General Discussions

[LP]

I'm not sure what to make of the Depp / Heard case.

Heard is painting it as further evidence for the oppression of women by a misogynist society.

“I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence and sway of my ex-husband,” she said.

“I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women ... I believe Johnny’s attorney succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of freedom of speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.

But in fairness to Depp, it could easily be that a court has ignored hearsay and looked for genuine evidence find nothing at all conclusive. What Heard describes above as "evidence" were mostly 1st person reports unsupported by any conclusive evidence, there were even some questions over the validity of the physical evidence with one 1st hand report claiming that some of the bruises widely published on the internet did not quite look right, in real life more like makeup than a bruise. Did Heard try to use "looking" as a form of evidence? This would be ironic given how many women now rally online against the practise of judging people by their looks!

Or has Depp's legal team succeeded in the practise of victim blaming.

Heard seems more concerned about her right to to say and do whatever she likes, perhaps for significant profit, rather than being proven a victim of domestic violence.