"I'm in a good mood because this most recent school shooter was the correct sex! It's still just an anecdote and doesn't mean anything in the greater sense (except that women can also be violent, which is not actually news to anybody here), but vindication nonetheless!"
"I'm in a good mood because this most recent school shooter was the correct sex! It's still just an anecdote and doesn't mean anything in the greater sense (except that women can also be violent, which is not actually news to anybody here), but vindication nonetheless!"
If that's "vindication" for you, I think we have different definitions of "vindication."