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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by DocTomoe on Sunday March 06, 2022 @05:47AM (#30576585)
Of course that is reason to freeze the account, much like you would seize a gun from a gun owner who is suspected to have committed a crime with that gun.
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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by Dylan16807 on Sunday March 06, 2022 @12:24PM (#30579134)
It's more like seizing every other gun they own too. But also the average person needs their guns to get groceries and pay the electric bill. And they need guns to get a lawyer...
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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by Retric on Sunday March 06, 2022 @01:46PM (#30579931)
We also throw people in jail before trial which can make it quite difficult to pay the electric bill.
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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by Dylan16807 on Sunday March 06, 2022 @02:18PM (#30580246)
Yes, multiple things are bad.

We shouldn't do that for people that aren't much of a flight risk.

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Re:GE won’t let me use convection roast on my new oven witho... by Retric on Sunday March 06, 2022 @03:26PM (#30580931)
As a matter of procedure, people are detained while determining if they are a flight risk.

Many frozen accounts may similarly be unfrozen before trial, but determining if that’s reasonable takes time.

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