How long would you have liked Brock Turner to be sentenced for, and how much weight are you giving to the intense media coverage and that he must register on sex offender list for the rest of his life? I am genuinely curious, not being rhetorical. I would love there to be massive nationwide polling on this subject…

yes, in sexual assault cases, victims of sexual assault cannot sit on the jury. our legal system was designed so that jurors make a fair and reasonable determination of the facts, and apply those facts to the law, devoid of emotional judgments. I personally believe that there are plenty of sexual assault survivors who…

so you think he should get a life sentence? or were you hyperbolizing? it’s difficult for me to determine what would be fair. on the one hand, 6 months is obviously much too light, but on the other, life imprisonment seems too harsh.

Defendants absolutely use the drunk defense for a myriad of criminal and civil cases. It can be successful in cases that require a requisite intent. For example, larceny is

i understand the frustration/anger/disgust, but the “he’s a known liar so his word is worth nothing” is not only inadmissable in court, it’s also dangerous logic and the exact same rationale defense attorneys use to discredit victims. i dont know how many facts about this case you know, but i’ll assume you know more…

in criminal court, it would be manslaughter rather than murder. it’s incredibly rare for a death resulting from drunk driving to constitute murder, so much so that prosecutors often don’t even bring those charges. the mens rea requires an actual intent to kill to convict on murder. so while you are absolutely right…

i am feeling not very bright. the words are beautiful but I think im maybe not getting it, embarrassingly. is there are one or two sentence summary you might be willing to provide, about what flew over my head? i am 100% not being a hater. i want in on the message!

there are Bernie bros though. do they not exist? #notallberniesupporters

is there’s no video it couldn’t have happened. right.

how is she actively misrepresenting what happened when the people at issue confirmed what they said? which part is she misrepresenting

talk about incredibly oversensitive. “blackface-lite costume”? how can it be that if you’re the one saying it doesn’t even look like black hair? because she’s wearing makeup a bit dark, like i see every white lady in my life do on a regular basis (y’all need to be aware of the jawline!)? I dont get what the pearl…

see my earlier comment. civil and criminal systems are different. vast majority of rape/sexual assault victims do NOT sue their rapist in civil court for money. they report to police, who charge dude. police hand over to prosecutor, who prosecutes dude. overwhelmingly this evidence is allowed in civil trials b/c she…

the harm is that the defense could literally use ANYTHING in her past against her. for example, say she suffered from depression, which is pretty normal. let’s say the depression happened 5 yrs before the assault. the defense will spin that and say she made this assault claim because her depression, or her depression…

well no. there are different rules for our civil and criminal systems. kesha’s case is in the civil system, and she’s the one who “opened the door” by claiming trauma. she had a personal, private attorney who would have and should have warned her that claiming trauma would allow the defense into her records (and if he…

aren’t the chronic lyme deniers equally as ill-equipped then?

not sure if you’re shading yolanda but if so, she had a lot of “better things to do” than to make up symptoms, which by the way, were not “vague” at all. in fact they were very specific. also, can you explain to me why so many otherwise progressive people find it so difficult to be respectful and understanding of…

“Since 1991, over 200 students attending roughly 67 different schools have come forward with accusations of sexual abuse or harassment perpetrated by teachers, administrators, and staff.”

another problem is also that the rapist was also intoxicated. if he drove her home, then she has an argument that he was not too intoxicated to know what he was doing. but he will certainly make the defense that he lacked the mental capacity for any statute requiring intent

agree. im confused though why they didn’t bring it as assault. sure, the penalty may be less, but it should fit that definition at least.

the drugs, silly! the drugs