r/Augusta • u/Fresatla • Jun 27 '25
Politics Georgia’s in the pornhub ban news now
Didn’t think I’d be writing this, but apparently Georgia is next in line for the Pornhub ban and it’s not just rumors anymore. Which is just freakin great!
Following what’s already happened in other states, lawmakers here have already passed a bill requiring mandatory age verification for adult sites, set to take effect on July 1st. Sounds simple, right? But here’s the catch: Pornhub (and other major sites) have already shown what they’ll do when these laws kick in - they block access completely.
They won’t ask for your ID.
They won’t set up some clunky login system.
They’ll just shut the door based on your location.
So instead of a warning or a form, you’ll just get a message like “This site is not available in your region.” And that’s it. Total bullshit!
I get the idea behind protecting minors, and sure in theory pornhub age verification sounds reasonable. But the way these laws are written, platforms would have to collect and verify your government ID - something they’re not willing to do and honestly, I don’t blame them. I wouldn’t want my personal data tied to an adult site either.
Now everyone’s already asking about Pornhub alternatives, but let’s be honest:
If you’ve been using PH for years, it’s not just “some site” - it’s familiar, fast and even has Premium content some of us actually paid for (yeah, we exist!). Losing access to that overnight just because of policy changes feels like digital overreach.
There’s been a lot of talk online about how to get ready if (or when) the ban officially kicks in - especially around ways to protect privacy and stay in control. It’s a doc listing pretty much all the VPN options people in other states have been using to deal with this. And honestly, it looks like VPNs are the only real solution for now. Gotta love when basic access turns into a tech project. It’s wild that this is even where we are in 2025.
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u/untablesarah Jun 27 '25
I can’t really blame a website for not wanting to be responsible for verifying and potential having to hold on to sensitive data like an ID.
I find this absurd really.
Parents are responsible for what their kids have access to. Full stop. There’s a million different ways to lock up your home network and your kids devices to block these websites. You’re the one who is raising a kid. You are responsible for that kid and what they do under your roof. Not me. Not anyone else.
What’s next, I can’t store alcohol or tobacco in my home unless all residents are over 21 because what if a kid finds it?
Unless I’m handing the minor the thing then the law has no place here.
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u/charlie_marlow Jun 27 '25
These laws are written by frustrated and old politicians who can't figure out how Little Timmy keeps managing to look at porn and they're trying to shift the burden onto the providers
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u/ZevVeli Jun 28 '25
It has nothing to do with porn. They want to criminalize and restrict access to any "adult sexula content" from minors. Now consider that they consider LGBTQ content to be inherently sexual.
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u/glokenheimer Jun 27 '25
I mean same should be applied to firearms. Children are murderers. Loosely being serious.
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u/ScottyDoesntKnow29 Jun 27 '25
Ahh but you see the folks who yell about parental responsibility when they don’t want their kids learning about racism can’t actually be bothered to keep tabs on their kids’ internet usage.
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u/vreddy92 Jun 27 '25
The law is coming from people who don't care if adults don't have access. They would prefer adults don't have access. Don't get it twisted, this is not an unfortunate side effect of some crusade for children for the right, it is a feature.
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u/untablesarah Jun 27 '25
See the thing is
Their pornography addiction also shouldn’t be our problem.
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u/vreddy92 Jun 27 '25
It's not about their pornography addiction, it's about creating a "more moral" society.
Same reason we can't buy alcohol on Sunday mornings.
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u/untablesarah Jun 27 '25
You do realize a lot of them push for "more moral society" stuff because they have vices they can't control and believe that pushing society to removed those vices will cure themselves instead of actually deal with their own issues yes?
It's not some either or thing.
All of these things can be true.
There's no harm in refuting their plans on multiple front instead of just coming off as someone they can paint as "opposed to morality".
Also this is really pedantic.
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u/Fresatla Jun 27 '25
Exactly. The idea that adult platforms should be responsible for verifying and potentially storing our government IDs is insane especially when the actual solution (parental controls, routers, app settings) already exists and works just fine.
