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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Checked and they were each sold for under $10k. The latter was less than $5k. Fuck me.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I say this without a hint of irony or exaggeration, but literally every single news article I've ever read that has mentioned Uttar Pradesh, has been about a rape occurring there, almost always involving children. What the fuck is happening there? Is there seriously such an unchecked rape epidemic going on, or are UP's rape cases somehow being overrepresented in their media?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Check out OP's post history and you'll understand why.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why the fuck is that word in quotes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Plausible deniability to not get sued by not themselves making the claim but instead quoting the victim. A lack of integrity from the editors.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Could somebody familiar with Indian currency do an exchange rate? The converter I found said 5lak is only $.06 USD.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A lakh is 100k. So 5 lakh is 500k. Converted to USD, that’s around $5900 USD

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

A lakh is 100,000.

500,000 INR is $5900 USD or 5200 euros.

I tried a purchasing power comparing website since goods and services are cheaper in India and salaries are lower. It says the purchasing power of 500,000 INR in India is equivalent to the purchasing power of $24,700 USD in the US.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Thank you, this makes much more sense!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

What's the Indian government doing to stop this?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Modi...???

Pfft...

India's Mafia Don Mangolini. Don't be silly. 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

They will have gurus host yoga classes teaching acceptance

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Teens? The other article I saw claimed it was a 5 year old.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The article is about a 13 and 14 year-old girl. I can't even imagine 😨

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I guess there are several concurrent rape news.