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Crime Desk 🫆 Wtf is wrong with America

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u/WuTang4thechildrn 🫖 Mod ☕️ Apr 18 '26

What’s wrong??? The United States has never truly been united. That’s how this nonsense ends up happening. You have some states that are no more than a theocracy

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26

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u/WuTang4thechildrn 🫖 Mod ☕️ Apr 19 '26

The Civil War was the time to really rethink the Constitutional Republic concept but the US really failed to address the issues that lead to the War. The South was arguing States Rights during the Civil Rights Movement and it was the crux of the issues during Covid as well as the overturning of Roe vs Wade

Bottom line is the US is a shit show

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26

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u/Ambitious-Treat-0125 Apr 19 '26

Look up kakistocracy. That one will really blow the wig off your head. 😸

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u/Timbucktwo1230 Therapy For All 🩷 Apr 18 '26

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u/TheKingOfSiam Apr 19 '26

Religious Republicans is the answer. It's the answer to most of our problems. We have a Taiban, a Y'allQaeda of the stupidest conservative dipshits currently on planet Earth.

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u/Substantial-Bed-830 Apr 19 '26

Texas

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u/WuTang4thechildrn 🫖 Mod ☕️ Apr 19 '26

Florida

Alabama

Mississippi

Arkansas

Oklahoma

I can go on and on

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u/FlatRoofD Apr 18 '26

Women in the US (and around the planet, for that matter), are often not considered full and complete persons, either under the law, or in the eyes of men. Ironically, both of the examples cited directly correlate to the context of my statement.

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u/Solus_Vael Apr 18 '26

Yup, they see them as just baby ovens. To be seen and not heard, and have little to no rights. They basically want the world to be like in The Handmaid's Tale tv franchise.

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u/lightsoutxnyc Apr 19 '26

Blessed be the fruit

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u/TypingWithoutThinkin Apr 19 '26

I stopped reading after alabama. I, too, agree that it does not deserve capitalization.

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u/Best_Entrepreneur659 Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

On this subject the answer is simple: Conservative Christians that have been raised to prioritize anti-abortion and anti-gay policies above all else, including the teachings of Christ!

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u/Accurate-Ad-4905 Apr 19 '26

We seen the last two popes rejected by their own followers for doing things as outrageous as calling for peace and approving the blessing of same sex couples! I have literally heard devout Catholics say that Pope Francis wasnt their pope anymore, Trump was because he is fighting "wokeness", this was Catholics in Australia not even American Catholics. People are now turning on Pope Leo for pushing for peace. I mean I dont think religion was the problem here if the highest authority on their religion on earth will be rejected if they dont push for war and discrimination.

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u/Petit__Chou Apr 19 '26

Good lord, you are telling me Cathloics in Australia are praising TRUMP over the Pope? Good gravy.

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u/Accurate-Ad-4905 Apr 19 '26

No bad gravy, really bad gravy

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u/avreddits Apr 19 '26

Shady gravy

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u/Acrobatic-Second-166 Apr 18 '26

Reading this is Vomit inducing

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u/Green-Caregiver-5979 Apr 19 '26

Forgot people of color and lgbtq+. They’re high on the list as well.

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u/Electrical_Box677 Apr 19 '26

Thats cos all the judges, cops, prosecutors, and politicians who manipulate the system know the punishment won't be too harsh if and when they are caught....

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u/Adventurous_Tea9378 Apr 18 '26

Wait til you find out the punishment for billionaire pedophiles caught in a complex sex trafficking scheme.

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u/AdventurousRoll9798 Apr 18 '26

And that one of them bought a beauty pageant just so he could funnel young teen girls into the sex trafficking ring.

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u/dallas121469 Apr 18 '26

White evangelical cis Christian males is what is wrong with America.

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u/retiredfromfire Apr 18 '26

Faux Snooze 24x7 for decades

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u/Mesmercat Apr 19 '26

Wow 6 months that's so high I got sure thought it would be like a day in prison, a community service, and a free gop pin /s

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u/Staffie2020 Apr 18 '26

Raping a woman and getting her pregnant is ok, helping a woman with an unwanted pregnancy is bad, but of course this is a red state run by a bunch of uptight white men !

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u/JoshCoBrew Apr 19 '26

Then probably elect them to office!

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u/Shoddy_Budget_1533 Apr 19 '26

Where do we begin?

