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tavernier

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9. I often cringe when I watch a movie about the old days

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:52 PM

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when people went to the town square to see a hanging. I’ve always thought that I could never watch something like that. This might be the one time where I would make an exception.

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Pardoned Jan 6 insurrectionist Theodore Middendorf has been sentenced to 19 years for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old [View all] red dog 1 Yesterday OP

I'd guess many of us would argue for a more permanent punishment. erronis Yesterday #1

My dad was real old school on what to do with rapists and child molesters. state of stupid Yesterday #5

I gotta tell you folks popsdenver Yesterday #11

It's a sad fact Aviation Pro Yesterday #2

Extrajudicial punishment never goes out of style on DU. maxsolomon Yesterday #7

Nonetheless, if he's put in gen pop it will probably happen GenThePerservering 23 hrs ago #20

I suppose there's a difference between indifference to extrajudicial punishment maxsolomon 8 hrs ago #24

Maybe he will endure the same in prison that he inflicted on that poor child Grim Chieftain Yesterday #3

Extrajudicial punishment never goes out of style on DU. maxsolomon Yesterday #6

Flip the story and ask yourself which Democrat president could have survived pardoning, now, a sexual predator? ffr Yesterday #4

The Donald attracts "only the best people". calimary Yesterday #8

I often cringe when I watch a movie about the old days tavernier Yesterday #9

With many individuals popsdenver Yesterday #13

Good for the fkn child rapist. House him under the jail. iluvtennis Yesterday #10

He won't last long. Joinfortmill Yesterday #12

Go figure: The PDF-in-Chief's worshippers are also PDFs. Grokenstein Yesterday #14

Will the 🍊🐖💩 give him another pardon? kimbutgar Yesterday #15

My thought also BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #16

WTF? Is every one of them a pedophile? Scrivener7 Yesterday #17

Probably. It's why they follow Trump like they are in a cult. Ray Bruns 10 hrs ago #21

How many has that been? I'd love to calculate the percentage just to make a point. Maraya1969 Yesterday #18

Well, even one percent is pretty scary. Wednesdays Yesterday #19

My favorite J6er . . . AverageOldGuy 8 hrs ago #23

I took the number 45 and 1,500 pardoned so that is 3% that have been arrested for either sex crimes Maraya1969 1 hr ago #25

There are two things you don't want to be in prison Blumancru 10 hrs ago #22

I also think this girl's parents should sue Trump for letting this monster back out on the streets Maraya1969 1 hr ago #26

Trump couldn't be bothered to have the pardon attorneys review the pardons PJMcK 1 hr ago #27

;-{) SHORT EYES Goonch 1 hr ago #28

Where are the ads? The same way RWers made ads about immigrants that committed crimes, trying to demonize all immigrants tulipsandroses 37 min ago #29

and the con and Blanche want to pay these sickos Quiet Em 21 min ago #30