• Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Even Holland who is usually level headed comes into the Olympics like “here’s a child rapist to represent us, we gotta find him special accommodations since there are kids in the village and like we said, our guy raped a child” but don’t you dare criticize us!

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      5 months ago

      The Netherlands* but otherwise yes, absolutely. His inclusion is pretty ridiculous. I understand and agree with not outright banning people who have been convicted of crimes, but surely the line should come before child rape. It’s easily one of the most heinous and unforgivable things a human can do.

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      5 months ago

      And every single Dutch person thinks it’s fucking absurd

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        5 months ago

        I hope you guys are making a stink to your government about it, cause as a Canadian watching the Olympics, it does reflect poorly on your whole country

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          Damn right it does. I honestly don’t know what they were thinking. Even if you accept that he’s “served his time” (which is debatable),and he may be a great athlete, it just isn’t a good look to have a convicted child rapist/molester representing you on the biggest sports event in the world.