Weeeeelllllll technically, that would make them ephebophiles. (Kelly is grabbing on to what ever she can to deflect). Medically, people sexually attracted to early to later teens. As far as what we know right now, there are no pedophiles, (pre-pubescent attraction) on the list. Though there might be a possibility. We just don’t know yet.

In any case, rape most foul it most certainly was. And all of them need to be prosecuted and jailed for it. While being sued for every penny they have in civil court.

In this case she can be.

You are correct. But she can be a useful idiot.

My Blade

And why do sword guys always go on and on about their swords?

That’s nice. Now govern them in a way to KEEP them blue…

That’s the devil in the details.

It’s one thing to win a battle. It’s another to govern.

It remains to be seen if he can forge an alliance to govern the city.

Many retirees ain’t ‘living large’ as you seem to think. Many need to continue to work to afford groceries, pay rent, and buy medications. So many medications. And medicare doesn’t cover everything you need when your old. You pay for the Part B medicare, a minimum of $150 per month and the cost goes up if you have more money. But you STILL nee to buy extra supplemental insurance to cover the things medicare doesn’t cover. So several $100’s more a month for insurance. And do this while on a fixed income…

If you weren’t living large before you retired, you ain’t living large after you retire.

Turf wars are a thing with law enforcement agencies.

You better hope there are plenty of people like him. Without someone buying new cars, there would be no used ones for you to buy.

If you buy a piece of equipment new and keep it for the expected lifespan of the machine, then you get to ‘keep’ the depreciation. Depreciation only matters if you plan on replacing the machine BEFORE the end of use life. And with things like cars, people often get rid of them long before the use life span is reached. And it’s at that moment that the depreciation is a problem. I too, find it doubtful that hydrashock has kept multiple new cars long enough to personally use up the depreciation value of any one of those cars.

Example: That shiny new iPhone you bought took a depreciation hit the moment you paid for it. And when you trade it off when the next new model comes out you pay the cost of that depreciation through the trade in value. Had you kept your phone until it no longer worked before you replaced it, you would have recouped the cost of depreciation.

No, cars are designed to be easy to manufacture. Which makes them difficult to repair. As someone who has designed and built machines, you need to understand that there is a big difference between easy to manufacture and easy to repair.

Do you really want someone like the magahats having control over something like that?

This is a very, very rare instance where his crack addled brain is more correct than you.

A fetus develops and grows inside a placenta. Which is inside the uterus, which oddly enough, is inside a woman. No placenta, no baby. No baby, no placenta. So yes, to say your mother had you in inside her placenta is correct. It’s just not how most people think about it.

So write it down on a calendar, the brain damaged idiot he is, was technically more correcter than you in this instance.

Motorized with a turbo and supercharger…

The Great Unwashed Masses have ONLY ever been able to protest at the patience of their government.

If any form of government decides they are too bothered by a protest, they WILL crack down and either jail you, (if you are lucky), or outright kill you to make the protests go away.

The few photos I’ve seen showed unarmed Guardsmen. The national guard isn’t automatically issued weapons and live ammo when called out.

Pretty hard to have an itchy trigger finger when you don’t have a rifle or ammo.

Nor will we create a better society if we let tyrants rule either. For most people, the choice is about how you choose to die-- kneeling in front of the pit you just dug or on your feet and fighting for something that might not be much better.

But no matter which you choose, you will probably die.

I did plainly state that revolutionaries tend to not be very good at governance if they win. They are very often captivated by the absolute power and refuse to give it up.

No, it’s not here just yet. People still aren’t ready to risk dying because they are starving and have no hope for tomorrow. As long as the bread and circus are here, there will be no bloody revolution. It takes a very long time to push people that far and we aren’t quite there just yet. But you and Korg and start the revolution today if you wish and call all to your banner.

Oh, and one thought to keep in mind as you start that bloody revolution is that historically, revolutionaries make for poor leaders after the revolution. Because they are mostly very unwilling to give up the power the revolution gave them. Best have a solid plan for the transition to peaceful government after the revolution.

The tree of Liberty must refreshed with the blood of tyrants and patriots from time to time. I do agree with you. That time is perhaps drawing near.