Yes, this felt extremely disingenuous to me. She was using the platform to talk about a bigger issue, but she was being ASKED about THIS case, and the particulars are absolutely relevant. 

I fully agree that the carceral system is a failure and that we need to support survivors more as a society. But I think incarceration or loss of other rights shouldn’t be about punishment at all — not punishment on behalf of the “people”/state OR the victim. If we’re talking about community-based restorative justice,…

I’m glad Jezebel talked to experts about this, but these quotes from Kelly Starr and Ruth Glenn are really disappointing. This is just say-nothing-authoritatively nonsense. And I don’t say that because I disagree with them, but because they made absolutely no points other than “domestic violence happens for reasons…

I think you’re spot-on here. (So, so sorry for your loss.)

Kidada Jones looks JUST like Melissa on Pretty Little Liars in this picture (if Melisssa were black, obviously).

Ugh, what a disgusting comment. This “sexually self-assertive... non-victim” is free to be “normally inquisitive” with other (consenting, “inquisitive”) preteens. A grown man having sexual contact with an 11 year old is not normal, and it is harmful to the children involved.

I find it interesting that he’s apparently not claiming to have believed she was 16 - he’s claiming to have believed she was “at least 16,” suggesting that he didn’t actually ask or have any basis for that belief.

Most people don’t adhere to the “traditional conservative” version of any religion - not sure why this is a surprise to you.

Right, because the problems in the criminal justice system have absolutely no relation to other societal inequities.

Fair enough. I think that would be a strange lie, though.

* Edited - I asked a dumb question and figured out the answer myself! Wish I could delete my comment. Sorry!

That seems pretty unlikely given that she said her pregnancy was a surprise.

Did she have any reason to believe this guy was crazy/violent? I don’t know much about him, but it doesn’t seem unreasonable to me that she would assume she wouldn’t be murdered and dismembered...

I am super sad that Kara’s leaving.

You are incorrect. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/latinx

“Latinx” is an established term. “Latini” is not. Your unfamiliarity with the term does not invalidate it.

It doesn’t have to be an either-or. In my opinion, these incidents should result in both criminal and civil cases. Also, I really don’t agree that this is an outrageous settlement?

Well, forcible sodomy IS worse than consensual coupling.

Of course, but I do think a mosque and a prison have different considerations/options with regard to having skinheads around...

I really don’t think we need to expose MORE Muslims to this asshole.