Beating a woman is not a mistake. Are you familiar with abuse, the women are often too afraid to tell anyone. Also she likely relies on him for financial support which further complicates the situation.

It can't come as surprise to anyone that Peterson beat more than just one of his children any more than what was in the elevator video surprised anyone. These men have failed to live up to their titles and AP should be cut just as Rice was. It's an untenable situation and the Vikes would be crazy to keep this serial…

Someone also pointed out in a discussion on Groupthink this morning that it's important that schools have their own mechanisms for dealing with campus sexual assault, since trials can take years. There needs to be a way to respond to and protect rape victims more quickly than that.

Also, for people minimizing this because the poor lady was just sooo stressed, please read the appeals court's opinion reinstating the charges. She not only placed a Craigslist ad, she REPLIED to those ads PRETENDING TO BE THE INTENDED VICTIM. So the whole 'oh, I didn't know anything bad would happen' line from her…

Is a boy killing a girl because she wouldn't go to the prom with him also a coping mechanism? Do i really don't understand what a coping mechanism is or is it a really weird thing to mention in this context?

And now her disabled daughter and husband will need professional caretakers. Though, in light of the little I know about this woman, I suspect a professional caretaker will be far more nurturing and professional than she could be, even to her own family members.

Well this dirt bag is just chock full of assholes today. And yes, that includes Martha.

Have you ever known someone who believes their own lies? I feel like LiLo might be one of those folks.

Ain't no wrath like a WASP-y white lady's wrath. I hope this feud goes on forever.

It was not her fault. She is 9. Her parents signed her up to shoot and allowed her to shoot an Uzi. The range allows minors to shoot automatic weapons. Vacca himself switched it to automatic. THEY are all at fault here. She is just a victim of the idiots around her.

No, it wasn't. It wasn't in any way, any of her fault. She's fucking 9 years old for goodness sake. This is absolutely 100% the fault of the fuckwit who put an uzi in her hands, switched it to fully automatic, then told her to pull the trigger. The fully grown adult who, at any point, could have said "You know…

How do you choose between an anthropomorphic soul patch and ex-Mr. Goop?

"I don't believe in domestic violence."

I hate the argument "people have done so much worse so we should forgive this"

It seriously makes my brain hurt

Exactly. "Not to be a total asshole, but..."

Same as "Not to be racist, but [most racist thing you've ever heard]."

I had the same thoughts. What the hell does that even mean?

"I'm not defending domestic violence, I'm just defending domestic violence," said every apologist asshole interviewed.

I hate to keep beating my drum but http://tartis.kinja.com/my-abortion-16…

My son is missing a part of his brain—the speech center. He was born with a benign cyst behind his left eye—it took years of therapy but he speaks now—he has some residual motor issues but he will live a very normal and productive life. The ability for the brain to re-wire itself is absolutely incredible.