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I agree with the "or," but disagree that YOU KNOW FOR SURE whether someone has committed a crime or not unless you see them commit the crime or they have been found guilty. That's like calling someone a rapist or child molester without knowing whether or not they've committed those crimes. I don't believe all these ICE agents have seen any of these immigrants enter the country illegally. If they don't have documents showing they are and claim to be refugees, they are entitled to due process to determine if they are refugees. Refugees are fleeing danger in their home country, and can enter the USA without a visa if they are under threat or duress. If they are, they are entitled to an asylum visa. So, if they are picked up and don't claim asylum, then they can be deported. If they claim asylum, they have to go through due process to determine their status. That's the "woke way" I see it, anyway. And, I do think a refugee should present himself to immigration AFTER he has entered the country illegally in some reasonable time frame. I think that should be days, maybe 30 days at the most. Some of them, however, may be so worried about people or gangs in their home country finding out where they are now that they put off doing that for way too long, or until they are stopped by ICE.

These definitions are for how the term is used parochially or in casual English, BUT...they could apply here too.. For example, "A person who has committed a crime, or has been legally convicted of one." How do YOU know the person has committed a crime unless they've been convicted of it, or you've seen them commit the crime yourself? You don't. Are you taking the word of someone else who's accusing them? In most of the cases we talk about here, the people are called "criminals" so they can be arrested and deported. Also, in the legal use of the word, a person isn't a criminal even if you saw them commit the crime yourself. In our legal process, they are presumed to be innocent, and unless convicted, are not guilty of committing the crime you saw them commit. The point here is that to refer to all immigrants as "criminals" just so they can be detained and deported is a very "un-woke" thing to do, and one which I will not tolerate.

I define "criminal" as someone who has committed a criminal act. No charge, conviction or even witnesses are necessary to be a criminal. Yes, that's how all the "un-woke", MAGA supporters use the term, also. They don't believe any due process is necessary. They believe just the suspicion or assumption that someone has committed a criminal act makes them a criminal. That is the root of this and many other problems between the "un-woke" MAGA supporters and the "woke" liberals. It's very hard to discuss something when you're both not using the same meaning for terms relevant to the issue.

The problem between the "woke" (my) and "non-woke" (MAGA Supporters) on this topic, and a lot of topics, stems from the use of certain words or terms. In this case, it's "criminals." I define "criminal" as someone who's been charged with and convicted of a crime using a due process of the law. If someone has just been charged, they have the right to due process, so a trial date is set. If they are not considered a flight risk or a risk to the community, they will be released on bond (which could be zero dollars) and given a trial date. If they are considered a flight risk or a risk to the community, they will be imprisoned until the trial date. If they are found guilty, they will be sentenced. THEN, THEY ARE A CRIMINAL When someone has been convicted, then they have, or soon will be, given a sentence, which could, on one extreme, include imprisonment, a fine, or, on the other extreme, could just be scolded and released. If the accused is here on a visa, they could also be deported back to their country of origin. If the accused is here but has no visa and claims asylum, they could then be told to go through the immigration due process to determine if their claim of asylum is legitimate. If it is, they would then get an asylum visa. If their claim for asylum is denied, then they should be deported back to their country of origin. If they are found not guilty, they will be released. The "non-woke" (MAGA Supporters) define "criminal" as: Anyone charged with a crime. Anyone here on a visa who is SUSPECTED of committing a crime, is non-White, and not a native English-speaker. Anyone here without a valid visa. Anyone demonstrating against the Zionist takeover of Palestine. Basically, anyone who disagrees with them. So, I say the problem here again is how the "woke" and "non-woke" differ in their use of the word "criminal." And this is also the case in many, maybe most, of the disagreements between these two groups.

good for you. your voice used to be very loud. have you noticed that the tide is changing? 😄 I have noticed that the tide has receded a lot lately. It could be a sign of a tsunami of wokeness, and I certainly hope so. In any event, no matter what the public viewpoint is now or becomes, my wokeness will not change.

I buy melatonin online. It's available on many sites without a prescription. I have never heard that it is only allowed as a prescribed medication in Thailand.

