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lindysalsagal

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Mon Dec 23, 2024, 12:55 PM Monday

I'm not hearing about prosecuting Gaetz, or investigating the abuse of minors, or their recovery [View all]

Is anyone advocating for the underage girls he abused?

If the GQP party now just the rape party?

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Nope. Lots of elevating the rapists though. onecaliberal Monday #1
I think the victim... Mike Nelson Monday #2
Skimming the report shows up one underage sexual encounter. Igel Monday #7
He knew or should have known SheltieLover Monday #9
One 17 year old girl. He allegedly had sex with her twice (at the same party) Wiz Imp Monday #11
Not knowing she was 17 is not a valid legal defense. Wiz Imp Monday #13
Yep. Or else all the statutory rapists could just get off by taking a "don't ask, don't tell" approach. W_HAMILTON Monday #14
Right. Wiz Imp Monday #17
It's as bad as... Mike Nelson Monday #16
We call that rape, son. So does the law. Scrivener7 Monday #29
TY. I'm getting perturbed at the posters making excuses for Gaetz Hekate Monday #40
Will the women be willing to press charges? DOJ declined to follow up before. Wonder where FL will go with state level dutch777 Monday #3
What sickens me is that garland has refused to prosecute... Think. Again. Monday #4
Garland had all of the evidence. gab13by13 Monday #6
yeah. Think. Again. Monday #8
I think a pig just flew out of my ass! dchill Monday #18
The child sex crimes were STATE crimes. Ms. Toad Monday #48
Then the evidence should have been immediately turned over to Florida. Think. Again. Yesterday #50
$90,000.00 Payment to Chicks so it was not Free Oneear Monday #5
"Chicks"? n/t Ms. Toad Monday #49
The statute of limitations for statutory rape in the state of Florida is three years. Wiz Imp Monday #10
THAT was no longer prosecutable. So you think he suddenly found Jesus afterwards? What's he been up to since? paleotn Monday #21
Your point is valid, but nobody has provided any evidence that he committed other statutory rapes Wiz Imp Monday #25
Isn't that what investigations are for? paleotn Monday #30
Statute of limitations is why. Ocelot II Monday #12
And he suddenly found Jesus and never, ever did any of that stuff ever, ever again. paleotn Monday #31
I think this is the key reason the DOJ didn't charge him" Wiz Imp Monday #15
If it had been anyone else. Drugs? Underage sex? Lets raid the fucker's house and office. paleotn Monday #20
He may well be guilty of other statutory rapes, but nobody has accused him of it. Wiz Imp Monday #26
You're not all that into investigations and probable cause I suppose? paleotn Monday #27
The DOJ did investigate for more than 2 years. You just don't like the results of that investigation. Wiz Imp Monday #33
Did he simply clean up his act afterwards? Doubtful. paleotn Monday #35
I guarantee that a young black man from the projects would be serving a long sentence for the Scrivener7 Monday #32
Bingo. paleotn Monday #36
Yes. They are the rape party. paleotn Monday #19
I'm not a fan of the phrase "rape party" JoseBalow Monday #22
Why not? That's what they are. paleotn Monday #24
Because it sounds like a celebration JoseBalow Monday #38
Huh? paleotn Monday #43
Yes JoseBalow Monday #44
This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn Monday #45
Thought you were serious. paleotn Monday #46
That's part of the joke JoseBalow Monday #47
Then don't use it. Scrivener7 Monday #34
It's who they are. Sorry if it offends Hekate Monday #41
He needs to be charged and arrested... if not, it's just another rich bro getting away with it all NotHardly Monday #23
What specifically should he be charged and arrested for? Wiz Imp Monday #28
IOKALAYAAR Rules! Vogon_Glory Monday #37
Dunno but there was one journalist who kept referring to the girls as prostitutes. repeatedly. It was statutory rape Hekate Monday #39
It is the US Bettie Monday #42
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