I 100% get where you’re coming from. I don’t even disagree that it is a simple excuse to ignore responsibility. From experience, I know police departments simply don’t care about that. Look at Seattle Police. They spent 13 years under federal oversight, marginally improved, then the feds ended it, despite still being incredibly horrible to non-white, non-straight people.

https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/10/23/opinion-seattle-police-are-not-reformed-ending-federal-oversight-betrays-public-safety

I don’t that level of faith in the court, especially the SCOTUS, to have that level of optimism.

I understand it is unconstitutional. My point is that it simply does not matter to the cops. Again, the easier thing is to not have cameras at all. Systems can be circumvented. Not having the cameras at all makes it so nobody can abuse them. Mass surveillance is not necessary or good.

Stalking is also illegal. Doesn’t seem to stop them

Should, yes, but they won’t. Cops in the US are some of the most corrupt people. The simpler and safer solution is to not have the cameras at all. Mass surveillance is never the answer

Considering the ridiculous amount of stalking from cops using these cameras, no, I don’t think people would be OK with only local cops having access

I dunno, at first pass it seems really slut shamey, then at another it seems to take the stance that monogamy is the “right” way to do relationships. “Of course they caught and STD, they have multiple partners, duh.” It is boomer humor

Yup, especially on EVs

My car has eco, standard, and sport modes. In my case all they do is adjust the amount of initial acceleration available.

Very much vehicle dependent. Mine does fine with both, but my partner’s car sucks at lane assist. It feels like it is bowling with the bumpers on. Just bouncing in the lane between the lines

Yes, they are meant to survive being hit. I already said that. They are also meant to indicate a no car zone, which it was clearly in. A small mistake would have been a slow speed bump from the side it was supposed to be in and not driving through them

They are not meant to be hit. They are meant to indicate not to drive there, and not cause damage when hit. They often separate bike lanes and sidewalks in the US. It got itself into a spot a car should not have been, then hit the bollards to get out of it. This is not a small mistake.

Ugh, that sucks, and seems like a distracted driver waiting to happen

From what I understand that has more to do with the amount of money they are putting into R&D, not cost of materials for each vehicle. Media has been spinning it, but it is not a 1:1 thing

They are likely using LFP batteries instead of ones that take some of the more expensive minerals like cobalt. That is a huge part of the cost of EVs, and LFPs should help keep the price down

Wait, they took out the toggles? That is a ton of the personality of the Mini

Meh, not that weird. It’s marketing BS. Just trying to inflate their value (or deflate others) by saying, “Pfft, we can do it too”

Is that cover image AI? It could be either rushed cg or a shitty AI promo image. Or a screengrab run through AI

That’s not how mortgages work. You own the house, the bank owns the loan.

I did. That is the one thing the article said without citing a source. It is a common anti-EV talking point and like the person you responded to said, it has been debunked. On top of that, most of the time the environmental impact of transporting and refining oil are not taken into account.

https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/driving-cleaner-report.pdf

It’s kind of a shame, because overall I agree with the point of the article. Increasing the ability to use bikes and improving public transit are way more efficient, but EVs are a good option in areas where those are not currently viable.

Are EVs perfect? Hell no. Should we throw the baby out with the bathwater, though? Battery technology is getting better. Batteries that don’t use high impact resources like cobalt are becoming viable.

Sorry for a bit of a rant, but sentiments like this are hampering progress