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BlueTigerLion
02/05/24 6:37:31 PM
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/sugar-heir-beat-girlfriend-after-32044032

The heir to one of the biggest sugar companies in the US has been arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend, leaving her with injuries to her head, face, neck, hands, wrists, and back. Police said Alexander Nicholas Fanjul, 38, became irate after he was seated next to a gay couple at a steakhouse in Palm Beach, Florida, last weekend. The Palm Beach Police Department (PBPD) rushed to a home on El Dorado Lane at around 11.30pm on January 28 after a person called 911 to report a woman screaming. When officers arrived, they found Fanjul - who is the eldest son of Alexander Fanjul Sr., a director and senior vice president of Florida Crystals, a company growing raw cane sugar in the US - "standing over a female subject" who was "on the floor in a defensive fetal position and observed to be bleeding from the facial area." According to the arrest report, an officer heard the victim say: "Get off of me." The victim, who told the police she had been dating Fanjul for about a year and a half, said he assaulted her and she thought she was going to die, according to Law & Crime. It is alleged that while the pair were having dinner at the Flagler Steakhouse in Palm Beach, Fanjul was frustrated as the couple sitting next to them were homosexual - and his frustration culminated before they returned home.

The affidavit said: "While at dinner, Fanjul initially became irate because the two were seated next to a homosexual couple at the restaurant. Fanjul voiced his frustration to (the victim) at the restaurant, becoming increasingly irate. (The victim) further stated that when the two arrived at Fanjuls residence, Fanjul became increasingly irate and continued to speak about his frustration with the restaurant." The police wrote that when they were returning home, the victim told Fanjul to drop the subject. At that point, he punched her with a closed first causing "bruising, bleeding and swelling to her facial area". Officers added that the victim said Fanjul continually "kneed her in the face" which caused her "substantial pain". Fanjul also removed the victim's purse from her shoulder, the affidavit said. After the victim said she would call the police, Fanjul allegedly grabbed her hand and smashed it and the phone on the ground, causing the device to break. The victim said she began to scream for help and at that point Fanjul allegedly "threw her to the ground and forcibly dragged her inside of the residence to prevent her from receiving aid or escaping." The woman said that once inside the house, the attacker used both his hands to strangle her around the neck. Officers said they noticed marks on her neck and also a trail of blood on the floor, with many objects being knocked over and thrown to the floor. Fanjul was arrested on Monday on charges that include domestic battery by strangulation, robbery, false imprisonment, and cocaine possession. He was freed on a $180,000 (142,500) bond on Tuesday, reported the Palm Beach Post.

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uwnim
02/05/24 6:39:03 PM
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What the fuck

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DrizztLink
02/05/24 6:39:20 PM
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BlueTigerLion posted...
He was freed on a $180,000 (142,500) bond on Tuesday, reported the Palm Beach Post.
Thanks, Daddy!

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bknight
02/05/24 6:41:57 PM
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Red flag law should go into effect and they should take his guns, pretty sure he's got a few dozens.
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solosnake
02/05/24 6:43:44 PM
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bond seems low

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thronedfire2
02/05/24 6:44:14 PM
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wtf good thing someone heard her screaming and called the cops before he killed her

DrizztLink posted...
Thanks, Daddy!

oh yeah I'm sure they'll plead it down to an assault&battery charge or something

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mercurydude
02/05/24 6:44:44 PM
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Closet cases carry a lot of rage from repressing their feelings and desires.

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darkace77450
02/05/24 6:54:16 PM
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If sharing a restaurant with gay people triggers a murderous rage in you, you need to be removed from society for everyone else's safety.

mercurydude posted...
Closet cases carry a lot of rage from repressing their feelings and desires.

I really wish people wouldn't trot this tired line out every time some piece of shit targets the lgbt community. Not all homophobes are closeted homosexuals, and not all closeted homosexuals are violent or self-loathing.
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ClayGuida
02/05/24 6:57:22 PM
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Punishments for stuff like this deserve to be the most brutal.

