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[k_trout]

just remember gaf dude was a world class kickboxer.

Words aren’t dangerous. No matter how big of a following someone has.

words can move entire nations against nations, ideology is the most potent force in history and its just words, so not sure I can agree with that

 

[FunkMiller]

Andrew Tate ‘accusers’ claim they made clear they’re ‘not victims’

The sex-trafficking case against Andrew Tate is “basically built on lies,” according to two women who say they’re being treated as accusers despite repeatedly stating that they ar…

nypost.com

looks like they’ve even made videos, done interviews also telling people this isn’t the case, but for some reason the authorities and papers still labelled them as victims lol, you can’t make this shit up

So, your evidence that they are innocent is a heavily edited video of only two women they themselves put out on their own social media channels?

Also, you said the police found nothing in the raids they carried out. Where's your proof of that?

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

So, your evidence that they are innocent is a heavily edited video of only two women they themselves put out on their own social media channels?

Also, you said the police found nothing in the raids they carried out. Where's your proof of that?

I can see where this is going and I don’t plan to entertain you any longer on this, they gave a live interview to Romanian News Urmeaza, on this link I sent, also went on Live podcasts you can see it on YouTube and said this, but you seem to not want to acknowledge that, I understand you can’t accept this as it must be hard for you.

Common sense really has become a rarity these days.

You asked me where is the proof the police found nothing, I mean really? The job of the police is to gather evidence which they have been since April of last year, seized and raided all his assets yet couldn’t come up with 1 bit of evidence to proof even 1 of the accusations against him.

 

[FunkMiller]

I can see where this is going and I don’t plan to entertain you any longer on this, they gave a live interview to Romanian News Urmeaza, on this link I sent, also went on Live podcasts you can see it on YouTube and said this, but you seem to not want to acknowledge that, I understand you can’t accept this as it must be hard for you.

Common sense really has become a rarity these days.

You asked me where is the proof the police found nothing, I mean really? The job of the police is to gather evidence which they have been since April of last year, seized and raided all his assets yet couldn’t come up with 1 bit of evidence to proof even 1 of the accusations against him.

And yet, he's still under arrest and under investigation somehow?

It's almost as if, in an ongoing criminal investigation, the prosecuting authorities don't publicise what evidence they may have gathered, for fear of prejudicing a potential criminal trial.

Yes, yes, common sense surely is in short supply, these days.

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

And yet, he's still under arrest and under investigation somehow.

It's almost as if, in an ongoing criminal investigation, the prosecuting authorities don't publicise what evidence they may have gathered, for fear of prejudicing a potential criminal trial.

Yes, yes, common sense surely is in short supply, these days.

It’ll be entertaining to visit these posts when and IF he ever gets sentenced.

 

[BeardGawd]

I do find it interesting that they've had him all these months and still haven't charged him. If they were confident this was heading towards a conviction why let him go on House Arrest?

 

[FunkMiller]

I do find it interesting that they've had him all these months and still haven't charged him. If they were confident this was heading towards a conviction why let him go on House Arrest?

Usually, the bigger and more complex a potential criminal enterprise, the longer it can take to arrive at charges. I'm not all that au fait with the Romanian criminal system obviously, but in general it's not usual for people to remain uncharged for a considerable amount of time, given that prosecutors will always try for the most serious charge first. It's a lot harder to scale up a charge than it is to scale down.

Of course, it could equally be that they don't have enough to charge them, but then there would be no cause to continue having them incarcerated. I'd suggest they are taking their time to build a case against him, before issuing the charges. Wise, given his media celebrity and social media following.

Any investigation involving a high profile individual, with a large and volatile fan base, should be taken slowly, and charges only brought when there's a high degree of certainty over criminality.

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

Usually, the bigger and more complex a potential criminal enterprise, the longer it can take to arrive at charges. I'm not all that au fait with the Romanian criminal system obviously, but in general it's not usual for people to remain uncharged for a considerable amount of time, given that prosecutors will always try for the most serious charge first. It's a lot harder to scale up a charge than it is to scale down.

