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more about #justiceforsome badSamurai: To hell with them both. I know people i like came to their defense @kanye, etc. But seriously what a terrible example to set @Rhianna &@chrisbro... more » veronykah: My question is, if I assault someone who isn't a significant other, say a person at a bar or at work would I receive the same kind of sentence? more » Trulymadlyme: What I think many people are missing is how long this probation is supposed to run and its effect on basically keeping Brown away from Rhianna. If he ... more » archaeo_girl: Yuck. This hits close to home. I wish the system for dealing with domestic violence was better and not so accusatory of the person being abused. I h... more » nyc-caribbean-ragazza: I agree with her. Paris got jail time because she was on probation and broke it. Chris Brown did get a tougher sentence because he is famous (not tha... more » Evie Havok: There is no legal system in America other than what you can buy. Our courts are more of a caste system than anything. Hell, to "dunk the defendants an... more » stoprobbers: Paris Hilton got jailtime for breaking her probation and flaunting her behavior and drinking in the media, in the face of the legal system. It serious... more » J.D.Regent: I think the prosecutor is right. I wish there were more like her. Brown DID get the 180 days of jail or hard labor in addition to the suspended ... more » kkatt: Excellent point made with the comparison to Paris Hilton considering jail time. The scary thing is that she even quoted Oprah saying that he would hit... more » femputer: One of the scariest rationales out there for going light on a violent offender (not that 5 years probation is necessarily light...) is that they are y... more » kithkin: I always wonder why people feel it is acceptable to say such implicitly racist things out loud, or in print. A thug? As you say, Megan, Diddy is only ... more » curiousgeorgiana: This is the rationale that got my ex off with a light probation sentence as well. He was preppy in appearance, honors grad from a good school, and an ... more » LoSpaz: I think Chris Brown should have done some jail time. There was proof in the photos, Rihanna cooperated, and, as this piece points out, Paris Hilton go... more » BeckySharper: Thank God Fairstein's writing lousy novels these days instead of fighting crime. more » STICKSnSCONES: I agree that he was sentenced more harshly than most other first time dv offenders,* but I do think it's still a fair punishment. And for those advoca... more » momentsofabsurdity: I expected this, and really, the court's hands were tied. What should be amended is the ways that we can amend the constitution. That is what caused t... more » JerkoftheMonth is changing her name!: Fuckers. I will be in CA (SF) in two weeks and if anyone is organising protests, I will be there. more » BetteD: I was crying angry tears on the treadmill, and bitched out two women I don't know who were voicing support for the ruling. So, I have to find a new gy... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I was reading an article about Sam Schulman's essay about "traditional marriage" (the one where he says that marriage is all about protecting and cont... more » ImproperDancing: WTF? That is all from this sad Californian. more » -
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Prosecutor Argues She Would Have Let Rihanna's Abuser Off Easier
Today, in the electronic pages of The Daily Beast, former New York prosecutor and crime novelist Linda Fairstein pens an impassioned defense of Chris Brown's domestic abuse case sentence, inadvertently exposing her own biases in addition to the system's.
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One Year Later: Rape Kits Still Not Being Tested in L.A., Elsewhere
In the year since Human Rights Watch's Sarah Tofte revealed that the LAPD had 7,000 of America's estimated 400,000 untested rape kits, Nicholas Kristof and a PBS report show it's not much better. More » -
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Show Her The Money
Diane Schroer, who won a discrimination case last year against the Library of Congress after they fired her for being transgender, today has been awarded nearly $500,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. [ACLU] -
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U.S. Government Continues To Shaft Female Veterans
...And with the publication of Helen Benedict's book and Courtney E. Martin's American Prospect article about female soldiers suffering from PTSD after sexual assault, the issue might actually get the attention it deserves. More » -
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Vermont Legalizes Same Sex Marriage
The Vermont Senate and House this morning overrode Governor Jim Douglas' veto of legislation legalizing same sex marriage, making Vermont the first state to legislate marriage equality into existence. [WCAX-TV] -
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What's The Military Hiding About LaVena Johnson & Kamisha Block's Deaths?
Lavena Johnson and Kamisha Block both died in Iraq — but not at the hands of enemy combatants. Block was killed by her boyfriend, and Johnson, well... The truth of both deaths were covered up.
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Acquiring Guns
The Supreme Court upheld Congress's intent yesterday, keeping it illegal for people convicted of abusing their domestic partners to own firearms even if they were just charged with regular assault. Scalia, naturally, dissented. [Washington Post] -
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Stalked
The NY Times' Elizabeth Olson had a great piece on stalking this weekend. Basically, not that many people report it, laws are inadequate and police can be apathetic. Tell me about it. [New York Times] -
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Asylum For Iranian Lesbian In UK
Iranian Pegah Emambakhsh was granted asylum in the UK, where she arrived in 2005 following the execution of her partner. UK officials warned against LGBT people assuming that they'll get asylum there, though. [The Independent] -
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Rihanna's Guide To The Criminal "Justice" System
Charlotte Hilton Andersen at the Huffington Post wrote a moving, interesting open letter to Rihanna about what she can expect if she chooses to deal with the criminal "justice" system. Sadly, it's what you'd expect. More » -
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell? No, Just Don't Be.
Amy Brian enlisted in the military for 3 years in the 90s, and then came back in 2003 only to be deployed to Iraq. But it was a trip to Wal-Mart that did her in. More » -
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Mistrial For Dymond Millburn
Dymond Milburn's case ended in mistrial. She was arrested after she fought 4 plainclothed police officers who mistook the African-American 12-year-old for a Caucasian prostitute(s) and attempted to drag her to an unmarked van. [BoingBoing] -
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Bobby Jindal Seeks To Stave Off Another Hurricane By Eliminating Gay Rights
Louisiana governor and 2012 Presidential candidate Bobby Jindal recently created the Louisiana Commission on Marriage and Family. If you're wondering why that's a problem, recall at Arkansas' anti-gay-adoption law. -
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High School Chemistry Teacher: Sex, Lies & Videotape
A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld the conviction of certified bastard Mark Jahnke, who pled guilty to illegally videotaping his naked girlfriend and then changed his mind.