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HylianFox
02/05/24 7:00:58 PM
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He was freed on a $180,000 (142,500) bond on Tuesday, reported the Palm Beach Post.

yuck

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hockeybabe89
02/05/24 7:01:42 PM
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mercurydude posted...
Closet cases carry a lot of rage from repressing their feelings and desires.
Most homophobes hate gay people because they are hateful pieces of shit, not because they are secretly gay.

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ZannoL
02/05/24 7:02:26 PM
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I have to agree. Saying these types of people are most likely closet cases is just. no.
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DrizztLink
02/05/24 7:03:38 PM
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hockeybabe89 posted...
Most homophobes hate gay people because they are hateful pieces of shit, not because they are secretly gay.

darkace77450 posted...
I really wish people wouldn't trot this tired line out every time some piece of shit targets the lgbt community. Not all homophobes are closeted homosexuals, and not all closeted homosexuals are violent or self-loathing.
Yeah, this whole thought process is seeing LGBT based violence and basically doing the Chang "Ha! GAYYYYYY!"

Which is largely unhelpful.

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viewmaster_pi
02/05/24 7:05:34 PM
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fucking insane, and of course he gets no functional punishment thanks to money money money

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DystopiaMan
02/05/24 7:12:05 PM
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I'm just glad it wasn't the heir of Domimo.

For real though this dude is legit insane and can't function.

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Rharyx211
02/05/24 7:15:07 PM
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Good thing people with money don't face any consequences!

Glad the woman is alive.

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OriginalPlain2
02/05/24 7:16:23 PM
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and cocaine possession

But what I dont get is why the heir was so upset about sitting next to a gay couple

sad

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LSGW_Zephyra
02/05/24 7:17:42 PM
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Lock him up! Wait... where did this take place? Florida? Lock the gay couple up! How dare they make that poor innocent job creator beat his girlfriend!

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Southernfatman
02/05/24 7:25:32 PM
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Rich, Florida, and against a gay couple? He'll get probation if even that.

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BewmHedshot
02/05/24 7:27:59 PM
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Homophobia and transphobia are often just repressed misogyny leaking out.
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tremain07
02/05/24 7:54:21 PM
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I'll be surprised if the charges even stick and won't be dropped

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dioxxys
02/05/24 8:21:09 PM
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Jesus it's like something you would see in a family guy skit he just don't think it's real.

Too bad they let him out.
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kingdrake2
02/05/24 8:26:16 PM
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dioxxys posted...
Too bad they let him out.


he'll be free to torment women everywhere :(.

wished they raised the bail amount so high that he couldn't bond out.
actually scratch that idea.. no bail for the women beater.

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Bass
02/05/24 8:29:16 PM
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Fuck this piece of shit. No way he should have been given bail. Hope he rots in prison for a long time, but he'll probably just get a slap on the wrist.

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mybbqrules
02/05/24 8:45:57 PM
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Just your average Trump voter.

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The_Korey
02/05/24 9:11:42 PM
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Babe, there are gay guys everywhere, DO SOMETHING!


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XxKrebsxX
02/05/24 9:16:09 PM
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tremain07 posted...
I'll be surprised if the charges even stick and won't be dropped

BINGO!

Remember, the state picks up DV cases but if the victim refuses to cooperate they will drop the charges.

Know what'll make the victim stop cooperating? A nice hefty sum of money from Mommy and Daddy and a NDA afterwards.
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cjsdowg
02/05/24 9:18:29 PM
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And he gets away with it. Fucking hell.

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nocturnal_traveler
02/05/24 9:21:49 PM
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hockeybabe89 posted...
Most homophobes hate gay people because they are hateful pieces of shit, not because they are secretly gay.
Unless they're Republican politicians.

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MarcoRubio
02/05/24 9:23:42 PM
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DystopiaMan posted...
I'm just glad it wasn't the heir of Domimo.

...why the fuck would that matter?

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Antiyonder
02/05/24 9:25:09 PM
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hockeybabe89 posted...
Most homophobes hate gay people because they are hateful pieces of shit, not because they are secretly gay.

