Comments by "MarcosElMalo2" (@MarcosElMalo2) on "Steve Lehto"
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Ben Dover The good old S/M defense? To win, you’d probably have to show a history of engaging in the hobby of S/M. Let’s look at a case of suspected domestic abuse. It’s not unheard of for the victim of the abuse to defend the abuser—there are laws on the books that allow prosecution anyway although such cases can be very difficult to win if the witness doesn’t cooperate.
There are also going to be situations where the victim has been intimidated into claiming there was consent in an ordinary assault. This could apply to the domestic abuse and the S/M situation, too. I don’t know for a fact, but I think one factor would be the level of injury. Visible marks, cuts, and scrapes would be one level. Broken bones, fractures, and the like would be a more serious level.
I think that in some situations, prosecutors would bring charges against the top for S/M activities if they resulted in serious bodily injuries, such as fractured or broken bones, even if the bottom claimed consent. They would be looking at circumstantial evidence as well as victim/witness testimony. Investigators might ask the neighbors if there was a history of domestic fighting. There might be hospital records from previous incidents.
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If it flies, floats, etc, it’s also cheaper to buy used. I’d still avoid high maintenance models, though.
For the guy who mentioned motorcycles, every year thousands of guys who fantasized about having a motorcycle their whole lives buys a bike only to realize the reality doesn’t match their expectations. This is why there’s tons of good deals on used bikes, even ones that are recent models.
And during economic downturns, the motorcycle is the first thing to go. The dentist that lost money on the stock market or the worker who has his OT cut both face belt tightening. The easiest luxury toy to liquidate is that bike they bought new but hardly used.
There’s also seasonal variations in those parts of the country that have “real winters”. Spring, Summer, and Fall are the riding seasons. The beginning of winter is (on average) the best time to buy a bike.
If I wanted to rent a motorcycle (say for the summer), I’d buy one used and then sell it when I was done. The “rental cost” is the difference between the buy price and the sell price. You might even break even. You might even make a profit. If the bike is already used, the depreciation should already be built in to the price.
I suspect the above rules of thumb hold true for RVs. People buy them new, are disappointed, and then are willing to unload them at the end of summer, even if they haven’t had any problems.
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I don’t think I’d want to purchase a home in a HOA community, but I think that (probably) the majority of them aren’t that bad. We hear about the nightmares, not the well run HOAs. However, I wouldn’t want to get locked into even a well run HOA because you never know what might happen in the future.
My parents bought a vacation beach house in an HOA, and AFAIK they never had problems. It was going to be their retirement home someday. But when my mom died, my dad sold it. It was less than a mile inland on a terraced hill with a great view of the Pacific Ocean. There was a private parking lot near the beach, but we kids usually just walked on the footpaths that wound through the community.
I have no idea what the monthly fee was, but it couldn’t have been cheap. The HOA took care of all the front yards, the aforementioned footpaths, the community center, and the security guards.
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