People.com reported last week that pop superstar Rihanna has reunited with boyfriend Chris Brown, accused of leaving the singer bruised and bloodied after a brutal domestic violence incident. While this in and of itself might not be shocking to some of us — battered women often return to their victimizers for a variety of reasons — what is shocking is the reaction online. Take this one for instance:

“Their relationship is not worth losing just because he physically abused her“…What? Did you see those photos?

According to this guy, “the devil” is behind the abuse, which represents “a boost to Rihanna’s career”. Do you really believe that?

I decided to post the video above because the gentlemen speaking in it, sadly, seems to reflect the opinions of thousands of Internet users, as there are thousands of comments found all over YouTube on videos related to the incident justifying the abuse. They range from on the “light” side from “she must have done something to provoke him” to the unthinkable “dumb bitch deserved it”.

What is wrong with people? I find this to be an outrage (actually I feel much more than that but am self-censoring) and unfortunately the reconciliation is only going to bring on more disgusting comments such as these. Think “if she was so abused, why did she go back?” People really need to get schooled on domestic violence and simple respect for other human beings before commenting online.