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Re:Charlie Kirk shot at event in Utah by qcnguy on Thursday September 11, 2025 @04:09AM (#45209103)
He did not in fact advocate for lynching or killing trans people. In the 50s and 60s they would have been treated as mental health cases, not executed on the spot by sharpshooters.
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Re:Charlie Kirk shot at event in Utah by licebmi__at__ on Thursday September 11, 2025 @06:40AM (#45209976)
I guess that makes it better, mental health was great at the time and they probably would not be subject to torture. I would advocate someone with a similar view or belief to be treated like JFK's sister.
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Re:Charlie Kirk shot at event in Utah by qcnguy on Thursday September 11, 2025 @07:50AM (#45210467)
They probably would not have been subjected to torture, no. If you're thinking of lobotomy, I believe that was phased out around 1951 or so, and it wasn't intended as a form of torture.
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