There is no more appropriate punishment for George Zimmerman than for him to spend the rest of his life going through what every black youth goes through daily.

Not that I'm calling Zimmerman Valjean, of course.

... That's fascinating and all, but since he clearly wants his privacy, can we... I'unno... give him his privacy?

[Victim-blaming]

...Objection, your honor, relevance.

Seconded seconded seconded seconded seconded. <3~~

"Apologetics for"? More like "Outright recommendation of"!

Or the "Shoot the Black Kid" laws. =/

Also, Alexander was prevented from asserting the SYG defense because she had a chance to escape. Proving that the SYG law is completely fucked up.

I'd imagine they don't think of him as a "Someone."

Well, see, it's because she had a chance to escape.

The prosecution never wanted to win. They didn't even want to file.

In Florida, a hung jury means that the decision is made by the Great Mighty Bugstomper, a rotating position filled by a rejected design for a Muppet every three years, as determined by who gets the least votes in a special election.

It isn't too hard in general. It's FAR too hard to provide them to you, because there seems to be a disconnect between the things we say and the things you actually fucking read.

Even if we hadn't already discussed some- Protip: we did- there is a vast swath of feminist literature out there you could be reading to help you understand what you're talking about.

Interestingly enough, someone downstream in this very thread seems to be doing it, though. >.>

That "Some lip service" was a heartfelt oration on the suffering I think men in our society go through that took up over a full page of text when I wrote it. That was my point. The "Even though" was in anticipation of people downplaying those selfsame issues.

So basically, you read the first two sentences and then commented.

This moment is a great tragedy, because for some reason, your response is in the grey text. Come on, Jezzies, lift this one up into the black. People NEED to see this.