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[–] Zahille7 18 points 2 months ago

A close family member of mine got fired from their teaching job because someone lied and said they had kidnapped a student.

In reality, they were trying to help them get away from an abusive home situation, and the guardian straight up lied to everyone and everyone took their side instead.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

They connected their Samsung appliances to the internet and are now cursed to see ads

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

CW: discussion of SAGuy in highschool was accused of rape by someone I knew to be a pathological lier (I'd known her since we were maybe 11). It went to court and he had a solid alibi but this did not prevent the social ostricization. I never saw him happy after that and one day I just stopped seeing him

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure of the specific details, but his guy I knew got kicked out of Israel for sodomy. Somehow our school found out and he was forced to resign from the Student Council President position.

[–] whatwhatwhatwhat 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Any idea what year this was? Israel had “buggery” laws on the books up until the late 1980s, which I believe classified any homosexual acts as “sodomy”.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

2001 I think. I don't know if this person actually had to leave for legal reasons, either because he broke a bad law or because he was facing real sex crimes allegations, or because he violated a taboo and was chased out. The rumor, as I heard it, was that he was in the middle of a consensual encounter with a young woman when he decided to try some butt stuff and then authorities got involved somehow. I remember him apologizing to the council and resigning, and I distinctly remember that he omitted the reason for it all, as if we all already knew. The rumor didn't make it to me until later.