Thank you for bringing up the Central Park Five. I didn't even think of them, but that's a great parallel. Read more
C.A. Pinkham
Ubertrout
The "Italian authorities would never blame a white girl" argument you keep making isn't grounded in any basis of fact, and it's entirely emotional. But fine, keep ignoring the actual evidence if it fits your pre-conceived narrative. Read more
By "stranger" do you mean her boss (Patrick Lumumba), who the police were hammering her over and over on whether or not he was involved? Because after being questioned for hours, suspects give false confessions on people they know ALL the time. This isn't a subjective opinion; if you think this doesn't happen, you… Read more
Then you're deliberately choosing to ignore all the actual evidence in front of you in favor of a narrative that's more psychologically convenient (for some reason). Read more
"I found it odd how her stories kept changing. Red flag n1."
Her story changed once - from the first forced confession, to the next day. It did not change in ANY substantive way after that.
"She says she was abused and it was a horrifying ordeal, other prisoners say there was resentment against her for all the… Read more
"This murder was not an individual endeavour"
Where is the evidence of this? Where is there ANY evidence of this, other than "I want to blame the pretty American girl because there is an admitted bias towards pretty American girls?"
"My belief of her guilt is based on my understanding on the publicly available facts… Read more
It's just staggering to me that no one in the UK press, after seeing the motives the crazypants prosecutor invented, didn't stop and go, "...wait a second." Really? A marijuana-fueled killing spree?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT MAN'S BRAIN. Read more
My best friend, who hates children, is married to a woman who loves and wants them. He told her, years ago, that he would be ok with having a kid. She immediately reacted with suspicion; what was the catch? That he got to name their child, he told her.
"What are you going to name the kid?" she asked with… Read more
My people are deeply flawed. Read more
There are just SO many incidences of violations of fair investigation procedure in this case. Even if you believe that she wasn't assaulted or coerced during interrogation (and I believe she was), there's still the fact that she was denied a lawyer and the interpreter they provided was biased in favor of the police. … Read more
It's more that the particular prosecutor was after her because he is genuinely mentally ill - he has a history of fixating on particular suspects and refusing to believe evidence (even convincing evidence) that they couldn't possibly have committed the crime. Look at the motives this asshole put forward: that she… Read more
Horseshit. There is not a single piece of compelling evidence against her, and there is reasonable doubt EVERY step of the way. Every single neutral legal observer and DNA expert who's looked into this case has come to the conclusion that at the very least, there is no conclusive evidence whatsoever that she… Read more
They've proven pretty conclusively that false confessions under duress (like with Patrick Lumumba) are a staggeringly-common occurrence.
Regardless, good for her. The UK press can go fuck itself for its "she's obviously guilty" bullshit that has no basis in fact. Read more
Basically, "we have these stupid rules that we follow even though we tacitly admit they're stupid, but hey, TRADITION." This is probably why I did not get along with my classmates in my Jewish Elementary School. Read more
You just described the single-biggest issue I have with severely Orthodox Judaism. When I was in Elementary School at an Orthodox hellhole and was told that this was a thing, I got sent to the principal's office because I quite literally could not stop laughing. Read more
There's also the fact that you can propagate a harmful stereotype without intending to. The commercial doesn't give me the impression they're sending up this concept, but playing straight into the predominant stereotype. Read more
Don't forget the cries of "people just need to learn to take a joke and stop being so PC." Sometimes I hate this species. Read more
"Bitches be whinin'" is not an acceptable response when an important woman in your life talks to you about a problem. Read more
I had to do a brain reset when I clicked this article. Read more