I dunno Rich, I guess I can conjure some snark about it but for the most part that video seemed to be guys trying really hard to communicate the best way they saw to deal with a situation in which one of their friends and business partners destroyed a personal relationship with his family and with them and also abused…

You just identified what happened.  They initiated a car chase with an armed man, and engaged in a shootout with him when he fired back, all while knowing the very person they were meant to protect was there.  And now that person is dead because she got shot.  Whatever else may have happened, there were plenty of…

If you take a step back and ask “What, exactly, do we need the police for and want them to do,” this sort of situation would seem to be exactly it. Armed and dangerous guy with a hostage. And yet, the police’s actions (which don’t seem to me, to display a whole lot of dexterity and skill in crisis management, at least…

No one accused anyone of crimes- but it’s creepy and fewer people are afraid to say so out loud these days. 

Geez, that show was full of perverts and cult members.

Dude definitely had a type*.

That’s actually an idea that has merit.  As long as it doesn’t remove every female officer from the “male police stations” ... because that would turn those into a cesspool of hatred and excess testosterone that could only be bad for the general public.

But we shouldn’t redirect money from police budgets everywhere towards bolstering mental health services and responses? Oh no, that would be wrong. Just like ever even considering a smaller military budget, since you know, we’re not actually fighting in any officially declared wars anywhere.

It’s all certainly helpful additional information but I honestly don’t believe putting this information in front of Depp supporters does much. It matters to put it out there no matter what, of course, that’s not what I’m saying - but that they are at a point of being so far gone with this conspiracy theory that…

You are working way too hard on this. Which you already know. 

Yes, the relationship was indeed legal.  That is a thing that is true.  And the world shall remember that was your first thought when this was brought up.

If you’re saying that you don’t recognize a VAST difference in maturity, decision-making, coping skills, etc between 18 and 33 then you’re only telling on yourself. 18 may be ‘legal’, but it’s still dating as close as you can to an actual child without breaking the law.

It has to be the right show, and “Funny Girl” is not the right show.

Funny Girl is inextricably linked to Barbara. It’s one of those shows that you just can’t put on again on Broadway successfully because Barbara was the secret sauce that gave it its popularity. No one is interested in seeing another take on it.

The…

Yes. Again, yes. The Biden administration wants you to vote.

I have a lot of respect for her continued advocacy in this area. She does seem to use her profile for good when it comes to prison/sentencing reform.  

So much editing needed, ASAP:

I am shocked at the number of women I know who are adamantly pro-Depp on this. I kept seeing one meme on Facebook that was like “Johnny was there for us, now we need to be there for him!” Ma’am, Johnny was never there for you, and if “being there for him” requires calling his ex a whore, maybe think about that for a…

I read get op-ed. It’s the most benign, fluff piece out there. Heard doesn’t even mention him by name, uses generic terms to refer to her past abuse and if you remove the parts about being a movie star pretty much any adult woman on the planet could’ve written it. If Depp had just controlled his massive ego and not…

I tried really hard not to feel involved or invested in this trial—I don’t know anything about this relationship and I don’t want to assume innocence or guilt when such horrifying accounts of domestic violence exist on both sides.

It isn’t uncommon to have EXTREMELY low levels of admin staffing during campus breaks. If there are no students in the building to utilize the lost & found desk for two weeks the school certainly isn’t going to pay to staff it.