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jimmydoreisalefty , 1 day ago

Interesting question!

It seems to also show up in the first episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show [2].

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After thinking a bit on it and reading about it, I would go with neither would go to jail.

It is better for a criminal to get away with murder than to have an innocent person go to jail for that crime.

It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.

AKA Blackstone's ratio

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There are some other possible solutions to the problem, however. You might throw both twins in prison but treat only the guilty one as if he were a convict. When the siblings were released, for example, the good twin would have all the rights of a normal citizen, while the evil twin would have lost the right to vote, be registered as a sex offender, etc. You might even compensate the good twin according to the relevant payout rules for wrongful convictions. (Those who were wrongly incarcerated for a federal crime can get up to $50,000 per year, or $100,000 if they were on death row.)

All of the above assumes that one twin is unambiguously guilty, and the other is unambiguously innocent. In real life, it’s hard to imagine such a clear-cut case. For example, a jury might be inclined to believe that the “good” twin acted as an accomplice, or perhaps an accessory, to the crime after the fact. This charge would apply if one sibling knew that the other had committed a crime—which seems likely under any circumstances—and that he intentionally provided assistance or comfort to his sibling rather than calling the police at the first opportunity. If the good twin were convicted of an accessory crime in federal court, he’d be subject to at most half the prison term appropriate to his evil brother. In some states, however, it’s legal to harbor a fugitive if that person happens to be your sibling.

One more way that a “good” twin might be convicted, even if he took no part in the actual committing of the crime: In some states, he might be found guilty of not stopping his brother. Although as a general rule, common-law tradition dictates that you can’t be held accountable for something you didn’t do, 10 states have so-called “duty to rescue” statutes. These require innocent bystanders to call the police or reasonably attempt to aid a victim in distress. (In four of these states, siblings of the offender are exempt from the law.) If one twin tried to stab someone, the other might be expected to grab his arm or drag both of them to the ground. The penalty for failing to rescue is usually a fine, though some jurisdictions allow for up to a year in prison.

[1] Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/01/a-siamese-twin-commits-murder-the-explainer-s-2009-question-of-the-year.html

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I believe that within our Constitutional framework, the only thing to be done in this situation is to release the conjoined twins. Even if the jury sentenced the conjoined twins to death, the court would have to commute the sentence and release the twins. The guarantees of due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit punishing an innocent actor.

He asks the important question: “Which do we hold higher, the punishment of an innocent life or freeing a guilty one?”

[2] Source: https://www.bustle.com/articles/44313-how-are-conjoined-twins-punished-if-one-commits-murder-asking-for-bette-dot-on-ahs

jimmydoreisalefty , 1 day ago

Hahaha

Article quote is wrong, needs to be updated...

"it keeps tilting further left...", good joke on the fly.

Funny nontheless.

Direct video link: https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1791644625838448640/vid/avc1/1284x720/Du8UGPZ1jus07gze.mp4

Source: https://x.com/BidenHQ/status/1791644668901392451

jimmydoreisalefty , 1 day ago

ymusic, of the high seas...

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 2 days ago

"Wings” (stylized as “Wing$”) explores the consumerism that Macklemore feels plagues not only the youth but everyone in American Society: The idea that your worth as a person is intrinsically linked to the monetary worth of the items you own and the reliance on materialistic items to fit in.

This old Nike commercial is a perfect example of how Nike convinced people if they buy their expensive sneakers, they will be better basketball players. This commercial had been aired when Michael Jordan was in his prime and many people idolized him. Their marketing strategy succeeded and later created what is known today as “sneakerheads”.

https://genius.com/Macklemore-and-ryan-lewis-wing-lyrics

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 2 days ago

“I Had Some Help” marks the first collaboration between Post Malone and Morgan Wallen. First performed by the duo at Stagecoach 2024 on April 28th, the track officially released on all streaming platforms on May 10th.

