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submitted 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Summary

Minnesota Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who introduced a bill classifying "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness, was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor.

Police say Eichorn believed he was meeting a 16-year-old girl but was actually texting undercover officers. His arrest came just a day after he and four other Republican senators introduced the controversial bill.

Eichorn, who is married with four children, was booked into jail and will be transferred to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center.

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[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 18 points 18 hours ago

Why does this consistently keep happening but only to republicans?

They should include in the title he got arrested for trying to solicit sex for minors, not the bill.

I think even most republicans think pedophiles are bad.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

They can't wait to tell you how bad they are

But only if they wear blue ties 🤷‍♂️

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 8 points 16 hours ago

I hate that they're trying to lump trans people in with pedophiles.

Republicans can go fuck themselves. Every single one of them, and every single person who voted for them.

Signed: a Canadian who's probably had one too many beers this evening.

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 15 hours ago

Nah, thats just rational thinking. You've got plenty of beers to go if you'd like.

[-] breezeblock@lemm.ee 5 points 15 hours ago

Remember when the strongest homophobes were the most likely to be closeted homosexuals?

This is that.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

"cough" lindsey graham and Mikey johnson, and Hawley. hawley made that wierd statement, how she "loves his female wife". ive seen an asian poc(right wing channel) on YT was bragging how they know someone that is associated with pedophelia.

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[-] LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee 5 points 14 hours ago

Lmfao do this to all the republican politicians please especially the ones who seem so concerned about liberals being pedophiles

[-] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 10 points 16 hours ago

Isn't one of the goals of Project 2025 to implement the death penalty for pedophiles?

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[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Like ok. The Nazis were dumb. Anti-intellectuals tend to be.

But

What the fuck is it with these guys

[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago

Ya don't say...

[-] Vari@lemm.ee 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Is there something about wealth or power that just turns certain peoples brains into pedo-mush?

[-] rockhard@lemm.ee 7 points 14 hours ago

Probably a combination of factors. Consider that pedophilia and sexual predation are anti-social behaviors and that people who enter into higher/high level politics or business have anti-social tendencies as well. You can't run a district, company, city, state, country, etc. that require you to sacrifice for the imperatives you're seeking. You can't get bogged down by caring for people. You see them as a means to an end. Objects with utility.

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[-] PeteZa@lemm.ee 5 points 15 hours ago

GOP means Greedy Ornery Pedophiles.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Grooming Onerous Pedophiles

[-] PeteZa@lemm.ee 3 points 15 hours ago

I mean, yea that works too shrug

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

I think there's probably a few crazy acrostics you could make with this administration.

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 8 points 17 hours ago

Holy shit that is the most hilarious thing I've read today.

[-] Sibshops@lemm.ee 7 points 17 hours ago

One could say that he's "Not Like Us", even.

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[-] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

Oh wee. I played the game if it was pedophilia (it was), then was it a boy or girl (girl). I was wrong about the latter. Turns out cult leaders are perverts. Huh.

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Is the worthless POS on Epstein's Flight List? Throw the key away.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Something is really fishy here. Could it be that he just got trapped into something he didn't really have anything to do with? Planted evidence and such just because he dared go against Trump? I'm just devil's advocating this edge into the topic.

[-] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Umm… “Trump Derangement Syndrome” is something MAGA created to make sense out of why anyone could possibly not like Trump- because in their fragile minds, it’s not possible a sane person would not like a criminal rapist.

Essentially, this dude is part of a group of fascist gremlins that are trying to make not linking Trump classified as a detainment-worthy mental illness.

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