I wonder if Amber’s dad is such a douchebag in this universe.
jaredstar1
well assuming his choices and actions were not a result of the aliens (in the main walkyverse) one would assume he was just as big a jackass
Doctor_Who
I asked that on SP a little while back (March 28) and Willis said he’s divorced and remarried in DOA.
Dunno if that helps, but at least we know his first marriage fell apart, which suggests he’s a jerk here too. Though divorce can happen for plenty of other reasons.
It makes sense that he was. Amber is obviously hiding from something in her life as a superhero and online gaming addiction. She obviously has a rage-on for injustice that comes from somewhere.
Personally I’m hoping for a storyline where she trains Mike as her sidekick then has to stop him when he’s himself. That’d really show off Amazigirl’s ethic.
Luciasar
You… really don’t have to be hiding from something to be addicted to games and dumb comics. Nerdyness is its own perpetuator. Childhood trauma hasn’t made me addicted to the internet, the INTERNET had addicted me to the internet. That’s just what it does.
Khrene Cleaver
It helps though.
Luciasar
You… really don’t have to be hiding from something to be addicted to games and dumb comics. Nerdyness is its own perpetuator. Childhood trauma hasn’t made me addicted to the internet, the INTERNET had addicted me to the internet. That’s just what it does.
Tucker
Your point is valid.
However, there is an interesting difference in how one consumes entertainment. See, I like entertainment but it has to be good to keep me engaged; even my lifeblood of gaming. It takes a lot more than COD or Big Bang Theory to keep me interested. My brother on the other hand has some pretty major emotional instabilities, so he sits and takes in anything he can put his hands on. I swear the kid has put 200 hours into Frontlines, and countless more into every Anime he can put his hands on.
So, really, there’s a big difference between me and my brother when it comes to at what rate we consume things, more than our preferred mediums.
famous musicaly talented people known for being the voice of a generation are generally known to die at 27. Such as Amy Whinehouse or Kurt Cobain. The latter of which Justin has compared himself the modern day version of.
Jim
That fact is exactly why I avoid all headlines about trash garbage celebs, unless it is their obits.
Leorale
Dang, I have less than a year to become the voice of my generation. Oh well..
After a quick trip in a time machine to the future where Bieber called himself this generation’s Kurt Cobain, Kurt quickly bought Bieber’s album, listened to it, then asked for a ride back in time and promptly shot himself in the head with a shotgun to get the horrible lyrics out of his head.
Well hopefully all this will lead to a resolution to the assault storyline that isn’t just “I don’t want to talk about it so let’s drop it”, which, for reasons detailed by a few people in the comics when that storyline unfolded, kind of bothered me.
It’s certainly not something gender-studies professor Leslie would have suggested!
Roz is the type of person who thinks college parties are “Real Life™”. I can archive dive if you really need me to cite my source on that. If she doesn’t know that that kind of thing happens at those parties, she’s dangerously blind. If she does know, then her comments last strip make it seem like she’s unbothered by that kind of thing. Which makes all the jumping all over her kind of justified in my eyes.
Matt
I think “dangerously blind” sounds accurate. I’d give her credit for being very conscious about having safe sex, but she seems like the kind of gal who gives herself way too much credit for just that and fails to recognize other real dangers of the world.
Aspect
We’re not saying Roz doesn’t believe date rape can occur at parties in general or that Roz is indifferent towards it.
We’re saying Roz didn’t know date rape occurred at that party specifically. So we haven’t actually seen what Roz’s reaction to rape is.
Bekah
I’m not saying you’re saying anything. I’m saying my reading of Roz’s statements and behaviour says something about the kind of person she is.
Eggy
She’s the kind of person who does thoughtless things!
I will retract my previous statement in which I referred to Roz as an “insensitive bongo.” My bad.
And on the topic of Leslie, it may become unavoidable if she learns about what happened at the party from someone who actually does know. It is one thing if Joyce’s friend’s are able to keep it to themselves, but if a faculty member at the university were to find out they may be obligated to inform the higher authorities. Otherwise, they could be risking their job by keeping the secret.
