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    Pretending this was real and that she even named Trump, it wouldn’t be a threat because it’s stating he deserves a legally applied punishment which would require a trial and sentencing.

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    So story time.

    Back near the 2016 election, with the news covering Clinton Vs. Trump, a douchebag I worked with… a former(?) military guy… often talked about how he and a few military buddies of his had stockpiles of guns and ammo and he knew folks in the military yet. And would say something to the effect “if she wins, well sometimes things happen to planes” implying he or one of his military buddies was going to assassinate Clinton if she won. I told a military friend of mine who said, crap like that gets said all the time an nothing is ever done about it.

    Fun fact, said douchebag got arrested by the police for soliciting what he thought was a minor. Eat shit Phil.

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    His statement straight up confirms he thinks the president is a pedophile. I wonder if he realizes.

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        So, out of context (time) given the missing dates? I’d read it as Democrat damning a pedo and a Repub yelling about it because it’s Trump.

        I like the true version better. How old is the first tweet?

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          Anna Paulina Luna is a (usually nuts, as is now standard) Republican, so it’s def about something other than Trump.

          Her tweet is from like Feb 13th apparently. Maybe she was referring to Ghislaine Maxwell wanting clemency in exchange for providing info? Not really sure tbh.

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        I think this a gotcha aimed at the GOP, as the congresswoman is a shitty Florida republican.

        Just a few days back, Ilhan Omar replied back to Trump insulting her and somalia with the following:

        “The leader of the Pedophile Protection Party is trying to deflect attention from his name being all over the Epstein files. At least in Somalia they execute pedophiles not elect them.”

        The right wing flipped its shit as usual and tried to say she was threatening the presidents life. I think Elijah is just turning that dumb bullshit around here.

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    I feel like the irony of this timeline is going to kill me soon and my autopsy will show it as natural causes.

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    All pedophiles who have committed acts should receive the death penalty, period. They have no place in our world.

    There are those that somehow have that urge but don’t ever act on it, and I think they do at least deserve less punishment than what the actual rapists and stuff do.

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      And what about the innocents that only get framed for pedophilia? Do they also deserve the death penalty?

      Because you can’t take the death penalty back, you know.

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      There are those that somehow have that urge but don’t ever act on it, and I think they do at least deserve less punishment than what the actual rapists and stuff do.

      They don’t deserve any punishment at all. I can only imagine how horrifying it must be to live with that kind of illness, and the fact that they have enough humanity to control themselves is commendable. I want a future where non-offending pedophiles are treated with compassion by society so that they feel empowered to reach out to community and professional help.

      The real monsters are the people who abuse children when they don’t even have pedophilia in the first place. The ones who just want to inflict suffering.

      As for the death penalty, what about innocent people who are convicted? What about the kid who keeps his mouth shut because he doesn’t want the police to kill Daddy? What about the pedo kidnapper who always murders their victims because it’s easier to not get caught that way?

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      I have known two pedophiles in my life. One was my cousin who molested me when I was five, the other was a severely mentally disabled man whose family used him for CSAM as a child.

      The two should absolutely not be treated the same.

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      All pedophiles who have committed acts should receive the death penalty, period.

      According to actual experts that’d be a great way to make sure children don’t report any relatives who abuse them

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        Not to mention, the death penalty should only be for the people in power, including billionaires, CEOs, etc… The government should not have the ability to kill the people. Only the other way around.