so you are the only man that doesn’t rape women, got it

In Germany gun permits are only valid for 3 years and people applying for one have to go through a test to evaluate their character/sanity and their need for a gun. A person must be at higher risk than the general population and a gun has to be a reasonable tool for minimizing that risk* to be deemed as in need of a…

Congress has actually blocked the CDC and NIH from being able to study gun violence (even though 34000 Americans die per year).

Don’t let anyone ever tell you your home is safer with a gun in it.

People missing the point will try to point out that she apparently was only using a pistol at the time, so likely not a type of gun that is currently being targeted by gun control advocates. But the real point is the disconnect between the dream—I will use this to protect my family!!!—and the reality—that it is far…

Jesus christ. And this is the RESPONSIBLE gun owner that needs to defend her family? Her family needed to be protected from her. I do not know if gun control laws would have stopped this, but I do know it’s worth trying.

All responsible gun owners are responsible gun owners right up until they aren't. Weird how that works.

jesus christo. sounds like her family needed protection alright—protection from her. can we all agree more guns is not the answer here? literally no one has suggested taking a way guns from people who have them legally. I realize this woman probably had her gun legally. but we can begin to curtail the prevalence of…

only a rapist would think like that—that by getting drunk all she was doing was offering up an opportunity to any passing dude capable of raping an unconscious woman (like you—because you saw it as an opportunity too, and proved that by making this comment). at least you know yourself, right? cool. you should go look…

That’s exactly what youre doing.

But??

This girl is a BEAUTIFUL writer and it’s a real fucking shame that this is the way we have to find out about her gift.

Yep. That quote from the judge -

The thing is, they didn’t even HAVE to listen to women. There were two men that saved her, chased him off, and acted as eyewitnesses to his crime, but his welfare is still prioritized before hers. And arguably, before the welfare of his next potential victim.

Wow. Her statement is so incredibly eloquent and spot -on. I really hope that she will find some sort of peace.

You can police every aspect of your speech, you can wear the right things, you can get all the degrees and expertise, you can write the most fucking eloquent and heartbreaking courtroom statement and still there are men who will not hear you because they just don’t listen to women.

Nice try Hydra agent Shiz. Nice try...

I heard my friend’s husband use “feminazi” recently so I hate him. Does that count?

Whoa whoa whoa, let’s not bury the lede here.

Speaking as a comic fan, it sounds like the 1993-98 period where I stopped reading entirely were the correct choice.