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[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 99 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I mean, that logic got Brock Allen Turner, the rapist who now goes by Allen Turner, off the hook. I guess it's worth a shot.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 71 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You mean Brock Turner the rapist who now goes by Allen Turner the rapist? That Brock Turner the rapist?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 41 points 5 months ago

Well HE doesn't go by Brock Turner the rapist. He certainly wishes we'd stop calling him Brock Turner the rapist. But we'll never stop calling him Brock Turner the rapist, because Brock Turner the rapist is a rapist.

If we had to stop calling him something, we'd stop calling him Brock Turner before we stopped calling him the rapist.

Because Brock Turner the rapist deserves to be remembered as a rapist, and nothing more

[–] athos77@kbin.social 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Derek Chauvin would also like a word.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Yeah? Well George Floyd would like to breathe.

[–] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 86 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So going forward, I should keep my crimes under half an hour and it’s fine. Good to know.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Keep it under 27 minutes just to be on the safe side

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is it total minutes or consecutive?

[–] QueriesQueried@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Either, just to be safe.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't go on a 30-minute crime spree yet, there might be a better deal soon.

Trump says he's going to be a one-day dictator if elected. If he gets his way and does not get punished afterwards, we have a strong legal precedent that everyone gets their personal Purge once in their lifetime.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 69 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"I only murdered for a minute, tops!"

[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"it would have been quicker too had the victim not resisted so much."

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thats why the cops yell at you to stop resisting after they shoot you.

(This joke got dark)

[–] DarylDutch@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Joke? I am pretty sure that is s.o.p.

[–] drunkosaurus@kbin.social 7 points 5 months ago

"I only shot that guy for 0.6 seconds!"

[–] Somethingcheezie@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Can you imagine that defence for other crimes

You’re honour my client should be released because he was only a bank robber for 2 minutes while in the bank. And as for being a conspirator he didn’t do much talking.

Your honour my client was only a “rapist” while attacking Miss Sonso and that only lasted 5 minutes. Prior to that he was merely a pedestrian as he followed her. An innocent citizen

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

Unfortunately that defense did seem to work out fine for rapist Brock Allen Turner.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] spearz@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

NO TOUCHING!

[–] Balthazar@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago

So, that's a guilty plea?

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Only a little light treason.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 5 months ago

With a sliver of sedition

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You’re going to have to make gif noises and pretend.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

How do you pronounce gif noises?

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 5 months ago

It's pronounced the same way it's written

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 27 points 5 months ago

Well if he only committed treason for 26 minutes, how about 25 minutes in front of a firing squad?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Crimes are billed by the hour.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well that's all right then!

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Here ya go:

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

26 is all it required for him to set things in motion.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

"Your honor, my client only raped her for 3 minutes."

"Your honor, my client was only murdering him for 4 minutes."

"Your honor, my client was only driving under the influence for 10 minutes."

"Your honor, my client only robbed the bank of $4000."

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's an eternity for an android

[–] projectsquared@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Donny would need little makeup to be a fantastic Borg Queen.