Bekiala
Bekiala t1_jdddhk2 wrote
Reply to comment by Rufus_Reddit in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater
I'm a bit dubious about the website you have linked. In discussions about guns there are so many rabidly anti/pro gun groups. I try to stay away from these.
What I am referencing is that the guns bought over time don't go away. They stay in the population. We can make gun control laws but about half of Americans already own guns. Any new laws won't really affect this fact. . . . .irk . . . I'm no expert on laws not guns so maybe there is a gun control law that would cut down on our suicides and murders but I am a bit dubious. I would be happy to change my mind if you can argue for a way we can improve things.
Bekiala t1_jdcwj0w wrote
Reply to comment by Frozen_Thorn in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater
Sadly so much "help" for kids needs to start at birth. Seventeen can be too late. Sure some troubled kids can become working members of society but some never will. Ugh.
Bekiala t1_jdcwce3 wrote
Reply to comment by too_old_to_be_clever in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater
Kids probably are no different but the US has a huge proliferation of guns now and schools are not allowed to expel students without finding alternative means of educating them.
Bekiala t1_j9dqepi wrote
Reply to comment by cosplayernerdgirl in What do you do with photos that you don’t know who people are? More information in comments. 1940? by cosplayernerdgirl
No shame in that. Some of us have an embarrassing obsession with vintage clothes and will happily help.
Also the others are correct. This is 1920s. Someone really good can sometimes narrow it down within a few years.
Bekiala t1_j8zkrsg wrote
Reply to comment by kellyasksthings in Religious Hermit Found Buried in The Fetal Position. The woman buried was living with septic arthritis and also advanced venereal syphilis. This would have meant she lived with severe, visible symptoms of infection affecting her entire body, and later on, neurological and mental health decline by Wagamaga
That is really an interesting idea. Being an anchorite would have given you food, protection, shelter and a bit of standing in the community.
Bekiala t1_j6gqrrs wrote
Reply to comment by VonAether in Never meet your heros by jodidonnelly
Thanks. Ugh. As I age I'm getting more gullible.
Bekiala t1_j1oivwb wrote
Reply to comment by Shot-Dog-3824 in My African parents couldn't find a dark-skinned virgin Mary, so they they put Mary in blackface by rhapsodygreen
Well Mary has commonly been mis-portrayed as white and blond. I don't see this as sacrilege but it does seem a bit misleading.
Bekiala t1_j09q3n9 wrote
Reply to comment by BurningOasis in Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences by Slavic_Dusa
>Ding ding ding
Thanks. I was needing a bit of positive reinforcement today.
Bekiala t1_j07b4d3 wrote
Reply to comment by Pandalite in Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences by Slavic_Dusa
This is how I think too. It is just too expensive to put them to death as well as giving government too much power.
Often the death penalty seems to be pushed because of human anger at the horrific crimes of these people. I understand that but I don't think it is the best basis for establishing policy.
Bekiala t1_iz7s3lm wrote
Reply to comment by herbw in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
Yes. I really enjoy going to mass in different cultures.
Bekiala t1_iz7la5x wrote
Reply to comment by herbw in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
Yeah I knew it was Spanish.
I was in Puerto Rico one advent and Christmas. I don't remember a Posada but I remember how big a deal Three Kings day was.
Bekiala t1_iz6w6wz wrote
Reply to comment by herbw in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
Oh wow. I've heard the word but I don't know about this. What country or culture does this take place in?
Bekiala t1_iz67pvv wrote
Reply to comment by MTKintsugi in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
Right but most people are already celebrating Christmas during Advent which is the 4 weeks before Christmas . . . . you probably know this. Some us don't start Christmas until the 25th.
Bekiala t1_iz55d15 wrote
Reply to TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
Yes. Advent is a big deal for a lot of Catholics. In my family we put the tree up Christmas eve and took it down on the Epiphany.
Times sure have changed around the Christian seasons. This is natural as far as I can tell. Christmas day used to be Saturnalia before the Romans became Christian so Jesus wasn't really the "Reason for the Season".
Bekiala t1_iz4verd wrote
Reply to comment by Soham_rak in Polio likely to be eradicated from Pakistan by end of 2023: UNICEF director by dingodoyle
Laughing. No weed but I am older and in a family with a history of early onset dementia (-;
Edit: here is an article about the polio virus in sewage https://www.npr.org/2022/09/10/1122196513/poliovirus-detected-in-more-wastewater-near-new-york-city
Bekiala t1_iz314u0 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Polio likely to be eradicated from Pakistan by end of 2023: UNICEF director by dingodoyle
Thanks.
Bekiala t1_iz2ouko wrote
Oh wow, this is amazing. I thought this was the last place that polio still existed but I think it is still in India and has been showing up in sewage samples in the US.
Bekiala t1_ixfhxzp wrote
Reply to comment by Imtypingthisnow in TIL that Evelyn Nesbit, dubbed "the world's first supermodel" became known for her involvement in a feud between her husband Harry Thaw and architect Stanford White who drugged and assaulted her age of 16, this led to Thaw murdering White inside Madison Square Garden in 1906. by TopAbies9056
Ugh yes. Not a guy most of us would want to hang out with.
Bekiala t1_ixexjte wrote
Reply to comment by Imtypingthisnow in TIL that Evelyn Nesbit, dubbed "the world's first supermodel" became known for her involvement in a feud between her husband Harry Thaw and architect Stanford White who drugged and assaulted her age of 16, this led to Thaw murdering White inside Madison Square Garden in 1906. by TopAbies9056
Wasn't he mentally ill?
From what I understand he deserted Nesbit and she received no help raising their son.
Ugh. Evelyn Nesbit's childhood and youth was so horrific.
Bekiala t1_ivvbbip wrote
Reply to comment by WateryTartLivinaLake in Half a million UK workers drop out of workforce, citing long-term illness by MagnusAuslander
Ugh. I have just recently quit wearing a mask. I think I'm going back to it.
Bekiala t1_ita6jtu wrote
Reply to comment by emolga587 in A Michigan family of 4 has been missing for 4 days in 'abnormal' disappearance, police say by librarianjenn
That is a really interesting read. I wonder why. I tend to think they had some chemical exposure that caused it.
Our brains can really become our enemies.
Bekiala t1_jddqb5z wrote
Reply to comment by Rufus_Reddit in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater
Thanks for the links. This looks like a fairly decent organization.
Again, I'm all for cutting down on gun violence and specially suicide I'm just not sure what public policy would be effective.