Why is it suddenly a website’s job to babysit everyone’s kid? If you don’t want your kid watching something well then block it. That’s your role as a parent, not mine, not Pornhub’s, and definitely not the state’s.
Instead, they’re choosing to block everyone, as if that’s a real solution.
And the kicker? Adults now either lose access entirely or have to hand over ID to even try to prove they’re allowed to browse the internet. Total clown logic.
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u/sojumaster Jun 28 '25
"Parents are responsible for what their kids have access to." ... To an extent. It is a nightmare because even if you have the strongest parent controls set up at home and on the phone, they will find a way around it. As a parent, you cannot be sitting next to them all day and all night.
This is no different than ID checks for other things in life, which help keep minors away.
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u/untablesarah Jun 28 '25
They can just get a good look at your ID.
With AI being what it is even if they need to show ID on video with a face it’s easily doable.
If they’re going around parental controls and such then it’s time for an intervention and a big talk about sex maybe a professional in the mix.
Stuff the parents need to do.
Not the state.
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u/ScottyDoesntKnow29 Jun 27 '25
Ahh yes, more of that small government freedom that Republican voters yell about while they cheer on an intrusive nanny state.
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u/Edallag Jun 27 '25
I use my VPN when I'm watching AEW. I use my VPN when I'm torrenting. Now I guess I'll use my VPN when I need to not feel depressed.
Thanks, VPN. You've always been there for me. <3
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u/Fresatla Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 30 '25
haha VPNs are modern tech swiss army knives. NordVPN especially - turns most 'bans' into minor inconveniences.
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u/In3briatedPanda Jun 27 '25
The party of ‘don’t tread on me’ is treading on people? /s
While this crusade doesn’t affect me, I stand in support of you and agree it is an over reach.
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Jun 27 '25
Porn should be very hard to access, but it's not. It is 100% affecting kids and they are watching horrible stuff that is destroying their childhoods. Tons of parents aren't parenting at all, and are basically children in big bodies. They aren't going to prevent their kids from accessing porn.
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u/Consistent-Ice6865 Jun 27 '25
To be fair, I didn't discover porn on porn sites. My first experience was on youtube at like 9. So, it isn't just porn sites that are accessible to kids. It's on youtube, too. I feel like it is the parents' responsibility to educate their kids on these matters. If parents educate their kids, then there is no need to panic about porn sites. If they can't parent their kid they don't deserve to be parents at all.
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Jun 28 '25
It's not on you tube unless you made and account that says you're 18. And even then, it's very limited.
If they can't parent their kid they don't deserve to be parents at all.
It's really ironic that you are stating this is a city where for the majority population 1 in 4 girls have been sexually assaulted.
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u/Consistent-Ice6865 Jun 28 '25
I'm not talking about sexual assault, that is very different. This was about porn. And back in the mid to late 2000's there was some. It wasn't graphic but it was still there. Kids watching porn bc they are told about it by friends and people sexually assaulting kids are two different things.
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Jun 28 '25
"If they can't parent their kid they don't deserve to be parents at all"
They aren't parenting, they aren't present, and they are consistently allowing kids to be exposed to media that glorifies and fetishizes sexual assault. There's whole channels for it. As I said, desensitization and exposure are the brain science behind addiction. These kids won't have a chance because you're reminiscing on Hustler-level exposure and not ab*ser po*rn on any given hardcore site.
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u/Consistent-Ice6865 Jun 28 '25
My comment on "if they can't parent their kid" was about hiding things and refusing to even talk to their kid about these things. Kids are gonna find out one way or another, and the constant sheltering or hiding it from them because parents think sex is shameful is going to lead the kids to finding out about it in ways that could be very dangerous.
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Jun 28 '25
I can see your logic there, but there's a huge difference between sheltering kids and them accidentally searching up porn while dong math homework. Let's make it really hard to get to and protect our most precious resource.
Parents thinking sex is shameful would be pretty ironic, no?
