Anna, I know you can't tell us who he is/who his dad is.

Today's Google Doodle celebrates Maria Mitchell, the first female astronomer in the U.S. who discovered a comet in 1847. (Be sure and read about her fascinating life... dome parties?) Just last week, the Doodle honored molecular biologist Rosalind Franklin. Yay lady scientists!

Yep - not "oh, I did something wrong. I wish I hadn't and won't again" but rather "I'm sorry you had a bad reaction to this thing that happened where I don't actually believe I'm wrong."

I remember hearing that in one of my criminal studies classes back in college (some 20 years ago) that parole boards would listen for that sort of passive, impartial observer type phrasing from prisoners applying for parole, as a sign that they didn't take ownership of their actions and that they had to mentally…

My abusive father did the same thing. He cornered me outside of my mother's house once after I was an adult and was all, "I don't know what I ever did, my own daughter won't talk to me, waaahhh me," and when I pointed out that he beat me he said right to my face, "I never hit you," like the idea was ridiculous. After…

My armchair psychologist's view (disclaimer: I do have a PhD in psychology. I am not a trained or licensed therapist. Like Stuart Smalley, I am a member of several 12-step programs).

What the judge said immediately after Castro's statement was, "Miss Knight, I want to commend you for your restraint during that last statement."

When my husband's abusive mom came out of rehab, she wrote him a letter saying "I'm sorry if I ever hurt you. I think I may have hit you one time when you were a kid". So many broken bones and a broken jaw (multiple times) say otherwise. People are FUCKING CRAZY!

Also, it's TOTALLY worth watching it to see the expression on Knight's face when that guy is about to step off to a millennium's worth of prison time. The one ray of sunshine in this whole fucking mess.

My wife's been watching the cable coverage of the sentencing and when CNN started expressing shock that he was blaming his victims, she just yells "Oh, yes, we all know CNN HATES blaming the victim."

Castro is a classic sociopath; he takes no responsibility for what he did, everything is someone else's fault or is "because of" whatever reason that he or his defense team can think up. He'll never "get it" or feel remorse.

I can't even look at that [insert word here strong enough to convey my utter disgust]'s face.

Just watched Castro's "statement". What. The Fuck. Beyond the whole "I'm not violent" thing and claiming the sex was consensual, he blamed EVERYONE except himself. It was their fault for getting into the car, his family's fault because he was sexually abused (which I don't buy), his wife's fault because she…

This story is absolutely unreal. I can't believe these women are still able to even speak, let alone be eloquent.

Agree with you. This comment chain took me back to another animal post where someone was all chuffed about pets that don't get fresh water every day, and I remember thinking (but did not comment) that there are millions of PEOPLE who don't have access to fresh water. It's all about a balanced attitude, I guess.

The balls on this kid.

I mean... that's pretty fucking gross. He never heard of kleenex?

Being caught fapping, by one's mother, is a seminal event for most boys.