True, though I think often times gender stereotypes or roles would exist if society gave no care about people being gay or trans.

Heck, I see many old shows and such with a father opposed to their kids' gender "inappropriate" hobby, it feels like father dreads the kid is in the closet.

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mercurydude
02/06/24 12:36:03 AM
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darkace77450 posted...
I really wish people wouldn't trot this tired line out every time some piece of shit targets the lgbt community. Not all homophobes are closeted homosexuals, and not all closeted homosexuals are violent or self-loathing.

And I wish I wouldn't get pounced on if I bring it up like it's something that doesn't happen just because you claim it's "tired."

I used to track groups like Exodus International, NARTH, the AFA, the FRC, and all their sordid affiliate groups, and it was a regular thing for someone to be preaching venom against gay people one day and then get caught at a gay club the next. It wasn't even that long ago that yet ANOTHER anti-gay politician got caught with his pants down (figuratively, this time). Look up Randy McNally to see what I'm talking about.

That is the world in which we live, whether you like it or not. It's also a world where the gay panic defense is a thing; think about what the whole basis of that is. It's typically used for situations so similar to this that I wouldn't be surprised for his lawyer to say that he didn't mean to hurt her but was driven to temporary insanity because one of those gay guys looked at him a certain kind of way.

No, I don't think Ben Shapiro is secretly gay or that Anita Bryant is a self-hating gay man in a woman suit, but I'm also aware of the pattern of this happening again and again.

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FolkenRawr
02/06/24 12:40:25 AM
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cocaine possession. He was freed on a $180,000 (

Fry.shocked on both parts.

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paerarru
02/06/24 2:19:24 AM
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You guys think this is normal?? No, right? I mean, this guy sounds certified insane. He could be ANYTHING.

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Baha05
02/06/24 2:22:26 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b23d7fc3.jpg

I take it he looks like this son of a bitch?

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Dark_Arbron
02/06/24 2:27:17 AM
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But remember, people like this "just have a different opinion to you" and should be treated as legitimate.
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GrandConjuraton
02/06/24 2:32:13 AM
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mybbqrules posted...
Just your average Trump voter.


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LightningThief
02/08/24 9:36:50 AM
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BewmHedshot posted...
Homophobia and transphobia are often just repressed misogyny leaking out.
You aren't helping trying to associate everything as one.
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ironman2009
02/09/24 11:15:30 PM
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fuck man, these idiots really think they are the main character and the world revolves around them.

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AzNDarkSamurai
02/09/24 11:22:57 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
fuck man, these idiots really think they are the main character and the world revolves around them.

Introducing the entitlement of the rich and the wealthy

ill be very surprised if he faces any real consequences for this

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LightningThief
02/10/24 8:56:22 AM
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Wherethisfeom posted...
He said often, not always. Not sure what's the harm in doing so anyway since all 3 are equally garbage.
It's not even often, and doesn't help to address the problem calling them all one and the same.

We agree they are all bad things, but bad things are all not the same thing. They have definitions.

Any chance of even converting a person to not be one of the 3, you polarize the entire conversation likely pushing that person in the opposite direction since it's attempting to call a completely different thing the same thing.
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02/10/24 9:03:37 AM
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brestugo
02/10/24 9:05:46 AM
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Kind of curious how this guy "knew" the couple next to them were gay. Could have been just two guys out for steaks.

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Neoconkers
02/10/24 9:08:50 AM
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He began dating Tinsley Mortimer in 2012.[3][4] In 2016 Mortimer told People that she had "spent two years covering up a violent relationship" with Fanjul, including a 2013 incident in which Mortimer had been hospitalized with head injuries,[5][6][3] and other incidents in 2014 through 2016.[3][7]
In April 2023 Fanjul was arrested for assaulting a woman at his home.[8][2]

the bail system working as intended

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Jiek_Fafn
02/10/24 9:08:56 AM
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There are so many points in this series of events where I just thought "wut?"

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SecretBase
02/10/24 9:11:43 AM
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Violent offenders shouldn't receive bail/bond.

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