Of course, this would depend upon the university in question and how they might decide to handle the situation, if in fact anything can really be done in terms of catching the guy at this point in time.
Leorale
I dunno, man. Legally, you basically can’t do anything unless the victim wants to press charges, and Joyce doesn’t want to.
Leorale
They could connect Joyce with some free counseling, or they could have an advocate help her take him to court, but there’s nothing they can do vs. Ryan unless she calls it.
BigMadDraco
Legally, the wants of the victim don’t really mean much of anything. The whole “the victim didn’t press charges so we can’t do anything” is largely a myth as technically it is the DA’s office that presses charges. However, date rape and domestic abuse are very hard to prosecute without the help of the victim. So, practically there is nothing that can be done without Joyce.
Danny Boy
This is exactly right. They actually used to press charges despite the desire of the victim in many cases of domestic abuse or of rape until someone pointed out that ignoring the victim’s desires was basically victimizing them a second time.
Kryss LaBryn
In Canada, it’s the Crown that decides whether or not charges will be pressed, not the victim. Is there a reasonable body of evidence, such that it would be possible to convict if it’s proven correct? Then charges are laid.
Takes out that whole “intimidating victims into backing down” thing you see in movies so often.
Here’s a question, though: What happens in America if the victim does want to press charges, but there isn’t enough evidence of wrongdoing? Does it still go to court? Who decides?
I can’t really blame Joyce for not wanting to talk about it. I can only imagine how traumitized and embarrased she must feel. But I also feel uneasy that they know there’s a sexual predator on the loose and didn’t try to report him.
It’s possible that Roz or someone else who was there will be able to help identify who the assailant was, if they hear more from Joyce or others who were there.
Probably not the best people to help her identify the assailant would either be Sarah or Dorothy, and Sarah beat the guy with a bat, plus if she didn’t see Joyce all disoriented she probably didn’t see what happened.
if she did then all this rage directed at Roz may have justification. But I am going to stick with a more credible theory and assume Roz did not know what was going on and assumed it was just a drunken brawl.
No, it’s something gender studies professor Leslie absolutely would not object to. A gender studies professor isn’t going to put Joyce on the spot and make her tell the class all about her rape.
159 thoughts on “Dont”
Jen Aside
Sadly, no.
Jen Aside
It was Amber’s dad, and there was a mad party XD
NCP19
I wonder if Amber’s dad is such a douchebag in this universe.
jaredstar1
well assuming his choices and actions were not a result of the aliens (in the main walkyverse) one would assume he was just as big a jackass
Doctor_Who
I asked that on SP a little while back (March 28) and Willis said he’s divorced and remarried in DOA.
Dunno if that helps, but at least we know his first marriage fell apart, which suggests he’s a jerk here too. Though divorce can happen for plenty of other reasons.
Furie
It makes sense that he was. Amber is obviously hiding from something in her life as a superhero and online gaming addiction. She obviously has a rage-on for injustice that comes from somewhere.
Personally I’m hoping for a storyline where she trains Mike as her sidekick then has to stop him when he’s himself. That’d really show off Amazigirl’s ethic.
Luciasar
You… really don’t have to be hiding from something to be addicted to games and dumb comics. Nerdyness is its own perpetuator. Childhood trauma hasn’t made me addicted to the internet, the INTERNET had addicted me to the internet. That’s just what it does.
Khrene Cleaver
It helps though.
Luciasar
You… really don’t have to be hiding from something to be addicted to games and dumb comics. Nerdyness is its own perpetuator. Childhood trauma hasn’t made me addicted to the internet, the INTERNET had addicted me to the internet. That’s just what it does.
Tucker
Your point is valid.
However, there is an interesting difference in how one consumes entertainment. See, I like entertainment but it has to be good to keep me engaged; even my lifeblood of gaming. It takes a lot more than COD or Big Bang Theory to keep me interested. My brother on the other hand has some pretty major emotional instabilities, so he sits and takes in anything he can put his hands on. I swear the kid has put 200 hours into Frontlines, and countless more into every Anime he can put his hands on.
