Took me a minute too, but I gather it’s because the US Constitution originally counted slaves as 3/5 of a person for purposes of determining how many House Representatives a State gets (which is based on population).
Aneural
aneural
>And I don’t understand why they had to fire so many shots.
This is fucked. Its because in the US if you have to use lethal force, legally you have to argue that you were in danger, so they’re TRAINED to only use their guns when they UNLOAD THEM. If they need to fire one bullet, they fire EVERY SINGLE ONE.
There’s no…
I did not watch the video, but my coworker who is a reserve officer and took police training. When a cop has determined that firing a gun is necessary for the situation, they are to fire 7 shots in 3 seconds at the person. That is why every police shooting has more shots than probably necessary.
You know how governments count population for the purposes of leglistative representation, taxation, allocation of federal funds, etc? The more people you have, the more seats in each branch of government you get, the greater a portion of federal tax money you can access, and so on?
Our constitution originally counted black people as 3/5's of a person.
Yes, you should go and check it out and read at least a few... hundred comics. They go quick! It’s extremely creative and wild adventure. I’ve not finished it, I’ve barely begun reading it, really. But I’m glad I at least checked it out.
If you have college finals and want to wreck your life with procrastination, it’s great to read haha. Otherwise don’t worry about it
Stick it out through the end of Act 1 and drop it if you hate it. If you want to make it to where I think a lot of people consider it to get really good, get stuck into Act 5. If you’ve read about the comic and know there are 6 acts, don’t worry - 5 isn’t nearly as deep into the comic as the number would imply.
It’s so long I can’t in good faith recommend you start reading it. It’s kind of like telling someone they have JUST GOT to start reading Ulysses, you know? Even if you like it, it’s so much work. You seem like an adventure game fan, so check out the game when you have a chance and then based on the writing/sense of…
Thanks Anne for sharing those numbers. Wow: just 26% of whites and 33% of Hispanics support BLM?? Sounds like BLM has failed to inspire larger society. It might want to revisit its core platforms and how it communicates them, or its successes will remain limited.
The real wall was the friends we made along the way.
The only way in which I pity Eric Trump is that he has to look into his father’s melting, fleshy face every day and see his own future. The resemblance must be depressing.
nice
I wouldn’t trust him with a bucket of water if the house was on fire.
“Reagan didn’t dodge a bullet”
Broken clock twice a day, etc. I won’t trust him to keep any promises or do anything noble, but if he bends to the will of the good guys every so often I’ll take it.
First Rule of the Obscenely Rich: Don’t ever spend your own money.
Sued by DOJ for refusing to rent to black people, ultimately settling the case (despite “never settling”), then sued and settles again for failing to live up to original settlement.
There are plenty of examples of failed governments though