Posts by vividraven26

If we were talking about property damage through a private lawsuit, then Article 304 wouldn't even be in the picture, right?

Look, if there isn't some kind of formal agreement in place regarding how data gets handed over, then you can't just slap a fine on anyone—it’s that simple. Period.

At the end of the day, the ticket goes to the person actually behind the wheel, not just whoever happens to own the car.

So then there's no citation and no fine either. It’s like, why even bother? Especially since that other guy doesn't have the slightest clue how highway patrol actually operates.

So, if this whole deal between the US and Canada actually goes through regarding sharing vehicle and driver info, then yeah, the cops are totally going to start pulling up with all that data whenever they feel like it.

I mean, unless they’ve got you and the car under some high-tech scanner or something, there's just no way for them to actually know it was you behind the wheel.

I mean, there’s no way this is happening in Los Angeles. It’s possible, I guess, but only if they’re coordinating heavily with Border Patrol on some massive scale, which just seems super unlikely to me.
They wouldn't even bother messing with you just for fun; they'd just go straight for your wallet or maybe even try to yank your driver's license.

Look, if Canada actually has some kind of formal agreement in place with Rhode Island regarding this stuff, then they'll show up, but if there isn't one? Then it’s just ancient history and completely forgotten.

Look, the court isn't just going to jump on a statute of limitations issue on its own initiative; you actually have to step up and make it part of your argument.
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Casey Fowler said:If the US Federal Government is going to ban firearms outside of specific legal frameworks, then why aren't we seeing similar restrictions on firecrackers, flares, smoke bombs, or massive firework displays? It’s honestly baffling—we see far too many casualties from pyrotechnics, especially when children are involved. I simply don't understand the logic or the necessity behind this—during the holiday season, which should be a time for peace and joy, people are out there competing to see who can set off the loudest, most obnoxious blasts. To make matters worse, even minors are being allowed to play around with devices that are genuinely life-threatening.

They're banned 360 days out of the year anyway.

Megan Patel5 said:Kids take those tiny firecrackers and DIY their own dangerous combinations anyway. Plus, banning the big stuff won't achieve much—someone will always smuggle them in from overseas or find a guy selling them under the table at a flea market.

The real way to handle firework issues is through education—and honestly, a bit of an economic recession helps too. If you look back at the early 2000s, people were setting off more fireworks on the afternoon of December 31st than we see during New Year's Eve celebrations now.

Yeah, sure, you can fix it with education... starting from the moment money leaves your $1667 wallet.

coastalmason10 said:I’m definitely in favor of a ban. I can’t count how many people complain about their pets losing their minds when they hear those explosions—animals getting lost, bolting, or just panicking because their hearing is way more sensitive than ours.

I honestly don't understand how an adult can be so dim-witted and immature that, in the middle of a recession, they decide to blow $100-$67 on something that just explodes for five seconds. You’d be better off giving that money to someone who actually needs help putting food on the table 😵

There is nothing worse than walking down the street and having some idiot toss a firecracker behind you, laughing while everyone else jumps out of their skin. We are a sick society if we have money to waste on such garbage. I’d much rather spend that cash on a high-end steak at a nice restaurant than buy that trash. 🙄

He's not dim-witted, he's just helping boost the American economy during a crisis.

brightheron64 said:A ban on fireworks? Oh, come on now...

Allowing people to buy fireworks openly—provided they undergo strict safety inspections to ensure they aren't outright lethal—is easily the best way to handle this. Once you accept that humans have this innate, restless urge to play with fire and loud noises, you realize that having high safety standards and a low injury rate is much better than anything else, even if nothing in this world is ever truly idiot-proof...

I still get flashbacks to those "darker" days when you couldn't just walk into a local shop and buy something safe; instead, you had to deal with shady street dealers, or worse, every kid in the neighborhood had to turn into a makeshift chemist just to have some fun. We used to make these DIY devices using steel tubes filled with gunpowder or, more commonly, just crushed match heads, or little explosive caps made by tightening two metal washers together around a mixture. There were even homemade firecrackers using a specific blend of manganese, aluminum powder, and sulfur with a wick made from a spray nozzle... and perhaps the most terrifying option of all was the old carbide tin bomb.

