resonantred35

Can you tell us more about the boomslang?

I seem to remember Boomslangs are being rear fanged, mellow tree dwellers who arent particularly aggressive but have very toxic venom...

What kind of encounters do you have with them?

Do people get bitten much by them?

What do you think of the politicization of science in our culture?

I find it despicable and dangerous.

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(Hopefully that's enough for all of Reddit)

You’re right, but of course many Redditors are mainlining this bullshit narrative they’re being fed so much of - and hatred for Trump as well as lower standards for what constitutes journalism in America is a big part of why people aren’t really asking real questions and doing real verification (EG true journalism) beyond “well, this official said” or “the intelligence community says” - molding incorrect perceptions and manipulating public opinion is something intelligence agencies do, especially ours.

I wish I had come across this AMA before it ended. Fuck the downvotes, people have to speak up about this because it’s going to have real consequences for all of us.

This is important, than I’m grateful this sort of work is being undertaken.

Police misconduct is a serious issue, and since my friend since childhood was murdered by a trigger happy cop while shopping with his fiancé in 2010 and his department went to extraordinary lengths to cover up what happened, this has been an issue I’ve advocated for.

I’m wondering if you’ve looked at it in a broader sense of the UNACCOUNTABILITY that seems to enable this sort of thing and make meaningful change impossible? What we’ve found (through both his family’s work in the courts and grassroots advocacy) is that the single biggest issue is that cops seem to not have to be accountable - no matter what happens.

The unaccountability seems to prevent any meaningful change from taking place - the police departments, unions and protective associations generally protect the officers in almost 100% of situations, no matter how egregious the conduct was - and qualified immunity precedents set in the 9th circuit seem to make change by suing officers/departments/others involved in police misconduct pretty much impossible to prevail in court civilly.

So I’m curious how many roadblocks you encountered looking into this and if you’ve seen the same when it comes to looking into this before there’s been a serious incident?