And laws, of course, have to be about the general case, not the particular. This law seems to have been drawn with the intent to protect people (handicapped, elderly) who might be expected, in general, to be more vulnerable, less able to defend themselves. One effect, though, is to give prosecutors more leverage in cases where they want to use it, and more discretion when they don’t. That probably works well with prosecutors who have competence and integrity, not so much in other cases.
For those of us who have had to deal with shady towing companies, this is a decent bit of news. And fuck Oregon as well for sucking up 70% of the punitive damages. It that common?
Edit: also fuck Oregonlive for making this story available for free through Google News, but subscriber only when shared.
Found a free source:
Video: Disabled veteran beaten up by tow yard worker in Portland | kgw.com.
No amount of being in better shape is going to change the fact that one’s bones break more easily when old. (Nutrition through one’s life, and genetics, can affect the degree; but it’s still going to be a factor.)
So punching an old person is, on average, more likely to do damage than punching a young one; and this is true whatever the age of the puncher.
– any exact age set is of course going to be arbitrary. Some 70 year olds will have stronger bones than some 50 year olds. But any law on the subject needs to pick an arbitrary age.
Public health official heed advice of anti-vaxxers and stop offering COVID-19 vaccines to area residents:
Was that a intintional or a good typo?
Gawd, I don’t think I’ve heard that song in at least 30 years.
At first I read that as “he bit a woman” and hoped he wasn’t rabid.
I’ve never heard that verse. The way I heard it was that a baby fell out of a window.
There are multiple verses. Even new ones being created today! 
Similar is the car dealership guy who was convicted of carjacking.
Snake enthusiast who is especially allergic to snake bites dies in entirely surprising and unexpected way:
Sorry for his kids losing their father but FUCK that guy has to be one of the biggest dipshits ever. His wife with her stupid ass posts is almost as much of a dipshit.
If something may cause you to have a severe, life threatening reaction -
STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM IT.
I already said that it’s true in general and then gave a counter example because this is the Dope and we pick nits.
Never heard of him, but judging from the photos and his poses in them I saw in an article about his death, he looked like he was a Steve Irwin rip-off personality. Jeesh, he didn’t need to copy Irwin completely.
Here is an update on the Chiefs’ Mess case. (The link goes to Military.com.)
The Navy said Friday it has punished just one additional chief petty officer – out of 18 sent to Captain’s Mast – and an officer from the USS Manchester more than a year after it caught a group of chief petty officers running an illicit Wi-Fi network aboard the ship.
The acknowledgment from the Navy, which comes after the ship’s command master chief was sent to a special court-martial, suggests the majority of the sailors involved avoided significant punishments, despite concern over the incident. The commander of the Manchester’s squadron, Capt. Douglas Meagher, said in the investigation results that he had “never seen such heinous and egregious conduct by [a] command master chief and an entire CPO Mess.”
There’s more at the link. If you’re really interested, here’s a PDF link to the special court-martial record of trial of now Chief Petty Officer Marrero.
Those crazy Nova Scotians.
buddy’s looking so DOH!
Well, they’re right that that’s scary - -
Sounds like a number a five-year-old would come up with. ‘I’m gonna fine you 20 million bajillion glagillion squillion dollars!’
Should have fined them a Googol if they wanted symbolism.
ETA: I see the article discusses this as well. Okay, fine them a Googolplex!
Pay the fine in installments. $1 a day. Might get out of pocket change before Putin dies.