thehillshaveI

thehillshaveI t1_jbus9tj wrote

>Specifics matter

yes they do. like the specific bite force of a chihuahua being 5 psi, vs a pit's 235 psi. that is the specific that matters if that. force is being applied to a human being.

i don't care if the intentions are the same, much like i wouldn't react the same to a murderous mouse vs say a tiger

you're complaining about pit bull bites being reported more like that's the people being bitten's fault. it gets reported more because people need medical attention more. that's not the bite victim's fault

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thehillshaveI t1_jbunz8q wrote

>My 90lb classic American bully COULD do more damage than say a chihuahua, but that chihuahua is 5xs more likely to bite. Now you think those chihuahua bites are reported?

i think most reasonable people wouldn't see a problem with potentially fatal bites being reported with more frequency than minor nuisance bites.

it's not a competition for quantity of bites.

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thehillshaveI t1_jbj84fx wrote

your only real risk here, assuming you use common sense, is getting hit by a car.

there aren't really any spots in providence i would call unsafe to walk through, from a crime perspective. not that it doesn't happen, but overall random street crime is incredibly rare. the biggest risk you will face is bad drivers.

it's not pretty over there, but there are a ton of families in that area

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thehillshaveI t1_jbclpl6 wrote

>Although you kind of already did when you said "call the cops then nerd"

try not to hurt yourself with that stretch guy

three comments ago i was encouraging violence. then i was implying it. now calling you a nerd is apparently a threat to this old man.

keep squirming, this is fucking hilarious

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thehillshaveI t1_jbc3f8c wrote

>There's a video of a flag that's already up and him climbing and reaching for the rope. That could just as easily be him taking it down. I really don't know.

what i like about this reply is you're trying even harder to defend him than his family. in your version he's now the hero pulling the flag down! it's beautiful!

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thehillshaveI t1_jbbzzwq wrote

>Hell, are we even 100% positive that he is the one who put the flag up?

there's the video of him doing it

i mean you see this guy hanging a confederate flag and you're willing to believe this complicated story about how he just didn't know better instead of the much simpler explanation that he wanted to hang it.

we could go back and forth all night but the fact is you see him fly a symbol of owning black people and you're willing to give every benefit of the doubt.

>And the narrative that an 80 year old immigrant

he's lived in the states longer than either of us have been alive. you think it's more likely he avoided learning what this flag was for more than half a century but randomly raised one yesterday without knowing. i find the idea that he just likes it much more plausible

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thehillshaveI t1_jbbw1kj wrote

>He’ll take some pieces out and put new pieces in," said Pereira. "He will go out there no matter what. He does not realize he’s 80 he’s got that Peter Pan Syndrome. We tell him he’s 80 and he’s like 'Nah, nah, I’m good."'

>Milano said the display takes a lot of work, but it's always worth it.

>“This my hobby and this my tradition left by my father. Nobody can stop what is my dream," said Geno. “Mentally it’s hard to do, because you have to know exactly how you have to build everything, painting, because you have to prepare all these things on time for Christmas."

>The display, which consists of over 400 pieces, is very detailed.

well he and his family seem to think he is, when they're not claiming he's just too old and italian to understand racism

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thehillshaveI t1_jbbtuve wrote

>What's wrong with you people...

i don't like liars.

>I suppose you'd prefer if someone went and beat the old man to a pulp?

nice strawman. quality engagement.

>How about growing the fuck up, giving him the benefit of the doubt, and letting it go.

how about not getting your panties in a bunch because of reddit comments. you're putting words in my mouth and getting embarrassingly aggressive.

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thehillshaveI t1_jbbmzoz wrote

there are people taking this entirely implausible narrative at face value and praising him for burning the flag, like idk what it would take for people to realize how dumb this sounds. do we actually need "and everybody clapped" at the end?

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