D_J_Nathanson

D_J_Nathanson, 3 months ago to random

Massachusetts should allow supervised consumption sites because they save lives #MApoli

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/02/05/opinion/supervised-consumption-sites-massachusetts-overdose/

D_J_Nathanson, 2 months ago to random

🧵 So I try to do semi-regular #STFUfriday posts reminding people to exercise their right to remain silent and to have a lawyer present for custodial questioning.

Every once in a while, I get comments to the effect of, “that doesn’t work for people of color.”

Whether people of color can safely invoke their Miranda rights is a sensitive and case-specific discussion probably not suited for a social media discussion. But I’ll try. /1

D_J_Nathanson, 5 days ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

One of the biggest obstacles to claiming those protections? Bill Clinton, Janet Reno, and Timothy McVeigh.

In short the AEDPA. #RepealAEDPA 🧵

Bill Clinton looking at a computer screen, making stupid pouty lips and giving the thumbs up.

D_J_Nathanson, 1 month ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?🧵

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

Cops are only REQUIRED to give you Miranda warnings if you are “in custody.” “Not free to go” is an oversimplification.

Remember you can always invoke your rights even when you aren’t in custody.🧵

Joey from the TV show Friends banging the kitchen table and yelling, "I WANNA GOOOOOOOOO"

D_J_Nathanson, 4 months ago to ai

I am in a position to comment/influence rule making on the use of #AI in the creation of legal briefs and motions in Massachusetts. Who should I be talking to in order to make sure that I approach this with informed skepticism?

I am concerned that the legal tech industry will be a disproportionately large voice in the discussion. I want to be able to push back.

D_J_Nathanson, 3 months ago to random

I'm seeing a ton of advertising on YouTube for St. Jude Hospital. I'm just going to leave this from @ProPublica right here.

"Only about half of the $7.3 billion St. Jude has received in contributions in the past five fiscal years went to the hospital’s research and caring for patients ... About 30% covered the cost of its fundraising operations, and the remaining 20%, or $1 of every $5 donated, increased its reserve fund."

https://www.propublica.org/article/st-jude-hoards-billions-while-many-of-its-families-drain-their-savings

D_J_Nathanson, 3 months ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

Invoking Miranda can't be used to prove guilt.

But some truly despicable DAs once thought this shouldn't apply to mentally ill people. "Invoking Miranda shows you're sane!"

I'm not making this up. /1

A GIF of James Herriot from All Creatures Great & Small saying, "You're a terrible human being."

D_J_Nathanson, 2 months ago to random

What unnecessary plastic packaging drives you crazy?

I'll start with something I noticed this morning. Cereal used to come in waxed paper bags inside the box, not plastic. It was fine. This was the 70s, maybe even the 80s.

This post about extended producer responsibility legislation for plastics got me thinking about it. #PlasticWaste
https://mastodon.social/

D_J_Nathanson, 1 month ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

If you want to testify at trial, you will wish you had STFU.

If you testify but you spoke to the police, even a tiny inconsistency or omission will be used as evidence that you are lying. /1

David from Schitt's Creek making a pained face, shaking his head and saying, "You've never said that before."

D_J_Nathanson, 5 months ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

Say you actually get arrested. What about those "standard" booking questions? Like "what is your occupation?" What if your occupation is "drug dealer?"/1

A gif of The Bobs from the movie Office Space saying "What would you say you do here?"

D_J_Nathanson, 26 days ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

Invoking your right to silence requires the police to stop questioning you only if you actually stop talking. Refusing to answer individual questions does not clearly invoke your Miranda rights. /1

Captain Picard from Star Trek saying "Not good enough, damn it. Not good enough."

D_J_Nathanson, 3 months ago to random

Your periodic reminder that if you have "streaming fatigue" and are switching to more DVDs, your local public library is the place to go, not Walmart.

Do what I do: place a hold for a DVD using my library's website, they pull it, send me an email when it's ready, and I go pick it up. I'm often in & out in 2-3 minutes.

And wonder of wonders, they will get things for you on interlibrary loan! Obscure things from libraries across your state!

And less plastic waste!

https://mastodon.social/@verge/111998415856451435

D_J_Nathanson, 9 days ago to random

Here’s an #AltText question that I vacillate on: what about colors? Obviously some blind people were previously sighted and so including colors in alt text is helpful to them. What about people who were never sighted? What makes for good description for those people when we’re trying to convey the variation and definition that color brings? Should we just use regular color terms because people know how to navigate those terms, or is there some different emphasis that would be helpful?

D_J_Nathanson, 4 months ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

Lots of people think they can talk their way out of trouble. I'll just cooperate and talk. Hey, they let me go! I'm in the clear, right? /1

A gif of Pippin from Lord of the Rings sprawled on the ground saying, "Oh! That was close."

