I’ve thought about this to some extent myself. While not a perfect solution, why not move traffic enforcement to something similar to meter-maids? Not armed, just enforcing for traffic infractions, shift the fines to something FAR more reasonable than they are now so it doesn’t bankrupt people like some parking fines…

Star for aggressively ugly. Perfect description.

it’s hard to see how this was VW’s “most important car in decades”.

They wanted to demonstrate that they see/know the problem and are promptly ignoring it.

This.

Ragnor, why aren’t you up on Capitol Hill shouting this into our lawmakers ears?? I understand it’s not an easy or overnight process, but this is really, all the main points we need to start, isn’t it?

John Oliver has always come off as sincere and genuine to me. And this episode really hammers that home, he frustration and rage are palpable.

I find myself agreeing with both of you.

Your name and the comment. Funny shit.

Torch, I like the cut of your jib.

So much this.

No, I fully understand the danger, and my comment wasn’t meant to minimize it. Civil unrest like this clearly tells me there is a larger issue at hand. Colin Kaepernick tried to protest peacefully, and he was derided for it. Again, I’m not making excuses for any of these behaviors. Those that enact violence and…

Raph, to be fair, would you buy one of these EVs if they sold them here?

Ah, one person threw a Molotov. Let’s just run these other people down, that’ll de-escalate the situation. Am I following your logic correctly? I’m not going to assume what the goal was of the protesters here, but I don’t see anyone at the driver’s door of the first car, even as the second car pulls up to plow through…

You owe me a new keyboard you sly devil.

Stop resisting arrest!

I just wanna non-maliciously poke fun at your hair. Glad you’re here Torch.

Justin, I would disagree with you, but the grill swallowed my hand. Granted, it looks way better than the rendering I saw a couple months ago.

Kinda okay with this. Let’s see what they can do.