Of course, it could equally be that they don't have enough to charge them, but then there would be no cause to continue having them incarcerated. I'd suggest they are taking their time to build a case against him, before issuing the charges. Wise, given his media celebrity and social media following.

Any investigation involving a high profile individual, with a large and volatile fan base, should be taken slowly, and charges only brought when there's a high degree of certainty over criminality.

I gotta give it to you pal, you surely can waffle, reminds me of some folks I used to work with, I’m sure we all have that one person or few at work who can talk the talk but in reality know very little. In Romanian law you can only be kept in detention initially for up to 30 days, but this can be extended by a judge at the request of the prosecutor for an additional 30 days at a time. The total period in detention before the closing of criminal investigations should not exceed 180 days.

It’s not a good look for Romania if you accuse 2 people of serious crimes, hold them for a substantial amount of time, and then all of a sudden drop charges or have no evidence at the end for a conviction.

As I said it will be entertaining the outcome of all this.

 

[EviLore]

-Brags that he moved to Romania because corruption is so easily accessible there and that he made connections with organized crime
-Runs sex workers there, brags about exploiting women he sleeps with and turning them into prostitutes who work for him without being paid
-Has a history of violence against women, multiple sets of rape charges, extremely aggressive comments about hitting and controlling women

Gee, I wonder what could be going on.

 

[FunkMiller]

I gotta give it to you pal, you surely can waffle, reminds me of some folks I used to work with, I’m sure we all have that one person or few at work who can talk the talk but in reality know very little. In Romanian law you can only be kept in detention initially for up to 30 days, but this can be extended by a judge at the request of the prosecutor for an additional 30 days at a time. The total period in detention before the closing of criminal investigations should not exceed 180 days.

It’s not a good look for Romania if you accuse 2 people of serious crimes, hold them for a substantial amount of time, and then all of a sudden drop charges or have no evidence at the end for a conviction.

As I said it will be entertaining the outcome of all this.

Well done, you've literally backed up what I was saying. Tate and co can be detained for up to nearly six months, up until June this year. Thanks for checking No wonder they're taking their time with building the case against him... they have weeks yet!

Ironically, if he'd stayed in the UK, things would have probably gone easier for him in terms of arrest and charge status... although we all know why he fled in the first place, don't we?

 

[FunkMiller]

-Brags that he moved to Romania because corruption is so easily accessible there and that he made connections with organized crime
-Runs sex workers there, brags about exploiting women he sleeps with and turning them into prostitutes who work for him without being paid
-Has a history of violence against women, multiple sets of rape charges, extremely aggressive comments about hitting and controlling women

Gee, I wonder what could be going on.

I truly do not understand how any of his fans can sit there screaming his innocence... when he literally talked about his criminal activity on social media.

It'd be a better idea to idolise a fresh dog turd.

 

[Ozriel]

Words aren’t dangerous. No matter how big of a following someone has.

I cannot believe you said this.

Many, many cases across history where words have led to large scale death and destruction.

 

[TheGodfather07]

lol am I In Era or Gaf?

Clips I’ve seen of him is promoting a healthy mindset and healthy life, working out and being the best man you can physically and mentally be.

Having a big ego isn't a healthy mindset. Quite the opposite actually. It's very damaging and can mess you up. It makes you more selfish and insecure. How is it healthy to constantly worry about your self image? Real good people don't care about that. They quietly go on about their lives like decent human beings. Not shouting about how fucking great they are. Its an embarrassing 14 year old mentality.

My grandad who raised a massive family and worked his ass off to provide for them is a real good man. He didn't need a 6 pack or 20 super cars like this self obsessed dickhead. He didn't boast about it. He quietly went about his life. This man doesn't promote good. He promotes selfishness and self obsession. How the fuck can you possibly think this man has a healthy mindset?

 

[DeafTourette]

lol am I In Era or Gaf?

