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catsmash t1_j02vxu2 wrote
Reply to comment by catbirdgrey in stitch & bitch or crafting group? by catbirdgrey
cool! no prob! also for what it's worth, the 228c & 229 buses run down whitney ave through hamden and new haven. if you get off at the stop in front of the peabody museum, cross at the crosswalk to the business school, and use the little walkway along the side of the building that leads to pearl street, you can take that street in a straight shot down to state street, where V2 will be on your left. it's a very straightforward & pretty short walk. good luck & welcome to hamden!
catsmash t1_j02s371 wrote
Reply to stitch & bitch or crafting group? by catbirdgrey
volume 2 at neverending books on state street in east rock holds an arts meetup every other sunday or so. it's a nice group! all kinds of crafters & artists are welcome, & it's obviously free to join. the whole calendar of events is here - https://neverendingbooks.net/calendar
catsmash t1_izxnpim wrote
Reply to comment by falafelfella in Does Gather at east rock have gift cards? by Accomplished_Might84
i was just there for the first time saturday night. cool spot you got there, man
catsmash t1_iz6say4 wrote
Reply to comment by Sweaty_Conclusion_80 in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
hey, thanks for dragging this down fully into the Personal Insult Zone so you can feel like you don't actually have to address anything i said to you in any substantiative way, but let's end with this: the onus is not on the civilian to solve your job's massive and catastrophic public relations crisis. i'm a middle class, white, professional adult and in theory my demographic is among the force's least adversarial. people like me are among the least at mercy of that power structure. no one should have to take a little spin in your cruiser to have basic faith in the police as a basically positive force. until non-offenders on the police force are willing to grapple with the institution's serious problems in good faith, the problem will continue to fester. later skater!
catsmash t1_iz6mqvh wrote
Reply to comment by Sweaty_Conclusion_80 in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
yes, this kind of kneejerk assessment of an individual giving you quantifiable pushback on unsubstantiated assertions certainly tracks.
catsmash t1_iz6e9vj wrote
Reply to comment by Sweaty_Conclusion_80 in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
oh okay. systemic problems that are severe and rampant enough to be reported routinely upon and that weigh heavily on public perception of this entire profession across the entire united states are, like, good actually. my bad.
i think you'll find that doctors pay out the ass for things like malpractice insurance. who pays out the ass when a cop fucks up? let me know. like, sure, yes, thank you, it is an unquestioned fact that cops are "human beings and we’re going to make mistakes", that's certainly not something most people particularly question. the issue lies in the level of personal accountability and consequence a police officer typically faces & the extreme ways in which that differs from consequences incurred under anything resembling similar circumstances by anyone inhabiting virtually any other profession despite the outsize level of power involved. i don't think you're at all making the point you hope to make by drawing a close comparison between health care and law enforcement.
(and for the record: https://news.yale.edu/2020/01/28/estimates-preventable-hospital-deaths-are-too-high-new-study-shows ["you're filtering all this through your own experience!" "how many doctors/nurses do you know of who have been fired?" i... know of a fucking ton, actually? maybe make up your mind about your stance on anecdotal evidence within this conversation.])
anyway, ultimately: hard pass to a free ride in your cop car, lmao. nice try.
catsmash t1_iz5g0hw wrote
Reply to comment by Sweaty_Conclusion_80 in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
>Are you afraid of having your mind changed?
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/CT-state-police-accused-of-wrongdoing-17220971.php
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Lawmakers-call-state-police-misconduct-a-17242943.php
https://www.ctpost.com/projects/2021/police-misconduct
lmao, nope! in fact what i'm afraid of is cops. it's a pretty normal way to feel about a professional class that has the power to completely alter or even end my life with limited, if, any, consequence - & who routinely, documentedly abuse that power. maybe you should be concerning yourself with the behavior & actions of the folks who inhabit your profession rather than coming at civilians grousing about rightfully earned negative public perception. your real problems are in-house.
catsmash t1_iz4t06m wrote
Reply to comment by Sweaty_Conclusion_80 in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
in fact my "experience is filtered" through my own personal experiences with cops, my own loved ones' direct experiences with cops, & state/national statistics, but go off.
catsmash t1_iz4sdhr wrote
Reply to comment by BryanCalens2ndFamily in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
uh, what
catsmash t1_iz2oyyl wrote
Reply to comment by BryanCalens2ndFamily in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
nice edit, dipshit.