Post Malone and Morgan Wallen take turns discussing relationship struggles over an upbeat country-pop influenced instrumental that Morgan Wallen is best known for.

The duo use teamwork to symbolize how two people in a relationship can equally influence each other into making bad decisions.

https://genius.com/Post-malone-i-had-some-help-lyrics

https://auralcrave.com/en/2024/05/14/post-malone-i-had-some-help-the-lyrics-meaning/

https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-new-post-malone-morgan-wallen-collaboration-i-had-some-help/

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/post-malone/i-had-some-help

https://www.songtell.com/post-malone-ft-morgan-wallen/i-had-some-help

https://holler.country/news/general/i-had-some-help-by-post-malone-and-morgan-wallen-lyrics-and-meaning/

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 2 days ago

https://genius.com/Luke-combs-aint-no-love-in-oklahoma-lyrics

“Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” by Luke Combs explores themes of struggle, resilience, and the constant battle against personal demons. The song delves into the experience of facing challenges and hardships, particularly in the vast and lonely landscape of Oklahoma.

In the first verse, the narrator describes a relentless pursuit of confronting his inner struggles symbolized by chasing the metaphorical devil down a desolate highway. The imagery of a storm running through his veins and a shot-down tailspun airplane evokes a sense of chaos and turmoil within the protagonist.

https://songminds.org/meaning-and-lyrics-of-aint-no-love-in-oklahoma-from-twisters-the-album-by-luke-combs/

jimmydoreisalefty , 5 days ago

Many have spoken of this for a while, moslty seen yt videos on subject.

Notable one is Richard Wolff, another is Chris Hedges, but his show got canceled again for talking against status quo, hopefully he goes independent!

Thanks for sharing!

I did not recognize source:

Deutsche Welle (DW) is Germany's international broadcaster and one of the most successful international media outlets. We provide impartial news and information, giving people worldwide the opportunity to form their own opinions, assess issues of local and global significance and participate in social debates as active and informed citizens.

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 7 days ago

https://genius.com/Dead-on-a-sunday-dammit-after-dark-lyrics

https://www.songtell.com/dead-on-a-sunday/dammit-after-dark

https://oldtimemusic.com/w3/the-meaning-behind-the-song-dammit-after-dark-by-dead-on-a-sunday/

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 7 days ago (edited 7 days ago)

Yoshio Akeboshi, better known as simply Akeboshi, is a Japanese folk/pop star born in 1978. Signed to Epic Labels Japan, His song “Wind” is the first song off of his self-titled debut album released June 22, 2005. To this day, “Wind” remains his most well-known song.

https://genius.com/Akeboshi-wind-lyrics

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Edit: added info below

The song "Wind" by Akeboshi speaks of living life to the fullest and not being discouraged by failure or criticism from others. The lyrics encourage the listener to cultivate a hunger for life and to channel their anger into their chosen paths, rather than letting frustration and fear dictate their choices. The singer also speaks of the importance of taking time to reflect and evaluate one's choices, and the consequences that come with such decisions. Ultimately, the song's message is that one should not overthink or allow fear to keep them from getting what they truly desire out of life, as regret could be the ultimate consequence.

https://www.songtell.com/akeboshi/wind

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https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858573597/

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 7 days ago

“死ぬのがいいわ (Shinunoga E-wa)“ is an exquisitely interesting and unique song via a combination of Showa (old Japanese era) style lyrics /melody and the modern trap-style beat.

The song has been arguably the singer-songwriter’s most successful track on his personal record so far in 2022.
“Shinunoga E-wa” is a song about dying rather than being separated from their lover. His crisp and husky vocals, layered over an intoxicating melody, can put listeners in a trance-like state, making the song an instant hit.

In mid 2022, the song off Fujii Kaze’s album Help Ever Hurt Never caught the world by surprise. This two-year-old song first started to explode in Thailand in late July 2022 after many TikTok users featured it in their videos on the app. Its success continues to escalate globally over the months, enabling Fujii Kaze to attend the 73rd installment of the famous Japanese New Year’s Eve TV event, Kohaku Uta Gassen.

