In 2016, Steven van de Velde pleaded guilty to three counts of raping a 12-year British schoolgirl. On Sunday, the registered sex offender was knocked out of the Paris Olympics.
  • FundMECFSEnglish
    16•9 months ago

    It is possible and encouraged to try and have empathy for even the worst of people.

    Am I an islamic terrorist because I think the CIA shouldn’t torture the 9/11 planners for two decades?

    • Echo DotEnglish
      1•9 months ago

      Torture isn’t imprisonment though. One of them is an established method of punishment for actual criminals and the other one is just pointless.

      Also the US has the death penalty so you know I suppose it’s proportionate by their standards.