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jontree255@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

No one is condemning Platner as a criminal. That’s for a court to decide. Everyone is just saying he shouldn’t be a Senator.

Getting cancelled is not the same as getting thrown in jail.

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jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Go read the fallout for al franken after schumer and gilli went after him… I suspect this man is going to have it infinitely rougher as a result of this allegation in many ways prison would be a kindness.

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- TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Not just that, but in his case it might be the real healing he needs. Or he could come out the other side with real viable opinions about the prison industrial complex based on lived experience, which was kind of the draw with him in the first place TBH.
  
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  - jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    his case it might be the real healing he needs
    
    oh dear. it definitely wont be. heh. but yes to the rest.
    
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