What a heartbreaking story for these women, but I am so glad to see that this despicable piece of shit was found guilty and has a long life in prison ahead of him.
I might have misread, but I thought there were multiple charges per victim. I thought there were only 13 victims. So they might have had lesser and greater charges under consideration for each victim, so he was convicted of *something* for each victim, and two charges for some of them.
I hope we get some clarification on this. I hope all of those women feel like justice was served. One woman allegedly took the stand high (who could blame her) and was supposedly combative with the defense and I hope her voice was still heard.
I read that in the closing arguments, the prosecution highlighted that he targeted these women because they were less likely to be believed. The prosecutor said something like, "Show these ladies that someone cares about them."
Jesus, reading the list is absolutely appalling. And the most disturbing thing is that this isn't getting a ton of coverage! The young black males murdered by police is fucking horrific, but the media is covering it. This is barely being covered! I couldn't believe the reports that women's groups weren't in the courtroom.
It's so sad to see that black men are totally marginalized, but black women are barely seen as entities. So awful.
Oh no. We're seen. But we're only seen as "fast-tailed" girls. We had to be doing something to warrant it. We're baby making factories. We're easy sexually. That's the world view of us.
As for Holtzclaw - enjoy your time in jail asswipe.
Oh no. We're seen. But we're only seen as "fast-tailed" girls. We had to be doing something to warrant it. We're baby making factories. We're easy sexually. That's the world view of us.
As for Holtzclaw - enjoy your time in jail asswipe.
That's a much better way to put it. Who would believe these women? I'm sure he was confident everyone would think they asked for it, especially when some of the women already had run-ins with the law. The saddest thing is that's what so many of these victims worried. I'm disgusted at hearing how the defense put THEM on trial, but isn't that always the way for rape? It would be even worse in this scenario.
Fucking disgusting piece of shit.
Exactly. He's a predator. He looked for the victim that people would discount and wouldn't believe. It's really no different than how some serial killers start out murdering prostitutes. Who cares about them, right? They are invisible to society.
Holtzclaw thought that he'd get away with it. Easy targets. These are the women that society doesn't bother with. They are black and poor. What else are they except the nation's problems anyway considering the usual narrative surrounding poor black women.
And this mofo got the nerve to wail in court as if he's been wrong. Take your ass directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Fuck you dude. I hope you rot in hell.
Post by sallywalker on Dec 11, 2015 15:18:50 GMT -5
The local news is reporting that they have him under special 24 hour observation because of his behavior after the verdict and when he arrived to the jail.