You're just spewing hyperbole because you misunderstand my comment.

It goes like this: "Wait, that comment is neutral, it isn't anti-cop! That person must be pro-cop and hate justice!" That's the level of "thinking" in this sub.

Exactly. Dropping the charges tells us nothing. It is not a signal that the charges were fake, or that there was no evidence.

So many people confuse knowing the cops are corrupt, or being anti-police, and the associated hyperbole, with understands what information is learned from an action. Critical thinking is dead this generation. Hopefully their kids will rebel by reading books or something.

That's circular and ridiculous.

A hot dog shouts "yee-ha!" while doing something stupid that he knows that he isn't supposed to do, but think will make him look cool, or show he's better than all the other pilots. Most pilots are naturally this sort of person, but they either learn military discipline... or they don't.

A cabbage just sits there while they crash, trying to remember what to do.

This guy was perhaps both. He was attempting an advanced maneuver he had never practiced, and also didn't press all the buttons required for a carrier landing. He also didn't notice they were waving him off.

> Am I understanding this correctly?

No. There were 3 original charges that resulted in him being in the jail. Those were drug and related charges. There is no reason to believe he was innocent of those charges. The State decided not to pursue those charges, "in the interest of justice." Basically, they decided the whole situation was too fucked to charge him with anything.

The other 10 charges, related to the cops assaulting him, were dropped because he is innocent.

It's weird to use "under 21," because that mixes in violence against young-adult women, where the abduction is either domestic violence or human trafficking (forced sex work)

Seems like different types of crimes/risks than "stranger danger" child abductions.

> is this fuel source actually energy-positive?

Plastics are a petroleum product to start with, so it isn't unreasonable to want to convert them to fuel for recycling.

The specious part is calling it "climate-friendly." A lot of the carbon is still sequestered when it is a plastic. Converting it to a fuel releases that carbon when it is burned. So even if it was energy-positive when looking just at the process itself, it is still going to be net worse for the environment than new petroleum production. All it offers is a way for an oil company to output more fuel and make a little more money.

It was a lot more than that. He was also attempting an advanced maneuver that he hadn't practiced, and lost situational awareness while doing it.

They have to be the sort of people who practice first, show off later.

I'm not sure that's a bad thing; if he didn't complete the checklist, and also crashed, what does it mean? He's either a hotdog or a cabbage.

Not everybody that wants to be a pilot and passes the initial qualifications is actually cut out for it. He's still in the Navy in another role, where hopefully he can excel.

It doesn't "damage" his career any more than if he'd failed in the qualification stage. You don't sign up to be a Navy F-35 pilot, you just sign up for the Navy.

Schizophrenia does not just go away when you get to your 40s.

Honestly it sounds like he was experiencing a mental health crisis, he should be checked for schizophrenia. He might really believe he's the victim of a VR conspiracy.