Andrew Tate and brother Tristan to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges (www.bbc.com)
from Five@slrpnk.net to world@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 08:41
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avater@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 08:51 next collapse

Nice.

breadsmasher@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 09:16 next collapse

Wheres all his defenders now? I thought tate was absolutely innocent and would not be charged blahnlahblah

Riccosuave@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 09:28 next collapse

Wheres all his defenders now?

Screaming the n-word into the voice chat of their Call of Duty lobbies, while eating pizza rolls, and watching Adin Ross on Kick.

aeronmelon@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 10:06 next collapse

I take offense to you trying to vilify pizza rolls like that.

monsterlynn@kbin.social on 27 Apr 10:31 next collapse

Especially when it was regular, flat pizza that did him in the first time.

daellat@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 11:01 collapse

Fucking lol’d

TheFriar@lemm.ee on 27 Apr 13:55 next collapse

Have you ever watched monster factory?

yewtu.be/watch?v=orrcgpJ5tQ4

dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 Apr 15:13 collapse

You mean the gateway drug that sucked me into their media empire?

TheFriar@lemm.ee on 27 Apr 16:15 collapse

lol monster factory I think is their finest work…although ep. 50 through roughly 400 are peak podcasting. When I was first listening to mbmbam I was on the subway and in airports crying with laughter. The newer ones I’ve put on haven’t really grabbed me that way. Back in like 2016, I could NOT stop listening.

It’s like the early to mid mbmbam, early to mid Harmontown, and the first two seasons of My dad wrote a porno. The most amazing podcasts ever invented.

Riccosuave@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 16:47 collapse

I’m sorry m8. I like pizza rolls from time to time too. I share in your pain and shame. We must revitalize their image!

Empricorn@feddit.nl on 27 Apr 14:15 collapse

Who dat? Wait, never mind; I don’t want to know…

suction@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 13:23 next collapse

You mean the prepubescent little internet shits that love him?

cokeslutgarbage@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 20:14 collapse

Oh, I thought we were talking about my ex husband

suction@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 08:10 collapse

Happy for your loss!

OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net on 27 Apr 14:34 next collapse

Haven’t seen many tate defenders on the fediverse. Am I misunderstanding you?

Edit: lemmy -> fediverse

scarabic@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 01:18 next collapse

Oh man I’ll never forget the plane trip I took where I was sitting next to a young couple and the girl was showing the guy Andrew Tate videos and telling him to be more like Tate. “You know how you’re always complaining like a bitch? Well watch this…” and then she played a video of Andrew Tate talking about how real men are stoic because no one wants to hear about their damn feelings. I was really hurting for this guy but he calmly told her she was an idiot and said Andrew Tate could fuck off.

Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 08:56 collapse

Good on him!

Sanctus@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 04:10 collapse

Oh they think they’re cleared and this isn’t happening. Not joking. People at my work say this shit

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 27 Apr 09:49 next collapse

i do find it slightly horrifying that in romania they can just decide to put you in prison indefinitely without having to prove you did anything

anlumo@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 10:16 next collapse

They did release him because they can’t do that. However, he then told his buddy that he’s going to flee the country, who then talked about that on his livestream. That’s a new offense that lead to him being arrested again.

andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 12:48 next collapse

What? Why did I put known idiots to such high standards I need to reread it a couple of times to believe it. For fuck’s sake, it’s a ready winner for some award.

breadsmasher@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 10:39 next collapse

Its very common for people to be arrested and jailed pending a trial. All over the world.

pleb_maximus@feddit.de on 27 Apr 11:31 next collapse

Especially when they talk about fleeing the country.

ConfusedPossum@kbin.social on 27 Apr 15:05 collapse

And are a menace to society

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 27 Apr 19:28 collapse

when tate was initially arrested he was held for months without being charged

TrickDacy@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 11:43 next collapse

Is your username in reference to your treatment of Tate’s member? You realize if you’re willing he don’t enjoy it right?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 12:08 next collapse

I, too, find it “slightly horrifying” when countries don’t allow serial rapists to walk around free.

Edit: I’m happy to spend today banning and deleting your multiple accounts troll accounts defending Tate, whoever you are.

