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Mister Mind posted:How long has it been since someone posted about Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome? There's a story by Octavia Butler that depicts a fictional disease with qualities of self-injury drawn from this. "The Evening and the Morning and the Night." Good story. My one year old daughter has been gnawing on her hands lately. Good poo poo. Dr. Video Games 0081 has a new favorite as of 13:03 on Dec 22, 2017 |
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Mister Mind posted:How long has it been since someone posted about Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome? I'm getting a 404 and I would love to read it because broken brains are super scary and I like bringing this kind of thing up to my boyfriend who does brain stuff for a living because he's super good at explaining the inner workings of it in a way that's easy to understand.
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Back a couple of pages re: human chew toys... I can't find the article because i'm suck at google, but years ago there was a pretty creepy news story about a service dog, rescue dog they wanted to be a service dog or just the family pet. At any rate it was a doofy lab or something and it loved the disabled daughter they had. She had something like cerebral palsy or something like that and didn't have use of her hands and feet. This dog would sleep with her and keep her extremities warm. Well anyway during the reading of this article they made it seem like this kid had an issue with circulation and was always having to go in for debridement for gangrene. Well one morning they go in and find the dog has eaten all her toes and they are like "welp, he cleaned her wounds real good. kind of wish he'd left her toes tho.." I just remember sitting there after reading it and being all "wow, they aren't even freaked out..they just accept that this dog licked her wounds so much and got so into "cleaning out the bad" that he ate her toes...and they are kind of cool with it." To be fair this was years ago and that may just be what my freaked out brain took away and not what really happened.
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PetraCore posted:I wonder what exactly went down that prosecutors are asking for Morgan to get almost twice the sentence of Anissa, other than Morgan being the one to talk Anissa around. Like that might be enough to bump the asked-for sentence up that much but I'm wondering if other factors such as a potential lack of remorse are going into that. Going from what I remember of the documentary on the case it does appear that Morgan has some severe mental issues that her family's pretty much been downplaying or brushing off since she was very young. I'd have to sit through the documentary again to refresh for specifics, but when I sat through it, there were enough tell tale signs that she needed help before the stabbing.
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Crazy that you can kill for one made up entity like "One's Country" and everyone cheers, but you do it for the Slender man and you go to a mental hospital forever.
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Dec 22, 2017 14:20
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Burning hot take right there Makes u think
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Dr. Video Games 0081 posted:Crazy that you can kill for one made up entity like "One's Country" and everyone cheers, but you do it for the Slender man and you go to a mental hospital forever. Actually I can confidently say that you can kill for the Slender man and remain free and unhindered
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Dr. Video Games 0081 posted:Crazy that you can kill for one made up entity like "One's Country" and everyone cheers, but you do it for the Slender man and you go to a mental hospital forever. The same could be said of all religions.
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Dr. Video Games 0081 posted:Crazy that you can kill for one made up entity like "One's Country" and everyone cheers, but you do it for the Slender man and you go to a mental hospital forever. People go to jail all the time for "killing for their country." Are you confusing government sanctioned violence for individual choices again?
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Sarcopenia posted:I'm getting a 404 and I would love to read it because broken brains are super scary and I like bringing this kind of thing up to my boyfriend who does brain stuff for a living because he's super good at explaining the inner workings of it in a way that's easy to understand. If the link starts working, make your boyfriend write a post or st least transcribe it.
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Solice Kirsk posted:People go to jail all the time for "killing for their country." Are you confusing government sanctioned violence for individual choices again? No, the guys who landed on D-Day are exactly the same as these girls murdering another child!
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Sarcopenia posted:I'm getting a 404 and I would love to read it because broken brains are super scary and I like bringing this kind of thing up to my boyfriend who does brain stuff for a living because he's super good at explaining the inner workings of it in a way that's easy to understand. The correct url is https://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~biglars/LNS.html
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Mister Mind posted:How long has it been since someone posted about Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome? The (fictional) follow-up to Hot Zone took inspiration from this. Someone created a contagioius version. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cobra_Event
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M_Sinistrari posted:Going from what I remember of the documentary on the case it does appear that Morgan has some severe mental issues that her family's pretty much been downplaying or brushing off since she was very young. I'd have to sit through the documentary again to refresh for specifics, but when I sat through it, there were enough tell tale signs that she needed help before the stabbing.
