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cutelyaware t1_ix2rmfh wrote

Reply to comment by F4L2OYD13 in Man gets jail for joining Capitol riot after Tinder date by YouMeWeSee

Yeah, the article says he decided to join the insurrection when he saw it on his date's TV. He could just as well have seen it in a bar. Where he saw it isn't the point.

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Maskeno t1_ix53oqn wrote

I think it's just meant to be amusing. The dude is presumably there to have sex with his date, and instead sees what's going on and decides to get involved. It would be funny, if it wasn't such a bad thing to get involved in.

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cutelyaware t1_ix5b8ne wrote

He saw the TV coverage the next day, so it didn't even interrupt their date. I think it's just the very common situation where the editor who writes the headline is not the person who reported on the story. They often bend the truth for a salacious headline.

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exscapegoat t1_ix5j41b wrote

I think he was still at her place when he saw it. Some people cuddle, some smoke a cigarette, this guy decides to attempt a coup

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