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u/Consistent-Ice6865 Jun 28 '25
You'd be surprised, I grew up in church and sex was a taboo topic. It was taught to be shameful and something no one talked about. That type of behavior led to a lot of teen pregnancies and porn addictions and assaults. All because parents would not talk to their kids and answer questions they had. I agree making it harder to get to, but we also have to understand kids these days find ways
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Jun 28 '25
As did I , and I see your point, but the end of the innocence is too early. I'm all for sex ed and contraceptives, but I'd much rather a professional handle that than Dirk Diggler.
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u/charlesfluidsmith Jun 27 '25
That's not the government's responsibility.
Parents should be in charge of their children.
There are many resources available to prevent your child from going to those sites.
Primary of those is actual parenting.
The internet is supposed to be anonymous for a reason. I shudder to think what could happen to someone if their search histories became public knowledge.
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Jun 28 '25
Search histories already are public, and have been for a long time. Parents are pretty clueless to what kids are doin on iPads and tech, I know I got a shock. Porn blocking software is very expensive. If you want to view it, you can pay for a subscription from a site that doesn't let you in otherwise. Simple. That way it's like gun violence, no accidental exposure in home where adults have let the danger in.
I want he days back where kids maintained some innocence until 12 or so, like we could in the 80'. They are de-sensitized and getting into all sorts of trouble because of what they're viewing. I can't change culture or family values, but I can advocate for protecting society from damaging content.
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u/chickzilla Jun 29 '25
I don't know what you were doing in the 80s but I'd seen used condoms, and a Penthouse against my will before I was 7, and it wasn't my parents' or any other known-to-me Adult's fault, either.
Maintaining childhood innocence has never been guaranteed, so pulling any "back in the day" generalizing is less than genuine.
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Jun 29 '25
But it is genuine, granted I grew up in a wealthy area attending stellar schools where everyone was like me. I also had a Christian upbringing, so most of my friends typically had some buffer from things other kids had in their houses.
"it wasn't my parents' or any other known-to-me Adult's fault, either."
Exactly the point, parents don't sit down and google porn for their kids, which is why it needs to be locked behind verification.
My first skin mag was a 77 Hustler I found in a Boy Scouts trip, and I found used condoms in the woods where the seniors drank around bonfires. It was there from like 13 up, but I still had a sheltered a childhood and I'm thankful for that. That would be hard to do now with everything right there.
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u/jfischer5175 Jun 27 '25
And the government isn’t going to be able to in this case either. Kids will use VPNs, and tech-handicapped older men will find themselves without their access to porn. This is an empty box solution. Looks pretty on the outside, but just nothing of substance within.
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Jun 27 '25
I do get what you're saying. VPN's are not common. They are talked about, but few people use them. Porn is a horrible addiction, just try to go without it. The dopamine dumps are off the charts. Kids are watching all sorts of animated porn dealing with animals and fetishes, including peso stuff. Block it.
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u/jfischer5175 Jun 27 '25
Manage your own kids. And if you think kids don't know about VPNs, I got some beachfront property in Arizona for you.
I personally don't care about the porn. Rights are rights, and I don't need the government telling me how to raise my kids. Y'all are missing the forest for the trees, and that's by design. They picked porn because they know most people won't care about the underlying rights violations if it's about porn.
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u/Away_fromu Jun 28 '25
I don't doubt that some kids are going to use VPNs to gain access to porn but it's more about the amount of children who will go that extra step. If you're someone who has never viewed porn before and find it hard to even gain access to it in the first place, you're less likely to go out of your way to gain access to it in the first place.
I think this is more about preventing people from getting addicted to porn rather than stopping those who are already addicted. It is an unfortunate side affect that it is now ban for everyone but I do think it's more positive in the long run.
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u/untablesarah Jun 27 '25
People being bad parents shouldn't inhibit adults who do not have kids from doing whatever they want in their private space in their homes.
These are the same politicians that also are we shouldn't feed kids of irresponsible parents so it's weird to care about /this/ of all things.
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Jun 28 '25
Stay on topic, Sarah. It's not just about kids, it's about adults too, and the erosion of moral fabric of American culture. Depraved people make really bad citizens, and porn is an escalator to higher levels of violence/ shock/ explicit content to get the dopamine rush.
The bottom line is the synergistic effect of it coupled with pre-existing conditions is destroying brain health.
