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DfcukinLite t1_j0uaxia wrote

Reply to comment by MeanMrBiter in Pandora Moving North American Headquarters From Baltimore to NYC by mightyIllusion

From the same source,

“Pandora will keep its nearly 90,000 square feet in Baltimore, expanding its North American office footprint with its Times Square deal.

Pandora plans to move into 1540 Broadway next year and keep its downtown Baltimore offices at 250 West Pratt Street until 2026, according to an announcement from Pandora.”

How about we read articles and process information before we go off on tangents.

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bookoocash t1_j0u7vqr wrote

Reply to Stand your ground vs Duty to retreat by LaunderMachine

Duty to retreat. I feel like people are interpreting this as you can’t defend yourself until the other person is literally attacking you and by that point it’s too late, but all it is saying is that you need to exhaust all options to escape. Chased into an alley blocked off by a fence? Guy still coming after you? You have exhausted all options to flee. You can defend yourself. (Extreme example, I know, as I feel like I only see this in movies)

I just think “Stand Your Ground” opens too many doors to shooting first and asking questions later. Arguments and verbal altercations can quickly escalate into armed conflicts because of perceived threats, be they real or not. At least with duty to retreat, the threat is there. It is real. It has manifested itself physically and re-manifested itself each time the victim attempts to flee and the threat continues to be present.

Just as a little aside, I don’t think a lot of people grasp the grave impact of killing or seriously injuring another person, not just on the person they have defended themselves against, but on themselves as well. Stuff like that fucks up even seasoned police officers in instances of completely justified use of force. We have a severe mental health crisis with our armed servicemen, partially for these reasons as well. An attempted robbery, assault, etc is already traumatic enough. Do you really want to add to that? Of course if it comes down to it, you have to do what you have to do, but why not try to avoid taking a life if you don’t have to? Your mental health will be better for it.

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minor7flat6 t1_j0u74zo wrote

Reply to Stand your ground vs Duty to retreat by LaunderMachine

i was always taught that stand your ground was dangerous growing up, but i think i’d prefer a society where people couldn’t physically intimidate others without knowing they have a very real chance of getting legally killed in an act of self-defense by the victim they’ve chosen.

not that i even want a gun or plan to carry. i’ve had guns before and just don’t really care enough to take on the constant chore that is legal gun ownership.

it would just be nice if assholes who thought they could get away with being pieces of shit in public couldn’t. not with the same ease they used to before SYG passed in the rest of the country (isn’t it like 40/50 states have SYG now?)

SYG.

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BaltimoreBadger23 t1_j0u64qs wrote

Reply to Stand your ground vs Duty to retreat by LaunderMachine

Stand your ground is a tool used to protect those law enforcement choose to protect, and is ignored when it's someone they don't want to protect. Stand Your Ground has been a disaster and abused in every state it's implemented. All it does is lead to more deaths and more murderers getting away with it.

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