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dtr_ned t1_j8ype9m wrote

crazy how hollywood, the church and the state all have very similar issues

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phenomenomnom t1_j8yrlxs wrote

It's almost as if power corrupts, and people with power must be watched carefully and held to a high standard

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dla3253 t1_j8yymy3 wrote

Not only can power corrupt, but more importantly, power attracts the already corrupt who want to abuse it.

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Dinsdale_P t1_j8zpc3r wrote

don't forget to add this very site to the list.

they have hired an admin who was, in the most literal sense of the term, a pedophile supporter, only firing the fucker when shit hit the fan, then claimed that they forget to do proper background checking. one of the earliest powermods on the site? a well known public figure... who also happened to traffic children for sex and is now doing 20 years for it.

...and that's just scratching the surface.

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PhillAholic t1_j9070je wrote

Wait what?

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MadisonDissariya t1_j90ksgb wrote

Aimee Channelor and I shit you not Ghislane Maxwell herself

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PhillAholic t1_j91gval wrote

Oh you’re talking about an account rumored to be Maxwell’s, not like they weee given any power because of who they are. There could be all kinds of terrible people that happen to be mods here without anyway of knowing.

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Razakel t1_j91e45l wrote

Reddit hired an admin whose father went to prison for kidnapping, torturing and raping a 10-year-old. She also married a man who writes paedophilic erotica.

This was public information, she even stood for office.

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BeerPoweredNonsense t1_j92n9hd wrote

It's a bit more involved than that. You can't label people guilty by association, it's a fundamental principle of free countries.

However, in this particular case this admin - Aimee Channelor - used to be a minor politician in the UK, was a candidate in an election, and hired their father as campaign manager even while he was waiting to be tried for raping a 10 year old. So at the very least this Aimee Channelor made a massive error of judgement when hiring their campaign manager. For this they were booted out of the political party.

They they joined a different UK party - but got kicked out again when it came to light that their partner was publishing paedophile erotica.

Then Reddit decided that this Aimee was just the right person to be an admin.

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Razakel t1_j95m3fj wrote

>Then Reddit decided that this Aimee was just the right person to be an admin.

Not only that, they assigned her to be responsible for subreddits aimed at vulnerable young people. That's definitely the sort of thing that should require a background check.

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HiImFromTheInternet_ t1_j8zwslk wrote

It’s the same people. They hang out together. They fly on planes together.

For hundreds of years the church was the state.

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