I’ve mostly avoided following this too, too closely, but this a defamation case. Watching that video, the juror’s statements make them sound completely uninformed as to what the legal definition of defamation is, and who the onus is on, which is a judges job to make sure they understand it. It makes zero sense to…

“However the juror insists that the jury “followed the evidence,” and that those who did use social media sites “made a point not to talk about it.”

Specifically, these were the three statements that the jury decided defamed Depp:

Yes it is uncomfortable to hear someone describe the abuse they suffered. Seeing as the jury decided they were both abusive to each other, and that’s what the op-ed she wrote said, no, she was not lying and the jury obviously fucked up.

Interesting that you’ve conflated a rapist with a rape victim.

Here’s a link to the article she wrote and for which Depp sued her. You tell me where it actually says he physically abused her.

Ten bucks says he thinks any woman who gets upset and cries about anything is just doing it to be “manipulative”

Ah yes, Murry Chang’s very reliable anecdotal evidence.

God get away from me

I’m not going to state my opinion on this trial, because I watched as little of it as possible.

I’m just boggled by comments here implying that if someone who has been through incredible trauma doesn’t tell her story in the exact right way she doesn’t deserve to be believed.

Also, she didn’t have to prove anything.  HE had to prove that she was lying.  The fact a juror in the case didn’t understand this is maddening.

I don’t understand why “stable demeanor/emotional state” would make you think “telling the truth,” under the circumstances; if anything, it would make me think, “practiced liar.”

Even if there is a statute of limitations two years seems absurdly short 

Sexual crimes shouldn’t have a statute of limitations.

Of course things will be done - the Supreme Court will continue striking down gun regulations, states will continue losing (or just surrendering) control over gun ownership, and the problem will get worse.

Something I find so depressing about the whole mess is that a large part of his speculated rationale was clearing his reputation enough to get his career back. But come on. Look at that career. This is an aging actor whose most recent roles prior to the bone he got thrown by JK Rowling were iffy at best. Maybe Tim…

To pontificate a little: it often seems worryingly as though people really believe that if someone is a Bad Person, they can’t be a victim, and therefore the abuse was not only justified but wasn’t even abuse at all. The same thing happened with Will Smith, where the internet immediately divided between “Rock said…

Brilliant post. Hat’s off to you mate.

I wish they had recast her. It isn’t jus the vaccine, she’s Qanon. She’s a wack, and she’s offensive on every level and she has destroyed a magnificent character for me. Under no circumstances can this loon become the new Black Panther.