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FlyginTurd666@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 13:13 next collapse

They’re innocent as of now. So stop spreading missinformation

runswithjedi@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 13:42 next collapse

Thank you for all your hard work

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 27 Apr 19:26 collapse

i'm not defending tate he deserves to rot in prison

i'm saying that a government shouldn't have the power to just dump you in prison without having a reason for it

when tate was initially arrested he was held for months without being charged

being absolutely fine with a system that allows that because in this instance it happened to fall onto a guy you don't like is brain rot

you think the osu protestors that were just released without being charged would've been released at all without a law requiring them to be charged within 24 hours?

banning and deleting your multiple accounts troll accounts defending Tate

i have literally no idea what you're talking about and it makes you sound unhinged

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 21:18 collapse

i have literally no idea what you’re talking about and it makes you sound unhinged

Then you should take a look at both what is left of the two comments I deleted from the troll accounts and the modlog of their deleted comments. But maybe I’m just unhinged and none of that exists.

kbin_space_program@kbin.run on 27 Apr 13:10 next collapse

The US has the same ability under the patriot act laws.

suction@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 13:24 next collapse

Only that’s not at all what is happening 🙄

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 27 Apr 19:28 collapse

when tate was initially arrested he was held for months without being charged

suction@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 08:11 collapse

That is absolutely legal, in practically all countries.

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 28 Apr 08:32 collapse

if you're arrested in the us, you have to be charged or released within a specific timeframe

they can't just detain you indefinitely for fun

suction@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 09:44 collapse

Right, and that’s exactly how it went with Tate. And I have a feeling you know that? Either you’re playing dumb or you are dumb, and either prompt me to hang up on this time waste of a thread.

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 28 Apr 11:57 collapse
Squizzy@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 13:53 next collapse

I mean this happens all the time in the US. A teenager killed himself after being locked in solitary without a trial for aaaages.

They even have laws about when you are not entitled to a legal represtative and when you can be held idefinitely.

They also have an illegal detention centre on foreign communist soil to subvert their own laws.

The UK has similar over reaching laws.

Besides Tate was a flight risk so was held pending investigation.

candybrie@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 14:00 next collapse

That other countries do it doesn’t make it not horrifying. Almost all your examples are horrifying.

Only the last one isn’t. Being held pending trial if you threaten to flee the country? That makes sense.

Squizzy@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 14:59 collapse

My last point why was why it wasnt horrifying.

But I would argue being held pending trial and being held pending investigation are two dfferent beasts but in this case I am happy.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 17:18 collapse

Don’t act like Guantanamo is related to it being on communist soil. We started renting it from Batista, the guy the Cuban revolution was against. The Cuban communists have never cashed a check for it and insist we’re illegally occupying it

Fedizen@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 14:03 next collapse

If you don’t like that, don’t look up rikers island.

Duamerthrax@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 14:45 next collapse

Maybe don’t go to a country with a corrupt justice system to comit crimes in if you want a fair trial? Just a thought.

AbidanYre@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 15:04 next collapse

And if you do, don’t brag about it on YouTube.

Duamerthrax@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 15:22 collapse

Simpsons did it first.

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shimdidly@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 17:02 collapse

He’s innocent.

ABCDE@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 18:07 collapse

Funny how you know that.

ABCDE@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 18:08 next collapse

Funny how … You don’t know what you’re on about.

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 28 Apr 12:00 collapse

in the us, if you're arrested you need to be charged or released within a fixed period, usually up to 72 hours

tate was arrested in december, held for 3 months without being charged, was moved to house arrest, then was charged in june

ABCDE@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 12:56 collapse

in the us

Yes

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 28 Apr 13:18 collapse

i do find it slightly horrifying that in romania they can just decide to put you in prison indefinitely without having to prove you did anything

can you just not read

ABCDE@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 15:07 collapse

Can you prove what you’ve said without referring to countries like the US? It has no relevance.

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 28 Apr 15:14 collapse

what are you asking me to prove? that tate was held without being charged?

ABCDE@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 15:28 collapse

Can you just not read?

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 28 Apr 16:28 collapse

buddy if your replies get any dumber i'm going to have to assume you're an andrew tate fan

ABCDE@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 16:38 collapse

It’s literally what you said to me. Your response speaks volumes.

slurpyslop@kbin.social on 28 Apr 16:44 collapse

lmao

Moghul@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 19:47 next collapse

The judge who approves it has to have some serious reasons. He’s a foreigner, wealthy, and accused of serious crimes. You don’t get held for months for stealing a loaf of bread. You can also only be held while evidence is being collected pending a trial.