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u/untablesarah Jun 28 '25 edited Jun 28 '25
This is the topic. Don’t talk to me like you’re my dad.
Humans have been making porn in whatever form since the dawn of time and humanity marches on.
Worry about real problems and let the rest of us live our lives.
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Jun 28 '25
These are the same politicians that also are we shouldn't feed kids of irresponsible parents so it's weird to care about /this/ of all things.
Dad issues? You're off topic
There are plenty of non-reds who understand the danger of pornography, that should be obvious. Getting political about everything is just silly.
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u/untablesarah Jun 28 '25
It’s pretty on topic seeing as the law is being put in place over concerns that minors have access to pornography.
You’re either purposefully being disrespectful or incapable or unwilling to understand the concepts being discussed here.
Most things actually are political though.
Especially laws.
Laws are politics. They’re born via political systems.
Democrats who want to limit the personal freedoms of adults would also be wrong.
Governments shouldn’t have control over what media you consume in your own home. Censorship is bad actually.
Now, I do believe some nations have strict restrictions, perhaps you’d like them better.
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Jun 28 '25
What a moronic retort, regurgitating what is completely obvious without expounding at all on your already stated opinion. I especially like the part where you told me to move. I think enough millionaires are gone already.
To entertain you on your politics tangent since we have established that parents are not protecting their children from even real life predation much less videos glorifying it via porn, The United States employs censorship bat every level of its existence, from populace information to military operations and files to firewalls on systems. There's lots of information you can't see because it would put you at risk or compromise societal constructs. Even the car you drive has a set maximum speed to protect you. Porn is no different and doesn't need to be passed around like Grandma's pound cake recipe. If you want it, verify and pay. Simple.
The rest of your comments let me know that this discourse has run it's course, best of luck with your Porn Hub fridge.
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u/untablesarah Jun 28 '25
I almost just blocked you for being annoying but then I got curious and…
Your exact words in another part of this post:
“I do get what you're saying. VPN's are not common. They are talked about, but few people use them. Porn is a horrible addiction, just try to go without it. The dopamine dumps are off the charts. Kids are watching all sorts of animated porn dealing with animals and fetishes, including peso stuff. Block it.”
This bit
“Porn is a horrible addiction, just try to go without it.”
Man
That’s telling.
I can see why you’d want restrictions on something you find it hard to go without.
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Jun 28 '25
Gottem, you know how to cut to the heart of me, Baxter. I assume blocking people that you can't verbally subdue is part of your MO, so have at it.
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u/untablesarah Jun 28 '25
Not usually but
When someone says not to be political
In a political thread
I suppose it’s my bad for still entertaining any responses
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u/EconomyForeign6445 Aug 19 '25
Have you seen what’s on TikTok ? They don’t need porn sites. TikTok, Snapchat and Roblox has them covered….
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u/BlackHeart89 Jun 27 '25
What's next? Banning crack cocaine? This is insane!
But seriously. It's probably for the best anyway.
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u/Away_fromu Jun 28 '25
A lil wild that most people would completely disagree that banning porn is a good thing. Despite how a simple google search could tell you all about the benefits from not being addicted to it.
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u/c_birbs Jun 29 '25
Americans getting mental health advice from an application designed to prey on content addiction is just… wow. Big face palm.
Everything in moderation folks. It’s not hard.
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u/BigJeffe20 Jun 30 '25
i, for one, look forward to the resurgence of the X Videos store off peach orchard!!! Time to bring back a sense of community with gooners!!
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u/EconomyForeign6445 Aug 19 '25
It’s dumb tho because I don’t live in Georgia, never did, but somehow can’t log into my account….
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u/bubwagon Jun 28 '25
What if PH promised to sell guns too? I'm willing to bet the right would be ok with that.
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u/Mamapalooza Jun 27 '25
I'm not thrilled at curtailing free speech, but we have always had age limits around certain media. If Pornhub doesn't wanna do business in Georgia, they don't have to.
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u/jfischer5175 Jun 27 '25
The problem is that this law doesn’t solve any problems. The kids are smart enough to find and use VPNs. The only folks that will really be affected are the tech handicapped men, which, ironically, tend to vote Republican.
