Thank you for taking the time to write this background piece. You’ve educated me more in this comment than I could ever have hoped from news articles.

You’re welcome. And no, not to my knowledge... That’s sadly explainable by the fact that in our “macho” culture, all the indignation is towards enforcing vengeance and punishment over the rapists, while not much care is given to the victim.

Just adding my thanks for the overview.

Thank-you for describing the context of this event.

Thanks for the background.

agreed so hard about jaime. he had huge character growth like two seasons ago and now is right back to the beginning which DISLIKE.

He’s saying that Depp is smearing her in the press to get away from abuse allegations. Where are you getting the other side?

Bartenders roofie people too.

Utah is where old weird British accents, much reduced today thanks to radio and television, went. Older Utahns say “fark” for “fork”; this probably is because a very large portion of 19th-century Mormon converts were from North Yorkshire—pronounced by locals as “Narth Yarkshire.”

I love that she is using her experience to comment and constructively criticize the rape culture we have all around us. She is SO bright and thoughtful, and I really am inspired by the way she took something so terrible in her life and is using it to help other people. I believe she can make a difference in the way…

It seems weird to me to give a sic to “premedidated” rather than just assuming that what was heard as a d was actually a t?

Yep. She is impressive and inspiring.

I admire Elizabeth Smart so much for all the advocating she does for women and girls who have been raped. She's a strong woman.

So glad to see she’s doing well. She’s a tough as nails woman who doesn’t get enough credit for everything she’s accomplished.

I continue to be extremely impressed with Elizabeth and the advocacy she is doing. She seems like a very strong young woman. I am hopeful her speaking out against labeling survivors as damaged or at fault will penetrate deeper in religious circles.

I respect her so much. She has some very biting things to say about purity culture in general and it is wonderful.

Ms. Smart seems like an exceptionally brave woman. Every time I see her putting herself out there in public, I can’t help but think, “You go, girl!”

Keep fucking rocking, Elizabeth Smart! That’s all I’ve got. I have no snark or cynicism to give. Just keep being an amazing human being.

Meh, I don’t like either of them but Amber is young and shouldn’t waste any more of her life and youth on this drunk mess.

Honestly, if Clinton would have tried to debate McCain in the final days of the 2008 campaign, everyone would have been calling for her head.