I imagine a jury having the above weapon pointed at them in court suddenly might not say “that’s just a pellet gun”. Personally, I’m not going to take the time to try and decide if what is being pointed at me or my family is a firearm, a pellet gun, or a realistic toy. If it isn’t immediately apparent that it is not something that can kill or even disfigure, all bets are off.
“Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown
March 17, 2025, 05:25 PM
Tn226
The hits just keep coming
NJ Hospitals Ask Parents to Identify Newborns’ Sexual Orientation
Seems to me the hospital ought to ask the newborn.
March 17, 2025, 06:16 PM
WaterburyBob
Seems like the parents should go to a different hospital (state) for the birth.
"If Gun Control worked, Chicago would look like Mayberry, not Thunderdome" - Cam Edwards
March 17, 2025, 06:31 PM
wcb6092
A couple years ago I went for a routine visit and was handed a clip board that wanted to know what gender I wanted to be identified as and a bunch of other nonsense. When called back to the nurses station I handed the clipboard back to the nurse blank. She said it was some Government mandate they just started, and I just flat out told her if people would not participate in these silly games it would all go away, and I would not play their game.
_________________________
March 17, 2025, 06:52 PM
darthfuster
quote:
Originally posted by gearhounds: I imagine a jury having the above weapon pointed at them in court suddenly might not say “that’s just a pellet gun”. Personally, I’m not going to take the time to try and decide if what is being pointed at me or my family is a firearm, a pellet gun, or a realistic toy. If it isn’t immediately apparent that it is not something that can kill or even disfigure, all bets are off.
Yeah point that at me and you’ll get two center of mass.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
March 17, 2025, 06:56 PM
OttoSig
quote:
Originally posted by Tn226: The hits just keep coming
NJ Hospitals Ask Parents to Identify Newborns’ Sexual Orientation
Originally posted by wcb6092: A couple years ago I went for a routine visit and was handed a clip board that wanted to know what gender I wanted to be identified as and a bunch of other nonsense. When called back to the nurses station I handed the clipboard back to the nurse blank. She said it was some Government mandate they just started, and I just flat out told her if people would not participate in these silly games it would all go away, and I would not play their game.
I would have checked every damn box on that form...
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
April 15, 2025, 11:36 AM
83v45magna
That was fukkin' awesome.
April 16, 2025, 06:08 AM
wcb6092
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of woman under equality laws refers strictly to biological sex
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of “woman” under equality laws refers strictly to biological sex, excluding transgender women from that category in this context. The landmark decision is expected to have significant implications for how equality legislation is interpreted and applied nationwide.
In a unanimous decision, the court determined that the term "woman" as used in the Equality Act 2010 means someone born female, based on biological sex.
The case centered around whether transgender women holding a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC)—which legally affirms their female gender—are entitled to the same protections under the Equality Act as cisgender women. The challenge was initiated by campaigners in Scotland in 2018, who argued that only individuals assigned female at birth should be protected as women under the law. However, the Scottish government had maintained that trans women with a GRC are legally women and should receive equal protections.
Although the case arose from a Scottish law aimed at increasing female representation on public boards, the ruling is expected to impact the broader and often contentious debate surrounding transgender rights throughout the UK.
_________________________
April 16, 2025, 07:47 AM
darthfuster
There is no cisgender. There is only heterosexual.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
April 16, 2025, 08:36 AM
Fly-Sig
There is no "assigned at birth" either. Sex is produced in the moment of conception. Sex is observed at birth.
April 16, 2025, 08:46 AM
egregore
^^^ And it's not "assigned," either. Seats in a classroom, for example, or tasks, etc. are "assigned." They can be changed. Sex cannot.