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Reflections85 posted:The correct url is https://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~biglars/LNS.html Thanks; yes.
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Dr. Video Games 0081 posted:Crazy that you can kill for one made up entity like "One's Country" and everyone cheers, but you do it for the Slender man and you go to a mental hospital forever. "For America, Anissa?" "No, for memes"
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There's a pretty good podcast ep by a former forensic psychologist about the Slenderman murder and the weird mental issues that led to it. For some reason the podcast itself only seems to go halfway, but the transcript below it has all the info.
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Apraxin posted:This one is pretty hard to top for Sarcopenia posted:Fuuuuuuuck that judge. Milo and POTUS posted:He'll win reelection. Don Gato posted:Roy Moore was a representative example, not an outlier. Holy poo poo...Same judge here!!! https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/08/idaho-judge-rape-social-media-twin-falls Dude is highly loving suspect quote:An Idaho judge who said a man who raped a 14-year-old girl could be released on probation if he agreed not to have sex outside of wedlock also linked the case to a breakdown of morality in the social media age, adding: “If I had my way, I would eliminate the internet.” Punkin Spunkin has a new favorite as of 02:25 on Dec 23, 2017 |
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Punkin Spunkin posted:Holy poo poo...Same judge here!!! It's like a christian version of that judge from Futurama but not funny at all.
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Mister Mind posted:How long has it been since someone posted about Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome? They taste like ladyfingers.
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fyi, potential slenderman sacrifice is still alive. she was stabbed a bunch, but survived. you can use "the slenderman stabbing case" like the local media instead of "the slenderman murder."
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The correct term is "the Slender Man attempted murder"
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Oooh here's people legally getting off easy with murder. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a3d98cee4b06d1621b45d8d?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/apos-kayak-killer-apos-released-185440519.html
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Scathach posted:Oooh here's people legally getting off easy with murder. I remember hearing about some guy in Wales who murdered his girlfriend but managed to get his sentence reduced to 6 years (3 with good behavior) because she "provoked" him, or something. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, does anybody remember?
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Scathach posted:https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a3d98cee4b06d1621b45d8d?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 quote:They discussed a potential future military career for the informant that would allow him to kill people legally. 
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Punkin Spunkin posted:Holy poo poo...Same judge here!!! One of the few times you'll ever see a case where the judge is more worrying than the guy who raped a 14 year old.
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I generally think of myself as a peaceful person who believes that all life is intrinsically valuable and that any death is a tragic one and stories like that elder abuse one really strain my belief in a way that even serial killers don’t, because at least with some of them I can at least tell myself that they were a victim of their broken brains. E: not to downplay how hosed up serial killers can be, but I think I’m just more emotionally bothered by evil springs from greed or personal profit than I am with, for lack of a better word, “crazy” evil. christmas boots has a new favorite as of 21:26 on Dec 23, 2017 |
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Aaaaaaaye, forget about it!
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fruit on the bottom posted:I generally think of myself as a peaceful person who believes that all life is intrinsically valuable and that any death is a tragic one and stories like that elder abuse one really strain my belief in a way that even serial killers don’t, because at least with some of them I can at least tell myself that they were a victim of their broken brains. There's a difference between evil born out of madness and evil born out of malicious conspiracy. They're both repulsive, but a serial killer's usually a sick person and the other's a group of calculating minds making selfish but technically rational decisions. I can see finding the latter worse.
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I definitely agree. "Mental issues" is a legit medical problem. Selfishness to the point of harming others just means you're a bad person.
