war machine
life in prison
I'm conflicted at the news War Machine got sentenced to life in jail in a court room in Vegas. It's so rare a man gets a real sentence and pays a price for assaulting, raping, or murdering a woman, that I'm stunned at this moment.
I'm sitting here reading the comments and tweets, thinking on all the things I've seen and suffered at the hands of men and truly how few of them received justice (outside of what I gave them).
My father got arrested and sent home after a weekend in county jail. The fuckers didn't even charge him, just told him to watch it. Father took that to mean no more visible bruises teachers could tattle on - and he made sure to stick to the parts and skin covered by clothing.
I wonder if Christy Mack feels a sense of justice today. Perhaps relief at a man that tried to kill her being locked away basically forever. Will she sleep better tonight?
War Machine got his justice. One small victory in a sea of cases like Brock Turner and OJ Simpson. Men almost always get away with it.
But not this one. Not this fucking time.
I'll drink to that.
I'm sitting here reading the comments and tweets, thinking on all the things I've seen and suffered at the hands of men and truly how few of them received justice (outside of what I gave them).
My father got arrested and sent home after a weekend in county jail. The fuckers didn't even charge him, just told him to watch it. Father took that to mean no more visible bruises teachers could tattle on - and he made sure to stick to the parts and skin covered by clothing.
I wonder if Christy Mack feels a sense of justice today. Perhaps relief at a man that tried to kill her being locked away basically forever. Will she sleep better tonight?
War Machine got his justice. One small victory in a sea of cases like Brock Turner and OJ Simpson. Men almost always get away with it.
But not this one. Not this fucking time.
I'll drink to that.