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Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn Islands, in the southern Pacific Ocean, of which many of the 40 inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS Bounty. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Come for the mutiny, stay for the sexual abuse.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Ooof, that was bad...

Luckily one of the convicted rapists is mayor now!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Christian_%28mayor%29?wprov=sfla1

Just wtf