Clips I’ve seen of him is promoting a healthy mindset and healthy life, working out and being the best man you can physically and mentally be.

The piece of shit promotes degrading women...

 

[ahtlas7]

I only learned about this guy after his arrest so nice Streisand effect going on. Additionally I only see him on my Instashit feed and his words are heavily masculine and brave. Yes, I get that it’s selective editing but he doesn’t pull punches.

-Brags that he moved to Romania because corruption is so easily accessible there and that he made connections with organized crime
-Runs sex workers there, brags about exploiting women he sleeps with and turning them into prostitutes who work for him without being paid
-Has a history of violence against women, multiple sets of rape charges, extremely aggressive comments about hitting and controlling women

Gee, I wonder what could be going on.

if this shit is true it really does a disservice to words he speaks.

 

[Spaceman292]

lol am I In Era or Gaf?

Clips I’ve seen of him is promoting a healthy mindset and healthy life, working out and being the best man you can physically and mentally be.

If you idolise this guy you're a fucking moron

 

[Braag]

lol am I In Era or Gaf?

Clips I’ve seen of him is promoting a healthy mindset and healthy life, working out and being the best man you can physically and mentally be.

The internet is full of people who promote that stuff. Andrew Tate also promotes the idea that reading books is for people with slow brains and your life must have constant chaos... among other such nonsense. There are way better people to take advice from than this idiot.

 

[Toots]

Where have you got this information from? They raided several properties and seized a lot of assets, but I can find nothing to suggest that they found nothing incriminatory.

Tate is a filthy woman and incel abuser who deserves any shit coming to him. But your logic is unjust and moronic. I searched the internet and I can find nothing that suggest that you aren’t a raging uncle fucker… Care to explain yourself ? The burden of proof is on the accuser not the other way around.

shurely you can't be sherious, Shaytan?

Anyway is tate pacing back and forth like the poser he is to let us believe that prison (like the whole three month) changed him to his core ? In a silly « you can tate out of prison but you cannot take the prison out of tate » ? Who believes that crap ? Also such a great Muslim, vainlessly filming himself smoking during ramadan, Allah must be real proud.

 

[FunkMiller]

Tate is a filthy woman and incel abuser who deserves any shit coming to him. But your logic is unjust and moronic. I searched the internet and I can find nothing that suggest that you aren’t a raging uncle fucker… Care to explain yourself ? The burden of proof is on the accuser not the other way around.

Don't be a dumbass. And read the previous posts properly. Tate's defender was trying to make out that they had found nothing incriminatory in the raids they carried out on his properties, therefore meaning he must be innocent. I pointed out that the authorities don't go around telling the public what evidence they have gathered in an ongoing criminal investigation, and no reports have emerged that say they found nothing of consequence.

"He must be innocent, because the police haven't said what evidence they've got" is a fucking moronic line of thought.

 

[The Skull]

 

[Maiden Voyage]

What evidence do you have? Romania have kept him in since end of last year was it? They raided his house and cctv according to news and found nothing. I mean if he’s trafficking girls then there would be a lot of loose ends to pick up, also read today 4 of the girls that were reported of accusing the guy, 2 of them came out and said they’re not victims, and even made videos claiming police and papers labelling them as a victim, yet the ‘victims’ have come out and claimed she is not and that the guys aren’t trafficking anyone.

Say what you want about the guy but there is something dodgy going on behind the scenes in terms of actual justice.

I'm going to repost something I wrote earlier in this thread.

The charges are quite serious. Along with his history, the matter is more prescient in the court of public opinion. Since there is video of Tate beating a woman, it's not such a far stretch to get to him physically forcing women to webcam model for him. He himself admits on his own website he has women webcam because he emotionally manipulates them into it. We don't know the methods absolutely, but it's pretty clear he coerces women to generate cash for him against their better judgement.

I don't know the Romanian legal system well enough to say whether or not he will be found guilty there. From the few bits I've read, Romania is extremely lax when it comes to human trafficking.

