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Susan Niemann's avatar

It's so frustrating to know that the Substack leadership think this is even ok. Decency and character be damned. Someone asked them, "would you give Jeffrey Epstein space here"? That question proves the point so many of us are trying to make.

Charles Bastille's avatar

I would like them to answer that question. Because Tate was basically charged with the same kinds of crimes.

Paula Rossi's avatar

Glad you’re staying.

Valerie Starr's avatar

Al Capone messed up on his taxes and ended up

In prison. get Tate through the technicalities. Don’t engage him, goons like him thrive on interaction.

As a footnote of sorts: had Airedale terriers most of my adult life. It’s famously said of them that they don’t start fights but will finish them. I resemble my dog(s).

Roberta Houle's avatar

“ He was also charged with sexual intercourse with a minor.” Charles. Can you change this as ‘he raped a minor?” Please. Words matter.

Charles Bastille's avatar

I used the formal charging language

Roberta Houle's avatar

I understand. It needs to change.

Charles Bastille's avatar

In the United States it's called statutory rape. Even that seems a light touch. Many countries have only recently begun to raise their age of consent.

This has happened thanks to work done by groups fighting sex trafficking, and raising awareness.

The name of the charge related to violating local standards depends on the country in question. I think “statutory rape” is rarish, but I haven't researched it.

Susan Linehan's avatar

Some brave soul has to monitor the account, maybe with an spare email they never use, and report back to us all how many stars he actually gets. Me, I'm going to ignore him.

Cliff Lake's avatar

Now I have to check to see if mine was one of the emails...

Charles Bastille's avatar

My guess is they (whoever really owns the account) bought the list somewhere on Mr. Dark Web.

Charles T Quinnelly's avatar

Thanks, Charles, the First Amendment and all that, just ignore him, is all I can do, he's a POS, and we all know it, there's worse than him on here too, I'm sure.

Roberta Houle's avatar

Great article, Charles . I made a previous comment because I didn’t want to forget. My scrambled brain, and everything.

“Freedom of speech doesn’t include hate messaging that inspires young men to hurt women and other targets of their rage. That’s a form of stochastic terrorism that has no place on a platform like this.”

People like this just enrage me, going after vulnerable kids.

Anyway, trump allowed him into the US, and gave him free reign. I wouldn’t be surprised if trump were behind this. He needs more voters. Or it’s fake.