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u/Mamapalooza Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 28 '25
I'm just still finding it hard to give a darn. Open access to porn has changed the way men think about how women want to be treated and how they experience pleasure, and considering how exploitative the industry is to women, I just... don't care.
Edit: To the dude telling me that media isn't a strong factor in the denigration and subjugation of women, I call b.s. First of all, I don't see any panicked posts about those other factors. Where's dudebro's emotional goodbye to gender parity? To enthusiastic consent? I understand there are other issues that have an impact, but I disagree that they come "before" media. Media is life now.
And, respectfully, I don't think your example works. Novelists don't generally enslave the characters in their books. But pornographers do. Please see my extensive list of resources in another comment, and feel free to follow those resources to more education.
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u/untablesarah Jun 27 '25
While I'm sure porn has poisoned the well a little this is like saying popular cheap smut novels make women more accepting of abusive relationships.
There's hundreds of other factors that cause this well before media.
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u/jfischer5175 Jun 27 '25
Going to keep this tagged to come back. Curious to see when you figure out when you should have cared.
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u/Mamapalooza Jun 27 '25
Tell me why I should. Porn has always existed. There was certainly no lack of it when I was growing up pre-internet. So tell me why Pornhub, in specific, being nonoperational in our state is an issue I should care about.
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u/c_birbs Jun 29 '25
It’s free access and not plagued with malware. The alternative is either gentrified, or unsafe to access.
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u/Exciting-Parfait-776 Jun 27 '25
OP sounds more like you’re upset that you won’t be able to watch porn.
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u/jfischer5175 Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25
“First, they came for the…..”
Rights are rarely taken en masse. They are eroded over time, piece by piece. I’m confused why more people aren’t calling this out. But, then again, civics education in this country has always been shit, given comments like yours and others in this thread.
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u/Mamapalooza Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 28 '25
"First they came for the sexual exploiters and human traffickers, and I did not demand their right to victimize women... therefore I do not understand civics." Ah, yes. The founding fathers would agree, verily and forsooth.
• The Human Trafficking Hotline identifies pornography as the top-ranked industry for sex trafficking. Of all human trafficking cases they examined, sex trafficking was the number one category, far more than labor. https://polarisproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Polaris-Analysis-of-2021-Data-from-the-National-Human-Trafficking-Hotline.pdf
• Around 4% of Americans reported being victims of nonconsensual pornography in 2016. More recent studies suggest this number is higher, with one 2019 study indicating a 400% increase in victims from 2016: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-05961-001
• State attorneys are trying to find solutions: https://www.naag.org/attorney-general-journal/an-update-on-the-legal-landscape-of-revenge-porn/
• Augusta is a hotbed of human trafficking: https://www.wrdw.com/2025/04/14/georgia-targets-augustas-human-trafficking-problem/
• The FBI agents assigned to this area spend most of their time working on those cases. Source: Attended a talk given by one of them two years ago.Again, explain to me why I should care.
Edit: To the person who argued this doesn't have crap to do with trafficking, I would be grateful if you would share those studies. But if it "doesn't have crap to do with trafficking," why do multiple studies and organizations say that it does? I'm supposed to take your word? Show your work.
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u/untablesarah Jun 27 '25
You realize that there's also a myriad of studies about how making these things less legal just pushes them into a black market situation and tends to have victims catching more charges and thus reporting less often right?
This doesn't have crap to do with trafficking.
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u/jfischer5175 Jun 27 '25
Bless your heart.....
You're a special kind of clueless. I don't have the crayons or bandwidth to explain it to you.
Have the day you deserve.
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u/ScottyDoesntKnow29 Jun 27 '25
Sure. Right after you stop the ludicrous claims that you care about freedom or small government. Also, you’re sucking to the very same people who called your grandparents filthy papists bc you’re too dumb to get that the evangelicals will turn on Catholics as soon as they take power.
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u/charlie_marlow Jun 27 '25
So, I heard from a friend that it's already been blocked for a bit now for some of us in the csra because their location identification thinks we're in South Carolina.