I share your experience with this trial. And you are only the second article I have read on it. I did watch the trial for about 20 minutes before I realized I had to turn it off. Way too triggering.

Abusers have one emotion toward their victims - contempt. And it is a different kind of contempt than normal human contempt. It is a "I have broken you and plan to break you more" sort of comtempt.

So yes, I am glad I actually had the bravery to click on this article. You get it. All victims of abuse do. And the trolls better not say it is implicit bias. Bullshit. We have been down this path. We know the difference between an innocent couples spat and abuse.

Anyway, thank you. Thank you for voicing what I felt in 5 minutes too. And btw, great fucking headline.