Sarah Sullivan thought this passage made perfect sense.
It's easy to talk when you're not the one suffering—those people have no idea what you've been through.
Just like in the future, if someone saw the bitter relationship between Sarah Sullivan and Lara Kemnis, without knowing the details, they'd just say things like, "There is no parent who's ever truly wrong," "Mothers and daughters never really hold grudges overnight," "Filial piety comes first among all virtues," trying to convince Sarah to make up with Lara.
Well, Sarah wouldn't need to wait for a stormy night—with her stellar physics knowledge, she could build a high-voltage device in broad daylight and fry them to death!
...
Some passengers had even nastier things to say.
"She dresses like a slut, and she blames others for taking advantage? I'm telling you, even if this teacher did touch her, she deserved it!"
