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This would go a lot easier if you would please read my initial comment. Both of your comments are answered in there.

[Edit, both comments aren't you, my bad. So far everything asked is addressed in my initial comment though] there also aren't fewer dog attacks now than compared to before the pitbull ban.

I think I answered that. Or I don't understand your question. Just keep banning what?

I suppose I assumed the aim of the policy is "to stop fatal dog attacks in the UK". I also assumed that was the reasoning behind the pitbull ban too, and look where we are. We could learn from history, or we could just keep banning them. This is all just repetition of my previous comment though.

I guess if the aim is to ban breeds of dogs then sure, why not keep banning them.

Of course, the people who abuse their dogs to the point of become dangerous will just move on the next breed.

Playing whack-a-mole isn't ever effective policy. Before this breed it was pitbulls, after this breed it'll just be something else.

Dog attacks won't stop unless we ban all dogs, stop people who abuse animals to the point of of being dangerous from owning dogs, or stop people from wanting to abuse animals to the point of being dangerous.

That said, this isn't a harmful policy, just an ineffective one. If you want to own a dog, for good or ill, there are plenty of other breeds out there.

The BRC has previously told the BBC that these high level of theft cost retailers almost £1bn in the 2021 financial year, "money that would be better used to reduce prices and invest in a better customer experience".

Narrator: The money would not be used to reduce prices or invest in a better customer experience.

Guess not, that's probably my bad.

That's my bad. Thanks for the correction.

It's always strange to see a member of the most incarcerated population on the planet wax lyrical about how free they are.

Not to defend China here at all.

I love audiobooks. They're easy to fit into found time, mostly as bed time reading, I just set it going and fall asleep. It's a win-win, if I'm constantly re-reading the same chapter it's because I'm getting lots of sleep. If I can't sleep, at least I'm getting through the book.

Reading a physical/e book means I'm awake with energy and willingness to do something, sure I could read, but I could be doing something else. I read a lot more as a kid, but I also had fewer responsibilities. Also less access to motorcycles, games consoles, bars etc.

You wish for change but are unwilling to affect that change. While being mad at others that might also want that change but are unwilling to affect the change for you. You are mad at them to the point you have suggested their murder being a good idea. Your impotent rage is less interesting but, this is the hypocrisy I have highlighted in you. See it, don't see it, makes no difference to me.

There's a joke in driving that everyone more extreme than you is unwise and everyone less than you is unskilled while forgetting that everyone is still driving in the same direction. I see that same observation in activism and I'm unwilling to kill people driving in the same direction reserving my anger for those actively driving in the wrong direction you do you though.

My apologies, I was under the impressiom you were listening to what I was saying

But here's the point. We have established someone might not actively pursue social change that they know to be right because it would incur some personal cost, but they wouldn't hinder it either. I've got less issue with them.

Clearly you aren't, and taking to you is pointless.

If you care about what the police think, the police think Mao's policies are wrong.

When you talk about social change via the killing of landlords being a good thing, and having knives to their throats, well the police already disagree with that. I took that as a given that you didn't care. So they could do that now, they don't gotta wait.

But here's the point. We have established someone might not actively pursue social change that they know to be right because it would incur some personal cost, but they wouldn't hinder it either. I've got less issue with them.

I have most issue with people who actively hinder that social change.

I mean, the people who believe that landlords should be killed could do that now. They don't gotta wait either.

I'm a little more reserved. I would peg my response to their attitude to change.

If they're willing to step aside, or even support shelter becoming a human right, then I've got bigger problems than them.

If they're going to cling tooth and nail to a system that sees people freeze and starve for their own enrichment then yeah, fuck 'em.

That is AMAZING... I want a LC Dutch oven, but I know i'd never use it out of fear of chipping it. I abuse my cookwear so I buy sturdy and cheap for my own mental health... But LC is just so pretty, I'm envious.

What? There's plenty of nonsense in there, for example:

[https://lemm.ee/comment/2394714](also, fuck off landlord. Mao was right.)

From the wiki:

In this vein, Mao insisted that the people themselves, not the public security organs, should become involved in enacting the Land Reform Law and killing the landlords who had oppressed them, in contrast to the Soviet practice of dekulakization.

... yikes. That said, it's online bickering, there's always going to be examples of bad behaviour.

As for my own, unasked, opinion on hexbear. I don't really notice them around. Maybe its because I'm blind to them as I am generally left leaning, I did by contrast notice the EH memes before they were defederated. I'm generally an all/new scroller on Lemmy.

That's rough buddy.... Memes aside that does, indeed, sound rough.

Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people. - Heinrich Heine

Waiting for a call from the National Careers Service for help starting a new life in Consumer Advocacy. 33 years and I finally have an aspiration worth a damn. Currently, I'm working menial jobs as physio therepy to help me recover from a traffic accident some years ago. It allows me to stick headphones in and widen my knowledge base via audio books and headphones (just finished History of Rome, 10 out of 10, have already forgotten the beginning so will go again) while getting an enforced light workout.

But, I'm done with that now... Maybe not done with that, depending on if I can source on the job training or of I have to go back to school. I'm nervous about committing to a full time position; part time plus homemaking is still a bit of an ask for me, but I usually don't do things till I'm forced to so shrug. Commit and deal with it I guess.

Also, heading out to a tailor to get my trousers fitted for a wedding next week, so that's nice. But also dealing with landlord and letting agent issues so that's not nice. All in all, can't complain.