Speaking of men dominating government! I found out today that my Flexible Spending Account (you know, where you set aside tax-free money to pay for healthcare-related items and services) cannot be used towards tampons. The reason provided? Menstruation is a healthy function and the FSA is intended to be used to…

But... but... wouldn’t that mean they don’t cause abortions?

I mean urging a suicidal person to commit suicide should be a crime and may even be a crime (not sure of accessory to suicide laws in MA) but I wouldn’t call it involuntary manslaughter.

Nice no true Scotsman attack. But you’re still not really explaining how it fits involuntary manslaughter. Being partially culpable in a death does not necessarily lead to an involuntary manslaughter charge. For example, you could participate in a murder and be just an accessory to murder.

Horrid, yes, hopefully illegal (or soon to be illegal) in some way... but doesn’t quite fit with involuntary manslaughter. In fact it’s worse in some ways because I.M. is when you do something stupid that unintentionally results in someone’s death, and she actually expressed intent, right?

That question is impossible to answer, which is precisely why I don’t think involuntary manslaughter is appropriate for that particular scenario, and why I hesitate at claiming that particular causality, and why I think the judge must have based his verdict primarily on her inaction when Conrad was dying, which I…

I know it’s on her, but does that action (telling him to kill himself) in of itself make it involuntary manslaughter? Involuntary manslaughter is [you do something stupid and negligent without intending for someone to die] -> [series of unintended events] -> [someone dies as a result of those events]. I don’t think…

I get that she was reckless, but I hesitate to ascribe that kind of causality: that your words (however reckless) urging someone to do something and then them doing it (however unable they are to make that decision autonomously) makes you culpable for them doing it (outside of professional relationships). But maybe…

Not just that, she listened to him dying and did not call an ambulance, did not call his parents, did not call his friends.

I hear you. Very thankful for how supportive the people around me (and you I hope!) are.

Her alter ego, Cara Deviligne?

I can only rationalize it through her failure to act when she knew he was actively dying. Otherwise she’s an utter piece of shit and should get locked away on some charge but I’m not sure that’s involuntary manslaughter.

The only thing I can come up with is that she must be guilty of involuntary manslaughter because she did nothing when she knew he was dying.

That was fast! Did you even meditate on top of a mountain?!?!

It’s a coded threat to nasty women: God gave us man dominion over life (women’s lives). He allows us (men) to raise animals (women) properly and care for them and then process them for food so we can sustain life (not a perfect analogy, but wouldn’t put it past him).

You should really do some soul searching about your own racist tendencies before you start pointing fingers at people of color. Telling everyone you immediately thought an ape with a generic London accent represented a black person does not make you not racist, even if you say you are shocked (so shocked!) about it.…

“I don’t like when black people are being overly sensitive,” he says, while being overly sensitive.

“I don’t like when black people are being overly sensitive.” Are you for real? Acting all enlightened, virtue signaling, and then you say shit like this? If you are trying to come off as not racist, you are doing it wrong.

All food you say? A squeeze of lemon on that porterhouse, sir?

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