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Argentina: Rugby Players Sentenced for Murder

  • #Argentina
  • #Murders and attempted murders
  • #Verdicts & sentences
  • #Crime
  • #Lawsuits
  • #South America
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FEB 2023
Image copyright: AFP [via Al Jazeera]
story last updated FEB 2023

The Spin

Left narrative

The killing of Báez Sosa is a product of classism, racism, toxic masculinity, and violence that have long permeated Argentina's culture. Rugby's "herd mentality" and the normalization of cruelty also played a significant role. The debate should not be about whether the attackers are psychopaths, but rather about the society that has produced toxic conditions.

Buenos Aires Times

Right narrative

It's sad that a sport like a rugby is being exploited by some who espouse post-modern "woke" values to discuss virtue-signaling concepts such as "toxic masculinity." This assault was a tragedy and the focus should be on holding violent criminals accountable — not ideological grandstanding.

Unherd

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