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I believe his defense was that “pedo guy” was a common insult in South Africa.
Simpler times haha.
Also, one should obviously not falsely accuse someone of being a pedophile, including if they tell you to shove your submarine up your ass.
But really, this whole thread shows up every time the cave story is mentioned, and I think the whole thing just detracts from the fantastic international act of heroism that the rescue was. It was really a beautiful achievement where no adversaries had to be hurt, the kind of uniting against the cruel laws of nature that I wish the world would see a lot more of.
This is also what Luis Suarez said about his comment that got him in trouble that his comment is common where he's from. Just because it's what is said in one place does not mean that it is acceptable anywhere else (if even in the one place).
https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2021/03/after-roadblocks-wi...
It's just negativity bias; considering the negative to be "more true" or accurate than the positive.
We are all sinners tho, that’s kind of the nature of sin.