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I'm not saying that if I was on a jury for the attacker I would vote not guilty.

But mostly because saying so would exclude me from ever being on a jury like that.

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 week ago (2 children)

YSK about jury nullification. And you should definitely not claim to know about jury nullification if asked.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The more people that know as quickly as possible, the better. They're almost certainly gonna find him now that his face is on the news.

So the next hope is for jury nullification, which is a small chance but still there. That, and getting a gofundme for the legal defense.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] uberdroog 11 points 1 week ago

Found a new sticker for my kayak

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Repeatedly and with no recourse or restitution.

Our system is bullshit.

[–] ericbomb 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hear me out.

I'm gonna work to make health care more expensive, so you have to buy my service: "Make health care affordable"

Then, here's the best part.

To save money, even after you've purchased my service, I won't do that 😀

... Why are you mad, it's just good business😭 !

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ha ha ha what a funny joke!

[–] ericbomb 5 points 1 week ago

Why do you hate capitalism and the free market 😭

I'm just doing what's best for the share holders!

[–] Benjaben 3 points 1 week ago

Love this guy, he tells it like it is! Straight-shooting leopard.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

It would be changed tomorrow if citizens weren't so easily fooled by propaganda.

Americans will literally get violent with you for suggesting that you change their health care system. The one that's killing them.

I am so tired of suffering because of their ignorance.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hell, I'm from Canada where we have (mostly) socialized medicine, and the one time I made a claim on private insurance it was denied. That was after I had called them to confirm that yes, my policy (should have) covered that expense.

And it was only a few hundred bucks too, so my frustration was more about the principle of the thing rather than the cost.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did you appeal it? Insurance companies bank on people not appealing when they get denied, even if their policy should cover it.

The older I get and the more I learn about health insurance, the more I realize how accurate that scene from the beginning on The Incredibles with the little old lady really is. I just saw somebody last night say how most claims that are appealed get approved except for cases of incorrectly submitted forms by hospitals and the like, and pretty much all hospitals are required to have a financial assistance program that can end up getting potentially 100% of any debt you have from a procedure absolved. Insurance companies make their money by making the system as difficult to get through as possible, but if you know how to deal with it, you can save yourself tons of money (at the expense of jumping through plenty of hoops).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

The hospital just wrote it off instead, so the cost was passed to the Canadian taxpayer. Lucky for me, but frustrating all the same. I would have rather the insurance pay like the were supposed to.

[–] Etterra 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In America that bill could force you to choose between food or rent.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I fully appreciate that, and it's the same in Canada for many people. I've witnessed it personally. I'm very fortunate to be in a position to handle that sort of thing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago
[–] SkunkWorkz 4 points 1 week ago

*Take up arms