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Alabama Anti-Abortion Advocate Charged With Sexual Abuse Of A Child (ca.movies.yahoo.com)

submitted 4 months ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16574177

The former chair of an anti-abortion committee in Alabama was arrested last week on charges of sexual abuse of a child younger than 12, according to the Alabama Political Reporter.

Marty Decole “Cole” Wagner, 32, was the chair of the Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama, as well as an Alabama Department of Education employee in government relations. He has since been fired from the DOE position.

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[-] finley@lemm.ee 38 points 4 months ago

STILL not a drag queen…

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It would be excellent if someone put together some detailed statistics to illustrate just how stupid the "any non-cis person is a molester" argument is.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

it doesn't need it. Anyone convinced by the argument will not be dissuaded by mere proof.

Sadly, its likely the only resolution is for them to meet with community groups regularly and form a relationship with LGBTQIA+ people that slowly changes their world view through lived experience.

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

I get your point and I totally see how often it feels like the other side is a lost cause, but I can say firsthand as someone who used to believe stupid shit, facts and evidence are compelling for some.

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago

If people are aborting their kids who will he molest? Won't someone let him "think of the children"?

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

"Down with aborting, do more deporting!"

"We love protesting and child molesting!"

The Texan family values chant

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If you kill all those babies, then who is he going to abuse?

You're literally taking his babies away.

You can't molest a child that was never born.

This guy never met a kid he didn't "like-like".

"A younger than 12 in Alabama is the same as 18+ everywhere else" - This Guy

I'll stop.

[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Sounds like somebody needs to stop being a hypocrite and let his village stone him to death in public.

[-] oakey66@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

Every accusation is an admission. It works like that for every bad guy. Look at the IDF.

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 24 points 4 months ago

Every accusation is an admission.

Literally every single time with conservatives. Eg. when they accuse us trans folks of being groomers and pedophiles, the reality is this:

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 11 points 4 months ago

Any bets on whether they were related? That'd be like an Alabama conservative bingo right there

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