As this song has gone viral, Kaze released “Shinunoga E-wa” Live at Nippon Budokan version on his YouTube. On Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, his debut album returned at No.95 on August 17, 2022, previously reaching No.1 on June 1, 2020.

https://genius.com/Genius-romanizations-fujii-kaze-shinunoga-e-wa-romanized-lyrics

https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/global/lyrics/fujii-kaze/shinu-no-ga-ii-wa/

https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-shinunoga-e-wa-romaji-by-fujii-kaze/

https://lyricsraag.com/shinunoga-e-wa-translation-fujii-kaze/

https://auralcrave.com/en/2022/09/13/fujii-kaze-shinunoga-e-wa-english-lyrics-meaning/

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 7 days ago

https://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/k/kanon_wakeshima/lolitawork_libretto.html#!

https://genius.com/Kanon-wakeshima-storytelling-by-solita-lyrics

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"Lolitawork Libretto" (少女仕掛けのリブレット, Shoujo Jikake no Riburetto) is the second studio album by singer and cellist Kanon Wakeshima.[1] The song "Toumei no Kagi" was released as a digital download prior to the release of the album on September 16, 2009. The song was used as the theme song of the online game Avalon no Kagi. A promotional music video for the song "Lolitawork Libretto Storytelling by Solita" was also released prior to the album.

The album charted at No. 83 on the Oricon Albums Charts and only charted for one week.[2]

The official full title of the album is "Lolitawork Libretto: A Libretto on What Makes a Girl Work" (少女仕掛けのリブレット 〜LOLITAWORK LIBRETTO〜).[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolitawork_Libretto

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

“Dog Days Are Over” is a single off of Lungs, and is considered the band’s first big hit in both the US and the UK.

This harp-based track is about suddenly finding happiness, and disbelieving that it’s actually there.

According to one interview, the song title comes from an art piece by Ugo Rondinone.

The song was released as the album second single in 2008 with “You’ve Got The Love” as its B-Side. However, after the album’s success after its release in 2009, the band re-released the song as single in 2010. This time, the B-Side of single was a remix of “Dog Days Are Over”.

Here’s the 2008 original single cover of Dog Days Are Over:

https://genius.com/Florence-the-machine-dog-days-are-over-lyrics

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

Wow!

Thanks for sharing about the cover!

I just added it to 'post to lemmy later in the near future' folder, hahahaha

Another random but interesting? info:

This cover of the Ben E. King classic serves as the main theme of the RPG video game Final Fantasy XV.

In the announcement trailer, Florence described “Stand By Me” as “one of the greatest songs of all time”; explaining that it was impossible to ‘improve’ upon, so “you just have to do your own!”.

From the plot of FFXV, the song can be interpreted from the perspective of the protagonist and only playable character, Noctis Lucis Caelum. “Stand By Me” is Noctis’s way of expressing the feelings of gratitude in his heart that he can’t say straight out. source

The classic Final Fantasy prelude is integrated in the song’s intro and first verse.

https://genius.com/Florence-the-machine-stand-by-me-lyrics

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 3 days ago

Awesome!

It is always a new experience when you listen to songs with great headphones!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 12 days ago

The decision comes amid international outrage over civilian deaths.

The decision was based on a review the administration began in April of proposed transfers of weapons that might be used in the densely populated city, according to a senior administration official.

Discussions with Israeli officials about how to meet the humanitarian needs of civilians with Rafah “have not fully addressed our concerns,” the official said.

“As Israeli leaders seemed to approach a decision point on such an operation, we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to Israel that might be used in Rafah,” the official said, noting that the U.S. focused particularly on the 2,000-lb bombs and “the impact they could have in dense urban settings as we have seen in other parts of Gaza.”

