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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

The examiner did not determine a cause of death for the foetus, noting genetic anomaly, placenta abruption or maternal methamphetamine use could have been contributing factors.

How unusual is it for no cause of death to be determined in a post-birth-human case and there still be a murder conviction?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

They arrested an addict whose drug use may have led to a miscarriage, or who may have just had a miscarriage completely unrelated to the drug use, or a mixture of multiple issues.

There is no difference between this and obesity, alcohol, smoking, or poor diet. Obesity has a voluntary aspect to it, and increases your chances of miscarriage. Eating non-nutritious foods, micro plastics, not taking prenatal vitamins can all contribute to miscarriage. Getting into a car accident while voluntarily driving while pregnant, staying with a violent husband who beats you while pregnant... I mean where do you draw the line at making the pregnant woman 100% responsible for anything that happens while she is pregnant?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I mean where do you draw the line at making the pregnant woman 100% responsible for anything that happens while she is pregnant?

Oh that's very easy. The line is drawn at being rich and white.

The cruelty against poor and preferably non-white women is the whole point of such laws.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I love all the shades of grey that arise when you open a pandora box of biopolitics.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ideally women are never charged with a crime for seeking or attempting an abortion. That should settle the issue.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

It's unfortunate that the solution is as simple as it is and it's not being implemented.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Did you know you can significantly degrade the integrity of concrete and cinder blocks using something like dexpan demolition grout and a drill?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Or just a few pounds of sugar when the concrete is wet. Concrete needs to be able to bond to the water molecules to cure, but dissolved sugar prevents that. So the concrete will never actually cure, and will crumble back into dust when it dries instead of turning solid. Anyone with a hardhat, safety vest, and work boots could blend into a large construction site long enough to lob a bag of sugar into a concrete mixer.

I’m not saying you should use it to oppose police stations, prisons, roadways immediately surrounding capitol buildings, etc from being built or repaired. But you could.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I see this online, how true is it though? like do I need a bag of sugar or just a few sprinkles.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

You need enough sugar to bond to enough water molecules to prevent enough concrete from bonding to it. It’ll take a pound or more, because you need to “capture” the water molecules before the concrete can. The nice part is that you don’t need to be careful about it; You can just pop a bag or two straight into a concrete mixer, and let the mixer do its job.

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