Depp/Heard Trial Verdict

I think by looking at my posts, it's safe to say I am very much on what would be considered the left side of politics. I'm completely on Depp's side. This case isn't about lefties or righties. It's about the truth, and the truth is that Depp was not the aggressor in that relationship.

Did he say some regretful things? Sure. Have I said worse about my own abusive family member, absolutely. Heck, I'm sure if you go far back enough in my messages to friends, I've even joked that I'd like to catapult my worse than useless thesis supervisor across the Atlantic.

Reacting to abuse is not abuse. The amount of Heard supporters after such a clear cut case is shocking. It's obvious to anyone with more than 2 brain cells that Heard lied her way through that trial and is a very manipulative person. Even when confronted with her lies, she continued to blatantly lie. She has not helped women domestic violence victims one bit. If anything, it's left them in a more precarious position of not being believed. She is a very dangerous woman and I really, really hope that the judge brings a perjury case against her.

I suppose we can be grateful he posted the picture on the first place.

On instinct.....

He wouldn't have done that if the trial was still on.

A small reality check to these abuser worshippers

I think Heard jumped on the metoo abuse violence victim bandwagon and it back fired

Plus everyone refuted her claims.

'Warner Bros fired me'- well, the Warner Bros chief Walter Hamada said no.

'I had my nose broken'- the photo shows a perfectly healthy nose.

'I was assaulted with a bottle'- the private nurse saw none of that.

'I donated the money to the chosen charities' - the charities testified they got nothing.

I hate it when the Dailymail is on point...

Not because I disagree with the point made, on this occassion. But more that... well, it's the Daily Mail.

Oh, I know plenty of men who were abused by women. One or two were put in hospital on certain occassions. (Wife hit the husband on the head with a wine bottle, which broke and put him hospital for a week. He's a relative).

Another was a handyman who left the wife after a number of years. I've seen one lesbian couple where one was an abusive, alcoholic person, who physically and mentally tortured her girlfriend. It culminated one night when the abusive one punched her girlfriend so hard, she literally fell on the ground, and her eye was swollen shut. (I'm not pointing this out as anti-lgbt stuff. I'm pointing this out as women being abusers). A very disturbing individual.

I've met many, many lgbt couples. Many who I hope went on to get married, or will in the future. Both gay and lesbian. This was a rare occurrence.

Edit: The handyman who left his wife did so because she was abusive.

The Guardian, perhaps no surprise, has another "opinion piece" on the trial today - "The US defamation trial has shown us how ‘transparency’ in court translates, which is into a festival of misogyny". They had another article a day or 2 ago pushing this "misogyny" angle.

Most people I've talked to, that watched any of the case, saw who lied, and who deserved a win.

Heard didn't set back women. She set back liars.

Not really - take a look at the articles in the Irish times and the Irish examiner today. All taking her side and saying she’s the victim.

Perhaps unsurprising. These publications think women have a monopoly on victimhood

Except the UK ruling did not determine Depp is a wife beater. It determined the Sun was not accountable for the claims Heard made.

I thought it was also well known at this point that the judge was heavily bias towards the defendant.

You may have proven your own point that the layperson does not really understand enough but it's up to the lawyers of each side and the judge to show the jury what the law is and how it's applied in each case.

Edit to add: this is why Heard and her legal team committing perjury is such a problem.

Depp had the right lawers alright. Lawyers who were able to prove Heard told lies during the trial.

If Heard didn't tell any lies, she wouldn't have been caught telling any lies.

I'm fully expecting so random boards poster, without access to all the facts put before the UK judge, to say they know better than the British legal system. In fact it has probably happened already.

Different evidentiary rules in the US and UK. Also the UK judge attached a lot of weight to Heard’s testimony, in particular the part about her donating the 7 million divorce settlement to charity. She was subsequently found to have lied about this.