Nothing I said is in conflict with anything you said, but thanks. I was questioning the specific use of restitution as a remedy.

She was already vulnerable to predators and sex traffickers, that’s how she ended up in this mess in the first place. The system already failed her. I hope she finds peace wherever she goes.

It would be a judgement made against them that would follow them wherever the money may lay. The possibility of discharging it through bankruptcy is low and would still follow through til death.

what the fuck was she supposed to do?

“Excuse me sir, is this woman with you Pieper Lewis?

Iowa law requires the payment as a penalty for being convicted on murder charges... there was no leeway for the Judge in this case, it’s an automatic part of the sentencing.

I think she took a plea deal. And since that admitted her guilt in the murder, and thus the case was effectively about the award. I doubt she had much in the way of counsel to help her in a civil case, and likely little outside of her testimony that she was his victim. At least that’s what I remember and put together…

I’m still flummoxed that she was supposed to pay restitution to his family. My memories of Contracts have pretty much gone since law school, thank god, but I’m pretty sure restitution is the value of something you’ve lost. In stabbing the sex trafficking rapist, surely she wasn’t really depriving anyone of anything?

Wild that I couldn’t make out a single distinct feature of this person. It’s like I couldn’t even tell it was them if they where to knock on my door as soon as I post this. That’s crazy.

that fucking judge needs to chew on a goddamn brick.

I hope she took all that gofundme money and is off to Zihuatanejo, Shawshank style. 

A message to the public: If you see this fugitive, no you didn’t.

Not the baker’s fault, but following recipes that use volume instead of weight.  

He deceived his best friends and business partners, endangered their company by engaging in potential litigious behavior, and damaging their brand. Theyre angry, hurt, and sad. 

Why are they apologizing? Because they’re fully functioning adults, you fucking moron. They’re in charge of a company with real employees. If they don’t say anything then everyone, including Rich, would be all over that shit.

He officially left the group on September 16, according to the video.

What an amazingly obnoxious and aggressively stupid article/tone. I cannot overstate just how obnoxious this article truly is. The amount of needless and unwarranted snark is immensely off-putting and entirely pointless. Yes, how dare they be upset that a guy they have been friends and co-workers with and built a…

Is Jezebel paying for the asshole take to incite outrage? That’s the only excuse for this steaming pile.

Fuck you Rich. The remaining TryGuys did everything pretty much perfectly, right down to hiring a human resources consultant immediately out of the gate, and not sweeping anything under the rug.  They also did their best to protect Alex from the shitty misogyny that will inevitably levelled at her.

I had no idea who these guys were before this started being reported, but I think this is a little harsh. We want people to take these things seriously. I thought their emotions seemed genuine and I appreciate their transparency.