It's worth noting that Tate himself admits he moved to Romania because of the lax laws.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Romanian prosecutors change human trafficking charge against Andrew Tate — Reuters

Romanian prosecutors said on Tuesday that social media influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects were being investigated for human trafficking in continued form, saying it was a more serious crime than separate counts of trafficking.

apple.news

On Tuesday, Romania's DIICOT anti-organised crime prosecuting unit notified the Tate brothers that the human trafficking charge had changed to trafficking in continued form, a DIICOT spokesperson said. Under Romanian law, trafficking of adults carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years.

Under Romanian legislation, prosecutors have filed charges against the four suspects, but the case is under investigation and has not yet gone to trial. Prosecutors are expected to commit them for trial later in June.

 

[Kenpachii]

Romanian prosecutors change human trafficking charge against Andrew Tate — Reuters

Romanian prosecutors said on Tuesday that social media influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects were being investigated for human trafficking in continued form, saying it was a more serious crime than separate counts of trafficking.

apple.news

Prosecutors have said Vlad Obuzic, whose social media platforms show pictures of him with the Tate brothers, and two other suspects recruited their alleged victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relationship or marriage.

The victims were then coerced to produce pornographic content for social media sites, with the suspects keeping most of the gains.

"To ensure the victims' loyalty and that they will perform only to the benefit of the members of the group, they were forced to tattoo the name or face of the group member exploiting them," prosecutors said in a statement.

Absolute garbage humans.

 

[RaduN]

Yeah, that Obu person is a well known piece of shit here in Romania. The worst kind.
No wonder they are connected.

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Fuck these guys and their Tater Tot followers

 

[F0rneus]

Now that's a great piece of news to end the week!

 

[Drake]

So is that how he made his fortune? He was running a prostitution ring.

 

[German Hops]

So is that how he made his fortune? He was running a prostitution ring.

Basically. He tried to make it seem like these were just "cam girls" , but it turned out to be much more sordid.

 

[VaultBoy101]

It's almost like he was a total piece of garbage all along, and guys that look up to him or defend him need to rethink some of their habits regarding who they listen to and idolize. But instead they'll double down on being shitty humans.

 

[Reckheim]

The idea that he got caught because he was trying to troll Gretta is probably the funniest thing about all of this. Hopefully this turd gets what he deserves.

 

[German Hops]

I laughed way too hard at this..

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Charges are now official

Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking

After appearing in court on Wednesday Andrew Tate said: "I look forward to being found innocent."

www.bbc.com

The indictment deposited with the Bucharest court says that the four defendants formed an organised criminal group in 2021 to commit human trafficking in Romania, but also in other countries including the US and the UK.
It names seven alleged victims who it says were recruited by the Tate brothers through false promises of love and marriage.

The trial will not start immediately and is expected to take several years.
A Romanian judge now has 60 days to inspect the case files before it can be sent to trial.
A spokesperson for Andrew Tate said: "We embrace the opportunity it presents to demonstrate their innocence."

 

[LegendOfKage]

The idea that he got caught because he was trying to troll Gretta is probably the funniest thing about all of this.

That's not at all true. He was being investigated already, and they already knew where he was.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Yeah, that Obu person is a well known piece of shit here in Romania. The worst kind.
No wonder they are connected.

When Western thrash meets Eastern thrash:

 

[Kar]

I thought this was something from their past life when they had the cam girls business.. when I found out is something completely unrelated and everything is from 2021 I call bs lol.

 

[Ownage]

He pissed off the local mafia. They gonna get their pound of flesh.

 

[Tumle]

I thought this was something from their past life when they had the cam girls business.. when I found out is something completely unrelated and everything is from 2021 I call bs lol.

‘You presented your evidence well, for why the charges are bullshit.. I believe you now!!’
Is what I would have said if I was a brainwashed tater tart

 

[SF Kosmo]

So is that how he made his fortune? He was running a prostitution ring.

I mean he also had a pyramid scheme MLM to exploit his social media followers.

