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Why not actually listen to what I'm saying so you don't put words in my mouth. I said outright, in plain, explicit wording, that any instances that did happen were condemnable. I didn't deny there have been things in Pitcairn that may have happened like that. But it's a political fight with disputed sovereignty, so do you really think it's that much of a stretch to say there are some aspects that are blown out of proportion? So much so that you had to send a report which spun this as CSA apologetics? Is it not on you if saying "this person didn't do that crime" is considered defending said crime?
Speaking of putting words in peoples's mouths, in a fair trial, presumption of guilt would not become presumption of innocence simply based on people admitting to a crime. This is the logic behind forced confessions, which operate based on blackmail. This was the logic of the Spanish inquisition and every witch hunt that ever existed. This is why I mentioned the lack of other entities in the reporting, aside from those copying from the British. Maybe there is more to this going on, but I am giving you what I know based on my own sources. Maybe you have your own, although you've never shown any. As for what the mayor said, again, I do not endorse this in any way, but consider my last sentence: "the whole matter wouldn’t be nearly as debated if not for the fact it’s filled to the brim with double standards at the hands of the two most historically notorious foreign powers on Earth" (partially in reference to what the mayor was probably reaching for).
Because that's what this is about. For a fourth time, because you're going to be you, I will repeat again, what you fear happened in Pitcairn is condemnable. Several people publicly deny at least some of the accusations, in fact it's well-documented that it's a well-established conspiracy theory (for a lack of a better word) that the accusations were a power move.
As for MAD, that does not justify what France did or that it supposedly needs its stockpile, at least according to my culture's perspective. We have never heard of anyone threatening France before.