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[–] apfoster10 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ok so I am not buying the tough guy act he is desperately trying to portray in the photo. Dude is a walking ice cream sandwich in a suit.

[–] liv 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't even realise he is trying to look tough. He looks anxious.

[–] StringTheory 5 points 1 year ago

Red eyes and make-up wiped off his nose like he’s been crying, and a sulky expression..

Not at all tough. More like a young child who had a temper tantrum and is pouting.

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't doubt that he is belligerent, I don't doubt that he is capable of murder. He is a rapist. If "dangerous" is considered tough, then I buy it. But tough is not the same as strong. There is no strength without empathy.

[–] Shhalahr 9 points 1 year ago

Dangerous is not the same as tough. When toughness is necessary, then weakness is the dangerous trait.

[–] Sordid 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not sure that's what he's going for. He just looks unhappy to me, which seems very plausible. If he had half a brain, he'd do a Bill Gates and put on a careless smile in his mugshot.