It needs to be permissible to entertain the thought that a person who was attacked just happened to be LGBTQIA+ and the attack had other motives, especially if there are reasons to assume other motives. I'd rather live in a country where the police are bound by the law to not jump to conclusions because of what seems obvious at first glance.
Silly me, I was under the impression that the purpose of the "vending machine test" was to test whether an AI could autonomously run a vending machine (something that would make sense from an economic standpoint), not whether it could "figure out" it was in a simulation.
This depends heavily on where you live. Where I am, while it's not a crime or anything to not have it with you, you are required to HAVE one and it isn't worth the tedious hassle it'll cause if you're required to show it (unless you actively plan to antagonise the police which is valid).
Any. I watch everything with subtitles, one, because it gives my dopamine-deprived brain more to latch onto, and two, my husband and I belong to those horrible people who'll talk over the movie and would miss half the dialogue if it weren't for subtitles.
But apart from my personal aberrances, apparently it's becoming more common for people to rely on subtitles because sound editing in general has become worse recently (though I wouldn't know why or what exactly is different now). So you're definitely not the only one.
Law enforcement is (should be) held to higher standards in determining motive. They need to show evidence, not simply go on what's likely. As long as there is no direct link between the proposal and the attack, it's circumstantial and "unclear", even if common sense says "well duh".
It needs to be permissible to entertain the thought that a person who was attacked just happened to be LGBTQIA+ and the attack had other motives, especially if there are reasons to assume other motives. I'd rather live in a country where the police are bound by the law to not jump to conclusions because of what seems obvious at first glance.