Translation: “I know I’m an asshole and that people would be pissed if they knew.”

The next person who tells me to let go of my anger is getting punched in the face and then told “just let it go!!!”

Exhibit A: R. Kelly.

The burden of rape was placed upon her by her rapist. She did not choose it and no matter how she handles it she cannot choose to just “put down that cross.” Full stop.

She explained very clearly why she didnt call...she even acknowledged she continued to date him after the rape. And I really dont understand your last paragraph..put down the cross/burdern of rape? She didnt choose to be raped, she is just talking about it just like she would talk about sayadeath in her family. As the…

She gets to tell her story irrespective of what does or doesn’t happen to her rapist and abuser. While you may not have intended to do so, you just engaged in victim shaming.

Where are you getting this? I haven’t seen a single thing that implies that anyone thinks social media shaming is enough.

“I just ask you to consider me when you’re talking about your ex”

The gun was new to the police force and hadn’t had much experience of killing yet. It went off by accident because it was excited to shoot some criminals and forgot it was present at the scene to save lives rather than take them.

One bullet could be an “accident”. 7 accidents in a row, that kill people???!!! Hmmmm. Strange that during his little accident, the police officer didn’t lower his weapon so that his misbehaving weapon didn’t cause harm.

I think they use ‘fatally wound’ to say that it was an accident, not outright murder. But it WAS murder. The cops killed two people. Guns don’t just go off. This isn’t turning your car too quickly, losing control, and hitting someone. It’s not an ACCIDENT. Guns need to be shot by someone to kill another, which is…

Sometimes the best way to truly support people whom you empathize with is too hold. Them. ACCOUNTABLE. Please stop being an apologist in an article about the needless loss of life of two individuals who have virtually no one to do the same on their behalf. You have been in virtually EVERY THREAD defending police as if…

Exactly. Seven shots fired, two dead. One of whom was completely innocent and unarmed, the other who could have been controlled using non-lethal methods. Your weapon does not accidentally discharge SEVEN times killing two targets.

You do realize that the LEO’s who respond don’t have to actually confront LaGrier right away. They can stay back and talk to him instead of doing what they normally do and pull up right on top of someone and then claim they are in danger.

Completely ridiculous. Trolls are weird and terrible but you have to admire their commitment to being dicks. People suck.

More than understandable. This is one of those “boiling frog” types - presents as reasonable at first, then, when actually reasonable people get sucked in, and only then, breaks out the real victim-blaming fruitbat inside:

We can without a doubt not allocate even a hint of blame on the woman that was shot opening a door to let officers into the building so they could have access to the situation.

I know that legal language must be “neutral” but my point is that this isn’t neutral. It is false. It suggests that the weapon played a part in deciding the outcome. The weapon is an object, incapable of discharging itself no matter how combative the situation is.

No doubt.

exactly. what happened to “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”? except when it’s a cop, I guess?