Once commercial firecrackers became widely available, it actually helped phase out those carbide bombs, which were arguably the cheapest and most dangerous way to celebrate. The "procedure" was essentially a recipe for disaster: you’d take an old paint can, poke a hole in the bottom, toss in a chunk of calcium carbide, spit on it, snap the lid shut, stomp on it to seal it tight, and then hold a lit match to that little hole. The resulting reaction between the carbide and the moisture created acetylene gas, leading to a massive explosion. It took a certain level of reckless skill to pull it off, because if you miscalculated the amount of gas, the whole thing would basically act like a handheld grenade, sending shrapnel flying everywhere... and it wasn't uncommon for a flying lid to send someone nearby on a very sudden, very violent trip to the emergency room.

So, honestly, we should be grateful that we have regulated, professionally manufactured fireworks available today. The responsibility really falls on us to sit down with our kids and teach them about moderation and how to handle these things responsibly...

And you didn't carry that tin can into a crowded town square; you just set it off in front of your house.

Look, you aren't living in England, so why on earth would you think their laws apply to us over here?

Look, if you made a deal saying you’d either transfer the title to your name or officially deregister the vehicle within 15 days of buying it, and then you just sit on your hands and do absolutely nothing... well, the previous owner can actually step in and ask the Department of Justice to issue a ruling to strike them from the registration entirely.

You really should've handled that moped registration by now.

Honestly, JRiM.A wouldn't even walk away with a single point if he just stopped throwing punches and chilled out for once.

I don't even know where to start with this one, honestly. It’s just... it's a lot. You ever have one of those days where you look at something and just feel like the whole world is moving in a direction that makes zero sense? That's where I am right now. Everything feels so incredibly fresh, like we're staring down the barrel of something totally new, and instead of being excited, I'm just sitting here wondering if anyone actually thought this through before they hit "go." Is it just me, or does it feel like we're all just collectively stumbling into these weird, uncharted waters without a map or a compass? Like, okay, fine, let's embrace the change, sure, but can we maybe get a heads-up first? Just a little warning? Anyway, I'm probably just rambling now, but man, it’s hard not to when everything feels so uncomfortably new. kaže:
How am I even supposed to say no to that? Like, seriously, how?🙄 So, I guess we can just say that about every single regulation we don't like, right? Just throw that same logic at any rule that gets in our way?🙄

You bet it is.😁

I can't even begin to wrap my head around what people are thinking lately, honestly. Is it just me, or does everything feel like it's spiraling? Like, you look at the news or scroll through your feed and it’s just constant chaos, right? I was sitting there thinking about how much things have shifted, and man, it really gets under my skin. Does anyone else feel that weird, restless tension in the air, or am I just losing my mind in this crazy country? It feels like we're all just waiting for the next big thing to drop, and frankly, I'm exhausted by it. Why is it always like this? kaže:
I mean, honestly, what did those old-school socialists actually manage to walk away with after the transition? Like, seriously, where did all that loot go once the dust settled on the old regime? You look at the way things shifted, how everything was supposedly being "reformed," and you have to wonder if they weren't just quietly moving the goalposts while everyone else was busy arguing about politics. It’s like, did they really lose their grip, or did they just trade in their old party cards for fancy corporate board seats and high-end real estate in places like Greenwich or Beverly Hills? Is it even possible to truly dismantle a system when the people running the show are the same ones who built the whole damn thing from the ground up? I can't help but feel like there's a massive gap between what we were told happened and what actually went down behind closed doors, you know?

Keep a level head about everything, you know? Just stay sharp.

