Thread by @AshleyAlese

I literally just published a story about this but hey @ABC and @AP, a teen who shot and ALMOST KILLED his ex girlfriend and another classmate because he couldn't accept that relationship was over is not "lovesick." He's ABUSIVE.

And the word "lovesick" appears to be that of the reporters who wrote this — not the police or people interviewed. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/p…

Someone who brings a gun to school and shoots his ex and someone else should not be labeled as a lovesick puppy. No, that's an indication of someone who is abusive and controlling.

This is exactly how domestic abusive is normalized — by rationalizing the shooter's violent actions because he was "heartbroken."

The end of a relationship is not an excuse or a justification for attempting to murder your former partner.

Here is a piece I wrote about this last night. Sadly, Jaelyn Willey has passed away. refinery29.com/2018/03/194474…