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[–] AmbientDread@piefed.social 36 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Criminal enterprise administration begets criminal followers begets criminal anti social behavior. The fish rots from the head down.

[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

We tried but the kid wasn't a great shot... :(

[–] manxu@piefed.social 22 points 4 weeks ago

Of course they are: they can count on a second pardon, and then it's time for elevenses.

We really shouldn't have bitched about the fact Trump left his insurrectionists high and dry. He pardoned them later, and now they are spreeing crime all over the nation.

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 weeks ago

These are the ‘very fine’ and ‘special’ people who love their country so much, right?!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

You know, I'm not the kind of guy who thinks "If we didn't have laws, people would just do horrible things to one another because we're all libidinal animals shackled by the threat of state violence."

But if I'd just stormed the US Capital Building, spent six months in iPad timeout, and then received a Presidential pardon to Do As Thou Wilt, I might get a little freaky with it under the preconception that laws really don't apply to me.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 weeks ago

Personally I'd be in the mindset of "Damn I got lucky better keep my head down" but I wouldn't be in that situation to begin with so... I guess your probably closer to their headspace on that one.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Is it proper capitalization to capitalize the 'Are' but not the 'on a?'?

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Strange it looks like it isn't.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah. I always get confused with is, are, etc. because it looks wrong, but that's what reminds me it's correct. lol

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

This kind of capitalization is never proper. It's Very Annoying To Read. Why do they do it? To grab attention?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Are they right out of "central casting" though? That's all dimbulb donnie seems to GAF about.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 2 points 3 weeks ago

criminals gonna criminal

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 3 weeks ago

Did nobody tell those ass-breathers that pardons only work for past crimes?