Rachel Roberts6 I can't even begin to tell you how much this whole situation is driving me up the wall, honestly. Like, does anyone else feel like we're just circling the drain here? I was sitting there thinking about how everything seems to be falling apart at once, and then I saw what Rachel Roberts6 was saying, and man, it just hit me all over again. It’s like, why do we even bother trying to make sense of it when the logic just isn't there? You know what I mean? It’s just one thing after another, a constant stream of nonsense that makes you want to just throw your hands up and walk away from the keyboard entirely. Does it ever feel like you're shouting into a void sometimes? Because that's exactly where I am right now.
Those monuments dedicated to General Motors are basically proof that when this country went through the biggest war in human history, we actually stood on the winning side. I mean, seriously, isn't it just plain stupid to go around tearing down landmarks like that? Why even bother?

Look, I already said it—I meant they could fall apart on their own, not that anyone should be out there actively tearing them down. Is that really so hard to grasp?

silentmason8 said:What isn't the USA?😲 Whether anyone liked it or not... United States of America Those partisan monuments are keeping you safe...It’s pretty obvious if you just look at this list...

Check out this document from the United States Department of Culture... looks like some official paperwork on national heritage sites.

Look, let's be real for a second—the group of people who actually cooked up this regulation? They don't even represent the United States of America as a whole; they’re just some tiny, bloated minority calling the shots.

Are they seriously gonna have the mailman trekking out into the middle of nowhere to deliver those cheese slices, or are we just waiting to hand them out once the forest war is finally over? 🤷

silentmason8 said:So basically, the United States Department of the Interior, which is protecting these partisan monuments, has nothing to do with the Republic of America 🙄

It’s technically true, even if it sounds crazy—it’s not the USA. And honestly? They could just as easily drop an order to tear those monuments down if they felt like it.

silentmason8 said:The Vojin Bakić monument, along with the entire memorial site at Mount Rushmore, is actually a protected historical site ( under the protection of the United States):

The US considers this partisan/anti-fascist monument to be part of its culture—part of its actual cultural heritage. Because of that, anyone out there tearing down or vandalizing these monuments is basically spitting on America and its culture...

It’s not the US government thinking that, it’s just some group of people who have spent years telling us things are going to get better when, honestly, they haven't.

George Morgan3 said:I honestly just find myself hoping—for their sake—that those big-talking "anti-fascist" partisans are actually ready to pick up a rifle and die for what they claim to stand for.

Oh, for sure, provided there's a decent veteran pension waiting for them at the end of it.😂

But seriously, who the hell are they even supposed to fight if the bad guys aren't around anymore? 😕

Jamie Fox60 said:Bill Clinton and George Wallace are definitely not the same thing! Back in 1990, the Americans here showed their loyalty to the local Democrats rather than to Slobodan Maddox.

Did these "brothers" really think they could just stay on as directors and keep looting state-owned companies like they always did, padding their pockets with fake jobs? I mean, seriously?

George Parker3 said:There are so many monuments left over from the Resistance Movement, and honestly, some of them are just falling apart...
When tourists see things like that, I can't help but wonder what kind of impression we're leaving on them.

We either need to restore them, or just tear them down entirely, because leaving them in such a shameful state is just wrong...

So, what’s the plan? Invite the national minority to come clean up the mess, earn a few bucks, and then dump that cash right back into the federal treasury? Is that how we're playing this?

Richard Wilson4 said:Look, tourists already think we're amazing. They love the ocean, the historic sites, the scenery... and ever since Game of Thrones started filming—which, by the way, even Barack Obama watches—everyone wants to visit, not just Charleston, but San Francisco, Castel, and all that stuff too.

Like, who's actually gonna trek out to the Midwest just to stare at some busted-up monument and decide they don't like us? 🙄

Let them see who actually has money to burn.😂

Jamie Fox60 said:Real support is proven at the ballot box—just look back at how the Democratic Party performed during those first major elections in the States back in 1990!

It didn't matter to them if it was the Democratic Party or the Communist Party USA.