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[–] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 40 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He's only 29, this is gonna haunt him for a LONG LONG time.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 86 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It might even ruin his chances for getting to the Olympics and representing his country on the world stage.

[–] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 month ago

It literally hasn't, I suspect that reply is mocking yours for thinking, despite all evidence pointing to the contrary, that him raping a child would stop him from doing anything at all because we live in rape culture and rapists hardly ever pay any real price or suffer any serious consequences for their abhorrent actions.

Hoping for it, isn't going to change reality - facing the fucked up reality and calling it out, might.

Not necessarily, fingers crossed.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Not if he stayed home and got a job and lived his life. But being on the world stage and representing your country is a choice and a privilege. It's not owed to him. He can fuck off to obscurity any time he wants