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[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

well, yes. that would be my first guess. you had previously thought that people in jail just didnt like the idea of someone hurting kids? as in they are the avengers of children?

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I always thought of it in terms of "we're professional criminals, we go against the police and society as a whole.

"We don't want to be locked up with dirty perverts."

I saw it as a pride thing, tbh.

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

That's why when I read Ms. Slaughter's line it really hit home.

I was seeing the macho image they wanted to convey, and ignoring the hurt children who were lashing out.