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originally posted by: nonspecific
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
wouldn't surprise me.
I think its good that this stuff is starting to be exposed.
I think we are more accustomed to it coming to light in the UK after all the stuff that did and still is coming to light about those abusing positions of authority and fame.
Some of it though is more a difference between what was acceptable then and now and this needs to be considered when looking into historical allegations in my opinion.
originally posted by: BeefNoMeat
a reply to: seattlerat
Wow. Just wow! An 89-yr old, wheelchair bound man told a dirty joke? They better start constructing the public gallows.
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
originally posted by: nonspecific
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
wouldn't surprise me.
I think its good that this stuff is starting to be exposed.
I think we are more accustomed to it coming to light in the UK after all the stuff that did and still is coming to light about those abusing positions of authority and fame.
Some of it though is more a difference between what was acceptable then and now and this needs to be considered when looking into historical allegations in my opinion.
Thats actually a really good point.
I mean in this case, its still wrong because this was only a few years ago but in the UK we had lots of allegations that were from the 60's which was a bit daft really when you looked at some of them.
originally posted by: Mandroid7
a reply to: elementalgrove
I will check it, the franklin stuff is creepy for sure. I am just speaking to this specific comment about this specific picture and saying how the kid is held in the pic is not proof or even a reason to ponder pedophilia is on his mind.
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