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Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for rape, received a mixture of boos and applause when he was introduced before his opening match on Sunday at the Paris Games.

Van de Velde was greeted with only a handful of boos when he first took the sand for warmups, but the hooting was louder for the more formal pre-match introduction. His teammate Matthew Immers – and all the other players appearing at the Eiffel Tower Stadium so far in the Summer Games – received nothing but cheers.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

Glad he is booed.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 3 months ago

A volleyball player, a rapist, and a paedophile walk into a bar.

"Get out of my bar, Steven van de Velde" says the barman.

[–] [email protected] 132 points 3 months ago

And then lost. Could have just left him at home and saved a lot of trouble.

[–] [email protected] 140 points 3 months ago (3 children)

What an ambarassment for my country. I thought surely if they let him play it must have been some Russian sham trial but no it was in England.

Why is this fuck allowed to show up and represent the Netherlands? Gross.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I'm so embarrassed for my countrymen as well, is this really how we want to be represented?

[–] [email protected] 112 points 3 months ago (5 children)

The USA has a rapist running for president.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

Most people hold the Netherlands to a higher standard. It’s like the “at least we’re not Alabama” of international politics.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Running? He was a rapist when he was president, too. For 4 years.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

As an American I'm mortified about that as well.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 months ago

He's also a convicted felon.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

Also gross.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like if there was nobody else in the whole country that isn't a convicted child rapist

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I haven't been convicted!

no, wait

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Officers! This guy. This guy right here!

He needs a detail while running for office.

[–] [email protected] 162 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He raped a 12 year old girl and served 1 year in prison before his country rescued him and set him free.

[–] [email protected] 109 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And then called it 'nonsense' to the press. He has no remorse whatsoever.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago

We need some British attendees to bring milkshaking to the global stage. If ever someone deserved it