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
https://twitter.com/lindsaydevon/status/956248730826625024
Nuclear, indeed:
— Jenna Quigley (@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
— Have A Nice Life stan account (@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 Quigley (@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:
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/956249878275018753
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