THANK YOU. This is the second time I’ve seen dingoes come up in comments about this child, and it’s like no one ever noticed that that poor lady was exonerated.

Disney World is huge....like a town of its own. They can’t possibly rid it of wildlife, and honestly, the wildlife is one of the loveliest things about it. Walking around the value resorts, sometimes you’ll see the sidewalks covered in frogs if the sprinklers have just come on. The Deluxe DVC resorts are full of…

This is not specific to the article, or to comments here...I just need to get this off my chest in response to comments I’ve been seeing on this news all over the web.

You obviously haven’t read many details about this case. There were a lot of incidents, and a lot more than just a phone.

Please do.

You might want to reread your dictionary. Violence does in fact have a meaning, and damaging property is in it.

Yes, and we should stop pretending it isn’t. If more of us were aware of this, more of us would get out before the physical violence makes it to our bodies instead of our surroundings.

Depp was arrested for domestic violence. He smashed $10,000 worth of furniture while screaming at Kate Moss. Punching walls (note his broken hand a while back) and breaking things while arguing with a partner is abuse, and we need to stop pretending it isn’t. More women would leave their abusive relationships earlier,…

That part kills me, because I read those things. What person who hasn’t lived with an abuser would think of anything close to those messages? Who in their right mind would say, “Hmmm...I think I’ll fabricate abuse evidence. Why don’t I have Johnny’s assistant tell me ‘When I told him he kicked you, he cried...”?

Cue all the MRAs jumping in to tell us how women abuse men just as often as men abuse women, and to please ignore the variance in injury and death between the two. She’s got bruises to show for it, but sure, her grabbing Tasya’s arm in the airport proves she’s been just as abusive to him.

Abusers tend to believe they’re the one being abused. =( I’m glad your friend is getting away.

Pardon me, I need a few minutes to HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS.

YES. That and the George Hearn/Angela Lansbury Sweeney Todd recording are the two most played discs in my home. I’ll have them going on the TV any time I’m cleaning or cooking or doing pretty much anything.

I need more stars. I do not have enough stars for this comment.

YEESSSSSS. People expect abusers to seem rough and abusive all the time, but if they were, how would they ever catch their prey? That description is *perfect* for my future ex....self-deprecating especially, to a huge degree. It puts people off their guard and on his side, and it trained me to blame all of his issues…

We’ve already seen in other photos that her hair easily covers that spot if she wants it to. Depp had already left the apartment, she was out of immediate danger, and she probably just let her hair fall over any redness on her face and didn’t let them far enough in to see what had happened. Abused women continue to…

Smashy tantrums during an argument with a partner are abuse. I have just learned this lesson the hard way, and I spread the word so that more people will recognize and escape before the violence escalates.

YES. Abusers often fully believe they’re the one being abused, and are more than happy to convince all their friends of it. And abusers are so damned convincing...if they weren’t good at that, they’d never be able to trap us in the first place.

Yes. There’s always a chance she could be lying, but I read the entire court document and everything in it just felt so familiar. And the next door neighbor who came over during the incident also swore out a statement for the court saying the same things. And her bruise...it’s clearly got a straight line along the…

Not to mention, a partner who submits to her abuser’s control almost never sees his rage incidents, because he doesn’t have to resort to rage to control her.