• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    He poppin molly with the same underage chick he got in trouble with last time? Am I reading that right? Wtf?

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      Yes. Yes you are.

      The statement also includes descriptions of illicit drugs that were at the party, including cocaine and ecstasy, as well as a passage indicating that the party was also attended by a then-17-year-old woman who was previously the focus of a years-long Department of Justice probe which focused on whether Mr Gaetz had sexual contact with her when she was below the legal age of consent.

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          A now adult woman that was only 17 years old when the incident in question happened.

          Which is clearly stated in the article that you willfully missquoted.

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            8 months ago

            A 17 year old minor girl attended the party, a minor who was the subject of a sexual interference investigation. Referring to her current status of womanhood only serves to age her up in the mind of readers, lessening the subjective severity of the crimes.

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          We should start a push to publicly shame every single “journalist” that cheapens the truth like this. Even outside of sex crimes. This shit has to stop.

          Edit: if we do it enough, by name, they will start to edit these articles.

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        8 months ago

        How many of us would be in jail right now having been caught in this exact situation?