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Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by j8hn on Sunday October 25, 2020 @10:37PM (#24892359)
Yikes, I never really paid attention to how creepy and inappropriate he was with little girls and young women.
Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by skinkestek on Sunday October 25, 2020 @11:51PM (#24892682)
Just remember:

Just like with DT this is also pulled out of context. I don't like any of them and won't (and can't) vote for any of them so I have no dog in the fight.

That website shouldn't have been blocked, whoever did it should probably been charged with election meddling but it doesn't change my view of Biden.

As for the videos I think many of them shows him (clumsily) trying to comfort people.

Again - I'm also the guy who points out that "fine people on both sides" as presented in mainstream media is a hoax.

I don't like either if them but think we should be fair to both if them.

If I lived in the US my lawn sign would be "Any Reasonable Person".

Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by j8hn on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:15AM (#24893256)
Are they out of context? Granted they are short video clips, but what would the greater context show?

In three of the videos with younger women, they all seemed to recoil from his "affection". With the young girls, I don't think it would ever be appropriate for a stranger to touch them like he did.

Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by skinkestek on Monday October 26, 2020 @03:38AM (#24893662)
> In three of the videos with younger women, they all seemed to recoil from his "affection".

I pointed out it was clumsy ;-)

But I think the larger context is he knew he was on tape so he should know better than to willfully do something that would be taken as sexual harassment.

I honestly think he tried to come off as caring, just failed spectacularly.

Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by nradov on Monday October 26, 2020 @01:14AM (#24893023)
Election meddling in general isn't a crime. It's not something the government could charge the site owner for, unless they somehow violated campaign finance laws.
Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by skinkestek on Monday October 26, 2020 @03:39AM (#24893674)
> It's not something the government could charge the site owner for,

I didn't mean the site owner did election meddling, rather than Facebook when thet selectively block sites like this.

Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by nradov on Monday October 26, 2020 @09:04AM (#24895702)
That is still not a crime.
Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by skinkestek on Monday October 26, 2020 @09:33AM (#24895965)
Ok then. You might very well be right.

But what is the rule then? Manipulating social media in front of an election is only illegal if you are a foreigner?

Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by jjeaff on Monday October 26, 2020 @12:40PM (#24898097)
Sometimes, election meddling can be seen as an in-kind campaign contribution and thus illegal if it is not within campaign finance rules.

For example, cohen paying off Trump's mistresses was prosecuted as an illegal campaign contribution.