So, really, there’s a big difference between me and my brother when it comes to at what rate we consume things, more than our preferred mediums.
Fignewton of my Imagination
We could only wish, Les, we could only wish!
desolation0
That’s some fine figgy lovin going on there. Someone turned on the Marvin Gaye for a night of romanticizing
Imska
ALL the sad faces!
Joe H
I think Dorothy’s most sad that she can’t yell some more at Roz.
Fata Morgana
We’re all a little sadder for that.
Imska
Fact.
Luciasar
BIEBER DIED? PARTYYYYYYYY
oh wait? He didn’t?
….
man.
you really had me going there.
Aizat
You want him gone? It’s gonna cost you.
Arkadi
Pah. Mike would do it for a nickel. The trick is making him believe you don’t want him to do it.
qka
Another year or so and he will go the way of all other teeny bopper heart throbs.
Alas, what replaces him may be worse.
Historyman68
Nah, he’s here to stay. He’ll be playing Vegas by 2030.
fellixe
He could transition to country and eke out a few good years.
I kid. He’s not my thing but he’s got a long career ahead of him yet.
Shippy McShipper
I’m already picturing the Bieber weddings.
safguy
Yeah, I can see that.
Justin Bieber, standing on a street corner next to some Vegas hotel, holding up a sign that says “$50.”
SgtNumnum
Don’t worry,you can kill him
Wonder Wig
That whole event at the party made me appreciate just how classy Joe actually is.
George
Yeah. Nothing like a real asshole to show where the “chivalrous” in “chivalrous pervert” comes from.
Lumino
Fitting Gravatar.
Dahlia
If it was Justin Bieber I bet everyone would be a whole lot happier looking…
mechaqua
I don’t know Joyce strikes me as ah… whatever Bieber calls his fans, i think he calls them maggots or juggalos or something along those lines.
Yotomoe
peons. his fans are peons.
Blob Marley
Dammit, my R. Kelley joke and link to instantrimshot.com will not post!
I was trying to make an insanely clever and not at all dated joke about R. Kelley and the way the word “peon” sounds, but no such luck.
Yotomoe
I see what you tried to do there
Blob Marley
You’re the only one :C
toddtr
Belieber
Gundi
That was awful and you should feel terrible!
LimeTH
No, that’s seriously what they call them.
madd
No, seriously, toddtr should feel terrible telling us that. My eyes can not unsee what has been seen.
Null Set
I’m tempted to leave you in blissful ignorance, but that which can be destroyed by the truth, should be. 10 million search results don’t lie.
Leorale
“Belieber”? Really?? I am so sorry to hear about this.
TheBenenator
You didn’t hear it. You read it. 8~P
mechaqua
Justin Bieber Dead, no he’s not 27 yet.
Jetstream
Joke is escaping me. You must explain joke!
Yotomoe
famous musicaly talented people known for being the voice of a generation are generally known to die at 27. Such as Amy Whinehouse or Kurt Cobain. The latter of which Justin has compared himself the modern day version of.
Jim
That fact is exactly why I avoid all headlines about trash garbage celebs, unless it is their obits.
Leorale
Dang, I have less than a year to become the voice of my generation. Oh well..
Historyman68
I’ve got a month and a half. Thanks for the reminder!
Furie
The important word there is talented…
Bill M.
After a quick trip in a time machine to the future where Bieber called himself this generation’s Kurt Cobain, Kurt quickly bought Bieber’s album, listened to it, then asked for a ride back in time and promptly shot himself in the head with a shotgun to get the horrible lyrics out of his head.
Also, you’re referring to this group:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club
mEHZZLE.
He’s compared himself to Kurt Cobain?
EXCUSE ME REGURGITATING LUNCH LAUGHING TOO HARD.
Andrusi
Technically, anyone or anything can be compared to Kurt Cobain.
SalmonLeap
Well hopefully all this will lead to a resolution to the assault storyline that isn’t just “I don’t want to talk about it so let’s drop it”, which, for reasons detailed by a few people in the comics when that storyline unfolded, kind of bothered me.
