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FlexRVA21984 t1_j5smaah wrote

Reply to comment by jennbo in Update: Henrico boy, 16, pleads guilty to fatally shooting Lucia Bremer, 13, in inexplicable killing by Charlesinrichmond

I’m not talking about retribution. I’m talking about appropriate mental healthcare. Sometimes, people must be institutionalized. It’s just the way it is. I don’t care about someone’s sob story if they hurt or kill people. We all have sob stories, but not all of us are getting violent with ppl.

The fact that the guardians weren’t prosecuted for failure to secure their weapons, however, is absurd. If we can’t address people failing to handle firearms in the proper way, then there’s really no sense in talking about any of this. I guess we should just “hope it works itself out”, I guess.

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jennbo t1_j5slpqw wrote

Reply to comment by FlexRVA21984 in Update: Henrico boy, 16, pleads guilty to fatally shooting Lucia Bremer, 13, in inexplicable killing by Charlesinrichmond

His parents were dead. His father was murdered, his mom died of an asthma attack in front of him. He was in the custody of a relative where he experienced forms of abuse, likely including sexual, and had free access to guns. They charged the person with the gun but the case was thrown out thanks to our country’s interpretation of the second amendment. It’s all in the article. My husband worked at one of those specialty schools and got his wrist broken. Those are critically underfunded too, and can’t hold all the students who need to be there. The teachers don’t have to be certified.

Retribution is never going to fix what’s wrong with people like this. We have no free healthcare (and many countries with free healthcare don’t include mental health anyway.) Reducing violence involves rehabilitation and reform this country doesn’t offer.

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idkarchist t1_j5sfwrs wrote

Reply to Native plants by zstansberries

Moulton Hot Natives are good people with a nice collection of seeds and homegrown natives for sale in the spring I believe

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xDocFearx t1_j5sbnww wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Update: Henrico boy, 16, pleads guilty to fatally shooting Lucia Bremer, 13, in inexplicable killing by Charlesinrichmond

Were you ever a teenager or friends with ones? Deterrents work great! But we can’t act like they’ll solve all the issues. My friend’s dad had an extremely expensive gun cabinet. My friend knew exactly where the key was because he watched where his dad would go after a hunting trip. He would look at what part of their bedroom he would be in then searched it one day while they weren’t home.

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rologies t1_j5s9ft8 wrote

Reply to Belay buddies?? by bookishwanderlust17

I think there's a triangle climbing group on meetup and at least last time I was there they had a green wristband system - basically advertising that you're open to belay people.

I will say that the people at triangle and peak are all pretty friendly and open to chat if you're worried about that, find someone to work out bouldering puzzles with. I'd offer to join but I'm still recovering from an ankle injury 😅

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FlexRVA21984 t1_j5s6gzp wrote

Reply to comment by Potential-Height582 in Update: Henrico boy, 16, pleads guilty to fatally shooting Lucia Bremer, 13, in inexplicable killing by Charlesinrichmond

If the kid should have been hospitalized and wasn’t, then yeah, I feel for him. However, as someone that had an uncle spend 40+yrs in the maximum security wing of Central State, I do not give out free passes for unacceptable behavior, whether mentally ill, or not.

More importantly, if he should have been hospitalized and wasn’t, then the parents should be facing consequences for endangering other people’s children. Obviously, they need to face some serious consequences for failing to secure their gun. But, if the child was as sick as you make him out to be, then he never should have been in a regular school

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Electrical_Order_442 OP t1_j5s6elw wrote

Reply to comment by Icy_Cheesecake3211 in Am I a dummy for wanting to live in a corporate apartment complex in Short Pump or Glen Allen? by Electrical_Order_442

Good tip. At some point I started skipping over those complexes that had identical websites to that one (looks like they're all GSC), as they all seemed to have too-many-to-be-insignificant mentions of roaches, but that one actually hasn't managed to be so poorly reviewed

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Icy_Cheesecake3211 t1_j5s5xve wrote

Reply to Am I a dummy for wanting to live in a corporate apartment complex in Short Pump or Glen Allen? by Electrical_Order_442

We loved our apartment at the Legends in Glen Allen: https://gscapts.com/apartments/virginia/legends-at-virginia-center Maintenance was prompt and we got our full deposit back. Nice pool, dog park, garages, etc. You'll get a lot more square footage for your money in the suburbs, too.

We only moved because we bought a house.

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rologies t1_j5s24xs wrote

Reply to comment by DefaultSubsAreTerrib in Breakfast sandwiches in city center? by eclectic-and-effete

As much as I love Sefton, can't say I've been impressed with their breakfast sandwiches.

Get your coffee and then go down the street to golden convenience center, greasy goodness, but above that, cafe zata is my favorite. It's a trip across the river but it's damn good, just wear a mask, John's back up and about but he's had a rough time.

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