Half the school board thinks Keith deserves a third chance (that’s right, not his first time making inappropriate comments to a child).

They say only he can decide if he wants to step down. They did vote in favor of censuring him. The rest of the school board members that laughed during the comment and touching of a child faced no repercussion. Some even pretended to be offended during the emergency hearing.

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    Somebody immediately blocked me yesterday, despite me never speaking to them or having seen them before, because I said we needed to start using violence against people who do this shit. It’s the only way to stop it, because clearly holding them accountable doesn’t work in the US. If it did, we wouldn’t have a pedophile for a president.

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    Oh weird, so strange and not usual at all that the ones not calling for his resignation invoke Christian values and Jeebus (and literally comparing him to the pedo in chief). Unfortunately with world events being what they are I’m sure this’ll be forgotten within a day or two. Apparently we can only wait for this guy’s name to pop up in the paper in a few years for having raped a bunch of pre teens.

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    Yeah, but… think about it. We haven’t seen the girl. What if she was, like, REALLY hot? A complete fucking smoke show. 10/10. One of the ones you might sneak into a dressing room at beauty pageant to see. Or maybe even hop on a private plane to meet on some luxurious island. Or even carry across state lines. I don’t think we should pass judgement on this man until we determine if he was a pedophile, a pedophile, or a pedophile.

    Edit: Also, if reading the first few lines of this post made your stomach twist a little, then you are one of the good ones. Keep it up. The world needs more of you and less of this douche nozzle.

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        You act like you’ve never stared at a teenager’s ass. I used to spend hours doing it. Hell, I think some of them even liked when I looked at them. Mind you, this was way back when I was a teenager. I couldn’t help but double up the joke, but worse.

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    Why are you Libtards up in Arms about THIS? Being a Pedophile is as American as Apple Pie!

    -Republicans who show up ARMED to Children’s Hospitals to PROTECT THE CHILDREN TM!

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      Sadly, as much as it’s a joke in this commentary, it is.

      We went from Lawrence King and his ring in the 80’s and early 90’s to Epstein in the 90’s and 00’s, and both were publicly and evidently connected to the highest levels of the US government. King’s ring also had mysterious deaths, including the lead investigator and his son being killed in a plane crash.

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      It’s likely they see it as one harmless comment and not the pattern and culture that it is.

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        “Redneck” implies working class (because it’s traditionally caused by getting sunburned from working out in a field) in a way that “good ol’ boy” does not.

        The idea of a redneck community leader is an oxymoron.

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          I’d say the term has undergone what happens with many other definitions over the years, i.e. it’s shifted somewhat in meaning. More than just being about an outdoor worker, I think it implies a certain type of conduct and attitude.

          And I absolutely meant it as a slander to those ‘community leaders,’ as explained earlier.

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        This is literally a Good Ole Boy network at work. It looks like he’s a dairy farmer, though how much actual labor he does is anyone’s guess. He may also be a redneck, but he’s a good ole boy, and this is what that looks like when that system is working.

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        Good ole boys are the political in group in small towns. Generally they have good jobs and are seen by locals as community leaders of some sort. Rednecks are basically anyone who enjoys things typically associated with rural living. Anyone can be a redneck and there are plenty of rednecks in jail for way less serious things than child abuse.

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          TBH, there’s an intentional slander element I’m going for.

          The idea being that such ‘community leaders’ are little more than rednecks to me, at the end of the day. And I’m not sure I agree about the ‘rural living’ definition. Nothing wrong with rural life IMO, but rednecks are moreso representative to me of toxic actors amongst such folks.

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    No it’s okay everyone, because that one school board guy is going to pray about it, and that’ll fix everything! /s

    What a fucking joke. This is the third time the guy has done this. He, and the entire board, should be fired.

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    lol throwing the christian mea culpa just makes it worse… I guess if your president can be a child rapist and traficker, this garbage school board member has nothing to fear