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Cake day: June 2nd, 2024

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  • Depends on your jurisdiction. In Germany, the bar for murder is one of [1]:

    • an [inner] desire to kill
    • killing for sexual reasons
    • greed
    • “other despicable motivations”

    and one of:

    • cruelty
    • insidiousness
    • using “tools dangerous for public safety”
    • the motivation to conceal or enable another crime.

    In my layman’s understanding, pressing the button checks the ‘insidious’ box, since it is not at all expectable by the victim.

    As for the first set of conditions, it would probably be down to a court ruling if the person checked the ‘desire to kill’ box (as I understand it, they wouldn’t) or the ‘other despicable motivations’ box – is killing for no reason a despicable reason?

    [1] https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__211.html



  • I don’t believe, at least in Germany, that it is possible for sugar to be made ‘locally’ at a reasonable price and with enough volume to be able to stock shelves. I don’t see why the situation should be different in (I assume) the US.

    You might try gift shops. They sometimes have ‘fancy’ versions of basic stuff to gift away. Looking at their products and producers might give you a hint at where to start researching.

    You could open Google maps (or any other commercial directory) and try to find shops in your town that you wouldn’t otherwise notice because they don’t advertise on channels you’d consume.