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[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 3 points 38 minutes ago* (last edited 38 minutes ago)

What a style! So classy that you immediately see he's a British convicted paedophile, not just any convicted paedophile!

Politicians need to interact with the community, even at the very least to show up places and shake people's hands and meet their children. Convicted child abusers are just about the worst possible choice for a job like that. I'm not saying their lives have to be over, they did their time paid for the crime, but then be a political adviser in the background, work on strategy in offices where there are no children. It's just so batshit insane we have these paedos in all these public facing jobs, and yet important wealthy people trust them around their own kids and the public's kids, it makes me feel like I'm the one going crazy!!

[–] Loce@lemmy.world 10 points 1 hour ago

Uk just wants to repair the relationship with the USA

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 8 points 2 hours ago

Denny had previously been convicted of possessing indecent images of children. The offence led to a community order and his placement on the Sex Offenders Register for five years . It was not a minor regulatory breach or an administrative oversight. It was a sexual offence involving children.

Those things aren't forever? Huh.

[–] clav64@lemmy.world 48 points 3 hours ago

Convicted. Not even 'alleged' or 'accused', and these are the same party who are scared people are coming over on plastic dingys to cause harm. This guy's and actual predator.

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 33 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, what a picture of a human. It really is the ones you most expect.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago

Nosferatu-looking motherfucker.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 27 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 25 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

He's a paedo, yes, but do we know for sure that he's also racist?

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 hours ago

Well he joined the reform party so the racism is implied.

The hate for brown people all depends on age, if they are older than about 15 then yes, he hates them completely.
However if they are younger than 15 then no, he realllllly likes them. The younger they are the more he wants to 'come into contact with his constituents'.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I swear to God conservatives are all fucking pedos.

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 3 points 1 hour ago

Starmer also appointed a pedo buddy, I wouldn't clear non-conservatives that easily.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 12 points 3 hours ago

The Reform UK party has had this sort of thing happen over and over, where, despite them saying that they have the highest moral standards, one of them turns out to be a very immoral person. Usually they're caught saying something incredibly racist.

LBC's James O'Brien recently imagined that their entire interview and vetting process must consist of only one question, "Are you a wrong'un?"

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 15 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Paedophiles makes me wonder if we should bring back branding as a punishment.

Clearly any register you need to manually go and look up the person is too easily missed, but a brand on a shoulder would not be overlooked as easily.

[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

forehead is much more visible

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, but I don't want to force them further into crime to be able to survive.

That is bad for society, I'd rather make sure that they would be able to feed themselves and not causing any more trouble.

The brand would still be easy to check.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 hours ago

As I said in an earlier comment, that would just isolate them further from society, forcing them into further crime to survive.

I'd rather they are able to feed themselves and contribute to society than to be a further drain on resources.

[–] NorskSud@piefed.social 7 points 3 hours ago

Isn't that a requirement?

[–] ccunix@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Well at least he wasn't chosen as President