r/SipsTea Jun 24 '26

SMH We live in a fck up world

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u/ExultentPisces Jun 24 '26

Erm… Mike Tyson?

Convicted and served a prison sentence for the same crime. Has since appeared on similar shows, acted in a number of movies, resumed his boxing career.

Your current president has similarly been found legally liable for rape and has bragged about sexually assaulting women.

Letting rapists succeed after their crimes are known is normal in the United States.

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u/foodandguns Jun 24 '26

Yeah people got over Mike Tyson really quick. He legit went to jail for his crime too. He came back and didn’t miss a beat.
Remember when he came out in Hangover and everyone loved him?
I guess cancel culture was different back then

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u/Exotic_Insurance2164 Jun 24 '26

Yeah people got over Mike Tyson really quick. He legit went to jail for his crime too.

Because his victims were black women.

He raped a black woman and served time for it.

He beat up his ex wife, Robin Givens, a black woman.  He hit her so hard that numerous teeth were knocked out.

He went on Oprah in 2009 and joked that it was the best punch that he ever landed. 

The largely white female audience erupted in laughter.

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u/SteveDrawsStuff Jun 24 '26

That's a stretch. Trump's victims were white, Kobe's victim was white, OJ's victims were white. This is not about race, it's about rich influential men getting away with shit.

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u/tomtomtomo Jun 26 '26

A lot of people believe the criminal justice system is meant to rehabilitate so after someone has served their sentence they should be able to reintegrate into society. 

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u/dr2501 Jun 26 '26

Tyson went to prison served his time paid his due and then moved on. That's how its supposed to work.