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Cake day: September 2nd, 2023

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  • Do you have a source of where they are saying that?

    I have seen an article about the Australian political action group that was claiming credit for getting the games banned. The story behind the start of the controversy.

    And I have seen an article about the communication from Steam that they were banning games which were in conflict with the rules of their payment providers. The result basically.

    But I’ve only seen conjecture and speculation about what went on to get from the start to the result. I haven’t seen any article that spelled out exactly what the different payment providers demanded from the gaming platforms, nor anything about what they discussed in between them.

    Edit: after 12 hours there’s 4 downvoters and 0 sources. Another victory for vibes over facts.



  • Your omissions and alterations are interesting.

    The article doesn’t just mention “a wreck”, it says “In September 2022, Tyler flipped his father’s SUV while driving, leaving his passenger with multiple concussions and sever lacerations, according to reports.” If Tyler was driving recklessly (and he was), then the passenger was the victim and the driver the perpetrator. If you’re interested in hearing the story of the passenger: https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-car-crash/ The tldr: “If I did what he did, I’d still be in jail.”

    The “theft ring involving drug use” doesn’t mention drugs in the article. And it being theft, means that there were victims of theft. Including apparently a broke woman with a brain tumor.

    And also in the case of child abuse there was a victim (the child in case it isn’t obvious).

    I don’t get how you can’t recognize the victims in these stories.


  • In your example the daughter has committed no crimes and made no victims, and she could even be considered a victim herself. Tyler Boubert has already made many victims and will continue to make new victims because his mother’s political clout is protecting him.

    The morally right thing to do, would be to protect the victim(s) and bring the perpetrator(s) to justice. In the example of the daughter, the daughter is a victim and she and her family should get the time and space needed to heal. In Tyler Boebert’s cases, Tyler was never the victim, but always a/the perpetrator, with his mother enabling him. With the Boebert family, the morally right thing to do, is to decrease the odds of Tyler making new victims, which gives journalists a moral imperative to consider every new crime of Tyler, to be news worthy.


  • If an adult family member of a significant political figure commits a crime, then there’s 2 big reasons why that case deserves extra scrutiny: 1) to check whether or not the family member is treated in a fair manner by the persecution and justice system (which could go both ways, they could escape justice because of their family connections, but they could also be extra persecuted for political reasons). 2) To keep track of whether or not the political figure their integrity remains intact.

    If Tyler Boebert’s mother wasn’t a prominent republican politician, would he have escaped a prison sentence for his litany of crimes? Personally, I doubt it. And because he keeps escaping consequences, he keeps doing stupid things.