Kill Your Husband, Get 5 Minutes in Jail

WTF

Published on February 18, 2005 By philomedy In Current Events

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Ok so here's the story:

A woman kills her husband, who had a history of alcoholism and domestic abuse. She gets arrested and goes to court. Citing the incredible hardship that this woman must have gone through, the judge sentences her to be detained "until the court gets up for tea."

WTF!!! Until the court gets up for tea??? She killed someone!!!

Now, please do not misinterpret this article as sympathy towards her husband, who I've no doubt was abusive, or as comtemptous cynicism about the pure hell that this woman's life must have been. However, she thumb-cuffed him and placed a plastic bag over his head before going to sit in an adjacent room and waiting for his air supply to run out.

This was not heat of the moment, self-defense justifiable homicide. She did not shoot or stab or kill to prevent immediate physical harm to herself. Thumb-cuffing and suffocation takes at least as much planning, if not more, than going to the police and filing charges. I am by no means trying to downplay what must have been awful situation for her, but "until the court gets up for tea"???

This was not self-defense; This was premeditated torture.

Comments (Page 2)

philomedy

on Feb 19, 2005

Unfortunately, and contrary to PC proverbing, sometimes (although rare) violence is the answer.

I do not believe that this was one of those rare cases.

dharmagrl

on Feb 19, 2005

Violence is not only to be measured by bloodshed.

No, but there are plenty more ways to die. By comparison of what he did to her, she treated him pretty well.

Champas Socialist

on Feb 23, 2005

I know this is not a very rationally justified opinion, but perpetuators of domestic violence are the scum of the earth and I really don't care. This is a hypocritical opinion. It's an emotional opinion probably. But I hate them so much that I hope they all rot in hell and if someone wants to kill them all I won't care.

ParaTed2k

on Feb 23, 2005

You Tell 'em Champas!!!!! ;~D

messybuu

on Feb 23, 2005

I agree! Although, I guess there's always a chance that domestic abusers could change their ways and walk a new leaf, but if I have to choose between chancing that and letting an abused person die, then I'd rather they just be killed.

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