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[–] 105 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I think about this girl all the time. Her own father shot her over Trump. Trump. I just can't wrap my head around it. Or around the jury deciding to just let him go. There's corruption there somewhere.

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  • [–] 36 points 5 days ago

    To be fair, it's hard to prove causality.

    Maybe he shot his own daughter because he loves Trump.

    Maybe he loves Trump, because he's the kind of man who would shoot his own daughter.

    Maybe it's a bit of both.

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  • [–] 17 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Back during his first term there was a story on the Risk podcast where an Asian guy told the story of going home after some time away at college and visiting the family that adopted him when he was a baby; and how, when he said he didn't support Trump, that family almost beat him to death right there in the living room. It was one of the most heartbreaking stories I've ever heard in my entire life. I think about that shit a lot.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    I'm not sure how we're supposed to ever move forward sharing a country with these people. Regardless of who is in charge after Trump. It's untenable. These people cannot accept the basics of our shared reality. Talking like fundamental shit.

    I never understood, until recently, why re-education camps have existed at various points. Now I get it.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 days ago

    Grand juries exist to make sure the norms of law enforcement and prosecution don't stray too far from the common populace.

    It's why the guy who threw the sandwich at the CPB guy about a year ago did not end up with a felony.

    However, it cuts both ways. I don't know if I believe TX is really about to flip purple because shit like this is common. Ask the protesters sentanced to life as terrorists for moving a box or leaving an ICE protest early.

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