Recent comments in /f/massachusetts
HanSoloWolf t1_j7qsad7 wrote
Reply to comment by Alarmed_Stuff in how does that work? by [deleted]
You're at fault when you rear end someone. Whatever excuse you make for why it happened is essentially irrelevant. The idea if you were following the 2 car lengths rule you'd have plenty of time to break.
sydiko t1_j7qra58 wrote
Reply to comment by Mission_Albatross916 in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
You should watch the video of a cop taking a man's life savings under civil forfeiture. It took him 8 months to get his money back.
closerocks t1_j7qq9ok wrote
Reply to comment by bostonmacosx in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
I agree that urban sprawl and all of its secondary effects such as light and air pollution, should be constrained. At the same time, urban apartments can never be cheap enough to make it worth living there and a public transit only environment would make it hard to escape cities.
paganlobster t1_j7qpdt0 wrote
Reply to comment by ladybug1259 in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
Good point, thanks. I don't plan on any heirs but I am watching my family dealing with the fallout of my grandparents' estate. Seems like a massive burden to leave them all with even if it is equity they can use. It's still unclear to me whether it's worth it to me personally.
_Hack_The_Planet_ t1_j7qo5qo wrote
Reply to Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
Considering she (Dookhan) was convicted in 2012, they really are taking their sweet time with this. What is the interest rate?
closerocks t1_j7qnpsr wrote
Reply to comment by Significant_Shake_71 in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
Nothing stopping you from forming an LLC with the purpose of developing dense housing. Get some investors, some lawyers and start building
User-NetOfInter t1_j7qmems wrote
Reply to comment by ak47workaccnt in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
Money go brrrrrr
Stomp_Pigs_Out t1_j7qkrzk wrote
Reply to comment by mattgm1995 in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
That’s because you’ve been fooled into thinking MA is progressive or liberal
mp246 t1_j7qk80w wrote
Reply to comment by Ialnyien in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
> should they be entitled to keep the gains from their illicit activities?
Your family member, morally speaking, should get their money back. Asset forfeiture should be illegal.
But those who are convicted of a crime (cough legally cough) should have assets seized.
ahecht t1_j7qjm9e wrote
Reply to comment by TurnsOutImAScientist in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
Just look at the Motel Caswell.
saywhat1206 t1_j7qjdoy wrote
Reply to comment by JohnPooley in how does that work? by [deleted]
The office did give the other person a citation, but I was still found at fault because I was the "last car in line". The person without the break lights hit the car in front of him, and then I hit that person. Worst part was, I just paid off my car the day before!
soh_amore t1_j7qjaou wrote
Reply to how does that work? by [deleted]
Get a dashcam before dashing your car ‘accidentally’ lmao
MoreGuitarPlease t1_j7qivoh wrote
Reply to Taxes 1099 but supposed to be W2 by mommy2boy
Go see an accountant, this is going to be messy and they’ll need the help.
WinsingtonIII t1_j7qikz5 wrote
Reply to comment by ItsMeTK in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
The issue is that the state has a housing shortage of ~108,000 units. The amount we are building isn't enough to put a meaningful dent in that, so rent keeps rising. If we actually built enough to erase that deficit, rent would indeed stabilize as the supply of housing would accurately reflect the demand.
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't build what we are already building simply because it's not enough. If we stopped building what we are currently building, the deficit would get even worse and the rate of rent increase would be even worse than it already is.
Effective_Golf_3311 t1_j7qi9f1 wrote
Reply to comment by Garethx1 in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
Lmao … jfc… no, they definitely do not care about that.
Stomp_Pigs_Out t1_j7qhgkg wrote
Reply to comment by nottoodrunk in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
Just look at the swarm of low level pushers enabling cop corruption, wealth disparity, on and on. The puritans here are conservative. Just because the sea of red rot that is American shifts a frame of reference doesn’t mean much. Yet here we are with all the swindled crying out about how liberal it is/ they thought it to be. Typical murrica. Heads up their asses. Clueless and beaten down. “Be grateful for what you have though1!!!!! 🥴
Ialnyien t1_j7qgust wrote
Reply to comment by mp246 in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
No doubt and I’m thankful for that, my family member turned it around.
However, should they be entitled to keep the gains from their illicit activities?
WarPuig t1_j7qgg4z wrote
Reply to comment by PabloX68 in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
“But how do you know it was the money they received that made them do what they did? Bribes are legal.”
JohnPooley t1_j7qg8n2 wrote
Reply to comment by saywhat1206 in how does that work? by [deleted]
No brake lights you should have had the cop cite them on site
TKInstinct t1_j7qfh0e wrote
Reply to how does that work? by [deleted]
My #1 rule, stand back one car length per every ten miles an hour you're going for safe distance. More in incliment weather.
mp246 t1_j7qfday wrote
Reply to comment by Ialnyien in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
>Instead they were given a clear second chance with no history.
Just a reminder, the state did that and the blame falls squarely on the state.
3720-To-One t1_j7qf81k wrote
Reply to comment by ben70 in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
Cool, we’ll there’s your answer
bostonmacosx t1_j7qf37v wrote
Reply to comment by Significant_Shake_71 in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
Downvote central here I go:
I'm out on that....urban sprawl should not be left unchecked....people who like cities great but not everything should be a city......developers are predatory...period...we've done enough damage to our world to just keep paving everything over and saying isn't is lovely...
ben70 t1_j7qesi9 wrote
Reply to comment by 3720-To-One in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt
Kevin McCarthy, R, 20th California
DumbshitOnTheRight t1_j7qsgif wrote
Reply to Mass. is now selling $50 scratch tickets. Here's how much you can win. by mrstipez
Heads, you win twenty dollars, tails you lose fifty dollars.
No thanks.