The death penalty, because that shit is barbaric.
this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2024
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So basically 1 in 20 inmates on death row are innocent, and people (mostly conservatives) are A-OK with that percentage of innocent people being subject to state-sanctioned murder in a very brutal way that's far from painless. A dog being put down by a vet receives more humane treatment than a human being put down by the state.
That "at least 4%" bit makes that even worse. Just look at the List of miscarriage of justice cases on Wikipedia, it's not not exhaustive and it's huge, I cannot morally or ethically justify capital punishment on that alone, the whole state-sanctioned murder bit just makes it even more horrific.
From the wiki:
Due to the high number of notable wrongful conviction cases compiled for the United States, the list can be viewed via the main article.
I fucking hate this country.
So everyone that punishes someone with death will receive the death penalty?
Of course, you will have to punish the person that punishes the person that punishes someone with the death penalty with the death penalty with the death penalty
But then, because they punished someone that punished someone that punished someone that punished someone with death with death with death with death, they will have to be killed
Eventually, you will run out of people who can punish someone with the death penalty, so you will have to do it. Since you killed someone as a punishment, someone will also have to kill you, but because you are the only person that can do that, you will have to do it, ending the loop
Sounds like the solution for every human problem. I'm on board.
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Metric system, right-hand traffic, ISO 8601, high taxes on the rich, someone's power being used as a multiplier in punishment.
"I'm afraid you formatted the date incorrectly on this birthday card. Any last words before we hang you?"
This is not 'Nam, there are rules.
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I like the Scandinavian system of fines for breaking the law. They're scaled based on your annual income so a speeding ticket isn't just a fee for the wealthy.
Still a fee for the wealthy. If I earn a million a year I can easily give up 90 % of that and still live comfortably. That's not the case for someone who earns 100,000.
Still better than a flat fee.
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Good choices. Fixed-rate fines are unfair. To someone living on minimum wage, a $500 fine can be devastating. To someone pulling down a huge salary, not so much. Theyβre essentially unequal punishments for the same violation.
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If the punishment for all of those is death, and oneβs power is a multiplier in punishment, one must reasonably assume that everyone has the same level of power.
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- All software that is to be used on the public should be Free and Open Sourced in a GPL style license.
- No death penalty
above two violations are punishable by death!
When someone is inevitably executed for proprietary software, are you put to death for making that rule? Or does the executioner get executed (creating a feedback loop of executioners who must die)?
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- ISO date and time.
- Metric system.
- USB-C.
- Git.
- ConventionalCommits.
- Semantic versioning.
- XDG Base Directory.
- OpenDocument.
- HDR10+.
Also, I would enforce every online shop, transport company, hotels... All of these functioning under a federated market, sort of like the fediverse. Impossible to corrupt. Impossible to monopolize. True choice.
Impossible to corrupt. Impossible to monopolize
You would be surprised.
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all media and advertising shall have the same loudness
I'm not an audio engineer, but this might be hard to execute.
Hard to execute
Nice, I see what you did there.
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Tailgating. It's gonna kill you eventually so let's streamline the process.
Also fuck you, especially when I'm in a god damned exit lane.
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If all punishment is capital punishment, then I'd keep it as laissez-faire as possible.
Except for "no parking in the bike lane". That one's worth.
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Housing for everyone.
Recipes in concrete metric units, preferably mass instead of volume. Recipes come together incredibly quickly when measuring out ingredients can just be dump-tare-dump-tare-dump instead of trying to get sticky ingredients like tahini out of a measuring cup.
More torx screws. There are apparently some uses for phillips, but torx are criminally underused.
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Standardize? I mean can we just get America on the metric system?
Education.
"We regret to inform you little Timmy didn't pass his final secondary-school exam because he couldn't count back change from a transaction. We will send his ashes as soon as they're ready."
I would be a terrifying and bloodthirsty Supreme Leader for sure... π
That is why we should prevent human beings from holding too much power.
Camping in the fast lane and/or driving with your brights on.
If you report anything not factual on the "news" or anything where you have an audience. I'm really tired of that bullshit.
I would outlaw starting work before 12pm. I'm 30 and I still absolutely hate mornings just as much as I did when I was 10. I'm naturally a night person but working graveyards has more problems than dealing with early mornings IMO. Let all the morning people feel the pain of having to be productive during your least productive hours for a change.
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No legislation with religious fundaments.
The outlawing of supreme leaders.
Politicians who lie to their constituents.
Hypocrisy. If one berates people for doing x, when you do it you're doubly guilty. You might still be guilty for other reasons, but if you publicly scorn other people doing it you'll get a bonus penalty.
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I am the ultimate vermin, so... Mandatory tooth brushing, and ponies for all.
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Crocs. Fuck your ugly, very gross-looking wannabe sandal. And why the fuck do they always look like you just pulled them from a landfill, and marinated them in toxic waste?
Anyone, regardless of status, race, wealth, sexuality, religion, etc. that violates anyone's fundamental human rights would be put to death. Period. Tolerance of intolerance breeds intolerance.
I would want some clearly marked boundaries then, because I would consider unpaid labor a human rights violation but I wouldn't want my old boss executed just because I clocked out and then picked up some trash on my way out the door.
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Nothing. I'm against the death penalty
So, "no more death penalty"? Punishable by death of course.
Socialism and planned economy, ban on private enterprises
Not only does it aim to stop neverending inequality shift and enshittification, it also helps to save Earth by putting an end to overproduction and bullshit consumerism
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No fascists
No more religious things. Books, buildings, posters, gatherings, merchandise, websites, teachings...
You can talk to your imaginary friend in private, but no more spreading that shit to youth or folks in a vulnerable state of mind.
One generation and that garbage is either done and gone forever; or I just triggered judgement day and learn the hard way that I fucked up and the religious crowd gets their coveted ascension. Win win.
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