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[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 183 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Why would you try to sneak a gun into any medical test area? Even if you didn't know an mri will fuck with a gun, what is the motivation to try to sneak a gun into a medical test room?

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 193 points 11 months ago (3 children)

A liberal might make her gay when she least expects it!

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 64 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Holy shit I had a conversation the other day with a dude who said, "democrats just want to touch children and change their genitalia"

He went off about how democrats want to change pedophile name and be more accepting. I told him people don't say that. Only pedophiles do. He went off about how democrats are pedophiles.

He went off about how schools, doctors, and liberal agenda is allowing the mutilation of children's genitalia.

Taking something he says is fact and blowing into the massive majority of all Democrat fundamentals.

[–] 50gp@kbin.social 48 points 11 months ago

ask him what he thinks of circumcion without consent at young age and I bet he will defend that without hesitation

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 34 points 11 months ago

In that situation, the best thing to do is agree with them and then start telling them about how voting is a way for the goverment to track you and/or .. plant .. fucking alien brocolli seeds in your brain or something, so never ever vote

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tell him there are more convicted Christian & Republican paedophiles than Democrats.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

He'd challenge it and probably call it propoganda.

[–] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Sounds like you met one of my coworkers.

[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

BTW, the justification for using different names for pedophiles - like minor attracted person - isn't to normalize child abuse.

Rather its to get people to seek and accepted help.

The real goal for us should be protecting kids. Not punishing people with dirty thoughts.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think that's a good cause, but isn't the definition of a pedophile meaning one who likes young aged people? Minor attracted person is the same thing with extra steps. Same stigma, same thoughts, same people.

Get the help but unfortunately it may be one of the things that shouldn't be vocalized in a normal setting as most people are too narrow minded to help.

[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Removing stigma helps us talk about the issue. That's why MAP phrasing is promoted by those more concerned with child protection than virtue signalling.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago

These kinds of conversations are why I quit my last job. I couldn't take it anymore.

I'd get whole tirades like that and just be like...

"Ok...uh...sure...so...welcome to the library, did you want to print something or...?"

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[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Burn her anyway!

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[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No one's giving her 5G on her watch!

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 5 points 11 months ago

Or on her phone!

[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 68 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (10 children)

Cowardice. People that think they need a gun on them at all times are paranoid cowards... Which also makes them the last people who should be able to own a gun.

[–] Sanyanov@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

People shouldn't have guns. Simple as that.

Who the hell decided allowing every civilian a fully functional firearm is a good idea

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 18 points 11 months ago

Gun Manufacturers

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

People who need guns in order to feel safe live in a shithole.

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[–] Zak@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Routinely carrying a concealed handgun can create considerable difficulties when a person unexpectedly ends up somewhere they can't do so. Leaving it in a car is a significant risk for theft (and stolen guns get used for bad things). Leaving it with medical staff isn't great. Leaving it unattended outside an exam room presents obvious dangers to anyone who might happen upon it.

It's hard to find yourself in an MRI room without adequate warning that anything magnetic will become a projectile though. I think most places give the patient both written and verbal warnings, and the article here says this patient was warned about metal and specifically about guns.

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 72 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They literally give you a locker when you go in for an MRI because you have to spend so long naked. This was never a problem for her. She's just stupid.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Facilities vary. I didnt have secure storage when I got an MRI, but I didnt bring a gun or anything else unreasonable to leave unattended.

The question wasn't whether she's stupid (clearly she is), but why someone would bring a gun into a medical exam.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 29 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] Gork@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

But the MRI confiscated my gunz! What part of, "shall not be infringed" does it not understand?!

[–] Kraivo@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] bestusername@aussie.zone 6 points 11 months ago
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Own the libs, shoot your own butt!

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 11 months ago

Own the libs

Personally I'm always very offended when someone wounds themselves in a profoundly stupid and preventable manner. I truly hope they don't do it again, that would be terrible. 😉

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 18 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Is this different in the states? In Germany every time I had to enter one of those I had to put away every single metallic item on me, including piercings and shit. They warn you very thoroughly that you cannot bring metal objects with you because of the high magnetic forces of the machine.

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[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

You can’t. My guess is, it was a party or off the clock silliness.

You can’t even wear your own clothes in those machines. Hospital gowns couldn’t handle the weight of even the smallest handgun.

The details are purposely scant because it had to be reported but they didn’t want to share what really happened.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Had an MRI a couple of weeks ago. Wore my own clothes. Tech did say I should lower my trousers to my knees when I pointed out that there was a fly zip, but didn’t seem too bothered.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Zips are brass alloy and non-magnetic

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

I’d never considered what they were made of. Live and learn.

[–] theterrasque@infosec.pub 3 points 11 months ago

I've done MRI 3 times. Wore my own clothes all three times.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I had a head MRI a few weeks ago. They didn't make me take off my clothes, they just triple checked I had nothing metal on me or inside me by asking me several times.

There don't need to be additional details. She snuck a gun into the MRI room and found out why you shouldn't do that.

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