It’s certainly not something gender-studies professor Leslie would have suggested!
SalmonLeap
Also, yeah people were wrong to jump all over Roz for saying stupid thignsi n the last strip when she clearly didn’t know.
Okay, moralizing over!
Bekah
Roz is the type of person who thinks college parties are “Real Life™”. I can archive dive if you really need me to cite my source on that. If she doesn’t know that that kind of thing happens at those parties, she’s dangerously blind. If she does know, then her comments last strip make it seem like she’s unbothered by that kind of thing. Which makes all the jumping all over her kind of justified in my eyes.
Matt
I think “dangerously blind” sounds accurate. I’d give her credit for being very conscious about having safe sex, but she seems like the kind of gal who gives herself way too much credit for just that and fails to recognize other real dangers of the world.
Aspect
We’re not saying Roz doesn’t believe date rape can occur at parties in general or that Roz is indifferent towards it.
We’re saying Roz didn’t know date rape occurred at that party specifically. So we haven’t actually seen what Roz’s reaction to rape is.
Bekah
I’m not saying you’re saying anything. I’m saying my reading of Roz’s statements and behaviour says something about the kind of person she is.
Eggy
She’s the kind of person who does thoughtless things!
HATE HER!
Bekah
There’s nothing thoughtless about Roz.
Sensedog
I will retract my previous statement in which I referred to Roz as an “insensitive bongo.” My bad.
And on the topic of Leslie, it may become unavoidable if she learns about what happened at the party from someone who actually does know. It is one thing if Joyce’s friend’s are able to keep it to themselves, but if a faculty member at the university were to find out they may be obligated to inform the higher authorities. Otherwise, they could be risking their job by keeping the secret.
Of course, this would depend upon the university in question and how they might decide to handle the situation, if in fact anything can really be done in terms of catching the guy at this point in time.
Leorale
I dunno, man. Legally, you basically can’t do anything unless the victim wants to press charges, and Joyce doesn’t want to.
Leorale
They could connect Joyce with some free counseling, or they could have an advocate help her take him to court, but there’s nothing they can do vs. Ryan unless she calls it.
BigMadDraco
Legally, the wants of the victim don’t really mean much of anything. The whole “the victim didn’t press charges so we can’t do anything” is largely a myth as technically it is the DA’s office that presses charges. However, date rape and domestic abuse are very hard to prosecute without the help of the victim. So, practically there is nothing that can be done without Joyce.
Danny Boy
This is exactly right. They actually used to press charges despite the desire of the victim in many cases of domestic abuse or of rape until someone pointed out that ignoring the victim’s desires was basically victimizing them a second time.
Kryss LaBryn
In Canada, it’s the Crown that decides whether or not charges will be pressed, not the victim. Is there a reasonable body of evidence, such that it would be possible to convict if it’s proven correct? Then charges are laid.
Takes out that whole “intimidating victims into backing down” thing you see in movies so often.
Here’s a question, though: What happens in America if the victim does want to press charges, but there isn’t enough evidence of wrongdoing? Does it still go to court? Who decides?
Jar
I can’t really blame Joyce for not wanting to talk about it. I can only imagine how traumitized and embarrased she must feel. But I also feel uneasy that they know there’s a sexual predator on the loose and didn’t try to report him.
Yotomoe
It’s something she’d not like to think about at the moment. But I imagine it’s gonna come full circle.
Nanon
It’s possible that Roz or someone else who was there will be able to help identify who the assailant was, if they hear more from Joyce or others who were there.
mechaqua
Probably not the best people to help her identify the assailant would either be Sarah or Dorothy, and Sarah beat the guy with a bat, plus if she didn’t see Joyce all disoriented she probably didn’t see what happened.
if she did then all this rage directed at Roz may have justification. But I am going to stick with a more credible theory and assume Roz did not know what was going on and assumed it was just a drunken brawl.
Brendan
No, it’s something gender studies professor Leslie absolutely would not object to. A gender studies professor isn’t going to put Joyce on the spot and make her tell the class all about her rape.
Pat