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Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl, won his second match at the Paris Olympics and received an even harsher reaction from the crowd on Wednesday than for his first match.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (53 children)

What else should they be doing? Storming the court and dragging him to a lynching tree? I'm guessing the French wouldn't be especially accommodating to such vigilantism.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 63 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They could have not invited a convicted child rapist to represent their country at the Olympics.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

"They" are not the booing crowd.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 52 points 3 months ago

I'm guessing the French wouldn't be especially accommodating to such vigilantism.

You are absolutely correct!

You'd need to use a guillotine.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago

Holding up signage, shouting rapist, turning their backs...there is a lot of room between booing and lynching.

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not putting him on a pedestal as a representative of your country would be a good start.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think they were doing that by booing him.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's SO many options between one year in prison and extra judicial killing. Like, in prison for 10 years, just off the top of my head.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

I agree, but the booing crowd aren't the ones that can put him in prison for 10 years.

[–] momocchi@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Stop putting words in their mouth, there are so many things to do other than booing that are non violent but you just immediately took the most extreme possible outcome and suggested that was what the person you are reply to meant.

[–] Paddzr@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

This mod is notorious for this.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Roman Polanski has entered the chat.

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[–] Junkhead@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

i think at the very least he deserves an ass whooping. not trying to get into vigilante wierdo justice here but it would be nice to see one less confirmed remorseless pedo in this world since the system has definitely failed in this case.

[–] Cokes 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So..you are suggesting the lynching tree.

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[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

You might not be trying to get into vigilante justice but you did anyway

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