okcknight
okcknight t1_jcn5nor wrote
Reply to It’s about damn time by what-the-what24
Good. The Facebook posts defending this behavior are gross. Just because we have homicides doesn’t mean we shouldn’t enforce reckless driving laws. Mind boggling
okcknight t1_jb5qv8w wrote
Reply to comment by Totallamer in RVA Chipotle’s are the WORST by CoffeeFiendd
Portions are so subjective though. I’ve got an athletic friend who is 200+ lb very muscular and active, two tacos would not fill him.
okcknight t1_ja6z18c wrote
Reply to comment by sleevieb in Have a court date for reckless driving 83/60 in Amelia county. by [deleted]
I agree for speed traps with sudden speed changes for no reason, but we don’t really have those in RVA, at least not that I know of in the city proper.
okcknight t1_ja6ib49 wrote
Reply to comment by sleevieb in Have a court date for reckless driving 83/60 in Amelia county. by [deleted]
You have to be going 20+ over the speed limit to get a reckless here. That’s obnoxious, and definitely warrants jail time in some circumstances.
okcknight t1_ja4gyit wrote
Reply to comment by lebaneseblonde in If you had one last meal in Richmond, what would it be? by 72002994
They just opened one up in chesterfield off hugenot, it’s only a matter of time baby
okcknight t1_ja3wozc wrote
Raising Canes, but it has to be drive-thru, and I have to be blocking traffic for a significant portion of my wait
okcknight t1_ja3utv4 wrote
Reply to comment by choicebutts in Richmonders concerned about slow police response, long 911 wait times; safety departments understaffed by choicebutts
I get it, but aren’t those needs reflected in the 400 staffing number? If six vacancies is resulting in this much overtime, maybe they need to raise that number. But I think the article is giving us a 2022 overtime number with 2023 vacancies, which are currently much lower than they were from what I understand.
okcknight t1_ja3kfxf wrote
Reply to comment by _on_the_chainwax_ in Richmonders concerned about slow police response, long 911 wait times; safety departments understaffed by choicebutts
That actually makes sense, thanks.
okcknight t1_ja3kdm0 wrote
Reply to comment by choicebutts in Richmonders concerned about slow police response, long 911 wait times; safety departments understaffed by choicebutts
That explanation still doesn’t make sense to me but whatever haha.
Also, the police department does have minimum staffing requirements per precinct per shift who need to be available to run the 911 calls. That is where all their OT comes from.
okcknight t1_ja14p6i wrote
Reply to comment by GrumpyNewYorker in Richmonders concerned about slow police response, long 911 wait times; safety departments understaffed by choicebutts
Yea I’m sure there’s a good reason for it. I noticed the vast majority of both agencies expenditures were personnel costs so it was a bit confusing considering the disparity between staffing levels.
okcknight t1_ja13edw wrote
Reply to comment by GrumpyNewYorker in Richmonders concerned about slow police response, long 911 wait times; safety departments understaffed by choicebutts
I was looking at the entire budget.
okcknight t1_ja0sica wrote
Reply to comment by choicebutts in Richmonders concerned about slow police response, long 911 wait times; safety departments understaffed by choicebutts
Excuse my ignorance but what difference does that make? If four guys work on one truck, and one position is vacant, that means you’re paying the OT for one guy right? I’m confused
okcknight t1_ja0on7d wrote
Reply to Richmonders concerned about slow police response, long 911 wait times; safety departments understaffed by choicebutts
Police Vacancy: %21 (157/755)
Police OT: 6.2 MM
Police Budget (2022): 97.8MM
Percentage OT to Budget: %6.3
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Fire Vacancy: 1.5% (6/401)
Fire OT: 4.7MM
Fire Budget: 62MM
Percentage OT to Budget: %7.5
Something I found interesting: despite having a 1.5% vacancy rate, the fire department is paying %7.5 of its total budget in overtime. Meanwhile the police vacancy is 14 times greater and running at approximately 6.3% of their total budget, less than Fire percentage-wise. I wonder what the reason for that is. I would expect the fire OT numbers to be much lower considering their staffing.
okcknight t1_j9s56ed wrote
It’s cool guys they’re getting rid of cash transactions
okcknight t1_j9fzg7q wrote
Blue Ridge Parkway (free) and Skyline Dr ($$ but worth) are pretty awesome. If you’re not in shape for hiking, they offer some pretty spectacular views.
okcknight t1_j9fyhn2 wrote
Reply to comment by DeviantAnthro in While Happy Trees owner gets arrested, another murder happens just blocks from where drug dealers are allowed to sell hard drugs in the open with impunity by RiverYuppy
Most street level dealers of hard drugs have been arrested many times. They know the game, they know not to walk around with literal pounds of illegal substances (unlike Mr. Happy Trees) That way when you get caught, you get a slap on the wrist for simple possession and you’re right back on the corner next week.
okcknight t1_j6izhof wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in “People Moving From NOVA to Richmond Are Ruining Our City” Reports Guy Who Moved Here in 2018 by ThatChildNextDoor
No way dude, shelter is a basic human right. Therefore landlords should be obligated to rent an apartment in the fan to meee for $500 :)
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okcknight t1_j6f3d0r wrote
Reply to comment by eclectic-and-effete in Community outreach group trying to stop violent crime on Richmond’s northside by CrassostreaVirginica
At the root of poverty are toxic behaviors that can’t simply be addressed by throwing resources at the problem. This is why poor people who win the lottery generally end up dead or broke. Not saying people don’t need resources, but it’s much more nuanced than that.
okcknight t1_j6efdy0 wrote
Reply to Community outreach group trying to stop violent crime on Richmond’s northside by CrassostreaVirginica
You can have all the “community outreach” you want, but this mostly comes down to poor parenting and environment. When you have children growing up in concentrated poverty where their role models are gang members and drug dealers, mom and dad aren’t around, no one to teach coping skills, impulse control, anger management, nothing will change.
okcknight t1_j69ojnt wrote
This guy is a POS troll who thrives of the negative attention for his pathetic YouTube channel.
okcknight t1_j699mq2 wrote
Reply to comment by STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S in Report: The State of Housing in the Richmond Region 2023 by opienandm
Asian families tend to put a strong emphasis on higher education especially in technical STEM fields, which tend to be the higher paying jobs.
okcknight t1_j49v2gp wrote
Reply to Joe Morrissey’s ex wife breaks silence and calls him a piece of shit on Instagram by jospence
How does this guy even get laid?? He’s a well known scumbag and not even attractive
okcknight t1_j2yu9f6 wrote
Reply to comment by Chef_G0ldblum in Your City Is the Most Livable in America, Until We Publish This Article About It by ValancourtB
- vcu student from NOVA
okcknight t1_iy7gebc wrote
Reply to What a true maverick of wit. by Steezinandcheezin
Ronald Benghazi Hedlund on YouTube. He’s a “first amendment auditor”
okcknight t1_jdxyhjm wrote
Reply to RVA vs. Evernest by harpervn
Could they legally evict you if they found out you were part of this association ?