skfain

that would be too easy though.

no, I’m with you. it’s not ok. at all. but nobody alive right now did the not-ok things or approves of them, so speaking of how to best use energy is this really it?

considering the general public has a headline, a suspect label, and two dead men with friends and family who loved them, seems like we’re asking for a lot of objectivity from grieving people. I realize that nuance isn’t the specialty of amateur crime investigators stalking strangers together via message boards (not to mention getting a kick out of sexualizing a variety of women whose children are now fatherless and relying heavily on “word about town” third hand to draw some big conclusions), but maybe it’s hard to flip a mental switch from “friend” to “cold blooded murderer” in a matter of days when no investigative conclusions have been released. in the absence of an actual evidence based narrative to help make sense of actions you don’t understand, maybe it’s ok to say “I miss my friend and I’m sad for his family” right after you hear the news. but, nuance. it’s all awful and I hope justice is done to whatever extent is possible. continue enjoying your anonymous outrage, safely removed from any actual investment in the lives of the people involved.