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Andrew Tate and brother Tristan to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges (www.bbc.com)

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[-] monsterlynn@kbin.social 146 points 3 months ago

But I thought Romania was the perfectly corrupt place for a genius alpha like Tate to operate his "business" without any hassel.

[-] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 120 points 3 months ago

I know you're being sarcastic, but I just find it so hilarious that while Romania may in fact be corrupt, this small-dick-energy idiot somehow managed to make himself the whipping boy with whom Romania will demonstrate to the world how not corrupt they are.

I will giddily await him having his front teeth extracted in make-me-your-bitch prison.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 67 points 3 months ago

I hope he’s treated well in prison. Especially if courts determine it’s best for society if he spends a lifetime there.

Just realized a part of that is for the workers there. If I were a guard I’d feel best about my job knowing it’s the most ethical prison it can be. If prison rape (if that’s what you were getting at) isn’t the sentence, then it shouldn’t happen. (If it’s the sentence, oh my.)

[-] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 3 months ago

You're absolutely right, and deep down I do agree that the civility with which we treat prisoners is the measure of society. Some countries more than others tend to engage in "revenge based" justice and its just yuck.

I got a bit carried away with my comment because lately my justice boner just keeps getting deferred or held over. It's been a long time.

[-] iamanurd@midwest.social 31 points 3 months ago

Fantastic reply. I’m glad to see civility with internet strangers.

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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

We all benefit from a society with a higher floor for suffering. We all benefit from a society that doesn’t see hurting people unnecessarily as justice.

I am not a prisoner, I hope to never be one, but if I find myself forced to violate laws to sate my conscience I hope I am treated as kindly as possible, so for that to happen I must demand we treat even the absolute dregs of society as fellow human beings who can reform and don’t deserve unnecessary suffering.

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[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 99 points 3 months ago

Wheres all his defenders now? I thought tate was absolutely innocent and would not be charged blahnlahblah

[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 125 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Wheres all his defenders now?

Screaming the n-word into the voice chat of their Call of Duty lobbies, while eating pizza rolls, and watching Adin Ross on Kick.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 75 points 3 months ago

I take offense to you trying to vilify pizza rolls like that.

[-] monsterlynn@kbin.social 71 points 3 months ago

Especially when it was regular, flat pizza that did him in the first time.

[-] daellat@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

Fucking lol'd

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[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

Oh man I’ll never forget the plane trip I took where I was sitting next to a young couple and the girl was showing the guy Andrew Tate videos and telling him to be more like Tate. “You know how you’re always complaining like a bitch? Well watch this…” and then she played a video of Andrew Tate talking about how real men are stoic because no one wants to hear about their damn feelings. I was really hurting for this guy but he calmly told her she was an idiot and said Andrew Tate could fuck off.

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[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 96 points 3 months ago

Get fucked, scumbag.

[-] antidote101@lemmy.world 58 points 3 months ago

They went to Romania because of it's excellent legal system right? No wait, they went there because they thought it was a highly corrupt system in which they could pay their way out of their crimes.

...and now they're going to get prosecuted because they're a highly visible case.

[-] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 29 points 3 months ago

Definitely wise to pick an EU member state to escape the law. This guy has probably never heard of extradition.

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[-] derpgon@programming.dev 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Scumbags

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 72 points 3 months ago

Dear Romania,

Let him rot.

Truly Yours,

Ghyste

[-] avater@lemmy.world 68 points 3 months ago

Nice.

[-] SmurfNuts@kbin.social 58 points 3 months ago

Good. Fuck these scumbags. Maybe some of his shit for brains followers will snap out of it after this. One can only hope.

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

That isn’t how cults work. They generally visit the leaders in jail and fight to get them freed.

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[-] Shou@lemmy.world 51 points 3 months ago

Hope he suffers for all the negative influence he's had.

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[-] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 45 points 3 months ago

What bribes does he need to pay to get out of this one?

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 57 points 3 months ago

He doesn't have that amount of money. He publicly humiliated the government and law enforcement of Romania.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago

Yeah, never announce that you’re committing a crime and that a government won’t stop you unless they can’t stop you. Corruption is built on a foundation of plausible deniability. Take it away and they start risking their power and paydays

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[-] quaddo@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

Oh no!

Anyway, how’s your weekend been going?

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[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

Shitheads everywhere in shambles

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