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[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 114 points 2 months ago (5 children)
[–] haloduder@thelemmy.club 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Kind of pathetic how we still have to solve the issue of cutting up baby dicks as ritual.

Egypt's worse; they still cut off the clits of preteen girls as ritual.

Jews and Egyptians aren't even trying to hide it. They do it specifically to reduce the sensitivity of sexual organs.

Christians are the useful idiots (as always) who have been duped into thinking it's for 'medical' or 'aesthetic' purposes. In all honesty, Christians cut up the dicks of their kids because the dad's dick was cut up for him and he doesn't want to admit there's something wrong with it.

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[–] chunes@lemmy.world 69 points 2 months ago (23 children)

Being cruel to other people by hiding behind some power imbalance.

I don't want to live in a society where the consequence for this behavior is a meaningless fine.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is this not murder? There's no way he didn't contribute to her death even if she was already terminally ill. Stabbing a terminally ill person is murder, putting a newborn baby on the street under the guise of "it's in my property and it's not my kid" is murder, why isn't this? At least criminal negligence no?

Also, is Nanimo doing okay? Like, just in general, but is the housing situation as bad as Vancouver?

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 67 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Companies reporting price increases as "adjusting for inflation" when the price hike does not match inflation should have the entire C-suite going to the gulag. We need to unironically do what China does with its rich, terrorize them and make them walk on eggshells and hand out ridiculously harsh punishments to management when a business commits a crime.

Also, campaign promises made by politicians running for office should be legally binding. If something they said would happen did not happen, they should be tried for treason and the burden should be on them to prove beyond reasonable doubt that they tried everything they possibly could to keep the promise but forces they could not possibly overcome prevented them from succeeding. Maybe then they'll only promise things they actually intend to do.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 67 points 2 months ago

Lobbying; at least in its current form. Corporations being treated as people when it benefits them, but not when it would hurt them. Executives not being held legally accountable for the harm they inflict. SJC-Legalized bribery (as β€œspeech”). HOAs. The Bail system. Legislatures redistricting themselves. Racial profiling. ICE. For-Profit prisons. For-Profit Healthcare. Destroying our ecosystem for profit.

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Attempting to mislead a person for financial gain.

[–] wintermute@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So basically all ads... I agree

[–] funkyfarmington@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Don't forget car dealerships!

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[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 49 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"ask me later" on phone apps. No means no!

[–] Batadon@feddit.org 16 points 2 months ago

If there's also a "no" option it's fine, sometimes I even want the "ask me later"

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fixed prices for fines. These should be based on a fixed percentage, not fixed dollar amount, of a persons overall wealth. None of this bullshit that can bankrupt a poor person but be the price of admission for the rich.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 months ago

Historically, fee-based "laws" are specifically designed to punish the poor. You off to update the whole system, or just the last few thousand years or so?

[–] manxu@piefed.social 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Willful violations of the Constitution. Right now, elected officials can brazenly disregard the Constitution and the worst that happens is they are told not to do that again in the future, pretty please.

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[–] ada@friend.blahaj.zone 39 points 2 months ago (9 children)
[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Anti LGBTQ+ bigotry in general.

This kind of bigotry has led to suicides of LGBTQ+ people and terrorist attacks against their communities. This is beyond "offending" someone.

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Having wealth over 1000 times the median family income.

[–] decended_being@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd prefer it was simply prevented via policy rather than punished if breached.

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[–] Nosavingthrow@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

Anytbing that annoys me personally.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Maybe you shouldn't be chomping at the bit to kidnap people and lock them in cages.

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[–] Oikio@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Production of cigarettes and tobacco.

As ex smoker who tried to quit so many times during almost two decades - I know how tough this drug can be and that it's wide acceptance as social norm makes it so much worse.

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Because the war on drugs is working out great...

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[–] haloduder@thelemmy.club 24 points 2 months ago

Advertising.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 23 points 2 months ago
[–] AlHouthi4President@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago

Supporting the state of "israel" with financial or other material means.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Private financing of political campaigns, lobbying, billionaire tax evasion, corporate personhood, corporate tax evasion, wealth over 100 million, private equity in housing or healthcare, employment dependent health insurance, misinformation presented as news, not enforcing laws on the wealthy, corporate subsidies, big farm subsidies(small community farms only), gerrymandering, for profit prisons and felons running for office.

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[–] vfreire85@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

earning more than 360,000 usd per year.

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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Leaving a shopping cart in a parking space instead of bringing it back to the cart shelter.

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[–] individual@toast.ooo 18 points 2 months ago
[–] EntropyFlux@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (16 children)

Puttering along in the left lane, at or below the speed limit. The left lane is for passing.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The left lane is for crime.

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[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 months ago

Political lobbying and lifetime politicians.

[–] Delascas@feddit.uk 15 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Advertising, political parties and religions. All of them.

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[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Noise making that disrupts other people's tranquility.

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[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

Neighbors with dogs that bark all the time.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 13 points 2 months ago

Generally think mandatory minimums are unjust, but political corruption. It's wrong per se but also has downstream negative effects on society.

Not raising your children.

[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago

Lying as a politician.

[–] firewyre@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (6 children)
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