana law, which makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances, fear that the measure could hinder the public’s ability to film officers — a tool that has increasingly been used to hold police accountable....
Louisiana is going to waste a lot of money defending this law. The Supreme Court has been very consistent on filming cops is allowed. Also 25 feet is huge, that effectively closes sidewalks if a car is pulled over, and any two lane roads. The selective enforcement options are endless.
There isn’t anyone on the republican side to really oppose Trump. The typical republican insider is no longer popular with voters, many tried to imitate Trump, but that fails because it’s more about the outsider status than absurd statements. They could have tried an actual conservative candidate, but that’s unthinkable to the republican elite, like running Sanders is to democrats.
The democrats have done a horrible job curating future candidates. The Republicans aren’t much better, but at least have a lot of governors. With 12/16 years of the presidency they have no one electable on the national stage. This is a failure of leadership to not have one cabinet or congressional official be someone with a future.
This leads us to a race where the most popular option would be neither of these two.
I’m extremely new to this site, but have seen a lot of promising things. People here seem to use logic and common sense, instead of baseless feelings. I’ve also seen calling out hypocrisy and (to put it lightly) evil laws and regulations....
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol....
Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town’s mayor is charged in the killings....
The EU isn’t going to kick out their scapegoat. Countries are perfectly capable of coordinating and sending aid without an EU resolution. If Germany, France, or anyone else wanted to send aid it would be in transit already.
I have everything pretty much ready to launch full time. Time, skills, customers, support from family. But I’d leave my current job behind and with it my family’s health insurance for the foreseeable future. I can’t afford any of the options I’ve seen. It’s the one thing holding me back. Any ideas for affordable health...
Windows 10 EoL is fast approaching, so I thought I’d give Linux a try on some equipment that won’t be able to upgrade to Windows 11. I wanted to see if I will be able to recommend an option to anyone that asks me what they should do with their old PC....
Linux is stuck in the I had to do X so you have to do it too mindset. They are generally opposed to user friendly options if it means removing pain they feel is core to the experience.
Live Updates: Trump Guilty on All Counts in Hush-Money Case (www.nytimes.com)
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Copy and Paste [Last Place Comics] (lemmy.world)
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American Airlines flight forced to abort takeoff at Reagan National Airport to avoid hitting another plane (www.cnn.com)
An American Airlines flight bound for Boston was forced to abort takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday morning to avoid another plane that was landing....
Joe Biden is correct that violent crime is near a 50-year low (www.poynter.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15948872...
Man with suspended license appears in Michigan court over Zoom while driving (abc7.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15976653...
New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances (apnews.com)
Critics of a new Louisiana law, which makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances, fear that the measure could hinder the public’s ability to film officers — a tool that has increasingly been used to hold police accountable....
They're not "Minifigs," they're "Lego Men." Even the female ones. I feel very strongly about this.
Also, they’ve sucked ever since they stopped having just basic smiley faces....
Americans shrug over falling birthrate (www.newsweek.com)
First Lady Jill Biden: "Those Polls Are Going To Turn," "Americans Are Going To Choose Good Over Evil" (www.realclearpolitics.com)
Donald Trump Says He'll Stop All Electric Car Sales (Update: He Was Talking About Made-In-Mexico Chinese EVs) (gizmodo.com)
Scottie Scheffler to have charges dropped after arrest for disobeying cops: report (www.independent.co.uk)
After mice drink raw H5N1 milk, bird flu virus riddles their organs (arstechnica.com)
what kind of demographic is lemmy?
I’m extremely new to this site, but have seen a lot of promising things. People here seem to use logic and common sense, instead of baseless feelings. I’ve also seen calling out hypocrisy and (to put it lightly) evil laws and regulations....
Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxury (www.ktla.com)
Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer's 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack (apnews.com)
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol....
Three people shot to death in tiny South Dakota town; former mayor charged (apnews.com)
Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town’s mayor is charged in the killings....
When the DM tries to make it as obvious as possible (lemmy.world)
EU ministers fume as ‘outrageous’ Hungary yet again blocks military aid for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
A large number of EU resolutions on Ukraine are being blocked by Hungary, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis....
[US] I'm hesitating launching my own business because I'd lose health insurance for my family. What are my options?
I have everything pretty much ready to launch full time. Time, skills, customers, support from family. But I’d leave my current job behind and with it my family’s health insurance for the foreseeable future. I can’t afford any of the options I’ve seen. It’s the one thing holding me back. Any ideas for affordable health...
Linux is still not ready to replace Windows
Windows 10 EoL is fast approaching, so I thought I’d give Linux a try on some equipment that won’t be able to upgrade to Windows 11. I wanted to see if I will be able to recommend an option to anyone that asks me what they should do with their old PC....