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[–] shrugal@lemm.ee 42 points 6 months ago (11 children)

I'd say nobody. Not putting innocent people in jail is more important than punishing criminals imo. But idk what to do with the guilty half instead.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Not disagreeing but I don't think it's appropriate to refer to one twin as a "half"

[–] shrugal@lemm.ee 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

Afaik it's pretty common to call twin~~k~~s "halfs", conjoined or not. I'm a twin, and I've been asked about "my other half" my whole life. Same thing with couples, or any two people who are perceived as belonging together for some reason.

[–] thatsTheCatch 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

it's pretty common to call twinks "half's"

That is a brilliant typo

[–] shrugal@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Can't hide my gaming history 😅

[–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I get that old reference, but these days and much more broadly, twink is for a term for a gay man with a certain body type, or other physical characteristics.

So you might get some odd looks using that in public.

[–] shrugal@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago
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