The Wine Source should be seized by the city through eminent domain and turned into a bike lane.

The owners should be publicly flogged and turned into a bike lane.

I used to support universal healthcare, but then someone was snarky to me on the internet, and now I'm a fascist

M&Ms not sexy enough

Because I disagree about what the legal rights actually are. I believe that the law says victims' representitives have a right to attend modifications or vacatur hearings. I also believe that Mr. Lee was able to attend the hearing, albeit over Zoom. I don't believe that the law entitles victims' representatitives to the right to actively participate through counsel as Lee argued. I have no issue with a ruling that says Mr. Lee was entitled to more notice, which would enable him to attend in person, but that's not all he argued. I haven't gotten a chance to read the opinion yet, so it's possible my concerns are unfounded

I'm not "mad" at all, I just don't agree with the Court here. Sure, Mosby Bad, I agree, I guess that just doesn't change my reading of Maryland victims' rights law.

This is really suprising to me. No beef with victims' rights as a concept, but I'm suprised the Appellate Court bought the arguement that Maryland law grants victims the right to have their own lawyer present at these hearings, who can ask questions, introduce testimony, and in general act like a second prosecutor. I simply don't see evidence for that as a protected right in the law as written.

Frankly, I see the MD Supreme Court reversing this.

Not to wade into a 'best pizza' debate, but Paulie Gees absolutely meets the bar of "reliably good"

Good.

Hmm I will look into that. Thanks!

Nailah's is a little pricey for me, but it's definitely good

The lack of critical thinking does not bode well for your law school experience

Yep! Got their liquor license and opened up a new dining room like a year or so ago.

Not anymore unfortunately

Heavily depends on the melenin of the individual

I mean, he didn't shoot you. Is there a world where he might have if you had behaved differently, like tried to pull a gun of your own? It's possible, but it's also not really worth speculating about a counterfactual. Glad you're safe man.

Isn't there also an apocryphal story that says a cat killed a poisonous snake that was about to bite the Prophet?

If only there was some sort of article that explained it.

Almost certainly a cooperation agreement.

Rampent wage theft

Dude, just pay your fine.

They have them in many cities

...You think that politicians should just decree that the public defenders "be better" at being lawyers without spending money?

I can't think of what "policy changes and corrective actions toward those who do wrongdoing" means other than 'lock people up for longer' which (1) isn't free and (2) doesn't work.

I agree there are zoning changes that could be made that would reduce displacement, although I disagree tha alone would be sufficient to ameliorate the issue

What issues do you believe are free to solve?

Also, there's a massive difference between saying "these issues cannot be solved overnight" and "well I guess we shouldn't do anything ever."

Mayor Scott's focus on environmental issues is a good example of something that is fairly unlikely to result in short term returns, but will result in better health, employment, and economic trends over a longer timescale. The hard truth is that generations issues usually require generational inverventions (which of course does not mean we shouldn't address immediate issues simultaneously).

...How is getting more funds to be used for public safety (putting aside the efficacy of BPD at stopping crime for a second) not "taking action"?

The violence in Baltimore is a result of decades and decades of systemic disenfranchisment, exploitation, underinvestment, and lack of concern for poor people and Black people. It's baked into our economic system, our infrastructure, our law enforcement and justice systems, and yes, our political system. I'm not saying things couldn't be going faster, but expecting any mayor to in a single term "fix" issues which fundementally stem from generational poverty and systemic racism is pollyanish at best, and results in policy that actively makes those issues worse down the line (see broken widows policing).

He was 15. He wasn't a man.

Duty to retreat/stand your ground as legal principles are affirmative defenses to homicide, have no inharent connection to guns, and thus the legality of the firearm used is irrelevant.

I suspect you already know these things.