people defending the use of the f word have no interest in its origins or historical usage, they’re just reaching for any justification that they can find to continue using a hateful slur that gamers fuckin love. they’re being told that how they acted in their teenage years isn’t acceptable anymore, and that makes…

It’s not symbolic, when people get things like three life sentences or 438 years in prison, it’s because it’s the sum total of the crimes that they’re being accused of. Each offense has to be considered separately, because if later someone is acquitted of one or more of their crimes, then the sentence can be reduced.