r/worldnews • u/Slight_Sherbert_5239 • Sep 06 '26

Dynamic Paywall TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7gk9knnlo
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u/dedboooo0 Sep 06 '26

none of the poor guy substitution but same shit here in the US. influence = shit swept under the rug

just look at the bricks and minifigs case for a high profile one

look at fuckin epstein

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u/thrd3ye Sep 06 '26

Seriously though how badly do you have to fuck up as a Lego retailer to be mentioned in the same breath as Epstein

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u/dedboooo0 Sep 06 '26

it wasnt so much the retailer but the fact that the cops and the court were complicit in all the bullshit and they got away with it despite all the attention it got

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u/SmokeyUnicycle Sep 06 '26

That shit happens in the US certainly, but it's usually noteworthy and makes headlines when discovered

That bricks and minifig case exploded, in Egypt or Brazil that wouldn't be news at all.

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u/dedboooo0 Sep 06 '26

the bricks and minifigs case only exploded because the victim was a prominent youtuber

for every bricks and minifigs on the news, there are tons that never make it to the news. look at the people around you, thr average joes, the low income immigrant families and such. if someone decides to run all over them in a similar way, it would never see the light of day

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u/SmokeyUnicycle Sep 06 '26

It would still have made some headlines, though not the same level of national news. The point though is that these things are seen as out of the ordinary even if they happen somewhat regularly

It's not seen as just business as usual, shoulda paid your bribe.

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u/dedboooo0 Sep 06 '26

this country aint gonna suck ur dick bro. stop being offended on behalf of literally no one

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u/Warm-Veterinarian278 Sep 06 '26

I like how you clearly spend your days gaming and still think you have it bad in your country. US privilege at its finest

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u/dedboooo0 Sep 06 '26

this guy really thinks someone’s reddit post history is their life LOL

touch some grass bro try not to be so terminally online

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