I call her Hermione Clinton in my head now, because you just know that even though she could beat Trump without studying a goddamn bit, she still studies because she wants to be the best she can possibly be.

It’s easy to imagine Hillary Clinton wiling the evening away with some close friends, laughing over champagne over all of this mishegoss.

Maybe that resentment should be directed at the actual abuser?

This kinda shit makes me rageeeeee. I just listened to a podcast about a case in Ohio where a woman was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated vehicular homicide after attempting to flee from her abusive husband with her daughters— he held onto the car to try and prevent her from leaving and she accidentally…

Premeditated self-defense is still self-defense.

She was a child having to deal with a very adult life and death problem, she probably saved the lives of her family, but that doesn’t matter. This is garbage.

I would still argue PTSD. That sort of trauma takes its toll and when you aren’t personally in the thick of it, it’s difficult to really grasp the sense of fear and distress a victim is feeling.

I’m really proud of myself for choosing gum this season.

32 year old Ryan Lochte = just boys being boys

It probably isn’t being contemplated. As far as I can tell, all that’s been said is that IF she is tried as an adult (which would require the State’s Attorney to move to have her tried as an adult and the court to actually grant that motion) and IF she is found guilty of aggravated murder (rather than a lesser offense…

she did it in self defence :(((( poor girl

Weeelllllllll... The reason charges were brought is because she shot him while he was sleeping, so premeditation is key there. I think it’s pretty clear she tried everything she could before she came to the conclusion that killing the guy was her family’s only way out. We have laws, vengeance isn’t the answer, can’t…

She needs help to deal with all of this. Not to be treated like a villain while the Twitter ghouls create racist memes about her. A man brutalized those closest to him. It’s heartbreaking that it fell to her to do something to stop him. The system failed that family.

Holy shit. 15 year olds are not adults. Also, clearly this kid suffers from PTSD. Mitigating circumstances, y’all. Killing is wrong and terrible, but this child can’t be held culpable for her actions.

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

14-year-olds are not adults. I still dressed up my American Girl Doll for holidays and went to summer camp when I was 14.

What a shit world this is.

No kidding. Also, not that there is anything “funny” about this whole situation, but seriously- Billy Bush is a part of THAT BUSH FAMILY. Did he not think that maybe his cousin, who was running for the Republican nomination might be interested in this information, like, a year ago? Did anyone at the RNC vet their…

Then why issue the apology?

Honestly, I cannot understand the batshit mental acrobatics and internalized misogyny that would enable any woman to defend Trump’s comments.