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.

  • eatthecake@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    His trial is over and he was found guilty. I am free to judge him as I please. There is no law that says the public must pretend crimes never happened once the sentence is done. The notion is absurd.

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      3 months ago

      Never asserted that notion. Of course you’re free to do so. I am just saying it’s self righteous and not helping any one.