It does suck that law enforcement worldwide can pick you up off the street, fuck up your afternoon/day/week/month/life and then just say ‘oops, you’re alright’. If you have a better way, you’d be a revolutionary mind.

100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it on 28 Apr 14:15 next collapse

Pre-trial detention is common all over the world

Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 28 Apr 15:34 collapse

He went there thinking he can pay himself out of the charges so my empathy is limited

Ghyste@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 10:07 next collapse

Dear Romania,

Let him rot.

Truly Yours,

Ghyste

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monsterlynn@kbin.social on 27 Apr 10:29 next collapse

But I thought Romania was the perfectly corrupt place for a genius alpha like Tate to operate his "business" without any hassel.

fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de on 27 Apr 12:14 collapse

I know you’re being sarcastic, but I just find it so hilarious that while Romania may in fact be corrupt, this small-dick-energy idiot somehow managed to make himself the whipping boy with whom Romania will demonstrate to the world how not corrupt they are.

I will giddily await him having his front teeth extracted in make-me-your-bitch prison.

Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net on 27 Apr 12:36 next collapse

Extracted with fists?

fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de on 27 Apr 15:05 collapse

Nah that tends to leave broken stumps which might undermine the objective.

andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 12:43 next collapse

He can even record a career-starting single, like Big in Japan, but Charged in Romania.

iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org on 27 Apr 12:56 next collapse

Your last bit has me chuckling. Build-a-bitch workshop with these numbskulls.

brbposting@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 13:39 next collapse

I hope he’s treated well in prison. Especially if courts determine it’s best for society if he spends a lifetime there.

Just realized a part of that is for the workers there. If I were a guard I’d feel best about my job knowing it’s the most ethical prison it can be. If prison rape (if that’s what you were getting at) isn’t the sentence, then it shouldn’t happen. (If it’s the sentence, oh my.)

fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de on 27 Apr 15:03 next collapse

You’re absolutely right, and deep down I do agree that the civility with which we treat prisoners is the measure of society. Some countries more than others tend to engage in “revenge based” justice and its just yuck.

I got a bit carried away with my comment because lately my justice boner just keeps getting deferred or held over. It’s been a long time.

iamanurd@midwest.social on 27 Apr 15:07 next collapse

Fantastic reply. I’m glad to see civility with internet strangers.

Nythos@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 22:17 collapse

Since the Reddit exodus barring Hexbear and lemmy.ml which I blocked the moment I was able to, all I’ve seen on here is genuine discussion and healthy disagreement. It’s a nice change of pace compared to the rest of the internet.

TheOakTree@lemm.ee on 27 Apr 16:14 next collapse

Justice blue balls. I had to.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 17:04 collapse

We all benefit from a society with a higher floor for suffering. We all benefit from a society that doesn’t see hurting people unnecessarily as justice.

I am not a prisoner, I hope to never be one, but if I find myself forced to violate laws to sate my conscience I hope I am treated as kindly as possible, so for that to happen I must demand we treat even the absolute dregs of society as fellow human beings who can reform and don’t deserve unnecessary suffering.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 17:00 collapse

Yeah, I support humane punishment even for him. I oppose prisons, even for him. But I also will be pissed if he’s treated especially well or cruelly.

Croquette@sh.itjust.works on 28 Apr 03:54 collapse

Imagine being a corrupt system trying to project legitimacy, and that shit stain of a human comes in and admit federal crimes and being a dick all around.

This is a slam dunk to use Tate as a way to project a working system even though it is probably not.

muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee on 27 Apr 11:48 next collapse

What bribes does he need to pay to get out of this one?

Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 14:46 collapse

He doesn’t have that amount of money. He publicly humiliated the government and law enforcement of Romania.

InternetUser2012@midwest.social on 27 Apr 15:49 next collapse

What’s the punishment over there for rape and trafficking? Life? A rope?

Neon@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 16:52 next collapse

A rope?

They’re in the EU, they aren‘t some backwards country you imagine them to be

InternetUser2012@midwest.social on 27 Apr 17:28 collapse

Then answer the question.

Moghul@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 19:42 collapse

Don’t you have google? I kinda wish the other user hadn’t answered you.

