Color me surprised /s
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Welp, better dust off the Killamajig™.
Someone once posted a heroic comment, they broke down all politicians by party who had been convicted of sex crimes with children .... it was pretty one sided
I saw the list on Reddit, pages. Endless pages.
Nope. I disagree.
Life in gen pop prison.
For however long gen pop decides "life" is. Could be days, could be a torturous number of years. Either way, it should be fucking awful.
leapoard voted for eating everyone's face suprised when face is next to be eaten
I am against the death penalty, but people like this make me want to make special exceptions. Like, only people who publicly call for death sentences for certain crimes, and then go on to commit those crimes. But if I went that far, then I might say that only people who support the death penalty shall be eligible for the death penalty. It's a slippery slope, really. So, I just have to go back to opposing the death penalty, generally.
Fuck that, if you call for death, you must be willing to die, no slippery slope.
Well, you don't have to give government the authority to murder to sentence this jackass to be incarcerated in general population, as another commenter pointed out.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Suicide the long game?
So I'm not for killing every pedophile, but I think killing this one would be too funny. I'll never forgive us if we don't.
Killing them puts their victims in danger. If they know they are going to die for the crime, they'll kill the child to keep the secret.
Okay but see killing this one would be really funny, so I think we need to. Is the law named after him? I hope it's named after him.
Can't help but agree with you
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It's ALWAYS projection
I though child sex was one of the boxes you had to tick in order to be a up-and-coming Republican 😅 and with Epstein's timeshare shutdown, you have to go rogue to get your badge. .... not serious btw, I'm sure the higher ups already have created a new little tiny sex vacation spot somewhere.
Of course it is. That's how people will vote to confirm terrible people for important government positions with tears rolling down their cheeks. They know if they don't all the evidence of only their crimes against children in the clubhouse will become front page news.
Say it with me...
"Every accusation is a..."
Admittance of guilt?
I dunno. I feel like there some mild rhyming you’re looking for.
Confession
Lie?
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The 67-year-old married father of seven
Oh... he's just a family man, don't you all see? He's a married father of seven! Maybe he did horrible things to a child (or more than one) but which married father hasn't ever molested repeatedly a minor? Which married father hasn't ever kidnapped a kid? We're all here virtue signaling him when he's just the average (republican) married father... have a little shame you all!
Hell, I'm not even married, and I've kidnapped... I mean I've not kidnapped anybody, but I supposed I could have. If I'd met someone who was into that, I guess... Although it does seem like a lot of work.
Uh, what
Death
But only for him.
Wouldnt that be quite counterproductive, if he was framed?
This showcases dangers of capital punishment in case of false accusations and the pedos got rid of backer.
Don't take random comments on the internet so seriously. I certainly don't when I make them.
Always the ones you most expect.
Fork found in kitchen.
Sentencing should be easy, at least.
He would be best placed to explain his rationale to fellow inmates on death row.
I mean, yeah, firing squad seems appropriate.
This season’s writing is so on the nose. I don't know if it's believable.
Fiction is required to be believable. Reality is under no such restrictions.
Subtlety is for cowards.
