Matt Yglesias has deleted this hot take on Judge Aquilina and her harsh sentence of pervert Dr. Larry Nassar, with good reason, but as they say — SCREENSHOTS LAST FOREVER:
i'm here to report that we are on #RATIOWATCH pic.twitter.com/6MLabHCo8U
— Tanya Sichynsky (@tanyasic) January 24, 2018
150+ victims just spoke out against this monster to talk about the abuse they suffered as CHILDREN, and Yglesias pulls this crap?
A convicted serial child molester with 150+ victims is a heck of a hill to die on, @mattyglesias pic.twitter.com/bKMpLNZXTH
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) January 24, 2018
“Those Nazis at the Nuremberg trials were clearly evil men. But I don’t care for the judicial grandstanding and dunking on the convict” – @mattyglesias
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) January 24, 2018
It's crucial for someone in the position of authority to stand up for these girls, for these girls to hear affirmed how devastating and wrong his actions were, to see him loudly and publicly condemned. The healing that can create cannot be underestimated.
— Lindsay Hunter (@lindsaydevon) January 24, 2018
Nuclear, indeed:
— Jenna Mullins (@JBomb11) January 24, 2018
Also, what’s the big deal?
Honestly what the judge did isn't even that unusual. If you're a courtroom reporter, you witness such statements pretty regularly for heinous crimes.
— Gene Park (@GenePark) January 24, 2018
Also, what exactly was “grandstanding” about it?
don't worry, here's a screenshot of @mattyglesias arguing that a female judge showing palpable disgust to a child molester + allowing 156 victims to read testimony in court is "grandstanding" pic.twitter.com/t6zmYTneQ7
— mystic order of pamplemousse rose la+croix (@meaganrosae) January 24, 2018
We should do more than “dunk” on Nassar, that’s for sure:
He destroyed the lives of hundreds of young women. He had it easy compared to the evil he inflicted on these innocent children.
— Jenna Mullins (@JBomb11) January 24, 2018
That said, I said this morning that 175 years is too lenient, only half joking. But a judge wishing she could have handed down a tortue sentence is not only inappropriate, but seems to me (a non-lawyer) to possibly open the judge to having her sentence appealed for extreme bias.
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) January 24, 2018
After getting trashed, he did admit he’s “convinced,” whatever that means:
Okay, I’m convinced.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 24, 2018
Do better:
Instead of being "convinced" – take some time to understand what you said and provide a sincere apology if you can.
— Carolyn McClanahan (@CarolynMcC) January 24, 2018
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Related:
SAVAGE: Judge Aquilina just made sure Dr. Larry Nassar's victims can take him for every damn cent he's worth https://t.co/9uJ8ZCY1Ut
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 24, 2018
'SAYS IT ALL': Judge who sentenced Dr. Larry Nassar to prison immortalized in 'powerful' gif https://t.co/G2XXAeL9Xc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 24, 2018
