Thoughtful_Mouse
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_j25yt6f wrote
Reply to comment by Drando_HS in One of eight teen girls charged in Toronto stabbing death granted bail by liquid_deflation
Yea. Without seeing the actual knife it's hard to know for sure, but most of them aren't crew-operated.
With 8 people charged there has got to be varying levels of culpability among them.
Unless this is a Caesar situation, I mean....
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_iz0ogox wrote
Reply to comment by meatierologee in Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits, Secret Service says by Marco280892
Yes, but remember reddit is really fucking stupid.
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_iybdmal wrote
Reply to comment by MeatsimPD in Antiwar Activists Who Flee Russia Find Detention, Not Freedom, in the U.S. by ThisIsNotCorn
I mean, there are examples in Herodotus' account of the Greco-Persian war...
... so since the beginning of recorded western history.
This is like asking me to cite examples of why 2 and 2 are 4. You're just being petty and argumentative, and I'm done here.
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_iyb1hys wrote
Reply to comment by MeatsimPD in Antiwar Activists Who Flee Russia Find Detention, Not Freedom, in the U.S. by ThisIsNotCorn
These refugees are not poorly educated. You didn't read the article.
History is replete with examples of spies leaking through borders as refugees or disguised as travelers from nearby countries. This is a ploy so old and so ubiquitous throughout history it almost defies reasonable discussion.
It's an appealing strategy exactly because of the low resource investment required.
You think a country that will spend millions on counter-intelligence and bribes won't spend two bodies on a cheap shot like this?
It is absolutely worth scrutinizing people from hostile nations attempting to immigrate. Don't be a twit.
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_iyatisl wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Antiwar Activists Who Flee Russia Find Detention, Not Freedom, in the U.S. by ThisIsNotCorn
In the same way that a plumber with your skill set might not be able to do more than work a plunger, a spy with your skill set might not be able to do more than move into government assisted housing and work a shit job.
You have to imagine not what you would do given that situation, but what a spy would do.
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_iya5li4 wrote
Reply to comment by Intrepid_Method_ in Antiwar Activists Who Flee Russia Find Detention, Not Freedom, in the U.S. by ThisIsNotCorn
Word.
Like, we don't need to be dicks about it, but the negation of being a dick doesn't mean being blindly trusting.
Two intellectually inclined fighting age Russians showing up? Yea, those might be spies, ya'll. As politely and empathetically as possible those folks need to be detained and scrutinized.
Sorry-not-sorry.
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_iy5mb2s wrote
Reply to Twitter searches for China protests bombarded by spam and porn, raising alarms among researchers | CNN Business by irkli
China is manipulating the public discourse about a lot of things. It's probably why their own government is so paranoid about outside influence and the internet; because they know how much damage they are doing with it.
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_iux68tr wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Cops: ‘Hood CNN’ reporter’s murder solved but no prosecution by Khdotsh
Oh fuck off, man.
"No wonder communities don't trust police and courts."
beat
"It's not the court's fault, it's the law."
You're just spewing whatever nonsense you think will get you an upvote.
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_iuwwhmr wrote
Reply to comment by code_archeologist in Cops: ‘Hood CNN’ reporter’s murder solved but no prosecution by Khdotsh
I know you're just ACABing for the cheap karma, but
>investigators believe they solved his homicide years ago when they arrested members of South Side Chicago’s “Perry Avenue” gang. But prosecutors in 2019 declined to prosecute and police were forced to release the suspects
The activist DA elected by "so many communities" failed, here, not the police.
Thoughtful_Mouse t1_j27rvwl wrote
Reply to comment by East-Worker4190 in One of eight teen girls charged in Toronto stabbing death granted bail by liquid_deflation
Same in the US, but like... if you were there and ran away afraid, but quickly decided that you should go to the police... or if you planned the murder with the person who did the actual stabbing... or if you were coerced into participating...
Even if many of these folks conspired to murder it wouldn't surprise me if when tried separately the sentencing works out different based on their level of involvement and their behavior before during and after.