1. I literally have no appetite. Im so mad. I feel like AH’s lawyers didn’t capitalise on the mountain of evidence at their disposal. And somehow i wish AH had done better in those cross examinations. I had this sinking feeling inside me everytime she tried to counter or fight off that bitch velasquez which sometimes came off terrible. Which is exactly why we have to deal with this kind of shit to begin with..everyone in the court room backing JD.
2. How the fuck do I handle being sarrounded by people celebrating this abusive piece of shit winning? I feel sick
3. I’m deeply saddened with the verdict. This has sent a terrible message to victims of DV that if you speak up no one will believe you. If you have evidence, no one will believe you.
I am shattered.
4. I just saw the headline and my heart dropped. I used to be hopeful but now I just don’t know. I’m scared for us I’m scared for women. Whenever I think society has progressed; it’s one step forward and then 10 steps backwards.
5. Yep. They’ll all be apologetic. I unfollowed quite a few people who publicly supported the pos wife beater. I really can’t comprehend the whole misogygnist mindset, people are so brainwashed
6. The American system built and designed to protect white men defending a famous wife beater. Not very surprising. I trust the Uk judge more than a jury filled with men.
7. I’m not above starting a list of celebrities/other well known figures celebrating Depp winning right now. Because god knows in 10 years they’ll be all “I never believed him #Amber4Eva”
8. I just…I cannot believe this happened. This is a black day for women around the globe. The consequences this will have I cannot even imagine. I’m heartbroken, devastated and so angry I wanna smash something.
He was too sure of everything, too lighthearted…something stinks here. I have a feeling this was rigged from the beginning or this stupid jury was afraid of the Depperts outside the courtroom. After everything they heard and saw…HOW…just how???
If I were Amber, I’d throw myself off a fucking bridge right now. I don’t know HOW she stayed so composed during the verdict. I wish her only the very best and I hope she has the strength and funds to appeal this nonsense verdict!
9. That was also my thought when I saw the verdict, but honestly, what’s the point? Another young woman’s life destroyed, a reputation teared down, in order to satisfy a sexist world ready to sacrifice everything in the name of ratings. Society needs a major reckoning, not some wishy-washy documentaries and people hiding behind their fingers in 10 – 20 – 30 years
10. I wonder how many abusive pieces of shit are going to start having “accidents” now. After all, when you can’t count on justice, law or even common sense, what else is there?
11. I think this verdict is proof positive Americans are quickly going brain dead.
The jury didn’t follow instructions and were either star struck or feared for their lives from the literal billions of Johnny supporters. it was impossible for Amber to get a fair trial because everyone in the world knows who Johnny Depp is. There was irrefutable proof he was was abusive at least verbally but they ignored the evidence and the closing arguments from Team Amber because “OMG was in the pirate movie! can we get an autograph?! pick me! pick me! pick me!”
12. I used to mention that a lot in my commentary on this case and almost felt comfort around it. Today, I don’t. There’s nothing comforting about having to wait for a future time to come, in order for justice to be served. And redemption in the public eye for Amber. It should be now. (‘We’ is the general public) We should know better. We should have learned. But, we haven’t. We continue to let this happen time and time again. This trial has really shown me how we continue to regress, despite our best efforts in telling ourselves we have grown. I’m just thankful that there are people such as ourselves, who care about the truth and evidence and justice for victims. It’s a silver lining in this whole circus.