I think what gets me about the Aaron Coleman situation is that, call me an old conservative fart all you like, but electing a 19-year-old to office at all is *already a huge risk* The fact that someone's 19 is already a huge negative, and any further negatives are disqualifying
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And the people championing this kid see it the exact opposite way I guess a kneejerk reaction to the seeming gerontocracy at the highest levels of power, with Joe Biden poised to be the oldest President ever as soon as he's elected, etc. Gen Z Will Save Us narratives
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But I mean come on this isn't rocket science Yes, I do believe a lot of people do fucked up things when they're 14, and that they shouldn't be judged by them their whole lives, and should have time to grow and change FIVE YEARS IS NOT THAT MUCH TIME TO GROW AND CHANGE
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THAT IS THE WHOLE REASON PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF POWER SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT OLDER THAN NINETEEN
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Electing Mhairi Black was a risk, yes, but one I would argue has paid off And it wasn't a risk that was added to by people revealing she had a history of bullying her peers and committing sexual harassment
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Sexual harassment should be a disqualifying factor by itself, so why is this discourse happening by ignoring it's existence?
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I mean, because I do to some extent agree that judging people for what they did at the age of 13 is unfair But that's because usually we're talking about people for whom 13 was a long time ago
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I get that, but to me, certain offenses can never be expunged and revenge porn is one of them.
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