She disputes the idea that teens could be put at special risk of sexual assault by serving alcohol. “The environment isn’t the crime … the person who sexually assaults a person has committed the crime,” she told the Guardian in an email.

Also, guns don’t kill, people do.

[–] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago

She disputes the idea that teens could be put at special risk of sexual assault by serving alcohol. “The environment isn’t the crime … the person who sexually assaults a person has committed the crime,” she told the Guardian in an email.

It's like handing a potential murderer a gun and blaming the 14 year if they get shot.

Especially because it is now illegal to get an abortion.... even in.... these.... cases.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago

There’s the Republican mindset on full display. They don’t give a shit about crime victims, except as a sort of real-life MacGuffin to justify bringing the hammer of retribution down on the offender. They don’t want to stop crime, indeed, they need a steady stream of offenders, because the cruelty of punishment is the point. Depress wages and create more crimes to punish? A double-win for people like her.