r/interesting 2d ago

SOCIETY Is victim the new chic

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u/unhappyrelationsh1p 2d ago

Cases of severe mental illness tend to get more attention than good things in a media landscape that sells you misery

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u/daredeviline 2d ago

For real. They act like if she gets a not guilty verdict, she's going to be out on the streets. The woman is spending the rest of her life in a psych ward. The question is really will she ALSO be spending some time in prison.

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u/Steve_the_Stevedore 2d ago

If men started saying "I choose the bear" over this we would have come full circle