r/nottheonion • u/DerangedUnicorn27 • 4d ago

Convicted child rapist qualifies for Olympics

https://www.newsweek.com/steven-van-de-velde-dutch-beach-volleyball-olympics-1918442
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u/Gotta_Go_Slow 4d ago

What a disgusting degenerate. Imagine being on the same Olympic team as this man. 🤮

I hope the crowd boos him as loud as they can.

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u/PersonalApocalips 4d ago

The women's gymnastics teams should try to get a restraining order.  The senior team has a half dozen below 18 along with the entire junior team.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_artistic_gymnastics_team#Current_roster

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u/omgcatss 4d ago

That’s not how restraining orders work, nor how gymnastics works. A person has to directly threaten you personally, not just people like you. There are no juniors at the Olympics and a very small chance (though possible) that any of the under-18s make this particular team.