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She was 14, so out the gate your facts are wrong.

Criticism pales in comparison to the level of anger the public felt. Outrage is a better description.

The other parts of the quote, such as the location, or age of entry into the club (which as a former DJ, I know are meaningless, just about everywhere) are irresponsible and irrelevant.

You’re taking the responsibility off of Akon, and putting it on the victim, or the club in some random country.

Added the music video: It has clips of the outrage on the news and the girls age. https://youtu.be/ynMk2EwRi4Q

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The quote came from the Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon

Not my opinion. If she was actually 14, you should amend the Wikipedia article the correct facts and a source.

I am not arguing that Akon is a good guy or that he shouldn't be punished. I am just saying that you're spreading falsehoods.

No I’m not, I misspoke and corrected the record. You however seem hell bent on defending this disgusting behavior. That’s just... off putting.

Also if you keep referring to Wikipedia as some original source, your mental fact checking model is, broken to say the least.

It is not my duty to update Wikipedia when your facts are wrong.

> so out the gate your facts are wrong.

Didn't you write "went to jail for banging a 13 year old"? Do you have proof of this?

Are you asking if I have proof of a claim that I corrected because it was incorrect?

Simply pointing out the fact that you yourself made serious false allegations against someone, then criticise someone else for getting their facts wrong.

Considering at that point, we had all taken a closer look at the facts, any incorrect fact is less understandable. Apples to Oranges. Why don’t you save your energy for more productive endeavors.

>Why don’t you save your energy for more productive endeavors.

Again, do as I say not as I do...

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