I've over time accumulated a record player, cassette, and CD player for my deck that I love. (I also have a decent 8-track and DCC for novelty purposes lol). It's really nice being able to go into a record store and the format not be a hindrance.
That said it's out of scope for the convo I think so I left it out. It also wasn't something I got into until I was able to acquire some disposable income as I got older. But I will say, Thrift shops and broad horizons are your friend :)
That's mad weird.... Beyond me there bud I'm sorry.
It sounds like It may be a chewed up tape. Is this happening with every tape or just one?
No.
Yes and in some scenarios of what you're talking about the person has declined the pardon because it would legally mean they are guilty of that crime that they were wrongly convicted for. Most people though accept the pardon even if they didn't do it because this battle of semantics means little when you're getting fucked in prison.
Obviously not everyone convicted of a crime committed that crime, our justice system is nowhere near perfect.
But legally speaking, if you accept a pardon, you are admitting guilt. You can not be pardoned if you didn't do the crime (in the eyes of the law). If you pardon someone you're essentially forgiving them for their actions.
How can you forgive someone for something they didn't do? How can you accept forgiveness for something you didn't do? If you didn't do it you wouldn't need forgiveness.
Also there is debate on if pre-emptive pardons are even a thing. I'd be of the camp that no, they are not a thing. So I will ignore them because they don't exist lol
How can you be relinquished from punishment from the justice system if you weren't found guilty by the justice system? If you weren't guilty (again in the eyes of the law) then you won't be "punished".
Also want to be clear. The innocence project is a great organization, and I do appreciate you bringing them up lol
I don't disagree with anything you're saying.
I wish there was the infrastructure for that without Spotify like what radio used to be, or when the average person had nueanced opinions and it was easier to get recommendations from everyone.
However we don't live in that world so there's nothing to judge anyone on atm until Spotify collapses under its own weight.
Isn't it owned by square?
It actually does the opposite, pardoning someone means that you're confirming they committed the crime.
You can't be pardoned for something you didn't do. Which is why some people have actually refused pardons, because they were innocent and didn't feel they should be pardoned because it inferred guilt.
Be really funny if you're in NYS, I'd tell the cops the guy has a bullet proof vest on (which is illegal in our state) and scream "he has a vest get down!" If they didn't do anything. Since the reason is that a vest was made illegal because it's an "assault weapon" lmfao
I wake up and get out of bed.
That's how I did it before streaming and how I do now. Fortunately I got my friends to go down this road too and we're all sorta healthier with it.
Will say, the library is an awesome resource if you start a local collection. It can be a good resource while you bridge the gaps. Most libraries also run their own streaming service for free it's not feature rich usually but ours is very simple and very stable.
Like I said generally experimenting is best. Different people have different needs :)