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Conservative asked me my thoughts on a situation if a guy who says he's trans walks into a womens restroom but is lying and isn't actually trans (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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My thoughts is that it's a simple situation really. If they're harassing or assaulting people, the women will call the cops or something, simple situation and get the guy arrested. If he's not doing anything, it's nothing harmful. Apparently that's not a solid enough answer. What should I have said?

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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 52 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

It's quite interesting to see them make this argument while also claiming that gun control laws can't possibly work because criminals won't abide by them.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 35 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

I guess we need to allow everyone to use any washroom because we need a good man in the women's washroom to be around to save the women from a bad man in the women's washroom

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Careful, conservatives have historically been against desegregating spaces.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 hours ago

Not if it means white men can go wherever they want!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Gun control laws don't stop bad actors from acting badly. And neither will restroom laws.