InternetUser2012@midwest.social on 27 Apr 22:56 collapse

I don’t use google. I also think rapists should die in prison. I get it though, a lot of “alphas” want to suck this guys dick.

CoolGirl586@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 18:26 collapse

Rape is 3-18 years trafficking is 3-15. Literally the top Google results.

n3m37h@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 18:32 collapse

Goo? Gul? What’s that?!? /s

DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe on 27 Apr 18:48 collapse

Sounds like a bad version of DuckDuckGo!

/Lying, unfortunately

captainlezbian@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 16:58 collapse

Yeah, never announce that you’re committing a crime and that a government won’t stop you unless they can’t stop you. Corruption is built on a foundation of plausible deniability. Take it away and they start risking their power and paydays

Dkarma@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 15:26 next collapse

Shitheads everywhere in shambles

Shou@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 15:54 next collapse

Hope he suffers for all the negative influence he’s had.

shimdidly@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 17:00 collapse

False accusations not the way to do it.

n3m37h@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 17:29 next collapse

The asshole has literally (not figuratively) admitted to this on many streams

shimdidly@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 18:03 collapse

Citation needed.

n3m37h@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 18:06 next collapse

Here

And Here

And if ya still need more Here is a lawyer reacting to Tate incriminating himself

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DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe on 27 Apr 18:45 collapse

The not-shitheads of the world really need to start organizing these things, instead of relying on kind strangers keeping their notes.

moup@lemm.ee on 27 Apr 19:01 collapse

Meh. See how they didn’t reply back? They are arguing in bad faith, they don’t want/care about citations

they just want you to either waste your time (so they can ignore you) or say something like “you can google it yourself” so they can say “see, you got nothing”

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 19:37 next collapse

It’s not for them, it’s for all the other people who read this thread.

n3m37h@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 21:09 collapse

Took me all of 30 seconds to prove they’re idiots. Time well spent

dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de on 27 Apr 19:35 next collapse

Hey, no updates since the links were posted?

You wouldn’t be the kind of person to not admit to being wrong would you? Not very “manly” of you.

shimdidly@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 20:06 collapse

I only saw admissions about what is already publicly known. Yes he hired women and did pornography. This is morally wrong and destructive to society.

The rape and trafficking charges are hoaxes because Tate is a prominent figure against the establishment.

Bill Gates is on the Epstein list and his wife left him over the issue yet… No investigation.

To quote George Carlin, “Its a big club, and you ain’t in it.” Not only am I completely confident he did nothing wrong. They would have buried him under the prison if they had any real dirt. I also know it is political persecution.

orrk@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 21:01 next collapse

damn, we get a twofer!

  1. he diden’t do it
  2. it was fine because other people do bad stuff

sounds like every other denier of stuff they know to be true

shimdidly@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 21:22 next collapse
  1. Obvious political persecution. I don’t have to like him or agree with what he says.
  2. He admitted to doing porn with women and making money. Never admitted to “rape” or “trafficking” because it didn’t happen.

They put him under a microscope, had to bribe women to turn on him, and even then couldn’t get anything.

twitter.com/Cobratate/status/1784293077324087364

orrk@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 02:50 collapse

Obvious political persecution.

what political stances is he being persecuted for? Then again, WW2 was “Obvious political persecution.” and I don’t see anyone having issues with offing the Nazis, I mean it was literally targeted at a political party!

He admitted to doing porn with women and making money. Never admitted to “rape” or “trafficking” because it didn’t happen

look, I get it, English wasn’t part of your Hustlers’ university degree, but the man said it himself

quite frankly, the man is evil, and it isn’t inherently wrong to get rid of shit stains like him

afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 13:41 collapse

The narcissist prayer

dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de on 27 Apr 21:01 next collapse

The literal first link that other persons shared opens with Tate saying:

“I’ve committed federal crimes, can you get me no jail time”

This is paraphrased of him discussing looking for lawyers.

You can’t get a better source than the horse my guy.

So what are your thoughts now?

I’m not trying to shame you here. Just help you find a better role model.

shimdidly@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 21:17 collapse

role model

One can recognize an obvious political persecution regardless whether or not they like a person.

dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de on 27 Apr 22:00 next collapse

No. If someone is guilty of these crimes. Then charge them. Whether you’re my idol or not.

I don’t have double standards for people of my tribe or people I like more.

