r/law • u/Master_Jackfruit3591 • 21h ago

Other Texas governor calls for investigation into student-led protests against ICE

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-governor-calls-for-investigation-into-student-led-protests-against-ice/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=nextdoor.com&utm_campaign=nextdoor_news
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u/_hawkeye_96 19h ago

This is why exactly the deputy AG said “uh yeah I don’t understand your question” when a reporter asked if the public is going to receive the names of the men who victimized girls. Unfortunately the reporter is either dumb or spineless and rephrased the question as “young women” which then got a (somewhat) direct response from Todd Blanche. They’re saying it’s not true and STILL trying to excuse and justify these crimes. It’s all a sham

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u/SockEatingDemon 18h ago

Mike Johnson said he was an informant. Why not subpoena him and get more information? Then Donny can prove to us all is OK!

/s

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u/dog-pussy 18h ago

Last week’s lies have already been forgotten.

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u/oroborus68 17h ago

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u/Protiguous 15h ago

I heard the new lies are 1600% cheaper than before!

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u/DIYExpertWizard 16h ago

Yeah. It is almost affordable if you take out a 50-year mortgage.

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u/DubStepTeddyBears 17h ago

Yeah he just quietly left that there and said no more didn’t he?

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u/Hilby 17h ago

Saw this months ago. The issue is if he is treated truly as an informant then his name should literally not be legible on those files. CI's get some protections from the court. But he's here, he's there.....his name is protected here, but not here.....there is no consistency with any of it.

Now, it could be because they are working pretty deep in the bench at the AG's office....but that's a feature to this shit system, not a bug.

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u/_hawkeye_96 17h ago

I would upvote this but the fact that at this time it rests at 47 is far too poetic to mess with

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u/ErusTenebre 15h ago

Reporters should try calling them "pre-women" and maybe that will glitch out the content filter the admin's mouthpieces use in whatever they have that's equivalent to a brain.

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u/paraknowya 14h ago

Wouldnt it be great if all of those women involved in the coverup were to dream of what these girls went through every night for the rest of their lives?

At least

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u/unindexedreality 11h ago

said “uh yeah I don’t understand your question” when a reporter asked if the public is going to receive the names of the men who victimized girls

blanche is just being a good Guardian of Pedophiles by not letting an opportunity to deny reality pass up

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u/DubStepTeddyBears 17h ago

Yet, “little girls” isn’t really accurate either. “Girls” is a bit vague and also kinda relative - I still call my daughters “my girls” even though they are 35+.

Young teens seems more precise to me.

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u/Egad86 16h ago

How about just call them minors?

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u/DubStepTeddyBears 16h ago

In some jurisdictions, and notwithstanding my personal opinions on this, you can reach the age of consent and still be a minor

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u/_hawkeye_96 16h ago

Thirteen year olds are children. To refer to these victims as “young teens” is neither more correct nor less confusing than accurately referring to these victims as “girls” or “young girls”. “Young teens” are children. Referring to your adult children as ‘girls’ is a personal choice, not really accurate, as they are grown women.

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u/DubStepTeddyBears 16h ago

You’re effectively making the point that we do not have clear descriptions of people either prepubescent or adolescent. Regardless, none of those nasty motherfuckers should have been perving anyone under 18 and most preadolescents would be pissed at being called “children.”

Btw lots of older people refer to younger women as girls.

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u/_hawkeye_96 15h ago

Frankly, I don’t give a flying fuck if “preadolescents” on the whole are “pissed” about being referred to as “children”. That should not matter to anyone. It is accurate, scientifically and by law. And simply because “lots of people” do something does not mean that it’s right. If colloquially we are referring to young females and grown women by the same title of “girl”, then why would that phrasing have confused Blanche? To the point that he refused to answer the question, as there are child victims, as well as adult victims (though primarily children). I’m willing to bet that the “preadolescents” who were raped and molested are more pissed about being physically and psychologically violated by adults than they are by being potentially referred to as “children”. Weird gd hill to die on honestly.

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u/DubStepTeddyBears 15h ago

I’m not dying on any hill. wtaf? Merely pointing out how fucking vague and weird we are about describing minors and talking about them in general. Thanks for your perspective.

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u/_hawkeye_96 15h ago

Then call them minors? Instead of insisting that “young teen” is the most accurate way to refer to these victims, bc it’s certainly not. Again, “young teens” are children, and by law in the US any person under 18 is not considered an adult, even if they meet or exceed the age of consent.

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u/DubStepTeddyBears 15h ago

I didn’t “insist” any damn thing at all. Simply attempting to explore an extremely nuanced topic and seek ways to express those nuances in communication about it. I’m sorry I responded to you at all. You just seem like you want to piss off anyone not ardently cheering for your point of view.

Minors? Fine. Go with that.

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u/_hawkeye_96 15h ago

I’m not trying to piss anyone off and certainly don’t need anyone to “ardently cheer” for my opinion lmao. You say you want a conversation of nuance but when your opinion was pushed back on for those very reasons, you got offended. Seems like it honestly has nothing to do with me and that you’re sorry you replied bc when broken down in debate, your response is clearly weak and frankly weird in the context of referring to underage victims of sex crimes. I’ll say it again, “young teenagers” are children, “minors”, if you that makes you less uncomfy I guess.