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That is so grotesque.

Or that the Bible has quite a bit of shunning in it.

There’s a choice to offend or not. Some people are aware that they have the problem and seek help before they offend. And for all the theoretical moral handwringing we can do, there is the reality of the damage sex offenders cause to *real* children.

Because we’re talking about someone being *convicted* of an offences or offences.

I’m so sorry. I hope she gets some modicum of justice.

I think it’s important to identify and deal with paedophiles before they harm children. But the reality of the world that we live in is that if I was aware someone was a paedophile, I couldn’t be their friend.

I would question why the psychopath wanted to be friends with me as psychopaths tend to make friends for largely transactional reasons.

Exactly.

I’ve seen this stuff in real life too. People who take ‘forgiveness’ to the grimmest conclusions.

That is horrendous.

Went to the same prep school as Freddie, we were taught by the same men, several of whom turned out to be pedophiles and were of course welcomed back into the community with open arms after apoLOL they went to jail and the school closed because of course it fucking did this isn't hard.

Bingo.

Weird how periodically all these death penalty conservatives decide that actually we're all supposed to be forgiving Christians towards certain criminals

Well, he does love the ‘intellectual dark web’…

*friends with them

Freddie Sayers on Twitter: The new principle emerging from Epstein and other recent stories seems to be: you cannot continue to be friends with someone convicted of a bad crime if you wish to escape guilt by association. What kind of morality is that? Leads to a fearful, cold, unchristian society. UnHerd

It’s not a new principle that you don’t stay friends with someone you know is a pedophile. I wouldn’t stop being friends with them because I feared guilt by association. I’d stop being friends either them because they are a pedophile.

I wonder why the right needs to do these mental gymnastics… 🤔

Pat McFadden complained to Laura Kuenssberg on the BBC that none of the media had raised the issue of Mandelson's relationship with Epstein after he was appointed. So why was it being so harsh on Sir Keir?

So, is that true? Well, for the most part, yes.

Wes Streeting's Mariah Carey method Just how stupid does the cabinet minister think we are as he denies the extent of his relationship with Peter Mandelson? Very.

“Streeting wants to create the impression that he is somehow above it all, untainted by the ‘culture & behaviour’ he’s attempting to critique. It’s like a fish suddenly railing against the very water it’s swimming in.”

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Siri, find me an example of Asimov’s comment that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge”.

WHAT IS CLAUDE? THE SCIENTISTS RESEARCHING IT AREN'T SURE EITHER Experiments conducted with the A.l. system are producing fascinating results-and raising questions about the nature of selfhood.

Parrots must blow these journalists’ minds.

You should get danger pay for listening to Matt Forde.

Beautiful.

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Wes Streeting's Mariah Carey method Just how stupid does the cabinet minister think we are as he denies the extent of his relationship with Peter Mandelson? Very.

NEW | On Wes Streeting’s late-in-the-day denunciation of Mandelson…

WES STREETING’S MARIAH CAREY METHOD

Just how stupid does the cabinet minister think we are as he denies the extent of his relationship with Peter Mandelson? Very.

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I’m right with you.

Absolutely

There’s a very grim irony in William and Kate pontificating about how much they care about the survivors of abuse while they’re in Saudi Arabia, a state built on abuse.

I’ve written something proper about this (well, proper-ish):

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Wes Streeting's Mariah Carey method Just how stupid does the cabinet minister think we are as he denies the extent of his relationship with Peter Mandelson? Very.

NEW | On Wes Streeting’s late-in-the-day denunciation of Mandelson…

WES STREETING’S MARIAH CAREY METHOD

Just how stupid does the cabinet minister think we are as he denies the extent of his relationship with Peter Mandelson? Very.

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