Everyone knows how much I love to debunk sad attempts at debunking AH support. I may only get a part of the way through this tonight because Iβm le tired.
Okay first β amberopenletter.com Hereβs the letter. Please read it if you havenβt yet because you know weβre about to get into the weeds. #ExpertsForAmber
So, this is blatantly wrong. Organisations have been talking about the use of defamation lawsuits (&NDAs) to silence survivors for a while.
Ms Mag: βperpetrators of sexual violence use the courts to punish survivors for speaking out about abuse.β
#ExpertsForAmber This is an article from before the verdict β remarking on the trend & use of defamation lawsuits as a form of litigious abuse.
Given that defamation lawsuits were already becoming an issue, in my opinion, watching the lawsuit and verdict play out in Virginia the way it did would be deeply concerning.
Add to that the fact abusers are threatening to βDeppβ their victims #ExpertsForAmber
The NCADV made it very clear how concerned they were about the implications of the trial. ncadv.org/blog/posts/ncaβ¦
abuse survivors evidence is OFTEN just disbelieved if it doesnβt fit a certain narrative: Amber had dozens of photos, recorded injuries, witnesses to violence & audio and written confessions of violence.
If your evidence just isnβt accepted β you could be found to have defamed your abuser. Thatβs scary.
And thatβs if you get to court. Sometimes litigious abuse is just the person with more resources trying to bankrupt their victim with legal expenses.
Hereβs another article, from Forbes, about the prevalent use of the courtroom to continue to perpetuate abuse. You know, the problem akr doesnβt think exists.
βPeople hate Putin & Kim Jong-un more than Amber Heard so itβs entirely untrue to say the online harassment against her was unprecedented.β
If you look up whataboutism in the dictionary itβs just a screencap of that tweet.
The other issue, here, is that people started to call Amber Heard a liar before she said anything. The Milani Cosmetics nonsense started during her lawyerβs opening statements.
Verdict aside, Amber was mocked and humiliated for weeks long before the jury made any decisions.
That, in and of itself, is what might stop victims from coming forward β the idea that if they say one thing wrong or focus on one wrong detail, no one will believe them.
No, we donβt believe in mutual abuse. The JURY that ruled in Deppβs favour did.
Any kind of abuse by Depp against Heard means there was no defamation. Mutual abuse doesnβt exist.
Abusers LOVE to turn and retaliatory violence that their victims participates in β either in immediate self defence or because they have been living in a cycle of abuse and normalised violence so long that it seems normal to them β against their victims.
Itβs classic DARVO.
Abuse survivors fight back, sometimes they taunt or bother or hurt the person who abuses them. Thatβs a part of the abuse cycle.
This is one personβs account of their own experiences & I think it captures some of these dynamics well.
So βParental Alienationβ has been very much debunked. If you havenβt watched it yet, check out βAllen v. Farrowβ that doc breaks it down well β & this idea that courts always award women custody is also false β & not even a little relevant?
Men who want custody usually get at least joint custody. But weβre in the weeds now.
βI like oranges. I want to take a nap.β Those arenβt mutually exclusive either. Because sentences donβt have to be?
In saying both of those things though, Iβm suggesting both are true regardless of their relationship to each other β so literally what is your point
Even if you believe was lying (she wasnβt) β you should find the harassment she endured & the fact she was forced to testify about sexual assault to be extremely unsettling.
Amber was abused by the public before a verdict was read. What happened to her could happen to anyone.
The CANNES FILM FESTIVAL is notorious for celebrating men who have a history of violence, including sexual assault.
The festival seems proud of this, as though they are champions of art for looking past crimes such as rape, domestic violence, assault & child sexual assault toβ¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1β¦
Woody Allen (won: honorary Palme d'Or 2002)
This award is given to renowned directors whose works have achieved a global impact but have never won the Palme dβOr.
In August 1992, American filmmaker and actor Woody Allen was alleged to have sexually molested his adoptiveβ¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1β¦
Luc Besson (President of the Jury for Feature Films 2000)
The Cannes Film Festival's board of directors appoints the juries responsible for choosing which films will receive an award. The jury president is an internationally recognized personality of cinema.
"Any survivor knows that the ability to tell their story often feels like the only relief, and I cannot find enough words to tell you the hope your belief in me inspires, not just for me, but for all of you." #AmberAppeals#AmberisFree#IStandwithAmberHeard
"Time is precious and I want to spend my time productively and purposefully. For too many years I have been caged in an arduous and expensive legal process, which has shown itself unable to protect me and my right to free speech." #AmberAppeals#AmberisFree#IStandwithAmberHeard
π§΅Here are all the Amicus Brief Graphics that were made and distributed via my AH Discord. Please feel free to use and spread these! #AmberAppeals#ExpertsForAmber
π§΅The Jury's singular focus on allegations of physical abuse is contrary to the evidence presented at trial & demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the law #ExpertsforAmber#AmberAppeals#IStandwithAmberHeard
π§΅The trial court rejected Ms Heard's request to provide the jury with an instruction on what amounts to abuse and, as a result, the jury improperly disregarded non-physical conduct when considering whether actual abuse occurred. #ExpertsforAmber#AmberAppeals