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This GIF of Judge Aquilina throwing away the letter Larry Nassar (Original Post) ehrnst Jan 2018 OP
Perfect! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2018 #1
I sat up straight when I saw that. You Go Girl. nt lamp_shade Jan 2018 #2
Was he really writing to ask the judge to cut those testimonies off to spare his feeling???? marble falls Jan 2018 #3
Yes....he also said his treatments were really treatments Pachamama Jan 2018 #4
Dumbstruck.... marble falls Jan 2018 #5
Not that he wouldn't have spent essentially life in prison for his crimes: Pachamama Jan 2018 #15
He also wrote "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" to audible gasps in the courtroom when she Neema Jan 2018 #6
........... ! marble falls Jan 2018 #7
I know. What can you even say to that? I applaud the judge for not ringing his fucking neck. Neema Jan 2018 #14
I made a few appropriate noises myself. nolabear Jan 2018 #9
Too bad he's going to jail, he sounds like he's a perfect fit for a 45 cabinet position. Neema Jan 2018 #10
Theres nothing I hate more than a sniveling, self-pitying monster. nolabear Jan 2018 #11
Totally agree. I'm a non-violent person but I have my limits. Neema Jan 2018 #13
Indeed. iluvtennis Jan 2018 #12
They better keep him in isolation. Loose in Gen Pop will kill him. TeamPooka Jan 2018 #20
When she read this out loud, I gasped out loud immediately - there was a delay in the court room of Pachamama Jan 2018 #16
The sheer gall of that guy was stunning. Grammy23 Jan 2018 #8
Maybe he should pass through a gym filled with fathers/brothers/husbands bigbrother05 Jan 2018 #18
If they will put him in with General Prison Population Cryptoad Jan 2018 #17
At the same time: do you really want criminals to represent justice in your name. What this guy .... marble falls Jan 2018 #21
F'ing pig. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2018 #19

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
4. Yes....he also said his treatments were really treatments
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 11:59 AM
Jan 2018

She refused to also read the letter in its entirety because she wanted to protect the emotions of the victims...

I love her....

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
15. Not that he wouldn't have spent essentially life in prison for his crimes:
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 01:27 PM
Jan 2018

But when the judge was preparing to announce her sentence, she actually gave him the opportunity to withdraw his plea and insistence on details like those about treatments. He didn't and wouldn't. You could tell it made the judge physically sick and disgusted. She even described how she comes from a family of doctors and she took particular offense to his use of air quotes around the word "treatments" in his letter and defending his "treatments" (as a reference - they included vaginal exams)

She reminded him that he is NOT a Doctor and she just signed his death warrant....

Neema

(1,151 posts)
6. He also wrote "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" to audible gasps in the courtroom when she
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:03 PM
Jan 2018

read that out loud. A woman scorned? A. WOMAN. SCORNED?!?!?!?!?!?

Neema

(1,151 posts)
10. Too bad he's going to jail, he sounds like he's a perfect fit for a 45 cabinet position.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:43 PM
Jan 2018

A waste of fucking skin.

nolabear

(41,986 posts)
11. Theres nothing I hate more than a sniveling, self-pitying monster.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:48 PM
Jan 2018

Any monster is horrific but one who thinks he’s the real victim makes me clench things I didn’t know I had.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
16. When she read this out loud, I gasped out loud immediately - there was a delay in the court room of
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 01:30 PM
Jan 2018

....the audible gasp after she had read this out loud and I had already shouted it out loud....

I think that it was simply so shocking that it literally took everyone there, already emotionally drained and shocked, to process that for 15-20 seconds more than me....

Yeah....he wrote that....its as if Larry Nassar, just like the Harvey Weinstein's or Roy Moore's or Matt Lauer's etc. etc. spoke their thoughts out in that statement....that its somehow the women....

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
8. The sheer gall of that guy was stunning.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:09 PM
Jan 2018

The judge gave us a good look at the character and mind of this monster. If anyone was inclined to feel pity for him, they could easily let go of that notion after hearing portions of that letter. If you look up the definition of “self-serving” you will see a picture of this monster writing his letter.

He got exactly what he deserved and this judge won the day, hands down. She deserves all the accolades she is receiving for how she handled this case and yet she refuses to bask in the glow of the kudos. Rightly so, she reminds us all this was not about her, but the courageous women who stepped up to testify.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
18. Maybe he should pass through a gym filled with fathers/brothers/husbands
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 01:45 PM
Jan 2018

on his way to prison as "treatments" to prepare him for his future role for life

marble falls

(57,106 posts)
21. At the same time: do you really want criminals to represent justice in your name. What this guy ....
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 03:57 PM
Jan 2018

will be served by law - a very long sentence that will end with his death in a jail cell never having the opportunity to breathe free air or commit further outrages on anybody else ever again is the best justice available.

Now, what about those who contributed to this outrage being allowed to continue for foe so freaking long. We have jail cells available for them, too and we need to get them into those cells quickly.

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