Think I missed something - what’s the thing with orcas and billionaires?

I’m just noticing that the / is next to the . on my keyboard…

Did this just start out as a typo?

People do unexpected things sometimes, especially kids. Why is anyone allowed to operate a multiton pile of metal when they don’t have a clear view of the space around them?

Lemme try - you drive one of these things up to a streetlight, with a crosswalk. Busy downtown street, large number of pedestrians on the sidewalks. It’s a red light, so you stop and wait for your turn. Plenty of pedestrians make use of the crosswalk.

Now the light turns green. How can you be certain everyone’s cleared the crosswalk, and there’s nobody in front of you? After all, you can’t see the ground for several yards in front of your truck! Can you be certain nobody slipped and fell? No kids got away from their parents? Nobody in a wheelchair is struggling with a pothole? You might be pretty sure you’ve accounted for everyone, but you’re literally risking someone else’s life on this “pretty sure” every time you go through one of these lights!

It’s usually for the kid’s safety. Little kids especially run off sometimes; and while it’d be nice to be able to be a continuously attentive parent, sometimes you need to get shit done out and about while they’re with you. Sometimes they’re fine with just being carried or sitting in a shopping cart, but if not, a leash & harness (usually just integrated into a backpack) lets them wander safely while you take care of what you’re there to do.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a kid older than 4 or so in one.

Polyamory sounds close; if you presume that the other people would be allowed multiple marriages as well.

The implied issue with that phrase is you risk your own glass house being pelted, correct? The glass house, in this case, being atrocities each government is implicated in?

I’m fine with all the atrocities being called out. Otherwise, how do we learn not to do them anymore?

there is no evidence of speeding or wrongdoing on the part of the driver, therefore no charges have been filed.

He hit a pedestrian. If you cannot react to a pedestrian entering the road unexpectedly, especially at a crosswalk, you are, by definition, driving recklessly.

Honestly, even with an ulterior motive, I see no reason they shouldn’t.