for those reading at home, the original thing this winner felt compelled to contribute was to tell me that the drivers were in no way at fault & to "get back in the bike lane, hippie".
catsmash t1_iz2orcy wrote
Reply to comment by Sweaty_Conclusion_80 in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
oh, assuredly. it's been such an incredibly fascinating experience for so many other people, why would i be any different?
catsmash t1_iz1qmaq wrote
Reply to comment by TheOkayestName in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
lol except the police haven't been fucking defunded, so
catsmash t1_iz1p84d wrote
Reply to comment by ProgMM in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
it didn't "neuter" them, it straight up turned a broad swathe of these grown-ass professional adults into sulky little "we'll show YOU" type diaper babies who deliberately withhold some degree of effort on the job because nobody appweciates them.
catsmash t1_iz0gnjv wrote
Reply to comment by KirkCouzins in Why aren't more traffic tickets written? by cmndo
possibly the families of the state-record-breaking 66 pedestrians & bicyclists killed by cars this year
catsmash t1_iyvxff1 wrote
Reply to comment by BloodhoundBilliam in Spring Glen Hardware by Stonedpicking
everything okay with them? they're nice guys.
catsmash t1_iyvxd82 wrote
Reply to Spring Glen Hardware by Stonedpicking
man when i walked by & saw that GOING OUT OF BUSINESS sign my heart just totally dropped. devastating!! i know there was some weird rumbling on twitter for a minute regarding some folks who were considering buying it & running it as a collective, anyone have any word about that?
also, tangentially related, any movement on that place "CanTean" next door? it seems like they installed the sign and then nothing ever happened. what is with that spot?
catsmash t1_iy588kc wrote
Reply to comment by EscapeFromTexas in Why is it so hard to find an affordable family rental? by No-Sun8788
right? my goodness.
catsmash t1_iy4ujyl wrote
Reply to comment by TEKC0R in UI and Eversource customers could start receiving $10 credit on energy bills beginning next year by jaydecay123
okay
catsmash t1_iy4udav wrote
Reply to comment by bristleboar in UI and Eversource customers could start receiving $10 credit on energy bills beginning next year by jaydecay123
absolutely incredible that they somehow managed to do worse than nothing!
catsmash t1_iy4kdps wrote
Reply to comment by vertigounconscious in Why is it so hard to find an affordable family rental? by No-Sun8788
um, calm down?
catsmash t1_iy4aev7 wrote
Reply to comment by lolaya in Why is it so hard to find an affordable family rental? by No-Sun8788
wow. honest to god that would make me nervous. were there any, like, chalk outlines on the livingroom floor? bloody gloves under the sink? does a shrieking wraith appear in the bathroom mirror at midnight? it's gotta be something.
catsmash t1_iy46g6y wrote
Reply to comment by lolaya in Why is it so hard to find an affordable family rental? by No-Sun8788
that's always been my understanding in this city, but i dunno, man, last november i was trying to help a new colleague find a place to live in the city and shit was WILD. i remember in particular this bullshit third floor walkup two-bedroom in east rock that was basically a half-assedly refurbished attic with some partitions. the "kitchen" was mainly an old stove sort of randomly placed in a room, there was no kitchen counter at all. they wanted $2500. it had been snapped up within a week. i think you got pretty lucky, and i'm glad for you. i find these kinds of posts so deeply anxiety-inducing these days.
catsmash t1_iy454hd wrote
Reply to comment by killitwithkindnesss in Why is it so hard to find an affordable family rental? by No-Sun8788
oh man, before we bought a place i lived on pearl street for MANY years. absolutely loved it there.
catsmash t1_iy44xcu wrote
Reply to comment by throwaway00677 in Why is it so hard to find an affordable family rental? by No-Sun8788
god, please shut up
catsmash t1_j033fvq wrote
Reply to comment by catbirdgrey in stitch & bitch or crafting group? by catbirdgrey
ohhh, hmm. yeah, i just took a look at the routes - closest you could really get on the 238 would be the stop downtown at the green, where you could technically grab a 228/229 headed up to hamden, but what a pain.
not a TERRIBLE walk on a nice day, i used to walk downtown pretty often when i lived in east rock, but not super duper convenient. that would get you VERY close to makehaven, though, which i saw someone else mention on this post!