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[–] [email protected] 73 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Infamous stupid hick says hateful, willfully ignorant rage bait. Middle school was too much for this fucking mental invalid. He may never see prison for what he's done, but he's trapped in that idiot mind and will never know greater awareness, just like he deserves.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There are times those of us who aren't total psychopaths are also a bit too lenient.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, my thoughts come from a person who has no power to deliver proper punishment. From what I've read, it seems he's viewed as a petulant, perpetually angry prick. People like that are never happy, even when they get what they want, they just look for something else to hate. He's too uneducated and self centered to ever have proper introspection and growth. He's fucking stuck like that. Barring actual justice, at least he's trapped in that small mind.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mine too comes from a place and person who does not have the power to deliver proper punishment, as an individual. Collectively, we do have a voice. We just have to use it correctly. Not just for this, for all things we view as evil. By speaking as one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh? What do you perceive as the correct use of our voice in this specific instance?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Specific? Not much. We're too late on this one. What we can do is stop bickering and slap fighting in a corner and come together to help ensure people like this are held accountable more often. It's a road we need to walk, not a single instance or single situation that will help solve the larger systemic issues.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

and will never know greater awareness, just like he deserves.

You say he deserves blissfull ignorance.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No. He deserves a minute inside the Absolute Perspective Vortex.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

To torment him with the realization?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yes. The opposite of blissful ignorance is painful maximal understanding, right? Maybe he should be gifted a "Blessing of Unfathomable Empathy" by a great and powerful witch instead.

Whichever is easiest. Or more painful emotionally.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Empathy could be useful.

He could still turn his life around if he had empathy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Could said witch perhaps try her luck on any of the GOP usual suspects and make them less ghoulish? Where would one even start?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

How do you think they got this way?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

From what I understand he's damn sure ignorant, but never blissful. Like I said, a stupid hick.