That’s not shocking. The commentators on this website love to accept that anybody simply accused of despicable behavior involving a woman is guilty. As a civil attorney, I have unfortunately seen people (men and women) make false accusations far too frequently to simply believe that an accusation is true without any…

Yeah, the whole death penalty thing is barbaric. I don’t understand how we can have all these constitutional rights, but still allow something so archaic as the death penalty.

Oh, I’m not saying we have a great system. The whole electing judges is awful. I also agree that we have all sorts of racial issues that other countries may not have. But you are not going to get me every to agree that a system where an appellate court can find someone guilty of a more serious crime than the lower…

Um, no. I actually think Bill Murray is an asshole and can’t think of a single movie of his that I enjoy. People can literally put anything they want in a civil court filing. That doesn’t make it true. Particularly when it is a contentious divorce. I just don’t believe accusations that have no foundation other than…

Yeah, and don’t you love how the title is about an allegation from a nasty divorce that has never been proven? I mean, it sounds like there are a lot of incidents where you can legitimately say that the guy is difficult. But to pick an unproven allegation from a court filing and call him an abuser seems a bit much.…

The other thing is that you assume an appellate court would somehow make it better, not worse. A jury includes whites, blacks, latinos, etc. Most appellate judges are white. Your assumption that an appellate court would give a harsher sentence to a white cop than a jury is probably not right.

Well, I guess it depends on whether you believe someone accused of a crime should be entitled to certain protections. Even with our higher protections than many countries, we still have a lot of people wrongly accused who have been put to death or are sitting in jail. Every week, there’s another story of someone who…

I can’t imagine why they thought this was acceptable at such an upstanding news network.

The prosecution can’t appeal a sentence in the United States in order to get a harsher punishment. The only circumstance where I have ever seen the prosecution appeal is when the judge sentence the person for the wrong crime. Like, the judge found the person guilty of one crime (rape), but then sentenced him for…

But the theory still applies, even if it’s a judge. If it’s a bench trial, and the judge is the finder of fact, then an appellate court should not be able to enact a harsher sentence. The constitutional protection is about the limitation of an appellate court (whether a jury or judge is the sentencer)- and I don’t…

Their kid is still alive. If nothing else, have some respect for the child.

Makes me happy to live in the US I guess. I mean, the whole point of a jury trial is that they are the factfinders and your peers. If an appellate court can give you a harsher punishment than a jury, what’s the point of having a jury?

Wow. Apparently they don’t have the same constitutional protections as we have. Not that I’m making any statement on his guilt or innocence. But what a process when an appeals court can find you guilty of a more severe charge.

I just googled, and there are literally hundreds of pictures where she looks fantastic. In fact, this picture doesn’t even show up on the first page of results. This website actually must have tried to find the worst photo possible and skipped by the first hundred good photos.

I am in no way a fan of Kesha. But I do think it’s odd that Jezebel continues to use this photo. Aren’t we supposed to be pro-women and pro-survivors here? She’s been through a lot of shit, including rehab, and it seems like the website is purposefully trying to make her look bad.

Lol. I’ll keep that in mind when my nieces and nephews go to college. 18 credits and working 30 hours? Whiny baby.

People are crazy. It kind of reminds me of that Russell Wilson commercial for Bose (if you have seen it) where Macklemore is following him around complimenting him. I wonder if people really have a voice in their head that does that. And where can I get one?

Yeah, I do think it depends on the bar. And you’re right that you can’t expect people to change their behavior. But I also think that parents need to realize that people who don’t have kids don’t want to see kids in a bar. It is literally the one place that I should be able to go without encountering children. Now,…

I don’t know why people think they should congratulate themselves for making a reproductive decision, no matter what it is. Do people congratulate themselves for other decisions in their lives?

Haha. As one of the anti-kid crowd, you are not fooling anyone. None of us are. Nobody is happy all the time, whether you have kids or not. I know that regardless of how cute your kids look on social media, they will be screaming in Target the next day. I also know that no matter how happy I look with husband in our…