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Sharing this as it deserves appreciation in how effectively and simply it conveys the problems with the current system of consumption.

I just saw a viral video about an incident in Birmingham where a boy was attacked by other boys before being seized and verbally abused by police.

I'd avoided the video because originally the thumbnail made me think it was the usual yobbery that taints our city's image and didn't realise it concerned abuse of power.

I'm shocked that WMP has doubled down and said that after reviewing footage they believe the conduct was justified. How does one express their concern given this ridiculously poor judgement being displayed should concern us all?

Will share link to the video in the comments rather than in the post itself as I'm suspicious as to why there isn't a thread on this already given the video it's gone viral.

Edit: not sure why anyone feels the need to downvote discussion on policing in the city following a viral incident rather than engage in the discussion.

Edit2: Links:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaS3nhxoSMR/
https://youtu.be/9t8qVtCm3Js?is=t13zmxOWTkzyS-jG (Timestamp ~5.20 for this fight.)

I love how candid Alex is with his thought processes and commitment to honest enquiry but this feels like a problematic (and easily risible) position. Is the position not just living on 'vibes'?

Perhaps there is no objective morality (which many desperately seek) but this is subjectivity -perhaps an honest position- that surrenders all hope in a notion of ethics.

One's feelings can change and be manipulated (or even mass engineered). Feelings cannot be a justification. I imagine Alex would argue that underlying the frameworks people use there are just feelings but there are examples of religions directly addressing this (such as the story of Abraham being prepared to sacrifice his son in total devotion to god).

Feels like Alex is back to square one, which leads me to think there really cannot be any rhyme or reason we can find (or that wandering outside of religion cannot avoid devolving into following one's whims).

Would appreciate anyone with a better understanding sharing how Alex's position is anything short of just resigning oneself to following one's gut through the absurdity of existence?

Hi all,

Was wondering if anyone managed to switch from a smart phone to a modern 'dumb' phone.

I'm desperate to cut down my screen time and most things have failed but any downgrade I make needs text to speech and outlook capabilities (so not a purely 'dumb' phone unfortunately).

Has anyone here made the change and have a model you'd recommend?

Hi all,

I've always felt comfortable in the UK (I'm a British Asian). I volunteer where I can and think there are elements of our culture like our tolerance, equality, and casual/openness that makes Britain a really special place compared to the countries I'm familiar with that can be more unequal or unjust.

But now that I have a brown child of my own, I'm getting concerned about our future here. I've heard stories growing up about what it was like for minorities and, rightly or wrongly, anti-minority and anti-Muslim sentiment is rising.

I'm not interested in the politics of right or wrong (I do believe people have gone unheard and that politics have failed people for generations at this point), I'm more focused on the safety of my wife and child. I've never had to or wanted to think about if we could make it somewhere else (I don't feel comfortable with slave-states like Dubai) so it's a bit overwhelming and I wonder if I'm not being proactive enough to maintain my child's safety.

Regardless of whether you come from the same background or politics as me, I suspect we all feel like things are getting more tense and unfamiliar so I wonder how you deal with that uncertainty either as an individual or as a parent.

I may be overreacting and apologies if that's the case. I'm not posting out of sympathy but I see how we are sliding into a more low trust, angry society and I haven't really prepared for that.

Why does Birmingham feel the need to try to honour Ozzy so excessively? From murals to exhibitions to suggestions of renaming our airport, the ideas have been pretty wide ranging.

I can understand trying to show the youth that you can reach the stars from our streets, but what did he do for the city to be lauded as a 'working class hero'?

It feels so embarrassing to be claiming a person who did jack all to associate or uplift our city in recent decades.

Hi,

Our most recent move has been to a terraced house with thin walls.

This means sometimes self-consciousness gets in the way of being intimate and my anxiety is often triggered by the amount of commotion coming from both sides (noise such as singing, the television, DIY work, arguments, or kids scratching at the walls at night are common).

They both have large families and I have no problem with them as it's not their fault the noise travels so much.

Does anyone have advice for how to cope better with these issues (a lack of privacy and a lack of quiet in my own living space)?

It's jummah here in the UK and the experience is always a frustrating onr. Really reveals how thoughtless Muslims are.

- Speakers so loud there's no serenity. I swear booming over a mic should be bidah.

- Inconsiderate parking.

- Not uncommon for someone to smell bad (whether bad breath or otherwise).

- Dumbass khutbahs. It's hard to switch off the critical thinking long enough to sit through the Muslim logic.

This morning I remembered how Elton John's 'Are you ready for love?' would come on the radio whilst shopping as a kid and it'd instantly lift the mood.

What were those songs for you?