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I'm sure these comments will have a treat the situation with all the decorum it deserves...
Indeed, plenty of decorum and respect of the sort that Ann frequently showed to people different to her
Did she ever advocate for violence or the brutal murder of those different to her?
Yup.
"Widdecombe has publicly expressed her support for so-called ‘gay cure’ therapy, also known as conversion therapy. This is the discredited practice that aims to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity."
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/10/ann-widdecombes-dead-lgbtq-track-record/
😂
ok l’ll take that as a no
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you don't know just how bad "conversation therapy" is.
It often involves electric shocks, forced administration of drugs and a horrific amount of psychological abuse.
It has also been known to involve burning with hot pokers, freezing, whipping, and water boarding.
It is absolutely torture of LGBTQ+ she was advocating for.
Her being murdered doesn't suddenly change the fact she was an awful person using her position of power to try and inflict harm on others
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy?wprov=sfla1
Why would you do something as stupid as that?
Elaborate?
she was murdered?
You’re allowed to have a shitty opinion in the west and not get murdered for it
I would have loved to have trashed her and her shitty opinions but now she’s been murdered it changes everything
I'm not really sure what you're getting at because the police have already said there is currently no indication that her murder was politically motivated.
I think that’s both fitting and called-for!