Developers must select and plan their own work.

Though a commonly used technique, Story Points are not an aspect of the Scrum framework; neither are User Stories.

All events, including Planning, are time boxed to promote efficiency while the #NoEstimates discussion raises many great points about the wasteful nature of estimating.

The language has been "forecast" for many years; those continuing to use "commitment" (other than as one of the five values) is erroneous.

The "Scrum" you have experienced is much of what I regularly see: ScrumBut mostly brought about by Scrum Alliance and S_Fe practitioners coming from a traditional (Taylorist) project management background. Learn... scrumguides.org agilemanifesto.org