was gonna ask how dumb a person could be... but then i remembered who our president is.

Back when the documentary first came out, it was kind of up in the air what the girls’ defenses were, and there was still a lot of tumult about whether they would/should be deemed fit to stand trial. The schizophrenia diagnosis was discussed pretty thoroughly, but I think for the other girl, it was a lot more…

The instant this story broke, I assumed he killed her.

So she accidentally decided to resist him when he tried to rape her?

No no no. It was an accident at sea. He was being considerate by burying her in the ocean she loved. The guy’s a hero. Nothing to see here.

He did. They found a body in the water Which is probably her, it was missing legs, arms and head! So it don’t sound like any accident.

Yes. This statement:

If you haven’t seen it, the Beware the Slenderman documentary on this stabbing on HBO is a really informative, heartbreaking look at the situation. Getting a glimpse at these girls’ lives leading up to the attack and understanding the context of it really sheds a new light on it. It’s not just some nasty, Mean Girl…

I hate that we charge juveniles as adults. The state shouldn’t take a hard line with some things like consent or voting and then bend them for others. I understand that this presents challenges but this is particularly true for first offenders.

I think she would be in a JDC until 18, but yeah. Judges in cases like this are not in enviable positions.

The answer to both questions is :

Katya was robbed in All Stars 2.

Also then later he called it a disgusting lie to say there were NOT parallels between her daughter and nazis. I can’t imagine why she wouldn’t want to talk to him after that.

Also you could listen to Camera Obscura which in my mind is just as good.

I just happen to be visiting my dad in Idaho when this happens. Not a huge eclipse nerd, but being able to do something special with my 82-year old dad is a treat.

The T - the truth. Spill the tea = tell the truth. I know all this from RuPaul’s Drag Race.

I’m so old, I predate the popularity of the Spice Girls and I’m confused by all their references to tea. Do they need a cup?

The all-fours thing got me too. It’s like they literally felt these women were no different than cattle.

I normally am slow to call for trigger warnings, but that was literally horrifying. I am not black, but I feel like some people might not want to take on reading it this week.

Oh god, just reading about the women being probed while all on fours and held down while being butchered without anesthesia made me clench my vaginal muscles and bite down on my lip to keep myself from crying out. Goddamn.