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Shady Amish Terror posted:There are a limited number of courts for judges to preside over, and most get to that point after many, many years of experience in the law, so while judges are still human and imperfect, most are at least marginally rational and could at least be argued to be doing a reasonable job. However, because REMOVING a judge is often difficult, and because they wield so much power, when you get someone objectively terrible things can be really, REALLY bad. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't judges often elected, not appointed, and therefore don't they need very little experience?
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pookel posted:Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't judges often elected, not appointed, and therefore don't they need very little experience? Federal are appointed. State judges vary in method, it depends on the state's constitution. Some are direct election. In some states they are affiliated with a political party. In others they run unaffiliated. Judges can also be appointed by a governor or a legislative committee based on merit. Also, in some states, judges that are appointed have to pass a periodic referendum-like vote to keep their seat. EDIT: Here's a Find Law article that explains it better: http://litigation.findlaw.com/legal-system/how-are-judges-selected.html Proteus Jones has a new favorite as of 00:21 on Dec 24, 2017 |
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I shouldn't laugh but all I see is penis pump bloopers. "Objection! Badgering the witness!" "Sus*pffffffffffffft*tained" "Your honor I move to *squeek* strike the *squeeksqueeksqueeksqueek* last statement, what's that squeeking?" "Anyone remember those pump up sneakers?" Imagine the scene if it got stuck or he accidentally used the pump as a gavel.
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pookel posted:Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't judges often elected, not appointed, and therefore don't they need very little experience? Honestly the concept of judges being elected at all is one of those things that many countries (and people) find wholly unnerving. That's not to imply everything is always hunky dory forever if judges are appointed (see: that American guy from last week who basically hadn't had anything to do with a court since he graduated law school in 1999, unnerving also) but seriously, your job as an impartial arbiter of law shouldn't hinge on approval ratings.
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Guys. GUYS. I have no updates for you. Nothing of substance. I’m still like 30 pages behind on this thread. But I want to let you know there is BREAKING NEWS in Albuquerque. Last year you may remember I posted about Clifford Miller, a man found stabbed, mutilated, genitals removed, and decapitated behind a Wal-Mart a short distance from my home. In fact, it was just over a year ago. Miller’s body was discovered on December 17th 2016. https://www.abqjournal.com/913907/friend-man-found-decapitated-outside-ne-abq-walmart-was-homeless.html An autopsy report had been released in March of this year that gave no insight other than two details – Miller was decapitated post-mortem and that seminal fluid was found on the man. No one could say whether it was his or not because presumably no one in charge cared. That was literally the last thing learned about the case that’s been made public as far as I’m aware. And most of the articles detailing this again used mugshots of Miller, no doubt a tactic to make this man more distant from the general population. Okay. Okay okay. So I walked into work this morning and I’ve caught up on work and I usually have about an hour or so before I have to get rolling unless there’s some emergency that needs to be tended to. Sunday mornings, not so much. Sunday morning on xmas eve? Even less. So I open up local news and I’m greeted with a slew of vague news reports: Suspicious death being investigated in Four Hills area. Four Hills is a neighborhood in the city situated at the extreme southeast of Albuquerque and is generally considered one of the “nicer” neighborhoods. Upscale homes on rolling desert plots. Lots of money, lots of expensive properties in spite of having been built on a former dump. One news story in particular was explicit about the damage found to this body. It was decapitated and mutilated, and for the time being, investigators can’t determine the identity, or even the gender, of the victim. No story has mentioned Clifford Miller of a year ago, or the fact that he had been found headless and mutilated, or the fact that it was just days before xmas, but I think that’s a hell of a coincidence. Four Hills is not close to Miller’s location, but nothing is that far in Albuquerque. I’ll post updates as information comes out. Not that there will be much, as history shows. But here are some links: http://www.koat.com/article/albuquerque-police-investigate-suspicious-death-in-se-abq/14491641 http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/apd-investigating-suspicious-death-found-in-four-hills-area/4719486/ http://krqe.com/2017/12/23/apd-investigate-suspicious-death-in-southeast-albuquerque/ https://www.abqjournal.com/1110613/dead-body-found-in-four-hills-with-massive-trauma-police-say.html
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