Commentary · News For Subscribers The Patriarchy or ISIS: Who Is Really To Blame for Manchester? By Kelly Thomas May 25, 2017 · 3:35 PM EDT · Updated January 16, 2025 12:24 AM · 5 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen "I can empathize with the survivors of the Manchester bombing… When I was 13 I was groped on a train." Yes. You read that correctly. "I can empathize with the survivors of the Manchester bombing… When I was 13 I was groped on a train." Yes. You read that correctly.… Advertisement Read Next Several Police Unions Endorse Maura Healey's Reelection Bid Maura Healey Won’t Say If She’ll Block Effort To Suspend New Third-Trimester Abortion Law Maura Healey Says Those Who Support ICE ‘Shouldn’t Be Governor of Massachusetts’ Mike Minogue Proposes Gas Tax Holiday, Lower Utility Fees, Faster Home Permitting