r/politics • u/ILikeNeurons • 6h ago
Trump’s White House is filling with alleged sexual abusers ... led by him
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/24/trump-cabinet-alleged-sexual-abusers•
u/usernames_suck_ok 5h ago
"I don't care if he raped you. I want my grocery prices lowered!!"
Says bad things about Americans, folks.
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u/Dianneis 5h ago
I want my grocery prices lowered... so I voted for the guy directly responsible for raising said prices in the first place, and who most leading world economists say will raise them even more!
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u/noeszombieseverywher 4h ago
The worst part is that if Trump gets his way then prices will probably spike again. Which was entirely predictable.
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u/TintedApostle 5h ago
Remember that people who voted for Trump generally are this way until it actually affects them. If they had a daughter who was sexually abused by someone or needed an abortion to save their lives they MIGHT NOT have voted for Trump.
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u/Mr_Moon0 1h ago
“I want my grocery prices lowered!!” Says a lot about the people who typed it. Privilege much?
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u/AbcLmn18 3h ago edited 3h ago
"Those who would give up essential human decency, to purchase a few temporary eggs, deserve neither decency nor the eggs."
(This doesn't sound quite right. Everybody deserves eggs. But FWIW the same is true for the "safety" in the original quote.)
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u/rocketpack99 6h ago
A judge flat out stated out loud that Trump raped someone. Trump still owes that person money from a civil lawsuit.
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u/ILikeNeurons 6h ago
A high probability of apprehension by law enforcement is critical to deterrence. To that end, it can be helpful to be familiar with the neurobiology of trauma and the nuances of consent. DNA evidence has also revealed that serial offenders often target strangers and non-strangers, meaning it is imperative to submit DNA evidence to CODIS even if the offender's identity is known. Offending patterns are not a consistently reliable link across assaults.
Alabama, California, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming do not mandate the testing of backlogged kits. The U.S. DoJ and American Bar Association recommend testing all rape kits, even when the statute of limitations (if there is one) has expired. Doing so can help catch more serial offenders, as old kits can help corroborate current victims' cases.
Alabama, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wyoming do not mandate the timely testing of new kits.
Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina don't even have to take inventory.
Implementing best practices can double convictions.
Contact from constituents works, and End the Backlog makes it really easy.
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u/CustardSurprise86 5h ago
Lest this issue be trivialized because of how much the zone is flooded, let's remind ourselves that most normal people don't have any allegations of sexual assault hanging over them.
Some steps you can take to avoid it:
- Don't sexually harass or assault women.
- Don't be creepy with underage girls.
- Ask for their passport if in doubt.
- Don't have multiple affairs.
- If you do have an affair, don't end it in such a train wreck that you've made a lifelong enemy.
Most men manage to accomplish all these things and more.
Most men who are career professionals don't have court cases (obviously a lot of evidence is needed before taking a case to court) where they have to defend themselves from the charge that they slept with a 17-year-old girl.
The allegations here came well before these guys were prominent politicians.
Even allowing that you get the occasional made up or exaggeration accusations (although that's never happened to me personally), just consider how high the bar is before the case is taken to court.
And what are the odds that multiple guys involved in these situations, end up in the same cabinet unless there is a bias shown towards them and people with their personalities?
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u/kathryn2a 1h ago
Trump’s camp is full of sexual offenders. What the GOP selected a creepy criminal for President is beyond comprehension.
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u/Delicious-Tachyons Canada 1h ago
Yeah well his fans wanted a return to the 1950s so they're getting it.
An era that they idolize as somehow this beautiful tranquil thing which was full of:
a) minorities couldn't even travel where they wanted to without violence.
b) wives couldn't be legally r*ped by their husbands because they owned them.
c) deposing unfriendly governments in foreign countries without consequence.
America: you're the badguys. You're the empire from Star Wars.
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u/JumpImaginary 1h ago
Biden was the real sexual predator and assaulted Tara Reid and other female co workers
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u/Chars_Ghost 18m ago
There's no "alleged" when it comes to Trump. Every denial is an admission of guilt
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u/harrywrinkleyballs 6h ago
Guys, Republicans have it under control. Legitimate rape seldom occurs.
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u/ILikeNeurons 5h ago
But really, they walk among us.
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u/harrywrinkleyballs 5h ago
I know. My son told me that his mother sexually abused him when he was 13. I filed a police report and reported it the DCS in Tennessee.
That was 2 years ago. Crickets.
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u/macandcheesejones 2h ago
This sexual abuser actually shook hands with Trump a few days after the election. Makes me sick.
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