• Ephera
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    776 months ago

    I once had a colleague who was raised to live by the bible, never questioning it. He was also a massive shitposter. No matter what dumb shit he said, he’d always say that it was just a joke.

    Well, one of the few times when I genuinely caught him off guard, was when I explained that science did not actually claim to know the one and only truth. That it wanted to be proven wrong.

    I think, that idea itself conflicted with his whole world view. Like, I imagine, his parents also raised him to never question their authority.

        • We believe her and he’s a piece of shit. Don’t be sorry for me and she’s doing great! She’s got a lot of supportive and loving uncles. It’s crazy how fucking common the crime is and how a grown man can just… Tell the cops, it didn’t happen. Case closed.

          • @[email protected]
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            116 months ago

            She’s got a lot of supportive and loving uncles.

            Lucky girl.

            It’s crazy how fucking common the crime is

            EXCUSE ME WHAT

            And how a grown man can just… Tell the cops, it didn’t happen. Case closed.

            Wait, so nothing happened? The cops left him?

            • @[email protected]
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              196 months ago

              That’s an unfortunately common occurrence when the police are brought in for crimes like this. Most sexual abuse is perpetrated by people who have a relationship with the victim, usually family. 1 in 5 women have been raped, a third of those women were raped between the ages of 11 and 17. 81% of women will experience some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetimes. Only 20-40% of rapes are reported to the police. Only about half of those result in arrest. 80% of the arrests are prosecuted. 58% of the prosecutions result in conviction. And 69% of the convicted offenders will serve time in jail/prison. So for every 100 rapists, about 3 of them will go to prison.

              source 1 source 2

              • @[email protected]
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                76 months ago

                Uk those times where u see something that changes ur worldview quite a lot? Yea, I think this is it. Didn’t know the world was SO fucked up.

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                  56 months ago

                  I feel that, sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I won’t take the opportunity to shill any specific outlook or worldview. Just know that there are people out there who have made it their life’s mission to fix societal ills like these. While it may be tempting to condemn the entire human race, it’s not particularly productive in the long term. The things you’re thinking and feeling now can be turned into action down the road once you’ve had time to process them and deconstruct.

            • I know why people are voting you down, but it’s generally considered bad taste to ask details about sexual abuse. Giving details actually acts as a way for other pedophiles to get off.

              I’ll leave it vague but factual. He was babysitting her when she was young and he molested her. She told my sister about it and she called the cops. The police believed my father and made it a “he said she said” situation between my sister and father.

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        226 months ago

        I feel like this is a very “shoplifting, public intoxication, nuclear warfare, and jaywalking” way to present things.

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              76 months ago

              But there’s a difference between “dying and going somewhere with others” and dying surrounded by loved ones.

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                  26 months ago

                  Well yeah sure but if I have the choice I know which I’d go for! I don’t know what you mean though, what bu