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themeatbridge t1_iyeezka wrote

Yes, and if the comment had said "It's not legal anywhere except Iran," then there would be no confusion or disagreement, because that is an accurate correction.

But people do advertise kidneys for sale even in countries where it is not legal. It does happen in many countries. Saying it doesn't happen is different from saying it isn't legal.

Which is why I said they could have been more clear. I was wrong about who said it, because I didn't realize I was replying to someone else. Otherwise, I stand by what I said.

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themeatbridge t1_iy0kr7i wrote

>Everyone is driving slower.

If you're in the middle of traffic, you're right. Same reason you don't need your hazards whilst stuck in traffic on 76.

But if you are alone on the road, turn on your hazards. You don't know that other drivers are also driving slower unless you can see them.

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themeatbridge t1_iy0ibz3 wrote

When I lived in the city, more than once, I found myself driving around the well-lit streets without realizing my lights are off. The street lights are often bright enough to make you forget, especially on one-way streets, where oncoming traffic can't flash their beams at you to let you know.

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themeatbridge t1_iwucxwf wrote

Yeah, the Electricians union makes sure old guys get cushy jobs and don't get fired if they slack off. The teachers union ensures old teachers can still teach even though the world of knowledge has left them behind.

Unions are, on the whole, a good way for workers to get and hold power, but they are abused and those abuses should not go unchecked.

But we're talking about the police here. We're talking about murders and rapists and violent assaults, and you're not sure if I'm talking about police stopping criminals or being criminals, are you? Public safety and trust in civilization is at stake, and the Philadelphia Police Department has failed us all.

Of course conservatives are going to want to deflect blame and make it about the scary unions coming to take all your EBITDA. Regardless of how you feel about workers' rights, it's irrelevant to this conversation.

The police are corrupt and cannot be trusted. That's where we are, and it's not going to be a comfortable fix.

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themeatbridge t1_iwtcvzs wrote

So, imagine you're in a gang, and you're getting away with literal murder, but you also have to occasionally do your job. Not because you'll get fired, but because society will begin to collapse if you don't.

Then someone comes along and says that some of you have to stop breaking some laws, like murder. You can still do pretty much whatever you want, you just can't kill people because they are poor and your gun works.

So you decide that if you can't literally murder people, you're going to stop doing your job altogether and let society collapse, because what's the point of having power in a functioning civilization if you can't abuse that power with impunity?

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