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Torchlight

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8. It will be a tool to remove 'undesirables'

Reply to MichMan (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 06:37 PM

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I tend to believe it's naive to think it will be used by the administation for its stated purpose. If I thought it would be used toi target all deadbeats, sure. But I don't hold that particular opinion (rafts are not my thing...)

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