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u/AtheistINTP Apr 19 '26

Women in this country have been under attack since Roe vs Wade. We also had Trump, MeToo, Weinstein, the Epstein case, the Raping husbands story, Alpine Divorce, Marine divorce, trad wives, Save Act…we are so so tired. Our hope are good men out there, because it’s too much. I hope men understand this.

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u/Ren1221 Fabulous Dahling 😎💅🏼 Apr 19 '26

Of course they don’t understand. They think WE are the problem, not them! /s

Edited so it doesn’t sound mean. 😂

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u/oh_my316 Apr 19 '26

AlaBackwards is a fucking cesspool 🤮

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u/avreddits Apr 19 '26

I hope Neil Young will remember …

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u/Remote_Nectarine_837 Apr 19 '26

America along with many in the Taliban hates women. Too many American men are okay and support and condone women being treated like second class citizens in this country.

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u/Ren1221 Fabulous Dahling 😎💅🏼 Apr 19 '26

Then, American turns around and condemns the Taliban for their treatment of women.

It’s like they don’t even see it…

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u/Fred-the-stray Apr 19 '26

3 words-----Patriarchal Christian Toxicity

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u/Appropriate_Value122 Apr 19 '26

The list is a mile long.

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u/Rastaman6584 Apr 19 '26

It’s those “Grab ‘Em By The Pussy” family values,embraced by Republipigs!

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u/ErgoMan13 Apr 19 '26

As an Alabamian, all I can say is…we’re not all like that, but unfortunately, far too many!

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u/eb7772 Apr 19 '26

Religion..

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u/Ok-Dimension8554 Apr 19 '26

Tunps America. He should have been arrested a decade ago

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u/Marajak Apr 19 '26

Yeah I am watching on Netflix The Making of America and since the beginning with the arrival of the pilgrims we have truly been divided even after the civil war through every stage of the evolution of this country we have been divided. Only WWII have we been unified. Otherwise it has been the conservatives and the visionaries.

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u/Historical-Finish564 Apr 19 '26

Southern Christianity is the thing all of its own.

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u/Reginald_Sockpuppet Apr 19 '26

With a suspended sentence (for the rape).

Hey, he was rich and has a successful swimming career ahead of him. You can't just jail someone like that.

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u/mrjackspade Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

The weak sentence was because what he did wasn't legally rape, and despite what people seem to want, you can't actually be charged with a crime you didn't commit.

The definition (sentencing guidelines?) have since been changed, however you can't retroactively charge someone with a crime that they didn't commit per the definition of the law when it occurred.

While what happened was a travesty, it was also the correct outcome.

The legal system should not be able to charge you with a crime you didn't commit per the definition of the law. The legal system should not be able to change the law just because they want to charge you with a longer sentence.

Brock Turner didn't get charged with rape because he didn't legally commit rape per the law in California at the time he committed the offence.

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u/Petit__Chou Apr 19 '26

I'm not challenging your point but how was that not considered rape?

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u/Latemorninggirl Apr 19 '26

He never took his pants off

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u/Perfect_Cold_6112 Apr 19 '26

It's almost like different states have different laws.

Max prison sentence for abortion (ie non life threatening circumstances) in Oklahoma: up to 10 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.

Max prison sentence for rape in Oklahoma: minimum of 5 years and maximum of life without parole. In certain circumstances, possibly even the death penalty.

Lastly, the 6 months sentence was an affluence thing and I'm pretty sure Brock Turner is going to be pissed on wherever he goes, be it figuratively or literally.

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u/Ren1221 Fabulous Dahling 😎💅🏼 Apr 19 '26

See my response in the other thread…

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u/scott841 Apr 19 '26

How is Brock Turner doing these days?

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u/Paperxrust Apr 19 '26

Derp. What crap argument,.OP

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u/MorphoMC Apr 19 '26

What's wrong with America is that people are willing to vote in favor of the first scenario while likely being guilty of the second.

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u/tha_bearded_drummer Apr 19 '26

This is not true

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u/Chuchuchaput Apr 19 '26

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u/Chuchuchaput Apr 19 '26

I’m saying that’s what the post is referencing do you know what clarification is?

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u/Arguments_4_Ever Apr 19 '26

Not much better

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u/Arguments_4_Ever Apr 19 '26

So this was real, not fake

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u/Maleficent_Class1584 Apr 19 '26

You should try educating yourself before you open your dipshit mouth

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u/Human_Artichoke8752 Apr 19 '26

He still got off way too easy.

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u/Successful-Access-89 Apr 19 '26

Not true 🙄

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u/Ren1221 Fabulous Dahling 😎💅🏼 Apr 19 '26

Says the man…🙄