Edit: to be abundantly clear. The vast majority of the world isn’t aware of his existence. Therefore there isn’t much reason to silence him. I know at times it can seem like the things we are into are bigger than they are, but they really are at times. Take Lemmy, not many people I know irl has heard of it, but it’s a large part of my life. As someone with ADHD this becomes abundantly clear when you unload all you’ve learned about something to someone and you’re met with ah nice.

shimdidly@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 22:34 collapse

The vast majority of the world isn’t aware of his existence.

Andrew Tate topped Google’s 2022 ‘Who is’ search list

dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de on 27 Apr 22:37 collapse

That doesn’t mean he is the well known. It means for a period he trended. Plenty of things trend and are forgotten.

I don’t know what more I can say dude, but if you ever need to chat. Reach out. I’ll listen always and not judge.

InternetUser2012@midwest.social on 27 Apr 23:12 collapse

You’re either a troll (a bad one), a really shitty bot, or worse, a fanboy of chinless whistledick.

dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de on 28 Apr 00:20 next collapse

It’s not a bot. I’ve seen them comment on image based posts and can get the context correct.

I don’t feel it’s a troll, I feel they’re really just in deep.

I find it fascinating, and I like to think in self-aware enough to know I could be in deep in other things. I took the approach here to be understanding and try to point out some fallacies.

In hindsight I should have picked up on there against the establishment line and pointed out some more suitable figures that are fighting the status quo who aren’t also predators.

I don’t believe we can’t help people rethink something they’re so invested in without being kind to an extent. It can be difficult to admit you’re wrong at times, imagine admitting everything you have pinned your identity on is wrong or your idol or person you looked up to was a scumbag. The duality of people I guess.

the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works on 28 Apr 18:47 collapse

chinless whistledick.

Fantastic! Can i have this?

n3m37h@sh.itjust.works on 27 Apr 21:24 collapse

Hey armchair warrior, take it from a lawyer

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InternetUser2012@midwest.social on 27 Apr 23:07 next collapse

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reverendsteveii@lemm.ee on 28 Apr 15:20 collapse

Citation needed.

I’ll take your silence after the citations were posted to be an admission that you were 100% wrong about this

shimdidly@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 18:30 collapse

I replied. You must not have seen it.

jaemo@sh.itjust.works on 28 Apr 15:33 collapse

Lo! And he did simp for the arch-incel. And it was gross

Assholes 3:16

SmurfNuts@kbin.social on 27 Apr 16:32 next collapse

Good. Fuck these scumbags. Maybe some of his shit for brains followers will snap out of it after this. One can only hope.

theangryseal@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 18:18 next collapse

That isn’t how cults work. They generally visit the leaders in jail and fight to get them freed.

afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 13:29 collapse

How followers can’t stand up and walk for long periods of time.

Thann@lemmy.ml on 27 Apr 20:37 collapse

Nope, fake news! The matrix faked all the evidence!!

shimdidly@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 16:57 next collapse

Obvious political persecution.

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d00phy@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 17:09 next collapse

In what way?

ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 18:32 next collapse

Did you drop a /s?

jose1324@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 14:24 collapse

🤡

Phegan@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 17:16 next collapse

Get fucked, scumbag.

derpgon@programming.dev on 27 Apr 18:35 next collapse

Scumbags

antidote101@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 20:44 collapse

They went to Romania because of it’s excellent legal system right? No wait, they went there because they thought it was a highly corrupt system in which they could pay their way out of their crimes.

…and now they’re going to get prosecuted because they’re a highly visible case.

sparky@lemmy.federate.cc on 27 Apr 23:33 next collapse

Definitely wise to pick an EU member state to escape the law. This guy has probably never heard of extradition.

hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 28 Apr 10:01 collapse

EU countries are good place to escape if you’re expecting a death sentence or “inhuman” jail conditions (ie. torture, rat cell, etc). Otherwise it’s useless

AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 15:14 collapse

It’s only highly visible because he bragged about paying cops hush money. What Tate failed to realize is that hush money applies to both parties. The party accepting the bribe, and the party offering the bribe.

Mirshe@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 16:47 collapse

Not just that, but he also publicly bragged about how lax Romania’s laws and how they don’t care about rape during an administration that is attempting, at least on the surface, to change public perception of themselves worldwide from the corrupt governments of the 90s and 2000s.

Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 20:45 next collapse

I was going to say, “We should go back to killing people,” but then thought better of it. We should start killing shitty people.

“But who will decide who is shitty?”

“That’s the fun! Anyone!”

“But then I won’t know who I can be shitty around!”

“And then?”

“I would have to be a moderately less shitty person.”

“Yeah …”

“But what if someone starts killing random people without cause?”

“Sounds pretty shitty. Kill them.”

“But what about the innocent people who are harmed?”

“Let’s not pretend to start caring, now that your head is on the block.”

“What if someone kills you?”

“I’ll be dead. I won’t have to deal with these shitty people anymore.”

“Why not just kill yourself?”

“Because I believe that my life has meaning and that I am helping people.”

“But what if someone thinks that the meaning you have selected is shitty?”

“Again, I will be dead.”

“So how can we know what is and isn’t shitty behavior?”

“It’ll work itself out if we maintain the system with some degree of fidelity.”

“This would just create a society where literally person would have to agree on what it means to be shitty.”

“Yeah, that would be dope.”

“This is horrifying and short sighted.”

“Yeah. Pretty on-brand for people.”

“Yep.”

“Yep.”

gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de on 28 Apr 14:53 next collapse

I was going to say, “We should go back to killing people,” but then thought better of it. We should start killing shitty people.

I disagree. How would killing help? It would only increase the grieving.

reverendsteveii@lemm.ee on 29 Apr 23:01 collapse

this feels very “if you kill a killer then the number of killers in the world stays the same”. the thing is, it’s the number of victims that matters.

gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de on 01 May 10:47 collapse

Well, I’m not a big fan of violence in general. There has to be some more peaceful solution, or it’s not a solution in my eyes at all.

reverendsteveii@lemm.ee on 01 May 12:43 collapse

what would you have done about world war II?

gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de on 01 May 15:36 collapse

Well I’d argue that we are not in the same situation than WW II anymore.

reverendsteveii@lemm.ee on 01 May 15:53 collapse

then lets assume a similar situation pops up, as they do from time to time. someone is hellbent on violence, is already committing a lot of violence, and is escalating rather than stopping. How would you architect a peaceful solution to that, and what would you say to the families of the people who were killed while you were architecting that peaceful solutions. It’s all well and good to say “there has to be some more peaceful solution” but then you have to actually find it and implement it.

reverendsteveii@lemm.ee on 28 Apr 17:03 collapse

the socratic dialogues from a world where plato was strangled 99% of the way to death by his umbilical cord

Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world on 29 Apr 02:53 collapse

LOL. Perfect. Thank you.

quaddo@lemmy.world on 27 Apr 22:00 next collapse

Oh no!

Anyway, how’s your weekend been going?

Hadriscus@lemm.ee on 28 Apr 09:50 next collapse

Not too bad we’re attending a beach football tournament of companies. Our friends did not qualify so we’ll be out early. But ! that means lunch at the beach, heheh.

afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 13:28 next collapse

Pretty good. There is a restaurant close to where I live that has got a lot of hype about, took the family there yesterday. It was worth it. Also one of my children has a recital.

reallyzen@lemmy.ml on 28 Apr 15:43 collapse

Good, good. The flight was a bit bumpy today, but by 11am I was having breakfast at my favorite little place down in front of the mosque. I love the quiet Sunday mornings here.

0x2d@lemmy.ml on 27 Apr 23:30 next collapse

he’ll try some way to bribe them

wick@lemm.ee on 28 Apr 04:22 next collapse

The case had been discussed for months in a process before a preliminary chamber where the accused could challenge the evidence of the prosecutors.

On Friday, the court in Bucharest said the case met the legal criteria and would proceed.

So what’s the difference between this and a conviction?

pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online on 28 Apr 04:41 next collapse

It’s kinda like a grand jury where they decide if there’s enough evidence to proceed with the trial, but without the jury. It’s what a lot of places have moved to from the grand jury.

TheFonz@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 13:40 collapse

This is an indictment I think. It just indicates that the trial can proceed if my understanding is correct.

afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 13:27 next collapse

Thoughts and prayers

TokenBoomer@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 13:32 next collapse

Getting arrested for rape is gay. /s

reverendsteveii@lemm.ee on 28 Apr 17:02 collapse

NNNNNNOOOOOOOO THIS IS LITERALLY THE MATRIX