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[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 286 points 4 months ago

“God, you’re hot. Do you know that? Where do you go to school at?”

How do you possible make this worse? Ask them where they wll be later.

Not calling for violence but how does this not get you tarred and feather in the parking lot?

[-] Jhex@lemmy.world 180 points 4 months ago

Not calling for violence but how does this not get you tarred and feather in the parking lot?

Haven't you noticed? pedophiles are in fashion now… they can even be presidents

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 4 months ago

Heard, one use to be a prince....

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[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 27 points 4 months ago

If my kid was speaking in front of the school board and subjected to that kind of harassment I’d be in jail right now.

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[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 23 points 4 months ago

Pedophiles are praise worthy unless you are trying to make it big on the Internet, then you beat up random people who cant fight back and pretend they are this guy.

Everyone is willingly living a hypocritical lie these days.

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[-] flandish@lemmy.world 204 points 4 months ago

anyone else in that room who did not immediately stand up and drag this douche out by the ear is complicit.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 136 points 4 months ago

Didnt hear them laughing at it and the one older lady going "ohhh you" as if he does this all the time to children?
Cause they are accpeting of it. It comes from being bigger than the allegations.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 39 points 4 months ago

as if he does this all the time to children?

It wasn't just "a child", it was a fellow board member. Guy has zero respect for the office, the students, or women generally speaking.

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[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 151 points 4 months ago

Wow, that's... that's pretty cut-and-dry. Like honestly what the fuck? How the hell did literally no one stop that meeting right then and there?

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 84 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He only wrapped his arm around her and asked where a ~~hot~~ child could be found later...

She was in no immediate danger. Didnt you hear the school board's statement?

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[-] Danarchy@lemmy.nz 112 points 4 months ago

White House chief of staff: “Mr president.. we’ve found your new Secretary of Education sir”

[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 19 points 4 months ago

Might end up attorney general. Have they been on TV before?

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 101 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

But think of the children!

These are the same people who push things like age verification, and banning porn. The really worse part about this, despite his hand-waving “I didn’t mean to offend anyone” bullshit, is that this apparently has become so normalized that this has become something that is taking a large amount of effort and time to resolve (if it ever gets resolved).

In any normal timeline, this a) would have never happened so publicly, and 2) he would’ve been immediately removed and stepped down in shame.

But here we are: the Dark Ages pt. 2. Their masks are off, and they are leaving their shame behind. This is our new normal.

[-] Killer57@lemmy.ca 32 points 4 months ago

Oh, he's thinking of the children alright.

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 98 points 4 months ago

Watch the far right rally around this.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago

I'm sure you are correct, but is there a non-far right anymore?

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[-] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 79 points 4 months ago

The petition may be found here:

https://www.change.org/p/fire-jerry-boyd-and-keith-ervin-from-washington-county-board-of-education

Let's do our part, dear friends. And see you on the streets on Mayday at the next protest!

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 65 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They also have a phone number you can call about the fact there is a school board member, Keith Ervin, who already was not allowed into schools unsupervised because of his sexual comments towards children before this event.

423-753-1100

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 23 points 4 months ago
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[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 66 points 4 months ago

I became involved because I reside in Washington County, I went to school my entire life in these schools. The things that are happening now have happened for as long as I can remember. It’s the “good ole boy” system. They protect each other and let each other get away with whatever they want, and it needs to stop.

Many such cases, tale as old as time, etc.

[-] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 62 points 4 months ago

And he is sitting next to her and grabs her when he says it... Ewww.

Definitely investigate this guy, i bet he has a BAD history. May be some criminal charges in the future.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 55 points 4 months ago

He is already not allowed on school grounds unsupervised because of his sexual comments to children from before this incident.

So agreed on the bad history.

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 44 points 3 months ago

sexual comments to children from before this incident.

WTF? Why is he still part of the school board what the fuck

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[-] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 51 points 4 months ago
[-] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 36 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The member would never have said it in the first place, if the school board culture was not already like that.

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[-] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 51 points 3 months ago

Is the girl in question the one blurred out? And is he not touching her? How is that appropriate? It's not JUST the inappropriate sexual comment, but also TOUCHING of a minor, during a public meeting.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 55 points 3 months ago

Yup, blurred out cause under the age of 18.

[-] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Well... that tells us all we need to know then

Off to the dungeons with him

EDIT: Aaaaaand I'm now finding out they didn't even stop the meeting. Come the fuck on

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[-] sen@lemmy.zip 43 points 3 months ago
[-] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 27 points 3 months ago

“God, it’s so hot…”

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 20 points 3 months ago

As a reminder, escape velocity of the sun is far less energy taxing than reducing velocity to zero to launch them into the sun.
Why waste the fuel on a waste of space? Solar sails and the ultimate banishment

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[-] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago

Thats what you get when you choose your leaders by popularity contest. That wouldn't be appropriate even if she was an adult.

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago

Later, he would be heard to scoff in indignation at the response to his comment saying "what it was a compliment!"

He went on to tell the female reporter to smile more.

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[-] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 33 points 4 months ago

What’s wild is they don’t get what’s wrong about this. “It was meant to be complimentary” “was in no immediate danger”. Fucking what?

1: that phrasing directed at an underage student your responsible for 2: the follow up with “what school do you go to?” As if he’s gonna look her up later

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 32 points 4 months ago

By the way, he asked her what school she goes to.... As if he doesnt already know.
(⁠☞⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)⁠☞

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[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 months ago

In america, if you are in any sort of position of power you're not really 'cool' unless you travel with the trump/epstein crowd.

[-] gergolippai@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

he loves god, so what

[-] Bot@sub.community 22 points 4 months ago

Mighty Christian

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Ok, I've said this before and I will say it again. If you want to find someone who has a drive to do something they shouldn't you look for the jobs that allow them to do so without much oversight/consequence or where it is actively incentivised. Are you a profit driven sociopath? Corporate management/executive will treat you just right. Wish to do violence to people, maybe specifically brown people? The police and the military got you covered. Want to diddle kids? The implicit permission and authority of the priesthood, teacher, school admin/board member gets you a ton of access and assumed innocence.

That does not mean that every person who works in corporate is a sociopath, that every soldier is a violent racist, and that every priest is a pedophile. But if you ARE a sociopath, violent racist, or pedophile, you can see how those jobs might appeal to you and so you are certainly going to find more of those kinds of people in those professions than elsewhere.

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[-] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

This Trump Public Schools?

[-] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 months ago

Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ... goddamn EWWWWWW

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[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 months ago

"Controversial Comment"

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[-] Avicenna@programming.dev 19 points 4 months ago

everyone at that meeting should be barred from any sort of role in the educational sector + atleast a year long mandatory training on identifying & preventing sexual harassment.

[-] Vieric@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

This is why local elections matter people!

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[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 18 points 4 months ago

Conservatives are all pedophiles. This cannot be stressed enough.

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[-] UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

The public hearing for possible action will be here for those in the area:

April 8th, 4:00pm

405 W College Street Jonesborough, TN, 37659

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 months ago

lol wtf

oh yeah, this is America

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