If you live in a country with a capitalist economy or a plutocracy (like my home country, the USA), you'll have to earn money by working for a wealthy person or business. 😞If you lived in a country with a socialist economy, you would probably be able to get some kind of help for your wife since her buffalo died, assuming she needed help. You wouldn't get any money because money is not part of a socialist economy. Your wife would, if she qualified, get free consultation services - or maybe even a new, baby buffalo! 😮 No, money does not grow on trees, but if you are an immigrant, you should be able to get a job as a fruit picker, and then you might be able to say that money does grow on trees. Of course, if you're not an immigrant, you wouldn't consider getting a job as a fruit picker, so you'd be out of luck on that. 😐 No, in my home country (USA), many people are accountable. All the poor and working-class people are accountable. The wealthy are not accountable, and the wealthier you are, the less accountable you are. 😞 Yes, I am very "woke," and have been so for around 50 years. 😉

Not true, it depends on the offence and persons criminal history. Violent offeces are less likely to get bail, 1St time offenders are more likely to get bail. Yes, what you say in this part of your response is true, but all that is taken into consideration to determine if, as I've said above, "they are considered a flight risk or a further risk to the community".

Really? and why is that? If Ukraine has something to barter they should barter. BTW, how many hard working american and european tax dollars have been skimmed off the top by ukrainian officials? We should provide the aid without any conditions because that is the right thing to do. It shows our empathy (wokeness). If Ukraine has been misusing the aid we give, that is another story, but even in that case, we should not stop the aid—unless we think it is okay that Russia uses its military force to take over a sovereign country.

...and hopefully, Trump will be able to save the remaining 24% in the next 100 days... 😄

My opinion is guided by my empathy (wokeness). It doesn't matter what the EU has done. I'm talking about the USA, my country. We should give aid to whoever needs it without expecting to be repaid. Otherwise, it's just another Trump business deal. 😞

Military aid not humanitarian aid. Aid is aid, whether humanitarian, military, or agricultural. IMO, this aid should have been given without any conditions concerning repayment.

I watched the video, and I think someone has made a mistake. These look like regular ladies to me. 😮

What? A foreign tourist falling to their death from the balcony of a hotel room in Pattaya? Who would have thought that could happen? 😮

I'm 79 right now, and about three years ago, I considered getting complete, full dental implants. When I went in to the dentist, I was told I didn't need total implants, and ended up getting an upper and lower set of false teeth, I still have about four teeth on the top and four on the bottom. This has worked out well for me. The whole think only cost me about 20K baht. But, to answer you're question, yes, I would consider getting full dental implants here I Thailand if that were necessary.

As most of you probably already know, any defendant, regardless of the crime they are charged with, is presumed innocent. So, unless they are considered a flight risk or a further risk to the community, they should at least be given bail or, like in this case, a supervised home release, or even a completely unsupervised release.

I have also started wearing a "week-old" beard. If you look at all the male (and trans male) movie stars, you'll see that this type of beard is very popular now. And it's a lot better than tattoos.

I support the $50 million in aid, but not requiring Ukraine pay us (the USA) back for that with their minerals. We should be providing the aid without any conditions. 😞

I love it! ❤️

Deporting anyone to prisons like this certainly does not have my support. If a non-citizen is deported (after they receive due process), they should only be deported back to their home country. And, of course, US citizens should not be "deported" (transported to another country) at all.

A democracy, IMO, is the best choice for the government to run a socialist economy. It's a lot better than what we (the USA) has now, a plutocracy. I am "an enemy" of a republic. I think the need for that, especially concerning the Electoral College, is outdated and should be abandoned. I'd favor a true democratic general election to determine the presidency. For more information on this, you could read Rung & Bill: US Electoral College - Opinion. I think the House of Representatives is okay, as long as the number of congressmen from each state is determined on the number of registered voters and updated frequently. I think the Senate is outdated for the same reasons as the Electoral College.

I wouldn't say that I would support the murder of Trump, but I would support his being removed from office in any legal way possible. Of course, IMO, Trump is not actually the origin of all the horrendous things he's doing. It's the people behind Project 2025 who are in charge. Even if Trump were to be somehow removed, the destruction of our democratic republic would still continue. 😞

I don't agree with everything you said about Israelis warning Palestinians before any attack, but I do agree that this fighting over territory has gone on since 1947/1948. If you take a look at how the map of Palestine/Israel has changed over that time, you'll see the Israelis have taken most of the land that used to be Palestinian. This is the origin of the problem, and, IMO, it won't go away unless other countries step in and enforce the 1947/1948 land distribution.

I prefer to just make anti-Trump remarks. They just come naturally to me. 😉 But, I think anyone on any type of visa should have that visa revoked if they "commit" (charged, go through due process, and are convicted) of a "serious crime" (felony). I don't believe most of these students fit that requirement.

Androgyny is the term used for people who are a mix of male/female.