 

[SlimySnake]

I think its pretty disheartening that the man was running a prostitution ring and no one from the UK and US even bothered investigating him.

I was shocked to find out that he admitted to making girls fall in love with him only to manipulate them into becoming cam whores and god knows what else. he was in dubai a lot. i wouldnt be surprised if he made most of his millions whoring out these girls.

Insane that the young men of today have gravitated towards a fucking pimp. He shouldve been in prison a long time ago.

 

[German Hops]

Charges are now official

Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking

After appearing in court on Wednesday Andrew Tate said: "I look forward to being found innocent."

www.bbc.com

It could take several years? Good Lord.

He pissed off the local mafia. They gonna get their pound of flesh.

Pretty much this.

 

[FunkMiller]

Not enough laughter GIFs on GAF for this. I'll settle for this one today:

Getting turned into someone's bitch in prison is the perfect ending for this little turd.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Made my day. I hope the pair of them get a dose of their own medicine inside.

 

[Kar]

‘You presented your evidence well, for why the charges are bullshit.. I believe you now!!’
Is what I would have said if I was a brainwashed tater tart

Dude, I don't care about Tate, you, or anyone else.
Take your had out your ass and use basic logic.

The Tate brothers had webcam business 10 years ago.. which maybe legal in Romania but I would still consider it a shady business.
Rape and human trafficking is a lot more believable if it had something to do with that business, don't you think?

But nope, these charges are from 2021 / 2022 era - They are already filthy rich and has access to any girl they want - why the fuck would they human traffic or rape anyone? are you for real?

 

[IntentionalPun]

But nope, these charges are from 2021 / 2022 era - They are already filthy rich and has access to any girl they want - why the fuck would they human traffic or rape anyone? are you for real?

Absolutely terrible logic; Epstein was a billionaire.. BILLIONAIRE lol

When human scum make a lot of money they often just double down on it; they do it because they enjoy it / think it makes them cool. I mean these guys openly bragged about this behavior.

 

[Kar]

Absolutely terrible logic; Epstein was a billionaire.. BILLIONAIRE lol

When human scum make a lot of money they often just double down on it; they do it because they enjoy it / think it makes them cool. I mean these guys openly bragged about this behavior.

But the Epstein case is still consistent with my point.. he was a rapist for years, he just evaded prison for too long.
In this case, we're supposed to believe that the Tates were cool their entire life including running a WEBCAM business and decided to rape and human traffic last year? what?
Not a single charge before that? how?

 

[Maiden Voyage]

we're supposed to believe that the Tates were cool their entire life

I don’t know a single person who actually believes this.

 

[Kar]

I don’t know a single person who actually believes this.

Are we basing someone's guilt or innocence on belief?

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Are we basing someone's guilt or innocence on belief?

Not what I said homie.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I think it’s pretty disheartening that the man was running a prostitution ring and no one from the UK and US even bothered investigating him.

Check Saville guy to know authorities can be hilariously incompetent where it counts the most.

 

[PaddyOCanager]

But the Epstein case is still consistent with my point.. he was a rapist for years, he just evaded prison for too long.
In this case, we're supposed to believe that the Tates were cool their entire life including running a WEBCAM business and decided to rape and human traffic last year? what?
Not a single charge before that? how?

From my understanding, Tate brought the attention of the authorities when he got in an argument with one of his girls and kicked her out of the house. She wanted money, he refused, she went to the police, and I assume that's when authorities first learned of the trafficking situation. He details this and subsequent events on a podcast, in his own words.

Tate self-snitched on the trafficking charges so unless he was lying for content, he's 100% guilty. He explicitly details the "loverboy method" and subsequent exploitation on his website, and in multiple long-form podcasts. Consent is voided in trafficking cases if it was obtained through any improper means - which by his own words, he did.

It seems most people who think Tate is innocent of human trafficking don't actually know what human trafficking is legally. They all assume human trafficking is what you see in movies like Taken. Based on his own statements and the publicly available evidence it's not looking good for TOP G.