Re:The R. Kelly ‘cult’ story and the ‘Gawker Effect’
by austenallred on Sunday July 30, 2017 @10:30PM
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That saying works much better for genocide than it does actual crimes.
> First they came for the child molesters
Doesn't have the same ring to it
Re:The R. Kelly ‘cult’ story and the ‘Gawker Effect’
by saint_fiasco on Monday July 31, 2017 @03:41PM
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Sure it does. Say it like this:
First they came for the child molesters... Then the murderers... Then the drug dealers... ... Then the drug abusers... Then the 'soft on crime' dissidents... Then the 'rule of law' activists...
We have laws that protect the rights of child molesters and terrorists to have fair trials because those laws protect us as well.
Re:The R. Kelly ‘cult’ story and the ‘Gawker Effect’
by austenallred on Monday July 31, 2017 @03:58PM
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I suppose, but if "come after" means "try in a court of law and assign a reasonable punishment in accordance with the crime committed" then I guess I'm OK with them "coming after" almost anyone.
Re:The R. Kelly ‘cult’ story and the ‘Gawker Effect’
by 0x8BADF00D on Monday July 31, 2017 @02:47AM
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Then they came for the DNMs.
I sure can't wait to use the fast lane powered by Verizon!
First (well, not actually first, as newspapers get sued all the time) they came for Gawker, and I said nothing, because Gawker was actually wrong and I believe justice was made.