D_J_Nathanson, 10 months ago to random

PSA: vegans posting scientific articles about how being vegan emits less carbon is not proselytizing.

If facts annoy you, that’s on you.
https://earth.stanford.edu/news/could-going-vegan-help-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions

D_J_Nathanson, 1 day ago to random

This week's #TuneTuesday theme is #ItsForYou a song to dedicate to someone else on the fediverse.

WIthout excluding anyone else, two people that make this place fun are @Kitty and @neurothing with their weekly music hashtags themes.

So this is for them.

Big Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun (most definitely not the Beach Boys song)

@LRRRonEarth but gave up. Every song I thought of was incredibly inappropriate.]

https://bigboys.bandcamp.com/track/fun-fun-fun-2

or

https://youtu.be/TVjNj6BwaaA?si=zhafOjtVRdh80zKn

D_J_Nathanson, 4 months ago to random

A late #ThursdayFiveList about #TheSilence from @neurothing

Astrud Gilberto - Corcovado
(bossa nova)
https://youtu.be/vseXPlzeuCk?si=V058pA0xRbwsWtex

We Were Promised Jetpacks – Quiet Little Voices
(indie rock)
https://youtu.be/73Onygnmltg?si=1NT5KMTxJFcEJKon

Sharptooth - Say Nothing (In the Absence of Content)
(lyrics = brutal takedown of current hardcore)
https://youtu.be/OgSo1sHsCIw?si=2P45CjEDMv170G-g

Discharge – Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
(metal-punk spawned a genre)
https://youtu.be/-vI1C6Z2sLg?si=4dSkl2H8jroPMsoY

APMD – Silencer
(hardcore)
https://youtu.be/dUGWVuZdFA8?si=FjsItlCIcvz2ma8t

D_J_Nathanson, 4 hours ago to random

It seems to me that no lawyer or doctor or therapist nor any other person required to maintain confidentiality could allow #WindowsRecall on their computer.

D_J_Nathanson, 9 months ago to random

It's all connected.🧵

93 years ago tomorrow, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith were arrested on suspicion of murder of a white man and rape of a white woman. They were lynched less than 24 hours later by a mob in Marion, Indiana. A third arrestee, 16 year old James Cameron, narrowly escaped death. He went on to found and lead multiple NAACP chapters, he led Indiana's state civil liberties agency, wrote voluminously, and founded America's Black Holocaust Museum.

You know this incident because...

D_J_Nathanson, 9 months ago to random

Prisoners with mental disabilities claim discrimination by Massachusetts Parole Board

“The case is particularly important because … 41% of male prisoners and 79% of female prisoners had an open mental health case at the end of 2022; and 34% of men and 74% of women had a ‘serious mental illness.’”

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/08/03/prisoners-with-mental-disabilities-claim-discrimination-by-massachusetts-parole-board

D_J_Nathanson, 1 month ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

WHATEVER YOUR AWESOME EXPLANATION FOR THE COPS IS, IT CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER YOU TALK TO A LAWYER! (Who will listen to you and then tell you to STFU.)

Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us making the Ssh signal with his finger over his mouth. He’s in a dark room and his face is lit from below. Spooky!

D_J_Nathanson, 29 days ago to random

Every college administrator that calls in police to break up a peaceful encampment is physically endangering young people that they are supposed to protect.

There is no debate about this. It is fact.

D_J_Nathanson, 5 months ago to random

It’s #STFUfriday!

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

• I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

• Am I free to leave?

• I am not answering any questions.

• If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

• I want to speak to a lawyer.

What about when cops ask for ID? That's a really tough one. Unfortunately, this requires the lawyer answer "it depends." It depends on the state. It depends on why the cop is asking and where you are. 🧵

Westley from The Princess Bride saying, "Who are you? Are we enemies?"

D_J_Nathanson, 8 days ago to random

I couldn't resist posting this for the #TuneTuesday theme #StorySong hosted by @neurothing and theme @HeatherInNZ

I'll post some actual songs later.

The Hard Times: "Metal Lyricist Pens Deeply Personal Song About the Time He Rode a Motorcycle into Hell and Had Sex with a Demon."

https://thehardtimes.net/music/metal-lyricist-pens-deeply-personal-song-about-the-time-he-rode-a-motorcycle-into-hell-and-had-sex-with-a-demon/

D_J_Nathanson, 21 days ago to random

I hope that in my life I am able to be 1/100th this cool for like 5 seconds. That would make me happy.

Ohio Players - Who’d She Coo? On Soul Train

https://youtu.be/wTrGtchA4Jg?si=ZTkPmAPBiGDC-5Zt