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Utah man, with help of 300 lbs accomplice, beat teen playing ‘ding dong ditch’ and asked him ‘Do you want to die?’: police (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The real criminal act was not asking the kid if he wanted to, "ding dong die?"

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"This is America" used to mean we had freedom, jobs, education, vacation, and abundant resources.

Now "This is America" is used as a threat.