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edit:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/us/politics/israel-biden-arms.html

Israel depends heavily on the United States to arm its military, especially for air defense batteries like those used alongside American forces to knock down nearly all of the more than 300 missiles and drones fired at it by Iran last month. The successful defense underscored how critical American help has been for Israel’s security.

The much-awaited report could set the stage for a fierce debate about American responsibility for Israel’s war, which has already touched off widespread protests on college campuses. A finding that Israel has violated the law would exponentially increase pressure on Mr. Biden to further curb arms deliveries, while a finding that Israel has conducted its war legally would surely fuel protests and draw further complaints from congressional Democrats.

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

I would highly encourage you to talk to and learn from people that do not think or agree with your views!

We must remember that being human include trying to be empathetic that those we do not like or agree with as well!

I hope we continue to grow and learn as we head to the future!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

Too many topics we can talk about...

...but meme can be taken as, people with power/influence use their influence/power to create propaganda so as to keep the working class fighting each other.

Mass immigration is caused by wars/famine/gov'ts, which in turn keeps working class fighting the foreignors instead of the people that caused it.

It goes back to the people in power seeing humans<profit

Any thoughts on any of this?

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 12 days ago

I would be really careful when labeling it in that way.

If Iran nuked Israel, the US would join in even more and retaliate for Israel, since most of our gov't and politicians get some form of donations or help from AIPAC and such.

This would start WWIII at a much quicker rate than what it currently is, not to mention Russia and China would also have to join in.

Zionists would be a better word, IMO, force a ceasefire and sanction Israel would be the minimum.

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

edit: word

I do not think that is a healthy way of looking at the world.

The working class are just pawns in these never ending wars we somehow keep finding ourselves in.

This is all [due] to the owner class pushing for more profits and more infighting within the working class.

The real war should be the class war!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

Random thought...

Was reminded of a song...

Diamond days are gone

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 12 days ago

Anyone with an archive link that works?

https://www.corelogic.com/intelligence/top-15-us-metros-wildfire-risk/

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 12 days ago

Oregan article:

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/01/cannabis-marijuana-drugs-legalization-reclassification-schedule/

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

Duopoly controlled media doing what they do best...

Cater to the owner class, either way.

Thanks for pointing out the blue/red team bias!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 12 days ago

Rapper Macklemore went after President Biden in a new song on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and recent pro-Palestinian student protests.

“The blood is on your hands, Biden, we can see it all,” the rapper says in a video featuring the song, titled “Hind’s Hall,” seemingly in reference to what pro-Palestinian protesters renamed a building on Columbia University’s campus when they took it over last week. The video was posted Monday to the social platform X.

Macklemore was previously a speaker at a pro-Palestinian protest in the fall of last year in Washington, D.C., shortly after the current conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas began.

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

Thanks for sharing direct link to video!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

I am for 3rd party, I was voting for duopoly in the past though, Bernie Sanders era and all that...

Winning or taking a loss, duopoly still fcks the working class.

Sorry to say but fascism has been here for a while, let us continue to pay closer attention to what goes around in our communities!

I hope you one day come to a different conclusion than just keeping people in the duopoly.

Let us continue to talk to people we do not agree with or think like, we can all learn fro them and teach them!

Thank you for sharing your views though!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago

Why are you trying to convince me to vote for Trump...

Or at least that is how I am seeing it...

I do understand that in the US we can vote for anyone and be proud, while also sitting out of the election, can be seen as a proud act as well!

I hope this view has helped you understand that many do not see Trump/Biden the same way you do!

We must contiue to question and be highly critical of those in power, especially those in gov't that have much money/influence!

jimmydoreisalefty , 12 days ago

They already got their cut.

Do you know how difficult it is for mom and pop shops to get the license in major cities and in general...

Even getting a bank account is really difficult, from what I remember...

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I stand corrected the article below:

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/01/cannabis-marijuana-drugs-legalization-reclassification-schedule/